Ebyte LoRa E32 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: library – 2
I created a library to manage EBYTE E32 based on the Semtech series of LoRa devices, a potent, simple, and cheap device.
You can find here AliExpress (433MHz 5Km) - AliExpress (433MHz 8Km) - AliExpress (433MHz 16Km) - AliExpress (868MHz 915MHz 5.5Km) - AliExpress (868MHz 915MHz 8Km)
They can work over a distance of 3000m to 8000m, and they have many features and parameters.
So I create this library to simplify the usage.
Library
You can find my library here.
And It’s available on Arduino IDE library manager.
To download.
Click the DOWNLOADS button in the top right corner rename the uncompressed folder LoRa_E32.
Check that the LoRa_E32 folder contains LoRa_E32.cpp and LoRa_E32.h.
Place the LoRa_E32 library folder in your /libraries/ folder.
You may need to create the libraries subfolder if it’s your first library.
Restart the IDE.
Pinout
Pin No. | Pin item | Pin direction | Pin application |
---|---|---|---|
1 | M0 | Input(weak pull-up) | Work with M1 & decide the four operating modes. Floating is not allowed. It can be ground. |
2 | M1 | Input(weak pull-up) | Work with M0 & decide the four operating modes. Floating is not allowed. It can be ground. |
3 | RXD | Input | TTL UART inputs, connect to external (MCU, PC) TXD output pin. It can be configured as open-drain or pull-up input. |
4 | TXD | Output | TTL UART outputs, connect to external RXD (MCU, PC) input pin. Can be configured as open-drain or push-pull output |
5 | AUX | Output | To indicate the module’s working status & wake up the external MCU. During the procedure of self-check initialization, the pin outputs a low level. It can be configured as open-drain or push-pull output (floating is allowed). If you have trouble with the device’s freeze, you must put a pull-up 4.7k resistor or better connect to the device. |
6 | VCC | Power supply 2.3V~5.5V DC | |
7 | GND | Ground |
As you can see, you can set various modes via M0 and M1 pins.
Mode | M1 | M0 | Explanation |
---|---|---|---|
Normal | 0 | 0 | UART and the wireless channel is good to go |
Wake-Up | 0 | 1 | Same as standard, but a preamble code is added to transmitted data for waking up the receiver. |
Power-Saving | 1 | 0 | UART is disabled, and wireless is on WOR(wake on radio) mode, which means the device will turn on when data is received. Transmission is not allowed. |
Sleep | 1 | 1 | Used in setting parameters. Transmitting and receiving are disabled. |
Some pins can be used statically, but If you connect Them to the microcontroller and configure them in the library, you gain in performance, and you can control all modes via software, but we will explain better next.
Fully connected schema
As I already said, It’s not essential to connect all pins to the output of the microcontroller, you can put M0 and M1 pins to HIGH or LOW to get the desired configuration, and if you don’t connect AUX, the library sets a reasonable delay to be sure that the operation is complete (If you have trouble like freeze device, you must put a pull-up 4.7k resistor or better connect to the device. ).
AUX pin
When transmitting data can be used to wake up external MCU and return HIGH on data transfer finish.
When receiving, AUX goes LOW and returns HIGH when the buffer is empty.
It’s also used for self-checking to restore regular operation (on power-on and sleep/program mode).
esp8266 connection schema is more straightforward because It works at the same voltage of logical communications (3.3v).
It’s essential to add a pull-up resistor (4,7Kohm) to get good stability.
M0 | D7 |
M1 | D6 |
TX | PIN D2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
RX | PIN D3 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
AUX | D5 (Input) |
VCC | 5v (or 3.3v but less power) |
GND | GND |
Arduino’s working voltage is 5v, so we need to add a voltage divider on RX pin M0 and M1 of the LoRa module to prevent damage. You can get more information here Voltage divider: calculator and application.
You can use a 2Kohm resistor to GND and 1Kohm from the signal, then put it together on RX.
