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Welcome to the ESIB IoT Challenge. In this challenge, you will be designing and prototyping the first IoT services based on a LoRaWAN network. | Welcome to the ESIB IoT Challenge. In this challenge, you will be designing and prototyping the first IoT services based on a LoRaWAN network. | ||
- | ===== -. Platform ===== | + | ===== - Platform ===== |
During this challenge, you will benefit from the first experimental platform implementing an end-to-end LoRaWAN solution in Lebanon. The platform consists of the following elements: | During this challenge, you will benefit from the first experimental platform implementing an end-to-end LoRaWAN solution in Lebanon. The platform consists of the following elements: | ||
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* What elements are IP enabled in the platform? What do you think about IP support in IoT? | * What elements are IP enabled in the platform? What do you think about IP support in IoT? | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== -. Backend ===== | + | ===== - Backend ===== |
In a LoRaWAN network, the devices communicate with a Network Server through the gateway. The backend installed in the platform is based on an open-source LoRaWAN network-server https:// | In a LoRaWAN network, the devices communicate with a Network Server through the gateway. The backend installed in the platform is based on an open-source LoRaWAN network-server https:// | ||
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* What is the difference between the two receive windows in LoRaWAN? What are they used for? | * What is the difference between the two receive windows in LoRaWAN? What are they used for? | ||
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- | ===== -. Devices ===== | + | ===== - Devices ===== |
Devices in the LoRaWAN platform are implemented on Arduino boards with Dragino shields. The combined module as well as the basic configuration steps are presented in [[simple_lora_prototype|Simple Prototype of LoRa Communications]]. | Devices in the LoRaWAN platform are implemented on Arduino boards with Dragino shields. The combined module as well as the basic configuration steps are presented in [[simple_lora_prototype|Simple Prototype of LoRa Communications]]. | ||
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* When is the EV_TXCOMPLETE event called? | * When is the EV_TXCOMPLETE event called? | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== -. Applications ===== | + | |
+ | Finally let us look at the message sending on the device. | ||
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+ | <WRAP left round help 100%> | ||
+ | * What is the function for sending messages on the device? How it is called? | ||
+ | * What is the period of message sending? Explain the implementation choice. | ||
+ | * Is this period guaranteed according to the LoRaWAN specification? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now you are ready to compile the sketch and upload it to the LoRaWAN device. Connect the device a USB port on your PC, choose the board type as '' | ||
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+ | <WRAP left round tip 100%> | ||
+ | For Arduino Mega 2560, additional drivers can be installed on Windows from http:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Open the serial monitor in the Arduino IDE at 115200 baud and analyse the debug messages. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP left round help 100%> | ||
+ | * What is the radio transmit parameters of the captured debug messages? | ||
+ | * What is the radio receive parameters of the captured debug messages for the two receive windows? | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Getting back to the backend, you can monitor some important information related to your device. Click on the corresponding node session. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP left round help 100%> | ||
+ | * What are the different fields that appear in the node session corresponding to you device? | ||
+ | * Explain how each field is created according to the LoRaWAN specification. | ||
+ | * What are the different counters visible at the backend? Explain how they get incremented and how they are used. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== - Applications ===== | ||
mqtt-spy is an open source utility intended to help you with monitoring activity on MQTT topics. It has been designed to deal with high volumes of messages, as well as occasional publications. mqtt-spy is a JavaFX application, | mqtt-spy is an open source utility intended to help you with monitoring activity on MQTT topics. It has been designed to deal with high volumes of messages, as well as occasional publications. mqtt-spy is a JavaFX application, | ||
- | You can use mqtt-spy to debug the messages received from the LoRaWAN devices. | + | You can use mqtt-spy to debug the messages received from the LoRaWAN devices. |
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+ | <WRAP left round help 100%> | ||
+ | * Summarize the concepts and functionalities of the MQTT protocol. | ||
+ | * What are the possible strengths and weaknesses in terms of security of MQTT? | ||
+ | * What are the different types of topics used by the backend? Explain. | ||
+ | * Explain the different fields in a captured MQTT message received from you device. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP left round tip 100%> | ||
+ | The payload received by the MQTT client is decrypted but encoded in Base64. You should decode it to get the original message. | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | If you need to send data to your device, you should publish the encoded message in the corresponding topic '' | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | { | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== - Day One Challenges ===== | ||
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+ | ==== - The End-to-End Challenge ==== | ||
+ | I can send data from the device to the application. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== - The Downlink Challenge ==== | ||
+ | I can send data from the application to the device. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== - The Radio Challenge ==== | ||
+ | I can tune the LoRa radio parameters and assess the results. | ||
+ | |||
+ | These two commands can be helpful when used after the join event: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <code c++> | ||
+ | LMIC_disableChannel(N); | ||
+ | LMIC_setDrTxpow(DR_SF12, | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== - The Sensor Challenge ==== | ||
+ | I can use different sensors to send data from the device: PIR, moisture, temperature, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== - Day Two Challenges ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== - The Wind Rises ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is a mandatory challenge. It consists of using [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Provided material ^ | ||
+ | | VM with Node-RED installed | | ||
+ | | Node-RED example flow | | ||
+ | | [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Required skills ^ | ||
+ | | Basic javascript | | ||
+ | | GUI configuration | | ||
+ | | Two drops of IoT design | | ||
+ | ==== - Nausicaa Challenge ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | You have to take control on the devices. Use some scripting to send commands or tune some parameters on the devices. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Required skills ^ | ||
+ | | Basic scripting (for example python) | | ||
+ | | Basic electronics | | ||
+ | | Two drops of IoT autocracy | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== - Totoro Challenge ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | You have to store the sensor data in a database. Use Node-RED to inject data in a (influx) database. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Required skills ^ | ||
+ | | Basic database | | ||
+ | | Two drops of IoT resilience | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== - Kiki Challenge ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | You have to implement a radio coverage test on the campus. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Required skills ^ | ||
+ | | Basic scripting | | ||
+ | | Two drops of IoT ubiquity | | ||
+ | ==== - Mononoke Challenge ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | You have to implement a chat bot designed for working with Google Hangouts. The bot answers requests and reveals sensors data. | ||
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+ | ^ Required skills ^ | ||
+ | | Basic scripting with python | | ||
+ | | Two drops of IoT robot attitude | |
esib_iot_challenge.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/28 09:53 by samer