Vega Absolute BS-3, User Manual

Page 1: ...www vega absolute ru GATEWAY VEGA BS 3 User Manual DOCUMENT REVISION BS REVISION FIRMWARE VERSION 05 1 1 0...

Page 2: ...Mounting Recomendations 13 Antenna mounting recommendations 14 4 CONFIGURING OF THE GATEWAY 15 Gateway connecting to the computer the operation begining 15 Operation with the configuration file 19 Con...

Page 3: ...s and functions of the gateway This manual is targeted at specialists familiar with installation work fundamentals for electronic and electrical equipment The gateway shall be installed and adjusted b...

Page 4: ...with pre installed Packet forwarder software The Vega BS 3 gateway has 16 channels and the ability to connect an expansion card that allows the gateway to work on 64 channels The gateway is powered a...

Page 5: ...Operating system Linux USB port yes Operating temperatures 40 70 LORAWAN Number of LoRa channels 16 64 Frequency band 863 870 MHz LoRa antenna connectors N Type female Radio coverage in restrained urb...

Page 6: ...t with metal clamps The case is equipped with a hermetic gland of M12 size A sealant is installed inside the gland ensuring compliance with the declared Ingress Protection rating of the device case Al...

Page 7: ...ive vent serves to equalize the air pressure inside and outside the case The gateway board has control and indication instruments input and output interfaces 1 8P8C connector 2 SIM card slot 3 additio...

Page 8: ...r connecting the external antennas two connectors for LTE antennas a connector for GNSS antenna and two connectors for LoRa antennas The connectors for LTE are located on the left in the picture above...

Page 9: ...be crimped in compliance with 568 and 568B standards Contacts are numerated from 1 to 8 in order right to left Colors are shown for cable T568B Contact number Color Designation 1 Orange and white TD...

Page 10: ...Vega BS 3 User Manual 10 Revision 05 of 31 October 2022 Exceeding the permissible level of supply voltage can lead to the failure of the gateway...

Page 11: ...ents Press the RESET for the gateway instantaneous rebooting In addition there are service switches on the board used to select the download option of the firmware image from internal memory from the...

Page 12: ...off LED Color Indication LTE Green Lights GSM modem is enabled Does not light GSM modem is disabled PWR Red Lights gateway is powered Does not light gateway is not powered GNSS1 Blue Does not light no...

Page 13: ...gateway is usually carried out in the office see Network Deployment Manual 2 Determination of suitable places for mounting at the object with a network tester radio planning work 3 Antenna placement...

Page 14: ...be brought back closer to the cellular antennas if the quality of the communication is satisfactory 3 The antenna shall not stand in the proximity to obstacles about 2 meters from railing walls etc Th...

Page 15: ...wo ways of connection to the gateway a direct USB connection or remote connection through SSH 1 USB connection In case of a USB connection you need to connect the gateway with a personal computer thro...

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Page 17: ...Vega BS 3 User Manual 17 Revision 05 of 31 October 2022 Open PuTTY select Serial enter number of the gateway virtual COM port and speed 115200 in the corresponding fields Press Open button...

Page 18: ...ter the device s IP address and port 22 By default the device obtains an IP address via DHCP when connected via Ethernet Press Open button After connecting to the gateway by one of the methods PuTTY t...

Page 19: ...commended to change the password for individual access Now the configuration can be carrying out OPERATION WITH THE CONFIGURATION FILE Packet forwarder starts automatically when the system starts Befo...

Page 20: ...s Enter the command containing the required configuration file to change the settings for example After all changes completed enter the command systemctl start lora_pkt_fwd Packet forwarder will autom...

Page 21: ...server_port_up and server_port_down parameters To communicate with the server correctly you should make sure that these UDP port parameters correspond to those specified in the server configuration fi...

Page 22: ...the command cp config_test_single_antenna_16ch_16x1_EU868 json global_conf json 3 Open file global_conf json by the command nano global_conf json and specify parameters gateway_ID server_address serv...

Page 23: ...October 2022 In our example MAC address is 98 F0 7B A7 55 58 Then you need to copy that MAC address delete symbols and put FFFE at the middle of line Example of ready gateway_ID 98F07BFFFEA75558 4 Ent...

Page 24: ...am in the following way 1 After connecting to the gateway enter login and password in the PuTTY terminal window 2 Go to the directory with interfaces config file by the command cd etc network 3 Downlo...

Page 25: ...hat are strings exactly 6 For static IP mode you should remove symbol from the 3rd to 6th strings and specify your parameters are address netmask and gateway 7 Comment the 2nd string there is result o...

Page 26: ...at example shown setting of the static IP address 192 168 10 2 and gateway 192 168 10 1 You need to change those values to others which are necessary to your own case 8 Type reboot in command line for...

Page 27: ...pen APN file by the command nano etc chatscripts apn 3 Specify APN according to used operator where internet is APN of cellular operator Change APN value according to APN cellular operator using by th...

Page 28: ...er 2022 If you use such two communication channels as Ethernet and LTE at the same time you should to remember that Ethernet has a priority for communication and LTE used as a backup option if gateway...

Page 29: ...white IP it is recommended to change the standard port numbers of ssh and telnet to others This should be considered while port forwarding The steps sequence for changing BS 3 dropbear and telnetd por...

Page 30: ...BS 3 User Manual 30 Revision 05 of 31 October 2022 3 Find string Port 22 and change standard port 22 to another then save the file 4 Enter at the command line of the terminal program systemctl start...

Page 31: ...ON REQUIREMENTS Vega BS 3 gateways shall be stored in the original packaging in heated room at temperatures 5 to 40 and relative humidity less than 85 The gateway transportation is permissible in cove...

Page 32: ...Vega BS 3 User Manual 32 Revision 05 of 31 October 2022 6 CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE The gateway delivered complete with Vega BS 3 gateway with or without an expense card 1 pc Factory certificate 1 pc...

Page 33: ...er does not bear warranty obligations in the event of a product failure if the product does not have a factory certificate the factory certificate does not have an TCD stamp and or there is no sticker...

Page 34: ...5 of 31 October 2022 The average service life of the product is 5 years In the event of a warranty claim contact the service center 119A Bol shevistskaya Str Novosibirsk 630009 Russia Tel 7 383 206 41...

Page 35: ...2 BS3 01 Revision and date 05 of 31 October 2022 Revision History Revision Date Name Comments 01 19 03 2020 KEV Document creation date 02 16 06 2020 KEV Minor changes 03 19 10 2020 KEV Case and some s...

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