v3.0

Changelog

2014-07-18, v3.0

REMARK: Implements version R3.0 of LoRaMac specification.

LoRaMac R3.0 has been made incompatible with previous versions of the specification.

By default the LORAMAC_R3 compiler option is enabled. Disabling this option will enable LoRaMac specification R2.2.1

• General
  1. Added to Radio API the possibility to select the modem.
  2. Corrected RSSI reading formulas as well as changed the RSSI and SNR values from double to int8_t type.
  3. Changed radio callbacks events to timeout when it is a timeout event and error when it is a CRC error.
  4. Radio API updated.
  5. Updated ping-pong applications.
  6. Updated tx-cw applications.
  7. Updated LoRaMac applications in order to handle LoRaMac returned functions calls status.
  8. Updated LoRaMac applications to toggle LED2 each time there is an application payload down link.
  9. Updated tstIndoor application to handle correctly more than 6 channels.
  10. Changed the MPL3115 altitude variable from unsigned to signed value.
  11. Replaced the usage of pow(2, n) by defining POW2 functions. Saves ~2 KBytes of code.
  12. Corrected an issue potentially arriving when LOW_POWER_MODE_ENABLE wasn't defined.
      A timer interrupt could be generated while the TimerList could already be emptied.
• LoRaMac
  1. Implemented LoRaMac specification R3.0 changes.
  2. MAC commands implemented
     • LinkCheckReq YES
     • LinkCheckAns YES
     • LinkADRReq YES
     • LinkADRAns YES
     • DutyCycleReq YES
     • DutyCycleAns YES
     • Rx2SetupReq YES
     • Rx2SetupAns YES
     • DevStatusReq YES
     • DevStatusAns YES
     • JoinReq YES
     • JoinAccept YES
     • NewChannelReq YES
     • NewChannelAns YES
  3. Features implemented

     • Possibility to shut-down the device YES

       Possible by issuing DutyCycleReq MAC command.

     • Duty cycle management enforcement NO

     • Acknowledgements retries YES

     • Unconfirmed messages retries YES