NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors
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I grabbed the latest development branch tonight to try this out. I saved the NodeManager.ino as a new name and copied the NodeManagerLibrary.h and NodeManagerLibrary.ino files into the new folder. I enabled USE_DIGITAL_OUTPUT and added a SensorDigitalOutput and SensorRelay child in my sketch and tried to compile. Unfortunately I got these errors:
In file included from ino:244:0: sketch/NodeManagerLibrary.h:549:27: error: 'SR_RX_RSSI' was not declared in this scope int _signal_command = SR_RX_RSSI; ^ /NodeManagerLibrary.ino: In member function 'virtual void SensorSignal::onLoop(Child*)': /NodeManagerLibrary.ino:741:45: error: 'signalReport_t' was not declared in this scope int16_t value = transportGetSignalReport((signalReport_t)_signal_command); ^ /NodeManagerLibrary.ino:741:75: error: 'transportGetSignalReport' was not declared in this scope int16_t value = transportGetSignalReport((signalReport_t)_signal_command); ^ exit status 1 Error compiling for board Arduino Nano.All seems to be related to signal reports but even if I disable signal reporting the errors still occur. Guessing I did something wrong so any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks!
@jsiddall thanks for this hit, the issue seems to be related to SR_RX_RSSI which is only available with 2.2.0-beta version of the MySensors library, not 2.1.1 which I guess you are using. Something which needs to be fixed on the NodeManager's side, I've opened https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/256 for this. Thanks
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@user2684 Great, thanks for the quick response.
UPDATE: Confirmed, all is good with MyS 2.2.0-rc2. Not sure what resolution you had in mind for issue #256 but a note in the installation section of this page:
https://www.mysensors.org/download/node-manager
...stating the required version of MyS for both the stable and dev versions of NodeManager would probably have been enough to keep me out of trouble!
Thanks again for NodeManager. It does everything I had been doing manually before, using pages of sketch, and shrinks it down to a few simple lines.
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@user2684 Great, thanks for the quick response.
UPDATE: Confirmed, all is good with MyS 2.2.0-rc2. Not sure what resolution you had in mind for issue #256 but a note in the installation section of this page:
https://www.mysensors.org/download/node-manager
...stating the required version of MyS for both the stable and dev versions of NodeManager would probably have been enough to keep me out of trouble!
Thanks again for NodeManager. It does everything I had been doing manually before, using pages of sketch, and shrinks it down to a few simple lines.
@jsiddall thanks, fixed in the development branch right now. Adding a compatibility table between NodeManager and the MySensors library version sounds like a good idea, I've added https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/261 for this. Thanks again
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@mar-conte everything supported by the core MySensors library is supported by NodeManager since using the same code behind the scene but I'll add some default defines in the main sketch to make this configuration easier (https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/262). Thanks
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@mar-conte everything supported by the core MySensors library is supported by NodeManager since using the same code behind the scene but I'll add some default defines in the main sketch to make this configuration easier (https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/262). Thanks
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I need help!!!
I have e mcp23017 Matrix espander i/o in esp nodemecu board, the mcp receive state sensor from my system wired alarm(pir, sismic etc) ; this signal received i want send to my domoticz controller, is the sensor custom the solution? Can i present 16 input sensors from my node to my controller?
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I need help!!!
I have e mcp23017 Matrix espander i/o in esp nodemecu board, the mcp receive state sensor from my system wired alarm(pir, sismic etc) ; this signal received i want send to my domoticz controller, is the sensor custom the solution? Can i present 16 input sensors from my node to my controller?
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@mar-conte if using NodeManager, this is still not possible since mcp23017 is not supported by NodeManager yet. Thanks!
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Hi, for anybody interested in giving the upcoming NodeManager v1.7 a try or share a feedback, please have a look at https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/9085/nodemanager-v1-7-beta-feedback-needed. Thanks!
