nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€)

Nca78

Thank you @scalz I took time for some reading about NRF51 (should have done that before posting stupid things... :blush: ) and it's much clearer now...

My one and only NRF51822 has build code H0 so it seems I will not pull too many hair when trying to make it run at low power :)

Ptibu

@MiKa Here is my sketch if it helps (MySensors v2.2.0-Beta). It uses ALS, BMP180 and RGB leds.
Working well with my nRF24 LNA+PA GW.

#include <Arduino.h>
#define MY_DEBUG
#define MY_BAUD_RATE 9600

// Mode Radio / Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF5_ESB
#define MY_NRF5_ESB_PA_LEVEL NRF5_PA_MAX
#define MY_NODE_ID 6
#include "MySensors.h"
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>

Adafruit_BMP085 bmp = Adafruit_BMP085();

#define CHILD_ID_TEMP 0
#define CHILD_ID_BARO  1
#define CHILD_ID_ALS  2

#define SLEEP_NODE true // True to activate Sleep Mode, but currently unsupported on esp8266
unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 120 * 1000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds)

#define RED_PIN 17
#define GREEN_PIN 18
#define BLUE_PIN 19

#define COLOR_OFF     0
#define COLOR_RED     1
#define COLOR_GREEN   2
#define COLOR_BLUE    4

MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgBaro(CHILD_ID_BARO, V_PRESSURE);
MyMessage msgForecast(CHILD_ID_BARO, V_FORECAST);
MyMessage msgALS(CHILD_ID_ALS, V_LIGHT_LEVEL);

void setColor (uint8_t c) {
  digitalWrite (RED_PIN, !(c & COLOR_RED));
  digitalWrite (GREEN_PIN, !(c & COLOR_GREEN));
  digitalWrite (BLUE_PIN, !(c & COLOR_BLUE));
}

void setup() {
  setColor (COLOR_RED);
  setColor (COLOR_GREEN);
  setColor (COLOR_BLUE);
  Wire.begin();
  pinMode (RED_PIN, OUTPUT);
  pinMode (GREEN_PIN, OUTPUT);
  pinMode (BLUE_PIN, OUTPUT);
  setColor (COLOR_RED);
  delay(250);
  setColor (COLOR_GREEN);
  delay(250);
  setColor (COLOR_BLUE);
  delay(250);
  setColor (COLOR_OFF);

  /* BMP180.  */
  if (!bmp.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Could not find a valid BMP085 sensor, check wiring!");
    setColor (COLOR_RED);
    while (1);
  }
}

void presentation()  {
  sendSketchInfo("nrf Sensor TAG", "1.0.0");

  // Sensor presentation to the GW
  present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP);
  present(CHILD_ID_BARO, S_BARO);
  present(CHILD_ID_ALS, S_LIGHT_LEVEL);
}

void AP3216_write(uint8_t regAddress, uint8_t value) {
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x1E); // I2C Address of AP3216 sensor is 0x1E
  Wire.write(regAddress);
  Wire.write(value);
  Wire.endTransmission();
}

uint8_t AP3216_read(uint8_t regAddress) {
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x1E); // I2C Address of AP3216 sensor is 0x1E
  Wire.write(regAddress);
  Wire.endTransmission();
  Wire.requestFrom(0x1E, 1, true);
  return Wire.read() & 0xFF;
}


uint16_t readALS (void)
{
  /* System mode: ALS function once */
  AP3216_write (0x0, 0x5);
  delay (250);
  return ((uint16_t) AP3216_read (0xC) << 8) | AP3216_read (0xD);
}

void loop() {
  send(msgTemp.set(bmp.readTemperature(), 1));
  send(msgBaro.set(bmp.readPressure(), 1));
  send(msgForecast.set(bmp.readSealevelPressure(834.0), 1));  /* Change altitude here !   */
  send(msgALS.set(readALS(), 1));

  setColor (COLOR_BLUE);
  delay (250);
  setColor (COLOR_OFF);

  if (SLEEP_NODE)
    sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
  else
    delay (SLEEP_TIME);
}

You also need to change SDA/SCL pins by creating a new board from the Generic nRF51 (or modifying it)
In variant.h:

#define PIN_WIRE_SDA         (9u)
#define PIN_WIRE_SCL         (10u)

d00616

@Ptibu said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

@MiKa Here is my sketch if it helps. It uses ALS, BMP180 and RGB leds.
Working well with my nRF24 LNA+PA GW.

Thank you sharing your sketch. You can use https://github.com/mysensors/ArduinoHwNRF5 to redefine pin mappings in your sketch.

Ptibu

@d00616 Thanks for porting !

MiKa

Hi,
Thanks for sketch, I will try
Which interface You use for upload?
I tryied ST-Link V2 from ebay it seems it working but I cant get working J-link under arduino (J-link also small version from Ali)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Die-Jlink-OB-ARM-emulator-debugger-jlink-programmierer-downloader-link-statt-V8-SWD/32763735160.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.VVtIj7
Regards,
MiKa

Ptibu

I only tried stlink v2 which works pretty well.

