💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway



  • After installing a Raspberry Gateway, is this output OK, or have I forgotten something?

    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.2.0-beta
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
    

    I configured with (should be a serial gateway with a controller on the same machine):

    ./configure --soc=BCM2835 --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyMySensorGateway --my-serial-groupname=dialout --my-debug=enable
    


  • Has there been any progress on the RFM69 version? Looking at the repository, it looks like some of the code is there. I did find this RFM69 driver for the Pi that has a LowPowerLabs interface. Would this help in moving forward?

    https://github.com/dconstructing/rfm69

    thanks for all the work on this - a great community moving things forward.



  • @Mihai
    you can attach analogue sensor to ESP2866 with espeasy firmware ... more info here : http://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php/ESPEasy ... i'm using one ESP8266-12E and i have good results and Uptime: 74209 minutes (usb powered).
    i'm using IRQ on NRF24L01 connected to my Rpi, but i don't have many sensor with nrf+arduino (only 2) and i had no problems ... i don't if IRQ improve the reliability and i never play with irq fron nrf on arduino.
    regarding retain=true have a look here : http://www.hivemq.com/blog/mqtt-essentials-part-8-retained-messages
    for more reliability on mqtt i think you can use qos=1 ( The broker/client will deliver the message at least once, with confirmation required.), but all depends on your set-up .. not all messages need special attention.


  • Code Contributor

    @Mihai I have not done any extensive testing with IRQ functionality in RPi, I plan to do it in the future, so for now you will have to test it for yourself.

    @Madhias Yes, this is the expected output, the gateway is now waiting for messages to arrive.

    @pjeran Yes, there is a work in progress with many improvements: https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/722



  • Is it possible to use the second ISP on my raspberypi 3 to connect NRF24L01+ and what will be the wiring diagram, also what have to change in mygsw library



  • I have created a patch to enable the use of the RFM69 with a RaspberryPi gateway without the use of an Arduino gateway board.

    It has only been tested with my configuration, but it seems to work well for me.

    Pull request is here with configuration instructions:
    https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/728

    Note that it currently requires using some pin other than CS0/CS1 for the chip-select



  • @PhracturedBlue

    Thanks for the link and the work, I will give this a shot.

    Paul



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  • @eyesoft
    As far as I understand, MySensors relay on PubSubClient for MQTT and it does not allow to publish messages with QOS=1 or 2, only 0.
    Retain is different that QOS, it offers the possibility to recover the state for a device that loose connection for a while (e.g. after a restart). I find it very usefull. For example I have to restart the controller. When come back I got all states to their real values if retain=true. Otherwise they goes to the default, usually 0.
    I have now 6 nodes, each with several sensors and relays.



  • please help 😞
    every time after reboot i have to run this code

    sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
    

    so built a virtual usb but after reboot ....
    0_1484136446585_kkddk.jpg

    how put this code in startup ? 😞 please help thank you


  • Code Contributor

    @Reza

    From the Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway article:

    If you wish to install:

    sudo make install
    

    The last command will provide instructions for your system on how to start the gateway on every boot.



  • @marceloaqno
    i do it but after reboot serial lost again 😞
    just with command work again

    sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
    


  • @marceloaqno
    i'm sorry
    after sudo make install i must run this lines:

     sudo systemctl enable mysgw.service
     sudo systemctl start mysgw.service
    
    

    sorry thank you



  • @marceloaqno can you build a rs485 gateway on raspberry pi ?



  • @Mihai yes you are right



  • This data that I get when I run ./mysgw --d , where is it stored and how can I get it to push it on cloud? Please help.



  • @Shantanu-Mhapankar

    Data is not stored... to store the data and do something usefull with it (or not) you need a controller. I use mycontroller, and from this software you can "push" data to an external server.
    I use my controller, but i am sure that other controller software also has this feature.



  • @Tag , The controller must be using something to get the data right? How can we do it directly without using the controller?



  • @hek It looks like development is the default branch in the repository. I was following the build instructions and couldn't figure out why I kept getting "connection refused". Just typing up a troubleshooting post when I saw my log said 2.2.0-beta. Sure enough when I grabbed master(2.1.0) instead it ran fine. Should probably add a checkout in the instructions.


  • Mod

    @pete1450 could you clarify which instructions should be updated?

    The instructions at https://www.mysensors.org/about/arduino recommend using the Arduino IDE Board manager, which will get the latest stable version.

    Edit: Now I see. The link in the first post in this thread. It doesn't mention the master branch because up until Dec 25th the development branch was required. But now that 2.1 has been released the instructions should indeed use the stable version. I've updated the instructions. Thanks for noticing!



  • @Shantanu-Mhapankar

    This is also new for me since i do not send data into any cloud... but i can imagine that you can use MQTT. (see https://www.mysensors.org/build/mqtt_gateway for more details) is important that the receiving side supports MQTT. in this case google is your friend 😉

    if you do a ./configure --help you will find you can build the mysensors gateway with MQTT support

    ./configure --help 
    ...
        --my-gateway=[ethernet|serial|mqtt]
                                    Gateway type, set to none to disable gateway feature. [ethernet]
        --my-node-id=<ID>           Disable gateway feature and run as a node with given id.
        --my-controller-url-address=<URL>
                                    Controller or MQTT broker url.
        --my-controller-ip-address=<IP>
                                    Controller or MQTT broker ip.
        --my-port=<PORT>            The port to keep open on gateway mode.
                                    If gateway is set to mqtt, it sets the broker port.
    ...
    


  • ran sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
    I keep getting mysgw: accept: Bad File Descriptor.
    Any possible cause ?


  • Mod

    I am trying to get the raspi ethernet gateway running but on both my pi 3 (also running openHAB) and the pi B (pretty basic install).

    Unfortunately I get the same error on both.

    Any ideas what could be going on here?

    I am running the latest gateway and the latest raspbian.

    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.0
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.0
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Eth: connect
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Eth: connect
    


  • @marceltrapman

    I am using a Rasp Pi 3 as well.
    I can't even proceed further in the tutorial cause of this error cause nothing works after it.


  • Code Contributor

    @marceltrapman @LaMB95
    Could you post the complete ./configure command used to configure the gateway?


  • Mod

    @marceloaqno Sure, forgot it 🙂

    sudo ./configure \
        --my-gateway=ethernet \
        --my-controller-ip-address=192.168.1.xx \
        --my-port=5003 \
        --my-transport=nrf24
    

  • Code Contributor

    @marceltrapman Are you sure it's not a problem with your controller?
    Have you tried connecting to your controller using telnet?

    telnet 192.168.1.x 5003
    


  • @marceloaqno !0_1484503346236_Screen Shot 2017-01-15 at 10.01.01 PM.png
    0_1484503640735_Screen Shot 2017-01-15 at 10.06.53 PM.png
    Is this what you meant?


  • Mod

    @marceloaqno not sure no.

    So, I downloaded telnet on the same raspi that I want to use as the gateway and the issue seems to be that port 5003 is not available.

    Funny but how do I solve this.
    It can't be an issue with the firewall because it allows all traffic on the internal network.


  • Mod

    @marceloaqno and the same from the controller to the gateway gives the same error on that port 😞


  • Code Contributor

    @Reza Yes, you can use rs485 in the RPi.

    ./configure --my-transport=rs485 --my-rs485-serial-port=<YOUR_SERIAL_PORT>
    

    For more options, run:

    ./configure -h
    

  • Code Contributor

    @LaMB95 No, I meant the options you used when you ran ./configure


  • Code Contributor

    @tiana
    "The Broadcom SoC has three independant SPI interfaces, however only one of these is brought out to the GPIO connector, and that one SPI interface has 2 Chip enable lines."
    More info here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=22608


  • Mod

    @marceloaqno from the docs I assume it is the gateway that has to open up port 5003 but I guess it does not because it can't connect to the ethernet (for some reason) or am I wrong?



  • @marceloaqno
    i means that without arduino and usb port, similar to raspberry gateway ( raspberry +nrf24)
    i means connect rs485 module to GPIO raspberry pi 🙂 with domoticz



  • @marceloaqno 0_1484505404805_Screen Shot 2017-01-15 at 10.36.17 PM.png

    I m sorry I m new to using a raspberry pi and its for a project.
    But if this is not what you asked for could you be a little more specific :$1_1484506047866_Screen Shot 2017-01-15 at 10.46.49 PM.png 0_1484506047866_Screen Shot 2017-01-15 at 10.46.35 PM.png



  • use sudo 😉


  • Mod

    Oh and one other thing, when I set the gateway up for MQTT it works.


