💬 Battery Powered Sensors

skywatch

@Gilles-BILLARD IT took me some time to work it out and get it working.

I suggest you install MiniCore library - it is easy to follow simple steps and takes a minute or two.

Then burn a bootloader into the atmega, I always use 3.3V, disable BoD and 4MHz or 8MHz internal clock. You can use one arduino to program another or just get a USB programmer from your preferred source (about $2).

Once your pro mini is booeloaded and you have your sketch in installed , remove the Power LED (or the series resistor for the LED) and also remove the voltage regulator (or cut the tracks as shown in the battery powered page).

You won't get down to <10uA in sleep unless you do all of this.

Gilles BILLARD

Thanks Skywatch,
My Pro-Mini boards are comming from Aliexpress, so, I was also thinking about the bootloader... what else ?
I'll do what you explain ASAP and be back to say what...
BTW: I already have cut the tracks powering the LED & regulator

Gilles BILLARD

@skywatch NO WAY ! So bad !
I burned the MiniCore bootloader quite eazily using a second Pro-Mini loaded with Arduino BootLoader ( juste a file name error; looking for optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART1_115200_16000000L_B5.hex but only optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART0_115200_16000000L_B5.hex on the folder, so I just changed 0-->1 in the file name) and the résult was:
*
avrdude: Version 6.3-20201216
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.0/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM7
     Using Programmer              : stk500v1
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
     AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
     PAGEL                         : PD7
     BS2                           : PC2
     RESET disposition             : dedicated
     RETRY pulse                   : SCK
     serial program mode           : yes
     parallel program mode         : yes
     Timeout                       : 200
     StabDelay                     : 100
     CmdexeDelay                   : 25
     SyncLoops                     : 32
     ByteDelay                     : 0
     PollIndex                     : 3
     PollValue                     : 0x53
     Memory Detail                 :

                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       eeprom        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : STK500
     Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
     Hardware Version: 2
     Firmware Version: 1.18
     Topcard         : Unknown
     Vtarget         : 0.0 V
     Varef           : 0.0 V
     Oscillator      : Off
     SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.04s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: NOTE: "flash" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.0/bootloaders/empty/empty.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (0 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: 0 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.0/bootloaders/empty/empty.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.0/bootloaders/empty/empty.hex:
avrdude: input file C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.0/bootloaders/empty/empty.hex contains 0 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% -0.00s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 0 bytes of flash verified
avrdude: reading input file "0x0f"
avrdude: writing lock (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.04s

avrdude: 1 bytes of lock written
avrdude: verifying lock memory against 0x0f:
avrdude: load data lock data from input file 0x0f:
avrdude: input file 0x0f contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip lock data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of lock verified

avrdude done. Thank you.

Then I loaded it with Blink demo...
At this point all's OKay. Both Po-Mini are blinking
Blink
Then I've loaded the 2nd with that:

// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_RF24
#include <MySensors.h>
uint32_t SLEEP_TIME = 4000;  // sleep time (in seconds * 1000 )

void setup() 
{
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

void presentation()
{  
  sendSketchInfo("Test Prgm", "1.0"); // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
}
void loop()
{
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
delay(1000);  
  
sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
}

and...
the result is...
No blinking
NO BLINK
(draining more or less 2mA; Varying quickly from 1600uA to 2000uA; I should put a scope probe on that....)

Yveaux

@Gilles-BILLARD from the photos it seems you didn't connect a radio. If that is the case, the loop will not be entered and your arduino won't sleep!

Gilles BILLARD

@Yveaux
YESSSSSS !<
That was the last problèm to solve.
Back with my own MySensors routine all is perfect ! (8uA in sleep mode)
I am very happy now and I thank all those who assisted me.
You've made my day !
Gilles

skywatch

@Gilles-BILLARD @Yveaux beat me to it! - But I bet you are a very happy person after that - it is easy when you know how! :)

tssk

@Gilles-BILLARD Damn! Why did I order UNO if I could use another Pro Mini for programming... :)

Gilles BILLARD

@tssk My Pro-Mini's are 3.3V, so this way I avoid the resistors dividers wiring to change 5V (Uno) to 3.3 (Pro-Mini);
May be you love creating problems where there are none ;-)

Gilles BILLARD

Hy guys; So sorry but the procedure ran just once :-/
When I reproammed my soldred Pro-Minis (via the radio socket + 1 air wire to the reset pin) none was running as expected; The issue was a kind of permanent reboot..????
I tried to burn the MinCore bootloader and load my sketch into several brand new boards and the result was the same...
So I simplified and simplified again the sketches until this one:


/*This sketch is cycling wether you comment MY-DEBUG.....
SERIAL MONITOR report: 
          2021-04-04 17:20:04.426 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Name: Temperature Sensor Test
          2021-04-04 17:20:04.426 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Version: G.B.
          2021-04-04 17:20:15.378 (GiBi-Home) Temp (Temptest)
          2021-04-04 17:20:15.368 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Name: Temperature Sensor Test
          2021-04-04 17:20:15.368 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Version: G.B.
          .
          .
          .
          
......or running as it should do if you uncomment MY-DEBUG
SERIAL MONITOR report: 
          2021-04-04 17:22:52.558 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Name: Temperature Sensor Test
          2021-04-04 17:22:52.558 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Version: G.B.
          2021-04-04 17:23:02.654 (GiBi-Home) Temp (Temptest)
          2021-04-04 17:23:12.717 (GiBi-Home) Temp (Temptest)
          2021-04-04 17:23:22.781 (GiBi-Home) Temp (Temptest)
          .
          .
          .
NOTA: wether bootLoader is ordinary AVR bootloader or MiniCore's one
 */

//#define MY_DEBUG 

#define MY_RADIO_RF24
#include <MySensors.h>  


#include <DallasTemperature.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 3 // Pin E/S de mesure 
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS); // Instanciation du OneWire 
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire); // Passage de l'instance du OneWire à Dallas Temperature.


MyMessage msg(0,V_TEMP); // Init temp msg

void before()
{
    sensors.begin();// démarre le OneWire
}

void setup()  
{  
}

void presentation() 
{
  sendSketchInfo("Temperature Sensor Test", "GB.1.0");
  present(0, S_TEMP);
}

void loop()     
{     
    float (temperature) = sensors.getTempCByIndex(0);   // acquisition du résultat
    temperature = float(int(temperature * 10)) / 10;    // cast pour 1 seul chiffre après la virgule
    send(msg.setSensor(0).set(temperature,1)); 
    sensors.requestTemperatures(); // ordre de mesure  
    // ************Sleeping test ***************
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG 
        delay(10000); // 10 secondes
    #else
        sleep(10000);
    #endif    
}

and then this one

// Simplest test to to highlight my problèm
// Ordinary delay function used on DEBUG
// Sleep is used without DEBUG
// Successiv Serial prints should be printed if loop entered
//************************************************
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 */

#define MY_DEBUG 
#define MY_RADIO_RF24
#include <MySensors.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>
#include <OneWire.h>

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200);                 
  Serial.println ("Début du test"); 
}

void presentation()
{  
  sendSketchInfo("Test Prgm", "GB.2.0"); // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
}
void loop()
{ 
Serial.print (":.");   
#ifdef MY_DEBUG 
        delay(10000); // 10 secondes
#else
        sleep(10000);
#endif    
}

I have included the Domoticz log in the 1st one and the serial monitor report for the 2nd.

You can see, if "delay(xxx)" is in use, all's Okay, but if "sleep(xxx) is employed, the sketch is cycling in both sketches....
What is happening?

