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    • N Offline
      njbuch
      last edited by

      Hi there, I am new to mycontroller and mysensors and its a little steep right now, but it looks really promising.

      My plan is to rig up about 10 ESP8266 boards with a few sensors in a mesh network https://github.com/Coopdis/easyMesh

      I have a Ubuntu server running in the house, with mycontroller.org running, but I cant seem to find a gateway I can install on the Ubuntu server that acts as a connection between the mesh network and the controller....?

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      • jkandasaJ Offline
        jkandasa @njbuch
        last edited by

        @njbuch I never worked with https://github.com/Coopdis/easyMesh

        However, MyController has an own implementation for ESP8266 (It does not support for mesh). You can have a look at https://github.com/mycontroller-org/MyControllerDevice

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          njbuch @jkandasa
          last edited by

          @jkandasa Hi there, thanks for replying! 🙂

          I have looked at the https://github.com/mycontroller-org/MyControllerDevice code, and it seems to be missing a "getting started" guide, or at least a small instruction as to where these files should be compiled, and how to upload them to the board. If its an Arduino library, there is a missing library file and some initial sketch.

          I am hoping you could help with that, I will happily polish it and write docs when its works to me, if you could get me started...

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            njbuch
            last edited by

            Ping, did this disappear from the radar?

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            • jkandasaJ Offline
              jkandasa @njbuch
              last edited by

              @njbuch I am sorry for the delay. I was bit busy with other tasks. I will generate a getting started soon. Thank you for your patience.

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                jkandasa @njbuch
                last edited by

                @njbuch I have updated quick start guide. Kindly let me know if you face any issue.

                https://github.com/mycontroller-org/MyControllerDevice

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                • N Offline
                  njbuch
                  last edited by

                  Super awesome, thank you very much, will give it a spin and contribute as good as I can! Thanks!!

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                  • N Offline
                    njbuch
                    last edited by jkandasa

                    Hi again, I have now installed the mycontroller server on my Ubuntu box and configured to your instructions, and got the ESP8266 device configured and tested with the code provided.

                    The device seems to work as the log says:

                    MC: Configuration(NodeEUI:[ESP_0B9892], FeedId:[esp], Mqtt{Server:[192.168.1.197], Port:[1883], User:[]})
                    MC: Connecting to WiFi with ssid[1421530] and with password.........OK
                    MC: WiFi BSSID:[00:02:61:A8:32:58], RSSI:[-74 dBm, 52 ], IP:[192.168.1.103]
                    MC: MQTT settings(Broker:[192.168.1.197], Port:[1883])
                    MC: MQTT authenticating as anonymous
                    MC: MQTT connected :)
                    MC: MQTT topic subscribed:[in_esp/ESP_0B9892/#]
                    MC: Initialization done...
                    

                    But there is no sign of the node popping up on the mycontroller server, and when I try sending a raw message to the device with the NodeEUI ESP_0B9892 and sensor relay-1

                    It fails in a HTTP request with this log-item:

                    2017-02-02 23:19:56,735 ERROR [Thread-4] [org.mycontroller.standalone.message.MessageMonitorThread:70] RawMessage[RawMessage(gatewayId=1, data=1.0.0, subData=out_esp/ESP_0B9892/SENSOR_BC/C_PRESENTATION/S_ARDUINO_NODE/0, isTxMessage=false, networkType=MY_SENSORS)] throws exception while processing!, 
                    java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "ESP_0B9892"
                    

                    I am unsure as where I can find the new node, and if the node is automatically added to a list somewhere, and how I can configure it to belong in a room, and expose the correct sensors....?

                    Thanks

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                    • jkandasaJ Offline
                      jkandasa @njbuch
                      last edited by jkandasa

                      @njbuch Use latest SNAPSHOT version and configure gateway as shown here, For complete details refer this location

                      mc_01

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                        njbuch
                        last edited by njbuch

                        @jkandasa Upgrade to the latest SNAPSHOT release. And it seems to work.

                        But the MyControllerDevice...

                        But it seems there is an incompatibility with some ESP8266 boards. Its working on the LoLin board NodeMCU v3, but not on the Wemos D1 mini 2.1.0.

