Configuration

Default

1. Follow this guide to add your device to The Things Stack.
2. Change the APPEUI, DEVEUI and APPKEY in conf/app_conf.h to the values specific to your device, which are used on The Things Stack.
3. Uncomment the REGION parameters in conf/lorawan_conf.h and set ACTIVE_REGION in lora_app.h. These should correspond to the location that you use these devices at.

Low power

1. Set GNSE_ADVANCED_TRACER_ENALBE to 0 in conf/app_conf.h. This will make the device consume less power, but also disables UART.
2. Set DEBUGGER_ON to 0 in conf/app_conf.h.

Additionally, try to remember that:

• Setting DEBUGGER_ON to 1 will consume more power. The debugger is ON by default using the macro DEBUGGER_ON in conf/app_conf.h.
• Keeping peripherals (such as the sensors) off by controlling the load switches will significantly reduce the power consumption.
• The less transmissions over time, the lower the power consumption will be. This is set by APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE in lora_app.h.

LoRa extra’s

Some extra setup configurations can be done to change the behaviour of the LoRaWAN features. These include:

1. Setting the activation method (OTAA or ABP) in LORAWAN_DEFAULT_ACTIVATION_TYPE in lora_app.h. OTAA is recommended.
2. The data rate can be set in lora_app.h. The default configuration uses the ADR. Should you want to set your preferred data rate, set LORAWAN_ADR_STATE to LORAMAC_HANDLER_ADR_OFF and set LORAWAN_DEFAULT_DATA_RATE to your preference. A list of the options per region are shown in Region.h in the STM32WLxx_LoRaWAN library.
3. ACC_FF_LORA_PORT can be changed in conf/app_conf.h, which is used to configure the transmission port. The LoRaWAN keys mentioned in the default section can be altered here as well.

Debugger

For debugging, the firmware has to support it first. The debugger is set in the macro DEBUGGER_ON in conf/app_conf.h.