Windows GUI/Controller for MySensors

[Fabien]

It's possible to reassign ID if you use MYSBootloader.

[cdr]

I use MYSbootloader, but can neither get "reassign ID", nor "clear eeprom" functions to work.

I guess I could make a cleareeprom hex, but that feels like a workaround.

[Fabien]

I just try (never before) and it doens't work for me too.

[mvader]

quite a few post. so apologies if this has been asked before.
I'm trying to upload a sketch(hex) to one of my nano's
it's going but froze at 70%
i had to reboot the gateway.
this time it got to 87% and seems froze again.
any thoughts/suggestions on why the gateway is freezing up?

edit: i can't seem to get a sketch to upload. it gets to some random % and then the gateway freezes.
a push of the gateway reset button seems to start it over. but then freezes at random.

edit 2: must have been a distance thing.. i put the bridge right next to the gateway and the code uploaded quickly without freezing.
however, i still am curious as to why the gateway fails to respond/freezes if the firmware is not able to be uploaded.

[tekka]

@cdr said:

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.

Reassign ID & clear EEPROM are commands implemented in MYSBootloader 1.1: A special ST_FIRMWARE_CONFIG_RESPONSE sequence (see the source code for detail) will instruct the bootloader to either change the ID in EEPROM or clear the EEPROM. The reassign ID command will only have effect, if the firmware has does not have static a ID setting. In order to use the bootloader commands the controller should be able to reboot the node.

[cdr]

Hi @tekka,

Thanks for the reply, I created a "clear eeprom" hex and after uploading it is working as expected, the ID resets.

Using the function in Mycontroller however, does not work. Not sure if this is a bug, or perhaps an error caused by an Arduino clone, but the "reassign ID" function is not working as intended here.

Anyone here that got it working as intended?

[tekka]

@cdr please post the MYScontroller log to figure out what's going on. Thanks

[Fabien]

@Tekka Same "bug" here" with MYSBootloader 1.1 (hex from github) on arduino nano. Try to change ID of node N°1, Log :

 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.053 Info] INFO	*** Logging START ***
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.053 Info] VERSION	MYSController 0.1.2.282
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.053 Info] STARTUP	INI file loaded
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.053 Info] STARTUP	Loading FW repository...
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.054 Info] REPO	FW "Blink" loaded. t=10, v=1, blocks=72, crc=0xD098
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.064 Info] REPO	FW "TimeReporter" loaded. t=20, v=1, blocks=840, crc=0x4AC5
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.076 Info] REPO	FW "Motion" loaded. t=30, v=1, blocks=1024, crc=0xD1BF
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.092 Info] REPO	FW "Sensebender Micro" loaded. t=100, v=1, blocks=1344, crc=0x3482
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.108 Info] REPO	FW "Sensebender Blink" loaded. t=110, v=1, blocks=768, crc=0x1314
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.108 Info] REPO	FW repository loaded. Items=5
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.111 Info] STARTUP	Initialize message types
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.111 Info] NODE	New node discovered, node id=0
 [2015-09-21 21:52:57.111 Info] NODE	New node discovered, node id=255
 [2015-09-21 21:52:59.606 Info] INFO	Connected to 192.168.1.90:5003
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.373 Info] NODE	New node discovered, node id=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.376 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=1, child id=internal
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.379 Info] INFO	BL version=257
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.380 Info] INFO	No FW assigned
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.383 Info] RX	1;255;4;0;0;1E0001000004BFD10101
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.681 Info] NODE	New node discovered, node id=4
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.685 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=4, child id=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.688 Info] RX	4;1;1;0;0;21.6
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.691 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=4, child id=2
 [2015-09-21 21:53:04.694 Info] RX	4;2;1;0;1;71
 [2015-09-21 21:53:06.421 Info] INFO	BL version=257
 [2015-09-21 21:53:06.424 Info] INFO	No FW assigned
 [2015-09-21 21:53:06.427 Info] RX	1;255;4;0;0;1E0001000004BFD10101
 [2015-09-21 21:53:08.470 Info] INFO	BL version=257
 [2015-09-21 21:53:08.472 Info] INFO	No FW assigned
 [2015-09-21 21:53:08.476 Info] RX	1;255;4;0;0;1E0001000004BFD10101
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.903 Info] UPDATE	4295098650
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.906 Info] INFO	BL version=257
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.909 Info] INFO	No FW assigned
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.913 Info] RX	1;255;4;0;0;1E0001000004BFD10101
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.916 Info] INFO	BL version=257
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.918 Info] INFO	No FW assigned
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.922 Info] RX	1;255;4;0;0;1E0001000004BFD10101
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.925 Info] DEBUG	Update child id=255, type=ARDUINO_NODE
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.929 Info] RX	1;255;0;0;17;1.5
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.933 Info] TX	1;255;3;0;6;M
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.937 Info] RX	1;255;3;0;6;0
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.945 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=0, child id=0
 [2015-09-21 21:53:14.950 Info] RX	0;0;3;0;14;Gateway startup complete.
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.680 Info] RX	1;255;3;0;11;Motion Sensor
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.691 Info] RX	1;255;3;0;12;1.0
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.695 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=1, child id=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.701 Info] DEBUG	Update child id=1, type=MOTION
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.714 Info] RX	1;1;0;0;1;
 [2015-09-21 21:53:16.718 Info] RX	1;1;1;0;16;0
 [2015-09-21 21:53:38.779 Info] INFO	Node trigger set, node=1, trigger=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.793 Info] INFO	Retained message triggered for release, node=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.796 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=1, child id=1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.800 Info] TX	1;0;3;0;13;0
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.805 Info] RX	1;1;1;0;16;1
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.808 Info] CHILD	New child discovered, node id=1, child id=internal
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.811 Info] DEBUG	Update child id=255, type=ARDUINO_NODE
 [2015-09-21 21:53:39.815 Info] RX	1;255;0;0;17;1.5
 [2015-09-21 21:53:56.729 Info] INFO	Disconnected
 [2015-09-21 21:53:58.924 Info] INFO	*** Logging STOP ***```

