Problems with sensor node
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Hi,
I'm trying to get my first sensor node to work, but the only thing that comes out of the serial monitor is this:
0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.1.1 3 TSM:INIT 4 TSF:WUR:MS=0 11 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL 12 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1 14 TSM:FAIL:PDT 10016 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 10018 TSM:INIT 10024 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL 10028 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2 10029 TSM:FAIL:PDT 20032 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 20034 TSM:INIT 20040 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL 20043 TSM:FAIL:CNT=3 20044 TSM:FAIL:PDTCan anyone tell me what this means?
I have check the wiring a million times, used different Aduino nanos (clones) and radio modules(nrf24), used decoupling capacitors and powered the radio from a different supply, but still the same :angry:Please give me some tips!
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@henninne said in Problems with sensor node:
It might be many different things but definetely related to the radio... The modules should at least initialize unless they are completely fried. Another thing is getting them to "talk" to each other but that's another story. Check that everything is connected correctly, the wires are correct, etc. You may also post your sketch ad a photo of your hardware and connections in case we can see something weird...
You may also try to start simpler, by using some test example from some of the multiple libraries around, especially on GitHub, like this one.
In terms of itnerpreting the log, you can use the incredibly useful log parser here.
Additional troubleshooting: here.
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I've had nrf24 modules of all sorts, even the blob type, and had to go through many many problems until i got them working. But all of them except for 2 were able to initialize. Of the two that didn't, one of them I fried it myself by connecting it incorrectly, and the other one had a broken track so that the MISO pin was not reaching the corresponding pin on the nrf24 chip.
So while I agree that from the provided information this looks like a bad wiring or a fried chip, the fact that he has tried 3 different radios from different sellers seems to infer that it might still be worth trying to help the OP go through some troubleshooting - which in turn is how most of us have learnt most of what we know today while building our first sensors.
By the way henninne - you have replaced the arduino board and the radio... have you tried completely replacing all the wires? I've found some of them that were not correctly crimped (even though bought "ready to use") and causing false contacts.
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@manutremo said in Problems with sensor node:
OP
Ok guys, thanks for all the tips so far. I checked again all wiring and tested the connection with a multimeter and yes, it looks like one of the "ready to use" cables was faulty. So I removed the crimp cables and soldered on wires and now it looks like it works at least. Now I only have the node connected to the PC (gateway is not available), so does this serial monitor print look correct? I have loaded some simple Door/window sensor sketch, why isn't the digital pin state show up in the serial monitor? Does it have to be connected to the gateway?
0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.1.1 3 TSM:INIT 4 TSF:WUR:MS=0 11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK 12 TSM:FPAR 15 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 2022 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 2024 TSM:FPAR 2026 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 4034 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 4036 TSM:FPAR 4038 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 6046 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 6048 TSM:FPAR 6050 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 8058 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL 8059 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1 8061 TSM:FAIL:PDT 18065 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 18067 TSM:INIT 18074 TSM:INIT:TSP OK 18076 TSM:FPAR 18078 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 20086 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 20088 TSM:FPAR 20090 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 22099 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 22102 TSM:FPAR 22104 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 24112 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 24114 TSM:FPAR 24116 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 26124 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL 26125 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2 26127 TSM:FAIL:PDT 36130 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 36132 TSM:INIT 36140 TSM:INIT:TSP OK 36142 TSM:FPAR 36144 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 38152 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 38154 TSM:FPAR 38156 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 40164 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 40166 TSM:FPAR 40168 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 42176 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 42178 TSM:FPAR 42180 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 44188 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL 44189 TSM:FAIL:CNT=3 44191 TSM:FAIL:PDT 54194 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 54196 TSM:INIT 54203 TSM:INIT:TSP OK 54205 TSM:FPAR 54207 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 56215 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 56217 TSM:FPAR 56219 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 58227 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 58229 TSM:FPAR 58231 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 60239 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 60241 TSM:FPAR 60243 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 62252 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL 62253 TSM:FAIL:CNT=4 62255 TSM:FAIL:PDT 72258 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT 72260 TSM:INIT 72267 TSM:INIT:TSP OK 72269 TSM:FPAR 72271 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 74280 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 74283 TSM:FPAR 74285 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 76293 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 76295 TSM:FPAR 76297 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: 78305 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY 78307 TSM:FPAR 78309 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK: -
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That is correct. When the node is not connected to gateway, the rest of the code is not executed until the connection is established. If you look into examples there is a MockMysensor sketch that you can use to simulate some nodes sending data
