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RFM69 ATC not working?

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  • T TSD

    @mfalkvidd
    I modified my code to include your receive function, but I wasn't sure how to use it in the main loop.

    #include <MySensors.h>
    
    
    MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);
    MyMessage msgRSSI(2,V_LEVEL);
    
    #define ARDUINO 100
    // This space is intended to be used to include arduino libraries
    
    #undef ARDUINO
    
    void setup()
    {
            // Setup locally attached sensors
    }
    
    void presentation()
    {
            // Present locally attached sensors here
    present(1,S_SOUND);
    
    }
    
    void loop()
    {
            // Send locally attached sensors data here
    receive(msgTemp);
    }
    
    void receive(const MyMessage &message)
    {
      int16_t rssiReceive = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();
      if (message.sender == 1 ) {
        send(msgRSSI.set(rssiReceive,0));
      }
    }
    
    

    I figured that you have to use your receive function to capture a message from the node and then do an RSSI measurement. Since I have a msgTemp coming from the node, I used that.

    After compiling the code and running the SGW, I get the following error in the logs:

    Serial - write failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
    

    Do you know what I did wrong?

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    #11

    @tsd

     present(1,S_SOUND);
    

    should be

    present(2,S_SOUND);
    

    and you don’t need MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);

    I am not sure about the error. Are you using the rpi gw as serial, mqtt or ethernet gw? (What was your configure command?)

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    • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

      @tsd

       present(1,S_SOUND);
      

      should be

      present(2,S_SOUND);
      

      and you don’t need MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);

      I am not sure about the error. Are you using the rpi gw as serial, mqtt or ethernet gw? (What was your configure command?)

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      #12

      @mfalkvidd
      I improved the power supply of the RFM (added linear regulator) on the gateway and the error is gone.

      The code doesn't compile if I don't declare msgTemp, as I use msgTemp in the main loop.

      Where should I see the message the GW is sending? On the node? I'm using a custom node without a serial connection, so I can't see incoming messages on the node. Is there a way to have the GW send the RSSI to its own log?

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      • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

        @tsd

         present(1,S_SOUND);
        

        should be

        present(2,S_SOUND);
        

        and you don’t need MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);

        I am not sure about the error. Are you using the rpi gw as serial, mqtt or ethernet gw? (What was your configure command?)

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        #13

        @mfalkvidd
        I was using serial gateway by the way.

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        • T TSD

          @mfalkvidd
          I improved the power supply of the RFM (added linear regulator) on the gateway and the error is gone.

          The code doesn't compile if I don't declare msgTemp, as I use msgTemp in the main loop.

          Where should I see the message the GW is sending? On the node? I'm using a custom node without a serial connection, so I can't see incoming messages on the node. Is there a way to have the GW send the RSSI to its own log?

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          wrote on last edited by mfalkvidd
          #14

          @tsd I don’t know. I've always connected the gateways to my controller where I get logs and graphs.

          Maybe you can use GATEWAY_DEBUG(text)

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          • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

            @tsd I don’t know. I've always connected the gateways to my controller where I get logs and graphs.

            Maybe you can use GATEWAY_DEBUG(text)

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            #15

            @mfalkvidd

            #define GATEWAY_DEBUG(text)
            

            or

            #define MY_DEBUG
            

            doesn't show any additional messages in the log, besides the node messages.

            In the mean time I installed Domoticz to try it your way, but don't see the USB port that I tried to make by installing the serial gateway (ttyUSB020, which is not in /dev yet, so should be free).

            This command should take care of that, right?

            ./configure --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB020
            

            Sorry to be such a pain, but I would really like to get this sorted out.

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            • T TSD

              @mfalkvidd

              #define GATEWAY_DEBUG(text)
              

              or

              #define MY_DEBUG
              

              doesn't show any additional messages in the log, besides the node messages.

              In the mean time I installed Domoticz to try it your way, but don't see the USB port that I tried to make by installing the serial gateway (ttyUSB020, which is not in /dev yet, so should be free).

              This command should take care of that, right?

              ./configure --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB020
              

              Sorry to be such a pain, but I would really like to get this sorted out.

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              #16

              @tsd sorry for being unclear. This is how to use GATEWAY_DEBUG:

              GATEWAY_DEBUG("This message will be sent to the debug log")
              

              But I am not sure it is available in sketches and I don't have access to a computer at the moment.