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Hi, the new version of NodeManager (v1.7) is now available! For those interested in having a look at the new features, supported sensors and capabilities, I've opened a dedicated thread on the forum here https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/9165/nodemanager-v1-7-now-available
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@user2684 this project is awesome! Thank you for your work and efforts. Just one question: what exactly is needed for "built-in battery reporting" hardware-wise? is it really "built-in" or do i need additional wiring and resistors for battery reporting? (I'll want to power up my 3.3V Arduino Pro mini with 2 AA cells)
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Thank you very much. BTW: Is it possible to use Nodemanager with two, three or even four door sensors on a single ESP8266 (as Gateway without NRF radio)? Any help very appreciated!
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Hi, being a newbie in this wonderful MySensors world, I found myself excited about the flexibility of the overall platform but also somehow implementing the same common functionalities across my sensors over and over again. I decided then to spend some reasonable amount of time to expand the idea behind MyExtention (https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/6062/myextension) into something I have called NodeManager (I know, I'm bad with names!).
NodeManager is intended to take care on your behalf of all those common tasks a MySensors node has to accomplish, speeding up the development cycle of your projects. It should help who is new to MySensors to get up to speed quicker and for those already into the matter to delegate to NodeManager common and boring tasks so to focus on more interesting scenarios.
NodeManager main features are:
- Manage all the aspects of a sleeping cycle by leveraging smart sleep
- Allow configuring the sleep mode and the sleep duration remotely
- Allow waking up a sleeping node remotely at the end of a sleeping cycle
- Allow powering on each connected sensor only while the node is awake to save battery
- Report battery level periodically and automatically
- Calculate battery level without requiring an additional pin and the resistors
- Report battery voltage through a built-in sensor
- Can report battery level on demand
- Allow rebooting the board remotely
- Provide out-of-the-box sensors personalities and automatically execute their main task at each cycle
Specifically on this last point, the idea behind providing built-in the functionalities of most common sensors is to simplify the development especially for somebody new to it.
E.g. if I connect a thermistor to one of the pin, I just need a single line to have it working, as it was leveraging some sort of embedded firmware:nodeManager.registerSensor(SENSOR_THERMISTOR,A2);The following built-in sensors are available:
- SENSOR_ANALOG_INPUT Generic analog sensor, return a pin's analog value or its percentage
- SENSOR_LDR LDR sensor, return the light level of an attached light resistor in percentage
- SENSOR_THERMISTOR Thermistor sensor, return the temperature based on the attached thermistor
- SENSOR_DIGITAL_INPUT Generic digital sensor, return a pin's digital value
- SENSOR_DIGITAL_OUTPUT Generic digital output sensor, allows setting the digital output of a pin to the requested value
- SENSOR_RELAY Relay sensor, allows activating the relay
- SENSOR_LATCHING_RELAY Latching Relay sensor, allows activating the relay with a pulse
- SENSOR_DHT11 DHT11 sensor, return temperature/humidity based on the attached DHT sensor
- SENSOR_DHT22 DHT22 sensor, return temperature/humidity based on the attached DHT sensor
- SENSOR_SHT21 SHT21 sensor, return temperature/humidity based on the attached SHT21 sensor
- SENSOR_SWITCH Generic switch, wake up the board when a pin changes status
- SENSOR_DOOR Door sensor, wake up the board and report when an attached magnetic sensor has been opened/closed
- SENSOR_MOTION Motion sensor, wake up the board and report when an attached PIR has triggered
- SENSOR_DS18B20 DS18B20 sensor, return the temperature based on the attached sensor
I put the package on Sourceforce so to avoid leaving here piece of code which may become obsolete in a short time.
The project is here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mynodemanager
I've also tried to document everything the best as I could on https://sourceforge.net/p/mynodemanager/wikiThanks
@user2684 Hello all of You,
this topic is quite old, but hopefully someone is reading this.
I could not figure out, what to do if the NRF24 is wired to different pins.
