Configure LoRaWAN class C downlinks and confirmed uplinks on The Things Stack for latency-sensitive actuator devices

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Verified steps

  1. Create a Device Profile in TTS with Class C enabled; set the MAC version and regional parameters appropriate for your hardware and region
  2. Register the device under this profile; confirm the device joins via OTAA and TTS shows it as Class C activated (the device continuously listens on the second receive window frequency)
  3. Send a Class C downlink via the TTS console or API: POST to the device's downlink queue endpoint with the payload, fPort, and confirmed: false (Class C downlinks do not require confirmation from the network server side)
  4. For confirmed uplinks, configure the device firmware to set the confirmed flag on uplink frames; TTS will send a downlink acknowledgment in the next RX1 or RX2 window
  5. Monitor the TTS live data view to verify downlinks are scheduled and delivered; check for 'no downlink path available' errors which indicate the device has not been heard recently
  6. Tune the RX2 frequency and data rate in the device profile to match the device's Class C receive window configuration

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