MYSBootloader 1.3 pre-release & MYSController 1.0.0beta

tekka

@Anduril There are some communication issues here, i.e. the node radio doesn't not appear to receive msgs. If you put GW and node further away, different position, away from interference sources (wifi, speaker, monitor, etc.) do you see any improvements? Also you should try with different radios, larger caps, decoupling caps, stable PSU or batteries. What type of nRF24 are you using? Genuine, Clones (blob-version?).

Anduril

@tekka I tried a few combinations: different positions (nearest ~20cm, farest ~5m with walls), radios (probably clones, but no blobs, nRF from mysensors store and others, also pa+lna for gateway) and different caps with no success. Still quite a lot of packages lost during transmision.
I then reflashed the old bootloader again and it worked flawless for 5m and 20cm.

tekka

@Anduril Can you re-test this version of MYSBootloader (16Mhz, CH76, 250kbp) with the most recent dev 2.0.0 version (i.e. GW), clearing EEPROM before flashing is advisable. In my setup, I get pretty decent data rates for OTA updates...

Anduril

@tekka I will test this asap (hopefully this weekend). One point for clearing EEPROM: do you know if the sketch also works on the ESP8266? Because I thought to have cleared the EEPROM and uploaded a sketch without wifi config, but it still connected to my wifi.

Anduril

@tekka I did test your new bootloader, with no success. I also tried to use the nano with 8Mhz internal clock, but same result.
Here again the serial debug of my ESP8266 gateway:
With the new bootloader:

0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFAA160102
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 5;0;4;0;1;6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=0,c=4,t=1,pt=6,l=8,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;read and forward: 5-5-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=1,l=0,sg=0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFAA160102
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 5;0;4;0;1;6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=0,c=4,t=1,pt=6,l=8,sg=0,st=fail:6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFAA160102
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 5;0;4;0;1;6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=0,c=4,t=1,pt=6,l=8,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;read and forward: 5-5-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=1,l=0,sg=0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFAA160102
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 5;0;4;0;1;6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=0,c=4,t=1,pt=6,l=8,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;read and forward: 5-5-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=1,l=0,sg=0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,st=ok:0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=0,l=2,sg=0,st=ok:
0;255;3;0;9;read: 5-5-0 s=255,c=4,t=0,pt=6,l=10,sg=0:FFFFFFFFFFFFAA160102
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 5;0;4;0;1;6E000100000819CC
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-5-5 s=0,c=4,t=1,pt=6,l=8,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100000819CC

with the old bootloader:

0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100FD07
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100FD070895262FF999FECF92BD81BDF89A0197
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100FD070895262FF999FECF92BD81BDF89A0197
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100FC07
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100FC07CB01840F951F2E9105D041505040D8F7
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100FC07CB01840F951F2E9105D041505040D8F7
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100FB07
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100FB07B8F70895DC01A40FB51F4150504040F0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100FB07B8F70895DC01A40FB51F4150504040F0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100FA07
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100FA07F2BDE1BDF89A319600B40D9241505040
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100FA07F2BDE1BDF89A319600B40D9241505040
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F907
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F90711240895DC01CB01FC01F999FECF06C0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F90711240895DC01CB01FC01F999FECF06C0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F807
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F807990B08957AE0979F902D879F802D910D
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F807990B08957AE0979F902D879F802D910D
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F707
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F7078D910190801921F441505040C8F7881B
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F7078D910190801921F441505040C8F7881B
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F607
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F6071EF4909581959F4F0895FB01DC0104C0
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F6071EF4909581959F4F0895FB01DC0104C0
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F507
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F50703C018D0820F911D219120532A30C8F3
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F50703C018D0820F911D219120532A30C8F3
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F407
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F40710F02E30C8F32B3239F02D3231F46894
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F40710F02E30C8F32B3239F02D3231F46894
0;255;3;0;9;read: 6-6-0 s=255,c=4,t=2,pt=6,l=6,sg=0:6E000100F307
0;255;3;0;9;Client 0: 6;255;4;0;3;6E000100F307FC0188279927E89421912032E9F32930
0;255;3;0;9;send: 0-0-6-6 s=255,c=4,t=3,pt=6,l=22,sg=0,st=ok:6E000100F307FC0188279927E89421912032E9F32930

just for completeness my settings for burning the old bootloader:

nano.name=Arduino Nano
nano.upload.tool=avrdude
nano.upload.protocol=arduino
nano.bootloader.tool=avrdude
nano.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
nano.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F
nano.build.f_cpu=16000000L
nano.build.board=AVR_NANO
nano.build.core=arduino
nano.build.variant=eightanaloginputs
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328=ATmega328 MYSBootloader old
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.upload.maximum_size=30720
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.upload.speed=115200
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.bootloader.low_fuses=0xFF
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.bootloader.high_fuses=0xDA
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.bootloader.extended_fuses=0x05
nano.menu.cpu.MYSBLoldatmega328.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader.hex

And to note something I noticed (but don't know if it's related): sometimes the MYSController loses it's connection to the gateway. Serial monitor is still printing values but nothing in MYSController. When I reconnect the Controller it is working again.

edit: and is it normal that a sketch needs more than 20 min to upload? I mean the sketch is quite big (>70% of max), but it seems to be to long even with the old (for me faster) bootloader.

edit2: one hour and about 24k messages (MsgID in MYSController) later my node is still updating...

dpressle

Did any one able to make this work with atmega328p-PU 28 DIP 8MHz internal clock? or is it just me having problems with this boot loader?

