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ESP8266 gateway and sensor node not talking - noobie

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  • hekH hek

    Ok, great. We need to increase timeout then.

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    Yveaux
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    #23

    @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!

    http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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      Yep,

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

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      • hekH hek

        Yep,

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

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        @hek :+1:

        http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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          This is working great !

          Tx for this !

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            #27

            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?

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            • chrilleC 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?

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              wrote on last edited by
              #28

              @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.

              http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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              • YveauxY 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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                wrote on last edited by
                #29

                @Yveaux Just tried that. The change removed the watchdog message and the stack trace, but the module still reboots

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                • chrilleC chrille

                  @Yveaux Just tried that. The change removed the watchdog message and the stack trace, but the module still reboots

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #30

                  ...I also tried to change TIME_OUT in rfm69.cpp to 500 as suggested by Fabien. Doesn't make any difference

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                  • chrilleC chrille

                    @Yveaux Just tried that. The change removed the watchdog message and the stack trace, but the module still reboots

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #31

                    @chrille said:

                    the module still reboots

                    Probably the hardware watchdog kicks in then...

                    http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                    • YveauxY Yveaux

                      @chrille said:

                      the module still reboots

                      Probably the hardware watchdog kicks in then...

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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #32

                      @Yveaux I did some further tests and it may be related to the inclusion mode feature. At least disabling this makes things more stable - but I still haven't got the radio side working reliable. When this is working I will go back to the gateway and see if I can find out what triggers the crash

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                      • YveauxY Yveaux

                        @chrille said:

                        the module still reboots

                        Probably the hardware watchdog kicks in then...

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #33

                        @Yveaux I think I have narrowed down the issue now to this code in RFM69.cpp

                        void RFM69::sendACK(const void* buffer, byte bufferSize) {
                        debug(PSTR("RFM69: void sendACK\n"));
                          byte sender = SENDERID;
                          debug(PSTR("RFM69: sendACK - entering while()\n"));
                          while (!canSend()) receiveDone();
                          sendFrame(sender, buffer, bufferSize, false, true);
                        }
                        

                        (The debug lines are added by me)

                        Most of the time the WDT kicks in, after logging "entering while()" - occasionally it will reach sendFrame() and log a "read: " line but then the WDT kicks in when it gets to the while() loop again.
                        sendAck is called from sendFrame, that disables interrupts, by calling select()

                        With a bunch of additional debug turned on, this is what I get on the console

                        0;255;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                        chg_B:-60
                        chg_B:-120
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - select chip
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - release chip
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: receiveDone() - payload
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: void sendACK
                        chg_B:-60
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendACK - entering while()
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendFrame()
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                        0;255;3;0;9;read: 255-255-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - select chip
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - release chip
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: receiveDone() - payload
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: void sendACK
                        0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendACK - entering while()
                        
                        Soft WDT reset
                        
                        ctx: cont
                        sp: 3ffefa70 end: 3ffefd30 offset: 01b0
                        
                        >>>stack>>>
                        3ffefc20:  00000001 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 000000ff
                        3ffefc30:  00000024 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 402022da
                        3ffefc40:  3ffe8496 00000000 3ffefdd4 40202360
                        3ffefc50:  00000000 00000000 3ffefdd4 4020254b
                        3ffefc60:  3ffefdf2 00000000 3ffefdd4 402037f9
                        3ffefc70:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffefdd4 3ffefdac
                        3ffefc80:  3fffdc20 3ffefdf1 3ffefdd4 4020385c
                        3ffefc90:  00000003 00000000 3ffeecf8 40204035
                        3ffefca0:  00000003 00000000 00000000 00000000
                        3ffefcb0:  3ffefd58 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 3ffeed00
                        3ffefcc0:  3ffefe00 00000000 3ffefe98 40203aec
                        3ffefcd0:  00000003 00000000 000000ff 00000000
                        3ffefce0:  000000ff 00000002 00000000 00000000
                        3ffefcf0:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeecf8 3ffeed00
                        3ffefd00:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeecf8 40203c06
                        3ffefd10:  00000000 00000000 3ffeecf8 4020432c
                        3ffefd20:  00000000 00000000 3ffeed10 40100114
                        <<<stack<<<
                        

                        Any ideas on how to fix this, would be greatly appreciated!

