RAK2243 Pi Hat Gateway (RAK7243) won't connect to TTN

TTN Network and Services The Things Stack v3
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Another Gateway, another issue. I’m trying to connect my RAK2243 Pi Hat Gateway to TTN. Been through the setup numerous times, but cannot get my RAK2243/RAK7243 Gateway to show up as ‘Connected’ to TTN in the V3 Console:

  • I download the latest Firmware - RAK7243_on_Raspbian_OS_V4.2.5_20200909 and etched to SSD for RPi.
  • RPi Boots up with all OK messages
  • Ran $ sudo gateway-config
  • Set up RAK Gateway Channel Plan = TTN, US_902_928
  • Gateway EUI = B827EBFFFE43E075

Version:
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See (partial) Packet-Forwarder Config below:
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Added new Gateway to V3 Console:
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Result (Ignore Gateway communipaw001):
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Tried configuring Gateway communipaw007 multiple times starting with a clean SSD, but to no avail. Will appreciate any support I can get.

\var\log\syslog:
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Little endian host
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: found global configuration file global_conf.json, parsing it
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: global_conf.json does contain a JSON object named SX1301_conf, parsing SX1301 parameters
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: lorawan_public 1, clksrc 1
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: no configuration for LBT
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: antenna_gain 0 dBi
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Configuring TX LUT with 16 indexes
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: radio 0 enabled (type SX1257), center frequency 904300000, RSSI offset -166.000000, tx enabled 1, tx_notch_freq 0
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: radio 1 enabled (type SX1257), center frequency 905000000, RSSI offset -166.000000, tx enabled 0, tx_notch_freq 0
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 0> radio 0, IF -400000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 1> radio 0, IF -200000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 2> radio 0, IF 0 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 3> radio 0, IF 200000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 4> radio 1, IF -300000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 5> radio 1, IF -100000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 6> radio 1, IF 100000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 7> radio 1, IF 300000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Lora std channel> radio 0, IF 300000 Hz, 500000 Hz bw, SF 8
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: FSK channel 8 disabled
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: global_conf.json does contain a JSON object named gateway_conf, parsing gateway parameters
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: gateway MAC address is configured to B827EBFFFE43E075
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: server hostname or IP address is configured to “router.us.thethings.network”
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: upstream port is configured to “1700”
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: downstream port is configured to “1700”
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: downstream keep-alive interval is configured to 10 seconds
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: statistics display interval is configured to 30 seconds
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: upstream PUSH_DATA time-out is configured to 100 ms
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with a valid CRC will be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with a CRC error will NOT be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with no CRC will NOT be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: GPS serial port path is configured to “/dev/ttyAMA0”
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Reference latitude is configured to 10.000000 deg
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Reference longitude is configured to 20.000000 deg
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Reference altitude is configured to -1 meters
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: fake GPS is disabled
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Auto-quit after 20 non-acknowledged PULL_DATA
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: found local configuration file local_conf.json, parsing it
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: redefined parameters will overwrite global parameters
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: local_conf.json does not contain a JSON object named SX1301_conf
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: local_conf.json does contain a JSON object named gateway_conf, parsing gateway parameters
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: gateway MAC address is configured to B827EBFFFE43E075
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with a valid CRC will be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with a CRC error will NOT be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: packets received with no CRC will NOT be forwarded
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: [main] TTY port /dev/ttyAMA0 open for GPS synchronization
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: [main] concentrator started, packet can now be received
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Disabling GPS mode for concentrator’s counter…
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: host/sx1301 time offset=(1628637829s:531134µs) - drift=-884210178µs
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: Enabling GPS mode for concentrator’s counter.
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: INFO: [down] PULL_ACK received in 101 ms
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
Aug 11 00:24:15 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: WARNING: [gps] could not get GPS time from GPS
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Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: ##### 2021-08-10 23:48:31 GMT #####
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: ### [UPSTREAM] ###
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # RF packets received by concentrator: 1
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # CRC_OK: 0.00%, CRC_FAIL: 100.00%, NO_CRC: 0.00%
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # RF packets forwarded: 0 (0 bytes)
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # PUSH_DATA datagrams sent: 1 (111 bytes)
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # PUSH_DATA acknowledged: 0.00%
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: ### [DOWNSTREAM] ###
Aug 11 00:48:31 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # PULL_DATA sent: 3 (100.00% acknowledged)
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: carrier lost
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: deleting address fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763 on wlan0.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Interface wlan0.IPv6 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.1.181 on wlan0.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.181.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: deleting route to 192.168.1.0/24
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: deleting default route via 192.168.1.1
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dnsmasq[531]: no servers found in /run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf, will retry
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: carrier acquired
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: IAID eb:43:e0:75
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: adding address fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Registering new address record for fe80::19fb:4c95:80f2:e763 on wlan0.*.
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: soliciting an IPv6 router
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.181
Aug 11 00:48:44 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: probing address 192.168.1.181/24
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: leased 192.168.1.181 for 81039 seconds
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.181.
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: adding route to 192.168.1.0/24
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: adding default route via 192.168.1.1
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway avahi-daemon[306]: Registering new address record for 192.168.1.181 on wlan0.IPv4.
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway dnsmasq[531]: reading /run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf
Aug 11 00:48:49 rak-gateway dnsmasq[531]: using nameserver 192.168.1.1#53
Aug 11 00:48:57 rak-gateway dhcpcd[505]: wlan0: no IPv6 Routers available
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # PULL_RESP(onse) datagrams received: 0 (0 bytes)
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # RF packets sent to concentrator: 0 (0 bytes)
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # TX errors: 0
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # BEACON queued: 0
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # BEACON sent so far: 0
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # BEACON rejected: 0
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: ### [JIT] ###
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: # SX1301 time (PPS): 1442562594
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: src/jitqueue.c:448:jit_print_queue(): INFO: [jit] queue is empty
Aug 11 00:49:22 rak-gateway ttn-gateway[441]: ### [GPS] ###

Thank you,
Albert

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I dont have that unit but …Hint: Check the server address in 2nd big chunk of Pi screen grab & compare with V3 registration info…

Has anything significant happened to the TTN infrastructure since Sept 2020?

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You gotta be kidding me @Jeff-UK. That was it. THANK YOU, my Gateway is working. Have to say though, these settings are second nature to you guys and that’s why we’re glad to have you. I just wish RAK would update their Firmware to V3 so we can get to coding and not configuring.

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YES!!! I have been struggling for HOURS trying to figure out what the problem was. Same thing downloaded the newest version of Rak7244_on_raspbian etc and could not figure it out. Tried different router settings etc. But going into that one line under “gateway_conf” and changing from “router.us.thethings.network” to in my case (north america) “nam1.cloud.thethings.network” fixed the issue. Thank you @apsparks and @Jeff-UK for posting!!!

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