Verbose Output
For advanced work with the firmware, enabling Verbose Mode is incredibly helpful. This is especially true for data encoding and transmission.
When verbose messaging is enabled, verbose messages are prefixed with a [V] and Debug messages are prefixed with a [D].
Enabling verbose Mode
There are three main methods to enable verbose mode:
| Location | Details |
|---|---|
| Settings Menu | Settings>Application Settings > Verbose Messages. Enabled/Disable Verbose Messaging. This setting will persist across restarts. |
| !!verbose Console Command | This toggles verbose messages and is not persistent |
| Start Menu - Select option 'v' | Enables verbose messages before system startup. This value is not persistent |
Output LoRaWAN Encoding
When verbose messaging is enabled, when a loRaWAN message is packed, the packed values and the overall payload is output.
The following is an example of output for two data values:
In this example, verbose output is enabled using the console command !verbose, and a logging event triggered using !log-now.
Two sensor values are packed for transmission - Humidity and TemperatureF. The verbose message output includes the Value Type/ID for each data value, as well as the encoded value in hexadecimal.
And once a LoRaWAN data payload is sent, the entire 11 byte payload is output, along with it's send status and associated frame ID.
Device Value Type IDs
For each supported device, a subset of parameters are enabled for LoRaWAN transmission. With verbose output enabled, these parameters are indicated by having a Value Type ID when viewed in on a device settings page.
The following is an example of the Value Type codes for the BME280 device:
On this page, the parameters that have Value Types codes are enabled for LoRaWAN transmission.
Disabled Parameters
Note - Parameters that are disabled are not sent to the LoRaWAN.
Startup Messages
If Verbose Output is enabled and save in the system settings, or if the [v]erbose startup mode was selected, some addition messages are output during the startup sequence.
And example of startup messages:
In this example, "Verbose Output" was enabled in the system settings, and is noted on startup.
Several Debug messages related to some settings not saved/restore - but these can easily be ignored.
Additional information is output when connected to the LoRaWAN network, including the device EUID, and what operating class the LoRaWAN module is set to.