Posts made by Misna

Thanks, at least one of the nodes started working!

Will try to update another one today.

Hi!

I just migrated my Home Assistant from RPi to VMware vsphere virtual appliance. I didn't get the current Arduino Uno serial gateway to work via passing through the device in VMware (Zigbee stick works great this way).

So I did a ESP8266 gateway since I had a board available. I got it flashed and I think the ESP talks with radio and HA talks with the gateway but my nodes won't work. I tried to remove the .json file, no help (just removed the entities from HA).

All I get in serial monitor of the gateway is this (over and over):
gwt:rfc:c=0,msg=0;255;3;0;2;

What should I try next? All my nodes have statically assigned node ID's. I'm not 100% sure what the version of mysensors they have but I think it is 2.2.something

How should I handle in code the issue that my relay is active when pulled to the ground (logical 0) and in Home Assistant it is the opposite.

Hi!

Going through examples and forum topics I've noticed that I'm using the wrong S-type and V-type.

I'm writing a new version of the code with S_LIGHT and V_LIGHT so there is now dimmer functionality (which I don't need).

Let's see if this helps.

Finally! Thanks @Boots33 !
I think mysensors is a great platform but simple tutorials are needed.

Hi!

I'm building my first mysensors node and have one problem before I can move it to production. The node is referred here: https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/9863/my-very-first-mysensors-node/3

It works perfectly reading temperature, humidity and the door status.

But with the light switch if HA goes to a state where light status is "on" but brightness is "0" it doesn't respond until I manually set the brightness to "100". I tried this with mysensors library version 2.3.1 and 2.2.0 but the behaviour is the same. My gateway version is 2.1.0

Here is the code for the node. There is nothing special on HA end. I'm running hass.io latest version 0.84.6 and lovelace GUI. Sorry for the comments in the code, they are part english and part finnish

Just this issue to solve and one package from China and I'll get the power supplys and nodes ready. Then pretty soon I'll have 10 mysensors nodes running! I already started with some Sonoff's in the middle froor, four now installed and one waiting for a suitable application.

 /*
  * NODE ID: 2
  * Tämä on alasisäeteisen node jossa on:
  * - DHT22 -> lämpö ja kosteus
  * - Releohjaus sisäeteisen valoille (kytkin+rele)
  * - Ovitunnistin (hall-anturi)
  * Kytkennät:
  * - 5=DHT22
  * - 4=Releohjaus
  * - 3=Yläkerran valokytkin
  * - 6=Alakerran valokytkin
  * - 2=Ovitunnistin
  */

// Enable debug prints
//#define MY_DEBUG

// Noden ID (oltava kaikissa eri!!)
#define MY_NODE_ID 2

// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_RF24
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM69

#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensors.h>
#include <Bounce2.h>
#include <DHT.h>
#include <SimpleTimer.h>

#define DOOR_PIN  2 // Ovikytkin
#define BUTTON_PIN  3  // Yläkerran valokytkin
#define BUTTON_PIN_2  6  // Alakerran valokytkin
#define RELAY_PIN  4 // Rele (valo)
#define DHT_DATA_PIN 5 // Lämpötila-anturi DHT22

#define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 1
#define CHILD_ID_HUM 2
#define CHILD_ID_TEMP 3
#define CHILD_ID_DOOR 4

#define LIGHT_OFF 0
#define LIGHT_ON 1

#define RELAY_ON 0
#define RELAY_OFF 1

#define DOOR_CLOSED 0
#define DOOR_OPEN 1

#define SENSOR_TEMP_OFFSET 0 // DHT22 lämpötilan offsetti

#define SN "kellari_sisaeteinen"
#define SV "1.2"

// Force sending an update of the temperature after n sensor reads, so a controller showing the
// timestamp of the last update doesn't show something like 3 hours in the unlikely case, that
// the value didn't change since;
// i.e. the sensor would force sending an update every UPDATE_INTERVAL*FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS [ms]
static const uint8_t FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS = 10;

float lastTemp;
float lastHum;
uint8_t nNoUpdatesTemp;
uint8_t nNoUpdatesHum;
bool metric = true;

int16_t last_state = LIGHT_OFF;
int16_t last_dim = 0;

// Yläkerran valokytkimen luku
Bounce debouncer = Bounce(); 

// Alakerran valokytkimen luku
Bounce debouncer_2 = Bounce(); 

// Ovikytkimen luku
Bounce ovidebouncer = Bounce(); 

// Lämpötila-anturin oliot
DHT dht;
SimpleTimer timer;

