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ChemE

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Packet Error Rate
« on: May 01, 2017, 10:17:42 AM »
After a moderate hiatus I'm back at work with my radio code.  I want to do some extensive testing to try to quantify packet error rates and how to drive them downward without using too much power in the process.  This initial post is really just a placeholder and I'll be updating it with more information as I generate it.  Initially I'm doing all my testing at 300kbps.  The scheme I'm using is I have a node placed 15' away from the gateway with line-of-sight and the node sends a packet every 8 seconds with among other things, a packet ID expressed as two bytes.  The gateway uses these packet IDs to detect if a packet was missed and in the case of multiple consecutive missed packets how many were lost.  I'm also keeping an average RSSI as I go.  The node is *not* sending with retries, just sending with no ACK request.  I'm not using CRC either since I like being able to use very small packets and 16 bytes is much more than I ever need.

So far at a RSSI of -70dBm, 6 preamble bytes, and 3 sync word bytes I basically never lose a packet.  12 packets lost in 4,200 sent or 0.3% packet error rate.  When I scroll through the data, 10 of those drops came when I was too close to the gateway and the RSSI dropped closer to -90dBm; an interesting observation in and of itself.  I plan on testing smaller numbers of preamble and sync bytes using the same setup to see what the cost is.  Here is a sample of the data the gateway logs:

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[BASEMENT NODE]	77.62F	42.82%RH	Dewpoint: 53.24F - Pleasant	Vcc: 279VDC	Packet Counter: 4591	Missed: 12	Received: 4564	PER: 0%	RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 77.40F 42.91%RH Dewpoint: 53.11F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4592 Missed: 12 Received: 4565 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 77.23F 43.14%RH Dewpoint: 53.09F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4593 Missed: 12 Received: 4566 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-68 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 77.09F 43.28%RH Dewpoint: 53.06F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4594 Missed: 12 Received: 4567 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 77.04F 43.57%RH Dewpoint: 53.19F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4595 Missed: 12 Received: 4568 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.94F 43.63%RH Dewpoint: 53.14F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4596 Missed: 12 Received: 4569 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-71 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.80F 43.72%RH Dewpoint: 53.08F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4597 Missed: 12 Received: 4570 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-69 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.71F 43.86%RH Dewpoint: 53.07F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4598 Missed: 12 Received: 4571 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.59F 43.97%RH Dewpoint: 53.04F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4599 Missed: 12 Received: 4572 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.48F 44.12%RH Dewpoint: 53.02F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4600 Missed: 12 Received: 4573 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.34F 44.27%RH Dewpoint: 53.00F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4601 Missed: 12 Received: 4574 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.21F 44.41%RH Dewpoint: 52.96F - Pleasant Vcc: 279VDC Packet Counter: 4602 Missed: 12 Received: 4575 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.17F 44.47%RH Dewpoint: 52.96F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4603 Missed: 12 Received: 4576 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-69 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.11F 44.56%RH Dewpoint: 52.96F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4604 Missed: 12 Received: 4577 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-69 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 76.01F 44.68%RH Dewpoint: 52.95F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4605 Missed: 12 Received: 4578 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-69 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.95F 44.76%RH Dewpoint: 52.95F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4606 Missed: 12 Received: 4579 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.88F 44.82%RH Dewpoint: 52.91F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4607 Missed: 12 Received: 4580 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.76F 44.88%RH Dewpoint: 52.84F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4608 Missed: 12 Received: 4581 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.68F 44.99%RH Dewpoint: 52.84F - Pleasant Vcc: 278VDC Packet Counter: 4609 Missed: 12 Received: 4582 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-71 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.67F 45.09%RH Dewpoint: 52.89F - Pleasant Vcc: 277VDC Packet Counter: 4610 Missed: 12 Received: 4583 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-69 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 75.53F 45.16%RH Dewpoint: 52.80F - Pleasant Vcc: 277VDC Packet Counter: 4611 Missed: 12 Received: 4584 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-70 | -75

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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 10:37:22 AM »
Just a guess, but I think it might be more informative to test with NLOS conditions rather than LOS.  NLOS conditions are more likely  when packets are lost, due to multipath, fading, reflections or whatever.

