Provisioning LoRa® End Device to Network Servers

Last modified by Microchip on 2023/11/09 08:54

Graphic Showing End Nodes passing through Gateways to the Network Server

The Things Network

Device communication via The Things Network can be enabled by registering it with an application.

Steps to register an end-device

Log in and open the The Things Network
If an application is not created, you need to create one.
Open the already existing or new application created and click on Register Device.
Choose a Device ID.
For Device EUI, enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on the SAMR34 XPRO.
The App Key can be generated by The Things Network, leave this option to auto-generate the App Key.
There will be a predefined App EUI, leave this option.
Click Register to complete the device registration. You will be redirected to the newly registered device.

Default join procedure for The Things Network server is OTAA.

The Things Network Register Device window

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The Senet Network

End-device communication via The Senet Network can be enabled by registering the SAMR34 XPRO.

Steps to register an end-device

Log in and open the Senet developer portal.

Click on the Add button and click Register Device.

ADD Button

For Device EUI, enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on SAMR34 XPRO.
Activation Type is OTAA by default.
Enter the description of the end-device.
Choose other as the Device Type.
Click Register New Device to complete the device registration.

You will be redirected to the newly registered device. The App Key and App EUI will be auto-generated.

Senet Network Device Registered window

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Actility-TheThingPark

Device communication via TheThingPark can be enabled by creating a device in the ThingPark Developer Portal.

Steps to register an end-device

Log in and open the ThingPark Developer portal, then click on Dashboard.

Click on Device Manager > Devices > Create.

Device Manager > Devices > Create window

A new pop-up window with four sections appears– Administrative data, Device identification, Network parameters, and Application layer handling. Fill in all the information for the Administrative data section.

In the Device identification section, all fields are mandatory. Choose Manufacturer –Generic and Model – LoRaWAN 1.0.2 revAclass AFCCRx2_SF12 us915, au915 option.

Model needs to change based on Microchip LoRaWAN® stack being used.

Default join procedure for The ThingPark Network server is OTAA.

For Device EUI, enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on SAMR34 XPRO.
For App Key, enter an application key of choice. The application key must be 16 bytes long.

For Join EUI/App EUI, enter an application EUI of choice. The application key must be 8 bytes long.

When entering Device EUI, App Key, and Join EUI/App EUI - each byte must be separated by a hyphen.

In the Network Parameters section, choose Connectivity plan – DEV Connectivity Supplier / Unlimited Dev (5) and DevAddr – Allocated by the network server.

Click Create to complete the device registration.

New Device window

To view the newly created device, click on Devices > List.

ThinkPark Wireless window

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MachineQ

Device communication via MachineQTM can be enabled by registering a device to the mqcentral portal.

Steps to register an end-device

Log in and open the MQcental dashboard.

Click on Devices followed by Add A Device.

Add Device Button

A new pop-up window appears which requires you to enter the following mandatory information- Name, DevEUI, Service Profile, Device Profile, Dec, Application Key, and Application EUI.

Choose a name and select Service Profile – default and Device Profile – LoRaWAN-1.0.2-class A-FCC-20dBm.

Device Profile needs to change based on the Microchip LoRaWAN stack being used.

Select Over the air activation.
For Device EUI, enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on SAMR34 XPRO.
For App Key, enter an application key of choice. The application key must be 16 bytes long.

For App EUI, enter an application EUI of choice. The application key must be 8 bytes long.

When entering Device EUI (16 characters), App Key (32 characters), and App EUI (16 characters) – hexadecimal values are only allowed with no separation between the consequent bytes.

Click Submit to complete the device registration.

Submit Button

You will be redirected to the newly registered device.

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LORIOT

Device communication via LORIOT can be enabled by registering the end-device to a LORIOT Application.

Steps to register an end-device

Pick a server based on the geographic location preference, log in and open the Loriot dashboard.

Dashboard weblink will be created based on geographic location preference chosen when registering an account.

Click on the Application option from the dashboard, then click SampleApp.

Dashboard Sample App button

If you need to create a new application, this can be done by choosing Application > New Application.

You need to upgrade your account for creating a new application.

Open the already existing or newly created application and click on Enroll Device.

Enroll Device Button

The Enroll a new device window will appear. It is mandatory to enter the following information - LoRaWAN Version, Enrollment process (join type), Device Location, Device Details – Title, Device EUI, Application EUI, and Application Key.

Choose a LoRaWAN Version – LoRaWAN 1.0.x, select the Enrollment process – OTAA and Device Location.

LoRaWAN version needs to change based on the Microchip LoRaWAN stack being used.

In the Device Details section, choose a Title for the end-device.
For Device EUI (Device Details section), enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on SAMR34 XPRO.
For App Key (Device Details section), enter an Application Key of choice. The application key must be 16 bytes long.

For App EUI (Device Details section), enter an Application EUI of choice. The application key must be 8 bytes long.

When entering Device EUI (16 characters), App Key (32 characters), and App EUI (16 characters) – hexadecimal values are only allowed with no separation between the consequent bytes.

Click Enroll to complete the end device registration.

Enroll Device Button

You will be redirected to the newly registered end device.

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Everynet

Device communication via Everynet can be enabled by registering the end device.

Steps to register an end-device

New users of Everynet will receive an email invitation to the portal. On first entry, the portal will prompt you to create a password and log in to the console.

Under the Devices view, click on the Add icon.

EveryNet Add Button

Enter a name for ‘tag’. All objects/end-devices in the server can be assigned tags for easy search. Multiple tags can be assigned to a device.
For Device EUI, enter the 8-byte unique MAC address available on SAMR34 XPRO.
Choose an App Key for the application.
Choose an App EUI for the application.
Choose join type – OTAA.

Click Save to complete the end device registration.

Everynet Save Button

Everynet Device List

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