i take it i could use an Arduino nano and not have to worry about the voltage Regulator? it can take 5v or 3.3v meaning i already have all the parts to replicate this with my existing Dioder setup..:)

Do you really spend that much time writing responses?

if your neck is aching from looking at the box then your screen isn't setup properly.

Personally, i dont like the idea of my controller being on someone elses Box. I have all i need on the RPi. Plus, if my internet connection goes down, i can still turn my lights off!

Domoticz allows you to join up controllers so you can still have access to other controllers in other houses. Its worth having a look.

This isn't what you're looking for, but whats stopping you hosting the controller in your own home and using a VPN or internet facing controller behind security or using a VPN on your phone?

i currently run Domoticz and have a Domain pointed at a Raspberry pi in my house. access outside the internal network requires a username and password, but recently i setup OpenVPN so that when connect to the VPN on my phone, i can use the Domoticz app or access the Domoticz web interface without having to setup Authentication.

@NeverDie I've got a few sensebenders and the range isn't great on them. i'm beginning to wonder if its because of the way the Radio is mounted of the PCB.

i had this issue the other day too when i restarted my gateway and controller (Ethernet Gateway powered by RPi Domoticz Controller).

I had to go and find and restart each of my nodes. it was rather annoying.

Is there a way to broadcast somekind of remote restart command? even if the Nodes dont broadcast to the gateway, maybe the Nodes can listen for a restart command?

you know you can install sqlite using apt?

sudo apt-get install sqlite

saves a LOT of compile time.

RF24_PA_LEVEL is currently set to RF24_PA_MAX
and
RF24_PA_LEVEL_GW is currently set to RF24_PA_LOW

I've also noticed that i must have written over my config at some point cause the channel is back at 76 instead of 110 where my spectrum is clearer.

i'll rebuild all the nodes tonight and see what i can get after switching channels and setting the RF24)PA_LEVEL to LOW.

No, I still need to get round to making a repeater that will sit between the Bedroom Node and the Gateway. Unfortunately i haven't found the time recently to do it.

@AWI said:

// V_TEXT & V_INFO when not using the DEVELOPMENT version
const byte V_TEXT = 47 ; // values taken from development edition MyMessage.h
const byte S_INFO = 36 ;

awesome, thanks!

I'm more of a butcher than a surgeon. I can quite happily take things apart, but fixing things usually goes right over my head!!

@mickaelr30 , did you ever get this working with 1.5?

i've got the upgrade instructions, but struggling to reverse it so it works with my current setup. Don't think i'm quite ready to upgrade all my nodes to dev quite yet.

Never mind, bad installation of an old IDE on a Raspberry pi made this all go a bit wonky.

I'll try with a newer IDE built from Source.

Hi,

i'm currently trying to use ino to build a sketch for some ws2812b LEDs. in particular i'm using the Sketch found here: http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/2169/wall-mounted-mood-light/8

but i'm getting the error below. i've installed ESP8266 Libraries as instructed on their Github page.

can anyone help with the problems below?

pi@gatekeeper ~/dev/arduino/rgb_node_with_effects $ ino build -m nano328
Searching for Board description file (boards.txt) ... /usr/share/arduino/hardwar                                   e/arduino/boards.txt
Searching for Arduino lib version file (version.txt) ... /usr/share/arduino/lib/                                   version.txt
Detecting Arduino software version ...  1.0.5 (2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4)
Searching for Arduino core library ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/cores                                   /arduino
Searching for Arduino standard libraries ... /usr/share/arduino/libraries
Searching for Arduino variants directory ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino                                   /variants
Searching for make ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/make
Searching for avr-gcc ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-gcc
Searching for avr-g++ ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-g++
Searching for avr-ar ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-ar
Searching for avr-objcopy ... /usr/share/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avr-objc                                   opy
src/rgb_node_with_effects/rgb_node_with_effects.ino
Searching for Arduino lib version file (version.txt) ... /usr/share/arduino/lib/                                   version.txt
Detecting Arduino software version ...  1.0.5 (2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4)
Scanning dependencies of src
Scanning dependencies of arduino
Scanning dependencies of Robot_Control
Scanning dependencies of FastLED
/usr/share/arduino/libraries/MySensors/core/MyMainESP8266.cpp:3:21: fatal error: ets_sys.h: No such file or directory
 #include "ets_sys.h"
                     ^
compilation terminated.
.build/nano328/Makefile.deps:254: recipe for target '.build/nano328/MySensors/core/MyMainESP8266.d' failed
make: *** [.build/nano328/MySensors/core/MyMainESP8266.d] Error 1
Make failed with code 2

you might have to give us a bit more information mate.

what exactly are you trying to achieve?

So, i setup one of my Sensebender nodes with this Sketch to see what the interference was like. i think i understand why i've such bad signal now.

My default channel is 76 (comes pre-set in MySensors). you can see the noise below.

Starting Poor Man's Wireless 2.4GHz Scanner ...

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1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567
         11121  21          1   11                   1         1  994 141 1     1                                             11
                                                  55      5 5   5  9 9            5                                             
21 1131 1311111   31  132  1221                   1   242  233 16489461  22   121 2 1                                          1
11    11 1111 12  121 1123112311        1112111111 11 113111111122991531 121    1  1                                           1
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252 75          2  97 25                            22 299 55     22  25  97  2 2                                               
1     11   33   1 31        3                         31 1    1 13963331   1     1 1                                          1 
  1                       1   1                     1 1   1    122961 1        12  1                                            
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0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888888899999999990000000000111111111122222222
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0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777777777888888888899999999990000000000111111111122222222
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i'm off to reload all my nodes onto a different channel!

I'm using some (102 to be exact) WS2812B LEDs connected to and arduino nano and NRF24L01.

using the Sketch found Here, the light shows up as a dimmable RGB Light.

currently working perfectly in Domoticz.

is the wireless reciever simply an on off switch?

Thats awesome, i'd been wondering how i can check the network interference.

Cheers mate, i'll give this a go soon as i can!

That thought had crossed my mind. Its a Dual band Router, but unfortunately a lot of the devices don't support 5Ghz.

I have a Main server in my office that i could i could connect the gateway to and make make it a network gateway that way.

I think my best option is to create an ethernet gateway anyway.

Thanks for all your help.

I'll try moving the gateway away from the router and see how that effects everything.

ok, thanks for the advice. i was originally using it with power straight from the Raspberry PI USB, but now i'm wondering if i change from a Serial Gateway to a standalone ethernet gateway and attach the gateway to the Network in a more central postition in the house. Currently its beside my router which is the furthest you can get from the other side of the house.