[tekka]

@Fabien I have an idea what is going wrong here: To confirm please enable DEBUG in the gateway and kindly re-post the full log again. The issue is related to signing...

[Fabien]

@tekka, I can't enable debug if I'm right. Not enouch space for the sketch.

[tekka]

Issue is signing-related and fixed in the new version. MYSBootloader 1.5. release pending. Thanks to @Fabien for testing.

[jkandasa]

@tekka Is it possible to upgrade MYSbootloader from 1.1 to 1.5 via OTA?

[tekka]

@jkandasa Technically possible but tricky...

[jkandasa]

@tekka Could you please explain the steps. Otherwise on next upgrade I have open all the boxes and play with soldering iron :(

[tekka]

@jkandasa Please read about NRWW and RWW flash memory sections of Atmel MCUs. The trick is (in summary) to have RWW section code calling NRWW flash updating procedures in order to same-section code...

[petewill]

I have decided it is time for me to finally learn how to do OTA uploading so I read though all the posts to learn how to do it. As I was reading through the posts I was thinking how this tool would be also be useful for troubleshooting. I'm not at home so I can't do any testing right now but I was wondering if it's possible to have the MYSController accessing my Ethernet gateway at the same time my controller (Vera) is? It seems like there could be problems with ACK messages but maybe I'm not fully understanding something? What I'd like to do is have this controller running to watch messagew but not have it interfere with normal communications with Vera. Is that possible? Thanks in advance!

[rvendrame]

@petewill , I have Vera (lite) + Ethernet GW, and eventually I fire the MYSController in my computer in order to debug / update FW etc. They all live together and in peace ;-) Thanks to @tekka for producing such great tool!

[mvader]

@petewill yeah i 2nd that.
i keep it up to make sure the sensors are sending and then watch the change in vera.
so no problems running both at the same time for however long you want.

[petewill]

@rvendrame & @mvader Great, thanks!

[Anticimex]

@tekka Do you have any plan of supporting DualOptiboot in the MYSController (not a request, just an inquiry). I believe (at least for myself) that your excellent tool is the best option to instrument OTA and since I have included external flash in my boards I would like to use DualOptiboot for OTA since it provides some "safety" in case RF transmission is shaky.
I am not saying MYSBootloader is bad in any way, but since it does not need an external flash (which is a good thing), it is more sensitive to RF interference and sometimes I suppose boards will be "soft bricked" in that case.