M0 | 7 (Voltage divider) |
M1 | 6 (Voltage divider) |
TX | PIN 2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
RX | PIN 3 (PullUP 4,7KΩ & Voltage divider) |
AUX | 5 (Input) |
VCC | 5v |
GND | GND |
M0 | D21 |
M1 | D19 |
TX | PIN RX2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
RX | PIN TX3 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
AUX | PIN D18 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) (D15 to wake up) |
VCC | 5V (but work with less power in 3.3v) |
GND | GND |
M0 | 2 (voltage divider) |
M1 | 3 (voltage divider) |
TX | PIN 14 Tx (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
RX | PIN 13 Rx (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
AUX | PIN 1 (PullUP 4,7KΩ) |
VCC | 5V |
GND | GND |
Constructor
I made a set of numerous constructors because we can have more options and situations to manage.
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, byte auxPin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, byte auxPin, byte m0Pin, byte m1Pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
The first set of constructors is created to delegate Serial and other pins to the library.
txE32pin
andrxE32pin
is the pin to connect to UART and they are mandatory.auxPin
is a pin that check the operation, transmission and receiving status (we are going to explain better next), that pin It isn’t mandatory, if you don’t set It I apply a delay to permit the operation to complete itself (with latency, if you have trouble, like freeze device, you must put a pull-up 4.7k resistor or better connect to the device ).m0pin
andm1Pin
are the pins to change operation MODE (see the table upper), I think this pins in “production” are going to connect directly HIGH or LOW, but for test they are usefully to be managed by the library.bpsRate
is the boudrate of SoftwareSerial normally is 9600 (the only baud rate in programmin/sleep mode)
A simple example is
#include "LoRa_E32.h"
LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(2, 3); // e32 TX e32 RX
// LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(2, 3, 5, 6, 7); // e32 TX e32 RX
We can use a SoftwareSerial directly with another constructor
LoRa_E32(HardwareSerial* serial, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(HardwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(HardwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, byte m0Pin, byte m1Pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
The example upper with this constructor can be done like so.
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include "LoRa_E32.h"
SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3); // e32 TX e32 RX
LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(&mySerial);
// LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(&mySerial, 5, 7, 6);
The last set of constructors permits using an HardwareSerial instead of SoftwareSerial.
LoRa_E32(SoftwareSerial* serial, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(SoftwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
LoRa_E32(SoftwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, byte m0Pin, byte m1Pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
For esp32, you have three additional constructors to permit to manage pins for HardWare serial.
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, HardwareSerial* serial, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600, uint32_t serialConfig = SERIAL_8N1);
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, HardwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600, uint32_t serialConfig = SERIAL_8N1);
LoRa_E32(byte txE32pin, byte rxE32pin, HardwareSerial* serial, byte auxPin, byte m0Pin, byte m1Pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600, uint32_t serialConfig = SERIAL_8N1);
Breaking change on esp32 constructor for managed HardwareSerial pins, now reference of HardwareSerial is after the pins to remove ambiguous constructors.
Begin
The begin command is used to startup Serial and pins in input and output mode.
void begin();
in execution is
// Startup all pins and UART
e32ttl100.begin();
Configuration and information method
There are many methods for managing configuration and getting information about the device.
ResponseStructContainer getConfiguration();
ResponseStatus setConfiguration(Configuration configuration, PROGRAM_COMMAND saveType = WRITE_CFG_PWR_DWN_LOSE);
ResponseStructContainer getModuleInformation();
void printParameters(struct Configuration configuration);
ResponseStatus resetModule();
Response container
To simplify response management, I created a set of containers that usefully manage errors and return generic data.
ResponseStatus
This is a status container with two simple entry points; you can get the status code and the description of the status code.
