💬 Various bootloader files based on Optiboot 6.2

[mar.conte]

@Samuel235
Hy
My project is simple atmega328 with internal clock 8 mhz in powerdown mode end rfm69 hw which send to gateway when pir motion is high powered all with 2 aa battery.
The First test what i do is in breadboard atmega328 with optiboot 6.2 ( i have upload bootloader 8mhz internal , 38vk, bod 2v7) and simple sketch j gammon: result no microampere but around 2/5 mah in sleep mode;

[alexsh1]

@mar.conte I'm not familiar with the sketch you mentioned. The best is to use the voltmeter and oscillograph to determine consumption.

Why do you have BOD 2.7v? I do not have any BOD - this would let a node to run on two batteries until voltage drops to below 1.9V

[mar.conte]

@alexsh1
I have only voltmeter extec, can i mesure ua?
Can you send simple sketch for deep sleep ?

[Samuel235]

@mar.conte - Are you basically saying that your hardware is using too much power to enable you to run on battery for any substantial time?

[mar.conte]

@Samuel235
Yes, i want obtain few micro amp but its two month wich i try without result.....

[tonnerre33]

@mar.conte Which skecth did you use ?
Did you have radio errors in your log ?

[Samuel235]

Could you please either include your sketch here or give us a link to the example sketch that you used please.

[mar.conte]

@Samuel235
Resolved
I have try with sketc j gammon https://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11497
And the problem are pir input (model hrc-501)
Are ever high and the cpu dont go in sleep.
I have remove pir and all ok the atmega run 20 uah very good.
Can you advise a good pir wich run to 3,3 V for my project?
Tanks

[mar.conte]

@mar.conte
im not sure why pir with simple test like this http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/PIRsense is ok
but with my sketch the cpu reset forever

#include <Arduino.h>            // assumes Arduino IDE v1.0 or greater
#include <avr/sleep.h>
#include <avr/wdt.h>
#include <avr/power.h>
#include <avr/io.h>
            


ISR (PCINT2_vect)
{
  // handle pin change interrupt for D0 to D7 here
}  // end of PCINT2_vect



const unsigned long WAIT_TIME = 4000;


 const byte  LED =8 ;
 
 const byte  LED2 =9 ;
int  wakepin =3 ;
  unsigned long lastSleep;



volatile boolean motionDetected=false;
float batteryVolts = 5;
char BATstr[10]; //longest battery voltage reading message = 9chars
char sendBuf[32];
byte sendLen;
void checkBattery(void);

#include <RFM69.h>    //get it here: https://www.github.com/lowpowerlab/rfm69
#include <SPI.h>

//*********************************************************************************************
// *********** IMPORTANT SETTINGS - YOU MUST CHANGE/ONFIGURE TO FIT YOUR HARDWARE *************
//*********************************************************************************************
#define NETWORKID     100  // The same on all nodes that talk to each other
#define NODEID        2    // The unique identifier of this node
#define RECEIVER      1    // The recipient of packets

//Match frequency to the hardware version of the radio on your Feather
//#define FREQUENCY     RF69_433MHZ
//#define FREQUENCY     RF69_868MHZ
#define FREQUENCY     RF69_868MHZ
#define ENCRYPTKEY    "sampleEncryptKey" //exactly the same 16 characters/bytes on all nodes!
#define IS_RFM69HW   true // set to 'true' if you are using an RFM69HCW module

//*********************************************************************************************
#define SERIAL_BAUD   115200

#define RFM69_CS      10
#define RFM69_IRQ     2
#define RFM69_IRQN    0  // Pin 2 is IRQ 0!
#define RFM69_RST     9




int16_t packetnum = 0;  // packet counter, we increment per xmission

RFM69 radio = RFM69(RFM69_CS, RFM69_IRQ, IS_RFM69HW, RFM69_IRQN);  

void setup () {



 
  pinMode (wakepin,INPUT);
    pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
     pinMode(LED2, OUTPUT);
       digitalWrite(wakepin,HIGH);
   
  
  char buff[50];
 
