Heltec Lora32 V2 - Sending LoRa message is making my pin HIGH ?!

[megajuras]

Hi,

I’m trying to crate a Lora PIR sensor using HC-SR501 module and Heltec Lora 32 v2 (EU433).
I connected the PIR to groung, 3v3 and GPIO13. I am able read the pin state. Cool.

Then I added some timer-based limits and actions (i.e. notify motion detected not often that 20secs, send keepAlive each 3mins). Untill actions are just Serial.print mocks (nothing is really sent) everything is fine: Sensor is putting the pin HIGH for few seconds, then goes LOW. My time limiters are working and I’m not spamming, but sending keepalives if needed. All is fine.

Then I added actual transmission to my actions:

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void sendMotionDetected() {
  Serial.println("LoRa: Sending MotionDetected !");
  // send packet
  LoRa.beginPacket();
  LoRa.print("1");
  LoRa.endPacket();
}

void sendKeepAlive() {
  Serial.println("LoRa: Sending KeepAlive.");
  // send packet
  LoRa.beginPacket();
  LoRa.print("0");
  LoRa.endPacket();
}

…and strange things started to happen. Below console log is when only sendKeepAlive() is sending and sendMotionDetected() is only serialPrint(msg). Most interesting thing is that there is NO MOTION DETECTED!

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Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
LoRa: Sending KeepAlive.
Pirpinstate = 1
LoRa: Sending MotionDetected !
Pirpinstate = 1
Pirpinstate = 1
Pirpinstate = 1
Pirpinstate = 1
Pirpinstate = 1
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
LoRa: Sending KeepAlive.
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
LoRa: Sending MotionDetected !
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
Pirpinstate = 1       // 1 shouldn't be here - there was no movement
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0

If I only comment out Lora.*** lines in the functions, leaving only SerialPrints - everyting is workink as expected:

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...
Pirpinstate = 0
LoRa: Sending KeepAlive.
Pirpinstate = 0
Pirpinstate = 0
...

Sending LoRa message is making my pin HIGH ?!
They used that pin to talk between Lora and ESP chips - I need to change the pin. Not so easy

What I tried?

• changing pin to GPIO 2 and 12 - the same
• changing PIR sensor to other type (smaller) - the same
• disconnecting sensors OUT wire - this fixed the issue
• connect pullDown resistor between IO pin and GND (and disabling INPUT_PULLDOWN in code) - the same

I have the feeling that the sensor acts as an antena and it’s catching LoRa transmission and sets OUT to HIGH.

But how to get rid of it?
(full code below)

[megajuras]

Here is my code with Lora transmissions commented out:

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#include <SPI.h>
#include <LoRa.h>

int counter = 0;

#define SS      18
#define RST     14
#define DI0     26
#define BAND    433E6

#define PIR_PIN 2

//logic config
#define SECONDS_DELAY_BETWEEN_DETECTIONS 10
#define SECONDS_DELAY_BETWEEN_KEEP_ALIVE 10  //60



void sendMotionDetected() {
  Serial.println("LoRa: Sending MotionDetected !");
  // send packet
  // LoRa.beginPacket();
  // LoRa.print("1");
  // LoRa.endPacket();
}

void sendKeepAlive() {
  Serial.println("LoRa: Sending KeepAlive.");
  // send packet
  // LoRa.beginPacket();
  // LoRa.print("0");
  // LoRa.endPacket();
}



void setup() {
  //set PIR PIN
  pinMode(PIR_PIN, INPUT_PULLDOWN);

  SPI.begin(5, 19, 27, 18);
  LoRa.setPins(SS, RST, DI0);

  Serial.begin(115200);
  while (!Serial);
  delay(1000);

  Serial.println("LoRa Sender");

  if (!LoRa.begin(BAND)) {
    Serial.println("Starting LoRa failed!");
    while (1);
  }

  LoRa.setSpreadingFactor(11); //accepted values: 6-12
}






int pirPinState = LOW;
unsigned long lastDetectedMilis = 0;
unsigned long lastKeepAliveSentMillis = 0;

void loop() {
  pirPinState = digitalRead(PIR_PIN);
  Serial.print("Pirpinstate = ");
  Serial.println(pirPinState);

  if(pirPinState == HIGH) {
    //motion detected
    if(millis() - lastDetectedMilis > SECONDS_DELAY_BETWEEN_DETECTIONS*1000) {
      lastDetectedMilis = millis();
      sendMotionDetected();
    } else {
      //ignore - detection tooo sooon from previous one
      //Serial.println("ingoring HIGH on PIR_PIN");
    }
  } else {
    if(millis() - lastDetectedMilis > SECONDS_DELAY_BETWEEN_KEEP_ALIVE*1000
    && millis() - lastKeepAliveSentMillis > SECONDS_DELAY_BETWEEN_KEEP_ALIVE*1000) {
      lastKeepAliveSentMillis = millis();
      sendKeepAlive();
    }
  }

  delay(1000);
}