Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
DISCLAIMER: This project is using The Things Network V2. Remember to get ready to migrate your hotspots to The Things Stack V3. Follow instructions here github.com/balenalabs/basicstation
Create a TTN LoRa Gateway with the newest Basics Station forward protocol managed with balena.
In this video we will setup the LoRa gateway with a RAK concentrator, the RAK2245 and a Raspberry Pi 4. It is also compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 and balenaFin and the LoRa concentrator RAK2287.
The LoRa gatteway will be connected to TTN (The Things Network) or TTI (The Things Industries). On the video we showcase how to do it with TTN.
P.S. - If this looks like fun to you, why not come join us? Have a look at our current job openings here: apply.workable.com/balena
Interesting Links:
* Blog How to deploy a Basics Station LoRa gateway with TTN and balena balena.io/blog/deploy-a-basics-station-lora-gateway-with-ttn-and-balena
* Github Repo basicstation github.com/balenalabs/basicstation
If you have any questions, please submit them on our forums at forums.balena.io
Music by Forget The Whale: Man Outta Town.
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Basics Station packet forward protocol
02:22 Hardware and Software requirements
03:35 Deploy with balena
06:08 Balena Etcher to burn the SD card with balenaOS
07:20 Power Up the Raspberry Pi and balenaCloud device provision process
09:18 TTN Gateway EUI definition
10:25 Register a Gateway at The Things Network Console
11:40 balenaCloud Device Variables update
12:30 Testing with a TTN Arduino LoRa node
14:25 RAK2287 configuration
15:00 Wrap-Up!
DISCLAIMER: This project is using The Things Network V2. Remember to get ready to migrate your hotspots to The Things Stack V3. Follow instructions here github.com/balenalabs/basicstation
Create a TTN LoRa Gateway with the newest Basics Station forward protocol managed with balena.
In this video we will setup the LoRa gateway with a RAK concentrator, the RAK2245 and a Raspberry Pi 4. It is also compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 and balenaFin and the LoRa concentrator RAK2287.
The LoRa gatteway will be connected to TTN (The Things Network) or TTI (The Things Industries). On the video we showcase how to do it with TTN.
P.S. - If this looks like fun to you, why not come join us? Have a look at our current job openings here: apply.workable.com/balena
Interesting Links:
* Blog How to deploy a Basics Station LoRa gateway with TTN and balena balena.io/blog/deploy-a-basics-station-lora-gateway-with-ttn-and-balena
* Github Repo basicstation github.com/balenalabs/basicstation
If you have any questions, please submit them on our forums at forums.balena.io
Music by Forget The Whale: Man Outta Town.
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Basics Station packet forward protocol
02:22 Hardware and Software requirements
03:35 Deploy with balena
06:08 Balena Etcher to burn the SD card with balenaOS
07:20 Power Up the Raspberry Pi and balenaCloud device provision process
09:18 TTN Gateway EUI definition
10:25 Register a Gateway at The Things Network Console
11:40 balenaCloud Device Variables update
12:30 Testing with a TTN Arduino LoRa node
14:25 RAK2287 configuration
15:00 Wrap-Up!
