I have been experimenting with a Dragino LG308 and chirpstack using various configurations. Without TLS is easy and everything works fine. Bringing TLS in to the fold has been challenging, however I have managed to get it working by flashing the chirpstack-gateway-bridge firmware version from the dragino website.
Link to download page
Version used: Chirpstack-Bridge-V4--build-v5.4.1670655072-20221210-1452
Flashing the firmware fails initially and then suceeds on a second attempt. I can then configure the certs appropriately and get the system working as expected.
Then 1 -2 months later it drops off. Power cycling the device does nothing as does restarting the gateway bridge service on the gateway.
If I reflash the firmware etc it works fine again and drops after 1 - 2 months.
I have another outdoor gateway with stock firmware from Dragino, the DLOS8N. Is it possible to use the mqtt client that comes with the gateway to connect to chirpstack directly?
Has any one had any lasting success using a dragino gateway with TLS and if so would you be able to share some advice?
Should I be switching to a different gateway, something that is solid and reliable? I feel like dragino is not a great option.
Cheers,
Nigel
