Anybody try LoraWAN on FreeBSD?

[Phishfry]

I am interested in LoRa and LoRaWAN.
Do you have any LoRa experiences on FreeBSD?

Can any experts out there tell me if this will compile on FreeBSD? Maybe possible with slight massaging?

GitHub - Lora-net/SWL2001: LoRa Basics Modem LoRaWAN stack

LoRa Basics Modem LoRaWAN stack. Contribute to Lora-net/SWL2001 development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

LoRa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

LoRaWAN®

Learn about LoRaWAN: the secure messaging protocol used by The Things Network

www.thethingsnetwork.org

 

[Phishfry]

I really dunno if all the radios are cross compatible...
I see several that I want to checkout. In US we use 915mhz

Many seem to be from Miner card products like Helium and Nebulus.

Seeed Studio WM1303 LoRaWAN Gateway Module(SPI) - US915 Helium Hotspot Miner | eBay

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I guess they were mining bitcoins in networks. I don't understand that use case.

Multitech MTAC-LORA-915 LoRa Gateway card | eBay

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I would like to try a Lora Gateway and connect a Freebsd box to that for starters.

MultiTech Conduit® AP LoRaWAN Gateway - MTCAP-915-001L | eBay

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Alot of these non branded boxes on ebay at the same price range.

LoRa 915MHz 30dBm Ethernet Gateway MQTT10km RSSI SMA-K TCPUDP Transceiver Modem | eBay

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[chrbr]

I really dunno if all the radios are cross compatible...
I see several that I want to checkout. In US we use 915mhz

I guess the transceiver ICs are compatible. But I am also quite sure that there are SAW filter to reject near by signals from other services. See https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/r/raltron/rsf-series-of-saw-filters.

 

[Phishfry]

It does seem like a lot of infrastructure.

GitHub - gotthardp/lorawan-server: Compact server for private LoRaWAN networks

Compact server for private LoRaWAN networks. Contribute to gotthardp/lorawan-server development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

This seems to show some interconnect between radios on this LoraWAN server implementation.

Introduction - ChirpStack open-source LoRaWAN® Network Server documentation

www.chirpstack.io

I guess the safest bet would be two Lora gateways tied to FreeBSD on each end.
Start with identical radios get it working and then try to get other devices to join the private network.
Test the range for my area.

 

[POSIX.1]

Years later, are there any LoRaWAN devices usable with FreeBSD?

 

[Phishfry]

I found that the MiniPCIe LORAWAN cards found in Miners are bastards.

These boxes use an Mini-PCIe adapter to 40Pin GPIO header. On top of that they use SPI signalling. Special signaling going to the adapters MiniPCIe slot. I don't think X86 would support them.

Pardon Our Interruption...

I did buy a MultiTech LORAWAN IOT Gateway box but never put it to use.

Conduit® MTCDT-247A-915.R3-WW

MultiTech Conduit® MTCDT-247A-915.R3-WW 94557956LF Ethernet Only Programmable Gateway 8-channel, 915 MHz, GNSS + Wi-Fi/BT with MTAC-003U00 mCard

multitech.com

 

[Phishfry]

I only have access to a few LORAWAN modules in MiniPCIe format.

Nebra Miners. They have Rock4 Pi with RK3399 and a HAT with LORAWAN card.

SX1301 Based mPCIe LoRa gateway module for 863~928MHz band

Description GL5712 is a LoRaWAN concentrator card in mPCIe form factor based on Semtech’s SX1301 chipset and 2*SX1257 RF front-end. This mPCIe smart concentrator module can be used in any embedded platform offering a free mPCIe slot with USB/SPI connectivity and capable of providing enough power...

www.lpwanspace.com

If you study the diagram notice SPI to slot. Also USB type signalling for serial interface.
Standard MiniPCIe signalling does not support SPI that I know of..
I was thinking it would be a good project for Minnowboard but those only support Pi-26 pin header.

Here is some good information on a similar model:

RAK2247 SPI + USB mPCIe x86 gateway

Anyone from RAKwireless able to comment on this please?

forum.rakwireless.com