ESP8266 gateway and sensor node not talking - noobie

Mersing

Hello,

I'm now testing with 1.6, on GW and Node.

I'm trying to get familiar with the 1.6 changes.
On the node how can I setup the NODE ID ? ( it seems that gw.begin( NULL, 5) can't be used anymore).
On the Node side, I'm using DallasTemperatureSensor.ino.
Should I add presentation() call from Setup () ?

void setup()   { 
  // Startup up the OneWire library
  sensors.begin();
  // requestTemperatures() will not block current thread
  sensors.setWaitForConversion(false);
  presentation();
}

I've setup the communication with RF24, as a first test.
From the GW

0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=10,sg=0:1.6.0-beta
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=18,sg=0:Temperature Senso
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0:1.1
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=18,sg=0:Temperature Senso
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0:1.1
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=0,c=0,t=6,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=0,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:23.6
0;0;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=0,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:23.7

Everything is working fine. (Seems the Node ID is coming from previous 1.5 upload, I've setup it to 5)

I've then replaced the radio by RF69 ones.
Below the changes in GatewayESP8266.ino

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN 4

Node ouput

Starting...
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=10,sg=0,st=fail:1.6.0-beta
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=fail:0
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=18,sg=0,st=fail:Temperature Sensor
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,st=fail:1.1
sensor started, id=5, parent=0, distance=1
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=18,sg=0,st=fail:Temperature Sensor
send: 5-5-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,st=fail:1.1
find parent
send: 5-5-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=bc:
send: 5-5-0-0 s=0,c=0,t=6,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=fail:
send: 5-5-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,st=fail:22.5
send: 5-5-0-0 s=0,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,st=fail:22.6

GW Output

0;0;3;0;9;Starting...
scandone
f 0, ....scandone
.add 0
aid 7
pm open phy_2,type:2 0 0
cnt 

connected with WRT54G, channel 6
dhcp client start...
.ip:192.168.1.25,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.1.1
.IP: 192.168.1.25
0;0;3;0;9;gateway started, id=0, parent=0, distance=0

ESP8266 MySensors Gateway
Connecting to WRT54G
sl
f -240, ....scandone
usl
sul 7 0
reconnect
rm 0
pm close 7 0 0/3399505
f 0, ....scandone
.add 0
aid 7
pm open phy_2,type:2 0 0
cnt 

connected with WRT54G, channel 6
dhcp client start...
..ip:192.168.1.25,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.1.1
.Connected!
IP: 192.168.1.25

Nothing more on the GW side.

Any idea ? Where (lib) can I start troubleshooting ?

Regards.

hek

Set static id with:

#define MY_NODE_ID xx

My guess is something goes wrong here:
https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/blob/development/libraries/MySensors/drivers/RFM69/RFM69.cpp#L47

Mersing

Hello,
I had a look at RFM69.cpp, bool RFM69::initialize function.
It a bit far away from my current skill to debug.
I've tried to display registers to check if they have been properly initialized.

  Serial.println( "bool RFM69::initialize" );
  Serial.println( "Read Registers" );
  Serial.print( "RegOpMode Read 0x01 : " );
  Serial.println( readReg( 0x01) );
  Serial.print( "RegDataModul Read 0x02 : " );
  Serial.println( readReg( 0x02) );
  Serial.print( "RegVersion Read 0x10 : " );
  Serial.println( readReg( 0x10) );
  Serial.print( "RegRssiValue Read 0x24) : " );
  Serial.println( readReg( 0x24) );
  Serial.println( "" );

Output is

0;0;3;0;9;Starting...
bool RFM69::initialize
Read Registers
RegOpMode Read 0x01 : 4
RegDataModul Read 0x02 : 0
RegVersion Read 0x10 : 36
RegRssiValue Read 0x24) : 56

scandone
f 0, ....scandone
.add 0
aid 7
pm open phy_2,type:2 0 0
cnt

Seems the registers are OK. However I can't go a step further.

I'm please to help for testing any new enhancement.

Regards,
Mersing.

hek

Hmm... I should really order a few RFM69 radios myself.

I only have a couple of Moteions. Doesn't help much if I would help out debugging ESP8266 with RFM69.

Mersing

You could maybe hack / re-use the radio from the Motino :smiley:

hek

Na... just have to wait for the china slow boat. Should be here before christmas :zzz:

Fabien

I have same bug : http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/2538/esp8266-and-rfm69w-loop-reboot

hek

Are you getting the same error in dev branch?

Fabien

With the last git developpement it works. except when a node start presentation, gateway reboot. And sometimes it reboots randomless.
node is a sensebender with MySensors 1.6 and gateway with 1.6 too.
Important : You have to define MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM = MY_RF26_IRQ_PIN on ESP8266

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY   RF69_868MHZ
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN 15
#define MY_RF69_SPI_CS 2
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM 15

Result is

connected with PandoraBox_1BB657, channel 1
dhcp client start...
.ip:192.168.2.165,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.2.1
.IP: 192.168.2.165
0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
chg_B:-120

