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

[mfalkvidd]

@SeanMarsh I don't know anything more than what's stated in that thread, sorry. That's also why it is the last option of the alternatives. Go with a serial, wifi or ethernet gateway if you can.

[tlpeter]

I also have a serial gateway next to my raspberry (3 in this case) with Domoticz on it.
If there is an issue than at least a part is still running without breaking everything.
I am using zwave at most and mysensors now for playing.
I cannot break the current zwave implementation so for me a serial gateway is the best solution.
For playing around you might just try as i imaging it could be fun to do it.

[wergeld]

How can we update the gateway to v1.5? I just tried to rebuild from github today and I am getting really odd errors now that I did not get before:
cc1: error: bad value (cortex-a7)

What I could find online states I need to update the gcc compiler on my rPi - it is currently version 4 and latest is 5...but apt-get update gcc says I am already at latest version.

I am trying to get my slimNodes up and running using v1.5 of mysensors.

[Toyman]

How can I use "PA power HIGH" with this setup?

[Reza]

i can not add device to domoticz controller with serial gateway(1.4)

MySensors Gateway USB
Version: 1.4 Setup

[Reza]

is this true ?

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo make enable-gwserial
make: *** No rule to make target 'enable-gwserial'.  Stop.

[Toyman]

@Reza try:
cd Raspberry
sudo make enable-gwserial

[Reza]

@Toyman
thank you

[Reza]

in domoticz i have this problem :

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo cat /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway
cat: /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway: No such file or directory

[rmtucker]

How do I remove all that I have installed at the top of this thread so I can revert back to an arduino serial gateway?

[mfalkvidd]

@rmtucker run "sudo make uninstall" when standing in the Raspberry folder

[rmtucker]

@mfalkvidd do you mean the root directory?
I have had this running for a number of months but I want to go back to the arduino serial setup without losing my domoticz controller or data.

[mfalkvidd]

@rmtucker I mean the folder containing the files from the git repo.

[Toyman]

Is there a way to manually type messages to the nodes?

[_Rooky_]

Hi,
maybe someone could give me a hint. I installed everything and it looks like it is working, but no sensors are displayed in Domoticz. Any idea what's wrong?

I used this sensor before with a ESP Wifi gateway and it was working fine. The DallasTemp Sensors got visible in Domoticz right after the gateway was added in the Hardware section.

After installing the NRF24l01 on the Rasperry Pi 3 and follwing the instructions above, I added MySensorsGateway USB with /dev/ttyUSB20, but nothing happend.

Would be nice, if I could get this smart thing working. Else I would need to go back to the ESP Wifi gateway.

Domoticz log:
2016-12-30 00:31:01.610 Domoticz V3.5877 (c)2012-2016 GizMoCuz
2016-12-30 00:31:01.611 Build Hash: 15b013c, Date: 2016-11-10 16:44:33
2016-12-30 00:31:01.611 System: Raspberry Pi
2016-12-30 00:31:01.611 Startup Path: /home/pi/domoticz/
2016-12-30 00:31:02.327 Sunrise: 08:18:00 SunSet:15:59:00
2016-12-30 00:31:02.327 EventSystem: reset all events...
2016-12-30 00:31:02.411 Active notification subsystems: (0/12)
2016-12-30 00:31:02.448 WebServer(HTTP) started on address: :: with port 8080
2016-12-30 00:31:02.479 WebServer(SSL) started on address: :: with port 443
2016-12-30 00:31:02.481 Proxymanager started.
2016-12-30 00:31:02.516 Starting shared server on: :::6144
2016-12-30 00:31:02.516 TCPServer: shared server started...
2016-12-30 00:31:02.517 RxQueue: queue worker started...
2016-12-30 00:31:04.520 EventSystem: reset all events...
2016-12-30 00:31:04.520 EventSystem: reset all device statuses...
2016-12-30 00:31:04.521 EventSystem: Started
2016-12-30 00:31:05.519 MySensors: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB20
2016-12-30 00:33:06.145 Incoming connection from: 127.0.0.1

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ 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 = 0xa8a8e1fc02 0xa8a8e1fc00
RX_ADDR_P2-5 = 0xff 0xc4 0xc5 0xc6
TX_ADDR = 0xa8a8e1fc02
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: 2-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1:1
read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0:
send: 0-0-2-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,st=ok:0
read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0:
send: 0-0-2-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,st=ok:0
read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0:
send: 0-0-2-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,st=ok:0
read: 2-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1:1
read: 2-2-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0:
send: 0-0-2-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,st=ok:0
read: 2-2-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1:1
...

---

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo cat /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway
0;0;3;0;14;Gateway startup complete.
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
1;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
1;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
1;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
1;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
2;255;3;0;24;1
...

---

Traces from sensor node:
Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
TSM:INIT
TSM:RADIO:OK
TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=2)
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=2)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=2)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=2)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-2 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
TSP:MSG:FPAR RES (ID=0, dist=0)
TSP:MSG:PAR OK (ID=0, dist=1)
TSM:FPAR:OK
TSM:ID
TSM:CHKID:OK (ID=2)
TSM:UPL
TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
TSP:MSG:SEND 2-2-0-0 s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=ok:1
TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
!TSM:UPL:FAIL
....

[mfalkvidd]

@_Rooky_ congratulations on your first post in the forum, welcome!

The gateway uses MySensors 1.4 and the node uses version 2. These versions are not compatible.

You probably want to use version 2 for the gateway as well. https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry describes how to create a gateway for version 2 (the gateway was completely rewritten for version 2)

[_Rooky_]

@mfalkvidd many thanks for the very quick and polite reply.
It is working now and this solution is much better way, than using an additional ESP as gateway.
Even though I got on the wrong lane, I learned more details from your excellent guide, than from the "make", "make install" from the MySensors page ... and still got a lot to learn

[ronnyandre]

Thanks for this thorough guide, it works perfect :)

[ronnyandre]

@Scala I have the same error as you. Worked perfectly first time, and after reboot the "/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway: No such file or directory" error message appear. Did you solve this?

[ronnyandre]

@MrRikkie Did you solve this issue? I got the same error as you..