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  • gohanG Offline
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    gohan
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    #50

    You just connect myscontroller to the gateway running on the RPI if it is configured as ethernet

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    • gohanG gohan

      You just connect myscontroller to the gateway running on the RPI if it is configured as ethernet

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      maghac
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      #51

      I installed mycontroller.org for this purpose (OTA updates).

      I have a MQTT gateway running on a NodeMCU, which connects to my MQTT server (mosquitto running on a ubuntu server) via wifi. This setup works very well, and I don't have to keep anything running on my desktop machine (which is a windows 10 box) while the OTA updates are being pushed out (which takes ages, since they are running on battery and only wake up once every few hours).

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      • maghacM maghac

        I installed mycontroller.org for this purpose (OTA updates).

        I have a MQTT gateway running on a NodeMCU, which connects to my MQTT server (mosquitto running on a ubuntu server) via wifi. This setup works very well, and I don't have to keep anything running on my desktop machine (which is a windows 10 box) while the OTA updates are being pushed out (which takes ages, since they are running on battery and only wake up once every few hours).

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        rozpruwacz
        wrote on last edited by
        #52

        @maghac said in 💬 Wireless Programming:

        updates a

        lately I was also tinkering with the OTA updates. I'm using RPI as a gateway and controller at the same time. I'm using MQTT gateway and the controller software is OpenHAB. As I studied the documentation about OTA I learned that it is not working with MQTT gateway. Can You explain how to setup OTA with MQTT gateway ? For now I have to kill the MQTT gateway process and launch serial gateway with virtual serial port which in turn has to be shared through the network with the ser2net to be able to use it with mycontroller running on my desktop.

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        • rozpruwaczR rozpruwacz

          @maghac said in 💬 Wireless Programming:

          updates a

          lately I was also tinkering with the OTA updates. I'm using RPI as a gateway and controller at the same time. I'm using MQTT gateway and the controller software is OpenHAB. As I studied the documentation about OTA I learned that it is not working with MQTT gateway. Can You explain how to setup OTA with MQTT gateway ? For now I have to kill the MQTT gateway process and launch serial gateway with virtual serial port which in turn has to be shared through the network with the ser2net to be able to use it with mycontroller running on my desktop.

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          maghac
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          #53

          @rozpruwacz Have a look here: https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/4345/mqtt-client-gateway-node-controller-ota

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            #54

            Not sure what I am doing wrong here,... I followed the instructions for bootloader MYSController using an 'Arduino as ISP',... now when trying eg. the Blink sketch, I see that it takes about 10 seconds before it starts and after some 'blinks' it seems to miss some 'blinks',... any suggestions what might be wrong? The normal optiboot seems to work fine...

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              #55

              I just enabled OTA on a non-sleeping node - it doesn't call smartSleep() and the loop function is mostly empty (except for sending one initial message). I do have a receive() function since I need to respond to incoming messages.

              How can I properly enable OTA in this kind of node? Sending the "New firmware" command in MyController sends the message which gets caught by receive() and just gives me an error message since it's not one of the message types I expect. Telling the node to reboot sends it into some sort of endless loop which I cannot break unless I kill power to the board.

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              • maghacM maghac

                I just enabled OTA on a non-sleeping node - it doesn't call smartSleep() and the loop function is mostly empty (except for sending one initial message). I do have a receive() function since I need to respond to incoming messages.

                How can I properly enable OTA in this kind of node? Sending the "New firmware" command in MyController sends the message which gets caught by receive() and just gives me an error message since it's not one of the message types I expect. Telling the node to reboot sends it into some sort of endless loop which I cannot break unless I kill power to the board.

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                gohan
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                @maghac did you see this? https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/6769/node-reboot-issue/7

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                • gohanG gohan

                  @maghac did you see this? https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/6769/node-reboot-issue/7

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #57

                  @gohan Thanks. I seem to have the same issue and I'm also using a 5V pro mini, although I actually am using the MYSBootloader.

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                    #58

                    I am having problems flashing a new bootloader on a 5V 16Mhz Pro Mini board. Or rather. the flashing is fine, it's just that I cannot upload a new sketch via FTDI afterwards.

