nRf24L01+ connection quality meter

boozz

Kijken je buren niet gek op wanneer je met je meter rondloopt? :wink:

gr.

Boozz

AWI

@boozz my neighbors ask me every two weeks what I am doing and what all those strange looking things in my garden and on my roof are... :flushed:

boozz

@AWI

And when you start explaining they look somewhat odd don't they?

mrc-core

I'm having a problem in this part off the code:
"present(counterChild, S_DIMMER, "Quality counter " NODE_TXT) ; // counter uses percentage from dimmer value"

I'm getting this error:
"exit status 1
'present' was not declared in this scope"

How can i fix this ?

mfalkvidd

@mrc-core sounds like you are using the stable (1.5.x) version of MySensors. This sketch requires the development version which is available on github

mrc-core

Thanks for the quick reply.
i'm going to change the versions :)

bjacobse

Can this be extended to also measure NRF24l01 standby current? Maybe some "fake" modules have a high current consumption in stadnby mode, this could drain batteries quickly when used in battery operated devices

cjrpriest

Hi @AWI, could you kindly post your updated version of the sketch that has the parent and destination node numbers on the display?

AWI

@cjrpriest Here you go..

/*
 PROJECT: MySensors / Quality of radio transmission 
 PROGRAMMER: AWI (MySensors libraries)
 DATE: 20160529/ last update: 20160530
 FILE: AWI_Send.ino
 LICENSE: Public domain

 Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
	and MySensors 2.0
	
Special:
	
	
Summary:
	Sends a radio message with counter each  x time to determine fault ratio with receiver
Remarks:
	Fixed node-id & communication channel to other fixed node
	
Change log:
20160530 - added moving average on fail/ miss count, update to 2.0
*/


//****  MySensors *****
// Enable debug prints to serial monitor
#define MY_DEBUG 
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24									// Enable and select radio type attached
//#define MY_RF24_CHANNEL 80								// radio channel, default = 76

#define MY_NODE_ID 250
#define NODE_TXT "Q 250"								// Text to add to sensor name

//#define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 42							// fixed parent to controller when 0 (else comment out = AUTO)


// #define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 7								// Ceech board, 3.3v (7,8)  (pin default 9,10)
// #define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 8
#define DESTINATION_NODE 0								// receiving fixed node id (default 0 = gateway)

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensors.h>  

// display
#include <Wire.h>											// I2C
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>								// LCD display with I2C interface


// helpers
#define LOCAL_DEBUG

#ifdef LOCAL_DEBUG
#define Sprint(a) (Serial.print(a))						// macro as substitute for print, enable if no print wanted
#define Sprintln(a) (Serial.println(a))					// macro as substitute for println
#else
#define Sprint(a)										// enable if no print wanted -or- 
#define Sprintln(a)										// enable if no print wanted
#endif


// MySensors sensor
#define counterChild 0

// send constants and variables
int messageCounter = 0 ; 
const int messageCounterMax = 100 ; 					// maximum message counter value 
const unsigned counterUpdateDelay = 500 ;				// send every x ms and sleep in between

// receive constants and variables
boolean failStore[messageCounterMax] ;					// moving average stores & pointers
int failStorePointer = 0 ;
boolean missedStore[messageCounterMax] ;
int missedStorePointer = 0 ;
int newMessage = 0 ;
int lastMessage = -1 ;
int missedMessageCounter = 0 ; 							// total number of messages in range (messageCounterMax)
int failMessageCounter = 0 ; 							// total number of messages in range (messageCounterMax)
uint8_t parent = 0 ;									// parent node-id 

// Loop delays
const unsigned long displayInterval = 1000UL ;			// display update in ms
unsigned long lastDisplayUpdate = 0 ;					// last update for loop timers

// standard messages
MyMessage counterMsg(counterChild, V_PERCENTAGE);		// Send value