Serial.println(c.getResponseDescription()); // Description of code
Serial.println(c.code); // 1 if Success
The code is
SUCCESS = 1,
ERR_UNKNOWN,
ERR_NOT_SUPPORT,
ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENT,
ERR_NOT_INITIAL,
ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
ERR_DATA_SIZE_NOT_MATCH,
ERR_BUF_TOO_SMALL,
ERR_TIMEOUT,
ERR_HARDWARE,
ERR_HEAD_NOT_RECOGNIZED
ResponseContainer
This container is created to manage String response and has two entry points.
data
with the string returned from the message and status
an instance of RepsonseStatus
.
ResponseContainer rs = e32ttl.receiveMessage();
String message = rs.data;
Serial.println(rs.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(message);
ResponseStructContainer
This is the more “complex” container. I use this to manage structure, It has the same entry point of ResponseContainer, but data is a void pointer to manage complex structure.
ResponseStructContainer c;
c = e32ttl100.getConfiguration();
// It's important get configuration pointer before all other operation
Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(c.status.code);
c.close();
Every time you use a ResponseStructContainer
you must close It with close()
getConfiguration and setConfiguration
The first method is getConfiguration, and you can use It to retrieve all data stored on the device.
ResponseStructContainer getConfiguration();
Here is a usage example.
ResponseStructContainer c;
c = e32ttl100.getConfiguration();
// It's important get configuration pointer before all other operation
Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(c.status.code);
Serial.println(configuration.SPED.getUARTBaudRate());
Structure of configuration have all data of settings, and I add a series of functions to get all description of single data.
configuration.ADDL = 0x0; // First part of address
configuration.ADDH = 0x1; // Second part of address
configuration.CHAN = 0x19;// Channel
configuration.OPTION.fec = FEC_0_OFF; // Forward error correction switch
configuration.OPTION.fixedTransmission = FT_TRANSPARENT_TRANSMISSION; // Transmission mode
configuration.OPTION.ioDriveMode = IO_D_MODE_PUSH_PULLS_PULL_UPS; // Pull-up management
configuration.OPTION.transmissionPower = POWER_17; // dBm transmission power
configuration.OPTION.wirelessWakeupTime = WAKE_UP_1250; // Wait time for wake up
configuration.SPED.airDataRate = AIR_DATA_RATE_011_48; // Air data rate
configuration.SPED.uartBaudRate = UART_BPS_115200; // Communication baud rate
configuration.SPED.uartParity = MODE_00_8N1; // Parity bit
You have the equivalent function for all attributes to get all descriptions:
Serial.print(F("Chan : ")); Serial.print(configuration.CHAN, DEC); Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.getChannelDescription());
Serial.println(F(" "));
Serial.print(F("SpeedParityBit : ")); Serial.print(configuration.SPED.uartParity, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.SPED.getUARTParityDescription());
Serial.print(F("SpeedUARTDatte : ")); Serial.print(configuration.SPED.uartBaudRate, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.SPED.getUARTBaudRate());
Serial.print(F("SpeedAirDataRate : ")); Serial.print(configuration.SPED.airDataRate, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.SPED.getAirDataRate());
Serial.print(F("OptionTrans : ")); Serial.print(configuration.OPTION.fixedTransmission, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.OPTION.getFixedTransmissionDescription());
Serial.print(F("OptionPullup : ")); Serial.print(configuration.OPTION.ioDriveMode, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.OPTION.getIODroveModeDescription());
Serial.print(F("OptionWakeup : ")); Serial.print(configuration.OPTION.wirelessWakeupTime, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.OPTION.getWirelessWakeUPTimeDescription());
Serial.print(F("OptionFEC : ")); Serial.print(configuration.OPTION.fec, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.OPTION.getFECDescription());
Serial.print(F("OptionPower : ")); Serial.print(configuration.OPTION.transmissionPower, BIN);Serial.print(" -> "); Serial.println(configuration.OPTION.getTransmissionPowerDescription());
In the same way, setConfiguration wants a configuration structure, so I think the better way to manage configuration is to retrieve the current one, apply the only change you need and set It again.
ResponseStatus setConfiguration(Configuration configuration, PROGRAM_COMMAND saveType = WRITE_CFG_PWR_DWN_LOSE);
configuration
is the structure previously shown, saveType
permit you to choose if the difference becomes permanent or only for the current session.