                    Here are my custom entries from boards.txt:

                    ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 16 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                    ## -------------------------------------------------
                    
                    
                    proMYSBL.name=ATmega328 16Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta 
                    
                    proMYSBL.upload.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL.upload.protocol=arduino
                    proMYSBL.upload.maximum_size=30720
                    proMYSBL.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                    proMYSBL.upload.speed=115200
                    
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.low_fuses=0xF7
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.high_fuses=0xDA
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xfe
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F
                    proMYSBL.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader.hex
                    
                    proMYSBL.build.mcu=atmega328p
                    proMYSBL.build.f_cpu=16000000L
                    proMYSBL.build.board=AVR_UNO
                    proMYSBL.build.core=arduino
                    proMYSBL.build.variant=standard
                    
                    ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 16 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                    ## -------------------------------------------------
                    
                    
                    proMYSBL16.name=ATmega328 16Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta DEV
                    
                    proMYSBL16.upload.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL16.upload.protocol=arduino
                    proMYSBL16.upload.maximum_size=30720
                    proMYSBL16.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                    proMYSBL16.upload.speed=57600
                    
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.low_fuses=0xF7
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.high_fuses=0xDA
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xFD
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F
                    proMYSBL16.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader_16MHz.hex
                    
                    proMYSBL16.build.mcu=atmega328p
                    proMYSBL16.build.f_cpu=16000000L
                    proMYSBL16.build.board=AVR_UNO
                    proMYSBL16.build.core=arduino
                    proMYSBL16.build.variant=standard
                    
                    
                    ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 8 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                    ## -------------------------------------------------
                    
                    
                    proMYSBL8.name=ATmega328 8Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta DEV
                    
                    proMYSBL8.upload.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL8.upload.protocol=arduino
                    proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_size=30720
                    proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                    proMYSBL8.upload.speed=57600
                    
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.low_fuses=0xE2
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.high_fuses=0xD2
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xFE
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.lock_bits=0x3F
                    proMYSBL8.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader_8MHz.hex
                    
                    proMYSBL8.build.mcu=atmega328p
                    proMYSBL8.build.f_cpu=8000000L
                    proMYSBL8.build.board=AVR_UNO
                    proMYSBL8.build.core=arduino
                    proMYSBL8.build.variant=standard
                    
                    

                    MYSBootloader.hex is from the master branch of MYSBootloader 1.3.0-beta.3, the other two are from the development branch.

                    Doesn't matter which one I use, I can never get my 5V 16MHz boards to accept a new sketch via FTDI cable. I have to go back to the standard Pro Mini bootloader.

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                    • maghacM maghac

                      I am having problems flashing a new bootloader on a 5V 16Mhz Pro Mini board. Or rather. the flashing is fine, it's just that I cannot upload a new sketch via FTDI afterwards.

                      Here are my custom entries from boards.txt:

                      ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 16 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                      ## -------------------------------------------------
                      
                      
                      proMYSBL.name=ATmega328 16Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta 
                      
                      proMYSBL.upload.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL.upload.protocol=arduino
                      proMYSBL.upload.maximum_size=30720
                      proMYSBL.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                      proMYSBL.upload.speed=115200
                      
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.low_fuses=0xF7
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.high_fuses=0xDA
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xfe
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F
                      proMYSBL.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader.hex
                      
                      proMYSBL.build.mcu=atmega328p
                      proMYSBL.build.f_cpu=16000000L
                      proMYSBL.build.board=AVR_UNO
                      proMYSBL.build.core=arduino
                      proMYSBL.build.variant=standard
                      
                      ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 16 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                      ## -------------------------------------------------
                      
                      
                      proMYSBL16.name=ATmega328 16Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta DEV
                      
                      proMYSBL16.upload.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL16.upload.protocol=arduino
                      proMYSBL16.upload.maximum_size=30720
                      proMYSBL16.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                      proMYSBL16.upload.speed=57600
                      
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.low_fuses=0xF7
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.high_fuses=0xDA
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xFD
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F
                      proMYSBL16.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader_16MHz.hex
                      
                      proMYSBL16.build.mcu=atmega328p
                      proMYSBL16.build.f_cpu=16000000L
                      proMYSBL16.build.board=AVR_UNO
                      proMYSBL16.build.core=arduino
                      proMYSBL16.build.variant=standard
                      
                      
                      ## Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (3V3 & 5V, 8 MHz) w/ ATmega328 MYSBootloader
                      ## -------------------------------------------------
                      
                      
                      proMYSBL8.name=ATmega328 8Mhz MYSBootloader 1.3 beta DEV
                      
                      proMYSBL8.upload.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL8.upload.protocol=arduino
                      proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_size=30720
                      proMYSBL8.upload.maximum_data_size=2048
                      proMYSBL8.upload.speed=57600
                      