MyMessage light_msg( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_STATUS );
MyMessage dimmer_msg( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_PERCENTAGE );
MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgOvi(CHILD_ID_DOOR, V_TRIPPED);

void setup()
{
  dht.setup(DHT_DATA_PIN); // set data pin of DHT sensor
  // Sleep for the time of the minimum sampling period to give the sensor time to power up
  // (otherwise, timeout errors might occure for the first reading)
  sleep(dht.getMinimumSamplingPeriod());
  
  update_light();
  //Serial.println( "Node ready to receive messages..." );

  // Setup the buttons
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN,INPUT);
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN_2,INPUT);
  // Activate internal pull-up
  digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN_2,HIGH);

  // Make sure relays are off when starting up
  digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_OFF);
  // Then set relay pins in output mode
  pinMode(RELAY_PIN, OUTPUT);

  // Yläkerran valokytkin
  debouncer.attach(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  debouncer.interval(25);

  // Alakerran valokytkin
  debouncer_2.attach(BUTTON_PIN_2, INPUT_PULLUP);
  debouncer_2.interval(25);

  // Ovikytkin
  ovidebouncer.attach(DOOR_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  ovidebouncer.interval(25);  

  // Timer lämpötila-anturin lukemista varten (millisekunteja) eli luetaan 1min välein
  timer.setInterval(60000, lampotilaLuku);
}

void loop()
{
  //In MySensors2.x, first message must come from within loop()
  static bool first_message_sent = false;
  if ( first_message_sent == false )
  {
    //Serial.println( "Sending initial state..." );
    send_dimmer_message();
    send_status_message();
    lampotilaLuku();
    send(msgOvi.set(DOOR_CLOSED));
    first_message_sent = true;
  }

  debouncer.update(); // Update the Bounce instance (yläkerran valokytkin)

  // Laskevan reunan tunnistus (yläkerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer.fell() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Laskeva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Nousevan reunan tunnistus (yläkerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer.rose() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Nouseva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  debouncer_2.update(); // Update the Bounce instance (alakerran valokytkin)

  // Laskevan reunan tunnistus (alakerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer_2.fell() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Laskeva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Nousevan reunan tunnistus (alakerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer_2.rose() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Nouseva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Ovitunnistimen luku
  if (ovidebouncer.update())
  {
    // Get the update value.
    int value = ovidebouncer.read();
    // Send in the new value.
    //Serial.println( "Oven status muuttui" );
    send(msgOvi.set(value==HIGH ? 1 : 0));
  }

  // Lämpötila-anturin timer pyörii..
  timer.run();
}

void presentation()
{
  // Send the sketch version information to the gateway
  sendSketchInfo( SN, SV );
  present( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_DIMMER );
  present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM);
  present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP);
  present(CHILD_ID_DOOR, S_DOOR);
  
  metric = true; // Lämpötila-anturi
}

// Vastaanotetaan HA:lta komentoja
void receive(const MyMessage &message)
{
  //When receiving a V_STATUS command, switch the light between OFF
  //and the last received dimmer value  
  // Tämä on ON/OFF viesti HA:lta
  if ( message.type == V_STATUS )
  {
    //Serial.println( "V_STATUS command received..." );

    int lstate = message.getInt();
    if (( lstate < 0 ) || ( lstate > 1 )) {
      //Serial.println( "V_STATUS data invalid (should be 0/1)" );
      return;
    }
    last_state = lstate;

    //If last dimmer state is zero, set dimmer to 100
    if (( last_state == LIGHT_ON ) && ( last_dim == 0 ))
    {
      last_dim=100;
    }

    //Update constroller status
    send_status_message();

  } 
  // Tämä on himmennys viesti HA:lta
  else if ( message.type == V_PERCENTAGE )
  {
    //Serial.println( "V_PERCENTAGE command received..." );
    int dim_value = constrain( message.getInt(), 0, 100 );
    if ( dim_value == 0 ) {
      last_state = LIGHT_OFF;

      //Update constroller with dimmer value & status
      send_dimmer_message();
      send_status_message();      
    }
    else
    {
      last_state = LIGHT_ON;
      last_dim = dim_value;

      //Update constroller with dimmer value
      send_dimmer_message();
    }

  } 
  else
  {
    //Serial.println( "Invalid command received..." );
    return;
  }

  //Here you set the actual light state/level
  update_light();
}

// Releen ohjaus statuksen perusteella
void update_light()
{
  if ( last_state == LIGHT_OFF )
  {
    //Serial.println( "Light state: OFF" );
    digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_OFF);
  } 
  else
  {
    //Serial.print( "Light state: ON, Level: " );
    //Serial.println( last_dim );
    digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_ON);
  }
}

// Lähetetään HA:lle dimmer arvo
void send_dimmer_message()
{
  send( dimmer_msg.set( last_dim ) );
}

