NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors

user2684

@bilbolodz said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

Of course that it's solution but hardcoding addresses into sketch as you said "it's far from elegant"..... The good idea (in my opinion) is to put addresses into array stored in eeprom. The ideal solution would be to have possibility put addresses into eeprom by mysensors controller

Ok got it, just wanted to be sure that what I had in mind, despite being awful, was kind of feasible. Now let me try to understand better what you have in mind: you store in eeprom the the addresses, then call registerSensor() and the for DS18B20, it will retrieve from there the addresses and do the mapping automatically instead of being you doing in the sketch what I listed before. Is it correct? If so, despite some obvious complexity, does not require a special registerSensor() (which would be great).

As a side note, having the controller storing something into the EEPROM is not something extremely difficult to implement, I can add an additional V_CUSTOM message so achieve this since I can imagine may be helpful for this and other use cases (https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/53)

bilbolodz

@user2684 Yes, that could be nice solution.

user2684

@bilbolodz said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

@user2684 Yes, that could be nice solution.

Cool, I'll track it down (https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/54) so you can see when I'll get into it.
Thanks!

BeniK

@user2684 You were right! Definately a memory problem. Disabled the non-needed modules and everything is working as it should!

REG I=1 P=3 P=6 T=0
REG I=2 P=4 P=6 T=0
REG I=3 P=4 P=7 T=1
NodeManager v1.4
INT1 M=255
INT2 M=255
RADIO OK
PRES I=200, T=23
PRES I=201, T=30
BATT V=3.44 P=100
SEND D=0 I=201 C=0 T=38 S= I=0 F=3.44
PRES I=1 T=6
PRES I=2 T=6
PRES I=3 T=7
READY

MY I=199 M=1
DS18B20 I=1 T=44.19
SEND D=0 I=1 C=0 T=0 S= N=0 F=44.19
DHT I=2 T=24.40
SEND D=0 I=2 C=0 T=0 S= N=0 F=24.40
DHT I=3 H=35.50
SEND D=0 I=3 C=0 T=1 S= N=0 F=35.50
SLEEP 60s

Many many many THANKS for the help!

BeniK

@user2684 By the way I am alsy trying to implement the forecasting algorithm for BME280 sensor (from here) into the BME280 section of NodeManager.cpp and Nodemanager.h but until now no joy. Maybe I am trying to do something complicated for me as a beginner into this, but I always like to learn by trial and error. Any advice you could give me to be able to implement the forecasting algorithm?

user2684

@BeniK said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

@user2684 You were right! Definately a memory problem. Disabled the non-needed modules and everything is working as it should!

Great! I feel like there are a lot of optimizations that can be done to prevent this and other weird behaviors (tracked already with https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/28).

I'd need a real programmer's review sooner or later because I'm sure the way I am e.g. comparing and manipulating strings are far from being efficient...

user2684

@BeniK said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

@user2684 By the way I am alsy trying to implement the forecasting algorithm for BME280 sensor (from here)

Great idea! I wonder if the issue you are facing is due to different libraries being used (I'm using Adafruit's library, not the one from MySensors examples folder, not sure if they are different). I'll give it a try as well (https://github.com/mysensors/NodeManager/issues/56), but please let me know if you'll find the way to have it working and I'll make it part of the main code base.

Thanks!

mar.conte

@user2684
all ok now is s_motion but is ever tripped high!!!why?

user2684

@mar.conte said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

all ok now is s_motion but is ever tripped high!!!why?

Default behavior is triggering on RISING but this can be changed with setMode() and setInitial(). Also ensure you are using pin 3 on a pro mini to have a valid interrupt. What is the behavior you are experiencing?
Thanks

mar.conte

@user2684
for istance Sensorswitch what is code?

mar.conte

@user2684
it's ok this code?

NodeManager nodeManager;
SensorSwitch swiTch(1,3);
// before
void before() {
  // setup the serial port baud rate
  Serial.begin(MY_BAUD_RATE);  
  /*
   * Register below your sensors
  */
swiTch.setMode(0);
swiTch.setInitial(0);
swiTch.setTriggerTime(4000);
  nodeManager.setSleep(SLEEP,60,MINUTES); 
  nodeManager.registerSensor(SENSOR_MOTION,3);```

user2684

@mar.conte sorry I'm not sure I have understood what you want to achieve. Do you have a motion sensor which is HIGH by default and when triggers goes LOW? Is this what you need?
Thanks

mar.conte

@user2684

Hello, I have a simple pir hcr501 that normally does not send output to pin 3 (so low) but when there is movement becomes HIGH, then my CPU goes to sleep for 60 minutes; the hardware is well configured because this setup I used it with the official mysensors sketches for pir motion; I do not understand why the domoticz controller is always the pir HIGH and does not go into sleep the MCU, thanks

user2684

@mar.conte said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

Hello, I have a simple pir hcr501 that normally does not send output to pin 3 (so low) but when there is movement becomes HIGH

Ok, so you don't need any customization in NodeManager since this is meeting the default behavior (LOW by default and triggering on HIGH), sorry for the wrong advice. Let's have a look at the sensor's logs then to see why the node is waking up continuously.

