RNode hardware initialisation error (code 01)

[herbsims]

I am running into a problem when I am trying to set up the Rnode Daemon.

[2022-10-13 13:24:59] [Notice] Opening serial port /dev/ttyACM0...
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Notice] Serial port /dev/ttyACM0 is now open
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] RNodeInterface[RNode LoRa Interface] hardware initialisation error (code 01)
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] A serial port error occurred, the contained exception was: Radio initialisation failure
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] The interface RNodeInterface[RNode LoRa Interface] experienced an unrecoverable error and is now offline.
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Reticulum will attempt to reconnect the interface periodically.
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Radio state mismatch
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] After configuring RNodeInterface[RNode LoRa Interface], the reported radio parameters did not match your configuration.
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Make sure that your hardware actually supports the parameters specified in the configuration
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Aborting RNode startup
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Could not open serial port for interface RNodeInterface[RNode LoRa Interface]
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] The contained exception was: RNode interface did not pass configuration validation
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Error] Reticulum will attempt to bring up this interface periodically
[2022-10-13 13:25:03] [Notice] Started rnsd version 0.3.14

and I get the rapid flashing and have to reboot. How can i tell what is wrong with my LoRa configuration? I have changed the frequency to 900000000Hz as well (900 MHz). I have verified that the LilyGo Chip is a SX1262 and shows 868/916.......
Here is the config file
config.txt

Here is the output to
rnsd -vvvv

rnsd.txt

[markqvist]

According to the error code in the log output, the radio module could not be turned on.

The error codes in the log output and the rapid blinking indicates that there is a hardware failure when trying to start up the radio module. This could be because the device is simply broken, but I really doubt that. I think what is most likely here is that the incorrect firmware was flashed to the device, and the firmware cannot communicate with the LoRa module.

Can you let me know exactly what device you are using, and exactly what choices you made in the firmware installer?

[markqvist]

Also, for reference, see markqvist/RNode_Firmware#10

[herbsims]

OK....just my luck....

do you have a link of a good (and best) card that I can order that works with your software/firmware?

[markqvist]

On the upside, there should be support in the near future, with the upcoming v2 release of the firmware.

All of the supported boards are listed here: https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/hardware.html#creating-rnodes

The LilyGO LoRa32 v2.1 is a good choice (as long as they are also still using the SX1276-based modules, which I haven't seen any indications contrary to).

If you want to help speed up the development of SX1262/68 support, you can greatly help by donating cash, XMR or even hardware with SX1262 chips.

[herbsims]

If you will PM me your postal address I’ll ship one of these units to you.

Herb

[markqvist]

Thank you so much for offering that. I just received a generous donation that will allow me to acquire the necessarry hardware directly, so it will not be needed for now anyway. But again, thank you so much for offering it!

[markqvist]

I received a donation to cover hardware expenses related to implementing SX1262/68 support. The boards are now ordered and should be here soon.