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exploring_lora [2018/10/06 13:45] – [1.2. Software Tools] samerexploring_lora [2018/10/06 13:52] – [3.1. Modifying the Radio Parameters] samer
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 Connect the two Arduino devices to USB ports on your computer. If this is the first time you use Arduino IDE, make sure to install the necessary USB drivers by selecting ''Tools'' > ''Boards Manager'' and installing Arduino AVR boards. Connect the two Arduino devices to USB ports on your computer. If this is the first time you use Arduino IDE, make sure to install the necessary USB drivers by selecting ''Tools'' > ''Boards Manager'' and installing Arduino AVR boards.
  
-Now, you have to choose the ''Board'' type as ''Arduino/Genuino Mega 2560'' in the ''Tools'' menu and select the corresponding serial ''Port'' to start programming your Arduino.+Now, you have to choose the ''Board'' type as ''Arduino/Genuino Mega 2560'' or ''Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimilia'' in the ''Tools'' menu and select the corresponding serial ''Port'' to start programming your Arduino.
  
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 For Arduino Mega 2560, additional drivers for Microsoft Windows can be installed from [[http://wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html]]. For Arduino Mega 2560, additional drivers for Microsoft Windows can be installed from [[http://wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html]].
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 ===== -. Theoretical Study ===== ===== -. Theoretical Study =====
  
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 ==== -. Modifying the Radio Parameters ==== ==== -. Modifying the Radio Parameters ====
  
-Download the {{ :sketch-1819.zip | basic sketches}} that implement a simple LoRa communication between the two devices: a client and a server. Open the sketches with Arduino IDE. Make sure to choose the correct ''Board'' and ''Port'' in the ''Tools'' menu. +Download the {{ :sketch-1819.zip | basic sketches}} that implement a simple LoRa communication between two devices: a client and a server. Open the sketches with Arduino IDE. Make sure to choose the correct ''Board'' and ''Port'' in the ''Tools'' menu. 
  
 Take a look at the source code in ''rf95_client.ino'' and ''rf95_server.ino''. Particularly, the following extract from the ''setup'' function configures the radio parameters of your LoRa devices: Take a look at the source code in ''rf95_client.ino'' and ''rf95_server.ino''. Particularly, the following extract from the ''setup'' function configures the radio parameters of your LoRa devices:
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 </code> </code>
  
-In order to reduce collisions, configure the central frequency of your LoRa devices as indicated below:+In order to reduce collisions between simultaneous experiments, configure the central frequency of your LoRa devices as indicated below:
  
 ^  Group Number  ^   Frequency     ^ ^  Group Number  ^   Frequency     ^
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 ==== -. Running Basic Sketches ==== ==== -. Running Basic Sketches ====
  
exploring_lora.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/20 12:52 by samer