              The configure command looks good. After running configure, did you continue with make, etc?

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              • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

                @tsd sorry for being unclear. This is how to use GATEWAY_DEBUG:

                GATEWAY_DEBUG("This message will be sent to the debug log")
                

                But I am not sure it is available in sketches and I don't have access to a computer at the moment.

                The configure command looks good. After running configure, did you continue with make, etc?

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                #17

                @mfalkvidd
                Do you mean

                #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_GATEWAY
                

                That uses the GATEWAY_DEBUG("text") macro that you are referring to. I tried that, but it doesn't give any additional output in the log.

                Yes, this is the complete code I run:

                sudo ./configure --my-transport=rfm69 --my-rfm69-frequency=868 --my-is-rfm69hw --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB020
                sudo make install
                sudo systemctl start mysgw.service
                

                But ttyUSB020 doesn't appear in /dev afterwards, nor does Domoticz list it.

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                • T TSD

                  @mfalkvidd
                  Do you mean

                  #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_GATEWAY
                  

                  That uses the GATEWAY_DEBUG("text") macro that you are referring to. I tried that, but it doesn't give any additional output in the log.

                  Yes, this is the complete code I run:

                  sudo ./configure --my-transport=rfm69 --my-rfm69-frequency=868 --my-is-rfm69hw --my-gateway=serial --my-serial-is-pty --my-serial-pty=/dev/ttyUSB020
                  sudo make install
                  sudo systemctl start mysgw.service
                  

                  But ttyUSB020 doesn't appear in /dev afterwards, nor does Domoticz list it.

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                  #18

                  @tsd I think you'll need to run make before make install.

                  configure prepares the settings for make
                  make compiles the code into an executable file called mysgw, including changes to the cpp file and the settings from the configure command
                  make install copies the mysgw executable to /etc/init.d/

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #19

                    If I run "make install" while the code has not compiled yet, it will compile before installing. If you first run "make" seperately, "make install" will only install.

                    I'm almost there. I configured an Ethernet gateway (couldn't get serial gateway to work) and can now see the temperature, receive RSSI and sending RSSI from the node in Domoticz.

                    The gateway receive function shows up as "S_ARDUINO_REPEATER_NODE", but there's no data yet.

                    What data should I pass on to your receive function? My gateway code is now as follows:

                    #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_GATEWAY
                    #include <MySensors.h>
                    
                    
                    MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);
                    MyMessage msgRSSI(2,V_LEVEL);
                    
                    #define ARDUINO 100
                    // This space is intended to be used to include arduino libraries
                    
                    #undef ARDUINO
                    
                    void setup()
                    {
                            // Setup locally attached sensors
                    }
                    
                    void presentation()
                    {
                            // Present locally attached sensors here
                    present(2,S_SOUND);
                    }
                    
                    void loop()
                    {
                            // Send locally attached sensors data here
                    receive(msgTemp);
                    }
                    
                    void receive(const MyMessage &message)
                    {
                      int16_t rssiReceive = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();
                      if (message.sender == 1 ) {
                        send(msgRSSI.set(rssiReceive,0));
                      }
                    }
                    
                    
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                    • T TSD

                      If I run "make install" while the code has not compiled yet, it will compile before installing. If you first run "make" seperately, "make install" will only install.

                      I'm almost there. I configured an Ethernet gateway (couldn't get serial gateway to work) and can now see the temperature, receive RSSI and sending RSSI from the node in Domoticz.

                      The gateway receive function shows up as "S_ARDUINO_REPEATER_NODE", but there's no data yet.

                      What data should I pass on to your receive function? My gateway code is now as follows:

                      #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_GATEWAY
                      #include <MySensors.h>
                      
                      
                      MyMessage msgTemp(1,V_TEMP);
                      MyMessage msgRSSI(2,V_LEVEL);
                      
                      #define ARDUINO 100
                      // This space is intended to be used to include arduino libraries
                      
                      #undef ARDUINO
                      
                      void setup()
                      {
                              // Setup locally attached sensors
                      }
                      
                      void presentation()
                      {
                              // Present locally attached sensors here
                      present(2,S_SOUND);
                      }
                      
                      void loop()
                      {
                              // Send locally attached sensors data here
                      receive(msgTemp);
                      }
                      
                      void receive(const MyMessage &message)
                      {
                        int16_t rssiReceive = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();
                        if (message.sender == 1 ) {
                          send(msgRSSI.set(rssiReceive,0));
                        }
                      }
                      
                      
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                      #20

                      @tsd MySensors will automatically call receive() when the node receives a message. It should not be called manually.

