ChirpStack Tutorial Outline

Overview
- RPi gateway + ChirpStack
- Sensor device
- Metrics
- Architecture description
  - Gateway
    - UDP packet forwarder (Semtech) OR concentratord
    - Gateway Bridge OR MQTT Forwarder
    - UDP -> GW Bridge, UDP -> MQTT, or concentratord -> MQTT
  - Server
    - MQTT broker
    - ChirpStack
    - Redis
    - PostgreSQL
  - Integration
    - InfluxDB + Grafana
- Overall parts and cost
ChirpStack setup
- Hardware
  - Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 (+ power supply and MicroSD card)
  - Hat + Seeed WM1302 (SPI version, not USB)
  - Other options
    - Seeed SenseCAP M2
    - Microtik wAP LR9
    - Rak WisGate Edge Pro
    - Milesight UG63
    - Multitech Conduit AP
    - Dragino LPS8N
    - More options
      - https://www.choovio.com/product-category/lorawan-sensors-gateways-accessories/lora-lorawan-gateway/
      - https://www.calchipconnect.com/collections/all-products?gf_43916=215864475815%2B281100910759
- Raspberry Pi imaging
  - RPi imager; I get it from Flathub with Mint
  - Network setup (static IP, WiFi is fine but prefer ethernet)
- ChirpStack installation
  - https://www.chirpstack.io/docs/getting-started/debian-ubuntu.html
  - Config
- Packet forwarder
  - Download
  - Config (channel and port settings)
  - Systemd script
- ChirpStack gateway creation
Device setup
- Hardware + tools
  - Wire cutter + 22 AWG wire or premade jump wires
  - Breadboard
  - Makerfocus CubeCell + USB-C to USB-A cable (cannot be USB-C to USB-C!)
  - BME280 temp/pressure/humidity sensor
  - Battery
- Dev environment
- Code
  - Loop logic
  - Cayenne LPP overview
- ChirpStack config
  - Device profile
  - Application
Metrics setup
- Diagram overview
- Cloud instance
- Docker setup
- InfluxDB
- Grafana
- Nginx
- Certificates + auto-renewal
- ChirpStack config

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