DW1000 + ESP32 - no ranging

Hello,
I started work with DW1000.
I connected it to ESP32 (Healtec with Lora).
I’ve uploaded to ESP32 for tag:

#include <SPI.h>
#include "DW1000Ranging.h"

#define SPI_SCK 18
#define SPI_MISO 19
#define SPI_MOSI 23
#define DW_CS 4

// connection pins
const uint8_t PIN_RST = 27; // reset pin
const uint8_t PIN_IRQ = 34; // irq pin
const uint8_t PIN_SS = 5;   // spi select pin

void setup()
{
    Serial.begin(115200);
    delay(1000);
    //init the configuration
    SPI.begin(SPI_SCK, SPI_MISO, SPI_MOSI);
    DW1000Ranging.initCommunication(PIN_RST, PIN_SS, PIN_IRQ); //Reset, CS, IRQ pin
    //define the sketch as anchor. It will be great to dynamically change the type of module
    DW1000Ranging.attachNewRange(newRange);
    DW1000Ranging.attachNewDevice(newDevice);
    DW1000Ranging.attachInactiveDevice(inactiveDevice);
    //Enable the filter to smooth the distance
    //DW1000Ranging.useRangeFilter(true);

    //we start the module as a tag
    DW1000Ranging.startAsTag("7D:00:22:EA:82:60:3B:9C", DW1000.MODE_LONGDATA_RANGE_LOWPOWER);
}

void loop()
{
    DW1000Ranging.loop();
}

void newRange()
{
    Serial.print("from: ");
    Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getShortAddress(), HEX);
    Serial.print("\t Range: ");
    Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getRange());
    Serial.print(" m");
    Serial.print("\t RX power: ");
    Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getRXPower());
    Serial.println(" dBm");
}

void newDevice(DW1000Device *device)
{
    Serial.print("ranging init; 1 device added ! -> ");
    Serial.print(" short:");
    Serial.println(device->getShortAddress(), HEX);
}

void inactiveDevice(DW1000Device *device)
{
    Serial.print("delete inactive device: ");
    Serial.println(device->getShortAddress(), HEX);
}

and second unit for anchor:

#include <SPI.h>
#include "DW1000Ranging.h"

#define ANCHOR_ADD "83:17:5B:D5:A9:9A:E2:9C"

#define SPI_SCK 18
#define SPI_MISO 19
#define SPI_MOSI 23
#define DW_CS 4

// connection pins
const uint8_t PIN_RST = 27; // reset pin
const uint8_t PIN_IRQ = 34; // irq pin
const uint8_t PIN_SS = 4;   // spi select pin

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  delay(1000);
  //init the configuration
  DW1000Ranging.initCommunication(PIN_RST, PIN_SS, PIN_IRQ); //Reset, CS, IRQ pin
  //define the sketch as anchor. It will be great to dynamically change the type of module
  DW1000Ranging.attachNewRange(newRange);
  DW1000Ranging.attachBlinkDevice(newBlink);
  DW1000Ranging.attachInactiveDevice(inactiveDevice);
  //Enable the filter to smooth the distance
  //DW1000Ranging.useRangeFilter(true);
  
  //we start the module as an anchor
  DW1000Ranging.startAsAnchor("82:17:5B:D5:A9:9A:E2:9C", DW1000.MODE_LONGDATA_RANGE_ACCURACY);
}

void loop() {
  DW1000Ranging.loop();
}

void newRange() {
  Serial.print("from: "); Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getShortAddress(), HEX);
  Serial.print("\t Range: "); Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getRange()); Serial.print(" m");
  Serial.print("\t RX power: "); Serial.print(DW1000Ranging.getDistantDevice()->getRXPower()); Serial.println(" dBm");
}

void newBlink(DW1000Device* device) {
  Serial.print("blink; 1 device added ! -> ");
  Serial.print(" short:");
  Serial.println(device->getShortAddress(), HEX);
}

void inactiveDevice(DW1000Device* device) {
  Serial.print("delete inactive device: ");
  Serial.println(device->getShortAddress(), HEX);
}

And in serial monitor I see only ID + named TAG or Anchor. How to reach distance between tag and anchor? Connections are direct between DW1000 and ESP32

hello, do you solve the problem?

I have the same problem, I do not have any message in serial.

Hello. Are you sure connected all the pins ? If you connect all of them, the problem will be solved.

In addition #define DW_CS 4 is not correct. You should change it as 5.

