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RS485/RS232/Serial transport class for mysensors.org

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  • radekzmR Offline
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    radekzm
    wrote on last edited by radekzm
    #90

    @m26872
    I'm sorry and promises to improve :)

    @Mariusz
    In my case the solution was in MyConfig.h file (in my case C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\MySensors):

    1. Disable function MY_DISABLED_SERIAL
      commenting lines 49
      // #define MY_DISABLED_SERIAL

    2. Disable function MY_DEBUG
      commenting lines 36
      //#define MY_DEBUG

    3. Correct connection is on my pictures enclosed in the above comment

    Board | Transmit | Receive | PWM Unusable
    Arduino Uno | 9 | 8 | 10 <----- Form https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_AltSoftSerial.html .... (& other ATMEGA328)
    Arduino Leonardo | 5 | 13 | (none)
    Arduino Mega | 46 | 48 | 44, 45

    DE and RE -> Pin 2
    RO -> Pin 8
    DI -> Pin 9

    1. To check the hardware and connections run the "Example Program" from https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_AltSoftSerial.html

    2. Use development branch

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    • L LeoDesigner

      Hi everyone !

      I needed a wired solution for my several nodes.
      Here is the serial rs485/rs232 wired network transport for mysensors.
      https://github.com/leodesigner/mysensors-serial-transport
      It is based on the Majenko ICSC serial library.
      Can you please test it? It is a beta version - but it is working for me.
      (However, I am still waiting for my rs485 boards to arrive)
      You can find more technical information at
      http://sourceforge.net/p/arduino-icsc/wiki/RS-485/

      To use it, you have to:

      1. Put SerialTransport.cpp and SerialTransport.h to folder/directory/path SerialTransport in your library.
      2. Add #include <SerialTransport.h> to your .ino sketch
      3. Replace transport class with:
        MyTransportSerial transport(Serial,0,-1); // serial port, node, dePin (-1 disabled)

      Please let me know about bugs and how it is working for you.

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      wrote on last edited by
      #91

      @LeoDesigner
      Hi, I am trying to do almost the same, but I would like to use softwareSerial instead of altsoft. The reason why I would do this is that i can barely fit the arduino nano inside my case, and an additional rs485 module would not fit and that I have 8 nodes connected on the softwareserial . I have tested software serial on arduino and it seems to work fine up to 15meters, I also adjusted the baudrate to 9600 since my node does not send out/receive large amount of data. I read that you did some work on software serial and were wondering if you could take a look at this thread.

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      • CrankyCoderC Offline
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        CrankyCoder
        wrote on last edited by
        #92

        Is there any how-to's on this transport class as far as the hardware goes? How does it work with multiple nodes? Is it like a ring pattern? or do all the nodes have to have a dedicated connection to the gateway.

        Home Automation Tinkerer
        www.CrankyCoder.net

        Controller: HomeAssistant in Kubernetes
        Gateway: MQTTClientGateway
        MySensors: 2.3

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        • tbowmoT Offline
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          wrote on last edited by
          #93

          Depends on your physical transport layer. I would say a multidrop link where everything is in parallel..

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          • H Offline
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            hausinger
            wrote on last edited by
            #94

            Is it possible, to built a esp8266 wifi gateway and communicate GW to node with rs485?
            In altsoft esp8266 is not decleared, so i can't use it out of the box.

            Btw: I tested my_rs485 with nano as GW and Pro Mini as node, and it worked great. Thank you :)

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            • hekH Offline
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              hek
              Admin
              wrote on last edited by
              #95

              @hausinger I don't think so. I haven't heard of anyone trying. I guess you'd have to replace alt-soft-serial with something else.

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              • scalzS Offline
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                scalz
                Hardware Contributor
                wrote on last edited by scalz
                #96

                @hausinger if you know about coding..

