@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ packet-forwarder and LoRa Gateway bridge. The packet-forwarder will forwards
1818the UDP data to ` localhost:1700 ` and the LoRa Gateway Bridge will forward
1919this data as JSON over MQTT to a MQTT broker. See below:
2020
21- ![ Gateway Pieces and Connections] ( /lora-gateway-bridge/img/MultitechGatewaySettings.png )
22-
2321There are two different Multitech Conduit firmware versions: mLinux and AEP.
2422The AEP version comes with a web-interface and IBM Node-RED pre-installed.
2523The mLinux version provides an open Linux development environment and is
@@ -103,16 +101,16 @@ opkg update
103101
1041022 . Download the latest ` lora-gateway-bridge ` ` .ipk ` package from:
105103 [ https://artifacts.loraserver.io/vendor/multitech/conduit/ ] ( https://artifacts.loraserver.io/vendor/multitech/conduit/ ) .
106- Example (assuming you want to install ` lora-gateway-bridge_2.5 .0-r1.1_arm926ejste .ipk ` ):
104+ Example (assuming you want to install ` lora-gateway-bridge_2.7 .0-r2_arm926ejste .ipk ` ):
107105 {{<highlight bash >}}
108- wget https://artifacts.loraserver.io/vendor/multitech/conduit/lora-gateway-bridge_2.6 .0-r1.1_arm926ejste .ipk
106+ wget https://artifacts.loraserver.io/vendor/multitech/conduit/lora-gateway-bridge_2.7 .0-r2_arm926ejste .ipk
109107 {{< /highlight >}}
110108
1111093 . Now this ` .ipk ` package is stored on the Conduit, you can install it
112110 using the ` opkg ` package-manager utility. Example (assuming the same
113111 ` .ipk ` file):
114112 {{<highlight bash >}}
115- opkg install lora-gateway-bridge_2.6 .0-r1.1_arm926ejste .ipk
113+ opkg install lora-gateway-bridge_2.7 .0-r2_arm926ejste .ipk
116114 {{< /highlight >}}
117115
1181164 . Update the MQTT connection details so that LoRa Gateway Bridge is able to
@@ -123,12 +121,8 @@ opkg update
123121 Example:
124122 {{<highlight bash >}}
125123 /etc/init.d/lora-gateway-bridge start
126- update-rc.d lora-gateway-bridge defaults
127124 {{< /highlight >}}
128125
129- 6 . Be sure to add the gateway to the lora-app-server.
130- See [ Gateways] ( /lora-app-server/use/gateways/ ) .
131-
132126### Setting up the packet-forwarder
133127
134128The packages installed with the commands below will by default choose the US
@@ -306,18 +300,3 @@ signed certificate. Accept the certificate to proceed.
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3073016 . Finally, restart the system to get everything running.
308302
309- ### Troubleshooting
310-
311- Be sure to check log files to see what is happening. Logs can be found on the
312- gateway in the directory ` /var/log/ ` .
313-
314- Also, if the gateway seems to be running, but no statistics are
315- appearing in LoRa App Server, you may be experiencing a known bug with the
316- Multitech packet forwarding code. On these systems, we need to swap out the
317- application that runs for packet formwarding. The following should resolve the issue:
318-
319- {{<highlight bash >}}
320- cd /opt/lora
321- mv basic_pkt_fwd-usb basic_pkt_fwd-usb.orig
322- ln -s gps_pkt_fwd-usb basic_pkt_fwd-usb
323- {{< /highlight >}}
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