💬 Building a Orange Pi Gateway

[Yveaux]

@marceloaqno Great job man!
Looking at the radio connection, there is a 5V -> 3V3 conversion layed out.
The Pi Zero Schematics sheet 7-D1, 7-B5 and 11-D4 indicate VCC3V3-EXT is present on pin 1 of the IO connector and internally connected to VCC-IO, which can supply 1A @ 3V3.
Don't you think there is enough margin to supply the nRF24 directly from VCC3V3-EXT?

[marceloaqno]

@Yveaux Yes, more than enough :smile: . Thanks and thanks for pointing that out.

[scalz]

i've not checked yet, i miss time for trying the linux port :blush: but i'm curious to know if this power supply would be noisy..which may need a ferrite and capas, else radio could have a bad snr and less range/sensitiviy. Maybe i'm wrong.. i'll try to scope when i'll have some time, or if i remember about it lol!

[SdeWeb]

@pansen Hi, Please could you confirm your pin connection beetween NRF24L01 and the Opi Plus2E, il followed your setup inctruction (no .fex modification and your specific ./configure), but mine don't work, i got this error "mysgw: Could not open /sys/class/gpio/gpio13/direction".

I connected my NRF24L01 on OPI P2E like this :

• NRF Port Name / (N°) ------- OPI Port (N°) / Name
  • GND (1) <------------> (6) GND
  • VCC (2) <------------> (17) 3.3V PWR
  • CE (3) <---------------> (8)
  • CSN (4) <------------> (10)
  • SCK (5) <-------------> (23)
  • MOSI (6) <-----------> (19) MOSI
  • MISO (7) <-----------> (21) MISO
  • IRQ (8) <---------------> NC

Thanks.
Seb.

[pansen]

Hi @SdeWeb header pins 8 and 10 are used by some other hardware (SPI1, UART3) which might need to be deactivated in the .fex in your system, for me it worked straight away so that would be weird..just check the .fex if SPI1 and UART3 are indeed disabled.

It looks like the definitions for the GPIO are faulty, you could try a LED test to see if they work at all. If the problem persists rather open a topic in the Development sub forum 8) Or, pick another GPIO, for example header pins 14 and 16.

[Wascht'l]

Hello,
would it be possible to add the wiring for the RS485-Modules, please?
will it be similar to the Raspberry Pi?
Thank you. Waschtl.

[SdeWeb]

Hi,
Well done finally i used the dedicated .fex file for Orange Pi Plus 2E here :
https://linux-sunxi.org/Xunlong_Orange_Pi_Plus_2E#Expansion_Port

at this point :
https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib/blob/master/config/fex/orangepiplus2e.fex

Read the .fex file in a text editor, u'll see important things about "gpio_config" for H3 cpu :

; NOTE: This section is necessary only for "gpio_sunxi" driver
; which is obsolete for H3 boards
[gpio_para]
gpio_used = 0
gpio_num = 0

I connected my NRF24L01 on OPI P2E like this :

NRF24L01 Port Name / (Pin N°) ----- OPI Port (Pin N°) / Name
                      GND (1)  <-----------> (20) / GND
                      VCC (2)  <-----------> (17) / 3.3V PWR
                      CE (3)   <-----------> (22) / (PA2 / GPIO2)
                      CSN (4)  <-----------> (24) / (PC3 / GPIO67)
                      SCK (5)  <-----------> (23)
                      MOSI (6) <-----------> (19) MOSI
                      MISO (7) <-----------> (21) MISO
                      IRQ (8)  <-----------> NC

So "MySensors" setup is :

./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev0.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=67

Then

./bin/mysgw -d

Return :

root@orangepiplus2e:~/MySensors# ./bin/mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNG---,VER=2.2.0-beta
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

Best.
Seb.

[SdeWeb]

@Wascht'l Hi,
Take a look here, to get some idea :

https://fr.pinout.xyz/pinout/rs485_pi#

Regards.

[Reza]

i have problem :/
what about this :

root@orangepione:~/MySensors# ./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev0.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=13                       
 -bash: ./configure: Permission denied
root@orangepione:~/MySensors#

[Tag]

@Reza
Seems your ./configure script is not executable... try:

chmod 755 ./configure

[Reza]

@Tag

root@orangepione:~/MySensors# chmod 755 ./configure
root@orangepione:~/MySensors# chmod 755 ./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev1.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=13
chmod: unrecognized option '--spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev1.0'
Try 'chmod --help' for more information.
root@orangepione:~/MySensors#

[SdeWeb]

@Reza
after "chmoded" the file you don't need anymore chmod command, run directly ./configure .

Regards

[Reza]

@SdeWeb thank you . this is ok

[Reza]

can i add this lines ? for orangepi ?

#define MY_RF24_PA_LEVEL RF24_PA_MAX
#define MY_RF24_CHANNEL 0

but after add i have problem :

root@orangepione:~/MySensors# make
gcc -MT build/drivers/Linux/log.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/log.c -o build/drivers/Linux/log.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/noniso.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/noniso.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/noniso.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/Print.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/Print.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/Print.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/EthernetClient.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/EthernetClient.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/EthernetClient.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/SerialPort.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/SerialPort.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/SerialPort.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/Stream.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/Stream.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/Stream.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/IPAddress.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/IPAddress.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/IPAddress.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/compatibility.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/compatibility.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/compatibility.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/SoftEeprom.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/SoftEeprom.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/SoftEeprom.o
g++ -MT build/drivers/Linux/EthernetServer.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c drivers/Linux/EthernetServer.cpp -o build/drivers/Linux/EthernetServer.o
g++ -MT build/examples_linux/mysgw.o -MMD -MP -march=armv8-a -mtune=cortex-a53 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4 -mfloat-abi=hard -DMY_RADIO_NRF24 -DMY_GATEWAY_SERIAL -DMY_DEBUG -DMY_LINUX_SERIAL_PTY=\"/dev/ttyUSB020\" -DMY_IS_SERIAL_PTY  -Ofast -g -Wall -Wextra  -I. -I./core -I./drivers/Linux -c examples_linux/mysgw.cpp -o build/examples_linux/mysgw.o
In file included from examples_linux/mysgw.cpp:73:0:
./MySensors.h:258:2: error: #error No support for nRF24 radio on this platform
 #error No support for nRF24 radio on this platform
  ^
In file included from ./drivers/RF24/RF24.cpp:23:0,
                 from ./MySensors.h:294,
                 from examples_linux/mysgw.cpp:73:
./drivers/RF24/RF24.h:52:17: fatal error: SPI.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Makefile:98: recipe for target 'build/examples_linux/mysgw.o' failed
make: *** [build/examples_linux/mysgw.o] Error 1

[Tag]

@Reza

Are you sure your git environment is okay?
Maybe do a fresh git pull for mysensors?
See the howto on the orangePI page just follow from the start.... I have serious questions that your env is correct since configure was not executable....

[Reza]

@Tag i use same files that use for raspberry. for raspberry worked. is this different between mysensors for raspberry and orange? i must download again ?

[SdeWeb]

@Reza <- Yes do all the procedure from the beginning :

https://www.mysensors.org/build/orange

[Tag]

@Reza
You must use the OrangePI instructions, these are different conmpared to the RaspberryPI instructions
Thx SdeWeb!, same toughts!! :)

[Reza]

@SdeWeb i do all steps that is orangepi page. but just i dont run this :

git clone https://github.com/mysensors/MySensors.git

and copy this files from flash memory . is this incorrect ?

[SdeWeb]

@Reza Bad idea :-( , wich OS are you using on your Orange PI ?