Skip to content
  • OpenHardware.io
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
Skins
  • Light
  • Brite
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Brand Logo
  1. Home
  2. Troubleshooting
  3. [SOLVED] Timers and Interrupts not being triggered
  • Getting Started
  • Controller
  • Build
  • Hardware
  • Download/API
  • Forum
  • Store

[SOLVED] Timers and Interrupts not being triggered

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Troubleshooting
19 Posts 4 Posters 5.5k Views 4 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    Mike Cayouette
    wrote on last edited by Mike Cayouette
    #4

    Just to be clear, below is the exact sketch that I used, i added the digitalPinToInterrupt() to the sketch.

    /*AC Light Control
     
     Updated by Robert Twomey 
     
     Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
     than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
     of the AC wave form). 
     
     Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
     until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
     
     Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
     http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
     
     */
    
    #include  <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
    volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
    volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
    int AC_pin = 4;                // Output to Opto Triac
    int interruptPin = 3;
    int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
    int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
    
    int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                          // For 60 Hz it should be 65
    // It is calculated based on the frequency of your voltage supply (50Hz or 60Hz)
    // and the number of brightness steps you want. 
    // 
    // Realize that there are 2 zerocrossing per cycle. This means
    // zero crossing happens at 120Hz for a 60Hz supply or 100Hz for a 50Hz supply. 
    
    // To calculate freqStep divide the length of one full half-wave of the power
    // cycle (in microseconds) by the number of brightness steps. 
    //
    // (120 Hz=8333uS) / 128 brightness steps = 65 uS / brightness step
    // (100Hz=10000uS) / 128 steps = 75uS/step
    
    void setup() {                                      // Begin setup
      pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                          // Set the Triac pin as output
      attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
      Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                      // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
      Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
      // Use the TimerOne Library to attach an interrupt
      // to the function we use to check to see if it is 
      // the right time to fire the triac.  This function 
      // will now run every freqStep in microseconds.                                            
    }
    
    void zero_cross_detect() {    
      zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
      i=0;
      digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
    }                                 
    
    // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
    void dim_check() {                   
      if(zero_cross == true) {              
        if(i>=dim) {                     
          digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
          i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
          zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
        } 
        else {
          i++; // increment time step counter                     
        }                                
      }                                  
    }                                   
    
    void loop() {                        
      dim+=inc;
      if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
        inc*=-1;
      delay(18);
    }
    
    

    The above sketch works as intended. When I add the mysensors library to the sketch, as I did below, the triac never gets triggered.

    /*AC Light Control
     
     Updated by Robert Twomey 
     
     Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
     than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
     of the AC wave form). 
     
     Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
     until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
     
     Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
     http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
     
     */
    #define MY_DEBUG 
    
    #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
    
    #define MY_NODE_ID 300
    #define SN "ACDimmer"
    #define SV "1.0"
    #define AC1_ID 1
    
    #include <MySensors.h>
    #include <SPI.h>
    #include  <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
    
    volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
    volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
    int AC_pin = 4;                 // Output to Opto Triac
    int interruptPin = 3;
    int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
    int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
    int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                          // For 60 Hz it should be 65
    
    MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
    
    void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
      pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                            // Set the Triac pin as output
      attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
      Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                       // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
      Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
    }
    
    void presentation() {
      // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
      present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
      
      sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
    }
    
    
    void zero_cross_detect() {    
      zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
      i=0;
      digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
    }                                 
    
    // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
    void dim_check() {                   
      if(zero_cross == true) {              
        if(i>=dim) {                     
          digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
          i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
          zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
        } 
        else {
          i++; // increment time step counter                     
        }                                
      }                                  
    }                                   
    
    void loop() {                        
      dim+=inc;
      if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
        inc*=-1;
      delay(18);
    }
    
    

    What would be preventing the interrupt from triggering?

    Thank you,

    Mike

    YveauxY 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • M Mike Cayouette

      Just to be clear, below is the exact sketch that I used, i added the digitalPinToInterrupt() to the sketch.