  • Code Contributor

    @marceltrapman

    If you use the --my-controller-ip-address= option, the gateway will act as a client and attempt to conect to the supplied ip and port. If you want the gateway to open port 5003, omit this option.


  • Code Contributor

    @Reza You could connect the rs485 to the RPi UART and use the option --my-rs485-serial-port=/dev/ttyAMA0, but you need to turning off the UART functioning as a serial console.

    Or, to make things easier:
    rs485 <==> TTL/USB <==> RPi



  • @marceloaqno
    i am beginner and i can not turning off the UART functioning. . . also on some board usb port after power off/on lost and i should disconnect/connect cable... i test your steps serial gateway with raspberry and GPIO with virtual usb serial . and i see this problem solve and after power off/on gateway is connect .
    i suggest that you add this commands to page of rs485 gateway step by step and update this .
    (https://www.mysensors.org/build/rs485)

    I thank you for hard working and trying



  • @Reza

    if you want use rpi /dev/ttyAMA0 for rs485 gateway -

    1. remove string "console=serial0,115200" from /boot/cmdline.txt
    2. add strings "enable_uart=1" and "dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt" to /boot/config.txt (only on rpi3)
    3. reboot raspi

  • Mod

    @marceloaqno nice, working now 👍

    Thank you...



  • @b0rmann
    thank you friend , but i am sorry i am very beginner in raspberry pi . because i use vera before and with raspberry and orange pi i use recently. so i need a full steps for a rs485 gateway(wiring and commands . . .) i dont know what is ttyAMA0 ! i use a serial gateway with usb port with raspberrypi 3 but i have some problem , but with a raspberrypi gateway and use a virtual serial port (ttyUSB020) all of my problem resolve. but i have problem with wireless. so i want have a wiring network. i want a full steps for setup a rs485 module with raspberrypi 3(wiring and steps for install...) thank you for help



  • Do I read that correctly, does this gateway also gives a ethernet link to a serial-only controller? How do I have to configure ip and port? In the build section I see no option to set them.



  • @LaMB95 said:

    @ericvdb

    0_1484579303843_Screen Shot 2017-01-16 at 7.08.05 PM.png

    Okay what could be the problem? :3


  • Code Contributor

    @Reza There are many guides on the web teaching how to connect and use rs485 with the RPi. I recommend you start with them and when you are sure it is working, you add MySensors to the equation.



  • @marceloaqno said:

    There are many guides on the web teaching how to connect and use rs485 with the RPi. I recommend you start with them and when you are sure it is working, you add MySensors to the equation.

    ok thank you 😞



  • @Anduril
    you will get all the build options for the mysgw with the command

    ./configure -help
    

    Here you can configure all options like serial and ethernet



  • just cloned and read the --help, but still I don't know how to use.
    To make it a litte less abstract: I have a ethernet gateway (ESP8266) running at 192.168.38.19 with port 5003 to connect to. I want to have this accessible by a serial-only controller on the raspberry.

    I tried to do this config and make afterwards, but starting gave only FAILs...

    ./configure --my-gateway=ethernet --my-controller-ip-address=192.168.38.19 --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway
    
    ~/MySensors$ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.0
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.0
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:PDT
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:PDT
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:CNT=3
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:PDT
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:CNT=4
    mysgw: TSM:FAIL:PDT
    

    I think my config is wrong and it tries to connect to a nrf24 at the rpi. So what's the correct config for my case?

    Thanks in advance.


  • Mod

    @Anduril
    Why are you using an esp8266 as a serial gateway? Wouldn't it be easier to use a normal UNO?



  • I'm using a ESP8266 as ethernet gateway and want to have this connected as virtuall serial port to my raspberry pi so my controller can connect to that.



  • I using RPi2 and NRF24 for this. I followed the instructions, to clone the repo, and then added config
    ./configure --my-gateway=mqtt --my-controller-ip-address=127.0.0.1 --my-mqtt-publish-topic-prefix=mysensors-out --my-mqtt-subscribe-topic-prefix=mysensors-in --my-mqtt-client-id=mygateway1 --my-transport=nrf24

    make

    when i run with sudo ./bin/mysgw -d, it is failing to connect to MQTT. Can you please help?

    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.0
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.0
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect


  • Mod

    @Anduril

    Have you aver considered Using the GatewayESP8266MQTTClient? What controller are you trying to connect?



  • I use pimatic which does not have a native compatibility to ethernet or mqtt. Thats why my question came up on how to configure it to do this...

    Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway:

    If you are running a controller on the Raspberry Pi that doesn't support communication with the gateway through ethernet, you can use a virtual serial port:
    ./configure --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway


  • Mod

    @Anduril you might be able to use nodered or socat to convert the tcp connection to a serial port.
    https://linux.die.net/man/1/socat
    https://nodered.org/



  • that's what I tried in the past and am using now (socat), but it does not reconnect and has some other drawbacks. Reading of an officially supported way sounded interesting



  • @lakshmc Make sure you don't have the daemon running already

    If not, I'm getting the same problem on the 2.1.1 that was just released. 2.1.0 was working "fine"(besides my suspecting a bug that doesn't let any inclusion happen, hence I tried the new version). Time to go back to the serial gateway right into the vera.


  • Code Contributor

    @pete1450 @lakshmc
    Make sure you are not using an old version of mosquitto (or any other broker you're using):

    $ mosquitto -h
    mosquitto version 1.4.10 (build date 2016-09-20 11:02:07-0600)
    

    It's working fine with the 2.1.1 release:

    [alarm@pi3 mysgw]$ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.1
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.1
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connected to 127.0.0.1
    mysgw: MQTT connected
    mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/0/255/0/0/18
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,2-2-0,s=1,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:108.12
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:ACK REQ
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-2-2,s=1,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:108.12
    mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/2/1/1/0/17
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,2-2-0,s=2,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:48.31
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:ACK REQ
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-2-2,s=2,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:48.31
    mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/2/2/1/0/17
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,2-2-0,s=3,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:362.86
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:ACK REQ
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-2-2,s=3,c=1,t=17,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:362.86
    mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/2/3/1/0/17
    


  • @marceloaqno I should have specified, I'm getting the connection errors with the ethernet gateway.


  • Code Contributor

    @pete1450 Could you send the debug log with the connection errors?



  • @marceloaqno After installing broker and gateway fresh, seems to be working. Thanks for your help.



  • @marceloaqno
    Ran as root and made sure I didn't have mysgw already running:

    rm -r MySensors/
    git clone https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors.git --branch master
    cd MySensors/
    ./configure --my-controller-ip-address=192.168.1.136 --my-port=5003 --my-rf24-irq-pin=15
    make
    
    
    root@raspberrypi:~/downloads/MySensors# ./bin/mysgw -d
    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.1
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG--Q,VER=2.1.1
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: connect: Connection refused
    mysgw: failed to connect
    mysgw: Eth: connect
    


  • every few days mysgw randomly dies 😞

    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi mysgw[17960]: TSF:MSG:READ,5-5-0,s=255,c=3,t=21,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi mysgw[17960]: Sending message on topic: mysensors/out/1/5/255/3/0/21
    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi mysgw[17960]: TSF:MSG:READ,0-5-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi mysgw[17960]: TSF:MSG:BC
    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi systemd[1]: mysgw.service: main process exited, code=killed, status=11/SEGV
    Jan 19 06:40:01 pi systemd[1]: Unit mysgw.service entered failed state.
    
    

  • Code Contributor

    @pete1450 If you use the --my-controller-ip-address= option, the gateway will act as a client and attempt to conect to the supplied ip and port. If you want the gateway to open port 5003, omit this option.



  • @marceloaqno what is the correct configure option to make this gatway connect to an ethernet gateway and let a serial-only-controller connect to it. I suppose to use the pty option, but didn't got this working. As said above, socat and nodered are no option.



  • @marceloaqno Well that fixed the connection issue. Now I'm just back to square one where pressing start doesn't do anything. Why do I not need to specify my controllers ip? That is the ip for my veralite. Whats the use case for that option.


  • Code Contributor

    @b0rmann Could you provide the following information?

    • Your RPi model and which linux distribution you are using.
    • gcc version
    • The version and options you used to build the gateway (./configure --option)
    • The number of nodes on your network that sends messages to the gateway.
    • The broker you are using for MQTT and its version

  • Code Contributor

    @Anduril Sorry, the gateway does not support what you're trying to do.


  • Code Contributor

    @pete1450
    I can't help you with this, I've never used the Vera controller. You need to search in the Vera settings where you set this option. If Vera supports being a server and opening a port for the gateway to connect, then you use the --my-controller-ip-address option.