// ***** LCD
//LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE);  // Set the LCD I2C address
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);  // Set the LCD I2C address

void setup() {
	Wire.begin();  // I2C
    // ** LCD display **
    // LCD 2 lines * 16 char.
    lcd.begin(16, 2);
    lcd.setBacklight(HIGH);
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
	lcd.print("AWI Quality nRF24");

	for(int i= 0 ; i <  messageCounterMax ; i++){		// init stores for moving averages
		failStore[i] = true ;
		missedStore[i] = true ;
 	}
	missedStorePointer = failStorePointer = 0 ;
	delay(1000);
}

void presentation(){
// MySensors
	present(counterChild, S_DIMMER, "Quality counter " NODE_TXT) ;  // counter uses percentage from dimmer value
}


void loop() {
	// Sprint("count:") ; Sprintln(messageCounter) ;
	LCD_local_display();
	missedStore[failStorePointer] = false  ; 			// set slot to false (ack message needs to set) ; 
	boolean succes = failStore[failStorePointer] = send(counterMsg.setDestination(DESTINATION_NODE).set(failStorePointer), true);  // send to destination with ack
	if (!succes){
		failMessageCounter++ ; 
		Sprint("Fail on message: ") ; Sprint(failStorePointer) ;
		Sprint(" # ") ; Sprintln(failMessageCounter);
	}
	failStorePointer++ ;
	if(failStorePointer >= messageCounterMax){
		failStorePointer =  0	;						// wrap counter
	}
	parent = getParentNodeId();							// get the parent node (0 = gateway)
	wait(counterUpdateDelay) ;							// wait for things to settle and ack's to arrive
}

void receive(const MyMessage &message) {  				// Expect few types of messages from controller
	newMessage = message.getInt();						// get received value
	switch (message.type){
		case V_PERCENTAGE:
			missedStore[newMessage] = true ;			// set corresponding flag to received.
			if (newMessage > lastMessage){				// number of messages missed from lastMessage (kind of, faulty at wrap)
				Sprint("Missed messages: ") ; Sprintln( newMessage - lastMessage - 1) ;
				missedMessageCounter += newMessage - lastMessage - 1 ;
			}
			lastMessage = newMessage ;
			break ;
		default: break ;
	}
}


// calculate number of false values in array 
// takes a lot of time, but who cares...
int getCount(boolean countArray[], int size){
	int falseCount = 0 ;
	for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++){
		falseCount += countArray[i]?0:1 ;
	}
	return falseCount ;
}

void LCD_local_display(void){
/* prints all available variables on LCD display with units
*/
	
    char buf[17]; 											// buffer for max 16 char display
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "p%-3dFail%4d%3d%%", parent, failMessageCounter, getCount(failStore, messageCounterMax));
    lcd.print(buf);
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "d%-3dMiss%4d%3d%%", DESTINATION_NODE , missedMessageCounter, getCount(missedStore, messageCounterMax));
	lcd.print(buf);
}

cjrpriest

Thanks very much @AWI 👍

karl261

@AWI Strange, with the latest sketch I get

nrf-quality-meter.ino:88:34: error: invalid conversion from 'int' to 't_backlighPol' [-fpermissive]
In file included from nrf-quality-meter.ino:45:0:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Philipp\Eigene Dateien\Arduino\libraries\LiquidCrystal/LiquidCrystal_I2C.h:53:4: error: initializing argument 3 of 'LiquidCrystal_I2C::LiquidCrystal_I2C(uint8_t, uint8_t, t_backlighPol)' [-fpermissive]
LiquidCrystal_I2C (uint8_t lcd_Addr, uint8_t backlighPin, t_backlighPol pol);
^
invalid conversion from 'int' to 't_backlighPol' [-fpermissive]

compiling...

It works using the other line...

// ***** LCD
//LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE);  // Set the LCD I2C address
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);  // Set the LCD I2C address

AWI

@karl261 probably I am using another library for the display. I got it from the Arduino library manager.

Nicklas Starkel

@AWI what is the board between the nano and the radio?
Something available via aliexpress?