ResponseStructContainer c;
c = e32ttl100.getConfiguration();
// It's important get configuration pointer before all other operation
Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(c.status.code);
printParameters(configuration);
configuration.ADDL = 0x0;
configuration.ADDH = 0x1;
configuration.CHAN = 0x19;
configuration.OPTION.fec = FEC_0_OFF;
configuration.OPTION.fixedTransmission = FT_TRANSPARENT_TRANSMISSION;
configuration.OPTION.ioDriveMode = IO_D_MODE_PUSH_PULLS_PULL_UPS;
configuration.OPTION.transmissionPower = POWER_17;
configuration.OPTION.wirelessWakeupTime = WAKE_UP_1250;
configuration.SPED.airDataRate = AIR_DATA_RATE_011_48;
configuration.SPED.uartBaudRate = UART_BPS_115200;
configuration.SPED.uartParity = MODE_00_8N1;
// Set configuration changed and set to not hold the configuration
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl100.setConfiguration(configuration, WRITE_CFG_PWR_DWN_LOSE);
Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(rs.code);
printParameters(configuration);
The parameters are all managed as constant:
Basic configuration option
ADDH | High address byte of the module (the default 00H) | 00H-FFH |
ADDL | Low address byte of the module (the default 00H) | 00H-FFH |
SPED | Information about data rate parity bit and Air data rate | |
CHAN | Communication channel(410M + CHAN*1M), default 17H (433MHz), valid only for 433MHz device check below to check the correct frequency of your device | 00H-1FH |
OPTION | Type of transmission, pull-up settings, wake-up time, FEC, Transmission power |
SPED detail
UART Parity bit: UART mode can be different between communication parties
7 | 6 | UART parity bit | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 8N1 (default) | MODE_00_8N1 |
0 | 1 | 8O1 | MODE_01_8O1 |
1 | 0 | 8 E1 | MODE_10_8E1 |
1 | 1 | 8N1 (equal to 00) | MODE_11_8N1 |
UART baud rate: UART baud rate can be different between communication parties. The UART baud rate has nothing to do with wireless transmission parameters & won’t affect the wireless transmit/receive features.
5 | 4 | 3 | TTL UART baud rate(bps) | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | UART_BPS_1200 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2400 | UART_BPS_2400 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 4800 | UART_BPS_4800 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 9600 (default) | UART_BPS_9600 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 19200 | UART_BPS_19200 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 38400 | UART_BPS_38400 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 57600 | UART_BPS_57600 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 115200 | UART_BPS_115200 |
Air data rate: The lower the air data rate, the longer the transmitting distance, better anti-interference performance, and longer transmitting time; the air data rate must be constant for both communication parties.
2 | 1 | 0 | Air data rate(bps) | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3k | AIR_DATA_RATE_000_03 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2k | AIR_DATA_RATE_001_12 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2.4k (default) | AIR_DATA_RATE_010_24 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 4.8k | AIR_DATA_RATE_011_48 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6k | AIR_DATA_RATE_100_96 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 19.2k | AIR_DATA_RATE_101_192 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 19.2k (same to 101) | AIR_DATA_RATE_110_192 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 19.2k (same to 101) | AIR_DATA_RATE_111_192 |
OPTION detail
Transmission mode: The first three bytes of each user’s data frame can be used as high/low address and channel in fixed transmission mode. The module changes its address and channel when transmitted. And it will revert to the original setting after completing the process.
7 | Fixed transmission enabling bit(similar to MODBUS) | Constant value |
---|---|---|
0 | Transparent transmission mode | FT_TRANSPARENT_TRANSMISSION |
1 | Fixed transmission mode | FT_FIXED_TRANSMISSION |
IO drive mode: this bit is used for the module internal pull-up resistor. It also increases the level’s adaptability in case of an open drain. But in some cases, it may need an external pull-up resistor.