  • Does anyone know if the Raspberry implementation have a UserPassword option for ./configure MQTT



  • @Michael-Curtis Nevermind, I fixed it.... you ned to add :

    --my-mqtt-password=<PASS>   MQTT password
    --my-mqtt-client-id=<ID>    MQTT client id.
    

    Under "cat"

    And for the actual options under "opt do"

    --my-mqtt-user=*)
        CPPFLAGS="-DMY_MQTT_USER=\\\"${optarg}\\\" $CPPFLAGS"
        ;;
    --my-mqtt-password=*)
        CPPFLAGS="-DMY_MQTT_PASSWORD=\\\"${optarg}\\\" $CPPFLAGS"
        ;;
    

    then just add those option flags to the ./configure and run make



  • what means "5VReg -> 3.3V" in raspberry? can connect directly to 3.3V or if requied connecto to 5V with regulator to obtain 3.3v?



  • Hi 🙂 Does anybody know how to use MY_SIGNING_NODE_WHITELISTING in gateway raspbery pi? Where I must create/edit white list with my nodes?



  • first sorry about the basics question but I think many people have the same questions and can't find the answers:
    After connecting the radio (including IRQ on 15pin) and the info LEDs to the GPIO, how to config it?

    1. Do I need to configure all the info on the same command, or can I send the command "./configure --" many times for different configs?
    2. Do I need to configure it as a MQTT gateway?
    3. Where did the 127.0.0.1 IP come from?
    4. Does MQTT use internet connection?
    5. Why do you talk about Serial Gateway here, once we have a specific type for it? this type is about using GPIO only, isn't it? That is confusing!!!


  • trying to config on a Home Assistant Rpi.
    Sorry again for the newbie questions...!!!



  • Hi,
    Can I use pin 18 (GPIO 24) on my RPi3 for IRQ usage? Should I?
    If I compile with --my-rf24-irq-pin=18, no date is received when the gateway starts.
    I Cannot use pin 15 because that pin is covered by my Z-wave.me board.
    Regards,
    Erik


  • Code Contributor

    @Roberto-Mo-Ca If you are using the nrf24 PA/LNA version you need to use a 5V->3.3V regulator otherwise you can connect to the 3.3v pin.


  • Code Contributor

    @macvictor For the MY_SIGNING_NODE_WHITELISTING, you can uncomment and edit it in MyConfig.h or add it to the examples/mysgw.cpp.


  • Code Contributor

    @OliverDog

    You execute ./configure once with all your options to set your gateway.

    You need to decide what type of gateway you want to build: ethernet, serial or mqtt:
    https://www.mysensors.org/build/select_gateway

    Take a look at the link and let me know if you still have any questions.



  • thaks @marceloaqno but I was wondering there was a new type of gateway named Raspberry Gateway, were we could connect the radio directly on the GPIO and config it locally, without internet, because of that I also would like to know if MQTT uses internet connection.
    I actually use a serial gateway connected to Pi USG and it works without internet...
    I just want to have only one device...
    Thanks


  • Code Contributor

    @OliverDog You can configure the RPi to be any of the 3 types: ethernet, serial or mqtt, with the nrf24 attached to it.



  • @marceloaqno WOWWW
    now I understood... but I think this is not clear on the build steps...
    I choose a Serial Gateway, but on that lines, they say:
    "If for some reason you can't use the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi, you could connect the radio to a arduino with the GatewaySerial sketch and feed the pi through a serial port:"

    So I assumed the serial gateway is the same I already use...
    So, where do I get directions to config a serial gateway with the radio attached to the GPIO?

    Thanks


  • Code Contributor

    @OliverDog Which controller are you using(or are planning to use)?


  • Code Contributor

    @Erik-Tamminga Some pins may have some restrictions, I couldn't find any good info about that. Try using another pin (GPIO 25).



  • @marceloaqno I already use Home Assistant with a Serial Gateway connected on pi USB.


  • Code Contributor

    @OliverDog Home Assistant supports ethernet gateways, I recommend you go with that.

    ./configure --my-gateway=ethernet --my-transport=nrf24
    

    (The default settings is to use ethernet and nrf24, so you could omit them)

    and add to it any of your custom options.



  • I have a question regarding the --my-serial-groupname option: since I start the gateway under an user account with sudo, the gateway device ([EDIT] symlink) will be created with ownership root:root. Shouldn't it be created with root:dialout (as I chose dialout as group in my case)?