      /*AC Light Control
       
       Updated by Robert Twomey 
       
       Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
       than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
       of the AC wave form). 
       
       Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
       until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
       
       Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
       http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
       
       */
      
      #include  <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
      volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
      volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
      int AC_pin = 4;                // Output to Opto Triac
      int interruptPin = 3;
      int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
      int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
      
      int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                            // For 60 Hz it should be 65
      // It is calculated based on the frequency of your voltage supply (50Hz or 60Hz)
      // and the number of brightness steps you want. 
      // 
      // Realize that there are 2 zerocrossing per cycle. This means
      // zero crossing happens at 120Hz for a 60Hz supply or 100Hz for a 50Hz supply. 
      
      // To calculate freqStep divide the length of one full half-wave of the power
      // cycle (in microseconds) by the number of brightness steps. 
      //
      // (120 Hz=8333uS) / 128 brightness steps = 65 uS / brightness step
      // (100Hz=10000uS) / 128 steps = 75uS/step
      
      void setup() {                                      // Begin setup
        pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                          // Set the Triac pin as output
        attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
        Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                      // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
        Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
        // Use the TimerOne Library to attach an interrupt
        // to the function we use to check to see if it is 
        // the right time to fire the triac.  This function 
        // will now run every freqStep in microseconds.                                            
      }
      
      void zero_cross_detect() {    
        zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
        i=0;
        digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
      }                                 
      
      // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
      void dim_check() {                   
        if(zero_cross == true) {              
          if(i>=dim) {                     
            digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
            i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
            zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
          } 
          else {
            i++; // increment time step counter                     
          }                                
        }                                  
      }                                   
      
      void loop() {                        
        dim+=inc;
        if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
          inc*=-1;
        delay(18);
      }
      
      

      The above sketch works as intended. When I add the mysensors library to the sketch, as I did below, the triac never gets triggered.

      /*AC Light Control
       
       Updated by Robert Twomey 
       
       Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
       than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
       of the AC wave form). 
       
       Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
       until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
       
       Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
       http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
       
       */
      #define MY_DEBUG 
      
      #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
      
      #define MY_NODE_ID 300
      #define SN "ACDimmer"
      #define SV "1.0"
      #define AC1_ID 1
      
      #include <MySensors.h>
      #include <SPI.h>
      #include  <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
      
      volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
      volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
      int AC_pin = 4;                 // Output to Opto Triac
      int interruptPin = 3;
      int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
      int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
      int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                            // For 60 Hz it should be 65
      
      MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
      
      void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
        pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                            // Set the Triac pin as output
        attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
        Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                       // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
        Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
      }
      
      void presentation() {
        // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
        present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
        
        sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
      }
      
      
      void zero_cross_detect() {    
        zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
        i=0;
        digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
      }                                 
      
      // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
      void dim_check() {                   
        if(zero_cross == true) {              
          if(i>=dim) {                     
            digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
            i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
            zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
          } 
          else {
            i++; // increment time step counter                     
          }                                
        }                                  
      }                                   
      
      void loop() {                        
        dim+=inc;
        if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
          inc*=-1;
        delay(18);
      }
      
      

      What would be preventing the interrupt from triggering?

      Thank you,

      Mike

      YveauxY Offline
      YveauxY Offline
      Yveaux
      Mod
      wrote on last edited by
      #5

      @Mike-Cayouette then I guess dim_check never gets called. Can you check if the timer works as expected?

      http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • M Offline
        M Offline
        Mike Cayouette
        wrote on last edited by
        #6

        @Yveaux How can I get Serial.println to work? I'm using the new 2.0 library and I have a few Serail.println() command in various places, including in void setup(), but I am not getting any output on the serial monitor except for all the debug data.

        Sketch with serial output:

        /*AC Light Control
         
         Updated by Robert Twomey 
         
         Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
         than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
         of the AC wave form). 
         
         Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
         until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
         
         Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
         http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
         
         */
        #define MY_DEBUG 
        
        #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
        
        #define MY_NODE_ID 300
        #define SN "ACDimmer"
        #define SV "1.0"
        #define AC1_ID 1
        
        #include <MySensors.h>
        #include <SPI.h>
        #include <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
        
        volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
        volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
        int AC_pin = 4;                 // Output to Opto Triac
        int interruptPin = 3;
        int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
        int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
        int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                              // For 60 Hz it should be 65
        
        MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
        
        void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
          Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
        
          pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                            // Set the Triac pin as output
          attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
          Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                       // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
          Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
        
        }
        
        void presentation() {
          // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
          present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
          
          sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
        }
        
        
        void zero_cross_detect() {    
          Serial.println("Zero Cross");
          
          zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
          i=0;
          digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
        }                                 
        
        // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
        void dim_check() {                   
          Serial.println("Dim Check");
        
          if(zero_cross == true) {              
            if(i>=dim) {                     
              digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
              i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
              zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
            } 
            else {
              i++; // increment time step counter                     
            }                                
          }                                  
        }                                   
        
        void loop() {                        
          Serial.print("Dim value: ");
          Serial.println(String(dim));
          
          dim+=inc;
          if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
            inc*=-1;
          delay(18);
        }
        
        
        
        YveauxY 1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • M Mike Cayouette

          @Yveaux How can I get Serial.println to work? I'm using the new 2.0 library and I have a few Serail.println() command in various places, including in void setup(), but I am not getting any output on the serial monitor except for all the debug data.

          Sketch with serial output:

          /*AC Light Control
           
           Updated by Robert Twomey 
           
           Changed zero-crossing detection to look for RISING edge rather
           than falling.  (originally it was only chopping the negative half
           of the AC wave form). 
           
           Also changed the dim_check() to turn on the Triac, leaving it on 
           until the zero_cross_detect() turn's it off.
           
           Adapted from sketch by Ryan McLaughlin 
           http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230333861/30
           
           */
          #define MY_DEBUG 
          
          #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
          
          #define MY_NODE_ID 300
          #define SN "ACDimmer"
          #define SV "1.0"
          #define AC1_ID 1
          
          #include <MySensors.h>
          #include <SPI.h>
          #include <TimerOne.h>          // Avaiable from http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/Timer1
          
          volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
          volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
          int AC_pin = 4;                 // Output to Opto Triac
          int interruptPin = 3;
          int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
          int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
          int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                                // For 60 Hz it should be 65
          
          MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
          
          void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
            Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
          
            pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                            // Set the Triac pin as output
            attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(interruptPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
            Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                       // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
            Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
          
          }
          
          void presentation() {
            // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
            present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
            
            sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
          }
          
          
          void zero_cross_detect() {    
            Serial.println("Zero Cross");
            
            zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
            i=0;
            digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
          }                                 
          
          // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
          void dim_check() {                   
            Serial.println("Dim Check");
          
            if(zero_cross == true) {              
              if(i>=dim) {                     
                digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
                i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
                zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
              } 
              else {
                i++; // increment time step counter                     
              }                                
            }                                  
          }                                   
          
          void loop() {                        
            Serial.print("Dim value: ");
            Serial.println(String(dim));
            
            dim+=inc;
            if((dim>=128) || (dim<=0))
              inc*=-1;
            delay(18);
          }
          
          
          
          YveauxY Offline
          YveauxY Offline
          Yveaux
          Mod
          wrote on last edited by
          #7

          @Mike-Cayouette if you don't have MY_DEBUG defined you should call Serial.begin() with the Baudelaire yourself.

          http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • M Offline
            M Offline
            Mike Cayouette
            wrote on last edited by Mike Cayouette
            #8

            @Yveaux There is something wrong with the Serial print command. I have the most basic of sketches below but I see none on the Serial.println() output, but I get all the debug output.

            #define MY_DEBUG 
            
            #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
            
            #define SN "ACDimmer"
            #define SV "1.0"
            
            #include <SPI.h>
            #include <MySensors.h>
            
            int AC1_ID = 1;
            
            MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
            
            void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
              Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
            }
            
            void presentation() {
              // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
              present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
              
              sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
            }
            
            
            void loop() {                        
              Serial.println("Loop"); 
            }
            
            

            what am I doing wrong?

            Mike

            TheoLT 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • M Mike Cayouette

              @Yveaux There is something wrong with the Serial print command. I have the most basic of sketches below but I see none on the Serial.println() output, but I get all the debug output.

              #define MY_DEBUG 
              
              #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
              
              #define SN "ACDimmer"
              #define SV "1.0"
              
              #include <SPI.h>
              #include <MySensors.h>
              
              int AC1_ID = 1;
              
              MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
              
              void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
                Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
              }
              
              void presentation() {
                // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
                
                sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
              }
              
              
              void loop() {                        
                Serial.println("Loop"); 
              }
              
              

              what am I doing wrong?

              Mike

              TheoLT Online
              TheoLT Online
              TheoL
              Contest Winner
              wrote on last edited by
              #9

              @Mike-Cayouette Maybe this helps

              void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
                Serial.begin( 115200 );
                Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
              }
              
              M 1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • TheoLT TheoL

                @Mike-Cayouette Maybe this helps

                void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
                  Serial.begin( 115200 );
                  Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
                }
                
                M Offline
                M Offline
                Mike Cayouette
                wrote on last edited by
                #10

                @TheoL I tried that also but I thought that was not needed if MY_DEBUG was defined. In any case, event with Serial.begin( 115200 ) it still does not work.

                I did notice the following 2 errors in the debug output, one after the other.

                TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
                !TSM:UPL:FAIL
                

                but I see my sensor registered on my MQTT server.

                Thank you,

                Mike

                TheoLT YveauxY 2 Replies Last reply
                0
                • M Mike Cayouette

                  @TheoL I tried that also but I thought that was not needed if MY_DEBUG was defined. In any case, event with Serial.begin( 115200 ) it still does not work.

                  I did notice the following 2 errors in the debug output, one after the other.

                  TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
                  !TSM:UPL:FAIL
                  

                  but I see my sensor registered on my MQTT server.

                  Thank you,

                  Mike

                  TheoLT Online
                  TheoLT Online
                  TheoL
                  Contest Winner
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #11

                  @Mike-Cayouette I think you won't be getting any serial output from the println's because the node cannot get a handshake with the gateway. But I'm still not familiar with the new debug output.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • M Mike Cayouette

                    @TheoL I tried that also but I thought that was not needed if MY_DEBUG was defined. In any case, event with Serial.begin( 115200 ) it still does not work.

                    I did notice the following 2 errors in the debug output, one after the other.

                    TSP:CHKUPL:FAIL (hops=255)
                    !TSM:UPL:FAIL
                    

                    but I see my sensor registered on my MQTT server.

                    Thank you,

                    Mike

                    YveauxY Offline
                    YveauxY Offline
                    Yveaux
                    Mod
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #12

                    @Mike-Cayouette try putting the code suggested by @theol in the before() method instead of in setup()

                    http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

                    M 1 Reply Last reply
                    1
                    • YveauxY Yveaux

                      @Mike-Cayouette try putting the code suggested by @theol in the before() method instead of in setup()

                      M Offline
                      M Offline
                      Mike Cayouette
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #13

                      @Yveaux There is still something odd happening. This is now my basic sketch

                      //#define MY_DEBUG 
                      
                      #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
                      
                      //#define MY_NODE_ID 300
                      #define SN "ACDimmer"
                      #define SV "1.0"
                      
                      #include <SPI.h>
                      #include <MySensors.h>
                      
                      unsigned long previousMillis = 0;      
                      unsigned long currentMillis = 0;
                      int AC1_ID = 1; 
                      int SET_DELAY = 300;
                      
                      MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
                      
                      void before() {
                        Serial.begin( 115200 );
                        Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
                       
                      }
                      
                      void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
                      }
                      
                      void presentation() {
                        // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                        present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
                        
                        sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                      }
                      
                      
                      void loop() 
                      {                        
                       Serial.println("Loop"); 
                       if (currentMillis - previousMillis > SET_DELAY) {
                          send( dimmerMsg.set("Message From Dimmer") );
                          previousMillis = millis();
                        }
                          currentMillis = millis();
                      
                      
                      }
                      
                      

                      I get the output that is in the before() method, but what I have in the loop is not output at all. Its as if loop is not running at all.

                      Mike

                      YveauxY 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • M Mike Cayouette

                        @Yveaux There is still something odd happening. This is now my basic sketch

                        //#define MY_DEBUG 
                        
                        #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
                        
                        //#define MY_NODE_ID 300
                        #define SN "ACDimmer"
                        #define SV "1.0"
                        
                        #include <SPI.h>
                        #include <MySensors.h>
                        
                        unsigned long previousMillis = 0;      
                        unsigned long currentMillis = 0;
                        int AC1_ID = 1; 
                        int SET_DELAY = 300;
                        
                        MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
                        
                        void before() {
                          Serial.begin( 115200 );
                          Serial.println("Dim Sketch started");
                         
                        }
                        
                        void setup() {                                        // Begin setup
                        }
                        
                        void presentation() {
                          // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                          present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
                          
                          sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                        }
                        
                        
                        void loop() 
                        {                        
                         Serial.println("Loop"); 
                         if (currentMillis - previousMillis > SET_DELAY) {
                            send( dimmerMsg.set("Message From Dimmer") );
                            previousMillis = millis();
                          }
                            currentMillis = millis();
                        
                        
                        }
                        
                        

                        I get the output that is in the before() method, but what I have in the loop is not output at all. Its as if loop is not running at all.

                        Mike

                        YveauxY Offline
                        YveauxY Offline
                        Yveaux
                        Mod
                        wrote on last edited by Yveaux
                        #14

                        @Mike-Cayouette that's because the mysensors stack doesn't start (e.g radio fails to initialize, or parent can not be found)
                        That is probably also causing setup() not to be called and your timer not being registered!

                        http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

                        M 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • YveauxY Yveaux

                          @Mike-Cayouette that's because the mysensors stack doesn't start (e.g radio fails to initialize, or parent can not be found)
                          That is probably also causing setup() not to be called and your timer not being registered!

                          M Offline
                          M Offline
                          Mike Cayouette
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #15

                          @Yveaux I find it hard to believe that the radio is not initialized. My MQTT server receives the following when I have the node running:

                          mymqtt-out/44/255/3/0/24
                          

                          I modified the sketch and add the following receive method

                          void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                          
                            Serial.print("Message: ");
                            Serial.println(message.type);
                            Serial.print("Message Data: ");
                            Serial.println(message.data);
                              
                          }
                          

                          when I send a payload of 50 to mymqtt-in/44/1/1/0/3, the serial output shows the following:

                          Dim Sketch started
                          Message: 3
                          Message Data: 50
                          

                          I would think if the radio is not initialized this would not be possible.

                          My debug output is below:

                          Dim Sketch started
                          Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
                          TSM:INIT
                          TSM:RADIO:OK
                          TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=44)
                          TSM:FPAR
                          TSP:MSG:SEND 44-44-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
                          TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-44 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=44)
                          TSM:UPL
                          TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
                          TSP:MSG:SEND 44-44-0-0 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 44-44-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
                          TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-44 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
                          

                          I remember in the past when the radio would not initialize it said radio init failed or something like that.

                          Thank you,

                          Mike

                          YveauxY 1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • M Offline
                            M Offline
                            Mike Cayouette
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #16

                            @Yveaux I solved the problem.

