Sudden Dead node, and consequent !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY



  • Hi all,
    A quick sence check please, before I have to build a new node.
    One of my battery powered PIR sensors in the home, suddenly stopped communicating, node has been in existence for well over 18 months, working flawlessly, no hangups or anything.
    I received a email from my domoticz system, when there had been no coms for a period of time from the node.
    I looked at the reported battery voltage, and thought, ok, time for a recharge (LIPO battery), in fact it's first recharge.
    after charging, nothing, did not show up again in domoticz, so plugged into the pro-mini, to see the serial output, of which there wasn't any, as the debug wasn't enabled. Reflashed code, with debug enabled, and node cannot find any parent? whilst I am going this, I am sat on my sofa, 10 feet from the gateway, and another node which is a repeater. I fiddle with the tx power, to make sure it's now not too high, for its current (temporary location) I try it in it's normal location as well, equally no joy.

    Here is the log, well a bit of it

    60194 TSF:TRI:TSB
    Motion 0
    60246 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    RAWbatcount :987
    batV :4.10
    batP :88
    60665 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    60667 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    Sleep 3000
    60672 MCO:SLP:MS=3000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    60678 !MCO:SLP:TNR
    Sleep infinit
    63680 MCO:SLP:MS=3600000,SMS=0,I1=1,M1=1,I2=255,M2=255
    63686 !MCO:SLP:TNR
    66232 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
    66234 TSM:INIT
    66236 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    66240 TSM:INIT:STATID=21
    66242 TSF:SID:OK,ID=21
    66244 TSM:FPAR
    67246 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,21-21-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    69255 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    69257 TSM:FPAR
    70260 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,21-21-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    72269 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    72271 TSM:FPAR
    73273 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,21-21-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    73689 MCO:SLP:MS=3589999
    73691 TSF:TDI:TSL
    73693 MCO:SLP:WUP=1
    73695 TSF:TRI:TSB
    Motion 0
    73748 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    RAWbatcount :987
    batV :4.10
    batP :88
    74166 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    74168 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
    Sleep 3000
    74172 MCO:SLP:MS=3000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    74178 !MCO:SLP:TNR
    75282 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    75284 TSM:FPAR
    76288 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,21-21-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    Sleep infinit
    77180 MCO:SLP:MS=3600000,SMS=0,I1=1,M1=1,I2=255,M2=255
    77187 !MCO:SLP:TNR
    78297 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
    78299 TSM:FAIL:CNT=4
    78301 TSM:FAIL:DIS
    78303 TSF:TDI:TSL
    87189 MCO:SLP:MS=3590000
    87191 TSF:TDI:TSL
    

    here is the battery voltage graph before failure
    chart(1).jpeg

    and a switch log, showing the working connection, when the voltage had dropped / dropping.
    pirlog1.jpg

    given that the voltage has dropped very quickly in recent time , see years chart below.
    chart(2).jpeg

    Do people think there has been a catastrophic failure on the radio module (RFM69HW)?
    Here is the sketch, in reflashing this node to enable the debug, the version migrated from 2.2.0 to 2.3.2
    I have also tried clearing the eeprom, and have restarted domoticz.

    // Enable debug prints
    //#define MY_DEBUG
    //#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE
    //#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_RFM69
    //#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_SIGNING
    //#define MY_SIGNING_SOFT
    //#define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7
    //#define MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES
    #define   MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED
    //#define   MY_DISABLE_RAM_ROUTING_TABLE_FEATURE
    #define MY_TRANSPORT_WAIT_READY_MS 20000
    // Enable and select radio type attached
    //#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE
    #define MY_RADIO_RFM69
    #define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY RFM69_433MHZ // Set your frequency here
    //#define MY_RFM69_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (13)   // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW
    #define   MY_RFM69_TX_POWER_DBM (13)
    #define MY_IS_RFM69HW // Omit if your RFM is not "H"
    //#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN 2
    //#define MY_RFM69_CS_PIN 9 // NSS. Use MY_RF69_SPI_CS for older versions (before 2.2.0)
    //#define MY_RFM69_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION
    //#define MY_RFM69_NETWORKID 100  // Default is 100 in lib. Uncomment it and set your preferred network id if needed
    #define MY_NODE_ID 21
    
