Momentary button to control lights

[MasMat]

@Boots33 I increased it already but it didnt help. I can comment out the sleep but eventually I will need it because the sensor is obviously bat powered.
I also tested putting delay before the read to let things stabilize. Tried 50 but same behavior.
Im not really familiar with using the interrupts. Is my syntax correct in the sleep-line? I read somewhere that pin2 =interrupt0? Or use sleep (0, falling, 0)? Instead of "change"?

[Boots33]

@MasMat said in Momentary button to control lights:

@Boots33 I increased it already but it didnt help. I can comment out the sleep but eventually I will need it because the sensor is obviously bat powered.

You still need to find the cause of the multiple sends so comment out sleep and see if that is the cause. It is an easy thing to try.

I also tested putting delay before the read to let things stabilize. Tried 50 but same behavior.
Im not really familiar with using the interrupts. Is my syntax correct in the sleep-line? I read somewhere that pin2 =interrupt0? Or use sleep (0, falling, 0)? Instead of "change"?

I have no battery powered nodes so probably not the best person to ask on the use of sleep. I would definitely try

sleep(0, FALLING, 0);

and see what that brings.
If you comment out sleep and the node works as expected then it may be worth starting a new thread focusing on the sleep problem, at least that may bring the problem to the attention of others who have used sleep before.

Again serial output may shed further light on what is going wrong.

[MasMat]

Fighting with this after a while.
I got the serial output from the sending node, but it appears to send the message only once.
However when I checked the gateway it seems to receive and forward the message three times. Then it reboots. Power issue? I have a NRF24-LA on the gateway so could that be pulling too much juice?

Could there be a signalling bounce?

Serial output from when I clicked the button on the remote:

0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,7-7-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:REL MSG
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,7-0-9-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,7-7-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:REL MSG
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:SEND,7-0-9-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,7-7-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0:1
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:REL MSG
0;255;3;0;9;!TSF:MSG:SEND,7-0-9-3,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=0,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:1
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA--,VER=2.1.1
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:WUR:MS=0
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:TSP OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:GW MODE
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,3-9-0,s=3,c=1,t=2,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:0
IP: 192.168.0.201
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:STP
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
IP: 192.168.0.201
0;255;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
0;255;3;0;9;MQTT connected```

[gohan]

you could try to update mysensors to 2.2 from development branch

[MasMat]

@gohan I'm just gonna let my n00b flag fly here....
How do I do that? Arduino IDE library?

To combat the reboots, I'm rebuilding the GW with adequate power and capacitors.
Hopefully that will solve some problems.

[gohan]

Just download the library from github and replace the mysensors folder in the library folder on your pc

[MasMat]

@gohan OK. Doesn't sound too hard. Does that mean I also have to update the GW? All my other nodes as well? Or are they backwards compatible?

[gohan]

Start from gw and see if you are getting any changes. Later you may update the nodes if you want.

[dbemowsk]

My gateway is a serial gateway built with an easy newbie PCB and a pro mini.
What I did when I upgraded my 1.4 setup to 2.0, I pulled my pro mini that I had flashed with the 1.4 setup and put a new pro mini in that had 2.0. That way if there were any problems, I could easily swap the 1.4 pro mini back in to easily be back where I started.

Likewise when replacing your library, pull the MySensors folder out of your arduino libraries folder to keep as a backup until you know things will work. That way if you have to revert back, you can easily swap back the old MySensors folder. You have to completely remove it from the libraries folder though, you can't just rename it to something else.