// Lähetetään HA:lle valon status (ON/OFF)
void send_status_message()
{
  if ( last_state == LIGHT_OFF ) {
    send( light_msg.set( (int16_t)0) );
  } else {
    send( light_msg.set( (int16_t)1) );
  }
}

// Luetaan DHT22 arvot
void lampotilaLuku()
{
  // Force reading sensor, so it works also after sleep()
  dht.readSensor(true);
  
  // Get temperature from DHT library
  float temperature = dht.getTemperature();
  if (isnan(temperature)) {
    //Serial.println("Failed reading temperature from DHT!");
  } else if (temperature != lastTemp || nNoUpdatesTemp == FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS) {
    // Only send temperature if it changed since the last measurement or if we didn't send an update for n times
    lastTemp = temperature;
    if (!metric) {
      temperature = dht.toFahrenheit(temperature);
    }
    // Reset no updates counter
    nNoUpdatesTemp = 0;
    temperature += SENSOR_TEMP_OFFSET;
    send(msgTemp.set(temperature, 1));

    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    //Serial.print("T: ");
    //Serial.println(temperature);
    #endif
  } else {
    // Increase no update counter if the temperature stayed the same
    nNoUpdatesTemp++;
  }
  
  // Get humidity from DHT library
  float humidity = dht.getHumidity();
  if (isnan(humidity)) {
    //Serial.println("Failed reading humidity from DHT");
  } else if (humidity != lastHum || nNoUpdatesHum == FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS) {
    // Only send humidity if it changed since the last measurement or if we didn't send an update for n times
    lastHum = humidity;
    // Reset no updates counter
    nNoUpdatesHum = 0;
    send(msgHum.set(humidity, 1));
    
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    //Serial.print("H: ");
    //Serial.println(humidity);
    #endif
  } else {
    // Increase no update counter if the humidity stayed the same
    nNoUpdatesHum++;
  }
}

// Napin painon jälkeen valon ohjaus ja statuksen päivitys
void nappiPainettu()
{
  if (last_state == LIGHT_ON)
  {
    //Serial.println( "Valo OFF napista" );
    last_state = LIGHT_OFF;
    last_dim=0;
    update_light(); // Releen toggle
  }
  else
  {
    //Serial.println( "Valo ON napista" );
    last_state = LIGHT_ON;
    last_dim=100;
    update_light(); // Releen toggle
  }
  //Serial.println( "Lahetetaan HA:lle uusi status" );
  send_status_message(); // Lähetä HA:lle uusi status (ON/OFF)
  send_dimmer_message(); // Lähetä HA:lle uusi dim arvo (0/100)
}

Here are parts concerning from configuration.yaml file:

# Mysensors serial gateway config
mysensors:
  gateways:
    - device: '/dev/ttyACM0'
      baud_rate: 115200
      persistence_file: '/config/mysensors.json'
  optimistic: false
  persistence: true
  version: 2.0

I have problem now with Home Assistant and this node. It works perfectly reading temperature, humidity and the door status.

But with the light switch if HA goes to a state where light status is "on" but brightness is "0" it doesn't respond until I manually set the brightness to "100". I tried this with mysensors library version 2.3.1 and 2.2.0 but the behaviour is the same. My gateway version is 2.1.0

Here is the code for the node. There is nothing special on HA end. I'm running hass.io latest version 0.84.6 and lovelace GUI. Sorry for the comments in the code, they are part english and part finnish

Just this issue to solve and one package from China and I'll get the power supplys and nodes ready. Then pretty soon I'll have 10 mysensors nodes running! I already started with some Sonoff's in the middle froor, four now installed and one waiting for a suitable application.

 /*
  * NODE ID: 2
  * Tämä on alasisäeteisen node jossa on:
  * - DHT22 -> lämpö ja kosteus
  * - Releohjaus sisäeteisen valoille (kytkin+rele)
  * - Ovitunnistin (hall-anturi)
  * Kytkennät:
  * - 5=DHT22
  * - 4=Releohjaus
  * - 3=Yläkerran valokytkin
  * - 6=Alakerran valokytkin
  * - 2=Ovitunnistin
  */

// Enable debug prints
//#define MY_DEBUG

// Noden ID (oltava kaikissa eri!!)
#define MY_NODE_ID 2

// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_RF24
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM69

#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensors.h>
#include <Bounce2.h>
#include <DHT.h>
#include <SimpleTimer.h>

#define DOOR_PIN  2 // Ovikytkin
#define BUTTON_PIN  3  // Yläkerran valokytkin
#define BUTTON_PIN_2  6  // Alakerran valokytkin
#define RELAY_PIN  4 // Rele (valo)
#define DHT_DATA_PIN 5 // Lämpötila-anturi DHT22

