Rak 10701 doesn't send messages to lora server

[whydont (yasir)]

@beegee

Could be a rounding problem, as the distance is in steps of 250.
Not 100% familiar with Javascript, it could be that there is a bug in this part

		decoded.maxMod = parseInt((decoded.maxDistance / 250), 10);
		decoded.minMod = parseInt((decoded.minDistance / 250), 10);
		decoded.maxDistance = parseInt((decoded.maxMod * 250), 10);
		decoded.minDistance = parseInt((decoded.minMod * 250), 10);
		if (decoded.maxDistance <= 1) {
			decoded.maxDistance = parseInt(250, 10);
		}
		if (decoded.minDistance <= 1) {
			decoded.minDistance = parseInt(250, 10);
		}

Any Javascript experts here that can help with it?

I guess it can be done with a simple if elif chain, but that is not very elegant

if (decoded.maxDistance <= 250) {
	decoded.maxDistance = 1;
}
else if (decoded.maxDistance <=500) {
	decoded.maxDistance = 2;
}
...

if (decoded.maxDistance >= 250) {
  decoded.maxMod = parseInt((decoded.maxDistance / 250), 10);
  decoded.maxDistance = parseInt((decoded.maxMod * 250), 10);
} else {
  decoded.maxDistance = parseInt(250, 10);
}

if (decoded.minDistance >= 250) {
  decoded.minMod = parseInt((decoded.minDistance / 250), 10);
  decoded.minDistance = parseInt((decoded.minMod * 250), 10);
} else {
  decoded.minDistance = parseInt(250, 10);
}

[kegserv (Andrew Thompson)]

Hi Bernd – We are thinking of getting some RAK 10701-P testers, but they will need to work indoors with no GPS (we don’t need GPS data – just signal strength to gateways). Is the RAK 10701 able to be configured to not need GPS to send messages ?
Many thanks, Andrew.

[beegee (Bernd Giesecke)]

Welcome to the forum @kegserv

Yes, it would be possible, but it would be manual operation.

The standard firmware of the RAK10701 will send a packet only if it has a location fix. This is rather difficult inside a building.
But the RAK10701 has a button on the side. When you press this button, the device will send a packet even if it doesn’t have a location fix.

Because there is no location, on the display will be only min/max RSSI and min/max SNR displayed. The distance information will be invalid.

[kegserv (Andrew Thompson)]

Fantastic Bernd – very reassuring that we can use the devices by pressing the button to force a message… Many thanks, Andrew.