I was able to load the boot loader successfully and able to upload a sketch but then nothing happen, i see nothing in the serial port (default 115200) and the gateway does not find any node.

I am using latest dev branch of 2.0 and the boot loader from this thread.

Just for compression i loaded another boot loader for 8MHz internal clock (Arduino on breadboard) and uploaded a sketch to it and it worked perfectly communicating with the gateway.

I want to be able to upload OTA.

AM i doing something wrong? does this boot loader even supports this MCU?

abmantis

I have a node with the NRF already soldered. Since Arduino as ISP uses some of the pins used by the NRF, is there anything I can do to flash the bootloader without unsoldering the NRF? Thanks!

mannkind

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Thar0l

@abmantis You can just solder ISP wires to arduino without disconneting NRF. It's programming well (I've already tested this solution with my network)

abmantis

@Алексей-Гусаров Thank you! Will try that soon :)
Any updates regarding the bootloader?

dpressle

I managed to use the bootloader with version 2.0, thanks.

abmantis

Yeah, the bootloader works well with the v2.0 release.
The major issue it has currently is that sometimes it takes quite a long time to flash a sketch. It seems that when the wireless connection is not perfect, it stops for 2 or 3 seconds multiple times. Like, send 10 packages, stop 3 seconds, send 5 packages, stop again.

n1ck1355

any news about 1.3 final release?

Mickey

@tekka
I used the MYSBootloader 1.3pre with version 2.0.0
I managed to upload FW to nodes with MYSController.

As mention:
"supports OTA FW AND serial FW updates"

But I cannot get anything to serial port with the nodes.
Is the serial option really works on this bootloader?
the specs:
1.board - my own developed board with atmega328p au without external clock.
2.board.txt:

######## settings for 8Mhz internal clock, EESAVE, BOD1V8, no lock
proMYSBL8.name=ATmega328 internal 8Mhz with MYSBootloader
proMYSBL8.upload.tool=avrdude
proMYSBL8.upload.protocol=arduino
proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_size=30720
proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
proMYSBL8.upload.speed=57600
proMYSBL8.bootloader.tool=avrdude
proMYSBL8.bootloader.low_fuses=0xE2
proMYSBL8.bootloader.high_fuses=0xD2
proMYSBL8.bootloader.extended_fuses=0x06
proMYSBL8.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
proMYSBL8.bootloader.lock_bits=0x3F
proMYSBL8.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloaderV13pre.hex
proMYSBL8.build.mcu=atmega328p
proMYSBL8.build.f_cpu=8000000L
proMYSBL8.build.board=AVR_UNO
proMYSBL8.build.core=arduino
proMYSBL8.build.variant=standard

the bootloader hex file is : MYSBootloaderV13pre.hex from MYSController 1.0.0beta

So is serial possible or/and should I change something?

n1ck1355

@Mickey :
It's the same problem i've posted about 4 months ago here.. i also cant run sketches i've uploaded via serial..
i hope it is solved with a new release...maybe the final already @tekka?

tekka

@Mickey There are some issues with Arduino IDE 1.6.10 and avrdude 6.3 - do you happen to have 1.6.10 installed?

Mickey

@tekka
My arduino IDE: 1.6.11
The avrdude inside that arduino IDE is: 6.0.1

tekka · @tekka My arduino IDE: 1.6.11 The avrdude inside that arduino IDE is: 6.0.1

@Mickey And what is the output when it fails? Can you try the bootloader with on a 16Mhz board and 115200bps?

Mickey

@tekka
It's not failing the node is functional and I can upload a sketch to it via MYSController but It cannot get sketch from the arduino IDE (the IDE gives the normal output that upload complete and all OK without any Error notice but after it the node doesn't have a FW on it and even if I upload some basic sketch that spit Serial to monitor nothing happen.)
I will try to upload the bootloader to an Arduino nano node to see if on 16Mhz board and 115200bps the problem exist.
Also you mention that the hex file compiled to 16Mhz board and 115200bps , maybe it should also compile on a internal 8Mhz to fix this.

tekka

@Mickey Ok, I see, this is something related to the internal checksum, need to adjust that. In short: the bootloader doesn't hand over to the sketch

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