How to connect LW001-BG PRO LoRaWAN Tracker to ThingsBoard?

Introduction
Prerequisites
Configuration
Create Dashboard on ThingsBoard

Introduction

LW001-BG PRO LoRaWAN Tracker The LW001-BG PRO is a wireless, smart, ultra–low-power indoor and outdoor LoRaWAN tracker.
It integrates GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi positioning, supports multiple operating modes, and is suitable for a wide range of tracking applications.

It supports two LoRaWAN network access modes: ABP and OTAA, and can be easily configured or updated through the MKLoRa app.
This device is ideal for optimizing logistics processes, asset management, warehouse and inventory scenarios, outdoor tracking, theft protection, livestock tracking and much more.

Prerequisites

To continue with this guide we will need the following:

Configuration

LW001-BG PRO LoRaWAN Tracker To connect the device and start sending data, both the device and the network server must be configured. Users can configure the device using the MKLora application.
To download the MKLora app, scan the QR code on the left or follow the provided link.

After the MKLora APP is installed, users can start the configuration.

First, we will configure the device and save the required information that will be used later for the network server configuration. To add a device to network server and get information from it, we will need the following device parameters:

Device EUI - device identifier
Application EUI - Application identifier
Application Key - Application key to identify device. We recommend to use a generated key, not from the example!

The parameters above are required for connection.

Depending on the network server, you may also need to provide join type (OTAA), LoRaWAN version.

After the device is turned on, the device Bluetooth will start broadcasting. Open the MKLoRa APP and choose LW001, then you can search the LW001-BG PRO device by click the refresh icon. The default broadcast name of the device: LW001-BG -XXXX.

Then click “Connect” button, the default login password is Moko4321.

Go to “Lora” and check the “Connection Settings”, you can configure/read the Device EUI, APP EUI and APPkey.

ThingsBoard supports various network servers. To create an integration with a network server, please choose one of the supported network servers:

Add a device on the Chirpstack

To add a device, you can follow next steps:

Download the JSON file with the uplink converter settings.

Login to ChirpStack server. Go to the Device profiles page and click on Add device profile button.
Fill the fields.
Go to the Codec page and paste the script just copied. Click Submit button.
Go to the Applications page, and click on “Add application”.
Named your application. Click Submit.
Open created application and press Add device button.
Fill the parameters with values from the device configuration, then choose previously created device profile and click on Submit button
Go to the Variables tab, put your Application key to the field and click on Submit button to save the device.

Go to the Codec page and paste the script just copied. Click Submit button. — Go to the **Codec** page and paste the script just copied. Click **Submit** button.

Go to the Applications page, and click on "Add application". — Go to the **Applications** page, and click on “**Add application**”.

Named your application. Click Submit. — Named your application. **Click Submit**.

Open created application and press Add device button. — Open created application and press **Add device** button.

Fill the parameters with values from the device configuration, then choose previously created device profile and click on Submit button

Go to the Variables tab, put your Application key to the field and click on Submit button to save the device. — Go to the **Variables** tab, put your **Application key** to the field and click on **Submit** button to save the device.

Configure application integration with ThingsBoard

Go to the “Integrations” page, find and select the ThingsBoard.
Enter the URL of your ThingsBoard server and click Submit button.

Go to the "Integrations" page, find and select the ThingsBoard. — Go to the “**Integrations**” page, find and select the **ThingsBoard**.

Enter the URL of your ThingsBoard server and click Submit button. — Enter the URL of your **ThingsBoard** server and click **Submit** button.

Create device on ThingsBoard

To create device on ThingsBoard, follow the next steps:

Log in to your ThingsBoard account. Navigate to the Devices page and click the “+” button to add a new device.
Enter the device name and click Next: Credentials.
In the Credentials step, specify the device’s Access token (use the previously copied Device EUI value), then click Add.
The device is now created. Click on the device to open its details page. Navigate to the Latest telemetry tab to view the data reported by the device.

Log in to your ThingsBoard account. Navigate to the Devices page and click the "+" button to add a new device. — **Log in** to your **ThingsBoard** account. Navigate to the **Devices** page and click the “+” button to add a new device.

Enter the device name and click Next: Credentials. — Enter the **device name** and click **Next: Credentials**.

In the Credentials step, specify the device’s Access token (use the previously copied Device EUI value), then click Add. — In the **Credentials** step, specify the device’s **Access token** (use the previously copied **Device EUI** value), then click **Add**.

