💬 Building a Raspberry Pi Gateway

petewill

@gohan Thanks! I seem to have the serial stuff working well (but haven't yet put it into production) so I think I'll go that way for now. I definitely need to look into mqtt at some point though.

gohan

Ofc it has its PROs and CONs but I believe it is the way to go for the future.

fleinze

I compiled the gateway for spi1 because I have a display using spi0. Two problems I came across:

the master branch doesn't work. It compiles, it seems to work but it never receives anything.
the development branch works but I needed to define the right cs-pin even if I redirected the pin in config.txt (with dtoverlay=spi1-1cs,cs0_pin=16)
The following configure worked for me:

./configure --spi-driver=SPIDEV --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev1.0 --my-rf24-cs-pin=36 --my-rf24-ce-pin=33 --my-rf24-irq-pin=31

Inso

For the ones having problems with the stable build (Version 2.1.1), always getting "mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL":
Seems there is a bug, you have to install "development" (Version 2.2.0)
Maybe someone adds an note on top of the tutorial, so others won´t also spend hours in searching for the problem on their Pi/Hardware.

gohan

So far it looks to me it is something related to the latest versions of Linux since it was working on older releases

Inso

@gohan ah okay wasn´t aware of it, as the dev channel worked I assumed the bug at MySensors.
However, would be awesome if there were a little hint in the tutorial. Took plenty of time to find out it was an software incompability ;)

arraWX

A little hint in the tutorial would have saved me a lot of time too.

gohan

I added a comment; I hope my English is sufficiently clear :D

Sergio Rius

Today my rPi gateway (2.1.1 stable) completely stopped working as a service (cli surprisingly worked), I thought that could be some debian update so I switched to devel, but when building it I get this:

LINUX_ARCH_RASPBERRYPI -DMY_PORT=5003 -DMY_RX_MESSAGE_BUFFER_FEATURE -DMY_RF24_IRQ_PIN=18 -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -I./drivers/BCM -c drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c -o build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c: In function ‘bcm2835_delayMicroseconds’:
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c:441:40: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘PRIu64’
printf("bcm2835_delayMicroseconds %" PRIu64 "\n", micros);
^
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c:441:40: warning: spurious trailing ‘%’ in format [-Wformat=]
Makefile:102: recipe for target 'build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o' failed
make: *** [build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o] Error 1

Is this normal? I used the same configure was working before.

mfalkvidd

@Sergio-Rius a fix is available at https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors/pull/983

It is a one line change so you can just add it manually

Sergio Rius

Thaaanksss! I'll give it a go :)

Sergio Rius

@mfalkvidd Mmmmm... that worked, but now I'm always getting "mysgw: !TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL" as stated avobe. But I'm on development.
Wait, seems that after the 8'th intent it's working. I'll let him go and see.

Sergio Rius

I'm afraid that after some time it stops working. I get in Domoticz:

2017-11-12 19:17:01.744 MySensors: trying to connect to: 127.0.0.1:5003
2017-11-12 19:17:02.744 TCP: Connection problem (Unable to connect to specified IP/Port)
2017-11-12 19:17:02.744 TCP: Reconnecting in 30 seconds...

Over and over again.

$ sudo systemctl status mysgw.service
● mysgw.service - MySensors Gateway daemon
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/mysgw.service; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: signal) since dom 2017-11-12 19:16:53 CET; 5min ago
Process: 491 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mysgw (code=killed, signal=SEGV)
Main PID: 491 (code=killed, signal=SEGV)
nov 12 19:16:47 Domoticz systemd[1]: Started MySensors Gateway daemon.
nov 12 19:16:48 Domoticz mysgw[491]: Starting gateway...
nov 12 19:16:48 Domoticz mysgw[491]: Protocol version - 2.2.0-rc.1
nov 12 19:16:53 Domoticz systemd[1]: mysgw.service: main process exited, code=killed, status=11/SEGV
nov 12 19:16:53 Domoticz systemd[1]: Unit mysgw.service entered failed state.

But it seems Domoticz being crashing it.
If I do restart the service, Domoticz picks it and works for a while.

