RAK10701-Plus
Field Tester Plus for LoRaWAN
Supported
All values on the display, including uplink signal, distance and packet loss.
Only half the readings, or the full set
On its own, the RAK10701-Plus only measures what it receives itself: the downlink from the gateway. How well the network hears your tester – uplink RSSI and SNR, packet loss, the distance to the gateways – can only be calculated on the network side. RAK does that only on its own WisGate gateways.
Without one, the display stays half empty, exactly where it matters for planning coverage: you see that the gateway reaches you, but not whether it hears you.
fieldtester.io takes over this part. It reads every uplink from The Things Network, evaluates all gateways that received it and sends signal, distance and packet loss back to the tester within seconds. No RAK gateway, no software of your own, set up in minutes.
Without backendWith fieldtester.io
UplinkDR2↥
RSSI :--dBm
SNR :--dB
Packet Loss Rate:--
Max Distance :--m
Min Distance :--m
DownlinkDR-↧
RSSI :-88dBm
SNR :9dB
Packet Loss Rate:--
No.of Gateway :2
Gateway EUI :--
Last Refresh :00:00:07
How it works
- Register with your name, a nickname and your email address. You get a personal webhook address.
- Add a webhook with this address to your application in The Things Network or The Things Stack.
- Switch the tester on. fieldtester.io switches it to field test mode and replies to every uplink with the measured values.
Free and Pro
Pro
- Everything in Free
- Up to three testers
- Every measurement point is recorded and grouped into surveys
- Each survey on its own map, coloured by signal strength
- Export as CSV, JSON or Excel with coordinates and every gateway
- Data kept for 365 days
Supported field testers
RAK10701-P
Field Tester Pro for LoRaWAN
In testing
We are testing this model with a real device.
RAK10701-L
Field Tester for LoRaWAN
Planned
Uses the same protocol as the RAK10701-P.
Questions and answers
What do I gain with fieldtester.io?
Without a backend the RAK10701-Plus shows only half of its values. fieldtester.io answers every uplink, so the display shows uplink RSSI and SNR, the distance to the gateways, packet loss and the number of gateways, without a RAK gateway of your own. With Pro every point is also recorded and can be exported.
My tester is not listed?
At the moment fieldtester.io supports the RAK10701-Plus; the models above follow. Write to support@letsautomate.ch with the model name: testers that expect a reply from a backend can usually be added.
What happens to my data?
Free stores your account and, per tester, its IDs, the last contact and a packet counter, but no positions. Pro also stores every measurement point with position and gateways for 365 days. The API key of your webhook is never stored. Deleting your account deletes everything at once.
Why can I not store data with Free?
Free deliberately stores no positions: what is not stored cannot get lost. Recording, keeping and exporting surveys is what Pro pays for, and it keeps Free free.
I want to use Pro. How can I pay?
Monthly or yearly through Paddle, our reseller. Paddle accepts credit cards, PayPal and other methods depending on your country, issues the invoice and calculates the taxes. You can cancel at any time; Pro then stays active until the end of the paid period.
Why do older backends not work with the Plus?
The RAK10701-Plus uses a different protocol from the earlier RAK10701-P. It accepts the older replies but leaves uplink RSSI and distance blank. fieldtester.io speaks the protocol of the Plus.
Why is the distance empty?
Distances need a GPS fix on the tester and a public location on the gateway.