Relay Module V1.1 not supported?

kutilak · January 18, 2019, 8:31pm

Hi all,
I have Relay module V1.1 and I try it with FW generic-node but relay dont respond to MQTT commands. I change BC_RADIO_MODE_NODE_SLEEPING to BC_RADIO_MODE_NODE_LISTENING but still without respond. Some ideas ?

hub.martin · January 19, 2019, 9:33am

Hi,
relays are supported, the version does not matter.

If you upload bcf-generic-node-power-module-rgbw144 firmware from the BigClown Playground, it must work.

If you compile firmware yourself, then default “make” command compiles battery versions and do not add functions to control relays. Please take a look at our build script to see how to compile different versions.

This is probably what you want.

make release MODULE_POWER=1

You also don’t have to edit SLEEPING and LISTENING, because it is taken care automatically here

github.com

bigclownlabs/bcf-generic-node/blob/master/app/application.c#L274


static event_param_t flood_detector_event_param = {.next_pub = 0};
bc_flood_detector_init(&flood_detector, BC_FLOOD_DETECTOR_TYPE_LD_81_SENSOR_MODULE_CHANNEL_A);
bc_flood_detector_set_event_handler(&flood_detector, flood_detector_event_handler, &flood_detector_event_param);
bc_flood_detector_set_update_interval(&flood_detector, FLOOD_DETECTOR_UPDATE_INTERVAL);


static bc_module_pir_t pir;
bc_module_pir_init(&pir);
bc_module_pir_set_event_handler(&pir, pir_event_handler, NULL);


#if MODULE_POWER
bc_radio_listen();
bc_radio_set_event_handler(radio_event_handler, NULL);


bc_module_power_init();
bc_led_strip_init(&led_strip.self, bc_module_power_get_led_strip_driver(), &led_strip_buffer);


bc_module_relay_init(&relay_0_0, BC_MODULE_RELAY_I2C_ADDRESS_DEFAULT);
bc_module_relay_init(&relay_0_1, BC_MODULE_RELAY_I2C_ADDRESS_ALTERNATE);


led_strip.update_task_id = bc_scheduler_register(led_strip_update_task, NULL, BC_TICK_INFINITY);
#else

kutilak · January 21, 2019, 12:29am

On the first try console

after make (withouth options) I can compile default code in ./out/debug
and after that i try make release MODULE_POWER=1 again and it compile to ./out/release with some problems

after flash it I try it and relay still dont work and also LED on core module dont work.
Iam sad

hub.martin · January 21, 2019, 9:20am

Hi,

can you confirm that bcf-generic-node-power-module-rgbw144 firmware from the BigClown Playground works? First let’s make sure that the hardware and default firmware is ok and then we move to custom firmware.

The warnings are ok, important is what the compiler dispalys at the end. Can you show the complete build log?

I see you are using Windows, the make release MODULE_POWER=1 does not have to work there.
You can try to open Makefile and set MODULE_POWER manually to 1 in the file.

I try the compilation on Windows later today and I’ll let you know.

github.com

bigclownlabs/bcf-generic-node/blob/master/Makefile#L8


SDK_DIR ?= sdk
FIRMWARE ?= generic-node
VERSION ?= vdev


BC_LED_STRIP_TYPE_RGBW = 4
BC_LED_STRIP_TYPE_RGB  = 3


override MODULE_POWER ?= 0
override BATTERY_MINI ?= 0
override LED_STRIP_COUNT ?= 144
override LED_STRIP_TYPE ?= $(BC_LED_STRIP_TYPE_RGBW)


CFLAGS += -D'BC_SCHEDULER_MAX_TASKS=64'
CFLAGS += -D'MODULE_POWER=$(MODULE_POWER)'
CFLAGS += -D'LED_STRIP_COUNT=$(LED_STRIP_COUNT)'
CFLAGS += -D'LED_STRIP_TYPE=$(LED_STRIP_TYPE)'
CFLAGS += -D'BATTERY_MINI=$(BATTERY_MINI)'
CFLAGS += -D'FIRMWARE="$(FIRMWARE)"'

hub.martin · January 22, 2019, 9:51am

Hello kutilak,

I’ve tested all on Windows and get the LED turn on.

The compilation make release MODULE_POWER=1 works ok on Windows and creates working binary.
Flash it with bcf flash.
In Playground start pairing and disconnect, wait few seconds and reconnect power to the Core Module you just flashed. Stop pairing
In Playground Devices you see paired module. Make sure the name is “generic-node:0” because you have to use same name in the MQTT topic later.

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In MQTT messages you see that the module has mode:0 which means the module radio never sleeps. Sleeping nodes have mode:3.

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5.Create a simple flow with dasboard swich node, that returns true/false. And connect it with the MQTT node.

6.In Dasboard toggle the switch and Core Module LED will turn on and off

If you still have trouble to get this working, then send me console outputs, screenshots or a video what have you done and we’ll find a solution.

Martin

kutilak · January 22, 2019, 5:28pm

after I change

override MODULE_POWER ?= 0

to

override MODULE_POWER ?= 1

and type in console

make release MODULE_POWER=1

it works

I still learning how “C” works and how correct use it and how to use foreign code and libraries.

BigClown Playground dont work for me. I dont know if it able to connect with older core module but
everything I needed I did.

Thanks for support

hub.martin · January 22, 2019, 6:07pm

Perfect that you have it working.
Let me know if you get stuck somewhere.
Martin