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  3. Step-by-step procedure to connect the NRF24L01+ to the GPIO pins and use the Raspberry as a Serial Gateway (MySensors 1.x)

Step-by-step procedure to connect the NRF24L01+ to the GPIO pins and use the Raspberry as a Serial Gateway (MySensors 1.x)

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  • GertSandersG GertSanders

    @mfalkvidd
    Actually ... I started with an official Domoticz build, and then I indicated in the settings that I wanted to update with the beta version. Since then I'm always on the latest beta (v5143 at the moment).

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    @GertSanders cool. How often is the beta updated? Every build?

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      #108

      Just set this up on my existing Raspberry pi B+ Domoticz server and it is working perfectly so i have managed to get rid of the uno Gateway.
      Thank you so much,I can now try and squeeze it all in the Raspi case and the job is finished.

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        #109

        This is the cpu usage,the spike is me compiling the software as above.
        0_1463683081123_chart(2).jpeg

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        • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

          @GertSanders cool. How often is the beta updated? Every build?

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          @mfalkvidd
          Well, that seems to be the case. Sometimes I see daily updates, sometimes a week passes by without any changes. I selected the BETA channel for updates and since then I have seen new functionality come in on a regular basis. Not all of it is relevant to Mysensors of course, but none the less it's fun to see Domoticz is developed actively.

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          • GertSandersG GertSanders

            @mfalkvidd
            Well, that seems to be the case. Sometimes I see daily updates, sometimes a week passes by without any changes. I selected the BETA channel for updates and since then I have seen new functionality come in on a regular basis. Not all of it is relevant to Mysensors of course, but none the less it's fun to see Domoticz is developed actively.

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            #111

            @GertSanders I have seen no issues in Domoticz stable with CPU usage. Thing just purrs along. Will have to check when I get home but i believe my system uptime is approaching 1 year. It "just works" as they say.

            I would like to upgrade to mysensors 2.0 library by it looks like the Pi repo has not being updated as often (last I checked, anyway).

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            • W wergeld

              @GertSanders I have seen no issues in Domoticz stable with CPU usage. Thing just purrs along. Will have to check when I get home but i believe my system uptime is approaching 1 year. It "just works" as they say.

              I would like to upgrade to mysensors 2.0 library by it looks like the Pi repo has not being updated as often (last I checked, anyway).

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              @wergeld
              Correct, the PI repo is basically unchanged. But it still is compatible with the 2.0-beta Mysensors library.

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              • GertSandersG GertSanders

                @wergeld
                Correct, the PI repo is basically unchanged. But it still is compatible with the 2.0-beta Mysensors library.

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                @GertSanders What? I was under the impression that some features (like sending messages to nodes from domitcz wouldn't work).

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                • W wergeld

                  @GertSanders What? I was under the impression that some features (like sending messages to nodes from domitcz wouldn't work).

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                  @wergeld
                  Did not notice that, I can send values and "switch on" messages to nodes. The only thing I miss is the signing via ATSHA204. Even V_TEXT sending to and from nodes works.

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                  • Tore André RosanderT Offline
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                    #115

                    I have some trouble with the gateway not storing the network map, if i restart the gateway my non-sensor nodes need to send some kind of heartbeat to reconnect to the gateway.

                    Is this a known problem or is it something wrong with my setup?

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                      Yes, known problem.

                      I had some hopes on @marceloaqno and @aaron832 providing a PR into development branch (so we can scrap the old RPI code). But there hasn't been any activity in a while.
                      https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/2759/mysensors-raspberry-port-suggestions/12

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                      • hekH hek

                        Yes, known problem.

                        I had some hopes on @marceloaqno and @aaron832 providing a PR into development branch (so we can scrap the old RPI code). But there hasn't been any activity in a while.
                        https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/2759/mysensors-raspberry-port-suggestions/12

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                        @hek But insted of including heartbeats from every non sensor node (trying to keep 2.4 ghz traffic to a minimum), can i solve this by using an arduino repeater node? So the repeater knows the network map and sends heartbeat to the gateway.

