[SOLVED] Testing Serial Gateway?

[FrankVK]

Hi,

Being new to Sensors, I have build my first serial gateway (Aruino Pro Mini (328P 3.3V) & NRF24L01) according to the instruction video on this site. The gateway seems to be working according to the debug log; my controller (Domoticz) also 'sees' the gateway.

0;255;3;0;9;0 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA---,REL=255,VER=2.3.1
0;255;3;0;9;14 TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;22 TSF:WUR:MS=0
0;255;3;0;9;34 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
0;255;3;0;9;43 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
0;255;3;0;9;51 TSM:FAIL:DIS
0;255;3;0;9;59 TSF:TDI:TSL
0;255;3;0;9;10070 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
0;255;3;0;9;10078 TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;10090 !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
0;255;3;0;9;10100 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
0;255;3;0;9;10110 TSM:FAIL:DIS
0;255;3;0;9;10119 TSF:TDI:TSL

However, when I fire up a (DHT22) client, it does not see the Gateway.

__  __       ____
|  \/  |_   _/ ___|  ___ _ __  ___  ___  _ __ ___
| |\/| | | | \___ \ / _ \ `_ \/ __|/ _ \| `__/ __|
| |  | | |_| |___| |  __/ | | \__ \  _  | |  \__ \
|_|  |_|\__, |____/ \___|_| |_|___/\___/|_|  |___/
        |___/                      2.3.1
 

51 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA---,REL=255,VER=2.3.1
81 TSM:INIT
86 TSF:WUR:MS=0
94 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
100 TSM:FPAR
104 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2125 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2131 TSM:FPAR
2136 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4157 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4163 TSM:FPAR
4167 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6189 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6195 TSM:FPAR
6199 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8220 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8224 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8230 TSM:FAIL:DIS
8235 TSF:TDI:TSL

I use 47uF capacitors, the gateway and client are 1-5m apart. I tried seperate power supply..

Any suggestions?
Is there any way I can test if the Gateway is working?

Regards, Frank

[mfalkvidd]

Hi @frankvk, welcome to the MySensors community!

!TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL

this means that the node is unable to communicate with the radio chip. The most common cause is a mistake in wiring. Triple-check your wiring, and post photos here - often a new pair of eyes is helpful to spot mistakes.

If you haven't already, see https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/666/debug-faq-and-how-ask-for-help/ for a handy flowchart on how to troubleshoot the most common problems.

[FrankVK]

Thanks for your reply!

It appears to be a newby mistake: I overpowered the NRF24L01 radios: the FTDI board did put out 5.0V although the output Voltage selectors witch wat at the 3.3V position..

Another lesson learned today... always doublecheck !

[FrankVK]

Now that we have communication: if I run the (standard) DhtTemparatureAnd HumiditySensor sketch, the Setup() en Loop() never seem to run.. The Serial.println commands don't make it to the Serial monitor..

Am I missing something here?

[mfalkvidd]

@frankvk what does the debug output of the node and the gateway say?

[FrankVK]

Recompiled & uploaded the sektch and now I see the Temperature and Humidity values allright!
Thanks again!