High power consumption NRF52832 & SI7021

[waspie]

@ncollins
Thanks, I backed off the changed when I read the one pull that got reversed. Hadn't seen there was an update.

Im not using any interrupts on my NRF51 modules - only si7021/htu21s

thanks for the update on the PRs. I'll give that a go after I see how long the battery lasts this go 'round.
So far holding steady at 3+ volts with 3 minute read times but again, it does go for a while before randomly killing itself.

[waspie]

@ncollins sure:

be aware, i'm not a coder. i just hack crap together to the point that it works then move on.

// SUMMARY: This demo sketch runs on MultiSensor Version 7 board with an I2C Si7021 module to transmit temperature, humidity, and battery voltage to a MySensors gateway using MySensors protocols.

// Note: because this is a passive node, node ID must be set manually to a unique sensor node ID:
#define MY_NODE_ID 150  // Passive mode requires static node ID

/**
 * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
 * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
 * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
 * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
 * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
 *
 * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Sensnology AB
 * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors
 *
 * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
 * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 *******************************
 *
 * REVISION HISTORY
 * Version 1.0 - tekka
 *
 * DESCRIPTION
 * Passive node example: This is a passive & independent reporting node
 *
 */

// This demo sketch uses the LowPowerLab SI7021 library and also some of its sample code:  https://github.com/LowPowerLab/SI7021

// This demo sketch also draws from the MySensor's example MockMySensors sketch.

// This demo sketch also draws from some of the code posted by smilvert here: https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/7961/why-do-passive-nodes-need-to-set-their-node-id-manually/14


#define SHORT_WAIT 50

#include <Wire.h>
#include <SparkFunHTU21D.h>

HTU21D myHumidity;

// Enable debug prints
//#define MY_DEBUG

// Enable passive mode
#define MY_PASSIVE_NODE
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 0
#define MY_TRANSPORT_MAX_TSM_FAILURES 2
#define MY_SLEEP_TRANSPORT_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS 3000
#define MY_TRANSPORT_WAIT_READY_MS 10000
#define MY_SLEEP_TRANSPORT_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS 5000
// Enable and select radio type attached
//#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
#define MY_RADIO_NRF5_ESB
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM95




#include <MySensors.h>

#define CHILD_ID_TEMP 0  //definitions contributed by smilvert (see above credit)
#define CHILD_ID_HUM 1

// Initialize general message
MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);

#define ID_S_MULTIMETER        28
MyMessage msg_S_MULTIMETER_V_VOLTAGE(ID_S_MULTIMETER,V_VOLTAGE);
//float lastTemperature=0;
float lastSentTemp=0;
int lastSentHumd=0;
//float lastHumidity=0;
float lastVoltage=0;
float batteryVoltage=0;  
float temperature=0;
int humidity=0;
unsigned long time;

void setup()
{
  myHumidity.begin();
  
  NRF_CLOCK->INTENSET=B11;  //enable interrupts for EVENTS_HFCLKSTARTED and  EVENTS_LFCLKSTARTED
  NRF_CLOCK->TASKS_HFCLKSTART=1;  //start the high frequency crystal oscillator clock
  while (!(NRF_CLOCK->EVENTS_HFCLKSTARTED)) {} //wait until high frequency crystal oscillator clock is up to speed and working
  wait(SHORT_WAIT);
}

void presentation()
{
	// Send the sketch version information to the gateway and controller
	sendSketchInfo("NRF51822 Temp & Humidity", "1.0");

  // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
  present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP);
  wait(SHORT_WAIT);
  present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM);
  wait(SHORT_WAIT);
  present(ID_S_MULTIMETER,S_MULTIMETER,"Electric Station");
  wait(SHORT_WAIT);
}


void loop() {
  myHumidity.begin(); //power consumption add
    // get humidity and temperature in one shot, saves power because sensor takes temperature when doing humidity anyway
    float temperature = myHumidity.readTemperature();
    temperature = (temperature*1.8)+32;
    wait(SHORT_WAIT);
    float humidity = myHumidity.readHumidity();
    
