SenseCAP M1 Gateway to TTN

Jeff-UK
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:47:10 +0000

zfed:

would be good for noobs to have Docker for gateway setup

Nope, IMO that just shifts the ‘assumed’ knowledge and skill set required! And introduces a new class of Noob! I’m not a noob wrt LW or use of GW’s (dont think) but having to get into knowing about or using ‘Dockers’ would be a whole new area for many to have to get into! HW engineers, hackers, RF knowlegeable people, folk who just want to use COTS offerings etc. even sales, marketing and biz dev folks may all want to try and set up a GW - especially as we recommend having your own if looking to start playing with LW and use cases and there is no guarantee of a local community GW being available (access to GW console useful e.g. for debug) - but they may have zero interest or motivation in having to go off and learn how to use docker(s) 1st! That said its always good to have a number of options and remember WE/YOU are the network…so if its a good idea perhaps you take the initiative and go create Docker implementation(s) and share for others with docker knowledge or interest in going down that route!

zfed:

a) No node, idea was to start gateway and then make node.

Having a Node generating traffic that is heard by your GW will certainly help you in setting up and seeing if/what is working…