Were you able to solve it? I have the same issue, the only message I get the ID and wether it’s a tag or an anchor

Yes, I’ve fixed it:


#include <SPI.h>
#include <DW1000.h>


#define SPI_SCK 18
#define SPI_MISO 19
#define SPI_MOSI 23
#define DW_CS 4

// connection pins
const uint8_t PIN_RST = 27; // reset pin
const uint8_t PIN_IRQ = 34; // irq pin
const uint8_t PIN_SS = 4;   // spi select pin

// messages used in the ranging protocol
// TODO replace by enum
#define POLL 0
#define POLL_ACK 1
#define RANGE 2
#define RANGE_REPORT 3
#define RANGE_FAILED 255
// message flow state
volatile byte expectedMsgId = POLL_ACK;
// message sent/received state
volatile boolean sentAck = false;
volatile boolean receivedAck = false;
// timestamps to remember
DW1000Time timePollSent;
DW1000Time timePollAckReceived;
DW1000Time timeRangeSent;
// data buffer
#define LEN_DATA 16
byte data[LEN_DATA];
// watchdog and reset period
uint32_t lastActivity;
uint32_t resetPeriod = 250;
// reply times (same on both sides for symm. ranging)
uint16_t replyDelayTimeUS = 3000;

void setup() {
    // DEBUG monitoring
    Serial.begin(9600);
    SPI.begin(SPI_SCK, SPI_MISO, SPI_MOSI);
    Serial.println(F("### DW1000-arduino-ranging-tag ###"));
    // initialize the driver
    DW1000.begin(PIN_IRQ, PIN_RST);
    DW1000.select(PIN_SS);
    Serial.println("DW1000 initialized ...");
    // general configuration
    DW1000.newConfiguration();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    DW1000.setDeviceAddress(2);
    DW1000.setNetworkId(10);
    DW1000.enableMode(DW1000.MODE_LONGDATA_RANGE_LOWPOWER);
    DW1000.commitConfiguration();
    Serial.println(F("Committed configuration ..."));
    // DEBUG chip info and registers pretty printed
    char msg[128];
    DW1000.getPrintableDeviceIdentifier(msg);
    Serial.print("Device ID: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableExtendedUniqueIdentifier(msg);
    Serial.print("Unique ID: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableNetworkIdAndShortAddress(msg);
    Serial.print("Network ID & Device Address: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableDeviceMode(msg);
    Serial.print("Device mode: "); Serial.println(msg);
    // attach callback for (successfully) sent and received messages
    DW1000.attachSentHandler(handleSent);
    DW1000.attachReceivedHandler(handleReceived);
    // anchor starts by transmitting a POLL message
    receiver();
    transmitPoll();
    noteActivity();
}

void noteActivity() {
    // update activity timestamp, so that we do not reach "resetPeriod"
    lastActivity = millis();
}

void resetInactive() {
    // tag sends POLL and listens for POLL_ACK
    expectedMsgId = POLL_ACK;
    transmitPoll();
    noteActivity();
}

void handleSent() {
    // status change on sent success
    sentAck = true;
}

void handleReceived() {
    // status change on received success
    receivedAck = true;
}

void transmitPoll() {
    DW1000.newTransmit();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    data[0] = POLL;
    DW1000.setData(data, LEN_DATA);
    DW1000.startTransmit();
}

void transmitRange() {
    DW1000.newTransmit();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    data[0] = RANGE;
    // delay sending the message and remember expected future sent timestamp
    DW1000Time deltaTime = DW1000Time(replyDelayTimeUS, DW1000Time::MICROSECONDS);
    timeRangeSent = DW1000.setDelay(deltaTime);
    timePollSent.getTimestamp(data + 1);
    timePollAckReceived.getTimestamp(data + 6);
    timeRangeSent.getTimestamp(data + 11);
    DW1000.setData(data, LEN_DATA);
    DW1000.startTransmit();
    Serial.print("Expect RANGE to be sent @ "); Serial.println(timeRangeSent.getAsFloat());
}

void receiver() {
    DW1000.newReceive();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    // so we don't need to restart the receiver manually
    DW1000.receivePermanently(true);
    DW1000.startReceive();
}

