Sensebender Micro

[jovo]

Is there anybody who can comment if the battery usage is increased in V2.0?

I feel that my batteries are draining faster then with 1.4 I had installed before.

Also I am seeing issues with the Force Retransmit. I dont see this working either. it just transmits when Transmit_Treshhold is kicked.

My sketch is pretty default. As far as I can see, I only turned Batt_Sensor on.

[mvader]

@jovo what is your usage? I'm getting 8+ months easily
I have a sensor in my deep freeze, been there for 8+ months and still working fine.

[jovo]

@mvader Hi,
I guess you are not for 8 months on v2?
I had a long time on the previous version as well.
Haven't done the measurements, but I noticed my batteries were depleted quickly since v2 was on.
I am more concerned about the fact that the force transmission doesn't seem to be working.

[alexsh1]

@jovo how exactly do you define "quicker" please? I do not think anyone had enough time to test it. My batteries dropped 0.2V for 2 months (reporting temp/humidity/pressure every minute) but that does not mean anything at all. I would need to run it for another 6 months at least to say what I think.

[Mitja Blazinsek]

i have some problems with sensbender micro it all work fine it shows temp and hum in mycontroller bu then i try to program the board to test my FTDI programmer, for test i was try to upload default sketch but since then it showing me only node in mycontroller without any sensors :(

this is my log from debug:

0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNONA--,VER=2.1.1
4 TSM:INIT
4 TSF:WUR:MS=0
12 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
14 TSF:SID:OK,ID=5
16 TSM:FPAR
53 TSF:MSG:SEND,5-5-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2062 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2064 TSM:FPAR
2101 TSF:MSG:SEND,5-5-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4110 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4112 TSM:FPAR
4149 TSF:MSG:SEND,5-5-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6158 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6160 TSM:FPAR
6197 TSF:MSG:SEND,5-5-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8206 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8208 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8210 TSM:FAIL:PDT
18214 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
18216 TSM:INIT
18225 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
18227 TSF:SID:OK,ID=5
18229 TSM:FPAR

[gohan]

That looks like there is no communication with gateway. Did you check gw log? You could also update mysensors to latest 2.2

[Mitja Blazinsek]

but before it was working im using sensebender gateway and i see node in controler, i update my sensors and still nothing

[Mitja Blazinsek]

OK i found the problem i just needed to clear the eeprom and it works i remembered that i had this problem before with binary switch sample

[Mitja Blazinsek]

sory still not workinkg i was thinking that i solve the problem but i didn't now i was try to connect other sensebender micro and it's working with no problem and i noticed that the red led flash on micro when i connect power i dont se that led on previous not working micro is it possible that i burn micro when programming, bu ti upload program with no problems i also had 3,3V jumper on the programer :(

[gohan]

You could try with a basic blink sketch and see if you can blink an led

[Mitja Blazinsek]

nothing happened just upload blink code but no blinking :(

// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
  // initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
}```

[gohan]

have you tried another led?

[Mitja Blazinsek]

it work when i try button example, had no diode at the hand

[gohan]

maybe the led on the sensebender is broken... at least you figured it still works

[tbowmo]

@mitja-blazinsek

Try toggling A2 instead og BUILTIN_LED. Or try the default Sensebender Micro sketch, found here.

With the default sketch loaded, you could try holding A0 low, while applying power to the Sensebender Micro, this will start a selftest routine, blinking the LED at the end.

[Mitja Blazinsek]

can anyone help me every sensor it work fine first time in mycontroler but but when i reprogram it with same code it doesn't register anymore in my controller like i remember i have this same problem about year ago with binary switch bu i can't remember what was solution for problem that why sensebender micro doesn't work i just try hum. sensor with nano working fine after reprogram with same code my controller doesn't recognize anymore :( do i have clear anything in my controller i already try to delete node and sensor but no affect

[gohan]

Do you see correct communication on node and gw logs?

[Mitja Blazinsek]

16 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA---,VER=2.2.0
25 TSM:INIT
26 TSF:WUR:MS=0
33 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
35 TSM:INIT:STATID=15
37 TSF:SID:OK,ID=15
39 TSM:FPAR
75 TSF:MSG:SEND,15-15-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2082 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2084 TSM:FPAR

[gohan]

@mitja-blazinsek said in Sensebender Micro:

2082 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY

That's clearly a communication problem, look at the gateway what do you see

[Mitja Blazinsek]

Jan 30, 2018 04:46:45 PM	Notice	Node	 mysensors   0	Received	Internal	[Log message] TSF:MSG:GWL OK
Jan 30, 2018 04:46:45 PM	Notice	Node	 mysensors   0	Received	Internal	[Log message] TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
Jan 30, 2018 04:46:45 PM	Notice	Node	 mysensors   0	Received	Internal	[Log message] TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=15
Jan 30, 2018 04:46:45 PM	Notice	Node	 mysensors   0	Received	Internal	[Log message] TSF:MSG:BC
Jan 30, 2018 04:46:45 PM	Notice	Node	 mysensors   0	Received	Internal	[Log message] TSF:MSG:READ,15-15-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0: