Getting started with MySensors

[Misna]

Hi!

Thanks to great help from the community I've managed to set up an ethernet gateway using Arduino UNO and a W5100 ethernet shield.

Now I'm building my first sensor node based on Arduino Pro Mini but I have no idea on how to proceed. I'm using Home Assistant as my controller.

I've made a sample sensor assembled with dupont cables to test different sensors before building real nodes. I am able to program it with the FTDI adapter but have no idea on how to present it to Home Assistant or even know if its communicating with the gateway.

I couldn't find a tutorial online on how to integrate MySensors and Home Assistant, please help.

Here's a picture of my POC sensor node (a cap to the radio module will be soldered today after I visit the local electronics store to resupply my stock).

[mfalkvidd]

@Misna have you seen the "Plugin and install instructions" at https://www.mysensors.org/controller/homeassistant ?

[Misna]

Yes I have. When I upload the sample scetch from HA site I get this from serial monitor:

#!⸮⸮⸮0 MCO:BGN:INIT REPEATER,CP=RNNRA--,VER=2.1.1
3 TSM:INIT
4 TSF:WUR:MS=0
11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
13 TSM:INIT:STATID=1
15 TSF:SID:OK,ID=1
17 TSM:FPAR
53 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2060 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2062 TSM:FPAR
2098 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4106 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4108 TSM:FPAR
4144 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6152 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6154 TSM:FPAR
6190 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8198 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8199 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8201 TSM:FAIL:PDT
18204 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
18206 TSM:INIT
18213 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
18215 TSM:INIT:STATID=1
18217 TSF:SID:OK,ID=1

Now I have no idea where to start debugging this. In the scetch there is some lines that should print status messages to serial line but I can't see any of those.

What should I check next? I don't know if the node even has radio access to the gateway.

[gohan]

I don't see any capacitor on the vcc of the nrf24 radio

[Misna]

Hi!

This project has been on hold since I burned my FTDI adapter. Back to you in a few weeks when a new one arrives from China