void loop() {
    if (!sentAck && !receivedAck) {
        // check if inactive
        if (millis() - lastActivity > resetPeriod) {
            resetInactive();
        }
        return;
    }
    // continue on any success confirmation
    if (sentAck) {
        sentAck = false;
        byte msgId = data[0];
        if (msgId == POLL) {
            DW1000.getTransmitTimestamp(timePollSent);
            Serial.print("Sent POLL @ "); Serial.println(timePollSent.getAsFloat());
        } else if (msgId == RANGE) {
            DW1000.getTransmitTimestamp(timeRangeSent);
            noteActivity();
        }
    }
    if (receivedAck) {
        receivedAck = false;
        // get message and parse
        DW1000.getData(data, LEN_DATA);
        byte msgId = data[0];
        if (msgId != expectedMsgId) {
            // unexpected message, start over again
            Serial.print("Received wrong message # "); Serial.println(msgId);
            expectedMsgId = POLL_ACK;
            transmitPoll();
            return;
        }
        if (msgId == POLL_ACK) {
            DW1000.getReceiveTimestamp(timePollAckReceived);
            expectedMsgId = RANGE_REPORT;
            transmitRange();
            noteActivity();
        } else if (msgId == RANGE_REPORT) {
            expectedMsgId = POLL_ACK;
            float curRange;
            memcpy(&curRange, data + 1, 4);
            transmitPoll();
            noteActivity();
        } else if (msgId == RANGE_FAILED) {
            expectedMsgId = POLL_ACK;
            transmitPoll();
            noteActivity();
        }
    }
}

#include <SPI.h>
#include <DW1000.h>

// connection pins

#define SPI_SCK 18
#define SPI_MISO 19
#define SPI_MOSI 23
#define DW_CS 4

// connection pins
const uint8_t PIN_RST = 27; // reset pin
const uint8_t PIN_IRQ = 34; // irq pin
const uint8_t PIN_SS = 4;   // spi select pin

// messages used in the ranging protocol
// TODO replace by enum
#define POLL 0
#define POLL_ACK 1
#define RANGE 2
#define RANGE_REPORT 3
#define RANGE_FAILED 255
// message flow state
volatile byte expectedMsgId = POLL;
// message sent/received state
volatile boolean sentAck = false;
volatile boolean receivedAck = false;
// protocol error state
boolean protocolFailed = false;
// timestamps to remember
DW1000Time timePollSent;
DW1000Time timePollReceived;
DW1000Time timePollAckSent;
DW1000Time timePollAckReceived;
DW1000Time timeRangeSent;
DW1000Time timeRangeReceived;
// last computed range/time
DW1000Time timeComputedRange;
// data buffer
#define LEN_DATA 16
byte data[LEN_DATA];
// watchdog and reset period
uint32_t lastActivity;
uint32_t resetPeriod = 250;
// reply times (same on both sides for symm. ranging)
uint16_t replyDelayTimeUS = 3000;
// ranging counter (per second)
uint16_t successRangingCount = 0;
uint32_t rangingCountPeriod = 0;
float samplingRate = 0;

void setup() {
    // DEBUG monitoring
    Serial.begin(9600);
    
    delay(1000);
    SPI.begin(SPI_SCK, SPI_MISO, SPI_MOSI);
    Serial.println(F("### DW1000-arduino-ranging-anchor ###"));
    // initialize the driver
    DW1000.begin(PIN_IRQ, PIN_RST);
    DW1000.select(PIN_SS);
    Serial.println(F("DW1000 initialized ..."));
    // general configuration
    DW1000.newConfiguration();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    DW1000.setDeviceAddress(1);
    DW1000.setNetworkId(10);
    DW1000.enableMode(DW1000.MODE_LONGDATA_RANGE_LOWPOWER);
    DW1000.commitConfiguration();
    Serial.println(F("Committed configuration ..."));
    // DEBUG chip info and registers pretty printed
    char msg[128];
    DW1000.getPrintableDeviceIdentifier(msg);
    Serial.print("Device ID: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableExtendedUniqueIdentifier(msg);
    Serial.print("Unique ID: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableNetworkIdAndShortAddress(msg);
    Serial.print("Network ID & Device Address: "); Serial.println(msg);
    DW1000.getPrintableDeviceMode(msg);
    Serial.print("Device mode: "); Serial.println(msg);
    // attach callback for (successfully) sent and received messages
    DW1000.attachSentHandler(handleSent);
    DW1000.attachReceivedHandler(handleReceived);
    // anchor starts in receiving mode, awaiting a ranging poll message
    receiver();
    noteActivity();
    // for first time ranging frequency computation
    rangingCountPeriod = millis();
}

void noteActivity() {
    // update activity timestamp, so that we do not reach "resetPeriod"
    lastActivity = millis();
}

void resetInactive() {
    // anchor listens for POLL
    expectedMsgId = POLL;
    receiver();
    noteActivity();
}

void handleSent() {
    // status change on sent success
    sentAck = true;
}

void handleReceived() {
    // status change on received success
    receivedAck = true;
}