                            The issue was not my sketch, but rather my ESP8266 MQTT Gateway. I was using an older development version. After upgrading to version 2.0 everything started working. Thankfully my older nodes, using the older development version, are still working, I will upgrade them over time.

                            This is my final sketch:

                            #define MY_DEBUG 
                            
                            #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
                            
                            #define MY_NODE_ID 300
                            
                            #define SN "ACDimmer"
                            #define SV "1.0"
                            #define AC1_ID 1
                            #define FADE_DELAY 18      // Delay in ms for each percentage fade up/down (10ms = 1s full-range dim)
                            
                            #include <TimerOne.h>
                            #include <SPI.h>
                            #include <MySensors.h>
                            
                            MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
                            
                            volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
                            volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
                            int AC_pin = 4;                // Output to Opto Triac
                            int intPin = 3;
                            int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
                            int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
                            int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                            unsigned long previousMillis = 0;        // will store last time LED was updated
                            unsigned long currentMillis = 0;
                            int currentLevel =  0;
                            int requestedLevel = 0;
                            
                            void before() {
                              #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                              Serial.println("Dimmer Node Starting");
                              #endif
                            
                              pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                          // Set the Triac pin as output
                              attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(intPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
                              Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                      // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
                              Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
                            }
                            
                            void setup() {                                      // Begin setup
                            }
                            
                            void presentation() {
                              present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
                              
                              sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                            }
                            
                            void zero_cross_detect() {    
                              zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
                              i=0;
                              digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
                            }                                 
                            
                            // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
                            void dim_check() {                   
                              if(zero_cross == true) {              
                                if(i>=currentLevel) {                     
                                  digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
                                  i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
                                  zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
                                } 
                                else {
                                  i++; // increment time step counter                     
                                }                                
                              }                                  
                            }                                   
                            
                            void loop() {
                                                     
                            }
                            
                            
                            void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                            
                              #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                              Serial.print("Message: ");
                              Serial.println(message.type);
                              Serial.print("Message Data: ");
                              Serial.println(message.data);
                              #endif
                            
                              if (message.type == 3) {
                                int requestedLevel = map(atoi( message.data ), 0, 100, 128, 0); //128 = off | 0 = ON
                            
                                while (currentLevel != requestedLevel) {
                              
                                  if(currentLevel<=requestedLevel) inc=1;
                                  if(currentLevel>=requestedLevel) inc=-1;
                            
                                  currentLevel+=inc;
                            
                                  #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                  Serial.print("Current Level:");
                                  Serial.println(String(currentLevel));
                                  #endif
                            
                                  //delay
                                  currentMillis = previousMillis = millis();
                                  while (currentMillis - previousMillis < FADE_DELAY) {
                                    currentMillis = millis();
                                  }
                            
                                }
                            
                              }
                            }
                            

                            There is still one error though. When I try to set my own node id using #define MY_NODE_ID 300, I get the following error:

                            In file included from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/MySensors.h:253:0,
                                             from /home/sketchbook/ACDimmer_Test/ACDimmer_Test.ino:11:
                            /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp: In function 'void stInitTransition()':
                            /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp:74:16: warning: large integer implicitly truncated to unsigned type [-Woverflow]
                                 _nc.nodeId = MY_NODE_ID;
                                            ^
                            In file included from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyHwATMega328.cpp:22:0,
                                             from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/MySensors.h:69,
                                             from /home/sketchbook/ACDimmer_Test/ACDimmer_Test.ino:11:
                            /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyHwATMega328.h:69:88: warning: large integer implicitly truncated to unsigned type [-Woverflow]
                              #define hwWriteConfig(__pos, __value) (eeprom_update_byte((uint8_t*)(__pos), (__value)))
                                                                                                                    ^
                            /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp:76:5: note: in expansion of macro 'hwWriteConfig'
                                 hwWriteConfig(EEPROM_NODE_ID_ADDRESS, MY_NODE_ID);
                            

                            I was able to set my own node id's in the older development version but it does not seem to work now.

                            Thank you for all your help.