                        The Wemos keeps restarting and outputs:

                        ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,6)
                        
                        load 0x4010f000, len 1384, room 16 
                        tail 8
                        chksum 0x2d
                        csum 0x2d
                        v00000000
                        ~ld
                        
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                        • jkandasaJ Offline
                          jkandasa @njbuch
                          last edited by

                          @njbuch Did you select correct version of ESP board when you compile?

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                            njbuch
                            last edited by

                            I am pretty sure, other examples are working with that configuration. I just pulled the most recent version of the code, and got a glimpse of the error message:

                            MC[I]: Booting ESP8266 device...
                            
                            Exception (28):
                            epc1=0x4020e012 epc2=0x00000000 epc3=0x00000000 excvaddr=0x00000000 depc=0x00000000
                            
                            ctx: cont 
                            sp: 3fff1e70 end: 3fff2070 offset: 01a0
                            
                            >>>stack>>>
                            3fff2010:  3fffdad0 3fff0108 3fff0f80 4020497b  
                            3fff2020:  00000000 00000000 00000000 feefeffe  
                            3fff2030:  3fffdad0 00000000 3fff0108 402049e9  
                            3fff2040:  feefeffe 00000000 3fff1034 402023a4  
                            3fff2050:  feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe 4020c19c  
                            3fff2060:  feefeffe feefeffe 3fff1050 40100718  
                            <<<stack<<<
                            
                             ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(1,6)
                            
                            
                             ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:4, boot mode:(1,6)
                            
                            wdt reset
                            
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                            • jkandasaJ Offline
                              jkandasa @njbuch
                              last edited by

                              @njbuch Can you give your source code? for this error?

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                                njbuch
                                last edited by

                                Yep, its the unedited source and the board-defs is the newest downloaded from https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino.git esp8266

                                https://github.com/mycontroller-org/MyControllerDevice/blob/master/examples/RelayActuator/RelayActuator.ino

                                The board is the https://www.wemos.cc/product/d1-mini.html

                                The relay actuater code is working fine with my other LoLon esp8266 board, and I get the node and sensors up fine in the mycontroller server.

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                                  jkandasa @njbuch
                                  last edited by

                                  @njbuch

                                  I am pretty sure, other examples are working with that configuration. I just pulled the most recent version of the code, and got a glimpse of the error message:

                                  You are facing this issue with all ESP8266 boards? Or only with https://www.wemos.cc/product/d1-mini.html
                                  that too only with recent version? old version works good with https://www.wemos.cc/product/d1-mini.html ?

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                                    njbuch @jkandasa
                                    last edited by

                                    @jkandasa Thanks for getting back to me on this. You are a star!

                                    I am only facing the issue on the Wemos D1 mini boards. I have not tried other versions of them, but they suit me really well on their form factor and specs for my project.

                                    Everything is working on my other ESP8266 boards, so far I have only tested the example code from the library though. Will dive into a termometer tonight. 🙂

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                                      jkandasa @njbuch
                                      last edited by

                                      @njbuch said:
                                      I do not have any Wemos D1 mini with me. I am testing only with ESP12E and ESP01. Both works great for me.

                                      looks like inside Wemos D1 mini has ESP12E module only. Can you give a try with the following board on Arduino IDE for your Wemos D1 mini

                                      0_1486230335064_upload-0131943d-ae09-4022-bc0b-c046ca48a012

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                                      • N Offline
                                        njbuch
                                        last edited by

                                        I have now tried fiddling with different boards, including the NodeMCU 1.0 module. The error is the same, and the board keeps rebooting.

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                                          njbuch
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi again, tried looking for other solutions, and checked this one: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/2414

                                          This guy is having the same problem, but solved it with using a powered HUB, I tried the MycontrollerDevice with some extra juice, and it did not change a thing.

                                          😞

                                          My conclusion is that it writes: "MC[I]: Booting ESP8266 device..." before the exception, there is an illegal pointer operation somewhere in the library....

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                                          • jkandasaJ Offline
                                            jkandasa @njbuch
                                            last edited by

                                            @njbuch Can you try some simple sketch without MyControllerDevice and what is the status?
                                            No clue yet 😞

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