SENSECAP S210 Series Safety guide

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THE NEW GENERATION L ORAWAN SENSORS OF SENSECAP
How to connect S210X Sensors to
The Things Network
Version: v1.0.1

Table of Contents
1. Connect to The Things Network....................................................................2
1.1 The Things Network................................................................................................2
1.2 Connect to The Things Network..............................................................................3
1.2.1 Create a New Account.......................................................................................................3
1.2.2 Setup the Sensor...............................................................................................................3
1.2.3 Set Frequency of Sensor via SenseCAP Mate App..........................................................4
1.3 TTN configuration...................................................................................................6
1.3.1 Gateway Registration on TTN ...........................................................................................6
1.3.2 Create the Application .......................................................................................................6
1.4 Add Sensor to TTN Console...................................................................................6
1.5 Check Data on TTN Console................................................................................10
2. Trouble Shooting ..........................................................................................12
2.1 Support.................................................................................................................12
2.2 Document Version................................................................................................12

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1. Connect to The Things Network
1.1 The Things Network
The Things Stack is an enterprise grade LoRaWAN network server, built on an open-
source core. The Things Stack allows you to build and manage LoRaWAN networks
on your own hardware or in the cloud.

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1.2 Connect to The Things Network
1.2.1 Create a New Account
TTN Website: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/
1.2.2 Setup the Sensor
1) Open the SenseCAP Mate App
2) Press button and hold for 3 seconds, the LED will flash at 1s frequency.
3) Please click the “Setup” button to turn on Bluetooth and click “Scan”to start
scanning the sensor's Bluetooth.
4) Select the Sensor by S/N (label). Then, the basic information of the sensor will be
displayed after entering.

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1.2.3 Set Frequency of Sensor via SenseCAP Mate App
Set the corresponding frequency band based on the frequency band of the gateway.
1) Click the “Setting” and select the platform is “The Things Network”.
2) Select the Frequency Plan, if the gateway is US915, set the sensor to US915.

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3) Click the “Send” button, send the setting to the sensor for it to take effect.
4) Click the “Home” button, the App will disconnect the Bluetooth connection.
Then, the sensor will reboot.
5) When the device is disconnected from Bluetooth, the LED lights up for 5
seconds and then flashes as a breathing light.

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1.3 TTN configuration
1.3.1 Gateway Registration on TTN
Create a Gateway on the TTN console based on actual information.
1.3.2 Create the Application
Create an application on your TTN console.
1.4 Add Sensor to TTN Console
1) Application →End Devices →Add end device

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2) Select the end device in the LoRaWAN Device Repository.
And then based the brand, configure items likethe below.

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①End device brand: SenseCAP
②Model: Select your sensor. (If not, use manual add)
③Hardware / Firmware Version: Usually choose the latest
④Frequency plan: Get it from SenseCAP Mate App
Sensor
Frequency
Common
Name
Description
EU863-870
EU868
Europe 863-870 MHz (SF9 for RX2 -
recommended)
US902-928
US915
United States 902-928 MHz, FSB 2 (used by TTN)
AU915-928
AU915
Australia 915-928 MHz, FSB 2 (used by TTN)
KR920-923
KR920
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IN865-867
IN865
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AS923
AS923-1
Asia 920-923 MHZ
AS923-2
Different countries and LoRaWAN network servers use different frequency plans.

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For Helium network, please refer to:
https://docs.helium.com/lorawan-on-helium/frequency-plans
3) Set ‘Provisioning information’
⑤JoinEUI: which means the APP EUI, you can get it from SenseCAP Mate App.
⑥Device EUI/ App Key: Get it from SenseCAP Mate App.

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⑦Register end device.
And then click the “Register end device”to save the info.
⑧After joining the network successfully, LED flashes fast for 2s.
1.5 Check Data on TTN Console
On the Data page, data package is uploaded. For the format of the payload, refer to
the section of Payload Decoding.

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2. Trouble Shooting
2.1 Support
Support is provided Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 18:00 GMT+8. Due to
different time zones, we cannot offer live support. However, your questions will
be answered as soon as possible in the before-mentioned schedule.
Provide as much information as possible regarding your enquiry (product models,
accurately describe your problem and steps to replicate it etc.) and send a mail to:
[email protected]
2.2 Document Version
Version
Date
Description
Editor
V1.0.0
7/27/2022
First edition
Kelvin Lee
V1.0.1
10/17/2022
Update the configuration
page.
Kelvin Lee