💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway

[mfalkvidd]

@aglock see https://forum.mysensors.org/post/79403

[aglock]

@mfalkvidd Wow, thanks that works! :D

[Woeka]

Got mysensors gateway working on gpio of my Pi again using ./configure --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-irq-pin=15 --my-leds-err-pin=12 --my-leds-rx-pin=16 --my-leds-tx-pin=18 --my-gateway=ethernet --my-port=5003

However on tx or tx always the two leds connected to pin 16 and 18 are lit. More people with the same problem?

[sineverba]

@Woeka There is (on Arduino Gateway) a function named "DEFINE INVERSE BLINK". Try to search for same for PI....

[romeo01]

Can we use the "debug ota log" features with the raspberryPi gateway ??

My node is not accessible and runs MYSBootloader.
My gateway is raspberryPI.

Now, I need to update the firmware on my node. Via MYSController, no problems, upload runs like a charm.

But how to do for debugging my sketch ? Some bugs appear...... , I need to take a look on some vars values.
Usually, I use the serial port with serial.print(some vars).
Which alternative I have to use without serial port, only OTA features ?

Thanks for the great work !!

[gohan]

Unless you are using an esp8266, I don't think you can remote debug a pro mini. @sundberg84 is working on a serial logger to microsd card, maybe it could help you in some way

[romeo01]

In fact, I do not need to log, but need to look what's happen in my sketch.
The new "OTALog" function, MY_OTA_LOG_SENDER_FEATURE or MY_DEBUG_OTA seems to be the good way.
From the docs, it allows to send a debug message to another node or gateway via OTA.

But how to got the debug message from OTA node, on the gateway side (RaspberryPi) ?

[gohan]

@romeo01 said in 💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway:

MY_DEBUG_OTA

I'd start reading from here https://www.mysensors.org/apidocs-beta/group__SerialDebugGrpPub.html#ga6bd5956352d3a184a0cb02783b8d35ff

[romeo01]

@gohan said in 💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway:

@romeo01 said in 💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway:

MY_DEBUG_OTA

I'd start reading from here https://www.mysensors.org/apidocs-beta/group__SerialDebugGrpPub.html#ga6bd5956352d3a184a0cb02783b8d35ff

Well, you found the starting point !

MY_OTA_LOG_SENDER_FEATURE & MY_DEBUG_OTA are enabled on my OTA node.

Again the same question: What I have to do on the gateway side ?
Is it possible with the raspberry Gateway ?

I'm still looking for debugging my sketch in remote. I need to have a look on the debug messages. I reminder, the node is not accessible and runs MYSbootloader.

[gohan]

If I understood well, you need to set a target node ID that will receive the debug and then make a node with that ID in order to get the debug messages

[romeo01]

Exactly, but I would like to use the gateway (raspberry) as target.
Is that possible ?
If yes, how to display the debug message on the gateway.
I have an access to my gateway only via SSH.

[gohan]

I have no idea if can do it, but you could just have a node connected to USB port of the rpi and do a "cat" on the USB port and you can read the debug from the node

[signal15]

Is it possible to build a gateway that is MQTT, but also listens on port 5003? I want to send my data up to AWS IoT, but I also need port 5003 for Vera integration.

[gohan]

You can use node-red to bridge the ethernet gateway and the aws service. Are you sure vera plug in doesn't support mqtt?

[signal15]

@gohan, there are two MQTT plugins for the Vera with varying capabilities. But, the mysensors plugin for Vera doesn't appear to support MQTT at all. I could probably get one of those MQTT plugins working, but I'm not sure how stable they are. I hate installing unstable plugins and having them crash LUUP. I need to maintain a positive WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor), and broken HA doesn't help with that. :)

[gohan]

I guess node-red is the best option for you

[pepson]

Hi
I start build MySensors Gateway on my Rpi3. I use radio RFM69HW and connected it as show on page to GPIO.
https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry
I build it by command:
./configure --my-transport=rfm69 --my-rfm69-frequency=868 --my-is-rfm69hw --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB1

Then make. But in Domoticz when i run and add to hardware i have error:
2017-12-27 17:05:09.419 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB1
2017-12-27 17:05:09.419 MySensors: Gateway Version: 2.2.0-rc.2
2017-12-27 17:05:09.420 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file
2017-12-27 17:05:10.419 MySensors: retrying in 30 seconds...
2017-12-27 17:05:39.422 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB1
2017-12-27 17:05:39.422 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file
2017-12-27 17:05:40.422 MySensors: retrying in 30 seconds...
2017-12-27 17:06:09.425 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB1
2017-12-27 17:06:09.425 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file
2017-12-27 17:06:10.425 MySensors: retrying in 30 seconds...
2017-12-27 17:06:39.427 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB1
2017-12-27 17:06:39.428 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file
2017-12-27 17:06:40.428 MySensors: retrying in 30 seconds...
2017-12-27 17:07:09.430 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB1
2017-12-27 17:07:09.430 Error: Serial Port closed!... Error: End of file

port ttyUSB1 is empty as i check.
Please help me where is the problem...

[mfalkvidd]

@pepson what output did you get when you tested the gateway?

[pepson]

mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-rc2
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.2.0-rc2
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: MCO:BGN:STP
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1

[mfalkvidd]

@pepson thanks. Nothing strange there. Anything i teresting in var/log/syslog after enabling debug output?