Confirmed Messages issue with LRWAN 1.1.4

[Ben Ning]

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 17:25

Hello.

I was working with the LRWAN software using the Murata module a couple of months ago and was happy with its operation and functionality on my custom PCB. I moved over to hardware/antenna development and now have a board whose performance I am happy with. 

However I have now moved back into software development and noticed that the LRWAN software had moved up a few revisions. I was working with 1.1.1 and so I downloaded the latest (1.1.4), configured everything and now find that although I can successfully perform an uplink and downlink, I am not receiving a confirmation when I turn on confirmed messages (using AT+CFM=1). When I load up my previous project (1.1.1) confirmed messages work fine.

I'm trying to pin down why this is and am trying to download a fresh copy of 1.1.1. as well as 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 so that I can track the changes which may have resulted this problem. However, I cannot locate the archive of previous versions.

Has anyone else run into the confirmed messages issue, or can anyone point me to an archive?

I'm using the ABZ module on a custom board.

Gateway is a Multitech Conduit.

Using the Keil uVision 5.23 IDE

Using the project located in STM32CubeExpansion_LRWAN_V1.1.4\Projects\Multi\Applications\LoRa\AT_Slave\MDK-ARM\B-L072Z-LRWAN1

Many thanks,

Ben.

#lora #i-cube-lrwan #abz #confirmed-messages

[Ben Ning]

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 19:06

Hello.

Been working some more on this and I believe I've discovered the root cause.

It appears as though the ABZ module is actually receiving the confirmation OK, however, the AT+CFS=? was returning the wrong answer.

Compared to version 1.1.1, there has been a line removed from Lora.c which would appear to be essential to getting a correct answer. I'm not sure where this change originated as I do not have access to 1.1.2 or 1.1.3.

Within McpsConfirm() the first line in 1.1.1 assigned the confirmation data stored in mcpsConfirm to lora_config.McpsConfirm. It is 

lora_config.McpsConfirm that is checked when AT+CFS is queried, however, it remains null as it was never assigned to. 

Adding the following line back into McpsConfirm() returns expected functionality:

lora_config.McpsConfirm = mcpsConfirm;

My concern is that this line was removed for a reason, so maybe this is not the correct way to return functionality? Perhaps instead mcpsConfirm was meant to be checked in lora_config_isack_get() and this change was forgotten?

Feedback would be very gratefully received!

Ben.

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 21:05

I don't have 1.1.3, didn't see that being available

Here is my mirror of 1.1.2

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7OY5pub_GfIckZ5Sjd5Z3M5c00

 

[Andrew Neil]

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 22:40

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No, I didn't see 1.1.3, either - just have 1.1.2 and 1.1.4

EDIT

There appears to be an archive of 1.1.1 - 1.1.4 here: ,

https://www.stmcu.jp/design/sw_dev/firmware/54690/ ♯ 546900_en

 , ,- Japanese site.

My normal login doesn't seem to work there - I guess you would have to re-register there ?

[Andrew Neil]

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 22:48

My post with link is stuck in moderation. It says:

No, I didn't see 1.1.3, either - just have 1.1.2 and 1.1.4

There appears to be an archive of 1.1.1 - 1.1.4  on the ST Japanese site. My normal login doesn't seem to work there - I guess 

you would have to re-register there ?

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on January 20, 2018 at 01:27

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7OY5pub_GfIYmZtQXhaRzNHbkk

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7OY5pub_GfIdk1iNlU3MzZQOVk

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7OY5pub_GfIckZ5Sjd5Z3M5c00

 

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on January 21, 2018 at 00:27

Requested a copy of v1.1.3 from my local FAE

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on January 21, 2018 at 01:50

Never mind, I registered

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WVC5AQf_Vv3XjY-qReTYlxqkaWbkC0qD

 

[Ben Ning]

Posted on January 22, 2018 at 12:39

Thank you so much for linking the previous versions. So it appears as though the line disappears in v1.1.3. Have you had issues with confirmed messages in v1.1.4?

[Andrew Neil]

Posted on January 22, 2018 at 14:17

Haven't actually tried it.