6 | IO drive mode ( default 1) | Constant value |
---|---|---|
1 | TXD and AUX push-pull outputs, RXD pull-up inputs | IO_D_MODE_PUSH_PULLS_PULL_UPS |
0 | TXD、AUX open-collector outputs, RXD open-collector inputs | IO_D_MODE_OPEN_COLLECTOR |
Wireless wake-up time: the transmit & receive module work in mode 0, whose delay time is invalid & can be an arbitrary value; the transmitter works in mode one can send the preamble code of the corresponding time continuously when the receiver operates in mode 2, the time means the monitor interval time (wireless wake-up). Only the data from the transmitter that works in mode one can be
received.
5 | 4 | 3 | Wireless wake-up time | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 250ms (default) | WAKE_UP_250 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 500ms | WAKE_UP_500 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 750ms | WAKE_UP_750 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1000ms | WAKE_UP_1000 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1250ms | WAKE_UP_1250 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1500ms | WAKE_UP_1500 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1750ms | WAKE_UP_1750 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2000ms | WAKE_UP_2000 |
FEC: after turning off FEC, the actual data transmission rate increases while anti-interference ability decreases. Also, the transmission distance is relatively short, and both communication parties must keep on the same pages about turn-on or turn-off FEC.
2 | FEC switch | Constant value |
---|---|---|
0 | Turn off FEC | FEC_0_OFF |
1 | Turn on FEC (default) | FEC_1_ON |
Transmission power
You can change this set of constants by applying a definition like so:
#define E32_TTL_100 // default value without set
Applicable for E32-TTL-100, E32-TTL-100S1, E32-T100S2.
The external power must make sure the current output ability is more than 250mA and ensure the power supply ripple within 100mV.
Low power transmission is not recommended due to its low power supply
efficiency.
#define E32_TTL_100 // default value without set
1 | 0 | Transmission power (approximation) | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 20dBm (default) | POWER_20 |
0 | 1 | 17dBm | POWER_17 |
1 | 0 | 14dBm | POWER_14 |
1 | 1 | 10dBm | POWER_10 |
Applicable for E32-TTL-500。
The external power must make sure the current output ability is more than 700mA and ensure the power supply ripple within 100mV.
Low power transmission is not recommended due to its low power supply efficiency.
#define E32_TTL_500
1 | 0 | Transmission power (approximation) | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 27dBm (default) | POWER_27 |
0 | 1 | 24dBm | POWER_24 |
1 | 0 | 21dBm | POWER_21 |
1 | 1 | 18dBm | POWER_18 |
Applicable for E32-TTL-1W, E32 (433T30S), E32 (868T30S), E32 (915T30S)
The external power must make sure the current output ability is more than 1A and ensure the power supply ripple within 100mV.
Low power transmission is not recommended due to its low power supply
efficiency.
#define E32_TTL_1W
1 | 0 | Transmission power (approximation) | Constant value |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 30dBm (default) | POWER_30 |
0 | 1 | 27dBm | POWER_27 |
1 | 0 | 24dBm | POWER_24 |
1 | 1 | 21dBm | POWER_21 |
You can configure Channel frequency also with this define:
// One of
#define FREQUENCY_433
#define FREQUENCY_170
#define FREQUENCY_470
#define FREQUENCY_868
#define FREQUENCY_915
Send receive message
First, we must introduce a simple but usefully method to check if something is in the receiving buffer
int available();
It’s simple to return how many bytes you have in the current stream.
Normal transmission mode
Normal/Transparent transmission mode sends messages to all devices with the same address and channel.
There is a lot of methods to send/receive messages, and we are going to explain in detail:
ResponseStatus sendMessage(const String message);
ResponseContainer receiveMessage();
The first method is sendMessage and is used to send a String to a device in Normal mode.