I really do not need this as I live in a small flat.. but I NEED THIS! :laughing:

AWI

@Nicklas-Starkel you can find it in the MySensors shop It is a nrf24l01+ socket adapter board. It guarantees a stable supply and includes the famous "radio capacitor"

siod

Hi @AWI,

thanks for the code and the project! ~~Unfortunately my biggest problem is to get my LCD working. It does not do anything with your code, other testcode to test the display is working fine. I am using this line and it should work fine:

LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE);  // Set the LCD I2C address

Any idea what else I could check? I am using arduino IDE 1.6.10

edit: getting this in the serial monitor of the device:

Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
TSM:INIT
TSM:RADIO:OK
TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 3-3-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
TSP:MSG:BC
!TSM:FPAR:FAIL
!TSM:FAILURE
TSM:PDT

then it starts over again...
~~
edit2:
Think I got it now, seems like my gateway wasn´t responding or whatever, now it seems to work...

Edit3:

I got 1 fail and 5000 miss 60%...
Now what does this mean??

Edit4:

I think I need some help: Most of the time I get this on my gw´s Serial Monitor:

0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:BC
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:FPAR REQ (sender=250)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:CHKUPL:OK (FLDCTRL)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:GWL OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:BC
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:FPAR REQ (sender=250)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:CHKUPL:OK (FLDCTRL)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:GWL OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:BC
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:FPAR REQ (sender=250)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:CHKUPL:OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:GWL OK

After some reboots of the quality meter and I guess with a lot of luck it starts working occasionally

This is from the serial monitor of the quality meter:

TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-0 s=0,c=0,t=0,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
!TSP:MSG:PVER mismatch
!TSM:FPAR:FAIL
!TSM:FAILURE
TSM:PDT

I already added a 47u Cap and added those lines to the code:

#define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 0                         // fixed parent to controller when 0 (else comment out = AUTO)
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC

no luck at all...

edit5:
Now I opened the serial output of my GW again, which seems to started the communication:

0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:BC
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:FPAR REQ (sender=250)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:CHKUPL:OK (FLDCTRL)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:GWL OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:PINGED (ID=250, hops=1)
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;!TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:0100
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0:2.0.0
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/250/255/0/0/17
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/250/255/3/0/6
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=0,c=0,t=4,pt=0,l=21,sg=0:Quality counter Q 250
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/250/0/0/0/4
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:2
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:2
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:2
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:ACK msg
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/250/0/1/0/3
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:ACK msg
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:SEND 0-0-250-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/250/0/1/0/3
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:READ 250-250-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:2
0;255;3;0;9;TSP:MSG:ACK msg

I don´t get it what is going on here. Restarted quality meter: blank LCD... :(

NickBuilder

Great tool for a mysensors builder @AWI! I also want to sort out the good radios from the bad, I have enough trouble as it is trying to troubleshoot my questionable sensors.

I got around to building a quality meter for myself, although without the adapter board and with some additional differences. But I really don't understand the output, the fail and miss percentage is almost always 100 % for most of my radios. Am I missing something? Perhaps I should change some addresses to static ones? I thought that perhaps I had to define a corresponding item in Openhab in order for the packages to be acknowledged but this doesn't change the outcome.

Here's the serial output from the "quality meter":

Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
TSM:INIT
TSM:RADIO:OK
TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:0100
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:2.0.0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:0
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=0,l=1,sg=0:M
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=0,t=4,pt=0,l=21,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:Quality counter Q 250
Request registration...
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:2
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:2
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
Node registration=1
Init complete, id=250, parent=0, distance=1, registration=1
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:0
Fail on message: 0 # 1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:0
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:1
Fail on message: 1 # 2
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:2
Fail on message: 2 # 3
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:3
Fail on message: 3 # 4
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:3
Missed messages: 2
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 4 # 5
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 5 # 6
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 6 # 7
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 7 # 8
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 8 # 9
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 9 # 10
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 10 # 11
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:11
Fail on message: 11 # 12
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:11
Missed messages: 7
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:12
Fail on message: 12 # 13
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:13
Fail on message: 13 # 14
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:14
Fail on message: 14 # 15
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:15
Fail on message: 15 # 16
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 16 # 17
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 17 # 18
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 18 # 19
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 19 # 20
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 20 # 21
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 21 # 22
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 22 # 23
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 23 # 24
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 24 # 25
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 25 # 26
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 26 # 27
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 27 # 28
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 28 # 29
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 29 # 30
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 30 # 31
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 31 # 32
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 32 # 33
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 33 # 34
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 34 # 35
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 35 # 36
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:36
Fail on message: 36 # 37
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:37
Fail on message: 37 # 38
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:37
Missed messages: 25
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:38
Fail on message: 38 # 39
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:38
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:39
Fail on message: 39 # 40
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:39
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:40
Fail on message: 40 # 41
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:40
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 41 # 42
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 42 # 43
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 43 # 44
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 44 # 45
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:45
Fail on message: 45 # 46
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:45
Missed messages: 4
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:46
Fail on message: 46 # 47
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:47
Fail on message: 47 # 48
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:47
Missed messages: 1
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:48
Fail on message: 48 # 49
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:48
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:49
Fail on message: 49 # 50
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 50 # 51
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 51 # 52
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 52 # 53
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 53 # 54
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 54 # 55
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 55 # 56
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 56 # 57
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 57 # 58
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 58 # 59
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 59 # 60
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 60 # 61
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 61 # 62
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 62 # 63
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 63 # 64
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 64 # 65
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 65 # 66
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 66 # 67
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 67 # 68
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 68 # 69
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 69 # 70
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 70 # 71
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 71 # 72
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 72 # 73
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 73 # 74
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 74 # 75
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 75 # 76
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 76 # 77
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 77 # 78
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 78 # 79
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 79 # 80
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 80 # 81
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 81 # 82
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 82 # 83
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 83 # 84
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 84 # 85
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 85 # 86
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 86 # 87
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 87 # 88
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 88 # 89
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
TSP:MSG:READ 99-99-0 s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:62.2
!TSM:MSG:REL MSG, but not a repeater
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
TSP:MSG:PONG RECV (hops=1)
TSP:CHKUPL:OK
TSM:UPL:OK
TSM:READY
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:89
Fail on message: 89 # 90
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=1,st=fail:90
Fail on message: 90 # 91
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=2,st=fail:91
Fail on message: 91 # 92
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=3,st=fail:92
Fail on message: 92 # 93
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:92
Missed messages: 43
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=4,st=fail:93
Fail on message: 93 # 94
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:93
Missed messages: 0
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0,ft=5,st=fail:94
Fail on message: 94 # 95
!TSM:UPL FAIL, SNP
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=0,c=1,t=3,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:94
Missed messages: 0
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-250 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 95 # 96
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 96 # 97
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 97 # 98
!TSP:SEND:TNR
Fail on message: 98 # 99
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=250)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
!TSP:MSG:SEND 250-250-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=fail:1

Also, the meter in action generating the output above can be seen here: LINK
After some time, >10 min, the fail percentage is 100 % and the miss percentage around 85 %. Not impressive if interpreted correctly. Could someone give me some pointers to what the problem is? I don't talk "mysensors protocol".

Sorry @siod, I don't think I can help you. You seem to get a lot more messages through though.

AWI

@NickBuilder you seem to have a pretty bad connection (hardware related) . The meter has to be built with a reliable power source and connections. I can't see from the movie how your radio is powered. The reason for using the adapter plate is that it includes a separate ldo and capacitors.

AWI · Any idea what else I could check? I am using arduino IDE 1.6.10

@siod the meter works like a normal sketch. If it does not get past making a connection the rest of the code won't start (ie the LCD). To be honest I can't make up a reason from the serial logs except that your node has problems finding it's parent.

NickBuilder

@AWI, it's hardly visible but I'm actually using a 3V3 buck and a 10 uF cap to power the radio. But I took your advice and tried tos power the radio seperately with two AA batterys, and a cap just in case. This should be a really clean source of power but the outcome is still the same.

I guess I'll order som new radios, hopefully from a different supplier. I'll get some adapter boards with (switchless) LDO's while I'm at it.

Why is the parent changing from 255 to 0 back and forth? I have a serial gateway connected to a Pi and aside from some temp sensors I also have an RC switch for my outlets which also acts as a gateway but the adress is neither 255 nor 0.

Thanks!

AWI

@NickBuilder I hope you solve your issues with new radio's. I have very little which don't function at all.
The id "0" belongs to your gateway "255" is a kind of broadcast id which is a.o. used when a node number is not known. Both id's are not available for you to assign to a node.

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