                • plain C lib for esp8266, it can be adapted to work with Arduino Esp: https://github.com/plieningerweb/esp8266-software-uart
                • or use stock arduino esp8266 software serial lib (https://github.com/plerup/espsoftwareserial), and inspire yourself from lib above, and code your CE pin management..
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                • BartB Offline
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                  Bart
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #97

                  Hi,

                  Any reason why this lib is not using Serial1 or Serial2 on Arduino Mega 2560 instead of AltSoftSerial?

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                  • hekH Offline
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                    hek
                    Admin
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #98

                    @Bartek-Celary
                    No, not really. Just that not many that uses 2560.

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                    • BartB Offline
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                      Bart
                      wrote on last edited by Bart
                      #99

                      How about adding the following define to use the Serial1/2 on Mega. I have not tested yet but assuming the AltSoftSerial lib has the same interface/functionality it should work.

                      #define MY_RS485_SERIAL Serial1
                      
                      diff --git a/core/MyTransportRS485.cpp b/core/MyTransportRS485.cpp
                      index 814f721..ea35c9e 100644
                      --- a/core/MyTransportRS485.cpp
                      +++ b/core/MyTransportRS485.cpp
                      @@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ unsigned char _recSender;
                       unsigned char _recCS;
                       unsigned char _recCalcCS;
                       
                      +#if defined(MY_RS485_SERIAL)
                      +HardwareSerial& _dev = MY_RS485_SERIAL;
                      +#else
                       AltSoftSerial _dev;
                      +#endif
                       
                       
                       unsigned char _nodeId;
                      
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                      • hekH Offline
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                        hek
                        Admin
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #100

                        Looks like a neat solution. If it verifies ok, please create a pull request agains the development branch.

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                        • lanL Offline
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                          lan
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #101

                          I understand that the RS485 is a separate gateway to communicate. Is it also possible to have the wireless gateway and RS485 gateway combined?

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                          • hekH Offline
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                            hek
                            Admin
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #102

                            Currently, no..

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                            • hekH hek

                              Currently, no..

                              lanL Offline
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                              lan
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #103

                              @hek Thanks for the quick response. I'm looking for some direction (this might not be the right forum).
                              I want to create a node to control my Itho Ecofan ventilation box. I now have a working program (thanks to the help of Rogier Reedijk The nodo now uses a CC1101 transceiver to control the box and thus uses the SPI bus. I'm looking for some direction to use this transmitter as part of my sensor network so I can control it from my Domoticz. Hope you can give me some directions how to proceed.

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                              • hekH Offline
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                                hek
                                Admin
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #104

                                Why do you need to hook it up to RS485 wired network? Can't you just forwards commands to the CC11001 from any radio node or the gateway?

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                                • lanL Offline
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                                  lan
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #105

                                  Is it then possible to use the two radio's on one node and share the SPI bus?

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                                  • hekH Offline
                                    hekH Offline
                                    hek
                                    Admin
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #106

                                    Yes, if the CC11001 behaves correctly.

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                                    • lanL Offline
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                                      lan
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #107

                                      Thanks, will try that

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                                      • elektro12345E Offline
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                                        elektro12345
                                        wrote on last edited by elektro12345
                                        #108

                                        Hello,
                                        I have a problem running gatewayserial to rs-485 and the node with the usual lightsensor.
                                        NODE # 1 as a gateway and tried to upload a sketch of the library 2.0 and 1.5.4, and the monitor serial I can not see any data, I use to check on the serial PuTTy com6 because the converter rs-485 to USB is connected to the PC.

                                        NODE # 2 as a light sensor, during the upload Sketch by arduino programmer for serial monitor can see the data being sent but after plugging arduino to rs-485 as below no longer visible.

                                        My question is whether I have something wrong with the connection or sketch, can someone show an example of a complete sketch for the gateway, and a node?

                                        Connection mine looks like this:
                                        TX and RX Connect was to pins 0 and 1 in arduino or 8 and 9, DE is always PIN 2.

                                        alt text

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                                        • hekH Offline
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                                          hek
                                          Admin
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #109

                                          Looks like you got the pins to the Arduino wrong.

                                          Pin 9 >>> DI
                                          Pin 8 >>> RO
                                          Pin 2 >>> DE and RE

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