#define CHILD_ID_LIGHT 1
#define CHILD_ID_HUM 2
#define CHILD_ID_TEMP 3
#define CHILD_ID_DOOR 4

#define LIGHT_OFF 0
#define LIGHT_ON 1

#define RELAY_ON 0
#define RELAY_OFF 1

#define DOOR_CLOSED 0
#define DOOR_OPEN 1

#define SENSOR_TEMP_OFFSET 0 // DHT22 lämpötilan offsetti

#define SN "kellari_sisaeteinen"
#define SV "1.2"

// Force sending an update of the temperature after n sensor reads, so a controller showing the
// timestamp of the last update doesn't show something like 3 hours in the unlikely case, that
// the value didn't change since;
// i.e. the sensor would force sending an update every UPDATE_INTERVAL*FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS [ms]
static const uint8_t FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS = 10;

float lastTemp;
float lastHum;
uint8_t nNoUpdatesTemp;
uint8_t nNoUpdatesHum;
bool metric = true;

int16_t last_state = LIGHT_OFF;
int16_t last_dim = 0;

// Yläkerran valokytkimen luku
Bounce debouncer = Bounce(); 

// Alakerran valokytkimen luku
Bounce debouncer_2 = Bounce(); 

// Ovikytkimen luku
Bounce ovidebouncer = Bounce(); 

// Lämpötila-anturin oliot
DHT dht;
SimpleTimer timer;

MyMessage light_msg( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_STATUS );
MyMessage dimmer_msg( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, V_PERCENTAGE );
MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM);
MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgOvi(CHILD_ID_DOOR, V_TRIPPED);

void setup()
{
  dht.setup(DHT_DATA_PIN); // set data pin of DHT sensor
  // Sleep for the time of the minimum sampling period to give the sensor time to power up
  // (otherwise, timeout errors might occure for the first reading)
  sleep(dht.getMinimumSamplingPeriod());
  
  update_light();
  //Serial.println( "Node ready to receive messages..." );

  // Setup the buttons
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN,INPUT);
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN_2,INPUT);
  // Activate internal pull-up
  digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN,HIGH);
  digitalWrite(BUTTON_PIN_2,HIGH);

  // Make sure relays are off when starting up
  digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_OFF);
  // Then set relay pins in output mode
  pinMode(RELAY_PIN, OUTPUT);

  // Yläkerran valokytkin
  debouncer.attach(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  debouncer.interval(25);

  // Alakerran valokytkin
  debouncer_2.attach(BUTTON_PIN_2, INPUT_PULLUP);
  debouncer_2.interval(25);

  // Ovikytkin
  ovidebouncer.attach(DOOR_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  ovidebouncer.interval(25);  

  // Timer lämpötila-anturin lukemista varten (millisekunteja) eli luetaan 1min välein
  timer.setInterval(60000, lampotilaLuku);
}

void loop()
{
  //In MySensors2.x, first message must come from within loop()
  static bool first_message_sent = false;
  if ( first_message_sent == false )
  {
    //Serial.println( "Sending initial state..." );
    send_dimmer_message();
    send_status_message();
    lampotilaLuku();
    send(msgOvi.set(DOOR_CLOSED));
    first_message_sent = true;
  }

  debouncer.update(); // Update the Bounce instance (yläkerran valokytkin)

  // Laskevan reunan tunnistus (yläkerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer.fell() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Laskeva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Nousevan reunan tunnistus (yläkerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer.rose() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Nouseva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  debouncer_2.update(); // Update the Bounce instance (alakerran valokytkin)

  // Laskevan reunan tunnistus (alakerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer_2.fell() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Laskeva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Nousevan reunan tunnistus (alakerran valokytkin)
  if ( debouncer_2.rose() ) 
  {
    //Serial.println( "Nouseva reuna" );
    nappiPainettu(); // Valon ohjaus
  }

  // Ovitunnistimen luku
  if (ovidebouncer.update())
  {
    // Get the update value.
    int value = ovidebouncer.read();
    // Send in the new value.
    //Serial.println( "Oven status muuttui" );
    send(msgOvi.set(value==HIGH ? 1 : 0));
  }

  // Lämpötila-anturin timer pyörii..
  timer.run();
}

void presentation()
{
  // Send the sketch version information to the gateway
  sendSketchInfo( SN, SV );
  present( CHILD_ID_LIGHT, S_DIMMER );
  present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM);
  present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP);
  present(CHILD_ID_DOOR, S_DOOR);
  
  metric = true; // Lämpötila-anturi
}

// Vastaanotetaan HA:lta komentoja
void receive(const MyMessage &message)
{
  //When receiving a V_STATUS command, switch the light between OFF
  //and the last received dimmer value  
  // Tämä on ON/OFF viesti HA:lta
  if ( message.type == V_STATUS )
  {
    //Serial.println( "V_STATUS command received..." );

    int lstate = message.getInt();
    if (( lstate < 0 ) || ( lstate > 1 )) {
      //Serial.println( "V_STATUS data invalid (should be 0/1)" );
      return;
    }
    last_state = lstate;

    //If last dimmer state is zero, set dimmer to 100
    if (( last_state == LIGHT_ON ) && ( last_dim == 0 ))
    {
      last_dim=100;
    }

    //Update constroller status
    send_status_message();

  } 
  // Tämä on himmennys viesti HA:lta
  else if ( message.type == V_PERCENTAGE )
  {
    //Serial.println( "V_PERCENTAGE command received..." );
    int dim_value = constrain( message.getInt(), 0, 100 );
    if ( dim_value == 0 ) {
      last_state = LIGHT_OFF;

      //Update constroller with dimmer value & status
      send_dimmer_message();
      send_status_message();      
    }
    else
    {
      last_state = LIGHT_ON;
      last_dim = dim_value;

      //Update constroller with dimmer value
      send_dimmer_message();
    }

  } 
  else
  {
    //Serial.println( "Invalid command received..." );
    return;
  }

  //Here you set the actual light state/level
  update_light();
}

// Releen ohjaus statuksen perusteella
void update_light()
{
  if ( last_state == LIGHT_OFF )
  {
    //Serial.println( "Light state: OFF" );
    digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_OFF);
  } 
  else
  {
    //Serial.print( "Light state: ON, Level: " );
    //Serial.println( last_dim );
    digitalWrite(RELAY_PIN, RELAY_ON);
  }
}

// Lähetetään HA:lle dimmer arvo
void send_dimmer_message()
{
  send( dimmer_msg.set( last_dim ) );
}

// Lähetetään HA:lle valon status (ON/OFF)
void send_status_message()
{
  if ( last_state == LIGHT_OFF ) {
    send( light_msg.set( (int16_t)0) );
  } else {
    send( light_msg.set( (int16_t)1) );
  }
}

// Luetaan DHT22 arvot
void lampotilaLuku()
{
  // Force reading sensor, so it works also after sleep()
  dht.readSensor(true);
  
  // Get temperature from DHT library
  float temperature = dht.getTemperature();
  if (isnan(temperature)) {
    //Serial.println("Failed reading temperature from DHT!");
  } else if (temperature != lastTemp || nNoUpdatesTemp == FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS) {
    // Only send temperature if it changed since the last measurement or if we didn't send an update for n times
    lastTemp = temperature;
    if (!metric) {
      temperature = dht.toFahrenheit(temperature);
    }
    // Reset no updates counter
    nNoUpdatesTemp = 0;
    temperature += SENSOR_TEMP_OFFSET;
    send(msgTemp.set(temperature, 1));

    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    //Serial.print("T: ");
    //Serial.println(temperature);
    #endif
  } else {
    // Increase no update counter if the temperature stayed the same
    nNoUpdatesTemp++;
  }
  
  // Get humidity from DHT library
  float humidity = dht.getHumidity();
  if (isnan(humidity)) {
    //Serial.println("Failed reading humidity from DHT");
  } else if (humidity != lastHum || nNoUpdatesHum == FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS) {
    // Only send humidity if it changed since the last measurement or if we didn't send an update for n times
    lastHum = humidity;
    // Reset no updates counter
    nNoUpdatesHum = 0;
    send(msgHum.set(humidity, 1));
    
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    //Serial.print("H: ");
    //Serial.println(humidity);
    #endif
  } else {
    // Increase no update counter if the humidity stayed the same
    nNoUpdatesHum++;
  }
}

// Napin painon jälkeen valon ohjaus ja statuksen päivitys
void nappiPainettu()
{
  if (last_state == LIGHT_ON)
  {
    //Serial.println( "Valo OFF napista" );
    last_state = LIGHT_OFF;
    last_dim=0;
    update_light(); // Releen toggle
  }
  else
  {
    //Serial.println( "Valo ON napista" );
    last_state = LIGHT_ON;
    last_dim=100;
    update_light(); // Releen toggle
  }
  //Serial.println( "Lahetetaan HA:lle uusi status" );
  send_status_message(); // Lähetä HA:lle uusi status (ON/OFF)
  send_dimmer_message(); // Lähetä HA:lle uusi dim arvo (0/100)
}

Here are parts concerning from configuration.yaml file:

# Mysensors serial gateway config
mysensors:
  gateways:
    - device: '/dev/ttyACM0'
      baud_rate: 115200
      persistence_file: '/config/mysensors.json'
  optimistic: false
  persistence: true
  version: 2.0

Yes I know its possible with ESP8266 but I want to do it with a mysensors node. Any ideas on how to execute it?