Thanks!

mar.conte

@user2684
@gohan

node

0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RRNNA--,VER=2.1.1
40 MCO:BGN:BFR
REG I=1 P=3 P=6 T=0
NodeManager v1.4
INT1 M=255
INT2 M=255
59 TSM:INIT
135 TSF:WUR:MS=0
155 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
176 TSM:INIT:STATID=100
202 TSF:SID:OK,ID=100
225 TSM:FPAR
370 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2244 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-100,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
2301 TSF:MSG:FPAR OK,ID=0,D=1
2447 TSM:FPAR:OK
2463 TSM:ID
2478 TSM:ID:OK
2492 TSM:UPL
2639 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:1
3678 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-100,s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
3737 TSF:MSG:PONG RECV,HP=1
3768 TSM:UPL:OK
3784 TSM:READY:ID=100,PAR=0,DIS=1
3883 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0100
4003 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-100,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
4202 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:2.1.1
4415 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=1,st=NACK:0
6733 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=19,sg=0,ft=2,st=NACK:NodeManagerTemplate
6928 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,ft=3,st=OK:1.0
RADIO OK
PRES I=200, T=23
7137 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=200,c=0,t=23,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:
PRES I=201, T=30
7321 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=201,c=0,t=30,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=1,st=OK:
BATT V=3.25 P=93
SEND D=0 I=201 C=0 T=38 S= I=0 F=3.25
7469 !MCO:SND:NODE NOT REG
7587 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:93
PRES I=1 T=6
7794 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=1,c=0,t=6,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:
READY

7868 MCO:REG:REQ
7933 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=1,st=OK:2
9019 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-100,s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
9078 MCO:PIM:NODE REG=1
9105 MCO:BGN:STP
MY I=100 M=1
9123 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
THER I=1 V=354.00 T=40.05
 M=1
SEND D=0 I=1 C=0 T=0 S= N=0 F=40.05
9224 TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:40.05
SLEEP 3600s

9316 MCO:SLP:MS=3600000,SMS=1,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
9527 !TSF:MSG:SEND,100-100-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=22,pt=5,l=4,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:287
9607 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-100,s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
9666 !TSF:MSG:LEN,0!=8
10108 MCO:SLP:TPD```

Gateway

0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:BC
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:FPAR REQ,ID=100
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:PNG:SEND,TO=0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:CKU:OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:GWL OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-100-100,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=24,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:PINGED,ID=100,HP=1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-100-100,s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0:0100
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-100-100,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0100
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0:2.1.1
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/255/0/0/17
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=19,sg=0:NodeManagerTemplate
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/255/3/0/11
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=200,c=0,t=23,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/200/0/0/23
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:85
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/255/3/0/0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:2
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-100-100,s=255,c=3,t=27,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:36.72
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/1/1/0/0
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,100-100-0,s=255,c=3,t=22,pt=5,l=4,sg=0:286
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/100/255/3/0/22
0;255;3;0;9;Message arrived on topic: domoticz/out/MyMQTT/0/0/3/0/18
0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: domoticz/in/MyMQTT/0/255/3/0/22

user2684

@mar.conte there is something strange with this node. First of all the node is still presenting the temperature and not the motion sensor. Then I see a lot of failures during transmit but also while receiving (!TSF:MSG:LEN,0!=8). Are you sure you don't have something like two nodes with the same id?

mar.conte

@user2684
hi, I noticed that the zero node has a child called S_Arduino_Repeater with an id equal to 255 child node, called 100 S_Arduino_Node, what do you recommend?
smotion now appears I had mistakenly entered analog 0 on a wire that went to +Power

user2684

@mar.conte said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

I noticed that the zero node has a child called S_Arduino_Repeater with an id equal to 255 child node, called 100 S_Arduino_Node

The node 0 is the gateway which presents itself as S_ARDUINO_REPEATER, the child id 255 is the broadcast address, the node id 100 is instead you node. This is all correct (with or without NodeManager). Glad to hear the motion sensor is now showing up. Is it still trigger continuously?
Thanks

mar.conte

@user2684
Yes trig again!!!

user2684

@mar.conte said in NodeManager: plugin for a rapid development of battery-powered sensors:

Yes trig again!!!

Ok, if triggers continuously, please share the logs of the node now that has been fixed so we can have a look.
Thanks!

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