2017-11-12 19:24:17.562 TCP: Connection problem (Unable to connect to specified IP/Port)
2017-11-12 19:24:17.562 TCP: Reconnecting in 30 seconds...
2017-11-12 19:24:47.565 TCP: Reconnecting...
2017-11-12 19:24:47.565 MySensors: connected to: 127.0.0.1:5003
2017-11-12 19:24:48.566 MySensors: Gateway Ready...
2017-11-12 19:24:48.566 MySensors: Gateway Version: 2.2.0-rc.1
2017-11-12 19:24:49.566 MySensors: Gateway Version: 2.2.0-rc.1

Is there any further log for exactly seeing what is the crash cause?

EDIT: Also it seems that there's any comunication at all. I only get internal heartbeats on MysController.

gohan

Did you get the latest version from development branch?

Sergio Rius

@gohan Yep! I exactly ran this command:

git clone https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors.git --branch development && cd MySensors

I'm now powering off my rPi for changing the PA+LNA radio for a standard one and bypassing the power regulator.

EDIT: I've done the above tasks and still getting strange things. It may be Domoticz as:

2017-11-12 19:44:37.634 MySensors: trying to connect to: 127.0.0.1:5003
2017-11-12 19:44:37.638 RFXCOM: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB0
2017-11-12 19:44:38.213
2017-11-12 19:44:38.288 Error: RFXCOM: Invalid data received!....
2017-11-12 19:44:38.635 MySensors: connected to: 127.0.0.1:5003
2017-11-12 19:44:38.635 MySensors: Gateway Ready...
2017-11-12 19:44:39.635 MySensors: Gateway Version: 2.2.0-rc.1
2017-11-12 19:44:39.635 MySensors: Gateway Version: 2.2.0-rc.1
...
2017-11-12 20:26:00.153 Error: Scheduler thread seems to have ended unexpectedly
2017-11-12 20:26:00.154 Error: MySGW_NRF hardware (9) thread seems to have ended unexpectedly
2017-11-12 20:26:00.154 Error: RFXCOM hardware (15) thread seems to have ended unexpectedly
2017-11-12 20:26:00.154 Error: RFXCOM hardware (15) nothing received for more than 30 Minutes!....
2017-11-12 20:26:01.155 Error: Restarting: RFXCOM
2017-11-12 20:26:01.707 RFXCOM: Serial Worker stopped...
2017-11-12 20:26:02.722 RFXCOM: Using serial port: /dev/ttyUSB0
2017-11-12 20:26:03.297
2017-11-12 20:26:03.372 Error: RFXCOM: Invalid data received!....
2017-11-12 20:26:16.745 (RFXCOM) Temp + Humidity (Biblioteca [TH])
2017-11-12 20:26:48.745 Error: PROXY: timeout occurred, reconnecting
2017-11-12 20:26:54.716 (MySGW_NRF) Temp (Temp)
2017-11-12 20:26:54.717 (MySGW_NRF) Temp + Humidity (TempHum)
...
and stabilized

gohan

If you keep a myscontroller connected to the gateway, does it stays connected or does it get disconnected at the same time as domoticz? Also try to run the gateway from console with debug enabled so you can actually see what it is doing

alowhum

Possibly same problem with Domoticz here too. Using a directly attached NRF24 radio to a Raspberry Pi Zero W.

I tried to remake using the latest dev code, and got this error:

gcc -MT build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o -MMD -MP -march=armv6zk -mtune=arm1176jzf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_LINUX -DMY_DEBUG -DLINUX_SPI_BCM -DLINUX_ARCH_RASPBERRYPI -DMY_PORT=5003 -DMY_RF24_PA_LEVEL=RF24_PA_LOW  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -I./drivers/BCM -c drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c -o build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c: In function ‘bcm2835_delayMicroseconds’:
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c:441:40: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘PRIu64’
   printf("bcm2835_delayMicroseconds %" PRIu64 "\n", micros);
                                        ^
drivers/BCM/bcm2835.c:441:40: warning: spurious trailing ‘%’ in format [-Wformat=]
Makefile:102: recipe for target 'build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o' failed
make: *** [build/drivers/BCM/bcm2835.o] Error 1

// commenting out the problem allowed make to finish:

	//if (debug) {
	//	/* Cant access sytem timers in debug mode */
	//	printf("bcm2835_delayMicroseconds %" PRIu64 "\n", micros);
	//	return;
	//}

This is my config:
./configure --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-pa-level=RF24_PA_LOW --my-gateway=ethernet --my-port=5003

aglock

Hello all!

