Starting with MySensors

[siddmon]

Hi guys,

Just started and finished my ESP8266MQTTClient, I still don't understand how all this works and I was wondering if there is any documentation or just a simple example like:
Node - button - present it and send msg when button is pressed
MQTTGateway - I don't know what goes into presentation or loop and haven't seen any examples for receive yet

My guess is that I still need a controller which gets the information from the gateway but it's only a guess I haven't found any documentation yet on how to get started.

Thanks, feel free to refer me to other posts if this was already answered

[mfalkvidd]

@siddmon welcome to the MySensors community!

The best place to start is the Getting started guide.

The button example is available here: https://www.mysensors.org/build/binary

[siddmon]

Thanks for the links, I got the gateway working (I think)

..0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
.pm open,type:2 0
...0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
............................................................................................................................0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-255,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=255
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,0-0-255-255,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,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
............................................................................................................................0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-255,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=255
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,0-0-255-255,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,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
....0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,255-255-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
...............................

I think that means it's receiving data from the other node.

In my other node I have the following output, which I think is sending information correctly

0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.2.0-beta
4 TSM:INIT
4 TSF:WUR:MS=0
11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
13 TSM:FPAR
15 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
823 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-255,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
828 TSF:MSG:FPAR OK,ID=0,D=1
2023 TSM:FPAR:OK
2024 TSM:ID
2025 TSM:ID:REQ
2028 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4035 TSM:ID
4036 TSM:ID:REQ
4038 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6046 TSM:ID
6047 TSM:ID:REQ
6049 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8057 TSM:ID
8058 TSM:ID:REQ
8060 TSF:MSG:SEND,255-255-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=3,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:

For the ESP8266MQTTClient, what IPs do I need to set?

// Enable MY_IP_ADDRESS here if you want a static ip address (no DHCP)
#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,1,5

// If using static ip you need to define Gateway and Subnet address as well
#define MY_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS 192,168,1,5  //This is the IP of my PC
#define MY_IP_SUBNET_ADDRESS 255,255,255,0


// MQTT broker ip address.
#define MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS 192, 168, 1, 88

// The MQTT broker port to to open
#define MY_PORT 1883

From this code I think:
MY_IP_ADDRESS - IP address of the gateway
MY_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS - should this be the same as above?
For connecting to Domoticz, do I need to what IP do I need to use? should it be port 1883 or something different?

TIA

[siddmon]

found this page which should help me get Domoticz configured

https://www.domoticz.com/wiki/MySensors

[gohan]

@siddmon
For beginning domoticz is a good point to start with, also consider using ethernet gateway instead of mqtt as it is simpler than mqtt (al least until you are more familiar with everything)

[siddmon]

@gohan, I'm so close now, I just need to make Domoticz to recognize my gw and the devices.

I have verified that I get a message in the gw when toggling the switch in the node, so that part works :)

Posted in their forums for help configuring Domoticz, I'm so close to have a working setup

[LastSamurai]

@siddmon Whats the problem with domoticz and the gw? Should be very easy to setup. Here is a picture of my settings:

Just use the right topic names in your gw sketch. More infos on that here.

[gohan]

@siddmon remember to install beta version of Domoticz otherwise you will not get mysensors support

[siddmon]

@LastSamurai Thanks for the image, I had the address as localhost instead of the IP of the raspberry PI, changed it and everything works now :)

@gohan , yes, I upgraded to beta version since release doesn't have MQTT support yet.