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                        #21

                        This is how I monitor RSSI and power % from the node: sending RSSI should be close to the RSSI target value set in the config file. I left atc enabled and if I move the node away from the gateway I see the power % going up while RSSI value stays more or less the same.

                        #ifdef MY_RADIO_RFM69
                        	rssi = RFM69_getSendingRSSI();             // read RSSI in RFM69. Measure reception signal from gw
                        	send(msgRSSI1.set(rssi));                  // send RSSI level
                        	wait(500);                                 // wait to get idle
                        
                        	rssi = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();           // read RSSI in RFM69. Wait and measure background noise
                        	send(msgRSSI2.set(rssi));                  // send RSSI level
                        	wait(200);                                 // wait for next send
                        
                        	PwrPcnt = RFM69_getTxPowerPercent();      // read TX Power in RFM69
                        	send(msgPWR.set(PwrPcnt));				  // send TX Power
                        #endif
                        
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                          TSD
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                          #22

                          @mfalkvidd
                          My code now looks pretty much the same as yours, except for the OTA stuff. But I don't see gateway messages in Domoticz. The node shows up with all its measurements.

                          #define MY_DEBUG_VERBOSE_GATEWAY
                          #include <MySensors.h>
                          
                          MyMessage msgRSSI(1,V_LEVEL);
                          
                          #define ARDUINO 100
                          // This space is intended to be used to include arduino libraries
                          
                          #undef ARDUINO
                          
                          void setup()
                          {
                                  // Setup locally attached sensors
                          }
                          
                          void presentation()
                          {
                                  // Present locally attached sensors here
                          present(1,S_SOUND);
                          
                          }
                          
                          void loop()
                          {
                                  // Send locally attached sensors data here
                          }
                          
                          void receive(const MyMessage &message)
                          {
                            int16_t rssiReceive = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();
                            if (message.sender == 1 ) {
                              send(msgRSSI.set(rssiReceive,0));
                            }
                          }
                          

                          Is the gateway supposed to show up as a measurement? Any idea why that doesn't happen?

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                          • gohanG gohan

                            This is how I monitor RSSI and power % from the node: sending RSSI should be close to the RSSI target value set in the config file. I left atc enabled and if I move the node away from the gateway I see the power % going up while RSSI value stays more or less the same.

                            #ifdef MY_RADIO_RFM69
                            	rssi = RFM69_getSendingRSSI();             // read RSSI in RFM69. Measure reception signal from gw
                            	send(msgRSSI1.set(rssi));                  // send RSSI level
                            	wait(500);                                 // wait to get idle
                            
                            	rssi = RFM69_getReceivingRSSI();           // read RSSI in RFM69. Wait and measure background noise
                            	send(msgRSSI2.set(rssi));                  // send RSSI level
                            	wait(200);                                 // wait for next send
                            
                            	PwrPcnt = RFM69_getTxPowerPercent();      // read TX Power in RFM69
                            	send(msgPWR.set(PwrPcnt));				  // send TX Power
                            #endif
                            
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                            #23

                            @gohan
                            I added your code to my node. It gives exactly the same results as my own code. What kind of node are you using? Are you using the HW or W version of the RFM69?

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                              Mod
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                              #24

                              it works the same, of course if you have a HW version you will see TX power % lower compared to a W module. I am not using those functions on the gateway because they are actually more node related

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                                it works the same, of course if you have a HW version you will see TX power % lower compared to a W module. I am not using those functions on the gateway because they are actually more node related

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                                #25

                                @gohan @mfalkvidd
                                I think it is related to the Raspberry Pi implementation of MySensors. If I use an Arduino/RFM69 gateway, the RSSI is as expected. At close range, the power drops to the minimum possible level and the RSSI is strong. I noticed that the interrupt pin is toggled during communication, see picture below (orange is node current, blue is gateway interrupt).
                                0_1540320711757_arduino-gateway_node-current_gw-interrupt.bmp

                                If I use the Raspberry gateway (with origin/development-3.0.0 MySensors), I get the following result (orange is node current, yellow is gateway interrupt). The same result is obtained with MySensors 2.3.0 (origin/master). I couldn't get the origin/development version to compile. It gives an error about MY_DEBUGDEVICE.
                                0_1540320810723_raspberry-gateway_node-current_gw-interrupt.bmp
                                Apart from the much higher node current (and worse RSSI), the interrupt pin is always high and not toggled.

