Connection issues / Join request failure

Hi,

Running a RAK 7258 gateway with a RAK7205 tracker (upgraded the firmware to V3.0.0.14.H.R).

All set up but can’t get the OTAA join request to accept. I can see the join request in the TTN live data so I know they are communicating. For some reason the node is not receiving any data accepting the join request.

Here is the relevant data from the node:

OK Work Mode: LoRaWAN
Region: AU915
Send_interval: 260s
Auto send status: true
Send_interval work at sleep
MulticastEnable: false
DutycycleEnable: false
Send_repeat_cnt: 0
Join_mode: OTAA
DevEui: 70B3D57ED004346D
AppEui: 3256C39B6A775DE3
AppKey: <HEXKEY>
Class: A
Joined Network:false
IsConfirm: unconfirm
AdrEnable: true
EnableRepeaterSupport: false
RX2_CHANNEL_FREQUENCY: 923300000, RX2_CHANNEL_DR:8
RX_WINDOW_DURATION: 3000ms
RECEIVE_DELAY_1: 1000ms
RECEIVE_DELAY_2: 2000ms
JOIN_ACCEPT_DELAY_1: 5000ms
JOIN_ACCEPT_DELAY_2: 6000ms
Current Datarate: 5
Primeval Datarate: 5
ChannelsTxPower: 0
UpLinkCounter: 0
DownLinkCounter: 0

After initiating a join request it returns:

OTAA Join Start…
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:1
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:2
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:3
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:4
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:5
[LoRa]:Join retry Cnt:6

Here is a snapshot of the TTN live data feed:

I have also tried changing the connection mode from OTAA to ABP.
Here is the data from the Node:

OK Work Mode: LoRaWAN
Region: AU915
Send_interval: 240s
Auto send status: true
Send_interval work at sleep
MulticastEnable: false
DutycycleEnable: false
Send_repeat_cnt: 0
Join_mode: ABP
DevAddr: 260D5C7F
AppsKey: 18FAAD4271E2E614EEE1668900E62FFB
NwksKey: 7CC1691EF7DD4D3011CFD4D104F660F1
Class: A
Joined Network:true
IsConfirm: unconfirm
AdrEnable: true
EnableRepeaterSupport: false
RX2_CHANNEL_FREQUENCY: 923300000, RX2_CHANNEL_DR:8
RX_WINDOW_DURATION: 3000ms
RECEIVE_DELAY_1: 1000ms
RECEIVE_DELAY_2: 2000ms
JOIN_ACCEPT_DELAY_1: 5000ms
JOIN_ACCEPT_DELAY_2: 6000ms
Current Datarate: 5
Primeval Datarate: 5
ChannelsTxPower: 0
UpLinkCounter: 5
DownLinkCounter: 0

Nothing showing up on the TTN…(not sure why…)

I’d appreciate any help you are able to offer!

Welcome to RAK forum @sezme .

Let me try to help you troubleshoot it.

  1. Have you double-checked the EUIs and KEY to be correct. It seems you did because join was shown in the live feed.
  2. Antenna connected properly?
  3. Setting of the regional band of the device and gateway both AU915? Did you select Subband 2 (FSB 2)?
  4. Can you run at+get_config=lora:channel and see what are the active channels on the device?

Thanks for the response @carlrowan.

Here’s a answers to your questions, if you want me to screenshot any other data just let me know!

  1. Can confirm the EUIs and KEY is correct.

  2. The antenna on the Node is connected. The gateway antenna is connected correctly too. Interestingly I disconnected the antenna on both the node and the gateway and it made no difference.

  3. AU915 FSB2 is set on the gate way…


    and for the node in TTN…

  4. Here is the channel read out:
    Showing 8-15 on and 65.

0,off,915200000,0,5; 1,off,915400000,0,5; 2,off,915600000,0,5; 3,off,915800000,0,5; 4,off,916000000,0,5; 5,off,916200000,0,5; 6,off,916400000,0,5; 7,off,916600000,0,5; * 8,on,916800000,0,5; * 9,on,917000000,0,5; *10,on,917200000,0,5; *11,on,917400000,0,5; *12,on,917600000,0,5; *13,on,917800000,0,5; *14,on,918000000,0,5; *15,on,918200000,0,5; 16,off,918400000,0,5; 17,off,918600000,0,5; 18,off,918800000,0,5; 19,off,919000000,0,5; 20,off,919200000,0,5; 21,off,919400000,0,5; 22,off,919600000,0,5; 23,off,919800000,0,5; 24,off,920000000,0,5; 25,off,920200000,0,5; 26,off,920400000,0,5; 27,off,920600000,0,5; 28,off,920800000,0,5; 29,off,921000000,0,5; 30,off,921200000,0,5; 31,off,921400000,0,5; 32,off,921600000,0,5; 33,off,921800000,0,5; 34,off,922000000,0,5; 35,off,922200000,0,5; 36,off,922400000,0,5; 37,off,922600000,0,5; 38,off,922800000,0,5; 39,off,923000000,0,5; 40,off,923200000,0,5; 41,off,923400000,0,5; 42,off,923600000,0,5; 43,off,923800000,0,5; 44,off,924000000,0,5; 45,off,924200000,0,5; 46,off,924400000,0,5; 47,off,924600000,0,5; 48,off,924800000,0,5; 49,off,925000000,0,5; 50,off,925200000,0,5; 51,off,925400000,0,5; 52,off,925600000,0,5; 53,off,925800000,0,5; 54,off,926000000,0,5; 55,off,926200000,0,5; 56,off,926400000,0,5; 57,off,926600000,0,5; 58,off,926800000,0,5; 59,off,927000000,0,5; 60,off,927200000,0,5; 61,off,927400000,0,5; 62,off,927600000,0,5; 63,off,927800000,0,5; 64,off,915900000,6,6; *65,on,917500000,6,6; 66,off,919100000,6,6; 67,off,920700000,6,6; 68,off,922300000,6,6; 69,off,923900000,6,6; 70,off,925500000,6,6; 71,off,927100000,6,6