    //#include <MyConfig.h>
    //#include <Filter.h>
    #include <MySensors.h>
    //#include <TimeLib.h> 
           
    
    
    //#include <Bounce2.h>
    //#include <avr/wdt.h>
    #include <Vcc.h>
    
    
    #define VCC_MIN 3.0
    #define VCC_MAX 4.25
    Vcc vcc;
    
    
    int rawbatteryLevel = 0;
    int prevbatterylevel=0;
    int scaledbatterylevel = 0;
    uint8_t batP = 100;
    float batV = 3.250;
    int oldBatteryPcnt = 0;
    const float BatVccMin   = 3000;           // Minimum expected Battery Vcc level, in Volts.
    const float BatVccMax   = 4250;        // Maximum expected BatteryVcc level, in Volts.
    const int MaxBattCount = 1023;
    const float BatVccCorrection = 4.15 / 4.18; // Measured Battery Vcc by multimeter divided by reported Vcc
    
    
    
    
    #define CHILD_ID_PRESENCE 4
    #define CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI 5
    #define CHILD_ID_BATVCC 6
    
    
    int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0;  // select the input pin for the battery sense point
    
    const int PresenceDetect = 3; 
    
    const long interval = 20000;   
    
    unsigned long previousMillis,previousrelayMillis,previouprescence= 0;
    unsigned long debouncetime =0;
    
    bool  myprescenceDetected = 0;
    
    bool Relaystate = 0;
    bool uplinkAvailable = true;
    bool requestState;
    bool firstStart = true;
    
    
    
    unsigned long MYsleepTime = 3600000;//SLEEP_SEC*1000 * SLEEP_MINS * 60  ; //period_t is an enum type defined in the LowPower library (LowPower.h)
    
    int sleepcnt =0;
    volatile long currenttime = 0;
    volatile long temptime = 0;
    //long lightLevel = 0;
    
    // Initialize  message
    
    
    
    MyMessage msgPrescenceDetect(CHILD_ID_PRESENCE, V_TRIPPED);
    MyMessage msgRxRSSI(CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI, V_LEVEL);
    MyMessage msgVcc(CHILD_ID_BATVCC, V_VOLTAGE);
    
    
    void setup() {  // put your setup code here, to run once:
    
    
      pinMode(PresenceDetect, INPUT);      // interruptPin
      pinMode(2, INPUT_PULLUP);      // interruptPin2
      EIFR = (1<<INTF0) | (1<<INTF1);// prevent initial trigger, clear interrupt
      wait(100);
      EIFR = (1<<INTF0) | (1<<INTF1);
    //  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(PresenceDetect), prescenceDetected, RISING);
    
     wdt_disable(); // Might be redundant as the bootloader should have done this already
    
    analogReference(INTERNAL);
         
     }//end setup
    
    void presentation() {
      // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
      sendSketchInfo("Motion Sensor", "1.0.1");
    
    
      // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
     //   present(CHILD_ID_LIGHTLEVEL, S_LIGHT_LEVEL,"LIGHT_LEVEL",true);
     //     wait(250);
        present(CHILD_ID_RX_RSSI, S_SOUND, "Motion RX RSSI",true);
          wait(1000);
          present(CHILD_ID_PRESENCE, S_MOTION, "Prescence", true);
           wait(250);
           present(CHILD_ID_BATVCC, S_MULTIMETER, "Motion Battery V");
      