                                Are you guys using a Raspberry gateway, or an Arduino gateway?

                                I haven't had time to dig into to the MySensors code further, but does any of you know if this could be the problem?

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                                • T TSD

                                  @gohan @mfalkvidd
                                  I think it is related to the Raspberry Pi implementation of MySensors. If I use an Arduino/RFM69 gateway, the RSSI is as expected. At close range, the power drops to the minimum possible level and the RSSI is strong. I noticed that the interrupt pin is toggled during communication, see picture below (orange is node current, blue is gateway interrupt).
                                  0_1540320711757_arduino-gateway_node-current_gw-interrupt.bmp

                                  If I use the Raspberry gateway (with origin/development-3.0.0 MySensors), I get the following result (orange is node current, yellow is gateway interrupt). The same result is obtained with MySensors 2.3.0 (origin/master). I couldn't get the origin/development version to compile. It gives an error about MY_DEBUGDEVICE.
                                  0_1540320810723_raspberry-gateway_node-current_gw-interrupt.bmp
                                  Apart from the much higher node current (and worse RSSI), the interrupt pin is always high and not toggled.

                                  Are you guys using a Raspberry gateway, or an Arduino gateway?

                                  I haven't had time to dig into to the MySensors code further, but does any of you know if this could be the problem?

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                                  Mod
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #26

                                  @tsd nice work. I'm using an esp8266 gateway but I don't use atc.

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                                    Mod
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #27

                                    I am using raspberry with both nrf24 and rfm69 gateway on it, but I am still version 2.2.0

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                                      #28

                                      I have problems too with the linux gateway

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                                        I am using raspberry with both nrf24 and rfm69 gateway on it, but I am still version 2.2.0

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                                        @gohan
                                        I just tried with the node on MySensors 2.2.0, but I get the same result. I cannot get the gateway to compile with 2.2.0, I get the following errors:

                                        In file included from ./MySensors.h:49:0,
                                                         from examples_linux/mysgw.cpp:83:
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp: In function ‘bool RFM69_initialise(uint32_t)’:
                                        ./MyConfig.h:716:26: error: ‘DEFAULT_RFM69_IRQ_NUM’ was not declared in this scope
                                         #define MY_RFM69_IRQ_NUM DEFAULT_RFM69_IRQ_NUM
                                                                  ^
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp:230:18: note: in expansion of macro ‘MY_RFM69_IRQ_NUM’
                                          attachInterrupt(MY_RFM69_IRQ_NUM, RFM69_interruptHandler, RISING);
                                                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                        In file included from ./MySensors.h:347:0,
                                                         from examples_linux/mysgw.cpp:83:
                                        ./hal/transport/MyTransportRFM69.cpp: In function ‘uint8_t transportReceive(void*)’:
                                        ./hal/transport/MyTransportRFM69.cpp:80:54: error: ‘RFM69_recv’ was not declared in this scope
                                          return RFM69_recv((uint8_t*)data, MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
                                                                                              ^
                                        In file included from ./MySensors.h:343:0,
                                                         from examples_linux/mysgw.cpp:83:
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp: At global scope:
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp:749:12: warning: ‘void RFM69_encrypt(const char*)’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
                                         LOCAL void RFM69_encrypt(const char *key)
                                                    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp:599:12: warning: ‘void RFM69_ATCmode(bool, int16_t)’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
                                         LOCAL void RFM69_ATCmode(const bool onOff, const int16_t targetRSSI)
                                                    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                        ./drivers/RFM69/new/RFM69_new.cpp:340:15: warning: ‘uint8_t RFM69_receive(uint8_t*, uint8_t)’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
                                         LOCAL uint8_t RFM69_receive(uint8_t *buf, const uint8_t maxBufSize)
                                        
                                        

                                        Do you have the gateway running with 2.2.0? And ATC works for the RFM69?

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                                        • mfalkviddM mfalkvidd

                                          @tsd nice work. I'm using an esp8266 gateway but I don't use atc.

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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #30

                                          @mfalkvidd
                                          And if you turn on ATC? Does that work? Are you on 2.3.0?

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