💬 Building a Orange Pi Gateway

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

Hello! I followed instructions by SdeWeb on my Orange Pi Lite with Armbian, and gateway is working fine, I can see debug messages from other node. But when I try to add a serial port in node-red I can't find the gateway one. Can you help me?

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

FYI i configure like this:
./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev0.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=67 --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB10 --my-serial-baudrate=115200

[8667]

NOTE for Armbian and Orange Pi Zero.

Set static IP address or the device will lose connection on next DHCP request. I use only the LAN and was having problems for few days.

[mfalkvidd]

@8667 I didn't know it was possibe to set ip address for the Pi gateway. How did you do that?

[SdeWeb]

Hi,
You should set your gateway as a ethernet / network gateway. By default, it run on port 5003 (ex : [gwipadresse]:5003.
If you controler is hosted on the same machine that the gateway, then you can call the ip adresse : 127.0.0.1:5003. (the localhost adress) whatever the real IP adresse of your PI.
if you got a good router on u'r network, that it running DHCP server and give IP adresses of your devices on the network, then you can define static IP adresse for the MAC adresse of your PI.

Regards.

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

I had to use spidev0.0 and not spidev1.0:
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opilite@orangepilite:~/MySensors$ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGL---,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
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opilite@orangepilite:~/MySensors$ ./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev0.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=67 --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

With mqtt gateway I got further ahead:
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opilite@orangepilite:~/MySensors$ ./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev0.0 --my-transport=nrf24 --my-rf24-ce-pin=2 --my-rf24-cs-pin=67 --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=my_mqtt_gateway
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opilite@orangepilite:~/MySensors$ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGL---,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
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
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mysensors-out/0/255/0/0/18 : msg.payload : string[10]
"2.2.0-beta"

[Ricardo Ribeiro]

Ok, now I load a sketch into an arduino nanowith nrf24l01+ and this is all I got:
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opilite@orangepilite:~/MySensors$ sudo ./bin/mysgw -d
mysgw: Starting gateway...
mysgw: Protocol version - 2.2.0-beta
mysgw: MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGL---,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
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,255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: TSF:MSG:BC
mysgw: TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=255
mysgw: TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
mysgw: TSF:MSG:GWL OK
mysgw: TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/255/255/3/0/3
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/255/255/3/0/3
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/255/255/3/0/3
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: Sending message on topic: mysensors-out/255/255/3/0/3
mysgw: TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
mysgw: TSF:MSG:BC
mysgw: TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=255
mysgw: TSF:PNG:SEND,TO=0
mysgw: TSF:CKU:OK
mysgw: TSF:MSG:GWL OK
(...)
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Stuck again.

[mfalkvidd]

@Ricardo-Ribeiro that looks normal. Is this different from what you expected? If so, how does it differ?

[8667]

Had anyone succeeded using signing+encryption on OrangePi MQTT gateway? I managed to make Arduino gateway and it worked but I can not replicate the same thing with Pi. What file should be edited to enter the keys? and the whitelist?

[pii]

Am getting this error:
ERROR Could not open /sys/class/gpio/gpio24/direction
My config is:

./configure --spi-spidev-device=/dev/spidev1.0 --my-node-id=1 --my-transport=rfm95 --my-rfm95-cs-pin=13 --my-rfm95-irq-pin=10 --my-rfm69-frequency=915E6

Whole output is:

root@ttn-gateway:~/MySensors# sudo ./bin/mysgw
May 23 09:37:31 INFO  Starting gateway...
May 23 09:37:31 INFO  Protocol version - 2.3.0-alpha

 __  __       ____
|  \/  |_   _/ ___|  ___ _ __  ___  ___  _ __ ___
| |\/| | | | \___ \ / _ \ `_ \/ __|/ _ \| `__/ __|
| |  | | |_| |___| |  __/ | | \__ \  _  | |  \__ \
|_|  |_|\__, |____/ \___|_| |_|___/\___/|_|  |___/
        |___/                      2.3.0-alpha

May 23 09:37:31 DEBUG MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RLNNL---,VER=2.3.0-alpha
May 23 09:37:31 DEBUG TSM:INIT
May 23 09:37:31 DEBUG TSF:WUR:MS=0
May 23 09:37:42 ERROR Could not open /sys/class/gpio/gpio24/direction

[pansen]

@pii

• Does /sys/class/gpio/gpio24/direction exists?
• Does /sys/class/gpio/gpio24 exists?
• Can you write to them using echo?

[pii]

@pansen No.... nothing... /sys/class/gpio/gpio24doesn't exist.
even "echo "24" > /sys/class/gpio/export doesn't work.
But, yes otherwise if I try the same with 13 i.e "echo "13" > /sys/class/gpio/export Then a directory is created and then /sys/class/gpio/gpio24/direction do exist.

[pii]

@pansen Thank you sooooooo much for your reply.!!! By the way, What I actually have to do is "Make an MQTT based LoRa(RA-02) receiver gateway on OrangePi Zero". And I'm stuck since whole week :'( of course spent time trying code without solid base. :/
Yes, yet I'm trying to first set up a LoRa receiver(not MQTT, not gateway)

[marceloaqno]

@pii --my-rfm95-cs-pin and --my-rfm95-irq-pin options are not currently supported by the configure script.
Until we fix this, could you please try adding the following to your examples_linux/mysgw.cpp (before the #include <MySensors.h>)

#define MY_RFM95_CS_PIN 13
#define MY_RFM95_IRQ_PIN 10
#define MY_RFM95_FREQUENCY RFM95_915MHZ

and run the make command again.

[pii]

@marceloaqno said in 💬 Building a Orange Pi Gateway:

#define MY_RFM95_CS_PIN 13
#define MY_RFM95_IRQ_PIN 10
#define MY_RFM95_FREQUENCY RFM95_915MHZ

Thank you sooo much. I just did this. But, Now got a new error.

 ERROR Could not open /sys/class/gpio/gpio10/direction

and when I tried to export pin 10 it says:

:/sys/class/gpio# echo '10' > export
-bash: echo: write error: Device or resource busy

Though yes still I'm able to export/unexport pin 13(just for testing)

[vladikoms]

@pii Try my library for Orange Pi Zero and Semtech SX1278 radio (RA-02 module)

[marceloaqno]

@pii Try to connect the IRQ pin from the radio to another GPIO on your Orange Pi, for example the GPIO2.

#define MY_RFM95_IRQ_PIN 2

[ghck]

There is an issue now with spi interfaces. With the current armbian image we are stuck at the prepare the system part, no /dev/spidev* available, the old method does not work. (There is no /boot/script.bin file, for example.) Does anyone know the solution, could this guide be updated, please?

[ghck]

More info: https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Allwinner_overlays/