I have a board with nrf24 on board, but this are connected like:
// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
#define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 7
#define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 10
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN 11
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN 12
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN 13
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@user2684 Hello all of You,
this topic is quite old, but hopefully someone is reading this.
I could not figure out, what to do if the NRF24 is wired to different pins.
I have a board with nrf24 on board, but this are connected like:
// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
#define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 7
#define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 10
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN 11
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN 12
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN 13
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@rpunkt just use those directives in your sketch, no differences with NodeManager, those will be seen by the MySensors library and applied. Thanks
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Hello all of You,
if have a flight time sensor VL53L0X, that is running so far.
It should measure the water level in a rain tank.
But now i want to customize my sensornode in that way, that two other values will be transmitted.
It should be
V_level, that represents the percentage of my water tank
and
V_volume, that represents the available volume of water
V_level and V_volume could be calculated from the sensor value of the distance sensor (VL53L0X).
But somehow I could not manage to to get this running. I don't know where to insert what.
Cant someone point me to the right direction, help appreciated/* * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice. * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes. * * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org> * Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Sensnology AB * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors * * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. */ /************************** Template This sketch can be used as a template since containing the most relevant MySensors library configuration settings, NodeManager's settings, all its the supported sensors commented out and a sketch structure fully functional to operate with NodeManager. Just uncomment the settings you need and the sensors you want to add and configure the sensors in before() */ /********************************** * MySensors node configuration */ // General settings #define SKETCH_NAME "NodeManager" #define SKETCH_VERSION "1.0" //#define MY_DEBUG #define MY_NODE_ID 8 // NRF24 radio settings #define MY_RADIO_NRF24 #define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 7 #define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 10 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN 11 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN 12 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN 13 // Advanced settings #define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600 #define MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED /********************************** * MySensors gateway configuration */ // Common gateway settings //#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE /*********************************** * NodeManager configuration */ #define NODEMANAGER_DEBUG ON #define NODEMANAGER_INTERRUPTS ON #define NODEMANAGER_SLEEP ON #define NODEMANAGER_RECEIVE OFF #define NODEMANAGER_DEBUG_VERBOSE OFF #define NODEMANAGER_POWER_MANAGER ON #define NODEMANAGER_CONDITIONAL_REPORT OFF #define NODEMANAGER_EEPROM OFF #define NODEMANAGER_TIME OFF #define NODEMANAGER_RTC OFF #define NODEMANAGER_SD OFF #define NODEMANAGER_HOOKING OFF #define NODEMANAGER_OTA_CONFIGURATION OFF #define NODEMANAGER_SERIAL_INPUT OFF // import NodeManager library (a nodeManager object will be then made available) #include <MySensors_NodeManager.h> /*********************************** * Add your sensors */ //PowerManager power(5,6); #include <sensors/SensorBattery.h> SensorBattery battery; //#include <sensors/SensorConfiguration.h> //SensorConfiguration configuration; #include <sensors/SensorSignal.h> SensorSignal signal; #include <sensors/SensorVL53L0X.h> SensorVL53L0X vl53l0x(9); /*********************************** * Main Sketch */ // before void before() { /*********************************** * Configure your sensors */ // // EXAMPLES: // report measures of every attached sensors every 10 seconds nodeManager.setReportIntervalSeconds(10); void setADCOff(); nodeManager.setSleepSeconds(10); // call NodeManager before routine nodeManager.before(); } // presentation void presentation() { // call NodeManager presentation routine nodeManager.presentation(); } // setup void setup() { // call NodeManager setup routine nodeManager.setup(); } // loop void loop() { // call NodeManager loop routine nodeManager.loop(); } #if NODEMANAGER_RECEIVE == ON // receive void receive(const MyMessage &message) { // call NodeManager receive routine nodeManager.receive(message); } #endif #if NODEMANAGER_TIME == ON // receiveTime void receiveTime(unsigned long ts) { // call NodeManager receiveTime routine nodeManager.receiveTime(ts); } #endif``` -
Hello all of You,
if have a flight time sensor VL53L0X, that is running so far.