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                          @Tore-André-Rosander

                          No, not possible. The repeater won't propagate it's knowledge about all sub-nodes.

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                          • Sander StolkS Sander Stolk

                            @mfalkvidd I did the make clean and the make install and rebooted.
                            Still 0x4c eq. 76

                            Using username "pi".
                            Server refused our key
                            pi@192.168.1.14's password:
                            ______                      _   _
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                            | | | |___  _ __ ___   ___ | |_ _  ___ ____
                            | | | / _ \| '_ ` _ \ / _ \| __| |/ __|_  /
                            | |/ / (_) | | | | | | (_) | |_| | (__ / /
                            |___/ \___/|_| |_| |_|\___/ \__|_|\___/___|
                            
                            
                            Last login: Sat Apr  9 18:41:17 2016 from 192.168.1.34
                            
                            Monday, 11 April 2016, 12:10:24 pm CEST
                            Linux 4.1.18-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                            Uptime.............: 1 days, 17h29m13s
                            Memory.............: 520336kB (Free) / 948056kB (Total)
                            Load Averages......: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 (1, 5, 15 min)
                            Running Processes..: 97
                            IP Addresses.......: 192.168.1.14
                            
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ cd Raspberry/
                            pi@Domoticz3:~/Raspberry$ cat MyConfig.h
                            /*
                             The MySensors library adds a new layer on top of the RF24 library.
                             It handles radio network routing, relaying and ids.
                            
                             Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@gmail.com>
                             12/10/14 - Ported to Raspberry Pi by OUJABER Mohamed <m.oujaber@gmail.com>
                            
                             This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
                             modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
                             version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
                            */
                            
                            #ifndef MyConfig_h
                            #define MyConfig_h
                            
                            /***
                             * Configure Sensor Network
                             */
                            #define RF24_CHANNEL       111             //RF channel for the sensor net, 0-127
                            #define RF24_DATARATE      RF24_250KBPS   //RF24_250KBPS for 250kbs, RF24_1MBPS for 1Mbps, or RF24_2MBPS for 2Mbps
                            #define RF24_PA_LEVEL      RF24_PA_MAX    //Sensor PA Level == RF24_PA_MIN=-18dBm, RF24_PA_LOW=-12dBm, RF24_PA_HIGH=-6dBM, and RF24_PA_MAX=0dBm
                            #define RF24_PA_LEVEL_GW   RF24_PA_MAX  //Gateway PA Level, defaults to Sensor net PA Level.  Tune here if using an amplified nRF2401+ in your gateway.
                            #define BASE_RADIO_ID      ((uint64_t)0xA8A8E1FC00LL) // This is also act as base value for sensor nodeId addresses. Change this (or channel) if you have more than one sensor network.
                            
                            // MySensors online examples defaults
                            #define DEFAULT_CE_PIN 9
                            #define DEFAULT_CS_PIN 10
                            
                            
                            /***
                             * Enable/Disable debug logging
                             */
                            #define DEBUG
                            
                            
                            #ifdef __Raspberry_Pi
                                    #define vsnprintf_P vsnprintf
                                    #define snprintf_P snprintf
                                    #define PSTR(x) (x)
                                    #define printf_P printf
                                    #define strlen_P strlen
                            #endif
                            
                            #endif
                            pi@Domoticz3:~/Raspberry$ make clean
                            rm -rf MyGateway MySensor MyMessage PiEEPROM PiGateway PiGatewaySerial MyGateway.o MySensor.o MyMessage.o PiEEPROM.o PiGateway.o PiGatewaySerial.o
                            pi@Domoticz3:~/Raspberry$ make all
                            g++ -c -o MyGateway.o MyGateway.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -c -o MySensor.o MySensor.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -c -o MyMessage.o MyMessage.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -c -o PiEEPROM.o PiEEPROM.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -c -o PiGateway.o PiGateway.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -o PiGateway MyGateway.o MySensor.o MyMessage.o PiEEPROM.o PiGateway.o -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24 -lrf24-bcm
                            g++ -c -o PiGatewaySerial.o PiGatewaySerial.cpp -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24
                            g++ -o PiGatewaySerial MyGateway.o MySensor.o MyMessage.o PiEEPROM.o PiGatewaySerial.o -Wall -Ofast -mfpu=vfp -lpthread -g -D__Raspberry_Pi -mfloat-abi=hard -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -D_TTY_NAME=\"/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway\" -D_TTY_GROUPNAME=\"tty\" -march=armv6zk -I. -I/usr/local/include/RF24 -lrf24-bcm -lutil
                            pi@Domoticz3:~/Raspberry$ sudo reboot
                            
