Bought a sensecap T1000 E and I can see nodes, receive messages, but all messages I send end up looking undelivered with a Max Retransmission Reached notice. What does it mean?
The antenna in that device isn’t that strong. I get the same issue with it sometimes. Either the messages aren’t reaching another node, or you are not receiving the acknowledgement response that you message was passed on to another node.
I plan to add another node to my house with a larger antenna, so if I understand correctly that should do the trick, right?
Yes, when you add the other node, make sure to put your sense cap in client mute mode instead of client mode.
Can you help me understand the difference?
Client mode not only transmits packets for you, but when it receives packets from other nodes, it will retransmit them.
Client Mute does not retransmit packets from other nodes.
Say you have a solar power node up 30 feet on a flagpole outside your house, and you have several nodes inside your house for yourself, your spouse, and your kids or parents. Those nodes should be in client mute mode so that they don’t retransmit packets because the solar node up 30 feet on the mast would do a better job of that.
That’s what I did. Just make sure that other node is placed well so it can reach another node.
With the second device I was able to send messages to my city network more reliably, but I still have iaaues when communicating on a private channel with a friend on the other side of the city, even when that friend is theoretically in reach of me in regards to hops.
It was always my plan to have a solar powered node with a decent antenna on the house and acting as a central node , and then maybe personal nodes like the T1000E for each person. It is quite expensive, though, especially given the battery life.
