ESP8266 gateway and sensor node not talking - noobie

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?

Yveaux

@chrille Try adding the following line to your setup() function:

ESP.wdtDisable();

It should disable the (software) watchdog on ESP. See if it continues, or if it will now just hang.

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