ttn-resin-gateway-rpi/README.md
2016-03-25 11:01:25 -04:00

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TTN Gateway for Raspberry Pi + IMST iC880A SPI

Resin Dockerfile & scripts for The Things Network gateways based on the iC880a concentrator with a Raspberry Pi host, connected using SPI.

Using this with Resin

  • Download Raspbian Jessie

  • Follow the installation instruction to create the SD card

  • Start your RPi connected to Ethernet

  • Plug the iC880a (WARNING: first power plug to the wall socket, then to the gateway DC jack, and ONLY THEN USB to RPi!)

  • From a computer in the same LAN, ssh into the RPi using the default hostname:

      local $ ssh pi@raspberrypi.local
    
  • Disable graphical boot mode and reboot:

      $ sudo raspi-config
    
  • Configure locales and time zone:

      $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
      $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
    
  • Remove desktop-related packages:

      $ sudo apt-get install deborphan
      $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge libx11-.* lxde-.* raspberrypi-artwork xkb-data omxplayer penguinspuzzle sgml-base xml-core alsa-.* cifs-.* samba-.* fonts-.* desktop-* gnome-.*
      $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge $(deborphan)
      $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
      $ sudo apt-get autoclean
      $ sudo apt-get update
    
  • Create new user for TTN and add it to sudoers

      $ sudo adduser ttn 
      $ sudo adduser ttn sudo
    
  • Logout and login as ttn and remove the default pi user

      $ sudo userdel -rf pi
    
  • Clone the installer and start the installation

      $ git clone https://github.com/ttn-zh/ic880a-gateway.git ~/ic880a-gateway
      $ cd ~/ic880a-gateway
      $ sudo ./install.sh
    

Credits

These scripts are largely based on the work of: [Gonzalo Casas](https://github.com/gonzalocasas] on the iC880a-based gateway Ruud Vlaming on the Lorank8 installer