Feature #61
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Enable internet access on the SolidSense
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Description
We would like to explore different scenarios aiming at providing internet access on the SolidSense. This access would be achieved through cellular networks.
Here are a couple of scenarios we came up with and some questions that arose:
1) Enabling the on-board LTE chip and access it like a network interface. In this case we would have to buy SIM cards from a cellular operator and handle devices with a fleet management software like Mender.
2) Adding a cellular module to the board. For example Telit sells cellular modules including a SIM and also offers a fleet management UI.
- Would it be possible to handle such a cellular module with Redpesk OS ?
- Would it be possible to replace the on-board LTE chip by another one or could SolidRun deliver boards with an empty cellular chip connector ?
Updated by Sebastien Douheret [IoT.bzh] 7 months ago
- Assignee changed from Marc-Antoine Riou to Valentin Geffroy
Updated by Valentin Geffroy 6 months ago
- OS Affects Version/s arz-1.1-update added
After booting a redpesk OS image on the Solidrun Solidsense N8 Compact LTE, it seems the 4G module isn't enabled. A deeper investigation is needed to check if vendor firmwares or kernel configs are needed. The goal is to have a SIM which enables a network interface in the system.
Updated by Valentin Geffroy 6 months ago
Valentin Geffroy wrote in #note-4:
After booting a redpesk OS image on the Solidrun Solidsense N8 Compact LTE, it seems the 4G module isn't enabled. A deeper investigation is needed to check if vendor firmwares or kernel configs are needed. The goal is to have a SIM which enables a network interface in the system.
Thanks to a Emmanuel's comment, it seems the 4G is up on the hardware. It asks the PIN code:
[root@localhost ~]# mmcli -m 0
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General | path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
| device id: e7611519e5c3dc939d875fde070c6b11b33693a9
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Hardware | manufacturer: Quectel
| model: EG25
| firmware revision: EG25GGBR07A08M2G
| supported: gsm-umts, lte
| current: gsm-umts, lte
| equipment id: 867698045366534
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System | device: /sys/devices/platform/soc@0/32c00000.bus/32e40000.usb/ci_hdrc.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.2
| drivers: option
| plugin: quectel
| primary port: ttyUSB2
| ports: ttyUSB0 (qcdm), ttyUSB1 (gps), ttyUSB2 (at), ttyUSB3 (at)
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Status | lock: sim-pin
| unlock retries: sim-pin (3), sim-pin2 (3), sim-puk (10), sim-puk2 (10)
| state: locked
| power state: on
| signal quality: 0% (cached)
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Modes | supported: allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none
| current: allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none
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IP | supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
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3GPP | enabled locks: sim
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SIM | primary sim path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0
Updated by Valentin Geffroy 6 months ago
After some development, the LTE connection is enabled on the board:
[root@localhost ~]# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: can0: <NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP,ECHO> mtu 16 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 2048
link/can
3: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether ae:54:ff:9e:dd:0e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 8a:d0:3f:42:33:29 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
8: ppp0: <POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN group default qlen 3
link/ppp
inet 10.15.167.17 peer 10.64.64.64/32 scope global ppp0
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet 10.15.167.17/32 scope global noprefixroute ppp0
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
Indeed I have no WiFi, no Ethernet but only the LTE to have a Internet access:
[root@localhost ~]# ping 8.8.8.8 -c 1
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=117 time=76.1 ms
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 76.106/76.106/76.106/0.000 ms
A written documentation will be send to Emmanuel to help him to deploy the feature on his board.
Updated by Valentin Geffroy 5 months ago
- Status changed from In Progress to Resolved