The device is now created. Click on the device to open its details page. Navigate to the Latest telemetry tab to view the data reported by the device. — The device is now created. Click on the device to open its **details** page. Navigate to the **Latest telemetry** tab to view the data reported by the device.

Add a device on The Things Stack

To add a device, you can follow next steps:

Login to the cloud and open your console.
Go to the Applications page. Then select your application and click on its name.
Click on the + Register end device button.
Choose “Enter end device specifics manually”. Then, put the APP EUI value to the JoinEUI field. Press the Confirm button.
Fill the rest parameters and press Register end device button.

Login to the cloud and open your console.

Go to the Applications page. Then select your application and click on its name. — Go to the **Applications** page. Then select your **application** and click on its name.

Click on the + Register end device button. — Click on the **+ Register end device** button.

Choose "Enter end device specifics manually". Then, put the APP EUI value to the JoinEUI field. Press the Confirm button. — Choose “**Enter end device specifics manually**”. Then, put the **APP EUI** value to the **JoinEUI** field. Press the **Confirm** button.

Fill the rest parameters and press Register end device button. — Fill the rest parameters and press **Register end device** button.

Configure Payload Formatter

Download the JSON file with the uplink converter settings.

Go to the Payload formatters page and select Custom Javascript formatter for Formatter type. Paste the decode function and click Save changes button.

Go to the Payload formatters page and select Custom Javascript formatter for Formatter type. Paste the decode function and click Save changes button. — Go to the **Payload formatters** page and select **Custom Javascript formatter** for Formatter type. Paste the decode function and click **Save changes** button.

Create integration in ThingsBoard

At first, copy the code, we will need it to create the uplink converter:

var data = decodeToJson(payload);  
var deviceName = data.end_device_ids.device_id;  
var deviceType = data.end_device_ids.application_ids.application_id;  
var result = {  
    deviceName: deviceName,  
    deviceType: deviceType,  
    telemetry: data.uplink_message.decoded_payload  
};  
return result;  

In the “Connect” step, you will need the following parameters:

Region: eu1 (region where your application was registered inside The Things Stack Community)
Username: thingsboard-application-2025-06@ttn (use Username from integration on TTS)
Password: use Password from integration on The Things Stack Community

Now, navigate to the Integrations page under the Integrations center section of your ThingsBoard instance and follow these steps:

Click “plus” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “The Things Stack Community” integration type. Then, click “Next” button.
Paste the previously copied script to the Decoder function section. Click “Next” button.
Leave the “Downlink data converter” field empty. Click on “Skip” button.
Next, fill in the fields with your parameters. After, press “Add” button.

Click "plus" icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select "The Things Stack Community" integration type. Then, click "Next" button. — Click “**plus**” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “**The Things Stack Community**” integration type. Then, click “**Next**” button.

Paste the previously copied script to the Decoder function section. Click "Next" button. — Paste the previously copied script to the **Decoder function** section. Click “**Next**” button.

Leave the "Downlink data converter" field empty. Click on "Skip" button. — Leave the “Downlink data converter” field empty. Click on “**Skip**” button.

Next, fill in the fields with your parameters. After, press "Add" button. — Next, fill in the fields with your parameters. After, press “**Add**” button.

Check data on ThingsBoard

So, the device was added and if it sends any data - it should appear in the devices.. To check it you may open Devices page in Entities section. The device should be in devices list. You can check the data by click on it and open tab Attributes or Latest telemetry.

Add a device on The Things Industries

To add a device, you can follow next steps:

Go to the Applications page. Then select your application and click on its name.
Click on the + Register end device button.
Choose “Enter end device specifics manually”. Then, put the APP EUI value to the JoinEUI field. Press the Confirm button.
Fill the rest parameters and press Register end device button.

Configure Payload Formatter

Download the JSON file with the uplink converter settings.

Go to the Payload formatters page and select Custom Javascript formatter for Formatter type. Paste the decode function and click Save changes button.