It should measure the water level in a rain tank.
But now i want to customize my sensornode in that way, that two other values will be transmitted.
It should be
V_level, that represents the percentage of my water tank
and
V_volume, that represents the available volume of water
V_level and V_volume could be calculated from the sensor value of the distance sensor (VL53L0X).
But somehow I could not manage to to get this running. I don't know where to insert what.
Cant someone point me to the right direction, help appreciated/* * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice. * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes. * * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org> * Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Sensnology AB * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors * * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. */ /************************** Template This sketch can be used as a template since containing the most relevant MySensors library configuration settings, NodeManager's settings, all its the supported sensors commented out and a sketch structure fully functional to operate with NodeManager. Just uncomment the settings you need and the sensors you want to add and configure the sensors in before() */ /********************************** * MySensors node configuration */ // General settings #define SKETCH_NAME "NodeManager" #define SKETCH_VERSION "1.0" //#define MY_DEBUG #define MY_NODE_ID 8 // NRF24 radio settings #define MY_RADIO_NRF24 #define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 7 #define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 10 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN 11 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN 12 #define MY_SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN 13 // Advanced settings #define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600 #define MY_SPLASH_SCREEN_DISABLED /********************************** * MySensors gateway configuration */ // Common gateway settings //#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE /*********************************** * NodeManager configuration */ #define NODEMANAGER_DEBUG ON #define NODEMANAGER_INTERRUPTS ON #define NODEMANAGER_SLEEP ON #define NODEMANAGER_RECEIVE OFF #define NODEMANAGER_DEBUG_VERBOSE OFF #define NODEMANAGER_POWER_MANAGER ON #define NODEMANAGER_CONDITIONAL_REPORT OFF #define NODEMANAGER_EEPROM OFF #define NODEMANAGER_TIME OFF #define NODEMANAGER_RTC OFF #define NODEMANAGER_SD OFF #define NODEMANAGER_HOOKING OFF #define NODEMANAGER_OTA_CONFIGURATION OFF #define NODEMANAGER_SERIAL_INPUT OFF // import NodeManager library (a nodeManager object will be then made available) #include <MySensors_NodeManager.h> /*********************************** * Add your sensors */ //PowerManager power(5,6); #include <sensors/SensorBattery.h> SensorBattery battery; //#include <sensors/SensorConfiguration.h> //SensorConfiguration configuration; #include <sensors/SensorSignal.h> SensorSignal signal; #include <sensors/SensorVL53L0X.h> SensorVL53L0X vl53l0x(9); /*********************************** * Main Sketch */ // before void before() { /*********************************** * Configure your sensors */ // // EXAMPLES: // report measures of every attached sensors every 10 seconds nodeManager.setReportIntervalSeconds(10); void setADCOff(); nodeManager.setSleepSeconds(10); // call NodeManager before routine nodeManager.before(); } // presentation void presentation() { // call NodeManager presentation routine nodeManager.presentation(); } // setup void setup() { // call NodeManager setup routine nodeManager.setup(); } // loop void loop() { // call NodeManager loop routine nodeManager.loop(); } #if NODEMANAGER_RECEIVE == ON // receive void receive(const MyMessage &message) { // call NodeManager receive routine nodeManager.receive(message); } #endif #if NODEMANAGER_TIME == ON // receiveTime void receiveTime(unsigned long ts) { // call NodeManager receiveTime routine nodeManager.receiveTime(ts); } #endif```@rpunkt my recommendation would be to create a custom sensor in NodeManager which is implementing the logic you like. Feel free to copy from https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/blob/master/sensors/SensorVL53L0X.h and create your own or make your own class by inheriting directly from SensorVL53L0X.