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.tool=avrdude
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.low_fuses=0xE2
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.high_fuses=0xD2
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.extended_fuses=0xFE
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.lock_bits=0x3F
                      proMYSBL8.bootloader.file=MySensors/MYSBootloader_8MHz.hex
                      
                      proMYSBL8.build.mcu=atmega328p
                      proMYSBL8.build.f_cpu=8000000L
                      proMYSBL8.build.board=AVR_UNO
                      proMYSBL8.build.core=arduino
                      proMYSBL8.build.variant=standard
                      
                      

                      MYSBootloader.hex is from the master branch of MYSBootloader 1.3.0-beta.3, the other two are from the development branch.

                      Doesn't matter which one I use, I can never get my 5V 16MHz boards to accept a new sketch via FTDI cable. I have to go back to the standard Pro Mini bootloader.

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                      gohan
                      Mod
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #59

                      @maghac why don't you use the ota feature?

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                      • gohanG gohan

                        @maghac why don't you use the ota feature?

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                        maghac
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #60

                        @gohan Good question :)

                        I was afraid it would get stuck in a neverending loop and I would have to cycle power to the board, but actually OTA programming with mycontroller works fine.

                        The problem is that OTA uploades takes around 10 mins, which is annoying if I want to test something while I have the node on my desk, before placing it somewhere in my house. So while I anyway have it on the desk, I'd like to use the FTDI cable.

                        Anyway, things seem to work fine now :)

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                          arraWX
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                          #61

                          Is it possible to do FOTA from my raspberry pi (serial gateway + domoticz)?

                          As it is now I move the gateway from the rpi to a windows pc running MYSController. It would be nice to avoid this step.

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                            Is it possible to do FOTA from my raspberry pi (serial gateway + domoticz)?

                            As it is now I move the gateway from the rpi to a windows pc running MYSController. It would be nice to avoid this step.

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                            Viciousman
                            wrote on last edited by Viciousman
                            #62

                            @arraWX you can create a Ethernet gateway in raspberry pi and connect MYScontroller to you raspberry pi gateway.
                            See instructions to create raspberrypi ethernet gateway on https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry
                            From there you can perform FOTA in MYScontroller.

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                              @arraWX you can create a Ethernet gateway in raspberry pi and connect MYScontroller to you raspberry pi gateway.
                              See instructions to create raspberrypi ethernet gateway on https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry
                              From there you can perform FOTA in MYScontroller.

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                              arraWX
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #63

                              @Viciousman Thank you!

                              How do I create a Ethernet gateway?

                              Will I have to build this: https://www.mysensors.org/build/ethernet_gateway

                              or

                              Will I have to do some kind of configuration on the rpi and continue using my serial gateway?

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                                @Viciousman Thank you!

                                How do I create a Ethernet gateway?

                                Will I have to build this: https://www.mysensors.org/build/ethernet_gateway

                                or

                                Will I have to do some kind of configuration on the rpi and continue using my serial gateway?

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                                Viciousman
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #64

                                @arraWX I find more simple to simply connect nrf24 to raspberry pi as instructed in https://www.mysensors.org/build/raspberry
                                But you can also build the Ethernet gateway with W5100.

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                                  #65

                                  Dear all!

                                  I have an mysensors ethernet gateway and nodes with nrf24 . I have an openhab2 controller. Could i use the above solution to program my nodes over the air through my current gateway? So i write my sketch on windows arduino and send it through my gateway to the node? Or i have to connect my computer direct to nodes over air?

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                                    #66

                                    You can use myscontroller to connect to the ethernet gateway and assign the firmware to upload for each node

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                                    • gohanG gohan

                                      You can use myscontroller to connect to the ethernet gateway and assign the firmware to upload for each node

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                                      Tommas
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                                      #67

                                      Dear @gohan

                                      Thank you! Superb!

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                                      • gohanG gohan

                                        You can use myscontroller to connect to the ethernet gateway and assign the firmware to upload for each node

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                                        vikasjee
                                        wrote on last edited by vikasjee
                                        #68

                                        @gohan , Thanks for this idea... I am going to try this with a serial gateway instead. Do you perceive a problem? Will this work only with an ethernet gw?

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                                          Myscontroller works only as ethernet. Mycontroller should also work with mqtt gateway but I'm not sure about serial.

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