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The Things Stack – ABP

This page explains how to register HARDWARIO STICKER as a LoRaWAN end device in The Things Stack (TTS) using ABP (Activation by Personalization), and how to add a payload formatter (decoder).

Useful HARDWARIO docs:

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Before registering your STICKER, make sure you have access to a The Things Stack deployment (Cloud, Community, or Enterprise) and that a LoRaWAN gateway is connected and online.

Prerequisites​

  • A working LoRaWAN gateway connected to The Things Stack and configured for your region / frequency plan.
  • A TTS account with permission to create applications and register devices.
  • Your STICKER powered and within gateway coverage.

1) Collect the required LoRaWAN identifiers & keys​

The required LoRaWAN identifiers and keys are provided together with the STICKER (device provisioning).

You will need:

  • DevEUI
  • DevAddr
  • NwkSKey (Network Session Key)
  • AppSKey (Application Session Key)
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STICKER supports configuration via NFC.
A HARDWARIO provisioning and configuration application using NFC is currently under development.

2) Register the STICKER end device​

Inside your application:
Application → + Register end device TTS register end device button

Select Enter end device specifics manually.

Under End Device Type, configure:

  • Frequency plan – select your region (e.g. Europe 863–870 MHz)
  • LoRaWAN version – LoRaWAN Specification 1.0.4
  • Regional Parameters version – RP002 Regional Parameters 1.0.4

Click on Show advanced activation, LoRaWAN class and cluster settings and select Activation by personalization (ABP) as Activation mode.

Under Device Identifiers, fill in:

  • DevEUI – DEV_EUI (unique identifier printed on the device)
  • Device ID – your chosen name for this device (e.g. sticker-0x)

Under Activation Information, fill in:

  • Device address (DevAddr): DEVICE_ADDRESS
  • Network session key (NwkSKey): NETWORK_SESSION_KEY
  • Application session key (AppSKey): APPLICATION_SESSION_KEY

TTS ABP device identifiers

Click Register end device.

TTS register button

3) Add a payload formatter (decoder)​

To decode raw uplink bytes into readable JSON fields, navigate to:
Application → (YOUR_DEVICE) → Payload formatters → Uplink

Set the formatter type to Custom Javascript formatter and paste the STICKER decoder from the link below:

TTS add decoder

Click Save changes.

  • Open the device's Live data view in the TTS Console
  • You should see:
    • Incoming uplink frames
    • Decoded JSON fields (if the payload formatter is correctly set up)