[SOLVED] Need help with ESP8266 MQTT Gateway (RFM69HW radio)

Rolo6442u

For comparison, I have a MQTT Gateway running on a Wemos D1 for 2 months now, with a RFM69W. Works perfect. Here is my hardware setup and code, maybe it is of any help to you. Change the networkid, MQTT broker and wifi credentials to your own setup. I use static ID's on my nodes.

// Enable debug prints to serial monitor
#define MY_DEBUG

// Use a bit lower baudrate for serial prints on ESP8266 than default in MyConfig.h
#define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600

// Enables and select radio type (if attached)
#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
//#define MY_IS_RFM69HW
#define MY_RFM69_NETWORKID 83   // Own network ID, mysensors default is 100


#define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT
#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266

// Set this node's subscribe and publish topic prefix
#define MY_MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC_PREFIX "mygateway1-out"
#define MY_MQTT_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC_PREFIX "mygateway1-in"

// Set MQTT client id
#define MY_MQTT_CLIENT_ID "mysensors-1"

// Enable these if your MQTT broker requires username/password
//#define MY_MQTT_USER "username"
//#define MY_MQTT_PASSWORD "password"

// Set WIFI SSID and password
#define MY_WIFI_SSID "xxxxxxx"
#define MY_WIFI_PASSWORD "xxxxxxxx"

// Set the hostname for the WiFi Client. This is the hostname
// passed to the DHCP server if not static.
#define MY_HOSTNAME "ESP8266_MQTT_GW"

// Enable MY_IP_ADDRESS here if you want a static ip address (no DHCP)
//#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,178,87

// If using static ip you can define Gateway and Subnet address as well
//#define MY_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS 192,168,178,1
//#define MY_IP_SUBNET_ADDRESS 255,255,255,0

// MQTT broker ip address.
#define MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS 10, 0, 0, 47

//MQTT broker if using URL instead of ip address.
// #define MY_CONTROLLER_URL_ADDRESS "test.mosquitto.org"

// The MQTT broker port to to open
#define MY_PORT 1883

// Enable inclusion mode
//#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_FEATURE
// Enable Inclusion mode button on gateway
//#define MY_INCLUSION_BUTTON_FEATURE
// Set inclusion mode duration (in seconds)
//#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_DURATION 60
// Digital pin used for inclusion mode button
//#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_BUTTON_PIN D1

// Set blinking period
#define MY_DEFAULT_LED_BLINK_PERIOD 300

// Flash leds on rx/tx/err
#define MY_DEFAULT_ERR_LED_PIN D4   // Red
#define MY_DEFAULT_TX_LED_PIN D3    // Yellow
#define MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN D2    // Green


#include <MySensors.h>

void setup()
{
	// Setup locally attached sensors
}

void presentation()
{
	// Present locally attached sensors here
}

void loop()
{
	// Send locally attached sensors data here
}

2020-03-15 07_13_27-sPlan 7.0 - [Z__mysensors_GatewayESP8266MQTTClient_GatewayESP8266MQTT.spl7].jpg

willemx

Thank you for your setup example. It is nearly identical to my setup (only I use RFM69HW's).
The only thing I can think of now is that the radio modules must be defective, but I have no means to test this) So I ordered a new batch of RFM69's and hope for the best...

[Edit]
I see that you do not use the following defines as instructed in link text:

#define MY_RFM69_IRQ_PIN D1
#define MY_RFM69_IRQ_NUM MY_RFM69_IRQ_PIN
#define MY_RFM69_CS_PIN D8

I have tried both with and without these defines, but it makes no difference.

electrik

Did you try to add a capacitor next to the power pins?

willemx

Yes, I added a capacitor to both radio's.

tekka

@willemx And you have 868Mhz modules?

willemx

Yes, that is what I ordered and also it is marked on the radio PCB's.

tekka

@willemx Can you try with the new rfm69 driver & debug verbose mode on both, node & gw - i.e.

