COTX LoRa GPS Tracker
Development Manual (Basic Version)
Helium Console
- Ⅰ. Development environment preparation
- Ⅱ. Hardware connection
- Ⅲ. Platform account registration
- Ⅳ. Terminal registration
- Ⅴ. Terminal Data Viewing
- Ⅵ. Adding custom scripts
- Ⅶ. Adding Application Integration
- Ⅷ. Adding Flowchart
Ⅰ. Development environment preparation
Equipment | Remark |
LoRa Tracker PCBA | The frequency band needs to be kept consistent with the gateway |
Cotx x3 Hotspot | Register to the helium app and stay online |
Type-C power cable/coin cell battery compartment |
|
Helium Console account | Separate registration required |
Ⅱ. Hardware connection
Provide two types of power supply:
1. Type-C power supply: DC_5V/1A
2. Coin cell power supply: DC_3.7V
After the device is powered on, it will automatically send incoming and report data, with a default interval of 2 minutes after successful incoming.
Ⅲ. Platform account registration
The Helium Console account registration address is as follows:
Ⅳ. Terminal registration
After logging into Helium console platform, click Device --> Add a new device to enter the Add device interface.
Enter the triad information of LoRa Tracker PCBA (Deveui, Appeui, APPkey) and click "Save Device".
(Note: Ternary group information to obtain the way: 1. manufacturers separately 2. scan the label QR code)
After adding, wait for the data to be received.
Ⅴ. Terminal Data Viewing
View LoRa Tracker PCBA data on Helium Console.Click Device->Device name, view Device detail, and check the status data reported by the LoRa Tracker PCBA.
Ⅵ. Adding custom scripts
Parses the reported raw data through a custom script.
(See attachment/consult the manufacturer for examples of parsing scripts by message protocol.)
Copy and paste the custom parsing script to the location shown below.
Ⅶ. Adding Application Integration
Configure the application platform to be forwarded (HTTP/MQTT)
If MQTT is selected,
Need to be in position 1: Add a personal server address. Position 2: Add Upstream Band.
Ⅷ. Adding Flowchart
After adding device/product tags, scripts, and platform addresses, different devices/tags are connected to the corresponding platforms through specific parsing scripts.
Make streamlined connections. As follows:
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