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Build your own gateway
with resin.io and RAK wireless
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Register a TTN Gateway
Create an Resin.io account & application
Provision your device
Deploy the packet forwarder
Configure your device
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Build your own gateway
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Follow the slides yourself at:
bit.ly/resin-ttn-workshop
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Sign up at console.thethingsnetwork.org
Register a new gateway:
○ Any name
○ Non-legacy packet forwarder
○ EU frequency
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Register a TTN Gateway
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Sign up at Resin.io
Enter your details
Add an SSH key (optional)
Create an application:
■ Starter app type
■ Raspberry Pi 3
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Create a Resin.io account & application
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Click ‘Add Device’
Enter the network details
Follow the guide to flash your SD card
Make sure the antenna is attached
Insert the SD card & power
...and continue, whilst it boots
Provision your device
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Deploy the packet forwarder
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git clone
https://github.com/resin-io-playground/ttn-resin-gateway-rpi
Add your app as a git remote
(see the top right of the app page)
git push resin master
(No SSH key? Use resin push with the Resin CLI)
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Deploy the packet forwarder (resin push)
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git clone
https://github.com/resin-io-playground/ttn-resin-gateway-rp
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Install the CLI:
docs.resin.io/reference/cli/ (‘Standalone install’)
In the ttn-resin-gateway-rpi folder:
> resin login
> resin push
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Configure your device
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Open ‘Device Variables’ in
the Resin device dashboard
Set GW_ID to the id of your gateway
Set GW_KEY to the key of your gateway
Set GW_RESET_PIN to 11
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Bonus: NTP Fix
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If your device can’t authenticate to TTN on the IZUM
conference network, its clock may be failing to sync.
You can fix this by SSHing into the host and running:
date -s "$(curl --silent --head resin.io |
grep Date: | sed 's/Date: //')"
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You’re done!
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Monitor status via the device logs
in the Resin dashboard
Monitors packets sent & received
in the TTN console
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Have questions?
forums.resin.io
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@pimterry
Build your own gateway
with resin.io and RAK wireless