#define MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER
#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_RFM69

and post the debug logs here.

willemx

config on WEMOS D1 gateway:

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER
#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_RFM69
#define MY_IS_RFM69HW

log:

--- Miniterm on /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART  9600,8,N,1 ---
--- Quit: Ctrl+C | Menu: Ctrl+T | Help: Ctrl+T followed by Ctrl+H ---
0�~?�4�Ҷ␞��␄OAqr��62 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RPNGE---,FQ=80,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
119 TSF:LRT:OK
135 TSM:INIT
148 TSF:WUR:MS=0
166 RFM69:INIT
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 3
cnt 

connected with TOUTATIS, channel 2
dhcp client start...
ip:192.168.178.68,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.178.1
383 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
423 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
450 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
479 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
503 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
523 TSM:FAIL:DIS
540 TSF:TDI:TSL
557 RFM69:RSL
pm open,type:2 0
10573 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
10597 TSM:INIT
10612 RFM69:INIT
10630 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
10673 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
10702 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
10734 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
10760 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
10781 TSM:FAIL:DIS
10801 TSF:TDI:TSL
10820 RFM69:RSL
20838 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
20862 TSM:INIT
20877 RFM69:INIT
20895 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
20938 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
20967 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
20999 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
21025 TSM:FAIL:CNT=3
21047 TSM:FAIL:DIS
21066 TSF:TDI:TSL
21085 RFM69:RSL
31103 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
31127 TSM:INIT
31142 RFM69:INIT
31160 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
31203 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
31232 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
31264 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
31290 TSM:FAIL:CNT=4
31312 TSM:FAIL:DIS
31332 TSF:TDI:TSL
31350 RFM69:RSL
41368 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
41392 TSM:INIT
41407 RFM69:INIT
41425 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
41468 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
41497 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
41529 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
41555 TSM:FAIL:CNT=5
41577 TSM:FAIL:DIS
41596 TSF:TDI:TSL
41615 RFM69:RSL
51633 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
51657 TSM:INIT
51672 RFM69:INIT
51690 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
51733 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
51762 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
51794 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
51820 TSM:FAIL:CNT=6
51842 TSM:FAIL:DIS
51861 TSF:TDI:TSL
51880 RFM69:RSL
61898 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
61922 TSM:INIT
61937 RFM69:INIT
61955 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
61998 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
62027 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
62059 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
62085 TSM:FAIL:CNT=7
62107 TSM:FAIL:DIS
62126 TSF:TDI:TSL
62145 RFM69:RSL
122163 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
122188 TSM:INIT
122204 RFM69:INIT
122223 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
122267 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
122298 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
122330 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
122357 TSM:FAIL:CNT=7
122380 TSM:FAIL:DIS
122401 TSF:TDI:TSL
122421 RFM69:RSL
182439 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
182464 TSM:INIT
182480 RFM69:INIT
182499 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
182543 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
182574 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
182606 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
182633 TSM:FAIL:CNT=7
182656 TSM:FAIL:DIS
182677 TSF:TDI:TSL
182697 RFM69:RSL
242716 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
242741 TSM:INIT
242757 RFM69:INIT
242776 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
242820 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
242851 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
242883 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
242910 TSM:FAIL:CNT=7
242933 TSM:FAIL:DIS
242954 TSF:TDI:TSL
242974 RFM69:RSL
302992 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
303017 TSM:INIT
303033 RFM69:INIT
303052 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=15,IQP=5,IQN=5
303096 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
303127 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL
303159 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
303186 TSM:FAIL:CNT=7
303209 TSM:FAIL:DIS
303230 TSF:TDI:TSL
303250 RFM69:RSL

log from Arduino Pro Mini sensor node:


 __  __       ____
|  \/  |_   _/ ___|  ___ _ __  ___  ___  _ __ ___
| |\/| | | | \___ \ / _ \ `_ \/ __|/ _ \| `__/ __|
| |  | | |_| |___| |  __/ | | \__ \  _  | |  \__ \
|_|  |_|\__, |____/ \___|_| |_|___/\___/|_|  |___/
        |___/                      2.3.2

