@wiredfrank
in your gw sketch, your defines should be like this:
#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RFM69_433MHZ // Set your frequency here
#define MY_IS_RFM69HW // Omit if your RFM is not "H"
#define MY_RFM69_IRQ_PIN D1
#define MY_RFM69_IRQ_NUM MY_RFM69_IRQ_PIN
#define MY_RFM69_CS_PIN D8 // NSS. Use MY_RFM69_SPI_CS for older versions (before 2.2.0)
and there is the RFM69_RFM95_ATC_SignalReport.ino sketch for your node, in mysensors examples
/*
* The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol
* between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice.
* The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each
* repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the
* network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes.
*
* Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org>
* Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Sensnology AB
* Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/graphs/contributors
*
* Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org
* Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
*******************************
*
* REVISION HISTORY
* Version 1.0 - tekka
*
* DESCRIPTION
* ATC mode settings and signal report functions, on RFM69 and RFM95 nodes
*
*/
// Enable debug prints
#define MY_DEBUG
// Enable and select radio type attached
// RFM69
#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RFM69_NEW_DRIVER // ATC on RFM69 works only with the new driver (not compatible with old=default driver)
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RFM69_433MHZ
//#define MY_RFM69_ATC_TARGET_RSSI_DBM (-70) // target RSSI -70dBm
//#define MY_RFM69_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (10) // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW
// RFM95
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM95
//#define MY_RFM95_ATC_TARGET_RSSI_DBM (-70) // target RSSI -70dBm
//#define MY_RFM95_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (10) // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW
#include <MySensors.h>
// ID of the sensor child
#define CHILD_ID_UPLINK_QUALITY (0)
#define CHILD_ID_TX_LEVEL (1)
#define CHILD_ID_TX_PERCENT (2)
#define CHILD_ID_TX_RSSI (3)
#define CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI (4)
#define CHILD_ID_TX_SNR (5)
#define CHILD_ID_RX_SNR (6)
// Initialize general message
MyMessage msgTxRSSI(CHILD_ID_TX_RSSI, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgRxRSSI(CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgTxSNR(CHILD_ID_TX_SNR, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgRxSNR(CHILD_ID_RX_SNR, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgTxLevel(CHILD_ID_TX_LEVEL, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgTxPercent(CHILD_ID_TX_PERCENT, V_CUSTOM);
MyMessage msgUplinkQuality(CHILD_ID_UPLINK_QUALITY, V_CUSTOM);
void setup()
{
}
void presentation()
{
// Send the sketch version information to the gateway and controller
sendSketchInfo("ATC", "1.0");
// Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
present(CHILD_ID_UPLINK_QUALITY, S_CUSTOM, "UPLINK QUALITY RSSI");
//present(CHILD_ID_TX_LEVEL, S_CUSTOM, "TX LEVEL DBM");
//present(CHILD_ID_TX_PERCENT, S_CUSTOM, "TX LEVEL PERCENT");
//present(CHILD_ID_TX_RSSI, S_CUSTOM, "TX RSSI");
//present(CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI, S_CUSTOM, "RX RSSI");
//present(CHILD_ID_TX_SNR, S_CUSTOM, "TX SNR");
//present(CHILD_ID_RX_SNR, S_CUSTOM, "RX SNR");
}
void loop()
{
// send messages to GW
send(msgUplinkQuality.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_UPLINK_QUALITY)));
//send(msgTxLevel.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_POWER_LEVEL)));
//send(msgTxPercent.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_POWER_PERCENT)));
// retrieve RSSI / SNR reports from incoming ACK
//send(msgTxRSSI.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_RSSI)));
//send(msgRxRSSI.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_RX_RSSI)));
//send(msgTxSNR.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_SNR)));
//send(msgRxSNR.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_RX_SNR)));
Serial.print("UPLINK QUALITY RSSI=");
Serial.println(transportInternalToRSSI(_transportSM.uplinkQualityRSSI)); // UPLINK QUALITY RSSI
Serial.print("TX LEVEL DBM=");
Serial.println(transportGetTxPowerLevel()); //TX LEVEL DBM
Serial.print("TX LEVEL PERCENT=");
Serial.println(transportGetTxPowerPercent()); // TX LEVEL PERCENT
Serial.print("RX RSSI=");
Serial.println(transportGetReceivingRSSI()); //RX RSSI
Serial.print("TX RSSI=");
Serial.println(transportGetSendingRSSI()); //TX RSSI
// wait a bit
wait(5000);
}
This is in case your modules are 433mhz. Try with a straight wire (one core), with the right length. You can also reduce some length by small bits and see if it improves.
Good to know is 433mhz requires longer antenna, and bigger gnd plane for better results, compared to upper freq like 866mhz etc.
A last solution if the gnd plane size would be the culprit could be to use a dipole antenna for test. by connecting two opposite wires. one to ant, the other to gnd close to ant
You should be able to get more than nrf24 or some nrf52, easily
I don't think you need rfm95 but that depends on the range you really need. that said some lora modules are maybe a bit more power efficient (more recent tech). but I think it's a detail for your usecase
Can't help you on esp8266 pin mapping, I don't use it as gw (I've esp32, nrf52 and samd as gateways for prod and dev)
Note: the new rfm driver has compatible communication for rfm69<->rfm95. Like others said, for using new driver, you need to enable it on both ends (gw+nodes) because it uses a different packet format than old driver.