Prog.setup

Test setup

Yveaux

@Gilles-BILLARD what pro minis are you using? The 3v3 version only goes to 57600 baud, so 115200 is likely too much

Gilles BILLARD

@Yveaux Yes Yveaux, you're probably righ, but, if I use AVR bootloader and Test Nb 2 the serial monitor says:

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

16 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA---,FQ=8,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
28 TSM:INIT
28 TSF:WUR:MS=0
36 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
38 TSF:SID:OK,ID=20
40 TSM:FPAR
45 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
657 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-20,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
663 TSF:MSG:FPAR OK,ID=0,D=1
2054 TSM:FPAR:OK
2054 TSM:ID
2056 TSM:ID:OK
2058 TSM:UPL
2062 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1
2070 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-20,s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
2076 TSF:MSG:PONG RECV,HP=1
2080 TSM:UPL:OK
2082 TSM:READY:ID=20,PAR=0,DIS=1
2086 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0100
2095 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-20,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
2105 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2.3.2
2115 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0
2125 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-20,s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=0,l=1,sg=0:M
2134 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=9,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:Test Prgm
2146 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=6,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:GB.2.0
2154 MCO:REG:REQ
2156 TSF:MSG:SEND,20-20-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2
2164 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-20,s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
2170 MCO:PIM:NODE REG=1
2174 MCO:BGN:STP
Début du test
2177 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

and Domoticz log is:

2021-04-08 08:08:24.328 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Name: Test Prgm
2021-04-08 08:08:24.329 Status: MySensors: Node: 20, Sketch Version: GB.2.0

NB: On the Sérial monitor, only the last line matters

One more point: Once the Pro-Minis are burnt with MiniCore library, I'm not able to revert on standard AVR bootloader; They are somehow bricked on MiniCore bootloader

Gilles BILLARD

@Gilles-BILLARD
Update: Today, using Arduino UNO as ISP (instead of a ProMini as ISP), I was able to "unbrick" one Pro-Mini and revert to standard AVR bootloader

skywatch

@Gilles-BILLARD Something is not right with either your set up (wiring etc), settings or installation of arduino IDE/libraries.

I just tested a 3V pro mini and was able to to back and forth freely between MiniCore and AVR bootloaders without issue. Two blinks for Minicore and one blink for AVR.

A USB programmer is usually cheaper than an uno, so why not try one and see. That is what I use and the only difference is less cabling and only one arduino in the mix.

In one photo you show nrf24 - are you using FOTA? Is this connected when bootloading the chip?

The error you described a week ago about optiboot should not happen and you should not need to change anything. Try reinstalling the MiniCore library again following the instructions to the letter. Have you in any way modified your boards.txt or changed your arduino ide from default settings or installation path in any way?

Gilles BILLARD

@skywatch When I try to use the red ISP (based on a FT232R ) you can see on the pictures I joined, I receive an error msg like :

avrdude: Version 6.3-20201216
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : usb
         Using Programmer              : usbasp
avrdude: error: could not find USB device with vid=0x16c0 pid=0x5dc vendor='www.fischl.de' product='USBasp'

avrdude done.  Thank you

That is the reason why I used or Po-Mini Or UNO as ISP.
I tried to change and test many others drivers for my FTDI (for 2 days) unsuccessfully

are you using FOTA? Is this connected when bootloading the chip? As you can see on one picture, in the programming section, NRF is NOT wired to the programmed Pro-Mini.
Neither it was when I tried to reprogram the wired Pro-mini because I was using the NRF socket to acces the Arduino pins.

.....or installation of arduino IDE/libraries I checked that as well and installed the new Adruino IDE 2.0.0 beta.... same problèms :-//

Gilles BILLARD

@skywatch said in 💬 Battery Powered Sensors:

....... Two blinks for Minicore and one blink for AVR.....>

Thay is not my case; 1 blink for AVR and NO BLINK for MiniCore !?!?!?

Gilles BILLARD

@Gilles-BILLARD Now it is OKay with that blinks; 1 for AVR boot and 2 for MiniCore and I can revert from one to the other and vice-versa.
( I removed all concerning MiniCore and reload it )
But sleep() is still giving the same issue

skywatch

@Gilles-BILLARD You remembered to connect the nrf before going to sleep?

