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LoRaWAN GPS Tracker

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Hardware Revision 3

Product GPS Tracker HW3

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Hardware Revision 2

Product GPS Tracker HW2

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This hardware revision is no longer available for sale! Consider using the improved HW Rev 3.

Hardware Revision 1

GPS Tracker HW1

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Info

The LoRaWAN GPS data uplink data encoding has been changed between firmware 4.x ("legacy format") and 5.x. See the manual for details.

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This hardware revision is no longer available for sale! Consider using the improved HW Rev 3.

Changelog


8.0.5 - 2020-08-10

Fix

  • LoRaWAN: NewChannelReq can remove channels by setting the Frequency to 0 instead of just disable them
  • LoRaWAN: Fix bug where NBTrans > 1 leads to multiple responses from LoRaWAN stack

8.0.4 - 2020-08-06

Fix

  • Fix internal Selftesting result format.

8.0.3 - 2020-08-06

Fix

  • Remove random payload in reboot request ACK upload

8.0.1 - 2020-08-05

Fix

  • Fix config problem with low SF.

8.0.0 - 2020-08-05

Changed

  • Change official product name to LOB-S-GPS-LW-3.
  • Verify LoRaWAN Stack using official testing tool by LoRaWAN-Alliance.
  • Remove OpMode (class C), ADR, and time sync over LoRaWAN
  • Change internal logic of LostReboot-feature to use ACKs for checking for Network.

Added

  • Low Voltage Protection

Fix

  • Fix Voltage StepUp logic for GPS and LoRa
  • Send uplink before reboot when ACK required.

v7.1.0 - 17.06.2020

Added

  • Add timestamp for last movement event to Port 2 payload
  • Add config parameter movementDistance that configures how GPS-position changes are calculated as movement events.

Fixed

  • LoRaWAN 1.1 issue that sometimes led to invalid DevNonces used for OTAA Join.
  • Make sure, mode changes from active to passive are reported in final uplink before change
  • Fix an issue that could lead to all zero position data sent as valid position
  • Upgrade to Lobaro LoRaWAN Stack 1.2.2 (RX Window adjustment).

v7.0.0 - 28.04.2020

  • Completely rewrite firmware for new board rev3 with new LoRaWAN features and concepts.
  • Extend Payload format on port 2 (add HDOP and Timestamp of last Fix).
  • Listen to MEMS events while not asleep.
  • Check for movement by GPS to update activity mode.
  • New LED blinking patterns.
  • Add regular status message on port 1.
  • Update to new Lobaro LoRaWAN Stack (LoRaWAN v1.1, remote Configuration via Downlink, Class C, ...).
  • Enable Time synchronisation from GPS.
  • Change naming from "Alive Mode" to "Passive Mode" for easier distinguishing from "Active Mode".
  • Reduce power consumption during deep sleep by ~20%.
  • Removed Cayenne Payload Format

v6.1.0 - 09.12.2019

  • added new parameters to increase accuracy: maxHDOP & maxDataAfterFix

v6.0.3 - 02.08.2019

  • fixed temperature sensor readout

v6.0.2 - 22.07.2019

  • inverted powerpin for telit module (hardware v2.1)
  • added nmea prefix GN ( Glonass+GPS ) to the parser

v5.0.5 - 09.01.2019

  • Update LoRaWAN Stack
  • Enable stepUp if needed by battery condition

v5.0.4 - 15.11.2018

  • update board driver

v5.0.3 - 15.11.2018

  • fix signed issue with longitude

v5.0.0 - 26.10.2018

  • Add option for Cayenne LLP Payload format
  • Adjust payload format to support neagtive values
  • Add Altitude
  • Send GPS coordinates in Lat/Lon Format

  • Update LoRaWAN Stack

v4.0.9 - 05.10.2018

  • Update LoRaWAN Stack

v4.0.7 - 15.08.2018

  • Fixed bugs with some LoRaWAN Network providers

v4.0.6 - 28.05.2018

  • Clear pending mems IRQ before sleep
  • Updated internal state handling

v4.0.4 - 20.03.2018

  • Disable mems in active mode

v4.0.3 - 20.03.2018

  • compile against new board revision (lower power in sleep)
  • disable external rtc
  • default tx power to 14dBm

v4.0.2 - 23.02.2018

  • Fix lost GPS messages due to broken CRC checks

v4.0.1 - 29.01.2018

  • Port to LoRa v3.2 Board

v3.2

  • Measure vBat when 3.3V Step Up is off
  • Add config parameter gps timeout
  • Add config parameter LoRaWAN ADR

v3.1

  • Enable buttons for sending (Reed contact connectors)