Merge pull request #226 from alexbn71/patch-4

Link check command feature

docs/TheThingsNetwork.md

@@ -175,3 +175,37 @@ void sleep(unsigned long mseconds);
 ```
 
 - `unsigned long mseconds`: number of milliseconds to sleep.
+
+## Method: `wake`
+
+Wake up the LoRa module from sleep before the expiration of the defined time.
+
+```c
+void wake();
+```
+
+## Method: `linkCheck`
+
+Sets the time interval for the link check process to be triggered.
+
+```c
+void linkCheck(uint16_t seconds);
+```
+
+- `uint16_t seconds`: the time interval in seconds. A value of 0 will disable the link check process.
+
+## Method: `getLinkCheckGateways`
+
+Gets the number of gateways that successfully received the last Link Check Request frame.
+
+```c
+uint8_t getLinkCheckGateways();
+```
+
+## Method: `getLinkCheckMargin`
+
+Gets the demodulation margin as received in the last Link Check Answer frame.
+
+```c
+uint8_t getLinkCheckMargin();
+```

src/TheThingsNetwork.cpp

@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ const char mac_band[] PROGMEM = "band";
 const char mac_ar[] PROGMEM = "ar";
 const char mac_rx2[] PROGMEM = "rx2";
 const char mac_ch[] PROGMEM = "ch";
+const char mac_gwnb[] PROGMEM = "gwnb";
+const char mac_mrgn[] PROGMEM = "mrgn";
 
-const char *const mac_options[] PROGMEM = {mac_devaddr, mac_deveui, mac_appeui, mac_nwkskey, mac_appskey, mac_appkey, mac_pwridx, mac_dr, mac_adr, mac_bat, mac_retx, mac_linkchk, mac_rxdelay1, mac_rxdelay2, mac_band, mac_ar, mac_rx2, mac_ch};
+const char *const mac_options[] PROGMEM = {mac_devaddr, mac_deveui, mac_appeui, mac_nwkskey, mac_appskey, mac_appkey, mac_pwridx, mac_dr, mac_adr, mac_bat, mac_retx, mac_linkchk, mac_rxdelay1, mac_rxdelay2, mac_band, mac_ar, mac_rx2, mac_ch, mac_gwnb, mac_mrgn};
 
 #define MAC_DEVADDR 0
 #define MAC_DEVEUI 1
@@ -211,6 +213,8 @@ const char *const mac_options[] PROGMEM = {mac_devaddr, mac_deveui, mac_appeui,
 #define MAC_AR 15
 #define MAC_RX2 16
 #define MAC_CH 17
+#define MAC_GWNB 18
+#define MAC_MRGN 19
 
 const char mac_join_mode_otaa[] PROGMEM = "otaa";
 const char mac_join_mode_abp[] PROGMEM = "abp";
@@ -963,3 +967,30 @@ void TheThingsNetwork::wake()
 { 
   autoBaud();
 }
+
+void TheThingsNetwork::linkCheck(uint16_t seconds)
+{
+  clearReadBuffer();
+  debugPrint(SENDING);
+  sendCommand(MAC_TABLE, MAC_PREFIX, true);
+  sendCommand(MAC_TABLE, MAC_SET, true);
+  sendCommand(MAC_GET_SET_TABLE, MAC_LINKCHK, true);
+
+  sprintf(buffer, "%u", seconds);
+  modemStream->write(buffer);
+  modemStream->write(SEND_MSG);
+  debugPrintLn(buffer);
+  waitForOk();  
+}
+
+uint8_t TheThingsNetwork::getLinkCheckGateways()
+{
+  readResponse(MAC_TABLE, MAC_GET_SET_TABLE, MAC_GWNB, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+  return strtol(buffer, NULL, 10);
+}
+
+uint8_t TheThingsNetwork::getLinkCheckMargin()
+{
+  readResponse(MAC_TABLE, MAC_GET_SET_TABLE, MAC_MRGN, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+  return strtol(buffer, NULL, 10);
+}

src/TheThingsNetwork.h

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ class TheThingsNetwork
   void sleep(uint32_t mseconds);
   void wake();
   void saveState();
+  void linkCheck(uint16_t seconds);
+  uint8_t getLinkCheckGateways();  
+  uint8_t getLinkCheckMargin();
 };
 
 #endif