Error Sending switch command

[hugo_pn]

Made a test (with the external antenna on Gateway) the other day and this is what happens.

I put the nrf24 with the external antenna attached to the Nano and Upload the Serial Gateway Scetch onto it.

Ran The Serial Monitor and get this

0;0;3;0;9;gateway started, id=0, parent=0, distance=0

0;0;3;0;14;Gateway startup complete.

I remove it from the PC, attach it to the Raspberry Pi I give two switch commands that work, then at the third attempt the message comes to life "Error sending switch command, check device/hardware !"

2016-01-06 01:04:25.708 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB0

2016-01-06 01:04:27.186 MySensors: Gateway Ready...

2016-01-06 01:04:27.262 MySensors: Gateway Version: 1.5

2016-01-06 01:04:28.329 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)

2016-01-06 01:04:56.024 User: admin initiated a switch command

2016-01-06 01:04:58.436 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)

2016-01-06 01:05:05.599 User: admin initiated a switch command

2016-01-06 01:05:28.560 Hardware Monitor: Fetching data (System sensors)

Back to PC this is what I get.

0;0;3;0;9;radio init fail

After a few minutes It's OK again like the beginning.

Thanks

[sundberg84]

It (radio init fail) means that when you power it up (connecting it back to PC) it cant initialise radio.
Mostly this is = check wires and/or power issues.

Actions:
Check wires, check wires and check wires :)
Try powering your nano without the relay attached if possible (and see if you get Radio Init fails)
If not - power your relay seperatly if possible (relay often create interferance with radio).

[hugo_pn]

@sundberg84

Thanks for the reply, the thing is that I'm powering the Nano via USB from the raspberry Pi (serial Gateway with the external antenna).
The wires I don't think are the problem because it works with the integrated antenna.

Can I power Up the Nano with the Raspbery Pi USB and a 5V Transformer with out burning everything?

From what I remember, parallel tension doesn't sum up, but the current does. Wright?

Will I damage everything, including the Raspberry?

Thanks

[sundberg84]

Sorry i missunderstood you, you are talking about the gateway, not the node with the relay right?
If so, you dont need to power it seperetaly....

Start with checking your wires...

[jloc]

Hello friends:
Happens to me the same error " Error sending command switch , check device / hardware ! " when I update the device status from the application. HOWEVER from the device button it works well.
I tested with serial GW (internal GPIO ) and GW LAN , with the same results.
The traces of the device and the GW are:

Device type: light node: 3 child: 6

Command Msg GW Msg Device
On button 3; 6; 1; 0; 2; 1; send 3-3-2-0 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:1
read: 0-2-3 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:1
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:6 , New status: 1
On Domoticz 3; 6; 1; 1; 2; 1; read: 0-2-3 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=2,sg=0:1
send 3-3-2-0 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:1
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:6 , New status: 1
Off button 3; 6; 1; 0; 2; 0; send 3-3-2-0 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:0
read: 0-2-3 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:0
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:6 , New status: 0
Off Domoticz 3; 6; 1; 1; 2; 0; read: 0-2-3 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=2,sg=0:0
send 3-3-2-0 s=6,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:0
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:6 , New status: 0

A Someone comes up with an idea?

[sundberg84]

This might be useful: http://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=8910&p=61791&hilit=switch#p61791

[NBM]

I have solved the problem. I changes power supply and now it works.

Can someone recommend some power supply?

[hugo_pn]

@sundberg84 Thanks for the reply.

@NBM

That's great news for all of US with this issue. With how many Amp's are you feeding the Arduino now?

Regarding the power supply, as @sundberg84 has said " Here is a great discussion: http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1607/safe-in-wall-ac-to-dc-transformers"

Chears

[PostaanErik]

I have similar issues with the Relay Actuator and Domoticz

I’m using MySensors 1.5, Serial gateway and domoticz on a windows machine.
Currently latest version: domoticz-win32-2_4078
Working with the standard provided arduino examples.

I cannot get Domoticz controlling the relay. The status is presented in domoticz when I use the RelayWithButtonActuator and press the button

Hardware is detected in Domoticz, devices are showing up (other devices like pressure/humidity are working fine).

I used multiple Arduino pro’s with different NRF’s + capacitator.
Disable Ack results in an error when trying to Switch via Domoticz

The serial output of the RelayWithButtonActuator looks like this:

send: 0-0-0-0 s=255,c=0,t=18,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,st=ok:1.5.1
send: 0-0-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:0
repeater started, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
send: 0-0-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=14,sg=0,st=ok:Relay & Button
send: 0-0-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,st=ok:1.0
send: 0-0-0-0 s=1,c=0,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=ok:

When I press the button attached to the arduino:

This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:1, New status: 0
send: 0-0-0-0 s=1,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:1
read: 0-0-0 s=1,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:1
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:1, New status: 1

Any help or a working arduino Sketch would be appreciated.

Thanks

Erik

[sundberg84]

The logs look ok, doesnt the relay switch when you get this?

Incoming change for sensor:1, New status: 0
send: 0-0-0-0 s=1,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:1
read: 0-0-0 s=1,c=1,t=2,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:1
This is an ack from gateway
Incoming change for sensor:1, New status: 1

If not My guess its a power problem with the relay.

[PostaanErik]

Yes it is switching, but initiated from the attached button

[sundberg84]

But not working from Domoticz and you get "Error sending command to switch" ?
Then nothing in the logs i guess when you try to initiate the command from Domoticz?

Its a trend here.. dont know if that is domoticz or MySensors but if you dont see anything in GW log trying to initiate the command from Domoticz I would ask this question in the Domoticz forum because then its a issue there.

[Cliff Karlsson]

I am not very skilled at these things but I had the same problem for a long time and the only solution I found was to disable ack in domoticz.

select hardware in the hardware/devices tab find the mysensors gateway and click setup.

Try to find your node and deselect the ack box.

[PostaanErik]

Thanks for the input, but this is not working for me :(

[PostaanErik]

Small Update: seems that everything "sending" from domoticz is not received at the nodes.
When monitoring the serial from relay, dimmer, rgb....

when i tick devices in domoticz, a sensor is just not receiving:

send: 31-31-0-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,st=ok:1.5.1
send: 31-31-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:0
sensor started, id=31, parent=0, distance=1
send: 31-31-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=14,sg=0,st=ok:Relay & Button
send: 31-31-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,st=ok:1.0
send: 31-31-0-0 s=1,c=0,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=ok:

[hugo_pn]

Hi all,

After trying several things, I decided to try a downgrade on Domoticz going back to Domoticz V2.2563.

Seems to be flawless, Suddenly everything is working fine for the past 6 days.

What do you make of this?

Thanks

[flopp]

I read this post yesterday and today I solved it.
My GW was restarting as soon as I was sending a command to a MYS node with dimmer child.
I am using nRF PA-LNA, with extra power supply, PA_HIGH. Domoticz 3.8795, MYS 2.1.1. Nano as serial GW.
Tried PA_LOW, new nRF but that didn't help.
Today I found the solution, I disabled DEBUG in GW and now I can't reproduce any restarts.