NRF24L01+ problems in 2.1.1 and 2.2.0 Beta

[miljume]

@Yveaux Thanks for the feedback but I am using a RPI Shield so the connections should be stable

[wergeld]

@miljume I am having the same issue since 2.1 and trying to revert to 2.2 beta it fails as well. I am using an RPi model 2 B and the same RPI shield (I have traded out the shield as I have a few and same result). All of my nodes have been offline for months as the gateway does not function.

[gohan]

I remember there was a bug in the library for rpi2 but I can't remember the details

[wergeld]

@gohan That bug had to do with the chipset but that was resolved i think.

[miljume]

@gohan Now I have tried compiling it with one line command but the GW still don't start with 2.1.1

./configure --my-transport=nrf24 --my-gateway=ethernet --my-port=5003

mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.1
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.1
mysgw: TSM:INIT
mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
mysgw: TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
mysgw: TSM:FAIL:PDT

[Yveaux]

@miljume I see alternating !TSM:INIT:TSP Fail and TSM:INIT:TSP OK in your logs.
The fails indicate a failure to communicate with the radio module.
Is there a pattern in these fails between software versions?

[miljume]

@Yveaux The FAIL´s all occur with 2.1.1 and the OK is with 2.2.0 Beta. Same radio connections for both so the FAIL´s should not be connected to communication with the radio module. I have also tried 3 radios and 2 different ways of connecting them (Shield and Dupont cables) Even if 2.2.0 starts OK the problem is that it for the Ethernet GW it fails to connect

mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGL---,VER=2.2.0-beta
mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
mysgw: TSM:INIT
mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
mysgw: connect: Connection refused
mysgw: failed to connect
mysgw: Eth: connect
mysgw: connect: Connection refused
mysgw: failed to connect
mysgw: Eth: connect

And for the Serial GW it gives the following error in Domoticz

2017-10-10 18:43:07.538 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB020
2017-10-10 18:43:07.538 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file
2017-10-10 18:43:08.538 MySensors: retrying in 30 seconds...

None of them picks up sensor reports

[gohan]

Do you have a spare microsd and try a clean install ?

[miljume]

@gohan I have tried a clean install both with Rapbian Stretch and Raspbian Jessie but the results are the same

[gohan]

Did you check if spi is enabled in configuration? Sorry for stupid questions, but I need to broaden the search for the issue

[wergeld]

@gohan, I can only speak for me but I have done the following on my RPi 2 B:
Changed out radios
Used shield for radio or just straight wiring to radio
New flash of latest minimal Raspbian
Enabled SPI

And various combinations of those. Maybe something broke in an update to Raspbian or some other change to the mysensors repo?

[miljume]

@gohan Yes, otherwise it fails already during build

[arraWX]

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[arraWX]

With 2.1.1 I have the exact same problems.

However, everything seems to be fine with 2.2.0 Beta:

git clone https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors.git --branch development
cd MySensors
./configure --my-transport=nrf24 --my-gateway=ethernet --my-port=5003 --my-rf24-pa-level=RF24_PA_MAX
make

In domoticz:

The result:

pi@raspberrypi:~/MySensors $ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGL---,VER=2.2.0-beta
mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
mysgw: TSM:INIT
mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
mysgw: Listening for connections on 0.0.0.0:5003
mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,2-2-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.0
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,2-2-0,s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:58

After success with 2.2.0 Beta I tried to go back to 2.1.1. However, it still does not work.

I am on rpi3 and use a socket adapter board for the radio.

[wergeld]

So, I did a lot of re-configuring and using 2.2.0 beta when a node sends a value payload (in my case a temp/humidity/battery value I get this while running my RPi ethernet gateway in debug:

mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,3-3-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: TSF:MSG:BC
mysgw: TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=3
mysgw: TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
mysgw: TSF:MSG:GWL OK
mysgw: !TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-3-3,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,3-3-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: TSF:MSG:BC
mysgw: TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=3
mysgw: TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
mysgw: TSF:MSG:GWL OK

This continues until I kill the process. In the middle of all of these error messages though, it also reports client PING events:

mysgw: Client 0: 0;0;3;0;18;PING

Other interesting items of note:
Domoticz says the values for temp have not been updated for 3+ hours for that node.
Domoticz says that node only has a temp sensor.
MYSController reports it having 2 sensors (temp and humidity) and it reports the values when i would expect them to be sent (ie, not 3+ hours old but updated continuously when temp changes).

I am at my wits end here.

[gohan]

NACK on the gateway usually means that the radio module is not powered correctly or there is a range issue (or you didn't set max tx power on the gateway)

[wergeld]

This is getting odder and odder.
I am running 2.2.1 beta on my RPi2B. It is running on channel 76, with power max, and using ethernet gateway config.
I have MYSController running on separate laptop and it is seeing updates to temp/hum and/or battery level. However, neither Domoticz or OpenHab2 have seen a change since last night at 9pm.

In Domoticz - Setup - Hardware - Mysensors 2.2.0 Gateway it shows 2 nodes. First node is the gateway, of course, and the second is the sensor node. The data and the last seen times are correct! But, the Domoticz - Setup - Device list only shows the Temp sesnor and a last seen date of last night at 9pm. There are not other mysensors devices available.
So, what is different between MYSControler and Domoticz and OpenHab?

[wergeld]

@gohan This doesnt really make sense to me. This happens after I get data from a sensor and the gateway gets stuck in a loop of those messages. MYSControler shows the correct value that triggered these messages while OpenHab and Domoticz do not.

[gohan]

Do you have capacitors on the radio modules? If you move the node closer to the gateway (3/4 meters apart) , does it work better?

[wergeld]

@gohan Yes, capacitors on both the node(s) and the gateway radios. Moving the nodes closer to gateway has no affect. The gateway is sending out udpates (per MYSControler at least) but Domoticz sees no new devices and OpenHab has not seen an update either. So frustrating.