Hi!

I'm starting my home automation journey and the architecture will be autonomous mysensors-nodes also controlled by Home Assistant.
Maybe some sonoff's for some special needs.

My house has 3 floors and the middle floor is 100% renovated 5 years ago so there I have to make compromises but the other two floors we are renovating and also recabling all the electrics so it's easy to get all cables routed to a central place for automation control.

I already have Home Assistant running a few months and its collecting sensor data from my geothermal heat pump, UPS device and some software running on my home server.

This first node is a kind on POC and wife approval node. It goes to a hallway in my basement which we are renovating at the moment.
The node has:

• 5V power from the AIO (maybe I'll need a fuse? or this https://www.openhardware.io/view/504/HLK-PM01-breakout-board)
• Arduino Pro Mini 5V for the brains
• NRF24 radio
• DHT22 for temperature and humidity
• A relay to control lights
• Standard Finnish light switch (existing one)
• Hall sensor for laundry room door

The idea is to make the system fault tolerant and not dependant of Home Assistant which I have to update from time to time and which runs on RPi3 which can fail.

Other nodes I'm planning:

• Water pump monitoring and control
• Electricity monitor
• Freezer monitoring
• Laundry room machines monitoring
• Lights inside and outside of the house
• Temperature sensors to all rooms
• Control of under-floor heating valves (21 at the moment)

Hi!

I would very much like to use addressable RGB LED strips with fastled-library like Ben is using here with ESP8266 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KI36GTgwuQ

I really have no idea on where to start. I guess its easy to switch on/off the strip but how am I able to change to different fastled-modes?

@gohan ok but at the moment the gateway runs on Arduino Uno. So I have to switch to RasPi?
Or can I buy another Uno and use RFM69 with it? But does Home Assistant support multiple MySensors gateways?

@skywatch So I would have 2 gateways? One for indoor sensors and one for outdoor sensors?

Would it be possible to have NRF24 and RFM69 chips on the same gateway?
So I could use the RFM69 with nodes that are farther away?

@skywatch There is maybe 30m between the buildings and the gateway is on the other side of my house so 10m of indoor space and lots of walls...

Yes the gateway has the PA LNA version. I guess it's ok to mix these?

I'm taking 5V from the UNO to RF module via this adapter: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Socket-Adapter-plate-Board-for-8Pin-NRF24L01-Wireless-Transceive-module-51/32655936568.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.IAzDGk

I'm planning to maybe place a couple of nodes to the outside wall of my house so maybe using these as repeaters might solve the problem..

At the moment I only have one PA LNA version but I'm about to place an order this weekend.

@martinhjelmare ok, I'll get a proper power supply. I have a capasitor welded to the radio module. The gateway has the model with the stick antenna.

I have tried how far the demo sensor node works (it has the std module with the antenna on the PCB) and it works anywhere in my 3 story house.
But when I moved it to a building next to my house it didn't work. The distance was maybe 40m.

Should I experiment with the setting #define MY_RF24_PA_LEVEL ?
What does this require from the HW?

@martinhjelmare The gateway (Uno) is powered from the USB port of the RPi3 which runs Home Assistant. Should I use a external power supply?

Hi!

I managed to get the node to work by rebooting everything. Maybe the controller and gateway must be alive before the sensor send its presentation?

But thanks for the help anyway!

I'm exited to start building my homeautomation now that I have all the connection working from end to end.

The first task is to replace my room thermostats with intelligent ones but I think I'll continue it in a different topic.

Mikko

Hi all!

I'm just about to get my first sensor readout to Home Assistant but something is wrong and I need your help.

I now have Home Assistant running on Raspberry Pi 3 and an Arduino Uno acting as a serial gateway flashed with the example gateway sketch. And one sensor node on Pro Mini with DHT22 attached and flashed with the example DHT sketch.

From examining the logs I can see that Home Assistant is able to connect to the gateway:
2017-11-14 22:35:03 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors.gateway_serial] Trying to connect to /dev/ttyACM0
2017-11-14 22:35:03 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors.gateway_serial] /dev/ttyACM0 is open...
2017-11-14 22:35:03 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors.gateway_serial] Connected to /dev/ttyACM0

And I can see that the gateway is talking to Home Assistant
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA--,VER=2.1.0
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSF:WUR:MS=0
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT:TSP OK
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT:GW MODE
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
2017-11-14 22:35:05 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:14 p:Gateway startup complete.
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [homeassistant.components.mysensors] Node update: node 0 child 255
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [homeassistant.components.mysensors] Not a child update for node 0
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] Handle queue with call <bound method SerialGateway.logic of SerialGateway>(('0;255;0;0;18;2.1.0\n',), {}) took 0.190 seconds
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:STP
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
2017-11-14 22:35:05 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:

But after this all that happens is that this goes on over and over
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSF:MSG:READ,1-1-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0:39.6
2017-11-14 22:45:27 WARNING (Thread-13) [mysensors] Node 1 is unknown
2017-11-14 22:45:27 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors] Requesting new presentation for node 1
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:!TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-1-1,s=255,c=3,t=19,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA--,VER=2.1.0
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSF:WUR:MS=0
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT:TSP OK
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:INIT:GW MODE
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
2017-11-14 22:45:27 INFO (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:14 p:Gateway startup complete.
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:STP
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
2017-11-14 22:45:27 DEBUG (Thread-13) [mysensors] n:0 c:255 t:3 s:9 p:TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:

Here is my HA configuration:

mysensors:
  gateways:
    - device: '/dev/ttyACM0'
      baud_rate: 115200
      persistence_file: '/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/mysensors2.json'
  optimistic: false
  persistence: true
  version: 2.0
  
logger:
  default: info
  logs:
    homeassistant.components.mysensors: debug
    mysensors: debug

And the contents of the "mysensors2.json" persistence file

{"0": {"sketch_name": null, "children": {}, "sensor_id": 0, "battery_level": 0, "sketch_version": null, "type": 18, "protocol_version": "2.1.0"}}

So what should I investigate next? Is there perhaps something missing from the example from https://www.mysensors.org/build/humidity ?

In the example there is defined only child ID's not the node ID's. Shouldn't these come from the controller (HA) ?

Thanks for your help, I hope you my explanations make sense.

Hi!

This project has been on hold since I burned my FTDI adapter. Back to you in a few weeks when a new one arrives from China

Yes I have. When I upload the sample scetch from HA site I get this from serial monitor:

#!⸮⸮⸮0 MCO:BGN:INIT REPEATER,CP=RNNRA--,VER=2.1.1
3 TSM:INIT
4 TSF:WUR:MS=0
11 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
13 TSM:INIT:STATID=1
15 TSF:SID:OK,ID=1
17 TSM:FPAR
53 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
2060 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
2062 TSM:FPAR
2098 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4106 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
4108 TSM:FPAR
4144 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
6152 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
6154 TSM:FPAR
6190 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
8198 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
8199 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
8201 TSM:FAIL:PDT
18204 TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
18206 TSM:INIT
18213 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
18215 TSM:INIT:STATID=1
18217 TSF:SID:OK,ID=1

Now I have no idea where to start debugging this. In the scetch there is some lines that should print status messages to serial line but I can't see any of those.

What should I check next? I don't know if the node even has radio access to the gateway.

Hi!

Thanks to great help from the community I've managed to set up an ethernet gateway using Arduino UNO and a W5100 ethernet shield.

Now I'm building my first sensor node based on Arduino Pro Mini but I have no idea on how to proceed. I'm using Home Assistant as my controller.

I've made a sample sensor assembled with dupont cables to test different sensors before building real nodes. I am able to program it with the FTDI adapter but have no idea on how to present it to Home Assistant or even know if its communicating with the gateway.

I couldn't find a tutorial online on how to integrate MySensors and Home Assistant, please help.

Here's a picture of my POC sensor node (a cap to the radio module will be soldered today after I visit the local electronics store to resupply my stock).

I used just regular 100Ohm resistors like this

Evening!
Happy to report that soldering the two resistors to the back fixed the problem!
So no need to downgrade Arduino IDE etc..

@gohan check the post by klggi. No need to touch the SMD's, just solder 2 regular resistors to the backside of the connector.

Hi!

Sure. Here is the link: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=351477.15

There are many options for the fix but the easiest is defined by klggi on page2 (just solder 2 100ohm resistors on the backside of the ethernet connector).
I'll try to apply this fix tomorrow evening, I'll get back to you on how it went.

Hi!

Investigating this issue it seems that my chinese ethernet shield has the wrong kind of terminating resistors on the ethernet line as described here.
So first I'll try to apply the common fix for that problem (change the resistors) and then I'll get back to you.

Btw thanks for the awesome support!

Yes it is and even the link lights wont light up on my switch. I'll try to add the capasitor tomorrow. I'll also try this with a regular radio module (without the antenna)

Hi!

I commented the line #define MY_W5100_SPI_EN 4 and wired the module as described in the post linked.
I also added this line: #define MY_RF24_PA_LEVEL RF24_PA_MIN to lower the power need.

