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Fix #120: describe all examples; add 32u4 section
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terrillmoore authored Sep 23, 2018
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- [RXTX Polarity](#rxtx-polarity)
- [Pin mapping](#pin-mapping)
- [Adafruit Feather M0 LoRa](#adafruit-feather-m0-lora)
- [Adafruit Feather 32u4 LoRa](#adafruit-feather-32u4-lora)
- [LoRa Nexus by Ideetron](#lora-nexus-by-ideetron)
- [MCCI Catena 4450/4460](#mcci-catena-44504460)
- [MCCI Catena 4551](#mcci-catena-4551)
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> For pre-configured boards, refer to the documentation on your board for the required settings. See the following:
>
> - [Adafruit Feather M0 LoRa](#adafruit-feather-m0-lora)
> - [Adafruit Feather 32u4 LoRa](#adafruit-feather-32u4-lora)
> - [LoRa Nexus by Ideetron](#lora-nexus-by-ideetron)
> - [MCCI Catena 4450/4460](#mcci-catena-44504460)
> - [MCCI Catena 4551](#mcci-catena-4551)
If you don't have the board documentation, you need to provide your own `lmic_pinmap` values. As described above, a variety of configurations are possible. To tell the LMIC library how your board is configured, a pin mapping struct
is used in the sketch file.
If you don't have the board documentation, you need to provide your own `lmic_pinmap` values. As described above, a variety of configurations are possible. To tell the LMIC library how your board is configured, you must declare a variable containing a pin mapping struct in the sketch file.

For example, this could look like this:

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.dio = {2, 3, 4},
// optional: set polarity of rxtx pin.
.rxtx_rx_active = 0,
// optional: set RSSI cal for listen-before-talk
// this value is in dB, and is added to RSSI
// measured prior to decision.
// Must include noise guardband! Ignored in US,
// EU, IN, other markets where LBT is not required.
.rssi_cal = 0,
// optional: override LMIC_SPI_FREQ if non-zero
.spi_freq = 0,
};
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potentially left out (depending on the environments and requirements,
see the notes above for when a pin can or cannot be left out).
The name of this struct must always be `lmic_pins`, which is a special name
recognized by the library.
The name of the variable containing this struct must always be `lmic_pins`, which is a special name recognized by the library.
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#### Adafruit Feather M0 LoRa
See [Feather M0 LoRa](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3178).
See Adafruit's [Feather M0 LoRa product page](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3178).
This board uses the following pin mapping, as shown in the various "...-feather"
sketches.
DIO0 is hard-wired by Adafruit to Arduino D3, but DIO1 is not
connected to any Arduino pin (it comes to JP1 pin 1, but is not otherwise connected). This pin table
assumes that you have manually wired JP1 pin 1 to Arduino JP3 pin 9 (Arduino D6).
DIO0 is hard-wired by Adafruit to Arduino D3, but DIO1 is not connected to any Arduino pin (it comes to JP1 pin 1, but is not otherwise connected). This pin table assumes that you have manually wired JP1 pin 1 to Arduino JP3 pin 9 (Arduino D6).
DIO2 is not connected.
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};
```

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#### Adafruit Feather 32u4 LoRa

See Adafruit's [Feather 32u4 LoRa product page](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3078). This board is supported by the [ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino](examples/ttn-otaa-feather-us915/ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino) example sketch. It uses the same pin mapping as the [Feather M0 LoRa](#adafruit-feather-m0-lora).

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#### LoRa Nexus by Ideetron

This board uses the following pin mapping:
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};
```
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#### MCCI Catena 4450/4460
See [MCCI Catena 4450](https://store.mcci.com/collections/lorawan-iot-and-the-things-network/products/catena-4450-lorawan-iot-device) and [MCCI Catena 4460](https://store.mcci.com/collections/lorawan-iot-and-the-things-network/products/catena-4460-sensor-wing-w-bme680).
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};
```

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#### MCCI Catena 4551

See [MCCI Catena 4551](https://store.mcci.com/collections/lorawan-iot-and-the-things-network/products/catena-4551-integrated-lorawan-node).
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## Example Sketches

This library currently provides several examples:
This library provides several examples.

- `ttn-abp.ino` shows a basic transmission of a "Hello, world!" message
- [`ttn-abp.ino`](examples/ttn-abp/ttn-abp.ino) shows a basic transmission of a "Hello, world!" message
using the LoRaWAN protocol. It contains some frequency settings and
encryption keys intended for use with The Things Network, but these
also correspond to the default settings of most gateways, so it
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Reception of packets (in response to transmission, using the RX1 and
RX2 receive windows is also supported).

- `ttn-otaa.ino` also sends a "Hello, world!" message, but uses over
- [`ttn-otaa.ino`](examples/ttn-otaa/ttn-otaa.ino) also sends a "Hello, world!" message, but uses over
the air activation (OTAA) to first join a network to establish a
session and security keys. This was tested with The Things Network,
but should also work (perhaps with some changes) for other networks.

- `raw.ino` shows how to access the radio on a somewhat low level,
- [`raw.ino`](examples/raw/raw.ino) shows how to access the radio on a somewhat low level,
and allows to send raw (non-LoRaWAN) packets between nodes directly.
This is useful to verify basic connectivity, and when no gateway is
available, but this example also bypasses duty cycle checks, so be
careful when changing the settings.

- `raw-feather.ino` is a version of `raw.ino` that is completely configured
- [`raw-feather.ino`](examples/raw-feather/raw-feather.ino) is a version of `raw.ino` that is completely configured
for the Adafruit [Feather M0 LoRa](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3178)

- `ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino` is a version of `ttn-otaa.ino` that has
- [`ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino`](examples/ttn-otaa-feather-us915/ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino) is a version of `ttn-otaa.ino` that has
been configured for use with the Feather M0 LoRa, on the US915 bandplan,
with The Things Network. Remember that you may also have to change `config.h`
from defaults.
from defaults. This sketch also works with the MCCI Catena family of products
as well as with the Feather 32u4 LoRa.

- [`ttn-otaa-feather-us915-dht22.ino`](examples/ttn-otaa-feather-us915-dht22/ttn-otaa-feather-us915-dht22.ino)
is a further refinement of `ttn-otaa-feather-us915.ino`. It measures and
transmits temperature and relative humidity using a DHT22 sensor. It's only
been tested with Feather M0-family products.

- [`header_test.ino`](examples/header_test/header_test.ino) just tests the header files; it's used for regression testing.

## Timing

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