Why study the Tools block for LoRaWAN?

The Tools block covers notions that appear repeatedly in the theory and hands-on parts of the LoRaWAN exam. Mastering these questions significantly cuts the risk of stalling on this topic on exam day.

How many Tools questions appear in the LoRaWAN exam?

Varies by session — typically 2 to 4 questions per block in the LoRaWAN theory exam, plus an applied scenario in the practical part where applicable.

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Tools LoRaWAN: exam questions with worked answers

Practice questions from the Tools block of the LoRaWAN Knowledge certification. Detailed corrections, public sources, free to read without sign-up.

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Questions for the "Tools" topic

Q01
The Things Network (TTN) is a free community LoRaWAN platform (community gateways plus a hosted Network Server) widely used for development, prototyping and maker-friendly deployments, with a web console and MQTT/HTTP SDKs for application integration.
TrueFalse
10. Tools· The Things Network· Medium
Correct answer
True
Learning tip
The TTN community runs approximately 25 000 gateways worldwide, of which around 500 are in France. The hosted Network Server is free under a fair-use policy (roughly 30 messages per device per day). The web console handles application and device registration, monitoring and payload decoders. Integrations include MQTT for event subscription and HTTP webhooks for pushing data into custom backends. Typical TTN usage covers prototypes, makers, research projects and small-scale deployments; The Things Industries (TTI), the commercial company behind TTN, offers paid plans for production workloads.
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Q02
ChirpStack is the most popular open-source LoRaWAN Network Server and Application Server (MIT licence) for private deployments, supporting LoRaWAN 1.0.x and 1.1, multi-tenant operation and a web UI plus gRPC/REST APIs.
TrueFalse
10. Tools· ChirpStack· Medium
Correct answer
True
Learning tip
The ChirpStack stack includes a Network Server (deduplication, ADR, MAC-command handling, security), an Application Server (payload decoding, MQTT and HTTP integrations) and a web UI for managing gateways, devices and applications. It is multi-tenant — organisations are properly isolated — and can be self-hosted on Docker, Kubernetes or a plain Linux VM. It is the de-facto standard for private LoRaWAN networks. Notable alternatives include the commercial Loriot Server and the older LoRaServer project (now deprecated and superseded by ChirpStack itself).
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