                            Broadcast message from pi@Domoticz3 on pts/1 (Mon 2016-04-11 12:12:17 CEST):
                            
                            The system is going down for reboot NOW!
                            
                            pi@Domoticz3:~/Raspberry$
                            Using username "pi".
                            Server refused our key
                            pi@192.168.1.14's password:
                            ______                      _   _
                            |  _  \                    | | (_)
                            | | | |___  _ __ ___   ___ | |_ _  ___ ____
                            | | | / _ \| '_ ` _ \ / _ \| __| |/ __|_  /
                            | |/ / (_) | | | | | | (_) | |_| | (__ / /
                            |___/ \___/|_| |_| |_|\___/ \__|_|\___/___|
                            
                            
                            Last login: Mon Apr 11 12:10:24 2016 from 192.168.1.34
                            
                            Monday, 11 April 2016, 12:12:45 pm CEST
                            Linux 4.1.18-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                            Uptime.............: 0 days, 00h00m25s
                            Memory.............: 770952kB (Free) / 948056kB (Total)
                            Load Averages......: 0.59, 0.16, 0.05 (1, 5, 15 min)
                            Running Processes..: 100
                            IP Addresses.......: 192.168.1.14
                            
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ ls
                            bash_scripts  domoticz  Dropbox-Uploader  Raspberry  RF24
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/PiGatewaySerial start
                            [ ok ] Starting PiGatewaySerial (via systemctl): PiGatewaySerial.service.
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/PiGatewaySerial start
                            [ ok ] Starting PiGatewaySerial (via systemctl): PiGatewaySerial.service.
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway /dev/ttyUSB20
                            ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘/dev/ttyUSB20’: File exists
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$ sudo /usr/local/sbin/PiGatewaySerial
                            Starting PiGatewaySerial...
                            Protocol version - 1.4
                            Created PTY '/dev/pts/2'
                            Gateway tty: /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway
                            ================ SPI Configuration ================
                            CSN Pin          = CE0 (PI Hardware Driven)
                            CE Pin           = Custom GPIO25
                            Clock Speed      = 8 Mhz
                            ================ NRF Configuration ================
                            STATUS           = 0x0e RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=0
                            RX_ADDR_P0-1     = 0xa8a8e
                            RX_ADDR_P2-5     = 0xff 0xc4 
                            TX_ADDR          = 0xa8a8e1fc07
                            RX_PW_P0-6       = 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00
                            EN_AA            = 0x3b
                            EN_RXADDR        = 0x06
                            RF_CH            = 0x4c
                            RF_SETUP         = 0x23
                            CONFIG           = 0x0e
                            DYNPD/FEATURE    = 0x3f 0x06
                            Data Rate        = 250KBPS
                            Model            = nRF24L01+
                            CRC Length       = 16 bits
                            PA Power         = PA_LOW
                            read: 5-5-5 s=5,c=5,t=5,pt=0,l=0:
                            version mismatch
                            ^CReceived SIGINT
                            Exiting...
                            pi@Domoticz3:~$
                            
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                            jpbabou
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                            @Sander-Stolk hi
                            how do you achieve to have a nice 'logon' screen ou your PI: Domotics Logo, @ip,memory,date... etc etc..
                            Im' newbee on raspberry from france
                            HAve a nice day
                            JP
                            i really want to have the same or any available sample like yours


