How to best set up a bigger mysensors installation
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You could use rfm69hw with 433Mhz frequency, with high power output and better penetration maybe you could make it with just one gateway (maybe placed in the middle of the house). Also multiple WiFi gateways are possible, you only have to use different channels on the nrf24 to separate one network from the other
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I will try to make due with one high power gateway (+ possible repeaters) then. Thanks for the feedback though!
@gohan 433Mhz will be used too to control some old outlets. But most of my pcbs are designed for the nrf24 so I'll stay with that for now. -
I will try to make due with one high power gateway (+ possible repeaters) then. Thanks for the feedback though!
@gohan 433Mhz will be used too to control some old outlets. But most of my pcbs are designed for the nrf24 so I'll stay with that for now. -
I will try to make due with one high power gateway (+ possible repeaters) then. Thanks for the feedback though!
@gohan 433Mhz will be used too to control some old outlets. But most of my pcbs are designed for the nrf24 so I'll stay with that for now.@LastSamurai - as said in the post, i have also set static node ids and in some few cases parent as well. I have celler with concrete roof(gw), main floor (repeater) and attic (wooden floor) and that works for me with Nrf24l01+
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@LastSamurai - as said in the post, i have also set static node ids and in some few cases parent as well. I have celler with concrete roof(gw), main floor (repeater) and attic (wooden floor) and that works for me with Nrf24l01+
@sundberg84 Thanks, nice to know! Why the static node ids though? I get the static parent id but a node only needs to get the id once anyways, right?
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Because node ids are necessary and if your controller doesn't have auto assign you have to do it manually
@gohan Ah ok, sure! I haven't used a controller without auto-assignment yet ;)
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@sundberg84 Thanks, nice to know! Why the static node ids though? I get the static parent id but a node only needs to get the id once anyways, right?
@LastSamurai - my controller does have auto assign ID, but I like to have a documentation for my nodes. If i upgrade a node sometimes it recieves a new node id (even if its the same hardware) so this way i know that node 8 is always my rain sensor for example :)
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Just as a note, once Node ID is assigned the first time (manually or auto) it is stored into the eeprom so in theory you can run the exact same code on multiple sensors (without defining node ID) that makes it easier to manage when you do updates (either via cable or OTA)
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I always got the same behavior. The ID should never change after it was first assigned, You need to flash the erase eeprom sketch to get rid of it.