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendMessage("Prova");
Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
The other device simply does on the loop.
if (e32ttl.available() > 1){
ResponseContainer rs = e32ttl.receiveMessage();
String message = rs.data; // First ever get the data
Serial.println(rs.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(message);
}
Pay attention if you receive multiple messages in the buffer, and you don’t want reading all in one time you must use ResponseContainer rs = e32ttl.receiveMessageUntil();
Manage structure
If you wish to send a complex structure, you can use this method
ResponseStatus sendMessage(const void *message, const uint8_t size);
ResponseStructContainer receiveMessage(const uint8_t size);
It’s used to send structure, for example:
struct Messaggione {
char type[5];
char message[8];
bool mitico;
};
struct Messaggione messaggione = {"TEMP", "Peple", true};
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendMessage(&messaggione, sizeof(Messaggione));
Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
and the other side, you can receive the message so
ResponseStructContainer rsc = e32ttl.receiveMessage(sizeof(Messaggione));
struct Messaggione messaggione = *(Messaggione*) rsc.data;
Serial.println(messaggione.message);
Serial.println(messaggione.mitico);
Read partial structure
If you want to read the first part of the message to manage more types of structure, you can use this method.
ResponseContainer receiveInitialMessage(const uint8_t size);
I create It to receive a string with type or other to identify the structure to load.
struct Messaggione { // Partial strucutre without type
char message[8];
bool mitico;
};
char type[5]; // first part of structure
ResponseContainer rs = e32ttl.receiveInitialMessage(sizeof(type));
// Put string in a char array (not needed)
memcpy ( type, rs.data.c_str(), sizeof(type) );
Serial.println("READ TYPE: ");
Serial.println(rs.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(type);
// Read the rest of structure
ResponseStructContainer rsc = e32ttl.receiveMessage(sizeof(Messaggione));
struct Messaggione messaggione = *(Messaggione*) rsc.data;
Fixed mode instead of normal mode
In some manner, I create a set of methods to use with fixed transmission
Fixed transmission
You need to change only the sending method because the destination device doesn’t receive the preamble with Address and Channel when setting the fixed mode.
So for the String message, you have
ResponseStatus sendFixedMessage(byte ADDH, byte ADDL, byte CHAN, const String message);
ResponseStatus sendBroadcastFixedMessage(byte CHAN, const String message);
and for the structure, you have
ResponseStatus sendFixedMessage(byte ADDH, byte ADDL, byte CHAN, const void *message, const uint8_t size);
ResponseStatus sendBroadcastFixedMessage(byte CHAN, const void *message, const uint8_t size );
Here is a simple example
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendFixedMessage(0, 0, 0x17, &messaggione, sizeof(Messaggione));
// ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendFixedMessage(0, 0, 0x17, "Ciao");
Fixed transmission have more scenarios
If you send to a specific device (second scenario Fixed transmission), you must add ADDL, ADDH, and CHAN to identify It directly.
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendFixedMessage(2, 2, 0x17, "Message to a device");
If you want to send a message to all devices in a specified Channel, you can use this method.
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl.sendBroadcastFixedMessage(0x17, "Message to a devices of a channel");
If you wish to receive all broadcast messages in the network, you must set your ADDH
and ADDL
with BROADCAST_ADDRESS
.
ResponseStructContainer c;
c = e32ttl100.getConfiguration();
// It's important get configuration pointer before all other operation
Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(c.status.code);
printParameters(configuration);
configuration.ADDL = BROADCAST_ADDRESS;
configuration.ADDH = BROADCAST_ADDRESS;
// Set configuration changed and set to not hold the configuration
ResponseStatus rs = e32ttl100.setConfiguration(configuration, WRITE_CFG_PWR_DWN_LOSE);
Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
Serial.println(rs.code);
printParameters(configuration);
Thanks
Now you have all information to do your work, but I think It’s important to show some real examples to understand better all the possibilities.
