Connect Ursalink LoRaWAN® End Nodes to Akenza

This article will guide you through the process of integrating your UC11-T1 sensor (Temperature and Humidity) to Akenza Core using The Things Network (TTN) as LoRaWAN® Network Server to integrate all the services. Questions like how to create account, how to create access key and how to make integration will all be addressed.

Requirements

• Ursalink LoRaWAN® end nodes
• UG85/UG87 LoRaWAN® Gateway
• The Things Network Account
• Akenza Account

Step by Step

• Environment Setup
• a. Akenza
  b. The Things Network
• Akenza-TTN Integration
• Add Ursalink LoRaWAN® devices to the platform

 

Environment Setup

1. Akenza.

• Add an environment.

2. The Things Network

• Go to the TTN console and enter to the Gateway section to add a new LoRaWAN® gateway.

• Enter the Application section to add a new application. To create the application, just press “add application”.

• Go to Settings -> Access Keys page and click “generate new access key” to create an access key for the platform.
• Enter the key name and make sure “Devices” and “messages” are selected, then click “Generate Access Key”.

Akenza-TTN Integration

1. Akenza.

• Go to “Integrations” page and select TTN to create a TTN-Akenza integration.

• Fill in information of integration and save.

• Name: Customize
• Host: http://.thethings.network:8084
• Replace according to TTN application Handler: eu, us-west, asia-se or brazil
• Application ID: Application ID of TTN
• Integration ID: Process ID of TTN integration How to Add TTN integration
• API Key: the access key created in TTN

Downlink URL:
https://integrations.thethingsnetwork.org//api/v2/down//?key=
Replace , , and according to TTN application.
More details about TTN-Akenza integration refer to
https://akenza.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/article/185335927

2. The Things Network.

• Add an integration.

• Select “HTTP Integration”.

• Fill in the information and save.

Process ID: customize
Access Key: the access key created for the platform
Method: POST
URL: Uplink URL which can be found in Akenza Integration page

Add Ursalink LoRaWAN® Devices to Akenza

1. Go to “Domain” page and click “ADD DOMAIN” to add a domain. Select the technology as the TTN-Akenza integration we customized before.

2. Go to “Device Types” page and click “ADD DEVICE TYPE” to create a device type. Select Uplink function as Custom.

3. Go to “Inventory” page and click “ADD DEVICE” to add a LoRaWAN® device. Select the Device type and Domain as we created before and fill in the information of the LoRaWA end nodes. Click “SAVE&REGISTER” to register device.

4. After the device is registered in the environment, it will also be added to TTN automatically.

5. Power on the LoRaWAN® device and ensure it has joined the network in TTN page.

6. Go to “Akenza->Inventory->Device->Data” page to check device data.

7. Data decoder can be written in “Device Type->UPLINK” page.