ESP8266 MQTT gateway radio problem


  • Hero Member

    Hello,
    I created an MQTT gateway a few days ago and a node to check communication.
    I'm on 2.1.1 and everything seems to work fine most of the time.

    But sometimes, when powering up the node, I get lots of fail massages.

    The gateway receives messages from the node, but for some reason the don't understand each other.

    Here is the log from the node:

    0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.1.1
    3 TSM:INIT
    4 TSF:WUR:MS=0
    11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
    12 TSM:INIT:STATID=50
    15 TSF:SID:OK,ID=50
    16 TSM:FPAR
    53 TSF:MSG:SEND,50-50-255-255,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,50-50-255-255,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,50-50-255-255,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,50-50-255-255,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=50
    18217 TSF:SID:OK,ID=50
    18220 TSM:FPAR
    18256 TSF:MSG:SEND,50-50-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    20264 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    20267 TSM:FPAR
    20303 TSF:MSG:SEND,50-50-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    22311 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    22313 TSM:FPAR
    22350 TSF:MSG:SEND,50-50-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    24357 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
    24359 TSM:FPAR
    24396 TSF:MSG:SEND,50-50-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
    26403 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
    26404 TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
    26406 TSM:FAIL:PDT
    

    And here is the log from the gateway:

    0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGE--,VER=2.1.1
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:LRT:OK
    0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:WUR:MS=0
    scandone
    state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
    state: 2 -> 3 (0)
    state: 3 -> 5 (10)
    add 0
    aid 2
    cnt 
    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
    f r0, scandone
    ..
    connected with setol, channel 6
    ip:192.168.1.135,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.1.1
    .IP: 192.168.1.135
    0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:STP
    0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
    IP: 192.168.1.135
    0;255;3;0;9;Attempting MQTT connection...
    0;255;3;0;9;MQTT connected
    0;255;3;0;9;Sending message on topic: mygateway1-out/0/255/0/0/18
    0;255;3;0;9;Message arrived on topic: mygateway1-in/50/1/1/0/19
    0;255;3;0;9;!TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-50-50,s=1,c=1,t=19,pt=0,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    pm open,type:2 0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,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=50
    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,0-0-50-50,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,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=50
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:GWL OK
    0;255;3;0;9;!TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-50-50,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,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=50
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:GWL OK
    0;255;3;0;9;!TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-50-50,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,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=50
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:CKU:OK,FCTRL
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:GWL OK
    0;255;3;0;9;!TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-50-50,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,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=50
    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,0-0-50-50,s=255,c=3,t=8,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0
    0;255;3;0;9;TSF:MSG:READ,50-50-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0:
    

    I tried the log parser but I don't see where is the problem.

    I'd appreciate any help.
    Thanks in advance


  • Mod

    Try a bigger capacitor on the gateway radio or try to move the node closer to the gateway to see if you see any change


  • Hero Member

    Tried all sorts of things.
    Also tried the module with antenna and the one without..
    The problem is random.

    When it happens, I see the node sending data, and I see the gateway receiving it realtime, but the do not connect.
    That's what I don't understand.


  • Mod

    if you swap radio modules, do you still have the exact same problem?


  • Hero Member

    yes.. more or less the same


  • Mod

    I had similar problem with rfm69 radios. I am waiting for other modules to arrive


  • Hero Member

    Thank you.
    I'll keep trying some other things..


  • Hardware Contributor

    Hello, it looks like a "classic" radio link quality problem.
    What antenna version of the radio module did you try ? Did you use it with RF24_PA_MAX define to have maximum power ? And in that case did it have a sufficient power supply ?

    I just tried a PA LNA module from CDEByte with an external antenna and even in the worst locations at the two ends of my appartment it's not losing any packet, while before I sometimes had lost packets and sensors not reporting for some time. I also had poor results with the "classic" version of the PA LNA module with antenna. So my suggestion is to try with a better pa lna module on your gateway. For example this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/E01-ML01DP5-Ebyte-2-4GHz-20dBm-2100m-nRF24L01-SPI-Wireless-transceiver-module/2077046_32638720689.html


  • Hero Member

    Thank you.
    I'll make some tests if I can find one


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