    [DELETED]


  • Code Contributor

    @Madhias /dev/pts/2 it's the one who holds the specified group ownership



  • @marceloaqno OK, many thanks for that hint!

    I was wrong from the beginning on, since I thought my configuration for the gateway was correct because of --my-serial-groupname=dialout - but that was not compiled. I edited now the mysgw.cpp manually (there was tty instead of dialout; and of course there was all the time the warning when compiling...). Now it works! Without chmod, or chowning anything later!



  • @marceloaqno Thank's for you help. I have other question.. general I try configure my gateway to work with security & signing, but they doesn't work. Where is problem? On the bottom i send point what it do it:

    Gateway:

    1. ./configure --my-gateway=mqtt --my-controller-ip-address=127.0.0.1 --my-mqtt-publish-topic-prefix=mysensors-out --my-mqtt-subscribe-topic-prefix=mysensors-in --my-mqtt-client-id=mygateway1 --my-mqtt-password=PASS --my-mqtt-user=USER --my-rf24-encryption-enabled --my-signing=software --my-signing-request-signatures --my-signing-request-gw-signatures-from-all
    2. make
    3. sudo make install
    4. sudo systemctl enable mysgw.service
    5. sudo systemctl start mysgw.service
    6. sudo mysgw --gen-soft-hmac-key
    7. sudo mysgw --set-soft-hmac-key=02417628BC1573CC380...
    8. sudo mysgw --gen-soft-serial-key
    9. sudo mysgw --set-soft-serial-key=00762CD152B868F7EB
    10. sudo mysgw --gen-aes-key
    11. sudo mysgw --set-aes-key= A790AD78B2D8B4DBBB5B2C4B9DD6DAF3

    Node:

    1. Load script SecurityPersonalizer.ino
    2. Uncomment and send sketch to arduino
    #define USE_SOFT_SIGNING
    #define STORE_SOFT_KEY
    #define USER_SOFT_KEY
    #define STORE_SOFT_SERIAL
    #define STORE_AES_KEY
    #define USER_AES_KEY
    
    #define MY_SOFT_HMAC_KEY 0X2,0X41,0X76,0X28,0XBC,0X15,0X73,0XCC,0X38...
    #define MY_AES_KEY 0XA7,0X90,0XAD,0X78,0XB2,0XD8...
    
    1. Read all value from EPROM (test save):
    Personalization sketch for MySensors usage.
    -------------------------------------------
    EEPROM configuration:
    SOFT_HMAC_KEY | 02417628BC1573CC380DE0FADF7C87D7D3C77272A783E6E438786A07C3A8C6CF
    SOFT_SERIAL   | 39BB1370C289643251
    AES_KEY       | A790AD78B2D8B4DBBB5B2C4B9DD6DAF3
    --------------------------------
    Personalization is now complete.
    
    1. Send sample sketch to arduino:
    //!< Enable debug prints to serial monitor
    #define MY_DEBUG
    //!< Enable signing related debug prints to serial monitor
    #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_SIGNING
    // Enable NRF24L01 radio type
    #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
    
    // Select soft signing
    #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT
    
    // Enable lockdown of node if suspicious activity is detected
    //-->> #define MY_NODE_LOCK_FEATURE
    
    // Enable node whitelisting
    //#define MY_SIGNING_NODE_WHITELISTING {{.nodeId = GATEWAY_ADDRESS,.serial = {0x09,0x08,0x07,0x06,0x05,0x04,0x03,0x02,0x01}}}
    
    // Enable this if you want destination node to sign all messages sent to this node.
    #define MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES
    
    // SETTINGS FOR MY_SIGNING_SOFT
    #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7 //!< Unconnected analog pin for random seed
    
    // Add repeater function to this sensor
    #define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE
    
    
    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <MySensors.h>
    #include <Bounce2.h>
    
    #define RELAY_PIN  4    // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for relay 
    #define BUTTON_PIN  3   // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for button 
    #define CHILD_ID 1      // Id of the sensor child
    #define RELAY_ON 1
    #define RELAY_OFF 0
    
    Bounce debouncer = Bounce();
    int oldValue = 0;
    bool state;
    
    MyMessage msg(CHILD_ID, V_LIGHT);
    
    void setup()
    {
      // Setup the button
      pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT);
      // Activate internal pull-up
      digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN, HIGH);
    
      // After setting up the button, setup debouncer
      debouncer.attach(BUTTON_PIN);
      debouncer.interval(5);
    