Tried to add this adapter board: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Socket-Adapter-plate-Board-for-8Pin-NRF24L01-Wireless-Transceive-module-51/32655936568.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.WnqXqC

Now this is what I'm getting with DHCP configuration:

0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA--,VER=2.1.1
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:WUR:MS=0
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:TSP OK
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT:GW MODE
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
DHCP FAILURE...0;255;3;0;9;!MCO:BGN:TSP FAIL

And with static IP:

IP: 192.168.10.25
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:STP
0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1

Btw my versions used:

• macOS 10.12.3
• Arduino IDE 1.8.2
• Arduino AVR Boards 1.6.18
• MySensors library 2.1.1

Still the board is somehow looping and does not appear to the network.

Hi!

That is true. I thought that it was optional as described here. If you experience bad reception or if transmitted data never reaches destination, try adding a decoupling capacitor

I can try adding a capasitor when I get home.

Hi!

I'm just starting my Mysensors journey with building an ethernet gateway based on Arduino UNO.

Parts I'm using:

• Arduino UNO from somewhere on Aliexpress (link does not work anymore)
• UNO ethernet shield from here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/UNO-Shield-Ethernet-Shield-W5100-R3-Development-board-FOR-arduino/32341820750.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.lpQQAC
• NRF24L-module from here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1sets-Special-promotions-1100-meter-long-distance-NRF24L01-PA-LNA-wireless-modules-with-antenna/32341792715.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.lpQQAC

I connected the RF-module how described here: https://www.mysensors.org/build/ethernet_gateway
A2 - MISO
A1 - MOSI
A0 - SCK
6 - SCN
5 - CE

I uploaded the W5100 Gateway scetch and the device seems to be in a endless boot loop.

Here's what I see in the serial monitor of Arduino IDE:

0;255;3;0;9;MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGA--,VER=2.1.1
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSF:WUR:MS=0
0;255;3;0;9;!TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:PDT
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;!TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:CNT=2
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:PDT
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:RE-INIT
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:INIT
0;255;3;0;9;!TSM:INIT:TSP FAIL
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:CNT=3
0;255;3;0;9;TSM:FAIL:PDT

And here is the scetch:

// Enable debug prints to serial monitor
#define MY_DEBUG

// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
//#define MY_RADIO_RFM69

// Enable gateway ethernet module type
#define MY_GATEWAY_W5100

// W5100 Ethernet module SPI enable (optional if using a shield/module that manages SPI_EN signal)
#define MY_W5100_SPI_EN 4

// Enable Soft SPI for NRF radio (note different radio wiring is required)
// The W5100 ethernet module seems to have a hard time co-operate with
// radio on the same spi bus.
#if !defined(MY_W5100_SPI_EN) && !defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_SAMD)
#define MY_SOFTSPI
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN 14
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN 16
#define MY_SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN 15
#endif

// When W5100 is connected we have to move CE/CSN pins for NRF radio
#ifndef MY_RF24_CE_PIN
#define MY_RF24_CE_PIN 5
#endif
#ifndef MY_RF24_CS_PIN
#define MY_RF24_CS_PIN 6
#endif

// Enable to UDP
//#define MY_USE_UDP

//#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,178,66   // If this is disabled, DHCP is used to retrieve address
// Renewal period if using DHCP
#define MY_IP_RENEWAL_INTERVAL 60000
// The port to keep open on node server mode / or port to contact in client mode
#define MY_PORT 5003

// Controller ip address. Enables client mode (default is "server" mode).
// Also enable this if MY_USE_UDP is used and you want sensor data sent somewhere.
//#define MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS 192, 168, 178, 254

// The MAC address can be anything you want but should be unique on your network.
// Newer boards have a MAC address printed on the underside of the PCB, which you can (optionally) use.
// Note that most of the Ardunio examples use  "DEAD BEEF FEED" for the MAC address.
#define MY_MAC_ADDRESS 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED

// Enable inclusion mode
#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_FEATURE
// Enable Inclusion mode button on gateway
//#define MY_INCLUSION_BUTTON_FEATURE
// Set inclusion mode duration (in seconds)
#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_DURATION 60
// Digital pin used for inclusion mode button
//#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_BUTTON_PIN  3

// Set blinking period
#define MY_DEFAULT_LED_BLINK_PERIOD 300

// Flash leds on rx/tx/err
// Uncomment to override default HW configurations
//#define MY_DEFAULT_ERR_LED_PIN 7  // Error led pin
//#define MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN  8  // Receive led pin
//#define MY_DEFAULT_TX_LED_PIN  9  // Transmit led pin


#if defined(MY_USE_UDP)
#include <EthernetUdp.h>
#endif
#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <MySensors.h>


void setup()
{
}

void loop()
{
}

So if I understanded right the device needs also neutral to work? That's a problem because here in Finland we only circulate the phase through light switches. Neutral goes straight to the lamps.