    //temperature = float(temperature*1.8)+32;
    batteryVoltage=((float)hwCPUVoltage())/1000.0;  //take voltage measurement after transmission to hopefully measure lowest voltage that occurs.

	if ( (temperature > lastSentTemp + .1) || (temperature < lastSentTemp - .1) ) {
		send(msgTemp.set(temperature,2));
		lastSentTemp = temperature;
	}

	if ( (humidity > lastSentHumd + 1) || (humidity < lastSentHumd - 1) ){
		send(msgHum.set(humidity,0));
		lastSentHumd = humidity;
	}

  //if ( batteryVoltage > (lastVoltage+.1) || batteryVoltage < (lastVoltage-.1) ) {
    send(msg_S_MULTIMETER_V_VOLTAGE.set(batteryVoltage,2));  //send battery voltage with 2 decimal places
    //lastVoltage = batteryVoltage;
  //}
  time = millis();
    if (time > 64800000 ) {
      reboot();
    }
  NRF_TWI0->ENABLE = 0; //possible power consumption adds
  NRF_TWI1->ENABLE = 0;
  sleep(180000);  //sleep for three minutes
}

void reboot() {
  wdt_disable();
  wdt_enable(WDTO_15MS);
  while (1) {}
}

[ncollins]

@waspie Thanks for sharing. First thing I notice is you can probably remove:

  NRF_CLOCK->INTENSET=B11; 
  NRF_CLOCK->TASKS_HFCLKSTART=1;  
  while (!(NRF_CLOCK->EVENTS_HFCLKSTARTED)) {} 

from your setup(). I believe this is legacy code that is now built in to MySensors / nRF5-arduino, and managed based on the features you're utilizing.

I just tested power consumption on NRF51822 with SI7021. Similar to your sketch but using the LowPowerLab SI7021 library.

I didn't have to do any hack or workaround to get ~7uA power consumption.

I'm using MySensors 2.3.2, SandeepMistry/nRF-Arduino 0.6. Just to be sure, I also reburned the bootloader.

I will try to get your sketch running on my NRF51, see if I can rule out the specific library as a cause for your power issues.

#define MY_RADIO_NRF5_ESB

#define MY_NODE_ID 68
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 13
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC
#define MY_PASSIVE_NODE
#define MY_TRANSPORT_UPLINK_CHECK_DISABLED
#define MY_TRANSPORT_CHKUPL_INTERVAL_MS 2000
#define MY_TRANSPORT_WAIT_READY_MS  1000
#define MY_SLEEP_TRANSPORT_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS 2000

#define SLEEP_SHORT_MS (5000)

#define SLEEP_MS 1000 * 60 * 1

#define REBOOT_HRS 24
#define REBOOT_MS 1000 * 60 * 60 * REBOOT_HRS
#define BATTERY_SEND_MS REBOOT_MS

unsigned long sleepTime = BATTERY_SEND_MS;
unsigned long lastReboot = 0;
unsigned long lastBatterySent = 0;
unsigned long lastTemperatureSent = 0;
bool firstBoot = true;

#include <MySensors.h>
#include <SI7021.h>

MyMessage     msgBattery( 1, V_VOLTAGE );
MyMessage msgTemperature( 3, V_TEMP );
MyMessage    msgHumidity( 4, V_HUM );

static SI7021 sensor;

void setup() {
  enableReset();
  sensor.begin();
}

void loop() {
  bool sendBattery = millis() - lastBatterySent >= BATTERY_SEND_MS || firstBoot;
  bool shouldReboot = millis() - lastReboot >= REBOOT_MS;

  const float temperature = float( sensor.getFahrenheitHundredths() ) / 100.0;
  const float humidity    = float( sensor.getHumidityBasisPoints() ) / 100.0;

  sleep(SLEEP_SHORT_MS);
    
  send( msgTemperature.set( temperature, 2 ) );

  sleep(SLEEP_SHORT_MS);
  
  send( msgHumidity.set( humidity, 2) );
  
  if(sendBattery){
    sleep(SLEEP_SHORT_MS);
    bool sent = send(msgBattery.set(getInternalVoltage(),3));
    if(sent) lastBatterySent = millis();
  }

  if(shouldReboot){
    lastReboot = millis();
    hwReboot();
  }

  firstBoot = false;
  
  sleep(SLEEP_MS);
}

void present() {}

float getInternalVoltage(){
  return ((float)hwCPUVoltage())/1000.0;
}

void enableReset(){
  NRF_POWER->RESET = 1;
  while (NRF_POWER->RESET != 1);
}

[waspie]

