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CREATING A TTN NODE

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Posted on April 6, 2017



Beginner
2 Hours

Introduction

Bill of materials

Soldering the module

Setting up the peripherals

Starting up the Arduino Environment

Testing the sensors

Getting things started on ‘The Things Network’

Payload Function

Using Activation by Personalization (ABP)

Low Power the ProMini (Optional - experienced users only)

LMIC PIN mapping

Bits and values - Serialization of the data

Using the example code

Introduction


This is where the fun starts. Build your own small and easy to use node! After the building, we will program the node with some real examples, ending with temperature and airpressure measurement! Thanks to Doug Larue for his PCB design and sharing his manuals.