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pjalocha
Support for APX2102
Seems newer T-BEAM boards (sometimes calls V1.2 but mine's marked V1.1) have a new PMU chip, APX2102 instead of APX192.
The symptoms are that transmission never starts, it's as if the transmitter isn't "turned on". When flashing from a firmware of another software that works it works until power cycle after which everything seems fine except no transmission. I've tried coming from both SoftRF 1.2+ and meshtastic and in both cases transmission works until power cycle after flash.
SoftRF 1.1 behaves the same way but 1.2 and 1.3 works. As far as I can see there's a couple of commits relating to this in last summer. https://github.com/lyusupov/SoftRF/commits/master?before=96cee5cbd953340611c1e6440f4e3a1f0bf3bb37+385&branch=master&qualified_name=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster
My guess would be that there's some sort of initialization that needs to happen that's new for the APX2102.
I have the exact same problem, with the same chips, and also a new board...
The decision here is to go for PlatformIO and Arduino libraries to support the new chips. See the project ogn-tracker under my account.
Did you see my project ogn-tracker ? It is with platformio and it works on T-Beam-S3. Not all features yet, but should t least transmit an OGN sgnal.
I apologize but i do not understand what you are referring to, i am quite new to all this (github etc.) You are mentioning the T-Beam-S3 while i was refererring to T-Beam with the AXP2102 chip. I don't know if the S3 is same or close to the non-S3, i just was wondering if you where still working on it or not because i built my own Stratux Receiver and unfortunatelly it seems that the T-Beam with the old chip is no longer available.
See this prroject: https://github.com/pjalocha/ogn-tracker It should work on the T-Beam (not-S3) with the AXP2102 Try the profiles: ttgo-sx1276-tbeam or ttgo-sx1262-tbeam and if this does not work, please come back.
Thank you Pawel for your feedback, forgive me but i have just two more questions: How do i compile the source code in the SRC folder and how do i upload it to the TTGO ? Thanks a lot for yoy help !
You need to install PlatformIO - you can install command-line or IDE, I only know about command line.
Check this website how to install it: https://platformio.org/install
Once you install it, you type like:
pio run -e ttgo-tbeam-sx1276 -t upload --upload-port=/dev/ttyACM0
Hi, finally manged to get use to platformio, tried both ttgo-sx1276-tbeam and ttgo-sx1262-tbeam config but none of the 2 is transmittin in any protocol (tried all settings possible through stratux web interface). To be able to compile and uplaod it i had to change XPowersLib from 0.1.8 to 0.2.1 because of an "integrity error", maybe this is the issue but i don't know ha to handle it. Just let me know yout thoughts.
OK, so it compiles and loads, can you see any output on the serial port ? Did you choose the corect RF chip: sx1276 or sx1262 ?
I get the following errors, it's my first time trying to use PIO and is via VS Code, this is when compiling with: pio run -e ttgo-tbeam-sx1276 -t upload --upload-port=/dev/ttyACM9 Error: Unknown environment names 'ttgo-tbeam-sx1276'. Valid names are 'ttgo-sx1276-tbeam-07, ttgo-sx1262-tbeam-s3, ttgo-sx1276-tbeam-07-stratux, ttgo-sx1276-tbeam, ttgo-sx1262-tbeam'
so then I tried:
pio run -e ttgo-sx1276-tbeam-07-stratux -t upload --upload-port=/dev/ttyACM9
but I now get the following error:
Error: Package version 0.2.1+sha.db9bd81 doesn't satisfy requirements ^0.1.8 based on PackageMetaData <type=library name=XPowersLib version=0.2.1+sha.db9bd81 spec={'owner': None, 'id': None, 'name': 'XPowersLib', 'requirements': '^0.1.8', 'uri': 'git+https://github.com/lewisxhe/XPowersLib'}
For me, this command went through, I use Lubuntu on x86_64 laptop. But yo changed the XPowerLib version and it works now ?
wadoladi got the same error i got, it seems we are not able to get the Xpowers 1.8.0 library, probably beacuse of a fresh installation of the enviroment.
I use a Mac with Sonoma 14.1.2 but i don't think this is the problem.
I tried to complie and upload with both 1276 and 1262 (even if i have th 1276), but none of the 2 transmitted (of course i have been waiting for a GPS fix etc.).
Do you think it can be realted to the Xpowers library ?
But it is alive, you can see GPS NMEA on the output, etc. ?
What are the startp messages: does it say it found the power-control chip ?
WITH_AXP does not worrk ? I am lost with all these different drivers nd don't have the same T-Beam you have.
Yes, is alive and GPS works, i also get a FIX. The following is the platformio.ini file section intersted (the stratux section has been modified by me). From both i am getting GPS data and fix and both are transmitting nothing. I tried all the settings fromt Stratux web interface. (OGN,ICAO etc) . . . default_envs= ttgo-sx1276-tbeam ; ttgo-sx1262-tbeam ; ttgo-sx1276-tbeam-10-stratux . . .
