The Things Network: RAK831-based gateway

Reference setup for The Things Network gateways based on

• Hardware: Raspberry Pi with RAK831 concentrator connected through adapter board.
• Software: Semtech gateway driver and packet forwarder
• Configuration: The Things Network Master Gateway Configurations

Setup based on Raspbian image

• Download Raspbian Stretch Lite

• Follow the installation instruction to create the SD card

• Enable SSH on a headless Raspberry Pi

• Use raspi-config utility to

    $ sudo raspi-config
  

  • Enable SPI (5 Interfacing Options -> P4 SPI)
  • Enable SSH (5 Interfacing Options -> P2 SSH)
  • Set hostname (2 Network Options -> N1 Hostname)
  • Change locale (4 Localisation Options -> I1 Change Locale)
  • Change timezone (4 Localisation Options -> I2 Change Timezone)

• Make sure you have an updated installation and install git:

    $ sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt dist-upgrade
    $ sudo apt install git
  

• Clone the installer and start the installation

    $ git clone https://github.com/kuanyili/rak831-gateway.git ~/rak831-gateway
    $ cd ~/rak831-gateway
    $ sudo ./install.sh
  

• Register gateway via Semtech UDP packet forwarder

  • Gateway's EUI can be found in /opt/ttn-gateway/conf/local_conf.json

Update

If you have a running gateway and want to update, simply run the installer again:

$ cd ~/rak831-gateway
$ git pull
$ sudo ./install.sh