  Serial.begin(SERIAL_BAUD);

  Serial.println("Arduino RFM69HCW Transmitter");
  
  // Hard Reset the RFM module
  pinMode(RFM69_RST, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(RFM69_RST, HIGH);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(RFM69_RST, LOW);
  delay(100);

  // Initialize radio
  radio.initialize(FREQUENCY,NODEID,NETWORKID);
  if (IS_RFM69HW) {
    radio.setHighPower();    // Only for RFM69HCW & HW!
  }
  radio.setPowerLevel(31); // power output ranges from 0 (5dBm) to 31 (20dBm)
  
  radio.encrypt(ENCRYPTKEY);
  
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  Serial.print("\nTransmitting at ");
  Serial.print(FREQUENCY==RF69_433MHZ ? 433 : FREQUENCY==RF69_868MHZ ? 868 : 915);
  Serial.println(" MHz");

 }




uint16_t batteryReportCycles=0;



void loop () 
{ 
    
   //rf();


  sleepNow();
   rf();
    
 //radio.sleep();
   
                // sleep function called here 


 radio.sleep();
}



void wake ()
{

 // cancel sleep as a precaution
  //sleep_disable();
  // precautionary while we do other stuff
 detachInterrupt (1);
}  // end of wake

void sleepNow()

{

   if (millis () - lastSleep >= WAIT_TIME)
  {
    lastSleep = millis ();


    byte old_ADCSRA = ADCSRA;
    // disable ADC
    ADCSRA = 0;  
    // pin change interrupt (example for D0)
    PCMSK2 |= bit (PCINT16); // want pin 0
    PCIFR  |= bit (PCIF2);   // clear any outstanding interrupts
    PCICR  |= bit (PCIE2);   // enable pin change interrupts for D0 to D7

    set_sleep_mode (SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN);
  
    power_adc_disable();
    power_spi_disable();
    power_timer0_disable();
    power_timer1_disable();
    power_timer2_disable();
    power_twi_disable();
  //PORTB = 0x00;
    UCSR0B &= ~bit (RXEN0);  // disable receiver
    UCSR0B &= ~bit (TXEN0);  // disable transmitter

    sleep_enable();
    
    noInterrupts ();
  attachInterrupt (1, wake,HIGH);
    digitalWrite (LED, LOW);
 
  interrupts ();
    sleep_cpu ();      
   digitalWrite (LED, HIGH);

    sleep_disable();
    power_all_enable();
 
    ADCSRA = old_ADCSRA;
    PCICR  &= ~bit (PCIE2);   // disable pin change interrupts for D0 to D7
    UCSR0B |= bit (RXEN0);  // enable receiver
    UCSR0B |= bit (TXEN0);  // enable transmitter

  }  // end of time to sleep
   
 
}

void rf()
{
 char radiopacket[20] = "Hello World #";
  itoa(packetnum++, radiopacket+13, 10);
  Serial.print("Sending "); Serial.println(radiopacket);
    
  if (!radio.sendWithRetry(RECEIVER, radiopacket, strlen(radiopacket))) { //target node Id, message as string or byte array, message length
    Serial.println("OK");

  }

  radio.receiveDone(); //put radio in RX mode
  Serial.flush(); //make sure all serial data is clocked out before sleeping the MCU
  
  


 }

[Samuel235]

Firstly, i can't read the structure the way you have posted your sketch. You should use the code function in the reply, the icon looks like "</>" above where you make your reply. Put your code in there for us to have any chance of reading it at all.

Secondly, I don't think that this is the place to be posting this issue. For a start, this isn't an issue relevant to the bootloader in this thread and secondly, it doesn't even have anything to do with MySensors.

[alexsh1]

@mar.conte yes, you can measure consumption (should be in uA) while sleeping with a good voltmeter.

However, I really fail to understand what has Nick's sketch you mentioned to do with MySensors? I suppose some people here may be aware of sleeping issues, but again your problem has nothing to do with MySensors.