      // Make sure relays are off when starting up
      digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_OFF);
      // Then set relay pins in output mode
      pinMode(RELAY_PIN, OUTPUT);
    
      // Set relay to last known state (using eeprom storage)
      state = loadState(CHILD_ID);
      digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, state ? RELAY_ON : RELAY_OFF);
    }
    
    void presentation()  {
      // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
      sendSketchInfo("Relay & Button", "1.0");
      
      // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
      present(CHILD_ID, S_LIGHT, "Switch Secure Sensor", false);
    }
    
    /*
       Example on how to asynchronously check for new messages from gw
    */
    void loop()
    {
      debouncer.update();
      // Get the update value
      int value = debouncer.read();
    //  if (value != oldValue && value == 0) {
        send(msg.set(state ? false : true), true); // Send new state and request ack back
    //  }
    //  oldValue = value;
      delay(5000);
    }
    
    void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
      // We only expect one type of message from controller. But we better check anyway.
      if (message.isAck()) {
        Serial.println("This is an ack from gateway");
      }
    
      if (message.type == V_LIGHT) {
        // Change relay state
        state = message.getBool();
        digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, state ? RELAY_ON : RELAY_OFF);
        // Store state in eeprom
        // saveState(CHILD_ID, state);
    
        // Write some debug info
        Serial.print("Incoming change for sensor:");
        Serial.print(message.sensor);
        Serial.print(", New status: ");
        Serial.println(message.getBool());
      }
    }
    

    And finally in Arduino Serial Monitor I see:

    0 MCO:BGN:INIT REPEATER,CP=RNNRAS-,VER=2.1.1
    4 TSM:INIT
    5 TSF:WUR:MS=0
    11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    13 TSF:SID:OK,ID=105
    15 TSM:FPAR
    16 Will not sign message for destination 255 as it does not require it
    58 TSF:MSG:SEND,105-105-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    2065 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    2067 TSM:FPAR
    2068 Will not sign message for destination 255 as it does not require it
    2110 TSF:MSG:SEND,105-105-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    4117 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    4119 TSM:FPAR
    4120 Will not sign message for destination 255 as it does not require it
    4162 TSF:MSG:SEND,105-105-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    6169 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    6171 TSM:FPAR
    6172 Will not sign message for destination 255 as it does not require it
    6214 TSF:MSG:SEND,105-105-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    8221 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
    8222 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
    8224 TSM:FAIL:PDT
    

    and in gateway i see:

    sudo mysgw -d
    mysgw: Starting gateway...
    mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.1
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG-S-,VER=2.1.1
    mysgw: TSF:LRT:OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT
    mysgw: TSF:WUR:MS=0
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    mysgw: TSM:INIT:GW MODE
    mysgw: TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
    mysgw: MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
    mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
    mysgw: Attempting MQTT connection...
    mysgw: connected to 127.0.0.1
    mysgw: MQTT connected
    mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/0/255/0/0/18
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,171-107-54,s=221,c=2,t=131,pt=4,l=25,sg=0:-1418183441
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,3=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,135-23-172,s=20,c=3,t=200,pt=7,l=25,sg=0:-0.00000178
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,1=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,34-66-89,s=168,c=1,t=9,pt=1,l=25,sg=0:56
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,1=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,223-46-240,s=112,c=5,t=192,pt=5,l=11,sg=1:1407647670
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:REL MSG
    mysgw: !TSF:RTE:240 UNKNOWN
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:SEND,223-0-240-240,s=112,c=5,t=192,pt=5,l=11,sg=1,ft=0,st=NACK:1407647670
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,183-139-129,s=37,c=6,t=155,pt=1,l=21,sg=0:48
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,0=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,139-214-233,s=61,c=3,t=193,pt=7,l=0,sg=1:0.00000000
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:REL MSG
    mysgw: !TSF:RTE:233 UNKNOWN
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:SEND,139-0-233-233,s=61,c=3,t=193,pt=7,l=0,sg=1,ft=0,st=NACK:0.00000000
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,83-33-7,s=179,c=2,t=27,pt=4,l=25,sg=1:-2057270722
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,3=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,110-148-67,s=113,c=0,t=158,pt=1,l=9,sg=1:251
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,1=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,75-209-102,s=204,c=7,t=25,pt=1,l=11,sg=1:52
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,0=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,184-209-235,s=58,c=1,t=140,pt=6,l=23,sg=1:1DC404A5401119FACF0000000000000000000000000000
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:PVER,3=2
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,172-203-51,s=140,c=2,t=173,pt=0,l=1,sg=1:?
    mysgw: TSF:MSG:REL MSG
    mysgw: !TSF:RTE:51 UNKNOWN
    mysgw: !TSF:MSG:SEND,172-0-51-51,s=140,c=2,t=173,pt=0,l=1,sg=1,ft=0,st=NACK:?
    