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                        • chrilleC chrille

                          @Yveaux I think I have narrowed down the issue now to this code in RFM69.cpp

                          void RFM69::sendACK(const void* buffer, byte bufferSize) {
                          debug(PSTR("RFM69: void sendACK\n"));
                            byte sender = SENDERID;
                            debug(PSTR("RFM69: sendACK - entering while()\n"));
                            while (!canSend()) receiveDone();
                            sendFrame(sender, buffer, bufferSize, false, true);
                          }
                          

                          (The debug lines are added by me)

                          Most of the time the WDT kicks in, after logging "entering while()" - occasionally it will reach sendFrame() and log a "read: " line but then the WDT kicks in when it gets to the while() loop again.
                          sendAck is called from sendFrame, that disables interrupts, by calling select()

                          With a bunch of additional debug turned on, this is what I get on the console

                          0;255;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                          chg_B:-60
                          chg_B:-120
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - select chip
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - release chip
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: receiveDone() - payload
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: void sendACK
                          chg_B:-60
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendACK - entering while()
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendFrame()
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                          0;255;3;0;9;read: 255-255-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: interruptHandler
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - select chip
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - release chip
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: IRQ handler - read RSSI
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: receiveDone() - payload
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: void sendACK
                          0;255;3;0;9;RFM69: sendACK - entering while()
                          
                          Soft WDT reset
                          
                          ctx: cont
                          sp: 3ffefa70 end: 3ffefd30 offset: 01b0
                          
                          >>>stack>>>
                          3ffefc20:  00000001 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 000000ff
                          3ffefc30:  00000024 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 402022da
                          3ffefc40:  3ffe8496 00000000 3ffefdd4 40202360
                          3ffefc50:  00000000 00000000 3ffefdd4 4020254b
                          3ffefc60:  3ffefdf2 00000000 3ffefdd4 402037f9
                          3ffefc70:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffefdd4 3ffefdac
                          3ffefc80:  3fffdc20 3ffefdf1 3ffefdd4 4020385c
                          3ffefc90:  00000003 00000000 3ffeecf8 40204035
                          3ffefca0:  00000003 00000000 00000000 00000000
                          3ffefcb0:  3ffefd58 3ffefdd4 3ffeffdc 3ffeed00
                          3ffefcc0:  3ffefe00 00000000 3ffefe98 40203aec
                          3ffefcd0:  00000003 00000000 000000ff 00000000
                          3ffefce0:  000000ff 00000002 00000000 00000000
                          3ffefcf0:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeecf8 3ffeed00
                          3ffefd00:  3fffdc20 00000000 3ffeecf8 40203c06
                          3ffefd10:  00000000 00000000 3ffeecf8 4020432c
                          3ffefd20:  00000000 00000000 3ffeed10 40100114
                          <<<stack<<<
                          

                          Any ideas on how to fix this, would be greatly appreciated!

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                          @chrille I'm not familiar with rfm implementation, but you could try adding a call to yield() inside the while loop.

                          http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                          • YveauxY Yveaux

                            @chrille I'm not familiar with rfm implementation, but you could try adding a call to yield() inside the while loop.

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                            @Yveaux Thank you very much. This seems to have fixed the issue now!

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                            • chrilleC chrille

                              @Yveaux Thank you very much. This seems to have fixed the issue now!

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                              @chrille Could you create a pull-request (or a bug report) for this fix in MySensors' github repo ?

                              http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                              • YveauxY Yveaux

                                @chrille Could you create a pull-request (or a bug report) for this fix in MySensors' github repo ?

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                                @Yveaux I already did! https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/pull/396

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