16 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RPNNA---,FQ=8,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
28 TSM:INIT
28 TSF:WUR:MS=0
30 RFM69:INIT
32 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=10,IQP=2,IQN=0
36 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
38 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
40 TSM:INIT:STATID=42
45 TSF:SID:OK,ID=42
47 TSM:FPAR
47 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=0,RETRY=0
53 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-104
59 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2066 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2068 TSM:FPAR
2070 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=1,RETRY=0
2074 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-107
2080 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4089 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4091 TSM:FPAR
4093 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=2,RETRY=0
4098 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-105
4104 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6113 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6115 TSM:FPAR
6117 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=3,RETRY=0
6121 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-106
6127 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8136 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8138 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8140 TSM:FAIL:DIS
8142 TSF:TDI:TSL
8142 RFM69:RSL
18145 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
18147 TSM:INIT
18149 RFM69:INIT
18151 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=10,IQP=2,IQN=0
18155 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
18157 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
18161 TSM:INIT:STATID=42
18163 TSF:SID:OK,ID=42
18165 TSM:FPAR
18167 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=0,RETRY=0
18173 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-107
18180 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
20189 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
20191 TSM:FPAR
20193 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=1,RETRY=0
20197 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-103
20203 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
22212 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
22214 TSM:FPAR
22216 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=2,RETRY=0
22220 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-105
22226 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
24236 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
24238 TSM:FPAR
24240 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=3,RETRY=0
24244 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-109
24250 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
26259 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
26261 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
26263 TSM:FAIL:DIS
26265 TSF:TDI:TSL
26267 RFM69:RSL
36270 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
36272 TSM:INIT
36274 RFM69:INIT
36276 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=10,IQP=2,IQN=0
36280 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
36282 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
36286 TSM:INIT:STATID=42
36288 TSF:SID:OK,ID=42
36290 TSM:FPAR
36292 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=0,RETRY=0
36298 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-105
36304 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
38316 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
38318 TSM:FPAR
38320 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=1,RETRY=0
38324 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-105
38330 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
40339 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
40341 TSM:FPAR
40343 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=2,RETRY=0
40347 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-102
40353 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
42362 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
42364 TSM:FPAR
42366 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=3,RETRY=0
42371 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-104
42377 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
44386 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
44388 TSM:FAIL:CNT=3
44390 TSM:FAIL:DIS
44392 TSF:TDI:TSL
44394 RFM69:RSL
54398 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
54401 TSM:INIT
54403 RFM69:INIT
54405 RFM69:INIT:PIN,CS=10,IQP=2,IQN=0
54409 RFM69:PTX:LEVEL=5 dBm
54411 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
54415 TSM:INIT:STATID=42
54417 TSF:SID:OK,ID=42
54419 TSM:FPAR
54421 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=0,RETRY=0
54427 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-105
54433 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
56442 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
56444 TSM:FPAR
56446 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=1,RETRY=0
56451 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-104
56457 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
58466 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
58468 TSM:FPAR
58470 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=2,RETRY=0
58474 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-104
58480 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
60489 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
60491 TSM:FPAR
60493 RFM69:SWR:SEND,TO=255,SEQ=3,RETRY=0
60497 RFM69:CSMA:RSSI=-102
60504 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
62513 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
62515 TSM:FAIL:CNT=4
62517 TSM:FAIL:DIS
62519 TSF:TDI:TSL
62521 RFM69:RSL
72525 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT!

tekka

@willemx said in Need help with ESP8266 MQTT Gateway (RFM69HW radio):

450 !RFM69:INIT:SANCHK FAIL

There is a problem with the rfm69 module and/or wiring on your GW - can you exchange the rfm69 module with the one from the node and post the logs?

willemx

:tada: :tada: :tada:
You were right; there was a minuscule piece of wire strand between two contacts and after removing it all is fine now.
Also checked all the radio's again which is easy now I have a working configuration and there was indeed one defective radio module.
Thanks everyone for unblocking me!

tekka

@willemx Excellent! Have fun! :+1:

[SOLVED] Need help with ESP8266 MQTT Gateway (RFM69HW radio)

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