Problem connecting Sodaq one v3 to the TTN network

Hi Guys,

I ordered a sodaq one v3 last week, to fiddle around with LORA(no lora experience, but i do have some arduino experience.)

i am using the provided tracker software, and followed the OTAA tutorial. But in the TTN console, the device status remains NEVEr seen. I have also tried this on my balcony, and the following gateway:
TTN Flevoland - Almere - Almere Poort
C14017E3D4992310
is less then 700 meter away. Still, it wouldnt show up. i have tried various settings and reloading settings/ sketch multiple times, but never seen a status in TTN.
I also tried ABP. Same. For ABP i am using these settings:

Settings:

GPS
GPS (OFF=0 / ON=1) (gps=): 1
Fix Interval (min) (fi=): 5
Alt. Fix Interval (min) (afi=): 0
Alt. Fix From (HH) (affh=): 0
Alt. Fix From (MM) (affm=): 0
Alt. Fix To (HH) (afth=): 0
Alt. Fix To (MM) (aftm=): 0
GPS Fix Timeout (sec) (gft=): 120
Minimum sat count (sat=): 4
Num Coords to Upload (num=): 1

On-the-move Functionality
Acceleration% (100% = 8g) (acc=): 0
Acceleration Duration (acd=): 0
Fix Interval (min) (acf=): 1
Timeout (min) (act=): 10

LoRa
OTAA Mode (OFF=0 / ON=1) (otaa=): 0
Retry conn. (OFF=0 / ON=1) (retry=): 1
ADR (OFF=0 / ON=1) (adr=): 1
ACK (OFF=0 / ON=1) (ack=): 0
Spreading Factor (sf=): 12
Output Index (pwr=): 1
Lora Port (lprt=): 1
DevAddr / DevEUI (dev=): 26xxxx64
AppSKey / AppEUI (app=): BFD2AADxxxxxxxxxxxxxx87BFDA4ED9DB5
NWSKey / AppKey (key=): D76xxxxx7F430xxxxxxx8A844483F5D9
Repeat Count (rep=): 0

Misc
Cayenne LPP (OFF=0 / ON=1) (cay=): 1
Temperature Sensor Offset (temp=): 20
Status LED (OFF=0 / ON=1) (led=): 1
Debug (OFF=0 / ON=1) (dbg=): 1

I became crazy after hours of trying:) so i created an free dev account on the KPN IOT, and activated that using the following settings:

Settings:

GPS
GPS (OFF=0 / ON=1) (gps=): 1
Fix Interval (min) (fi=): 5
Alt. Fix Interval (min) (afi=): 0
Alt. Fix From (HH) (affh=): 0
Alt. Fix From (MM) (affm=): 0
Alt. Fix To (HH) (afth=): 0
Alt. Fix To (MM) (aftm=): 0
GPS Fix Timeout (sec) (gft=): 120
Minimum sat count (sat=): 4
Num Coords to Upload (num=): 1

On-the-move Functionality
Acceleration% (100% = 8g) (acc=): 0
Acceleration Duration (acd=): 0
Fix Interval (min) (acf=): 1
Timeout (min) (act=): 10

LoRa
OTAA Mode (OFF=0 / ON=1) (otaa=): 0
Retry conn. (OFF=0 / ON=1) (retry=): 1
ADR (OFF=0 / ON=1) (adr=): 1
ACK (OFF=0 / ON=1) (ack=): 0
Spreading Factor (sf=): 12
Output Index (pwr=): 1
Lora Port (lprt=): 1
DevAddr / DevEUI (dev=): 142xxxB6
AppSKey / AppEUI (app=): b259231xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx402a
NWSKey / AppKey (key=): 14fa16axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx7cc7

Repeat Count (rep=): 0

Misc
Cayenne LPP (OFF=0 / ON=1) (cay=): 1
Temperature Sensor Offset (temp=): 20
Status LED (OFF=0 / ON=1) (led=): 0
Debug (OFF=0 / ON=1) (dbg=): 0

That instantly worked, i could get data in the KPN debugger, and after setting up also in Cayenne.

But i would rather use TTN instead of KPN. Is there anyone who could help me fix this issue?

Thanks in advance!!

Hi @vincentvanschijndel,

Can you try again with ADR off?
ADR (OFF=0 / ON=1) (adr=): 0

The Spreading Factor is not used when the adr is enabled.

Best regards,
Jan

Hi Jan,

i will try that! And should i try ABP or OTAA?

Hi @vincentvanschijndel

ABP

For what it’s worth, it took me a little bit of work to get my V3 connected. These are the settings I used. BTW - make sure you have your device defined in Cayenne to use the TTN network.