Create integration in ThingsBoard

At first, copy the code, we will need it to create the uplink converter:

var data = decodeToJson(payload);
var deviceName = data.end_device_ids.device_id;
var deviceType = data.end_device_ids.application_ids.application_id;
var result = {
    deviceName: deviceName,
    deviceType: deviceType,
    telemetry: data.uplink_message.decoded_payload
};
return result;

In the “Connect” step, you will need the following parameters:

Region: eu1 (region where your application was registered inside The Things Industries Console);
Username: thingsboard-application-2025-05@lansitec-testplan (use Username from integration on The Things Stack Industries);
Password: use Password from integration on The Things Industries.

Now, navigate to the Integrations page under the Integrations center section of your ThingsBoard instance and follow these steps:

Click “plus” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “The Things Stack Industries” integration type. Then, click “Next” button.
Paste the previously copied script to the Decoder function section. Click “Next” button.
Leave the “Downlink data converter” field empty. Click on “Skip” button.
Next, fill in the fields with your parameters. After, press “Add” button.

Click "plus" icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select "The Things Stack Industries" integration type. Then, click "Next" button. — Click “**plus**” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “**The Things Stack Industries**” integration type. Then, click “**Next**” button.

Check data on ThingsBoard

So, the device was added and if it sends any data - it should appear in the devices. To check it you may open Devices page in Entities section. The device should be in devices list. You can check the data by click on it and open tab Attributes or Latest telemetry.

Add a device on the Loriot

To add a device, you can follow next steps:

Login to Loriot server. We use eu2.loriot.io, but it depends on chosen region during registration.
Go to the Applications page in left menu.
Open your application.
Go to the “Enroll Device” page. Fill in the fields, with a configuration from your device.
Then click the “Create Device” button.

Login to Loriot server. We use eu2.loriot.io, but it depends on chosen region during registration. — Login to **Loriot** server. We use **eu2.loriot.io**, but it depends on chosen region during registration.

Go to the Applications page in left menu. — Go to the **Applications** page in left menu.

Open your application. — Open your **application**.

Go to the "Enroll Device" page. Fill in the fields, with a configuration from your device. — Go to the “**Enroll Device**” page. Fill in the fields, with a configuration from your device.

Then click the "Create Device" button. — Then click the “**Create Device**” button.

Create integration in ThingsBoard

At first, copy the code, we will need it to create the uplink converter:

var data = decodeToJson(payload);  
var deviceName = data.end_device_ids.device_id;
var deviceType = data.end_device_ids.application_ids.application_id;  
var result = {  
    deviceName: deviceName,  
    deviceType: deviceType,  
    telemetry: data.uplink_message.decoded_payload  
};  
return result;  

Now, navigate to the Integrations page under the Integrations center section of your ThingsBoard instance and follow these steps:

Click “plus” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “Loriot” integration type. Then, click “Next” button.
Paste the previously copied script to the Decoder function section. Click “Next” button.
Leave the “Downlink data converter” field empty. Click on “Skip” button.
Next, fill in the fields with your parameters. After, press “Add” button.

Click "plus" icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select "Loriot" integration type. Then, click "Next" button. — Click “**plus**” icon in the upper right corner to add new integration. Select “**Loriot**” integration type. Then, click “**Next**” button.

Check data on ThingsBoard

Create Dashboard on ThingsBoard

In order to get more user-friendly view - you can use dashboards.

To add the dashboard to ThingsBoard, follow the next steps:

Fill the dashboard title and click Add button
Click Add widget button to add widget in dashboard

Navigate to the Dashboards page. By default, you navigate to the dashboard group All. Click on the “plus” icon in the top right corner. Select Create new dashboard.
Fill the dashboard title and click Add button.
The dashboard will opened. Click Add widget button to add new widget.
For example, for the location info, the Maps widget is suitable.
And then select the data source as the device that just created, and choose the variable that you want to display.

Navigate to the Dashboards page. By default, you navigate to the dashboard group All. Click on the "plus" icon in the top right corner. Select Create new dashboard. — Navigate to the **Dashboards** page. By default, you navigate to the dashboard group **All**. Click on the “plus” icon in the top right corner. Select **Create new dashboard**.

Fill the dashboard title and click Add button. — Fill the **dashboard title** and click **Add** button.

The dashboard will opened. Click Add widget button to add new widget. — The dashboard will opened. Click **Add widget** button to add new widget.

For example, for the location info, the Maps widget is suitable. — For example, for the location info, the **Maps** widget is suitable.

And then select the data source as the device that just created, and choose the variable that you want to display.

Import Dashboard

You can download this example dashboard in JSON format and import it into your ThingsBoard instance.