IoT Gateway for Raspberry Pi problem

[Dave MacRae]

Hi,

I have an IoT Gateway for Raspberry Pi 10 PIN attached to a Raspberry Pi Zero W.

When I try to test the device  don't get the expected response:

pi@pitemp:~/src/rf_tools $ python rf_config.py 01 HELLO

SENT     : 01HELLO

NO REPLY

pi@pitemp:~/src/rf_tools $ python serial_mon.py

JemRF Serial Monitor 2.0

Press ctrl-c to exit

^CTrue

I have (I think) followed all the recommended steps in preparing the PI.

    Used raspi-config to set up the Serial port correctly.

    Disabled Bluetooth

    Disabled hciuart which was accessing the TTY

    /dev/ttyAMA0 looks OK

        pi@pitemp:~ $ ls -l /dev/ttyA*

        crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 204, 64 Mar 29 12:22 /dev/ttyAMA0

Any advice on where to look next?

Thanks

Dave

[Gadjet Nut]

See here for some troubleshooting tips: 

https://jemrf.github.io/RF-Documentation/faq.html

On Mar 29, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Dave MacRae <da...@macrae.org.uk> wrote:

Hi,

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[Dave MacRae]

Went through all those, no joy although I'm not sure how to "

• Do a loop-back test to test if the port is working

"

Thanks

Dave

[Dave MacRae]

Further investigations:

If I remove the IoT Gateway from the Pi Zero W and do the same test, I get the same "No REPLY" result.

I rebuilt a Pi 3A, configured as suggested and I get exactly the same results.

This leads me to one of two conclusions:

1) There is still some fundamental configuration item that I'm missing.

2) The IoT Gateway is faulty/DOA.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks

Dave

[Gadjet Nut]

The loopback test would rule out a config issue and point to the 2nd conclusion.

[Gadjet Nut]

Here are some details on a loopback test:

Install a jumper between RX and TX (see attached).

Then run this code that sends some data to the TX pin that goes directly to the RX pin and get displayed on the screen. If the data is displayed on the screen then you know the transmit and receive on the serial port is working.

import serial

sPortToUse = "/dev/ttyAMA0"
sTest = "This data was sent to the serial port ".encode('utf-8')
sReceive = b""
iBytesSent = 0
serialPort = serial.Serial(sPortToUse, 9600, timeout = 2)
serialPort.flushOutput()
serialPort.flushInput()
if serialPort.open:
    print("Opened port", sPortToUse)
    iBytesSent = serialPort.write(sTest)
    print ("Sent", iBytesSent, "bytes")
    sReceive = serialPort.readline()
    print (sReceive.decode('utf-8'))
else:
    print("Port", sPortToUse, "failed to open")
serialPort.close()

If the serial port is working you will see the following:

('Opened port', '/dev/ttyAMA0')
('Sent', 38, 'bytes')
This data was sent to the serial port

[Dave MacRae]

Hi,

That worked. I got the results as expected.

Does that suggest the gateway is DOA?

Thanks

Dave

[Gadjet Nut]

Looks like it yes. We’ll be in touch. 

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