void transmitPollAck() {
    DW1000.newTransmit();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    data[0] = POLL_ACK;
    // delay the same amount as ranging tag
    DW1000Time deltaTime = DW1000Time(replyDelayTimeUS, DW1000Time::MICROSECONDS);
    DW1000.setDelay(deltaTime);
    DW1000.setData(data, LEN_DATA);
    DW1000.startTransmit();
}

void transmitRangeReport(float curRange) {
    DW1000.newTransmit();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    data[0] = RANGE_REPORT;
    // write final ranging result
    memcpy(data + 1, &curRange, 4);
    DW1000.setData(data, LEN_DATA);
    DW1000.startTransmit();
}

void transmitRangeFailed() {
    DW1000.newTransmit();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    data[0] = RANGE_FAILED;
    DW1000.setData(data, LEN_DATA);
    DW1000.startTransmit();
}

void receiver() {
    DW1000.newReceive();
    DW1000.setDefaults();
    // so we don't need to restart the receiver manually
    DW1000.receivePermanently(true);
    DW1000.startReceive();
}


void computeRangeAsymmetric() {
    // asymmetric two-way ranging (more computation intense, less error prone)
    DW1000Time round1 = (timePollAckReceived - timePollSent).wrap();
    DW1000Time reply1 = (timePollAckSent - timePollReceived).wrap();
    DW1000Time round2 = (timeRangeReceived - timePollAckSent).wrap();
    DW1000Time reply2 = (timeRangeSent - timePollAckReceived).wrap();
    DW1000Time tof = (round1 * round2 - reply1 * reply2) / (round1 + round2 + reply1 + reply2);
    // set tof timestamp
    timeComputedRange.setTimestamp(tof);
}

void computeRangeSymmetric() {
    // symmetric two-way ranging (less computation intense, more error prone on clock drift)
    DW1000Time tof = ((timePollAckReceived - timePollSent) - (timePollAckSent - timePollReceived) +
                      (timeRangeReceived - timePollAckSent) - (timeRangeSent - timePollAckReceived)) * 0.25f;
    // set tof timestamp
    timeComputedRange.setTimestamp(tof);
}

void loop() {
    int32_t curMillis = millis();
    if (!sentAck && !receivedAck) {
        // check if inactive
        if (curMillis - lastActivity > resetPeriod) {
            resetInactive();
        }
        return;
    }
    // continue on any success confirmation
    if (sentAck) {
        sentAck = false;
        byte msgId = data[0];
        if (msgId == POLL_ACK) {
            DW1000.getTransmitTimestamp(timePollAckSent);
            noteActivity();
        }
    }
    if (receivedAck) {
        receivedAck = false;
        // get message and parse
        DW1000.getData(data, LEN_DATA);
        byte msgId = data[0];
        if (msgId != expectedMsgId) {
            // unexpected message, start over again (except if already POLL)
            protocolFailed = true;
        }
        if (msgId == POLL) {
            // on POLL we (re-)start, so no protocol failure
            protocolFailed = false;
            DW1000.getReceiveTimestamp(timePollReceived);
            expectedMsgId = RANGE;
            transmitPollAck();
            noteActivity();
        }
        else if (msgId == RANGE) {
            DW1000.getReceiveTimestamp(timeRangeReceived);
            expectedMsgId = POLL;
            if (!protocolFailed) {
                timePollSent.setTimestamp(data + 1);
                timePollAckReceived.setTimestamp(data + 6);
                timeRangeSent.setTimestamp(data + 11);
                // (re-)compute range as two-way ranging is done
                computeRangeAsymmetric(); // CHOSEN RANGING ALGORITHM
                transmitRangeReport(timeComputedRange.getAsMicroSeconds());
                float distance = timeComputedRange.getAsMeters() - 0.7;
                Serial.print("Range: "); Serial.print(distance); Serial.print(" m");
                Serial.print("  \t RX power: "); Serial.print(DW1000.getReceivePower()); Serial.print(" dBm");
                Serial.print("  \t Sampling: "); Serial.print(samplingRate); Serial.println(" Hz");
                Serial.print("  FP power is [dBm]: "); Serial.print(DW1000.getFirstPathPower());
                Serial.print("  RX power is [dBm]: "); Serial.print(DW1000.getReceivePower());
                Serial.print("  Receive quality: "); Serial.println(DW1000.getReceiveQuality());
                // update sampling rate (each second)
                successRangingCount++;
                if (curMillis - rangingCountPeriod > 1000) {
                    samplingRate = (1000.0f * successRangingCount) / (curMillis - rangingCountPeriod);
                    rangingCountPeriod = curMillis;
                    successRangingCount = 0;
                }
            }
            else {
                transmitRangeFailed();
            }

            noteActivity();
        }
    }
}

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