    }//end presentation
    
    
    
    
    void loop() { // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
    
    
        // Read digital motion value
        wait(50);// wait a bit, then read in level, avoid spurious noise as PIR holds high state for 27sec
        bool Motion = digitalRead(PresenceDetect) == HIGH;
    
        Serial.print("Motion ");
        Serial.println(Motion);
        send(msgPrescenceDetect.set(Motion?"1":"0"));  // Send tripped value to gw
    
        // get the battery Voltage
        
    
    if(Motion == 0){
      wait(5);
      rawbatteryLevel = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);// 
      if(prevbatterylevel != rawbatteryLevel){
    
      wait(5);
    
        long tempV=0;
        for(int i=1;i<=50;i++){
          wait(5);
          rawbatteryLevel = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);// 
          tempV=tempV + rawbatteryLevel;
        }
          rawbatteryLevel = tempV/50;
          prevbatterylevel = rawbatteryLevel;
      
          float scaledbatterylevel =  map(rawbatteryLevel,0,MaxBattCount,0,BatVccMax );// changed it to milivolts
          float batV = scaledbatterylevel /(1000); // Battery voltage
          uint8_t batP = (((scaledbatterylevel - BatVccMin)*100)/(BatVccMax-BatVccMin)); //((input - min) * 100) / (max - min)
    
         
          #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                              Serial.print("RAWbatcount :");
                                              Serial.println(rawbatteryLevel);
                            Serial.print("batV :");
                                              Serial.println(batV);
                            Serial.print("batP :");
                                              Serial.println(batP);
          #endif
          
          wait(100);
    
                   float volts = vcc.Read_Volts();
                   send(msgVcc.set(batV,2),false);
    
                      if (oldBatteryPcnt != batP) {
                          sendBatteryLevel(batP);
                          oldBatteryPcnt = batP;
                      }
    
         RX_SEND();
      
    }
        
      }
      
        Serial.println("Sleep 3000");
    
    sleep(3000);
        Serial.println("Sleep infinit");
       // EIFR = 1;// clear interrupts
       // EIFR = 2;
        EIFR = (1<<INTF0) | (1<<INTF1);// clear interrupts
    sleep(digitalPinToInterrupt(PresenceDetect), CHANGE, MYsleepTime);
    
    
    
    
    }// end loop
    
    
    
    void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
      // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
      if (message.isAck()) {
         #ifdef MY_DEBUG
         Serial.println("+Ack FMGW");
         #endif
      }
      
                            #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                   Serial.print("*InMsgty :");
                                   Serial.print(message.type);
                                   Serial.print(" MsgComd:");
                                   Serial.print(message.getCommand());
                                   Serial.print(" childID:");
                                   Serial.print(message.sensor);
                            
                                   Serial.print(" Switch:");
                                   Serial.println(message.getFloat());
                            #endif
                            
    
      if (message.type == V_STATUS || S_HEATER || V_LIGHT || V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT || V_TEMP || S_HVAC) {
    
    
           if (message.getCommand() == 2){// THIS PROCESSES THE CONTROLLERS EXPECTED STATE OF THE OUTPUT
                           // put code here to be executed when the message is from a request
                            #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                      Serial.print("REQ_Msg :");
                                      Serial.print(message.type);
                                      Serial.print(" MsgCmd:");
                                      Serial.print(message.getCommand());
                                      Serial.print(" childID:");
                                      Serial.print(message.sensor);
                                      Serial.print(" Switch:");
                                      Serial.println(message.getBool());       
                           #endif
    
                      switch (message.sensor) {// the child ID
    
                        case 1:
                            
                          break;
                             case 6:
                             
      
                              break;
    
                     
    
                                                    
                               
    
                             
                       } // end switch
                                                            
    
    
        
          }// end msg=2
    
            if (message.getCommand() == 1){// THIS PROCESSES DIRECTED COMMANDS
    
              
               #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                              Serial.print("*InMsgty :");
                                              Serial.print(message.type);
                                              Serial.print(" MsgComd:");
                                              Serial.print(message.getCommand());
                                              Serial.print(" childID:");
                                              Serial.print(message.sensor);
                            