                            Mike

                            mfalkviddM 1 Reply Last reply
                            1
                            • M Mike Cayouette

                              @Yveaux I solved the problem.

                              The issue was not my sketch, but rather my ESP8266 MQTT Gateway. I was using an older development version. After upgrading to version 2.0 everything started working. Thankfully my older nodes, using the older development version, are still working, I will upgrade them over time.

                              This is my final sketch:

                              #define MY_DEBUG 
                              
                              #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
                              
                              #define MY_NODE_ID 300
                              
                              #define SN "ACDimmer"
                              #define SV "1.0"
                              #define AC1_ID 1
                              #define FADE_DELAY 18      // Delay in ms for each percentage fade up/down (10ms = 1s full-range dim)
                              
                              #include <TimerOne.h>
                              #include <SPI.h>
                              #include <MySensors.h>
                              
                              MyMessage dimmerMsg(AC1_ID, V_DIMMER);
                              
                              volatile int i=0;               // Variable to use as a counter volatile as it is in an interrupt
                              volatile boolean zero_cross=0;  // Boolean to store a "switch" to tell us if we have crossed zero
                              int AC_pin = 4;                // Output to Opto Triac
                              int intPin = 3;
                              int dim = 0;                    // Dimming level (0-128)  0 = on, 128 = 0ff
                              int inc=1;                      // counting up or down, 1=up, -1=down
                              int freqStep = 65;    // This is the delay-per-brightness step in microseconds.
                              unsigned long previousMillis = 0;        // will store last time LED was updated
                              unsigned long currentMillis = 0;
                              int currentLevel =  0;
                              int requestedLevel = 0;
                              
                              void before() {
                                #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                Serial.println("Dimmer Node Starting");
                                #endif
                              
                                pinMode(AC_pin, OUTPUT);                          // Set the Triac pin as output
                                attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(intPin), zero_cross_detect, RISING);    // Attach an Interupt to Pin 2 (interupt 0) for Zero Cross Detection
                                Timer1.initialize(freqStep);                      // Initialize TimerOne library for the freq we need
                                Timer1.attachInterrupt(dim_check, freqStep);      
                              }
                              
                              void setup() {                                      // Begin setup
                              }
                              
                              void presentation() {
                                present( AC1_ID, S_DIMMER );
                                
                                sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                              }
                              
                              void zero_cross_detect() {    
                                zero_cross = true;               // set the boolean to true to tell our dimming function that a zero cross has occured
                                i=0;
                                digitalWrite(AC_pin, LOW);       // turn off TRIAC (and AC)
                              }                                 
                              
                              // Turn on the TRIAC at the appropriate time
                              void dim_check() {                   
                                if(zero_cross == true) {              
                                  if(i>=currentLevel) {                     
                                    digitalWrite(AC_pin, HIGH); // turn on light       
                                    i=0;  // reset time step counter                         
                                    zero_cross = false; //reset zero cross detection
                                  } 
                                  else {
                                    i++; // increment time step counter                     
                                  }                                
                                }                                  
                              }                                   
                              
                              void loop() {
                                                       
                              }
                              
                              
                              void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                              
                                #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                Serial.print("Message: ");
                                Serial.println(message.type);
                                Serial.print("Message Data: ");
                                Serial.println(message.data);
                                #endif
                              
                                if (message.type == 3) {
                                  int requestedLevel = map(atoi( message.data ), 0, 100, 128, 0); //128 = off | 0 = ON
                              
                                  while (currentLevel != requestedLevel) {
                                
                                    if(currentLevel<=requestedLevel) inc=1;
                                    if(currentLevel>=requestedLevel) inc=-1;
                              
                                    currentLevel+=inc;
                              
                                    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
                                    Serial.print("Current Level:");
                                    Serial.println(String(currentLevel));
                                    #endif
                              
                                    //delay
                                    currentMillis = previousMillis = millis();
                                    while (currentMillis - previousMillis < FADE_DELAY) {
                                      currentMillis = millis();
                                    }
                              
