Vs2015+Visual Micro + MySensors



  • Hi,
    I've tried to migrate from the arduino IDE to the VS2015 Community+Visual Micro support for Arduino.
    When attempting to compile a sketch with MyMessage and receive handler I get an error "BatteryPoweredWaterLeakSensor.ino:39:20: error: 'MyMessage' does not name a type"

    When excluding the define of MyMessage and the receive handler there is no problem and project compile with no errors:

    void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
    
    }
    

    Compiling the same sketch with the Arduino IDE or when removing the MyMessage usage I get no errors.

    Any idea?


  • Mod

    Do the vanilla examples work? (like https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/blob/master/examples/DimmableLight/DimmableLight.ino )

    You'll probably get the same error but it might be worth checking.



  • OK,
    I was able to find the RCA.
    Apparently, the issue was related to the location of the #include and the const variables.
    The following code generates error

    const int SENSOR_ANALOG_PINS[] = { A0, A1 }; 
    
    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensors.h>
    
    #define CHILD_ID_SENSOR		0
    #define CHILD_ID_VOLTAGE	1
    
    
    MyMessage msgTripped(CHILD_ID_SENSOR, V_TRIPPED);
    MyMessage msgVoltage(CHILD_ID_VOLTAGE, V_VOLTAGE);
    
    

    The following code is GOOD. Hence, the const values has to be defined post the header include

    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensors.h>
    
    #define CHILD_ID_SENSOR		0
    #define CHILD_ID_VOLTAGE	1
    
    
    MyMessage msgTripped(CHILD_ID_SENSOR, V_TRIPPED);
    MyMessage msgVoltage(CHILD_ID_VOLTAGE, V_VOLTAGE);
    
    const int SENSOR_ANALOG_PINS[] = { A0, A1 }; 
    

  • Mod

    Strange. To my knowledge, that shouldn't matter. But great that you found a solution.



  • I can absolutely confirm this with VS2015, Visual Micro and MySensors 2.1.1. This is clearly a kind of merging, that is done by Visual Micro.

    All includes have to be made BEFORE the first line of code is executed. The initialization of your SENSOR_ANALOG_PINS array is such a line of code.

    Just posting it to keep it visible and well-scored at search engines, as this is SOLVED and works fine. Thank you!


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