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                            Last login: Mon Apr 11 12:10:24 2016 from 192.168.1.34

                            Monday, 11 April 2016, 12:12:45 pm CEST
                            Linux 4.1.18-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                            Uptime.............: 0 days, 00h00m25s
                            Memory.............: 770952kB (Free) / 948056kB (Total)
                            Load Averages......: 0.59, 0.16, 0.05 (1, 5, 15 min)
                            Running Processes..: 100
                            IP Addresses.......: 192.168.1.14

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                              @Sander-Stolk hi
                              how do you achieve to have a nice 'logon' screen ou your PI: Domotics Logo, @ip,memory,date... etc etc..
                              Im' newbee on raspberry from france
                              HAve a nice day
                              JP
                              i really want to have the same or any available sample like yours


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                              Last login: Mon Apr 11 12:10:24 2016 from 192.168.1.34

                              Monday, 11 April 2016, 12:12:45 pm CEST
                              Linux 4.1.18-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                              Uptime.............: 0 days, 00h00m25s
                              Memory.............: 770952kB (Free) / 948056kB (Total)
                              Load Averages......: 0.59, 0.16, 0.05 (1, 5, 15 min)
                              Running Processes..: 100
                              IP Addresses.......: 192.168.1.14

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                              @jpbabou That is the Message of the day (motd) and you can edit it to fit your needs.
                              This guide should work on debian weezy and jessie
                              https://oitibs.com/debian-wheezy-dynamic-motd/

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                              • Tore André RosanderT Tore André Rosander

                                @jpbabou That is the Message of the day (motd) and you can edit it to fit your needs.
                                This guide should work on debian weezy and jessie
                                https://oitibs.com/debian-wheezy-dynamic-motd/

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                                @Tore-André-Rosander
                                Tks a lot for your answer.. It seems to look like what i want at logon..Iwill test it.
                                I keep you in touch!

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                                • Tore André RosanderT Tore André Rosander

                                  @jpbabou That is the Message of the day (motd) and you can edit it to fit your needs.
                                  This guide should work on debian weezy and jessie
                                  https://oitibs.com/debian-wheezy-dynamic-motd/

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                                  #122

                                  @Tore-André-Rosander
                                  Tks a lot
                                  It works's fine!!
                                  pi@JpPi2 ~ $ ssh JpPi3
                                  _ ____ _ _____
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                                  _
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                                  Welcome to Raspbian GNU/Linux 8.0 (jessie) (4.4.7-v7+).

                                  System information as of: Wed Jun 1 09:10:09 CEST 2016

                                  System load: 0.01 IP Address:
                                  Memory usage: 17.9% System uptime: 1 day
                                  Usage on /: 27% Swap usage: 0.0%
                                  Local Users: 1 Processes: 126

                                  Last login: Wed Jun 1 09:03:53 2016 from raspberryjp

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                                    I have been struggeling with this for some time now. It seems my compiler is not the standard for raspberry pi? (I have a pi 2). I have used the domoticz sdcard as ground for my system and it works (a bit sketchy with random freezes and I cannot access the domotics webserver from chrome) but still. Anyway, I get stuck on making the RF24 package. Any ideas?

                                    pi@raspberrypi ~/RF24 $ make all && sudo make install
                                    arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++ -fPIC -march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a7 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -Ofast -Wall -pthread  -c RF24.cpp
                                    cc1plus: error: bad value (cortex-a7) for -mtune switch
                                    Makefile:40: recipe for target 'RF24.o' failed
                                    make: *** [RF24.o] Error 1
                                    
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                                      Did anyone setup rfm69 successfully on the raspberry pi

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                                        Has anyone used the Raspberry GW software in combination with nodes that run the new 2.0.0 MySensors code ?

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                                          @GertSanders

                                          It's not supported, 2.0.0 nodes require a 2.0.0 GW. And the raspberry pi port is not updated to 2.0.0 (and unfortunately there is currently no one in the core group that uses the rpi gw.. We all use serial / ethernet gw's of some sort)

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