                                  }
                              
                                }
                              }
                              

                              There is still one error though. When I try to set my own node id using #define MY_NODE_ID 300, I get the following error:

                              In file included from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/MySensors.h:253:0,
                                               from /home/sketchbook/ACDimmer_Test/ACDimmer_Test.ino:11:
                              /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp: In function 'void stInitTransition()':
                              /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp:74:16: warning: large integer implicitly truncated to unsigned type [-Woverflow]
                                   _nc.nodeId = MY_NODE_ID;
                                              ^
                              In file included from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyHwATMega328.cpp:22:0,
                                               from /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/MySensors.h:69,
                                               from /home/sketchbook/ACDimmer_Test/ACDimmer_Test.ino:11:
                              /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyHwATMega328.h:69:88: warning: large integer implicitly truncated to unsigned type [-Woverflow]
                                #define hwWriteConfig(__pos, __value) (eeprom_update_byte((uint8_t*)(__pos), (__value)))
                                                                                                                      ^
                              /home/sketchbook/libraries/MySensors/core/MyTransport.cpp:76:5: note: in expansion of macro 'hwWriteConfig'
                                   hwWriteConfig(EEPROM_NODE_ID_ADDRESS, MY_NODE_ID);
                              

                              I was able to set my own node id's in the older development version but it does not seem to work now.

                              Thank you for all your help.

                              Mike

                              mfalkviddM Offline
                              mfalkviddM Offline
                              mfalkvidd
                              Mod
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #17

                              @Mike-Cayouette node id needs to be in the range of 1..254.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • M Mike Cayouette

                                @Yveaux I find it hard to believe that the radio is not initialized. My MQTT server receives the following when I have the node running:

                                mymqtt-out/44/255/3/0/24
                                

                                I modified the sketch and add the following receive method

                                void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                                
                                  Serial.print("Message: ");
                                  Serial.println(message.type);
                                  Serial.print("Message Data: ");
                                  Serial.println(message.data);
                                    
                                }
                                

                                when I send a payload of 50 to mymqtt-in/44/1/1/0/3, the serial output shows the following:

                                Dim Sketch started
                                Message: 3
                                Message Data: 50
                                

                                I would think if the radio is not initialized this would not be possible.

                                My debug output is below:

                                Dim Sketch started
                                Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
                                TSM:INIT
                                TSM:RADIO:OK
                                TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=44)
                                TSM:FPAR
                                TSP:MSG:SEND 44-44-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
                                TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-44 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=44)
                                TSM:UPL
                                TSP:PING:SEND (dest=0)
                                TSP:MSG:SEND 44-44-0-0 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 44-44-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
                                TSP:MSG:READ 0-0-44 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
                                

                                I remember in the past when the radio would not initialize it said radio init failed or something like that.

                                Thank you,

                                Mike

                                YveauxY Offline
                                YveauxY Offline
                                Yveaux
                                Mod
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #18

                                @Mike-Cayouette well, suggesting the radio fails was just one of the many possible failures as I indicated.
                                Great to hear you finally nailed it!

                                http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • M Offline
                                  M Offline
                                  Mike Cayouette
                                  wrote on last edited by Mike Cayouette
                                  #19

                                  @mfalkvidd Node id's work now.

                                  Thank you everyone for your help.

                                  Mike

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  1
                                  Reply
                                  • Reply as topic
                                  Log in to reply
                                  • Oldest to Newest
                                  • Newest to Oldest
                                  • Most Votes


                                  16

                                  Online

                                  11.7k

                                  Users

                                  11.2k

                                  Topics

                                  113.0k

                                  Posts


                                  Copyright 2019 TBD   |   Forum Guidelines   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service
                                  • Login

                                  • Don't have an account? Register

                                  • Login or register to search.
                                  • First post
                                    Last post
                                  0
                                  • OpenHardware.io
                                  • Categories
                                  • Recent
                                  • Tags
                                  • Popular