💬 MySWeMosGWShield - WeMos Mini MySensors Gateway Shield
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Yes, everything worked fine with a PA+LNA module or a RFM69HW using the WeMos 3.3V output.
I only tested on a D1 mini pro, but the D1 mini V2 use the same RT9013 (3.3V, 500mA) regulator so should not matter. -
Wow, thank you very much !
I was planning to do a similar board (for D1 mini pro and nrf24 PA/lna SMD) and you are saving me lot of time.
Possibility to solder rfm is a nice extra for when I'll want to switch to a better radio type.Too bad my NRF orders (standard SMD and pa/lna SMD) have both disappeared the same day 2 months ago just after they passed the Chinese customs :(
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Great job, and great write-up too! :thumbsup: I like how you included many different radio module options onto a single shield and that the shields are stackable, so that you can "have it all" on one gateway if you wish. That makes for a nice modular approach and a good use for any extra boards that come from the fab.
How well do the YJ-13039 modules (i.e. the amplified, high-powered version of the NRF24L01+ SMD module with the chip antenna) work? Prior to your post, I didn't know that a surface mount module of that kind even existed. It sounds quite promising! How does its range compare to the rfm69 as well as to the reglar NRF24L01+?
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Wow, thank you very much !
I was planning to do a similar board (for D1 mini pro and nrf24 PA/lna SMD) and you are saving me lot of time.
Possibility to solder rfm is a nice extra for when I'll want to switch to a better radio type.Too bad my NRF orders (standard SMD and pa/lna SMD) have both disappeared the same day 2 months ago just after they passed the Chinese customs :(
@Nca78 said:
Too bad my NRF orders (standard SMD and pa/lna SMD) have both disappeared the same day 2 months ago just after they passed the Chinese customs :(
I had the same problem with my order of RFM modules and push buttons, took forever to be able to assemble everything for testing and taking pictures. I guess 2 months ago they were sending a lot of stuff out to be ready for Christmas in stores.
@NeverDie said:
I like how you included many different radio module options onto a single shield and that the shields are stackable, so that you can "have it all" on one gateway if you wish.
I may be wrong, or did not understand you correctly, but I don't think you can "have it all" on a single gateway. You can have 4 different gateway if you want (3xRFM69 with different frequencies + NRF24) but you can't stack different radios on the same arduino/esp. But yes definitively a way to use the extra boards you get from the fab house. You can also use the WeMos as a node/repeater and ignore/disable WiFi or even better add a WiFi layer to do something else (direct http api, remote serial monitoring, webpage to update firmware, etc...). I don't really know how to do that, but I'm sure some smart people do. On a WeMos you don't have a lot of pins left when the radio is plugged, but it should be enough for many projects.
How well do the YJ-13039 modules (i.e. the amplified, high-powered version of the NRF24L01+ SMD module with the chip antenna) work? Prior to your post, I didn't know that a surface mount module of that kind even existed. It sounds quite promising! How does its range compare to the rfm69 as well as to the reglar NRF24L01+?
These PA+LNA SMD module work nicely. I have one of these on my current GW https://www.openhardware.io/view/116/MySRaspiGW-PALNA and so far no complaints. I really like these NRF SMD modules (regular and PA) as they fit under a pro-mini between its headers. It allows you to have a very compact device when assembled.
Range wise, no idea. A regular NRF is already enough to cover my whole (small) apartment with cardboard walls (they don't really know what insulation is in California...). Until 2 days ago I never had / tested a RFM radio so no idea either. But maybe someone else did some tests with these modules? Else if you do let me know how it goes.
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@Nca78 said:
Too bad my NRF orders (standard SMD and pa/lna SMD) have both disappeared the same day 2 months ago just after they passed the Chinese customs :(
I had the same problem with my order of RFM modules and push buttons, took forever to be able to assemble everything for testing and taking pictures. I guess 2 months ago they were sending a lot of stuff out to be ready for Christmas in stores.
@NeverDie said:
I like how you included many different radio module options onto a single shield and that the shields are stackable, so that you can "have it all" on one gateway if you wish.
I may be wrong, or did not understand you correctly, but I don't think you can "have it all" on a single gateway. You can have 4 different gateway if you want (3xRFM69 with different frequencies + NRF24) but you can't stack different radios on the same arduino/esp. But yes definitively a way to use the extra boards you get from the fab house. You can also use the WeMos as a node/repeater and ignore/disable WiFi or even better add a WiFi layer to do something else (direct http api, remote serial monitoring, webpage to update firmware, etc...). I don't really know how to do that, but I'm sure some smart people do. On a WeMos you don't have a lot of pins left when the radio is plugged, but it should be enough for many projects.
How well do the YJ-13039 modules (i.e. the amplified, high-powered version of the NRF24L01+ SMD module with the chip antenna) work? Prior to your post, I didn't know that a surface mount module of that kind even existed. It sounds quite promising! How does its range compare to the rfm69 as well as to the reglar NRF24L01+?
These PA+LNA SMD module work nicely. I have one of these on my current GW https://www.openhardware.io/view/116/MySRaspiGW-PALNA and so far no complaints. I really like these NRF SMD modules (regular and PA) as they fit under a pro-mini between its headers. It allows you to have a very compact device when assembled.
Range wise, no idea. A regular NRF is already enough to cover my whole (small) apartment with cardboard walls (they don't really know what insulation is in California...). Until 2 days ago I never had / tested a RFM radio so no idea either. But maybe someone else did some tests with these modules? Else if you do let me know how it goes.
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Yes and no.
I tried with a RFM69 and I did not got any errors / complains on the serial log, but I do not have any other RFM devices to test with (still waiting for radio modules, probably lost again...)
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Thank you for the feedback.
I'm getting closer to a "solution".
I did try an other library for the communication to an RFM69 and I can read the internal temperature and the register values. So the wiring of the chip is correct.Now I have to find out why MySensors has problems.
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I answered to your other topic, but I think that's because you are not defining the IRQ and CS pins in your sketch.
Have a try by using the provided sketch on the Gateway, or define the pins on yours, it should hopefully fix your problem.
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I think I did.
Could you test by making sure you add / have the following lines in your sketch:#define MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN D2 // GPIO 4 #define MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM D2 // GPIO 4 #define MY_RF69_SPI_CS D8 // GPIO 15It seems that the automatic definition of MY_RF69_IRQ_NUM was not working properly (I think on esp8266 platform it was supposed to be automatically defined as equal to MY_RF69_IRQ_PIN but I guess it was not the case)
Right now I have it working, both gateway and sensor compiled with MySensors 2.1.1.
I updated the default sketch, adding the missing line, and it's now available on github.
Let me know how it goes for you.
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Currently I don't have a WeMos to test everything. I will come back to thins topic once I receive my WeMos from china. But you solution sounds good to me, as I did test the PCB with some other software and it was working without any problems. So it must be a problem related to the configuration and not to the wiring of the PCB itself.
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Ok, this is a really stupid question but how do I use this with for example Domoticz? Do I still need to connect it to the usb-port or do I connect using MQTT or some other way?
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Ok, this is a really stupid question but how do I use this with for example Domoticz? Do I still need to connect it to the usb-port or do I connect using MQTT or some other way?
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Ok, I just soldered two of the shield using smd nrf-radios but I only got alot of errors from the serial monitor. Also the boards got hot as hell after a minute. The wemos was really hot and the nrf was untuchable.
I through that had done something wrong with the first shield so I soldered another but it was also as hot as the first.
And should I enter the SSID and password for my home wifi-network or should I use the sketch to create a new? I tried both with no success as I got some default network called aitinker or similar both times.
