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Guide: Setting up and testing MQTT Client Gateway

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    Samuel235
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    #23

    @ahmedadelhosni I have now turned to the W5100 shield myself. Works a charm, super smooth!

    MySensors 2.1.1
    Controller - OpenHAB (Virtual Machine)
    Gateway - Arduino Mega MQTT Gateway W5100

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      vickey
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      I tried to make MQTT client gateway but it is giving following error while compiling

      C:\Users\Ahmed\AppData\Local\Temp\build8359488613260197686.tmp/arduino.ar(core_esp8266_postmortem.c.o): In function `abort':
      C:\Users\Ahmed\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0-rc2\cores\esp8266/core_esp8266_postmortem.c:177: multiple definition of `abort'
      GatewayESP8266MQTTClient.cpp.o:C:\Users\Ahmed\Documents\Arduino\libraries\MySensors/core/MyMainESP8266.cpp:46: first defined here
      collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
      Error compiling.
      

      Any suggestions @hek ?

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        hek
        Admin
        wrote on last edited by
        #25

        @vickey
        Sorry haven't seen this error. Which ESP board version do you have installed in the IDE? (See Board manager).

        Please do no double post on the forum! Only creates annoyance.

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          vickey
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          #26

          @hek I am using Stable ESP8266 version 2.0.0 from stable release

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            ciprian
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            #27

            If it helps:
            in ESP8266 ver. 2.0.0 was added abort in
            here
            cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_postmortem.c:

            void abort() __attribute__((noreturn));
            
            void abort(){
                // cause exception
                s_abort_called = true;
                do {
                    *((int*)0) = 0;
                } while(true);
            } 
            

            i comment the lines in MySensors/core/MyMainESP8266.cpp and it compiled ok.

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              hek
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              wrote on last edited by
              #28

              @ciprian
              This has been fixed since a while back.

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                dakky
                wrote on last edited by dakky
                #29

                Hello.

                I tried the development branch because I prefer having my gateway not as message broker.
                I had some problems resulting in conflicting entries for the gateway in MyConfig.h and the sketch. MyConfig.h always wins :D for the release it might be more transparent for the user if there is only one location, where the gateway settings are defined: example or MyConfig.h

                So much for the feedback, now to the problems:
                I use the w5100 version of the sketch with a static IP.

                In the serial monitor i see:

                0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RNNGA-, 1.6.0-beta)
                0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                IP: 0.40.68.10
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                

                in the log of the moquitto server i see:

                1450112394: New connection from 192.168.100.10 on port 1883.
                1450112394: New connection from 192.168.100.10 on port 1883.
                1450112394: Socket error on client <unknown>, disconnecting.
                1450112409: New connection from 192.168.100.10 on port 1883.
                1450112409: New connection from 192.168.100.10 on port 1883.
                

                The gateway tries to open a lot of connections and all of them seem to die after a short while
                Any idea?

                Controller: Raspberry Pi 2 :: Openhab2 :: with @TimO MySensors Binding
                Gateway: Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 :: W5100 :: Ethernet GW

                Software: MySensors 2.0development

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                  Mike Cayouette
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                  #30

                  @dakky The gateway tries to open a lot of connections and all of them seem to die after a short while

                  I had a similar problem a while back, not with the mysensors dev branch, but while using the subpub MQTT library on a ESP8266. After upgrading my MQTT (mosquitto) server to version 1.3.5 it corrected to the problem. You may want to take a look at the version you are running.