Gilles BILLARD

skywatch: You remembered to connect the nrf before going to sleep?
@skywatch Yes, of course;
I'm 67, retired, and after 9 days (part time) on this issue, I give up !
I am therefore torn between crushing all that stuff between between a big hammer and my anvil or to discard everything to the trash can.
These sensors are useless if consuming 20mA H24-7/7 because they they should normally be used outside (in my greenhouses) powered by a battery 18650 + a solar cell.

Gilles BILLARD

Can anyone let me know if he sees something wrong in that log after a Min-Core bootloader burn in a Pro-Mini 3.3v
(I do not!)
I ask because it not the same file as the 1st one (the 1st was including the nb "115200" (bauds?) and now it is "38400" )
NOTA: Directory is this one:

C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1\bootloaders\optiboot_flash\bootloaders\atmega328p\8000000L


avrdude: Version 6.3-20201216
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM8
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
         AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
           flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : STK500
         Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
         Hardware Version: 2
         Firmware Version: 1.18
         Topcard         : Unknown
         Vtarget         : 0.0 V
         Varef           : 0.0 V
         Oscillator      : Off
         SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.04s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "0x3f"
avrdude: writing lock (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: 1 bytes of lock written
avrdude: verifying lock memory against 0x3f:
avrdude: load data lock data from input file 0x3f:
avrdude: input file 0x3f contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip lock data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of lock verified
avrdude: reading input file "0b11111111"
avrdude: writing efuse (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: 1 bytes of efuse written
avrdude: verifying efuse memory against 0b11111111:
avrdude: load data efuse data from input file 0b11111111:
avrdude: input file 0b11111111 contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip efuse data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of efuse verified
avrdude: reading input file "0b11011110"
avrdude: writing hfuse (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: 1 bytes of hfuse written
avrdude: verifying hfuse memory against 0b11011110:
avrdude: load data hfuse data from input file 0b11011110:
avrdude: input file 0b11011110 contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip hfuse data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of hfuse verified
avrdude: reading input file "0xe2"
avrdude: writing lfuse (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: 1 bytes of lfuse written
avrdude: verifying lfuse memory against 0xe2:
avrdude: load data lfuse data from input file 0xe2:
avrdude: input file 0xe2 contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip lfuse data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of lfuse verified

avrdude done.  Thank you.


avrdude: Version 6.3-20201216
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM8
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
         AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
           flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : STK500
         Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
         Hardware Version: 2
         Firmware Version: 1.18
         Topcard         : Unknown
         Vtarget         : 0.0 V
         Varef           : 0.0 V
         Oscillator      : Off
         SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.05s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: NOTE: "flash" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
         To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/bootloaders/optiboot_flash/bootloaders/atmega328p/8000000L/optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART0_38400_8000000L_B5.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (32768 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: 32768 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/bootloaders/optiboot_flash/bootloaders/atmega328p/8000000L/optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART0_38400_8000000L_B5.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/bootloaders/optiboot_flash/bootloaders/atmega328p/8000000L/optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART0_38400_8000000L_B5.hex:
avrdude: input file C:\Users\billa\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.1/bootloaders/optiboot_flash/bootloaders/atmega328p/8000000L/optiboot_flash_atmega328p_UART0_38400_8000000L_B5.hex contains 32768 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 32768 bytes of flash verified
avrdude: reading input file "0x0f"
avrdude: writing lock (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.05s

avrdude: 1 bytes of lock written
avrdude: verifying lock memory against 0x0f:
avrdude: load data lock data from input file 0x0f:
avrdude: input file 0x0f contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip lock data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of lock verified

avrdude done.  Thank you.

skywatch

@Gilles-BILLARD I understnad your frustration - I have been there myself.

I suggest s simple node to test with, something like the door/window sensor with just one switch.

Take your promini, remove leds and power regulator (or cut tracks) then burn MiniCore bootloader with 9600 baud, 3.3V, 8MHz INTERNAL, BoD DISABLED.

Then add the radio module (you can try another if you have it - what radio modules are you using? - A link or photo might help, there are bad ones and fakes that could be a problem for you). Load your sketch and try again.

You can measure the current to the whole set up and then just the radio to see if radio is not sleeping. ....

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