    Where is problem?


  • Code Contributor

    @macvictor Did you also enable encryption on your node? (#define MY_RF24_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION)



  • @marceloaqno Thanks for help 👍 This was my problem 😀


  • Mod

    how do I set user and password to access the mqtt broker? I tried do add --my-mqtt-password=PASS --my-mqtt-user=USER other parameters but they get ignored



  • @gohan edit configure file and add this code:

    --my-mqtt-user=*)
        CPPFLAGS="-DMY_MQTT_USER=\\\"${optarg}\\\" $CPPFLAGS"
        ;;
    --my-mqtt-password=*)
        CPPFLAGS="-DMY_MQTT_PASSWORD=\\\"${optarg}\\\" $CPPFLAGS"
        ;;
    

    after this code:

    --my-signing-request-gw-signatures-from-all*)
            signing_request_signatures=true
            CPPFLAGS="-DMY_SIGNING_GW_REQUEST_SIGNATURES_FROM_ALL $CPPFLAGS"
            ;;
    

    this is about 408 number line and use flag --my-mqtt-password and --my-mqtt-client-id when you run configure, thats all. 😃


  • Admin

    @macvictor It would be great if you would submit this as a GitHub Pull Request. If you aren't comfortable with that, then I would encourage you to at least open a MySensors issue to add these RPI configuration options.



  • When using RPI as a GW for MySensors, the CPU load increases from 18% to around 80 %. I am using a RPI II model B. I'd love the have the GW running on the Raspberry, and avoid a USB connected Arduino.

    Does somebody else experience the same?



  • @Teknor I use RPI III as GW and all node connect with gw used nRF24L01. My CPU now usage 5-10%, but I installed "Home Assistance" + homebridge + some plugins.



  • @macvictor Thanks. My RPI 2 is running Domoticz, RFXcom GW and 2x 3MP cameras with motion detection using Motioneye. Might be something wrong with my MySensors GW setup...



  • @Teknor I tend to agree something is wrong, but I think it really on depends how many nodes and how often you're sending data.
    rpi3 + GPIO nrf24l01 + openhab2 + 8 nodes + packet received, on average 1 / 5s :

    top - 06:29:37 up 2 days, 22:33,  2 users,  load average: 0.26, 0.24, 0.19
    KiB Mem:    947732 total,   903420 used,    44312 free,   175364 buffers
    KiB Swap:   102396 total,     4496 used,    97900 free.   391360 cached Mem
    
      PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND                                                               
      681 root      20   0  208840  56532  23684 S   8.9  6.0 214:23.60 Xorg                                                                  
      527 root      20   0   39448  21532  11264 S   4.3  2.3  69:34.28 vncserver-x11-c                                                       
     1154 pi        20   0   50548  17628  12196 S   3.0  1.9  64:05.96 lxterminal                                                            
    30426 openhab   20   0  441764 197592  14960 S   1.6 20.8 284:18.70 java                                                                  
     2467 root      20   0   20024   2456   2300 S   1.3  0.3  62:55.17 mysgw                                                                 
    25634 root      20   0       0      0      0 S   1.0  0.0   0:00.21 kworker/u8:0                                                          
      688 root      20   0   13720   9432   8828 S   0.7  1.0   2:04.96 vncagent                                                              
    25855 pi        20   0    5232   2584   2140 R   0.7  0.3   0:00.49 top                                                                   
        7 root      20   0       0      0      0 S   0.3  0.0   9:15.35 rcu_sched                                                             
       78 root     -51   0       0      0      0 S   0.3  0.0   5:16.50 irq/92-mmc1                                                           
      967 pi        20   0   95656  17716  12028 S   0.3  1.9   6:41.87 lxpanel                                                               
        1 root      20   0   24620   4688   2716 S   0.0  0.5   0:13.08 systemd                                                               
        2 root      20   0       0      0      0 S   0.0  0.0   0:00.27 kthreadd                                                              
    

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