[env:ttgo-sx1276-tbeam] board = ttgo-lora32-v1 ; board = tbeam build_flags = -DTTGO_TBEAM -DRADIOLIB_GODMODE ; advanced functions are needed from the RadioLib -DWITH_ESP32 -DWITH_TBEAM10 -DWITH_SX1276 -DWITH_CONFIG ; allow to change parameters via serial console -DWITH_GPS_UBX -DWITH_GPS_PPS ; use the PPS of the GPS (not critical but gets betterr timing) -DWITH_GPS_CONFIG ; GPS can be adjusted for serial baud rate and navigation model -DWITH_AXP ; -DWITH_BT_SPP ; BT Standard Serial Port => connection to XCsoar, takes big resources in Flash and RAM -DWITH_LOOKOUT -DWITH_PFLAA
[env:ttgo-sx1276-tbeam-10-stratux] board = ttgo-lora32-v1 build_flags = -DTTGO_TBEAM -DRADIOLIB_GODMODE ; advanced functions are needed from the RadioLib -DWITH_ESP32 -DWITH_TBEAM10 -DWITH_SX1276 -DWITH_CONFIG ; allow to change parameters via serial console -DWITH_GPS_UBX -DWITH_GPS_UBX_PASS -DWITH_GPS_NMEA_PASS -DWITH_GPS_PPS ; use the PPS of the GPS (not critical but gets betterr timing) ; -DWITH_GPS_CONFIG ; GPS can be adjusted for serial baud rate and navigation model -DWITH_BME280 ; recognizes automatically BMP280 or BME280 -DWITH_AXP ; -DWITH_BT_SPP ; BT Standard Serial Port => connection to XCsoar, takes big resources in Flash and RAM -DWITH_LOOKOUT -DWITH_PFLAA
Update: tried with a different TBEAM board with M8N GPS and at startup i get the following : 11:34:33.459 -> OGN-Tracker 11:34:33.459 -> I2C scan: 0x34 1 devices 11:34:33.491 -> AXP power/charge chip NOT detected 11:34:33.591 -> RF chip detected 11:34:33.591 -> $POGNS,SysStart70 11:34:33.591 -> $POGNS,CPU=0x0000B0B21C506594,Address=0x506594,AddrType=3,Stealth=0,AcftType=0x1,FreqPlan=1,TxPower=+1461 11:34:33.591 -> $POGNS,Pilot=,Crew=,Reg=,Base=*4D 11:34:33.591 -> $POGNS,Manuf=,Model=,Type=,SN=*7E
As far as i see the AXP CHIP cannot be detected or is not recognized.
Complete transcription of the boot process:
11:43:13.686 -> E (198) esp_core_dump_flash: No core dump partition found! 11:43:13.686 -> E (199) esp_core_dump_flash: No core dump partition found! 11:43:14.016 -> OGN-Tracker 11:43:14.016 -> I2C scan: 0x34 1 devices 11:43:14.049 -> AXP power/charge chip NOT detected 11:43:14.147 -> RF chip detected 11:43:14.147 -> $POGNS,SysStart70 11:43:14.147 -> $POGNS,CPU=0x0000B0B21C506594,Address=0x506594,AddrType=3,Stealth=0,AcftType=0x1,FreqPlan=1,TxPower=+1461 11:43:14.147 -> $POGNS,Pilot=,Crew=,Reg=,Base=*4D 11:43:14.147 -> $POGNS,Manuf=,Model=,Type=,SN=*7E 11:43:14.147 -> $POGNS,Class=,ID=,Task=3A 11:43:14.147 -> TaskGPS: 11:43:14.147 -> $GNRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N4D
etc. etc...
I find it strange, it does not transmit: when it says it found the RF chip and the GPS has a lock then it should transmit OGN packets. I will check it wiht my hrdware.
I just revised the code, compiled for T-Beam-S3 and it does transmit OGN status packets. At startup it prints: AXP2101 power/charge chip detected USB: 5.104V Batt: 0.000V RF chip detected
Hi Pawel,
tried now to load the new version but i think is even worst, now it does not recognize the RF Chip too:
rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x12 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT) configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00 mode:DIO, clock div:2 load:0x3fff0030,len:1184 load:0x40078000,len:13104 load:0x40080400,len:3036 entry 0x400805e4 E (203) esp_core_dump_flash: No core dump partition found! E (203) esp_core_dump_flash: No core dump partition found! OGN-Tracker I2C scan: 0x34 0x3C 2 devices AXP power/charge chip NOT detected RF chip not detected: -2 $POGNS,SysStart*70
OK, this explaains why it does not transmit. Possibly, for this module I need to activate power line for this chip or something like that.
In the previous version the RF chip was detected, in the current one it is not. Maybe this helps...
With the latest release i used the following one:
[env:ttgo-sx1276-tbeam] board = ttgo-lora32-v1 ; board = tbeam build_flags = -DTTGO_TBEAM -DRADIOLIB_GODMODE ; advanced functions are needed from the RadioLib -DWITH_ESP32 -DWITH_TBEAM10 -DWITH_SX1276 -DWITH_CONFIG ; allow to change parameters via serial console -DWITH_GPS_UBX -DWITH_GPS_PPS ; use the PPS of the GPS (not critical but gets betterr timing) -DWITH_GPS_CONFIG ; GPS can be adjusted for serial baud rate and navigation model -DWITH_AXP ; -DWITH_BT_SPP ; BT Standard Serial Port => connection to XCsoar, takes big resources in Flash and RAM -DWITH_LOOKOUT -DWITH_PFLAA
With the previous one i used the following: [env:ttgo-sx1276-tbeam] board = ttgo-lora32-v1 ; board = tbeam build_flags = -DTTGO_TBEAM -DRADIOLIB_GODMODE ; advanced functions are needed from the RadioLib -DWITH_ESP32 -DWITH_TBEAM10 -DWITH_SX1276 -DWITH_CONFIG ; allow to change parameters via serial console -DWITH_GPS_UBX -DWITH_GPS_PPS ; use the PPS of the GPS (not critical but gets betterr timing) -DWITH_GPS_CONFIG ; GPS can be adjusted for serial baud rate and navigation model -DWITH_AXP ; -DWITH_BT_SPP ; BT Standard Serial Port => connection to XCsoar, takes big resources in Flash and RAM -DWITH_LOOKOUT -DWITH_PFLAA
Let's open the case in the prrroper project: ogn-tracker about turrning on power for various elements, as I suspect this is the prroblem here.