Windows GUI/Controller for MySensors

[tekka]

@gonzalonal
OTA updates for sleeping nodes with MYSBootloader:

• add gw.wait(200) after the gw.send() (=node processes incoming messages for 200ms after sending a message)
• In MYSController, right-click on the node, select "Battery-powered / sleeping", then assign FW, confirm to reboot node (reboot request is now queued)

MYSController will now wait until it receives a message from that node, send the reboot command and hence, initiate OTA update.

[gonzalonal]

@tekka Great Tekka, thanks again. I will try that.
Regards.

[zuru]

Hi,

I am trying to debug a mysensors temp. sensor using this tool (it is not detected by Domoticz). I connected the serial gateway to your program and when I turn the temperature sensor, I see that there is traffic back and forth between the gateway and the sensor. But my knowledge stops there.... any pointers? I can upload a screenshot of the log if it helps.

Thanks
Z.

[tekka]

@zuru screenshots and/or log files are always good starting points ;)

[zuru]

I found my problem.... so everything is fine now.
Thanks
Z.

[Anduril]

Hey guys,
maybe anyone can help. I tried to debug my sensors, but didn't got MYSController to talk with my gateway.
I have the NRF24L01+ directly connected to my rPi and can use the Gateway with Pimatic plugin. Then I tried different ways to give MYSController access:

1. redirecting the serial gateway to tcp port (tried ser2net and socat) to use ethernet option, but didn't got this to work.
2. creating a new gateway using a spare nano with NRF24L01+ at my PC. This one worked, but the gateway didn't noticed my nodes. Are they somehow coded to only talk with the gateway they know? I waited serveral minuters (sensors reporting each minute), but didn't got any readings. I assume this programm has an auto update to show now nodes, right?

Hope someone can help, I would realy love the option to debug using my windows PC and in future upload new sketches OTA (with new bootloader).

Regards,
Anduril

[allysmith]

I have followed the procedure listed and that mentioned in post 77. Pro Mini 3.3v 8mhz Arduino.

I keep getting the following message in the debug window every few minutes. Have repeated the process in post 77 several times however get the same results.

[2015-09-01 18:09:17.276 Info] DEBUG Undefined firmware/type for node=2
[2015-09-01 18:09:17.323 Info] INFO BL version=257
[2015-09-01 18:09:17.354 Info] INFO Send FW info to node 2: type=A, version=1, blocks=0x0048, CRC=0xD098
[2015-09-01 18:09:17.386 Info] TX 2;0;4;0;1;0A000100480098D0
[2015-09-01 18:09:17.417 Info] RX 2;255;4;0;0;FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF0101

Any pointers??

[tekka]

@allysmith please provide more information about the setup and upload the MYSController log for further troubleshooting

[ericvdb]

@tekka What kind of SPI flash is needed for this OTA stuff? Can you provide part numbers?

[tekka]

@ericvdb MYSBootloader works without external flash, in contrary to the sensebender board and dualoptiboot bootloader

[allysmith]

@tekka Thanks for getting back to me. This is my my first go at this bootloader. Hope I am not doing something daft!

I have Arduino IDE 1.6.5, MySensors 1.5, MYSBootloader 1.1, MYSController_0_1_2_282 running on Windows 8, USBasp to urn bootloader.

Arduino Pro Mini 3.3v 8mhz board. I am using the standard settings in your write up for the boards.txt

Log file hopefully attached.

MySensors_20150901-185920.log

[tekka]

@allysmith Try clearing EEPROM via MYSBootloader command, assign blink FW and upload the entire log again....

[allysmith]

@tekka As requested, cleared EEPROM via MYSBootloader, assigned blink FW.
Attached is the log.
Device shows up in the nodes window as Booting: 65535:65535 (BL1.1)

MySensors_20150902-055736.log

[allysmith]

@tekka Have made a change to how I was powering the NRF and now straight from battery.

Looks like it was a power issue. Sufficient for transmit from the node ut not for receiving the updates.

See attached log.

Now got a different issue when I tried to reassign the FW from link to Timereporter.

I think I am moving in the right direction now.

Thanks for your help so far.

Keep up this great work.Deug.txt

[ericvdb]

WOOOHOOO, i got OTA working :dancers:
This is awesome guys

BTW, I guess OTA will not work if there's a repeater in the middle?

[tekka]

@ericvdb said:

WOOOHOOO, i got OTA working :dancers:
This is awesome guys

BTW, I guess OTA will not work if there's a repeater in the middle?

congrats! :)
OTA updates will also work with repeating nodes in between...

[ericvdb]

@tekka i guess OTA is not available when using a MQTT gateway?

I would like to switch my whole setup to MQTT, but don't wanna loose the super fantastic OTA feature.

[tekka]

@ericvdb in theory possible, but AFAIK not supported by any controller...at the moment :)

[ericvdb]

@tekka would you mind describing in detail the process (on the controller side) how the OTA works?

[cdr]

Can somebody explain to me how the "Reassing ID" function works in MYScontroller? I haven't been able to change a ID remotely.

ID's keep the same after reboots or power cycles, with or without the AutoID option on.