MiKa

Hi,
Works !!! :) :thumbsup:
Thanks Ptibu!
MiKa

Bruce0

@mattewre Interesting that you got BLE Services, my board has no services. What .hex file did you flash to get that?

DO you have a copy?

Bruce0

@d00616 really wonderful of you to do the pinout work you have done, thank-you.

I have got the accelerometer (MPU6050) working as a service in nordic mbed, and I thought I would throw in some of what I learned to add to the great work you have done.

The schematic shows that the AD0 (pin 9) is floating (it is not, thank heavens!) it is tied to the VLogic pin ( pin 8 ). This results in the 7-Bit address of the board changing from 0x68 to 0x69.

I hope this helps others.

Also, other I2C also as posted by @Ptibu

Bosch BMP180 is 0x77 - untested
The AP3216C is 0x1E - untested
MPU6050 is 0x69 - works - tested

Also pins 17,18,19 are Red Green Blue
(And not Red Blue Green as shown on the schematic)

thanks for your help.

bb

ben999

Hi Guys

Sorry for bringing the level of that thread down...

This little thing looks wonderful... but :

Could it be a direct replacement of Arduino Pro Mini and nRF24L01+ ?

Thanks a lot gentlemen !

d00616

@ben999 said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

Could it be a direct replacement of Arduino Pro Mini and nRF24L01+ ?

Maybe, the NRF5 can replace the combination of ATMEGA+NRF24 chips but it's a 3.3V chip and I don't know an NRF5 board in Arduino Pro Mini layout.

Please look at https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/6961/nrf5-bluetooth-action/1092 for pros and cons.

At the moment the radio protocol is a little bit unstable, because there is an hardware issue, which must be fixed in software. At the moment I do a rewrite of the ESB protocol, which fix this issue. My old implementation is hard to debug. With my new implementation the radio states are separated into extra functions and I use more of the nice event driven capabilities (PPI, Shorts). Until I have finished this fix, sometimes an NRF52 needs an reset.

Ptibu

@d00616 said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

@d00616 said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

Sleeping until pin interrupt consumes 1mA -> https://github.com/sandeepmistry/arduino-nRF5/issues/153

I have found some documentation. The high current consumption was listed as PAN#39 and is fixed with this MCU: http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/nRF51822-pan_v3.0.pdf

The MCU is nRF51822QFAAH0.

I don't know how the sleep is implemented (CONFIG/GPIOTE) and if I'm facing this bug, but my battery lasts 2 days, with a wake-up period of 2 minutes (QFAAH0 MCU)... any idea?

d00616

@Ptibu said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

I don't know how the sleep is implemented (CONFIG/GPIOTE) and if I'm facing this bug, but my battery lasts 2 days, with a wake-up period of 2 minutes (QFAAH0 MCU)... any idea?

Do you have powered off the MCU after flashing? After programming, the debug interface is active. To disable this interface, you have to reset the MCU.

Ptibu

@d00616 said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

@Ptibu said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

I don't know how the sleep is implemented (CONFIG/GPIOTE) and if I'm facing this bug, but my battery lasts 2 days, with a wake-up period of 2 minutes (QFAAH0 MCU)... any idea?

Do you have powered off the MCU after flashing? After programming, the debug interface is active. To disable this interface, you have to reset the MCU.

I'm not sure if I reset it. I will check this with a new battery and a multimeter. Thank you for the hint!

aguedob

@ptibu Did you finally solve the power consumption problem? My MCU is even newer (QFAAH1) and consumption is around 1mA all the time, which makes drain the battery in a few days.

I bought my sensor in Aliexpress and I haven't flashed it. It's running with the code provided by the vendor. Can any of you recommend me a cheap cable/interface to flash it? It would be great to buy one that is already tested with this device. Thanks in advance!

alowhum

Any news?

Nca78

@aguedob said in nRF5 Multi Sensor Board (12-14€):

@ptibu Did you finally solve the power consumption problem? My MCU is even newer (QFAAH1) and consumption is around 1mA all the time, which makes drain the battery in a few days.

Hello, from what I have read the hardware bug is not really fixed on newer version of nrf51822, so it's necessary to use the PORT mode and pin sensing to keep the high frequency clock off and get a really low power consumption.
I made a test script that is running fine on my boards (5-6 µA in sleep instead of 0.9mA with interrupts), can any of you adapt it (changing pin numbers should be enough for a first test) and test it on this multisensor board ?

https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/9234/additional-sleep-methods-with-array-of-pins-as-parameters/8

Pascal69100

Hello, everyone,

Is it possible to set the range of the sensors (BMP180, AP3216C and MPU6050) on the NRF5 board. I bought the board in Aliexpress which is running with the code provided by the vendor.

Thank you in advanced,

Pascal

artag

I got some of these from ebay, but they're fitted with nrf51802 QFAAA1 instead of a 51822. I can't find the memory sizes etc. for the 51802 - can they be used ?

Ptibu

@aguedob I do not have much time these days, and do not investigate the power consumption issue, But this is not a reset issue...
@Nca78 Nice information. should give this a try when I'll be less busy.

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