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- LoRa E32 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: library
- LoRa E32 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: configuration
- LoRa E32 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: fixed transmission
- LoRa E32 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: power saving and sending structured data
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- Mischianti Arduino LoRa shield (Open source)
- Mischianti WeMos LoRa shield (Open source)
- Mischianti ESP32 DOIT DEV KIT v1 shield (Open source)
- STM32F1 Blue-Pill EByte LoRa E32, E22, and E220 Shield
- STM32F4 Black-Pill EByte LoRa E32, E22, and E220 Shield
Hi,
But HardwareSerial isn’t abstract? I guess it can’t be instantiated.
Hi Paulo,
you can do like so
LoRa_E32(HardwareSerial* serial, byte rxPin, byte txPin, byte auxPin, byte m0Pin, byte m1Pin, UART_BPS_RATE bpsRate = UART_BPS_RATE_9600, uint32_t serialConfig = SERIAL_8N1);
#define RX 15
#define TX 16
#define AUX 17
#define M0 18
#define M1 19
LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(&Serial1, RX, TX, AUX, M0, M1);
Bye Renzo
But I got some errors like:
error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
I already included:
#include “Arduino.h”
#include “HardwareSerial.h”
#include “SoftwareSerial.h”
#include “LoRa_E32.h”
#define E32_TTL_1W
I don’t know how to solve..
Ok. Now I think I got it.
HardwareSerial serial1(2);
LoRa_E32 e32ttl1w(&serial1, UART_BPS_RATE_9600);
And connected the E32 to RX2 (GPIO16) and TX2 (GPIO17).
Thank you for your help and attention!
Thaks to share your experience.
Bye Renzo
Your rx & tx pins are very confusing. I dont think that the picture and the pinout under it match (at least for arduino). Also in library code example’s headers you say that tx is pin2 but 5 rows below it you initialize it as pin3 (which matches the list here). So i think that at least the pinout picture and code example headers are wrong.
Hi Tuna,
I think It’s true, in some examples rx and tx not match, If you send me an EMail with the fixes you’ve found I’m going to apply them
Bye Renzo
okay library problem was my mistake. But i think it is very confusing for lots of people that from which point of view you set te rx/tx pins. I now know that you mean arduino’s rx/tx by looking through your code. Maybe it would be helpful for other people to make the examples (that come with the library) more clear?
The only real mistake i have found is the pinout for arduino (probably ESP8266 too?) in written form under the pinout picture. E32’s rx should be pin 3 and tx pin 2. You have it swapped. This is wrong referencing to the initialisation you do in the code examples under. (LoRa_E32 e32ttl100(2, 3); // RX, TX –from arduino point of view)
Actually I just noticed that the aux pin doesn’t match in the picture and the written pinout under it either so I recommend you to go through them and check everything.
Hi Tuna,
thanks for letting me know about these items, I’ll change it soon.
Thanks again Renzo
Hi Tuna,
I try to fix all examples and to be more clear on examples, PLZ check if you can.
Bye Renzo
Hello Renzo
Do you have an example code including the LoRa E32 with an esp32?, im trying use your library but i’m finding some compilation errors
Do you have telegram or whatsapp?
Thanks for read and help
Hi Vitor,
For the wiring and pins declaration you can refer e22 examples.
Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: library – Part 2
Bye Renzo
Hello Renzo,
first of all congratulation for the library. Great work ! I wish a lot of people will enjoy the benefit 🙂
I would like to use a
868 MHz LoRa SX 1276 RF long range E32-868T30D
module.
How can I setup the base frequency and the channels @ 868 MHz.
I declared this: #define FREQUENCY_868
but for example how configuration.CHAN = 0x17; == 23d
effecting the frequency ? 868 MHz + 23 -> 891 MHz is the final transmission frequency ?
Based on Your program I managed to reach till this level:
Thank You for Your support in advace.
Hi steger,
yes you can define mhz before include.
// One of
#define FREQUENCY_433
#define FREQUENCY_170
#define FREQUENCY_470
#define FREQUENCY_868
#define FREQUENCY_915
The channel is added to the base frequency.
