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And with that, you have now completed the setup of your Sparrow Development Kit! Let’s look at one more tip before you re-attach the backs of your Reference Node enclosures.
Distinguishing Between Multiple Reference Nodes
Each reference node in your Sparrow Development Kit has a unique identifier. You can view this identifier in the Filefield for each of the node’s air.qo and motion.qo events. For next steps we recommend that you:example, the screenshot below shows how to find a node’s identifier on a motion.qo event. (You can double click the event to view the full identifier, and to copy the value to your clipboard.)
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Having the identifier can be useful whenever you need to differentiate between multiple nodes, aka whenever you need to tell which node is which.
If you need to determine the identifier in the future, you can press and release the PAIR button on your reference node. Doing so immediately creates and syncs a _health.qo event that contains the pressed node’s identifier in its body.
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Make note of any identifiers, and when you’re ready, go ahead and re-attach the backs of your Reference Node enclosures.
Next Steps
Now that you have everything connected and communicating, this is what we recommend as next steps.
1) Move your hardware to different locations. Since you have everything connected and communicating, now is a great time to Go ahead and reposition your Essentials Board and Reference Nodes to get readings from different locations. (And if you haven’t already, feel free to re-attach the backs of your Reference Node enclosures.)
NOTE: There are no hard-and-fast rules that dictate how far apart you can place LoRa devices because the optimal distance depends on whether your devices have a clear line-of-sight, or the signal needs to penetrate walls, concrete, and the like. In a home or building, devices will need to be placed closer together, ideally less than a hundred meters apart. Out in the open, devices can reach one another across 1 KM or more. As with anything, we strongly suggest you test your application under real-world circumstances prior to deployment.
2) Read more about what you can do with Sparrow. This quickstart helped you get your Sparrow Development Kit up and running, but there’s a lot more you can do with Sparrow. As a next step, we recommend checking out our Sparrow Setup and Run Guide, which provides a more detailed look at everything you can do with your Sparrow hardware.
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