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Node <-> Gateway protocol

  • Message based protocol.
  • First byte contains the message type

Message Type

Message type is used to indicate the structure of the message need to parse it.

Message type is composed of 8 bit. Two first bits indicate wether the message is a query, a command or a report (KK). The rest of the byte is used to define the message type (TTTTTT).

KK TTTT Meaning Description
0 Report When one node want to send information to another. Might be the response to a Query
0 NodeInfo General node information such as software version, uptime, battery level or send error count
1 PulseReport Number of pulse detected since last sent message
2 Environment data Temperature, humidity, …
1 Query When one node want to ask information to another
2 Command When one node want another one to perform an operation
0 UpdateConfig Used by gateway to indicate its new config to a node