                  Mike

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                    dakky
                    wrote on last edited by dakky
                    #31

                    Thx 4 replying ;)

                    mosquitto version 1.4.5 (build date Sun, 08 Nov 2015 21:43:12 +0000)
                    

                    unfortunetly this seems not to be the problem :(

                    EDIT: i updated the PubSubClient lib to version 2.4 instead of the delivered 1.9. Same behavior
                    Another EDIT: mosquitto itself seems to work fine: OpenHab successfully connects to the broker and delivers its messages

                    Controller: Raspberry Pi 2 :: Openhab2 :: with @TimO MySensors Binding
                    Gateway: Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 :: W5100 :: Ethernet GW

                    Software: MySensors 2.0development

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                      drock1985
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                      #32

                      Hi,

                      I'm trying to set up the MQTT gateway to work with Home-Assistant; since the serial gateway plugin lacks in binary switches (ex relays, and other things).

                      I have the MQTT sketch installed on a Nano with W5100 module, and serial output from the Arduino is good. But when I add a sensor to the Gateway, there is no communication.

                      Here is my output from Arduino, where would I go next?

                      0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RNNGA-, 1.6.0-beta)
                      0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                      IP: 192.168.86.112
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;MQTT connected
                      0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                      ad: 0-0-0 s=0,c=0,t=0,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
                      0;0;3;0;9;ver mismatch
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                      0;0;3;0;9;MQTT connected```

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                        dakky
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #33

                        @dakky said:

                        The gateway tries to open a lot of connections and all of them seem to die after a short while
                        Any idea?

                        Narghs!

                        Seems to be a hardware problem. I changed the w5100 module with an w5100 arduino shield and now it works fine:

                        0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RNNGA-, 1.6.0-beta)
                        0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                        IP: 192.168.100.10
                        0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                        0;0;3;0;9;MQTT connected
                        0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                        

                        I'm still interested in the reason. Hardware broken or wiring fail?

                        • pinging the arduino worked
                        • i can see the connections on the broker

                        => basic networking seems to work, but "delivering content" failed. Any guesses?

                        Strange fact: with the "broken" hardware:

                        0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                        IP: 0.40.68.10
                        

                        with the shield:

                        0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                        IP: 192.168.100.10
                        

                        Same sketch, 192.168.100.10 is the correct Ip (obviously) ;)

                        Greeting
                        Dakky

                        Controller: Raspberry Pi 2 :: Openhab2 :: with @TimO MySensors Binding
                        Gateway: Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 :: W5100 :: Ethernet GW

                        Software: MySensors 2.0development

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                        • dakkyD dakky

                          @dakky said:

                          The gateway tries to open a lot of connections and all of them seem to die after a short while
                          Any idea?

                          Narghs!

                          Seems to be a hardware problem. I changed the w5100 module with an w5100 arduino shield and now it works fine:

                          0;0;3;0;9;Starting gateway (RNNGA-, 1.6.0-beta)
                          0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                          IP: 192.168.100.10
                          0;0;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
                          0;0;3;0;9;MQTT connected
                          0;0;3;0;9;Init complete, id=0, parent=0, distance=0
                          

                          I'm still interested in the reason. Hardware broken or wiring fail?

                          • pinging the arduino worked
                          • i can see the connections on the broker

                          => basic networking seems to work, but "delivering content" failed. Any guesses?

                          Strange fact: with the "broken" hardware:

                          0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                          IP: 0.40.68.10
                          

                          with the shield:

                          0;0;3;0;9;Radio init successful.
                          IP: 192.168.100.10
                          

                          Same sketch, 192.168.100.10 is the correct Ip (obviously) ;)

                          Greeting
                          Dakky

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                          ahmedadelhosni
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #34

                          @dakky I guess I had that problem once or twice before but I don't pay attention to it as there was other bugs which were more important.

                          I remember that I just reset the nano and it worked at once. Glad that it worked for you but as you have said, knowing the root cause it important.

                          Will try to reproduce it again when I have time.