@ncollins thanks bud!

with the htu21 the sleeping consumption is sub 5ua. its been 4 days and hovering around 3 volts. i'm keeping my fingers crossed. Would love to reliably use these. Since I had so much trouble with them I designed and put into use atmega328p boards quite a while ago now so I'm happy with those but I still had a crap ton of these nrf51 and nrf52 boards made thinking i would get a lot of use out of them.

Things are improving. With some of the more recent developments and the reboot strategy I at least have reliable motion sensors working now. They've been up for about 2 months now, huge improvement!

[waspie]

it happened...i'm losing it already.

[ncollins]

I think it's a symptom of the "deadlock" scenario. I had a similar experience with NRF51 soil level sensors that were on the edge of their usable range. Looks like they get stuck in a loop, drain a huge amount of power (these were AA and AAA LiFePO4), trigger undervoltage/brown out, then restart, effectively clearing the deadlock.

I'm guessing that high interference or weak signal (too far away) increases the number of transmission attempts, compounding the likelihood of lockup.

[waspie]

I think that's an accurate description. Range won't be a factor this time in particular as its probably 10 feet (3 meters) away from the parent. I'll grab it and reflash it in a few days with the updated code.

I see our graphs show identical behavior, interesting.

edit
If I want to try out the new code is this the one i'm after:
https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/1455

? Its a little unclear to me

[ncollins]

@waspie I haven't tried the code from the redesign branch, as there are a lot of additional enhancements that may not have been fully tested yet.

I've been testing this file on NRF52s, hal/transport/NRF5_ESB/driver/Radio_ESB.cpp, specifically from this commit https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/1448/files.

Given the redesign merge request was submitted a few days after this Fix ESB deadlock, the Fix ESB Deadlock might not be that effective. I haven't been testing on NRF51.

I'd suggest asking on github, as a comment on the NRF5 ESB redesign commit, for suggestions on the best way to test the latest improvements.

[waspie]

that's the reversion isn't it? so wouldn't that be the same as no changes at all? or is this supposed to be the pre-reversion test fix? i think i'll try that code in 1455. nothing to lose but another cr2032 heh

good idea on asking, will do

[ncollins]

@waspie ...potentially. It's a little confusing, to be honest.

I used #1448 based on this comment in #1445 (the revision commit).

[waspie]

@ncollins 1455 is the latest and greatest
https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/1455
d00616 replied to use it.

6 days on no dip (yet)

edit i guess its 3 days since the spike (plugged in) was on 12/10

[ncollins]

@waspie Looking a lot better. This node is in the same location that it was before the update?

[waspie]

@ncollins
yep!
while its only a few days I'm not seeing those dips that you can notice prior to the big drop. might be nothing, might be something. who know!

[Omemanti]

@waspie said in High power consumption NRF52832 & SI7021:

1455 is the latest and greatest

so would it be a good idea to flash all my nodes? got 10 laying around..:)

[waspie]

@Omemanti
If you're experiencing this issue I'd certainly try 1. I don't know that I'd got hog wild just yet unless they're easy to get to and easy to hook up.

[waspie]

I don't know if any of you guys are still around and using this stuff -
I moved and am reviving a few of these 51/52 boards that I had built. Prior to moving I had decent luck with all these fixes though I don't quite remember where I was with any of this stuff seeing as it was 3 years ago.

I had a few motion sensors and some temp/humd based on these fixes and they were working great, no dips.

Not sure any of you will ever see this but hey it all worked.