Receiving but !TSM:UPL:FAIL and no communication? 2.1.1 issue?

Fabien

You issue is on GW. Node ping GW, GW recieve ping but pong response is never recieve by node.
NodeMCU and especially Chinese clone doesn't have a good 3.3V regulator. Try to power your radio module with external 3.3V (but connect GND together).
I highly recommand you to use another device like Wemos for GW

chbla

Thanks for the reply @Fabien

I'm using this breakout board: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3071 - as far as I understood it has a regulator, is this not sufficient?

gohan

In case of communication problems with wireless modules, adding a cap on vcc it is always a good thing to try

Fabien

Forget the cap with RFM69 modules. Did you put a one wire antenna (164.7 mm) ?
Regulator on breakout board is ok. And what about your VIN power ? Is it sufficient ?
Can you post photo of your GW ?

chbla

@Fabien, thanks for your help!

The antenna is 164.7mm yes.
Regarding VIN - what's ideal to use here? I'm not sure how much power it needs, I've got a bunch of USB power supplies
that I tried.

Pictures of the GW and RFM69 Module:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/txuqvkk1di9awj9/AABpvof5jKt2nq5Vd2rvFrn4a?dl=0

I would really appreciate if anyone could help me get this to run :/

Fabien

Actually you are powering your RFM69 with your 3V from your NodeMCU. It cannot work because you have a 3.3V regulator on the RFM69 board AND 3.3V on NodeMCU is not very good.
First you can try to move your red wire from 3V to VIN on the NodeMCU side. It can works f you use a good USB power supply (1A min).
Just another tip : check in your gateway sketch you have #define MY_IS_RFM69HW

chbla

VIN on the Nodemcu produces WDT resets, not sure why.

I've now connected the RFM69 to the 5V output of a Wemos D1 Mini, and the board via USB.
I'm still getting the same results: https://gist.github.com/solars/7ed4541372f37166910ca4d1842d8c32

Trying to use a regulator I have for the breadboard if I find a suitable power supply.

This is really frustrating.
I tried with a Wemos D1 Mini earlier - only produces WDT resets.
Then tried with Arduino Uno + W5100 Ethernet shield, only to find out it's quite complicated
to get this to run with an RFM69 due to soft spi.

All I want is get this communication to work..

Fabien

Very strange, I have a wemos mini gateway working fine (With nodeMCU i have a lot of commmunication probelms because of regulator). Do you have other radios for testing ? With your wemos+nodemcu did you connect GND together ?
Wdt resets probably occurs because your usb power supply isn't sufficent.

chbla

@Fabien I have now used a second power supply for the RFM69 (5V), USB for the Nodemcu, connected grounds together. But it's still the same..

I also tried a different radio.

Do you maybe have a picture how you connected the Wemos D1 Mini and sketch used? I guess I just had a wiring problem with the wemos.
I would like to try again.

Fabien

I just build a new one because I bought a sensebender Gateway !
So my new setup :

RFM69 -> Wemos Mini D1
SS -> GPIO16 (D0)
SCK -> GPIO14 (D5)
MISO -> GPIO12 (D6)
MOSI -> GPIO13 (D7)
IRQ -> GPIO15 (D8)

Connect GND and 5V power (in my case I Don't use breakout board but direct connection to RFM69

Sketch :

#define MY_DEBUG

// Use a bit lower baudrate for serial prints on ESP8266 than default in MyConfig.h
#define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN 15
#define MY_RF69_SPI_CS 16
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM 15

#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266
#define MY_ESP8266_SSID "Fab-WLAN"
#define MY_ESP8266_PASSWORD "password"

#define MY_PORT 5003
#define MY_GATEWAY_MAX_CLIENTS 2

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <MySensors.h>

void setup() {
}
void presentation() {
}
void loop() {
}

With your Breakout board you must add : #define MY_IS_RFM69HW

And now the log with some testing sensors :

0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RRNGE--,VER=2.1.0-beta
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:LRT:OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:WUR:MS=0
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 5
cnt
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:TSP OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:GW MODE
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0

f r0,
connected with Fab-WLAN, channel 1
dhcp client start...
scandone
..ip:192.168.1.55,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.1.1
.IP: 192.168.1.55
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:STP
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
pm open,type:2 0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,15-15-0,s=3,c=1,t=16,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,15-15-0,s=3,c=1,t=16,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,15-15-0,s=3,c=1,t=16,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0

chbla

@Fabien thanks a lot!

I've set it up like you now, but now the GW doesn't seem to read any messages... damn
https://gist.github.com/solars/823bc62306909efd3fbb1a66b5211b31

Any idea what's wrong again now?

Johannes Hodne

@chbla I gave up on the 2.1.1 library, and tried with 2.0.0. Then everything start working :-D

Fabien

In your gateway your don't #define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RF69_433MHZ . By default it sets to RF69_868MHZ

chbla

@Fabien said in Receiving but !TSM:UPL:FAIL and no communication? 2.1.1 issue?:

In your gateway your don't #define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RF69_433MHZ . By default it sets to RF69_868MHZ

Oh my god! What an incredible stupid mistake!
I wasted all this time trying to get the NodeMCU to work only because I forgot that setting in my initial Wemos Sketch...
It's finally working now.. haha. Let me know when you're in Austria @Fabien you deserve a beer :)

@Johannes-Hodne thanks for the suggestion but it's finally working now :)

Johannes Hodne

Great! I might have to give the 2.1.1 library another try.

Fabien

@chbla Good news ! Now you can play with sensors !

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