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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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  • hekH Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
    #118

    @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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      wrote on last edited by
      #119

      @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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        | | | |
        __ _ __ ___ ___ | |_ _ ___ ____
        | | | / _ | '_ ` _ \ / _ | | |/ | /
        | |/ / () | | | | | | () | |_| | (
        / /
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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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        Tore André Rosander
        wrote on last edited by
        #120

        @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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          jpbabou
          wrote on last edited by
          #121

          @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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            wrote on last edited by
            #122

            @Tore-André-Rosander
            Tks a lot
            It works's fine!!
            pi@JpPi2 ~ $ ssh JpPi3
            _ ____ _ _____
            | |_ __ | _ ()__ /
            _ | | '_ | |) | | |
            | || | |) | /| |) |
            _
            /| ._/|| ||___/
            |
            |

            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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                    • tbowmoT tbowmo

                      @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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                      #127

                      @tbowmo
                      I was afraid of that. In my enthusiasm I updated to 2.0.0, but now my new nodes play dead.
                      At least I know why.
                      Time to make that old ethernet gateway functional again.
                      Since Breda meetup is this weekend, I will have no more time to figure this out (if I could ever, this is UNIX). Maybe after I can try something.

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                      • tbowmoT tbowmo

                        @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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                        #128

                        @tbowmo

                        What would be required to get the RPi gateway up and running? Having single controller/gateway is great.

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                          #129

                          @tbowmo
                          Is a 2.0.0 based gateway backward compatible with nodes in an older version ?

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                            @tbowmo

                            What would be required to get the RPi gateway up and running? Having single controller/gateway is great.

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                            @wergeld
                            Probably porting the Arduino lib to Raspberry and compiling again ?

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                            • GertSandersG GertSanders

                              @tbowmo
                              I was afraid of that. In my enthusiasm I updated to 2.0.0, but now my new nodes play dead.
                              At least I know why.
                              Time to make that old ethernet gateway functional again.
                              Since Breda meetup is this weekend, I will have no more time to figure this out (if I could ever, this is UNIX). Maybe after I can try something.

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                              GertSanders
                              Hardware Contributor
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #131

                              @tbowmo
                              Is the last 2.0.0-dev version (before the new 2.0.0 official release) still available somewhere ?
                              That DEV version seemed to still work with my Raspi GW.

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                              • GertSandersG GertSanders

                                @wergeld
                                Probably porting the Arduino lib to Raspberry and compiling again ?

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                                #132

                                @GertSanders

                                Time to start reading up on converting the lib! Might have a go at it in week or so. Work is holding me hostage at the moment.

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                                  #133

                                  Praise Apple for making TimeMachine. I was able to set back the last version of MySensors lib I know was working with my gateway in a bout 1 minute.

                                  Back in business now. Upgrading the gateway and nodes to full 2.0.0 is for later.

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                                    #134

                                    @wergeld

                                    you need to port the mysensors core library.. It is however filled with arduino specifics at the moment (we have had some talks about removing arduino dependencies, but it's not made yet).

                                    Ideally someone should make a raspberry pi port, that we can merge into the main repository, so the same codebase can be build for both raspberryPi and arduino based hardware.

                                    @GertSanders

                                    A 2.0.0 GW should be compatible with 1.5.x nodes, but 2.0.0 nodes require a 2.0.0 GW.. (I can't remember the specifics in what the changes are, @tekka is the brain behind that stuff). That said, we do recommend that both nodes and GW will be updated to same mysensors versions, as to avoid any problems.

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                                    • tbowmoT tbowmo

                                      @wergeld

                                      you need to port the mysensors core library.. It is however filled with arduino specifics at the moment (we have had some talks about removing arduino dependencies, but it's not made yet).

                                      Ideally someone should make a raspberry pi port, that we can merge into the main repository, so the same codebase can be build for both raspberryPi and arduino based hardware.

                                      @GertSanders

                                      A 2.0.0 GW should be compatible with 1.5.x nodes, but 2.0.0 nodes require a 2.0.0 GW.. (I can't remember the specifics in what the changes are, @tekka is the brain behind that stuff). That said, we do recommend that both nodes and GW will be updated to same mysensors versions, as to avoid any problems.

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                                      wrote on last edited by mfalkvidd
                                      #135

                                      @tbowmo @wergeld @GertSanders a port is already available, see https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/2759/mysensors-raspberry-port-suggestions/11 (and github)

                                      It would be awesome if someone could merge that great work with the MySensors repo.

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                                        @mfalkvidd

                                        Ok, didn't know that it was updated to 2.0.0 "final", thanks for the hint :+1:

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                                        • Sander TeunissenS Offline
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                                          #137

                                          Would it be safe to say a RPI gateway 2.0 is not available yet for beginners ? (like the instructions @mfalkvidd made are not usable for this ?)

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