Test Loom 3 with LoRa Communication Module - Winnie/Carter

[winniiew]

[LoRa] Send failed

[winniiew]

Initialized Serial!

= = = = = Parse Config = = = = =

Config Pretty Version:
{
  "general": {
    "name": "Device",
    "instance": 1,
    "interval": 2000
  },
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "Analog",
      "params": [
        8,
        12,
        true,
        true,
        true,
        true,
        true,
        true,
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "LoRa",
      "params": [
        255,
        0,
        23,
        3,
        200
      ]
    }
  ]
}
SIZE: 565
= = = = = Generate Objects = = = = =

[Device] Adding Module: Analog
[LoRa]  Initializing Manager Success
[LoRa]  Setting Frequency Success
[LoRa]  Setting Power Level to 23
[LoRa]  Setting retry timeout to 200 ms
[LoRa]  Setting max retry count 3
[Device] Adding Module: LoRa
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

[Device] Config:
    Device Name         : Device
    Instance Number     : 1
    Device Type         : Node
    Interval            : 2000
[Device] Modules:
        [+] Analog
        [+] LoRa

 ** Setup Complete ** 
[Device] Json:
{
  "type": "data",
  "id": {
    "name": "Device",
    "instance": 1
  },
  "contents": [
    {
      "module": "Packet",
      "data": {
        "Number": 1
      }
    },
    {
      "module": "Analog",
      "data": {
        "Vbat": 4.286133,
        "A[0]": 1809,
        "A[1]": 1627,
        "A[2]": 1615,
        "A[3]": 1470,
        "A[4]": 1656,
        "A[5]": 1661
      }
    }
  ]
}
[LoRa] Send failed

[winniiew]

Commplat.h

Line 111 changed second parameter from 0 to 1000, to increase window time so packet would show up

bool            receive(JsonObject json) { return receive_blocking(json, 1000); }

[rcpeene]

A new problem has arisen for me.

The previous fix, changing 0 to 1000 works. However, including 'WiFi' as a component in the config with valid parameters in the LoRa sketch changes it. I have compiled the same basic example sketch with and without WiFi in the config and it stops working when WiFi is included in the config.

[udellc]

Are we sure the JSON formatting of the config is done properly? Can you paste this in?

[rcpeene]

The config was being parsed correctly, as I received no deserialization error. I have discovered that during the constructor of the Wifi module, WiFi::Wifi(), WiFi.setPins() is called and it wrests control of Pin 8, which is the Pin LoRa uses for communication. Solutions and workarounds will have to be discussed, if it is a necessary fix at all.

[lucasballr]

The reason for it using this pin is because the LoRa module and the WiFi module are two separate feather boards with the chip built in, so they use the same pin to communicate with the built in chips. If we wanted the functionality to function together, we would need add-on boards with either WiFi or LoRa chips in them.