                                              Serial.print(" Switch:");
                                              Serial.println(message.getBool());
               #endif                 
    
             
    
    
                      switch (message.sensor) {// the child ID
    
                        case 1:
                            
                              break;
                              
                             case 3:
                             
                              break;
    
                             case 6:
                             
    
                              break;
                            
                                                           
                             
    
                             
                       } // end switch
    
    
    
                       
              }// end if msg = 1
    
    
        }// end msg type function
    
    }// end void loop
    
    
    void prescenceDetected() { // action when interrupt button doesnt really do anyhing as edge triggered
      currenttime = millis();
      if ((currenttime - debouncetime) > 2000) {
       myprescenceDetected = 1;
    
    
      }
      debouncetime = currenttime;
    }
    
    
    
    void RX_SEND()
    {
    
        send(msgRxRSSI.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_RX_RSSI)));
    
    }  
    
    
    
    
    
    void sendBatteryReport() {
     
      float p = vcc.Read_Perc(VCC_MIN, VCC_MAX, true);
      int batP = static_cast<int>(p);
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
      Serial.print("Battery is: "); Serial.println(batP);
    #endif
      sendBatteryLevel(batP);
    }
    
    /*
    
    // This is called when a new time value was received
    void receiveTime(unsigned long controllerTime) {
      // Ok, set incoming time 
      #ifdef MY_DEBUG
        Serial.print("Time value received: ");
      #endif 
    
      if (controllerTime > 1525129200){
     
      setTime(controllerTime);  
        #ifdef MY_DEBUG
            Serial.print("Time value valid: "); 
              Serial.println(controllerTime);
       #endif
    
     // RTC.set(controllerTime); // this sets the RTC to the time from controller - which we do want periodically
      timeReceived = true;
      
      #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                             
             
      Serial.print(hour());
      Serial.print(" ");
      Serial.print(minute());
      Serial.print(" ");
      Serial.print(second());
      Serial.print(" ");
      Serial.print(day());
      Serial.print(" ");
      Serial.print(month());
      Serial.print(" ");
      Serial.print(year()); 
      Serial.println(); 
    
       #endif
     }
      
    }
    */
    

    Any suggestions gratefully received.

    Regards
    Nigel



  • I have had a similar problem with a couple of my nodes working perfect one day and dead the next.

    I am not saying your problem is the same as what I have experienced but I had issues with the cheap pro minis particularly the smoothing caps on the Vcc side that basically turned into resistors and dragged down the battery etc etc…

    It’s not uncommon for capacitors to do this after a number of years of use, but it a little strange to do this after a little over a year. That said my boards are Chinese clones which will likely be using the lowest cost and quality parts which they could find - as they say you get what you pay for!

    I resolved my problem by tracing the caps on the Vcc and desoldered them and replaced with an good old fashioned electrolytic capacitor soldered onto the Vcc and Gnd pins, not pretty but it works.

    If you have a spare pro mini or RFM69 I would start by simply swapping the boards out to see if the problem gets resolved or moves with the board swap - it’s not going to fix the problem but it will hopefully help you to localise the problem to one or the other boards.



  • @GardenShedDev

    Hi,

    Yes cheap clones for me too.
    Vcc remains at 3.282v (external egulator) after having been away from it for 10 days, lipo battery is still at 4.08v, with it constantly trying to find a parent.
    Decent explanation though, I'm going to have to build another I think.

    Many thanks,
    Nigel



  • I have built new node, reusing PIR sensor, discrete resistors and caps, plus regulator. New pro mini and rfm69 and base PCB. Had to replace these items at once, as no real possibility of removing them. Worked straight away. I am assuming that the output stage of the rfm69 module had died, given that mysensors wasn't complaining about coms to the module.



  • @Nigel31 glad you got a fix 👍


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