#ifdef FREQUENCY_433
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 410
#elif defined(FREQUENCY_170)
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 130
#elif defined(FREQUENCY_470)
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 370
#elif defined(FREQUENCY_868)
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 862
#elif defined(FREQUENCY_915)
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 900
#else
#define OPERATING_FREQUENCY 410
#endif
Bye Renzo
Ciao Renzo,
Thank you for your library, it works fine. Just one little thing that might help people like me who don’t remember that ESP8266 pinout was designed by someone evil : D2 is NOT GPIO2. So one suggestion : For the wemos option, you should just add the precision that the arduino pinout is not valid. I thought I had killed both my modules, until I made a test with Ebytes config software and understood !
Grazzie mille
Hi Emmanuel,
in all the examples in the library I add the double declaration
and I add the wiring diagram for esp8266, esp32 and Arduino in the specified section on article 6/7/8.
But I try to specify better in every section.
Thanks Renzo
Ciao Renzo, ho seguito con molto interesse i tuoi esempi e la libreria. Veramente complimenti. Mi chiedevo se la libreria poteva essere utilizzata pe qualsiasi modulo Lora, esempio quelli ESP32 LORA OLED della TTGO con a bordo oltra che al LORA un display, nei quali non ho trovato i pin M0 e M1
Ciao Massimo,
no, questa libreria è funzionante solo su dispositivi UART dell’EByte in particolare l’E32, poi ho anche la lib per l’E22.
Avevo scelto dei device UART per poterli usare anche direttamente dal PC con il relativo device dell’EByte.
Ciao Renzo
Hello Renzo,
I would like to know if there is a function in your library to check RSSI values. If not, is there any other way to check these values?
Thank you.
Hi Lucas,
no E32 can’t give RSSI, if you need It you can use E22, very similar but more powerful.
Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: library – 2
Bye Renzo
Hi, Thanks for your library and I am trying to get the Freq from the module however I am facing a strange issue that its showing me 429 Mhz where as my module is Ebyte E32-900T30D which has 865 Mhz band and is 1W module.
I am using Esp32 dev kit v1 board.
Hi Rajat,
You must put the define before the include
Bye Renzo
Hello Renzo,
I have a LoRa module E32-433T33D (it has 2w transmission power). I am currently using #define E32_TTL_1W but this one only allow 1W… Is it possible to use this LoRa module (E32-433T33D) it with your library? How can I do it?
Regards
Nuno
Hi Nuno,
yes, I must do It.
I try to check soon and I alert you here.
Bye Renzo
Ok, thanks. I’ll keep an eye out.
Hi Nuno,
I release the new version.
Bye Renzo
Solved. Thanks.
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Bye Renzo
Hi, I am using ebyte E220-900T22D. As a sender I use nano and as receiver I use ESP32 but with micropython. There is connection between these two units but when I change freq, or channel (only for sender) receiver is still available to receive signal.
It looks like changing the freq or channel doesn’t impact on arduino nano 🙁
Arduino Nano code
ESP32 (micropython)
Hi adam,
Please open a forum topic and also put the Serial output of the sketch.
Also uncomment the DEBUG definition so we can have more info to analyze.
Bye Renzo
hi, i use fixedTransmissionBoradcast function to send sensor data to master module. transmitter code like that ResponseStatus rs = e32.sendBroadcastFixedMessage(12, &data, sizeof(Signal)); and receiver code ResponseStructContainer rsc = e32.receiveMessage(sizeof(Signal));. And problem is that to first 3 bytes FF FF C and that means it is adress of receiver modules address of 65535. after that the sensor values start. raw value of transmiter is E4 4 15 1 B9 1 FB 3 12 1 87 1 FA 0 64 0 64 0 1C 1 E 1 2C 1 67 2B and receiver is ( FF FF C ) E4 4 15 1 BE 1 FB 3 11 1 93 1 30 0 64 0 64 0 7 1 EB 0 11 . how i can solve this problem.
Hi Tugrul,
It seems to be a noise or wiring problem, but I can’t reproduce It.
Bye Renzo