Soft WDT reset

ctx: cont 
sp: 3ffef9a0 end: 3ffefc60 offset: 01b0

>>>stack>>>
3ffefb50:  00000001 3ffefd00 3ffeff68 00000001  
3ffefb60:  00000024 3ffefd00 3ffeff68 402022f2  
3ffefb70:  3ffe8496 00000000 3ffefd00 40202378  
3ffefb80:  3ffe8496 00000000 3ffefd00 40202563  
3ffefb90:  3ffefd1e 00000001 3ffefd00 40202a43  
3ffefba0:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeec28 3ffefcd8  
3ffefbb0:  3fffdc20 3ffefd1d 3ffefd00 40202e0c  
3ffefbc0:  40209c8d 00000000 3ffeec28 40203ed1  
3ffefbd0:  00000000 00000002 3ffefe58 402039d0  
3ffefbe0:  00000000 3ffefd00 3ffeff68 40202338  
3ffefbf0:  40101500 402059d6 3ffeff50 3ffefc20  
3ffefc00:  3ffefc10 00000004 3ffefcf9 40202358  
3ffefc10:  3fffdc20 00000000 00000000 3ffeec30  
3ffefc20:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeec28 3ffeec30  
3ffefc30:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeec28 40203aee  
3ffefc40:  00000000 00000000 3ffeec28 402041a0  
3ffefc50:  00000000 00000000 3ffeec40 40100114  
<<<stack<<<
�!�L�<1���0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RRNGE-, 1.6.0-beta)
0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
.state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 3
pm open phy_2,type:2 0 0
cnt 
chg_B:-60

connected with PandoraBox_1BB657, channel 1
dhcp client start...
.ip:192.168.2.165,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.2.1
.IP: 192.168.2.165
0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
chg_B:-120
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.6
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:51
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.4

And something strange, I only recieve Humidity one time. (sensebender defaut sketch with FORCE_TRANSMIT_INTERVAL 0 )

Fabien

@hek you are right it works fine with

#define TIME_OUT 500

in https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/blob/development/libraries/MySensors/drivers/RFM69/RFM69.cpp#L47

0�~?�4�!�{�OAa�0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RRNGE-, 1.6.0-beta)
0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
.state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 3
pm open phy_2,type:2 0 0
cnt 
chg_B:-60

connected with PandoraBox_1BB657, channel 1
dhcp client start...
.ip:192.168.2.165,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.2.1
.IP: 192.168.2.165
0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
chg_B:-120
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.8
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:54
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=10,sg=0:1.6.0-beta
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF0300
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=17,sg=0:Sensebender Micro
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0:1.4
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=0,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:54
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.7
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:50
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.7
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:51
0;0;3;0;9;Client 0 connected
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:24.5
0;0;3;0;9;read: 1-1-0 s=2,c=1,t=1,pt=2,l=2,sg=0:50

I don't try with other timeout values.

hek

Ok, great. We need to increase timeout then.

Fabien

@hek Yes and perhaps a feature to set MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM = MY_RF26_IRQ_PIN when using ESP8266. Do You want to test other timeout values ? Is it critical ?

hek

@Fabien said:

MY_RF26_IRQ_PIN

I cannot find this defined anywhere...

Fabien

sorry MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN ...

Fabien

Work with 51ms timeout with my config. I set 60ms to be "secure"

Yveaux

@hek said:

Ok, great. We need to increase timeout then.

Better add a yield() call in those blocking wait loops.
When quiclkly looking over the code of the RF69 driver, the RFM69::initialize call could in theory block for 1.5 sec...
That's a watchdog reset waiting to happen!

hek

Yep,

https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/pull/287

Yveaux

@hek :+1:

Mersing

This is working great !

Tx for this !

chrille

I am seeing something similar with RFM69 (specifically RFM69CW) and ESP8266. I have build an ESP8266 gateway based on the GatewayESP8266 sketch and this is what I changed

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY   RF69_868MHZ
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN 4
#define MY_RF69_SPI_CS 15
#define MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM 4

I build a sensor node with the DallasTemperatureSensor sketch on an Arduino Mini Pro and defined

#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
#define MY_RFM69_FREQUENCY   RF69_868MHZ

When I start up the gateway I see

0;255;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RRNGE-, 2.0.0-beta)
0;255;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
....scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 8
cnt

connected with AP, channel 1
ip:62.x.x.x,mask:255.255.255.128,gw:62.x.x.x
.IP: 62.x.x.x
0;255;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0

So far so good - I assume all the radio wiring is OK, since the radio init is successful

On the sensor node I see

Starting sensor (RRNNA-, 2.0.0-beta)
Radio init successful.
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:
Init complete, id=255, parent=255, distance=255

As soon as the sensor node is started the ESP8266 crashes with a WDT reset

Soft WDT reset

ctx: cont
sp: 3ffef370 end: 3ffef630 offset: 01b0

>>>stack>>>
3ffef520:  00000001 3ffef6d4 3ffef964 00000000
3ffef530:  00000024 3ffef6d4 3ffef964 40202436
3ffef540:  3ffe8432 00000000 3ffef6d4 402024bc
3ffef550:  3ffe8432 00000000 3ffef6d4 402026a7
3ffef560:  3ffef6f2 00000001 3ffef6d4 40202b87
3ffef570:  3fffdae0 00000000 3ffee600 3ffef6ac
3ffef580:  3fffdae0 3ffef6f1 3ffef6d4 40202cf4
3ffef590:  3fff1210 00000000 3ffee600 402042b4
3ffef5a0:  00000000 00000002 3ffef82c 40203d20
3ffef5b0:  00000000 3ffef6d4 3ffef964 4020247c
3ffef5c0:  401057ff 00000400 00000103 3ffef5f0
3ffef5d0:  3ffef5e0 00000004 3ffef6cd 4020249c
3ffef5e0:  3ffe8920 00000000 00000000 3ffee608
3ffef5f0:  3fffdae0 00000000 3ffee600 3ffee608
3ffef600:  3fffdae0 00000000 3ffee600 40203e6c
3ffef610:  feefeffe feefeffe 3ffee600 402045b4
3ffef620:  feefeffe feefeffe 3ffee610 40100114
<<<stack<<<

The libraries are 2.0 beta as from a few days ago. I consider the power to the ESP8266 to be OK, since I use the same for en NRF24 based gateway and also for several other ESP modules.

From the thread I understand that known issues should be fixed in the current beta. Any ideas on how to move on?

ESP8266 gateway and sensor node not talking - noobie

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