Hi there,
I'm trying to get a feeling (distance/quality/speed/range/usability) for RFM95 (868Mhz) modules and so I started with an ESP8266 as RFM95 MQTT gateway and a Pro Mini with RFM95 and RFM69_RFM95_ATC_SignalReport.ino Sketch I found in examples with

#define MY_RFM95_ATC_TARGET_RSSI_DBM (-70)  // target RSSI -70dBm
#define MY_RFM95_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (10)   // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW

Following values are reported back to my gateway. I'd really appreciate a short explanation, what to "expect" from these values (similar to "values from 0 to 10, 10 best"):

SR_UPLINK_QUALITY
SR_TX_POWER_LEVEL
SR_TX_POWER_PERCENT
SR_TX_RSSI
SR_RX_RSSI
SR_TX_SNR
SR_RX_SNR

Following values for 1m distance between gateway and sender and I have honestly no idea what those values are telling me:

SR_UPLINK_QUALITY 0 
SR_TX_POWER_LEVEL 5
SR_TX_POWER_PERCENT 0 
SR_TX_RSSI -34 
SR_RX_RSSI -27 
SR_TX_SNR 9 
SR_RX_SNR 9

What is uplink quality telling me and why it's 0, why is TX power percent 0 and power level 5? Looking forward to hear from you.

Cheers,
Thomas

Hi there,
I'm trying to get a feeling (distance/quality/speed/range/usability) for RFM95 (868Mhz) modules and so I started with an ESP8266 as RFM95 MQTT gateway and a Pro Mini with RFM95 and RFM69_RFM95_ATC_SignalReport.ino Sketch I found in examples with

#define MY_RFM95_ATC_TARGET_RSSI_DBM (-70)  // target RSSI -70dBm
#define MY_RFM95_MAX_POWER_LEVEL_DBM (10)   // max. TX power 10dBm = 10mW

Following values are reported back to my gateway. I'd really appreciate a short explanation, what to "expect" from these values (similar to "values from 0 to 10, 10 best"):

SR_UPLINK_QUALITY
SR_TX_POWER_LEVEL
SR_TX_POWER_PERCENT
SR_TX_RSSI
SR_RX_RSSI
SR_TX_SNR
SR_RX_SNR

Following values for 1m distance between gateway and sender and I have honestly no idea what those values are telling me:

SR_UPLINK_QUALITY 0 
SR_TX_POWER_LEVEL 5
SR_TX_POWER_PERCENT 0 
SR_TX_RSSI -34 
SR_RX_RSSI -27 
SR_TX_SNR 9 
SR_RX_SNR 9

What is uplink quality telling me and why it's 0, why is TX power percent 0 and power level 5? Looking forward to hear from you.

Cheers,
Thomas

Thank you very much. BTW: Is it possible to use Nodemanager with two, three or even four door sensors on a single ESP8266 (as Gateway without NRF radio)? Any help very appreciated!

@user2684 this project is awesome! Thank you for your work and efforts. Just one question: what exactly is needed for "built-in battery reporting" hardware-wise? is it really "built-in" or do i need additional wiring and resistors for battery reporting? (I'll want to power up my 3.3V Arduino Pro mini with 2 AA cells)

@Slorf said:

@Mediacj

I am still working on the S0 sketch, the problem I have is how to set the starting value, how did you solve this ?

Looking forward how to set a "starting value" (via domotics)