Please see the following - it may help you troubleshoot your issue
https://www.mysensors.org/build/battery

[mar.conte]

@Samuel235
I wanted to build my projects with mysensors, first of all I started with bootloader found in this section to try them with examples that I know because I do not know yet mysensors, I wanted to learn it so I took the liberty to insert code in your section. if you can figure out my problem thank you or I apologize for the trouble thanks

[Samuel235]

I get why you done it, but i don't understand why. You don't need to 'know' mysensors.... There is a getting started page, i suggest you take a few hours and read through everything. I'm not helping with an issue that is completely not related to mysensors while on the mysensors forum. Just simply for future readers of this thread that come here to solve their issue, if this thread is bloated out with over 10/20 replies that is not related to the question at hand its much harder for them to find their resolution here. I suggest contacting the author of the code himself as i'm pretty sure that your issue is not the bootloader.

[mar.conte]

@Samuel235

Thanks anyway, this section introduced me to some very interesting bootloader, at least with these bootloader I can get a few microamperes for my projects, I will take note of your good day and thank you tips

[siod]

Hi guys,

I am getting an errror when trying to burn the bootloader, any idea what´s wrong? Im using Arduino IDE 1.6.10 and these settings:

and that´s the error:

avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Jun 22 2016 at 16:05:21
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "T:\Programme\Arduino 1.6.10\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM10
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
         AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
           flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : STK500
         Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
         Hardware Version: 2
         Firmware Version: 1.18
         Topcard         : Unknown
         Vtarget         : 0.0 V
         Varef           : 0.0 V
         Oscillator      : Off
         SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.06s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "0x3F"
avrdude: writing lock (1 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.03s

avrdude: 1 bytes of lock written
avrdude: verifying lock memory against 0x3F:
avrdude: load data lock data from input file 0x3F:
avrdude: input file 0x3F contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip lock data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1 bytes of lock verified
avrdude: reading input file "0x06"
avrdude: writing efuse (1 bytes):

Writing |  ***failed;  
################################################## | 100% 0.16s

avrdude: 1 bytes of efuse written
avrdude: verifying efuse memory against 0x06:
avrdude: load data efuse data from input file 0x06:
avrdude: input file 0x06 contains 1 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip efuse data:

Fehler beim Brennen des Bootloaders.
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0000
         0xfe != 0x06
avrdude: verification error; content mismatch

avrdude done.  Thank you.

[alexsh1]

@siod what board are you using? Windows or Mac?
I would suggest update Arduino IDE - you are running an old version

Many people experience similar issues when using a wrong version of IDE:

https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=431294.0

[GertSanders]

I have been using version 1.8.x (at 1.8.2 now) for quite a while now, so no experience with 1.6.10

Best is indeed to update the IDE, as this will also bring new versions of GCC (the compiler) and I thought also of AVRDUDE (transfertool). Not sure about that last bit though.

Gert

[siod]

Hi guys,

thx for your quick reply. I could upload the bootloader using ver 1.6.5 of the Arduino IDE. After that I realized ther is already a 1.8.2 version released which is closing the gaps between arduino.cc and arduino.org.
I havent tested this version now, but I guess it was just an IDE error, so everything´s fine now...

[martim]

I have copy the file over the existing files and then I get this error with burning:

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "{runtime.tools.avrdude.path}/bin/avrdude": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified

I am using Arduino IDE 1.8.2

[aclertant]

I'm probably a rare case but I successfully burn the bootloader (atmel 328p stand alone with slimeNode board) using atmel studio7 with an AVRMK2ISP, flash the mySensors code using arduino IDE and the "nodeManager" libraries succesfully too and everythings appear properly in my HomeAssistant, very nice, I've just give a paypal tips ;o)

But I have no idea why I use this bootloader ??? If I used a nano, I wont change the bootloader ? Is there something better ? It could look stupid but their is no real explain about WHY I must change my bootloader on this page...