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                            dakky
                            wrote on last edited by dakky
                            #35

                            Another question:

                            I don't have any experience with the classic setup (broker on gateway). But does

                            The topic resembles the serial protocol. You must define you preferred subscribe and publish prefix in the sketch. The topic is build like this:
                            MY_MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC_PREFIX/FROM-NODE-ID/SENSOR-ID/CMD-TYPE/ACK-FLAG/SUB-TYPE

                            mean, that the consuming controllers configuration (openhab in my case) has to be changed?
                            From

                            sensor-gw1-out/99/3/V_TRIPPED
                            

                            To

                            sensor-gw1-out/99/3/1/0/16
                            

                            in order to represent what is really pushed to the mqtt broker? Because thats what is posted to the broker?

                            Controller: Raspberry Pi 2 :: Openhab2 :: with @TimO MySensors Binding
                            Gateway: Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 :: W5100 :: Ethernet GW

                            Software: MySensors 2.0development

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                              moskovskiy82
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                              #36

                              A little bit cofused. Can this sketch be uploaded to ESP12 set as in the "ESP8266 WiFi Gateway"? Without the arduino?
                              After uploading it to esp all i get

                              load 0x4010f000, len 1264, room 16 
                              tail 0
                              chksum 0x42
                              csum 0x42
                              ~ld
                              
                              
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                                moskovskiy82
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                                #37

                                Can more detailed instructions be given on the development branch? As i understand this is not a simple copy the code from here https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/blob/development/libraries/MySensors/examples/GatewayESP8266MQTTClient/GatewayESP8266MQTTClient.ino paste into arduino IDE compile and upload process?

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                                  hek
                                  Admin
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #38

                                  @moskovskiy82

                                  Yes, after the MySensors library has been installed you should be able to compile/upload the sketch and run it.

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                                    moskovskiy82
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                                    #39

                                    Well i had to move all the libs from production branch and extract clean only the development branch in arduino IDE to get it to work.
                                    Afterwards had to do the same thing back to production to compile the humidity sensor as it gave me the following error during compilation

                                    Arduino: 1.6.5 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Pro or Pro Mini, ATmega328 (5V, 16 MHz)"
                                    
                                    In file included from Mysensors_DHT_Wireless.ino:31:0:
                                    \My Documents\Arduino\libraries\MySensors/MySensor.h:201:3: error: #error No forward link or gateway feature activated. This means nowhere to send messages! Pretty pointless.
                                      #error No forward link or gateway feature activated. This means nowhere to send messages! Pretty pointless.
                                       ^
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless:39: error: 'MySensor' does not name a type
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless.ino: In function 'void setup()':
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless:50: error: 'gw' was not declared in this scope
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless.ino: In function 'void loop()':
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless:75: error: 'gw' was not declared in this scope
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless:85: error: 'gw' was not declared in this scope
                                    Mysensors_DHT_Wireless:90: error: 'gw' was not declared in this scope
                                    'MySensor' does not name a type
                                    
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                                      moskovskiy82
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                                      #40

                                      Is there some miscompatability betweed development/production branches?

                                      My humidity sensor reports in the serial console just fine.

                                      req id
                                      send: 255-255-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=ok:
                                      req id
                                      send: 255-255-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=ok:
                                      T: 24.60
                                      req id
                                      send: 255-255-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,st=ok:
                                      H: 87.00
                                      

                                      On the gateway i see the following

                                      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;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3
                                      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;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3
                                      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;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3
                                      
                                      

                                      But in mosquitto...

                                      mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3 (null)
                                      mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3 (null)
                                      mygateway1-out/255/255/3/0/3 (null)
                                      
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                                        moskovskiy82
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #41

                                        Please ignore the last post. Solved by finding out that Openhab doesn't handle Node ID assigning.

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                                          tante ju
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #42

                                          Hi,

                                          Just tried to set up an ESP-12E as MQTT gateway and noticed one bug in the actual development branch:
                                          As soon as one of the three LED PIN assignments is not defined (commented out), the Example sketch will lock itself after initializing NRF radio, and running DHCP. So, no further NRF communication nor signup at the broker. WDT steps in then.

                                          Just defining all three LEDs, without any other parameter or use the LED blinking feature, and everything is fine.

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