We'll share slides and handy info here from each meet.
Unless otherwise stated, content within this repositry is available under a MIT License (refer the file LICENSE)
Past events & minutes (here is a ZIP download link for all minutes & resources)
- Welcome
- Who's who
- Recommend those who are new to check out the beginners workshop https://core-electronics.com.au/lora-the-things-network-ttn-workshop.html
- Current TTN Mapper map https://ttnmapper.org/
- TTN V3 Updates https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/the-things-network-stack-v3-update
- LoPy4 & THINGS Event https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/newcastle-lakemac/post/lopy4-and-things
- Node-RED Demo
- Node pallet, main workspace, outout pane Core vs External nodes
- Message payload format
- What makes Node-RED special - Self contained and reusable Javascript, program logic and API overhead are hidden inside each node box
- How to modify nodes
- Flow input/output via wires
- Modified dots -> not depoyed
- How to install nodes
- Show the new community mapper format & features
- Ask around for current / planned projects
- Break for food
- https://nodered.org/docs/hardware/raspberrypi
- https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/applications/nodered/quick-start.html
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-red-contrib-ttn
- https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-node-email
- Intro to Node-RED: Part 1 Fundamentals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AR432bguOY
- Node-RED Message Object for Beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y05vQUIMIxs
- Intro to Node-RED: Part 2 Best Practices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0SmNcIYCtQ
- Intro to Node-RED: Part 3 Advanced Nodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bovIZtgL68E
- Node-RED Tutorial: Email Alerts & Notifications https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw3oKBp4rrQ
- Use Node-RED with Weather Underground API to Turn Lights On/Off at Sunrise/ Sunset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpuJIoQFQn8
22 Oct 2018 Meetup Event
- Started at 6:20PM
- Welcomed everyone
- Quick survey of who's who
- Explained the difference between monthly maker meet & our other workshops
- Introduced the TTN community page https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/newcastle-lakemac/
- Introduced the Meetup group page https://www.meetup.com/The-Things-Network-Meetup-Newcastle-Lake-Macquarie/
- Showed the current TTN Map for our region https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/map
- Discussed what "TTN Mapper" was and walked through some features https://ttnmapper.org/
- Showed a step by step guide to build a TTN Mapper device that worked from your own TTN console (refer slides & code in this folder)
- Had a break for pizza!
- Quick discussion about TTN V3 features & rollout
- Discussed the idea of a "lend-able" TTN Mapper (built it since!)
- Call for support with an RPi/LoRa project (more info to come)
- Quick intro for the next meetup
- Finished at 8:15PM