Keep-alive

How to decode the keep-alive packet and how to set new keep-alive period

Keep-alive command explanation

Periodically sent message which contains the most important device data.

The data is described in Table 3. In Table 4 example packet is given.

Payload index

Value

Meaning

0

01

Command byte for this packet.

1

XX

CO2 value in ppm, bits [15:8]

2

XX

CO2 value in ppm, bits [7:0]

3

XX

Internal temperature sensor data, bits 15:8 - T[15:8]

4

XX

5

XX

6

XX

Table 3

Payload index

Value

Meaning

0

01

Command byte for this packet.

1

06

2

5C

CO2, [ppm] = 0x065C = 1628.

3

02

4

8C

5

8B

6

DF

Table 4

Set keep-alive period command explanation

Sets the period of the device keep-alive command messages. See table 5 for details.

Byte index

Bit index

Hex value – Meaning

0

-

02 – The command will set the device keep-alive period.

1

-

XX – keep-alive period in minutes. Value 0x00 isn’t applicable. Default value: 0x0A.

Table 5

Example command, [Hex]: 020A

The example sets the keep-alive period to 10 minutes.

Note that the keep-alive period must respect the LoRaWAN messages duty cycle limitations. Otherwise the message will be sent when this is allowed. Also, the bigger keep-alive period, the less battery discharge. In most of cases, min. allowed period is 3 minutes and recommended values are 10 minutes or greater.

Get keep-alive period command explanation

This command is used to get the device keep-alive command messages period. Server sends the command code and the response is sent from the device together with next keep-alive command. The sent command request and the received command response are described in Table 6. The keep-alive in the response is omitted for clarity.

Byte index

Bit index

Sent request

Received response

0

-

12 – The command code.

12 – The command code.

1

-

XX – device keep-alive period in minutes.

Table 6

Example command sent from server: 0x12;

Example command response: 0x1209 – Device keep-alive period is 9 minutes.

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