I'm trying to build a gateway with a Raspberry pi2, ethernet and Domoticz.
It looks like the gateway is beeing built ok and seems to run fine but nodes can not communicate with it.
I have read most of the postings here but I can not find any solution.
Hope you guys can help? Please!

I run raspbian (Jessie)
pi@raspberrypi:~/MySensors/bin $ uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux

Using master branch

https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry
git clone https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors.git --branch master

Configuring like this

pi@raspberrypi:~/MySensors $ ./configure --my-gateway=ethernet --my-port=5003 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=22 --my-rf24-cs-pin=24
[SECTION] Detecting target machine.
  [OK] machine detected: SoC=unknown, Type=unknown, CPU=armv7l.
[SECTION] Checking GPIO Sysfs.
  [OK] /sys/class/gpio/export found
[SECTION] Detecting SPI driver.
  [OK] SPI driver detected:SPIDEV.
[SECTION] Detecting init system.
  [OK] init system detected: systemd.
[SECTION] Saving configuration.
[SECTION] Cleaning previous builds.
[OK] Finished.

Obs! No Raspberry identification, why not? Maybe that is the culprit?
After make I start the gateway and get this:

pi@raspberrypi:~/MySensors $ cd bin
pi@raspberrypi:~/MySensors/bin $ sudo ./mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.1.1
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.1.1
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: Listening for connections on 0.0.0.0:5003
mysgw: MCO:BGN:STP
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
mysgw: New connection from 127.0.0.1
mysgw: Client 0 connected
mysgw: Client 0: 0;0;3;0;2;
mysgw: Client 0: 0;0;3;0;2;Get Version
mysgw: Client 0: 0;0;3;0;18;PING

Seems nice and dandy and Domoticz connecting fine.
Trying with this example node:

#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
#define MY_RF24_PA_LEVEL RF24_PA_LOW
#define MY_DEBUG
#define MY_NODE_ID 42
//#define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_RF24
#define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600

#include <MySensors.h>
#include<Arduino.h>

#define OPEN 1
#define CLOSE 0
#define CHILD_ID 1

MyMessage msg(CHILD_ID, V_TRIPPED);

uint8_t value = OPEN;

void setup()
{
  Serial.print("setup()\n");
}

void presentation()
{
  sendSketchInfo("Door", "2.1.1");
  present(CHILD_ID, S_DOOR);
  Serial.print("presentation()\n");
}

void loop()
{
  value = value == OPEN ? CLOSE : OPEN;
  send(msg.set(value));
  Serial.print("message sent");
  Serial.print(value + "\n");
  sleep(1000);
}

And recieve this when running:

--- Miniterm on /dev/ttyUSB0 9600,8,N,1 ---
--- Quit: Ctrl+C | Menu: Ctrl+T | Help: Ctrl+T followed by Ctrl+H ---
0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.1.1
40 TSM:INIT
55 TSF:WUR:MS=0
77 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
96 TSM:INIT:STATID=42
120 TSF:SID:OK,ID=42
141 TSM:FPAR
190 TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2267 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2291 TSM:FPAR
2340 TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:

4417 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4442 TSM:FPAR
4491 TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6569 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6594 TSM:FPAR
6643 TSF:MSG:SEND,42-42-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8720 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8740 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8761 TSM:FAIL:PDT

And no output in gateway either.
Both radio modules using capacitors.

What have I missed?

Thanks, Andreas!

skywatch

I tried for months to get a stable working nrf24 attached to pi to act as a gw and controller.

In the end I gave up and now have a 3.3V 8MHz pro mini gw attached to the pi. I took 0v and 5v from the pi (via a 3.3v buck converter) and serial tx and rx. Only 4 wires needed and has been as stable as can be for over a week now.

Maybe help someone with the same unsolveable problems?

gohan

@aglock I put a note on the raspberry gateway page to use latest development in case of problems with stable. Did you try?

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