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If the GNSS is required to pinpoint the KNOT’s location, you can use:
https://mikrotik.com/product/acgpsa
GPS antenna.
4 Set up your Development Environment
4.1 Tools Installation (IDEs, Toolchains, SDKs)
MikroTik “first time configuration” guide can be found at:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/First+Time+Configuration
KNOT manual can be found at:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41680915
KNOT quick-guide can be found at:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40992896
MQTT publish to AWS:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63045633
RouterOS (MikroTik operation system) is based on linux kernel.
RouterOS v6.x. – supports Linux Kernel version 3.3.5.
In RouterOS v7.x – system kernel has been updated to version 5.6.3.
RouterOS can be managed using different options:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/Management+tools
CLI (telnet), WEBGUI (443/80 port), Winbox (software).
WEBGUI alows you to browse the settings using your browser. Chrome, Mazilla – the popular
choices are suggested.
Winbox is a small utility that allows the administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and
simple GUI. It is a native Win32 binary but can be run on Linux and macOS (OSX) using Wine.
RouterOS firmware versions can be found at:
https://mikrotik.com/download
KNOT uses MIPSBE architecture.
RouterOS documentation can be found at:
https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/RouterOS
4.2 Other software required to develop and debug applications for the device
You can debug the KNOT using its own (software build-in) debug tools, like pings or packet
capture.