Observations
Have patience with the remote sensor, adjusting to the relying node. I read a message, I believe from Hek, about the magic 20 attempts before the HELP-ME route my message. In my case I turned down the pots on my motions sensor and tripped it 20 times, by watching the TX light on trip (1) and trip expire (0) messages. Around the 20th event I saw it send the HELP message TX light went on for an extended period of time. Then all started working, just like magic.
Great job guys with the new RF24 library, works great in my estimation.
I am currently running the 1.3b3 (18848a2) build with the new RF24 library.
One note the Parent node: GW never changes. Does not bother me know I know it is working.
Example debug messages from a running relying node
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– Start Up –
Relay=0, distance=1
Radio id stored in EEPROM was: 2
Relaying message back to gateway.
Tx: fr=2,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=255,mt=0,ty=18,cr=113: 1.3b3 (18848a2)
Ack: received OK
Relaying message back to gateway.
Tx: fr=2,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=255,mt=4,ty=7,cr=14: 0
Ack: received OK
Relaying message back to gateway.
Tx: fr=2,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=255,mt=4,ty=14,cr=46: Relaying Node
Ack: received OK
Relaying message back to gateway.
Tx: fr=2,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=255,mt=4,ty=15,cr=133: 1.0
Ack: received OK
– VERA FETCH Button –
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 0
Rx: fr=0,to=2,la=0,ci=255,mt=4,t=12,cr=104(ok): F
Route command receivedSend child info to sensor gateway.
rt:0, 255
rt:1, 255
rt:2, 255
rt:3, 3
rt:4, 4
rt:5, 255
rt:6, 255
rt:7, 255
rt:8, 255
rt:9, 255
– VERA CLEAR Button –
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 0
Rx: fr=0,to=2,la=0,ci=255,mt=4,t=12,cr=138(ok): C
Route command receivedClear child routing data
Relaying message back to gateway.
Tx: fr=2,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=255,mt=4,ty=12,cr=40:
Ack: received OK
– VERA FETCH Button –
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 0
Rx: fr=0,to=2,la=0,ci=255,mt=4,t=12,cr=104(ok): F
Route command receivedSend child info to sensor gateway.
rt:0, 255
rt:1, 255
rt:2, 255
rt:3, 3
rt:4, 255
rt:5, 255
rt:6, 255
rt:7, 255
rt:8, 255
rt:9, 255
– Sensor sending temperature –
Note: This sensor has an external antenna and was reaching Gateway without
assistence. Looks like is now using the relying node shortest path.
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 3
Rx: fr=3,to=0,la=3,ci=0,mt=1,t=0,cr=144(ok): 71.6
Routing message to relay.
Tx: fr=3,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=0,mt=1,ty=0,cr=233: 71.6
Ack: received OK
–Motion Sensor sending trips–
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 4
Rx: fr=4,to=0,la=4,ci=0,mt=1,t=16,cr=51(ok): 1
Routing message to relay.
Tx: fr=4,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=0,mt=1,ty=16,cr=60: 1
Ack: received OK
Message available on pipe 1
Sent ack msg to 4
Rx: fr=4,to=0,la=4,ci=0,mt=1,t=16,cr=84(ok): 0
Routing message to relay.
Tx: fr=4,to=0,la=2,ne=0,ci=0,mt=1,ty=16,cr=91: 0
Ack: received OK
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