Implement your own LoRaWAN Server

[jmarcelino]

@ledbelly2142
Yes, I’m replacing The Things Network server with this LoRa Server in my largest single install (15 LoRa gateways, 150 nodes)

I find it much more configurable, especially if you want to use LoRaMAC commands - for example to reassign channels on the fly

[bmarkus]

@jmarcelino said in Implement your own LoRaWAN Server:

Yes, I’m replacing The Things Network server with this LoRa Server in my largest single install (15 LoRa gateways, 150 nodes)

Great! Which type of GW's are you using?

I find it much more configurable, especially if you want to use LoRaMAC commands - for example to reassign channels on the fly

What do you mean reassign channels on the fly?

[jmarcelino]

@bmarkus said in Implement your own LoRaWAN Server:

Great! Which type of GW's are you using?

It's a mix. I started with the RisingHF (9), now have 5 Laird RG186 and one MatchX.

I'm looking to stabilise on the Laird RG186 (best price/performance of all gateways out there as far as my application is concerned) but it's been hard to get stock.

What do you mean reassign channels on the fly?

Because I run a private network and all nodes are under my control I don't need to stick with a standard channel map so I optimise channel frequencies as necessary. I do this using targeted NewChannelReq downlinks.

It's also possible to force "difficult" nodes to operate on a single channel (instead of the 3 channel LoRaWAN default) via ChMask. This is all at the LoRAMAC/Network server layer so the nodes don't need any application code change (such as having add_channel() calls) and can operate normally on a public network.

The LoRa Server ability to load custom NetworkServer modules makes this relatively easy to implement.

[fbt]

Hi, @gas @jmarcelino could you provide some additional details about your implementation with a lorawan server and Lopy devices?. have you used nodes and nanogateways implemented with Lopy devices? i would appreciate a lot. thanks

[chumelnicu]

@jmarcelino Hi ! What kind of lora server do u use ? https://www.loraserver.io/ ?

Thank you !

[jmarcelino]

@chumelnicu
Yes that's the one

[chumelnicu]

@jmarcelino I use tthar server too .. very nice solution .

Have you ever test and https://github.com/gotthardp/lorawan-server . Seems very nice too

Thank you!

[gas]

Hi
in my case :
loraserver + mainflux application
pi +ica card as lora GW 1
matchX as lora GW 2
lopy as GW mono channel

and 3 lopy devices working as nodes (with GPS,Temp/humidity, light , mouvments, logging)

[fbt]

@gas said in Implement your own LoRaWAN Server:

lopy as GW mono channel

Hi @gas , thanks a lot for your answer ... so it is possible to implement, just for integration test purposes, a loraserver, with a single Lopy as mono-channel GW, and a Lopy as LoRa node? (nowadays i only have two lopy, but i would like to test this scenario before thinking about buying some additional devices). thanks a lot. i relally appreciate yor help.

[jmarcelino]

@fbt

Yes, you can use the lorawan nano gateway example

https://github.com/pycom/pycom-libraries/tree/master/examples/lorawan-nano-gateway

but connect to your private LoRa Server instead of TTN

Just change the SERVER defined in config.py to match your private server

[fbt]

Thanks @jmarcelino ... actually i've successfully implemented TTN based lorawan with a lopy acting as nanogateway and a lopy acting as a node. but i would like to ensure that there are no additional hw requirements (but the a pc running ubuntu) o move to Lora Server. in case some of you experts could share a brief tutorial describing the minimal tricks to successfully implement this alternative to TTN, it could be great!. thanks again for your support!

[maamar]

@gas hello Gas,
loraserver and mainflux is installed in your Pi or in your computer
did you use postgres?

thank you in adavnce
Maamar

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