[Solved] MySensors 2.0 Ethernet gateway (ENC28J60) restart / IP issue

[intellium]

The next run it only took 20 mins. before the gateway stopped responding....

[tekka]

@intellium Issues with ENC: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=398258.0

sounds pretty much the same...

[intellium]

@tekka Yeah, I was afraid of that....

I think I might just build a serial gateway and use that for Domoticz as those seem a lot more stable. Then when I find a good source for a w5100 module, I'll get some of those for building an ethernet gateway.

[intellium]

Just a little update:

I build a serial gateway and attached it to Domoticz. Been working ever since, even during the night. Guess this is the way to go for now.

[tekka]

@intellium Sounds good - fyi, I'm using both, W5100 and ESP8266-based GWs, w/o issues.

[intellium]

@tekka I've got a bunch of esp8266 modules laying around. Maybe I'll just search how to wire those up to my nano's and find some code to run it as a dedicated gateway / sensor node. I've noticed the site uses a NodeMCU board for this instead of an Arduino (Nano) ?

[GizMoCuz]

Having the exact issue as the OP, but then with a W5100 shield and a NRF24.
Reverting back to MySensors 1.5.4 solves the problem.
Now i was on a beta of 2.0 that i uploaded to the gateway quite some time ago, and this worked without issues
Something has changed in the final 2.0 release... and i want to revert that change ;)

[tekka]

@GizMoCuz You mean W5100 freezes and MCU remains responsive? SoftSPI?

[GizMoCuz]

No, the Node is resetting itself with the messages in the first post.
If i disable debug, it is logging the IP Address over and over again (each second), connection is reset at that moment

[tekka]

@GizMoCuz Please upload your sketch and describe your configuration, I will try to reproduce with my HW.

[GizMoCuz]

The sketch is 99,999% the same as 'GatewayW5100' except i changed:

#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,0,50 

The default Arduino ethernet server examples work perfectly

Thanks in advance !

[tekka]

@GizMoCuz did you uncomment

#define MY_DEBUG

as suggested above?

[GizMoCuz]

@tekka said:

@GizMoCuz did you uncomment

#define MY_DEBUG

as suggested above?

Yep, see three posts up (If i disable debug, it is logging the IP Address over and over again (each second), connection is reset at that moment)

And unfortunately does not explain why version 1.5 is running (but missing important features/fixes)

[tekka]

@GizMoCuz I cannot reproduce your observation with a UNO and W5100 shield. How about power-supply, SPI settings/pins in yor setup?

[Maks_K]

I have the same problem:
Mega 2560+ w5100
Lib 1.5.4 all good
Lib 2.0 restart again and again

[tekka]

@Maks_K @GizMoCuz see here for a solution: https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/4680/mysensors-2-0-ethernet-gateway-atmega-w5100-restart-all-time/3

[intellium]

@tekka After my original report that the serial gateway worked through the night, I have had to reset it every ~24 hours. Somewhere around that timeframe, the serial gateway just doesn't respond anymore. Restarting the controller doesn't help. When I reset the serial gateway, it instantly works again and continues to do so for around 24 hours. So it seems that although the serial gateway works longer, it eventually also suffers the same issue.... Is this some kind of memory leak perhaps ?

[sundberg84]

@intellium - as said before, I strongly as well suspect power issues. I would try out different power supplies and try changing out different parts in your setup.

[intellium]

@sundberg84 I've tried different power supplies already with the same problem.

I'll source some more components from different shops and will build another gateway to test. Will report back once done.

[Yveaux]

@intellium said:

seems that although the serial gateway works longer, it eventually also suffers the same issue

Getting into a 'reboot loop' and 'no longer responding' are probably two different things. We should be careful not to mix things up!