Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

RE: Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

robbarter — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:01:47 GMT

Do you know the configuration of the nearest station? What sort of antenna it has and where it is placed etc. The overall path loss depends on the whole system, not just yours unfortunately. I have a station at my house but it's indoors at the moment with a small inefficient aerial but perfectly fine for my prototype testing inside the house. Apologies to anyone trying to use it from more than a few 100m away.

RE: Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

ralphjy — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:45:15 GMT

I have 2 MKR1300s and a TTN gateway. Don't know if the newer boards improved range. I'm not sure what kind of coverage you are expecting but the nearest gateway on your map looks to be about 3km away. I live in an medium density suburban neighborhood and I could never get even close to that range. Of course, I don't have my gateway antenna outside but I doubt that I can do a kilometer. I think as Frank says, if you have a direct line of sight and no frequency interference you can probably do better. I don't typically use my units outside the perimeter of my yard. Maybe you could try getting nearer to the Central Station.

RE: Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

fmilburn — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:26:44 GMT

[mention:dc11ece8204f479e8dce2a47a33b20d3:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] has a TTN station and MKR1310 I think

RE: Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

fmilburn — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:08:05 GMT

I was never able to make a TTN connection when I lived in Seattle. I have two MKR1310s and they communicate OK between each other. Possible causes for my problems:

TTN stations were sparse in my area and maybe not active when I tried though shown on the map
Terrain and/or buildings blocking signal

I tried driving closer to the nearest station and then to the top of a hill but no luck. Between the two units I have it works better indoors and nearby than WiFi but at distances over several hundred meters I found direct line of sight was often required with my antennas. Trees and houses attenuated the signal greatly.

RE: Bumpy Road? : Connecting an Arduino MKR1310 WAN to The Things Network

DAB — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:30:37 GMT

I suppose it is possible you have a faulty module.

If you can get another one you might be able to figure out if it is the module or part of the procedure.

DAB