Problem with sensor route

[Tang]

I created a new sensor today and tested it near my gateway.
The sensor is supposed to be out of my gateway range (behind 3 thick walls), but installed in the place it was built for (open/close my garage door) it manages to send sometimes some messages :S
To handle my range problem a repeater is installed just behind the first wall and is repeating messages from 3 others sensors.
Seeing gateway messages, I saw messages from my new sensor are not using the repeater.
What is the event that forces sensor to change its route? And is there a way to force it manually (without clearing eeprom) ?
Thanks

[barduino]

I think it needs to fail a couple of times before it sarts looking for another parent node.

I have a similar situation when I'm coding near the GW or away from it and closer to the repeater, but it does find it in the end.

[Tang]

No way to make it find a new route after 4 days.
I decided to clear eeprom and the sensor is still in bad state.
It always display

find parent
send: 255-255-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=bc:
find parent
send: 255-255-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=bc:
find parent
send: 255-255-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=bc:
find parent
send: 255-255-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=bc:

on my gateway i receive:

0/0;INTERNAL;0;I_LOG_MESSAGE;read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0/0;INTERNAL;0;I_LOG_MESSAGE;read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0/0;INTERNAL;0;I_LOG_MESSAGE;read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0/0;INTERNAL;0;I_LOG_MESSAGE;read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1

I tried with 2 differents NRF (with 4.7µf cap)
Before clearing eeprom, the sensors successfully sends its data directly to gateway (without passing though repeater) but gateway failed still failed to send command to sensor
Gateway and repeater have NFR with external antenna.

I don't know exactly where is the problem:

• is there a communication problem between gateway and controller ?
• is there a problem with my sensor ?

Near my new sensor (2 meters) i have an another sensor that is working fine but it's not an actuator.
I have another actuator that is out of gateway sensor and connected to repeater #2.

To sum up my configuration:
#111 (actuator) -> #2 (repeater) -> gateway ==> no pb (report state and receive command successfully)
#1(power sensor) -> #2 (repeater) -> gateway => no pb
#110 (temp sensor) -> #2 (repeater) -> gateway => no pb

Is someone have some clue to investigate?

[vil1driver]

Set the parent id in sketch.

[Tang]

I forced the parent id as vil1driver suggested and I saw on my controller id request (give id 3) with no error

2015-Sep-01 22:16:47.793938 [DEBUG]  => RECEIVING: 255/255;INTERNAL;0;I_ID_REQUEST;
2015-Sep-01 22:16:47.794094 [DEBUG] Free id found: 3
2015-Sep-01 22:16:47.794176 [DEBUG]  => SENDINGv15: 255;255;3;0;4;3<NL>
2015-Sep-01 22:16:47.830373 [DEBUG]  => RECEIVING: 0/0;INTERNAL;0;I_LOG_MESSAGE;send: 0-0-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=4,pt=0,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:3

But my sensor seems to have problem receiving the response

req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0
sensor started, id=255, parent=2, distance=1
req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0
req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0
req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0
req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0
req id
255-255-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:0

So do you think my problem is a circuit issue?
Is it possible to send successfully all packets and have problem receiving them?

[Tang]

Hourra I found my problem !
I connected directly the NRF to RAW pin instead of regulated one (VCC).
Now everything is working fine

Thank you guys for your help ;-)

[torehc]

Hello, I have the same problem but do not use the raw Arduino pin. Could you put a picture of the solution? or something similar. Thank you

[Tang]

Hi torehc

vcc (3.04v)-----arduino RAW pin
gnd------arduino GND
NRF vcc-----arduino VCC (regulated 3.3 in my case)

If you have problem with route i suppose it is a problem with your power supply. NRF seems to be really erratic.
Also you must add a capacitor on nrf too.