In the past when I did testing like this, I would send a packet and then have the gateway send it back.  That way I could compare what was received against what was sent and thereby determine if there were any errors.  It also has the virtue of testing whatever your normal packets are.
« Last Edit: May 01, 2017, 10:45:08 AM by WhiteHare »

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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 10:42:23 AM »
I agree, thanks WhiteHare.  Any other feedback before I start generating a slew of data?

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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 10:59:27 AM »
I moved it to the other room so that it is now non-line-of-sight without turning up the Tx power and just watching the data at -90dBm you can see dropped packets every now and then, but also bit errors creeping in.

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[BASEMENT NODE]	72.73F	50.50%RH	Dewpoint: 53.29F - Pleasant	Vcc: 276VDC	Packet Counter: 4812	Missed: 17	Received: 4780	PER: 0%	RX_RSSI:-86 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.79F 50.53%RH Dewpoint: 53.36F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4813 Missed: 17 Received: 4781 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-85 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.71F 50.54%RH Dewpoint: 53.30F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4814 Missed: 17 Received: 4782 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-85 | -75
 - ACK sent[BASEMENT NODE] 72.69F 50.56%RH Dewpoint: 53.29F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4815 Missed: 17 Received: 4783 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-87 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.69F 50.57%RH Dewpoint: 53.30F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4816 Missed: 17 Received: 4784 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-87 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.71F 50.63%RH Dewpoint: 53.35F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4818 Missed: 18 Received: 4785 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-92 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.61F 50.63%RH Dewpoint: 53.26F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4819 Missed: 18 Received: 4786 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-89 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.65F 50.60%RH Dewpoint: 53.28F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4820 Missed: 18 Received: 4787 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-90 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.63F 50.59%RH Dewpoint: 53.25F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4821 Missed: 18 Received: 4788 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-90 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] -6.38F 54.49%RH Dewpoint: -18.54F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 6871 Missed: 2067 Received: 4789 PER: 2% RX_RSSI:-94 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.67F 50.54%RH Dewpoint: 53.26F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4825 Missed: 20 Received: 4790 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-91 | -75
[BASEMENT NODE] 72.69F 50.51%RH Dewpoint: 53.26F - Pleasant Vcc: 276VDC Packet Counter: 4826 Missed: 20 Received: 4791 PER: 0% RX_RSSI:-87 | -75

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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 10:59:44 AM »
Well, since you ask....  If you wrote a sketch that was a generic test loop (i.e. no hardware dependencies like testing temperature and humidity), and posted it, then others could repeat the test in their locations and post the results.  That would be an easy way to get more datapoints under more varied conditions. 

But, I don't want to overload you.  Literally anything would be better than nothing.
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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2017, 11:06:31 AM »
I like the idea.  I'm torn though.  Most of what needs to be changed is in RFM69.cpp and that isn't as easy as editing the code itself.  I could post up a generic sketch and leave it for everyone to edit their settings in Felix's library, or I could post my radio code which does not link to Felix's library.  Of course, my code is used by one whole person where Felix's is used by thousands.

EDIT:  Thinking back to my initial tinkerings with Felix's library, the first few times I looked at it I got lost and gave up.  I was totally unsure how it worked or what to change especially those nested ifs that set radio frequency.  Looking at the code in Wordpad rather than Notepad++ made things much harder as well.
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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2017, 11:29:41 AM »
Assume people are lazy (or perhaps "marginally motivated" would be more accurate), and so post whatever is easiest for them to try.  Otherwise, few, if any, will even bother attempting it.
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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2017, 12:59:13 PM »
Assume people are lazy (or perhaps "marginally motivated" would be more accurate), and so post whatever is easiest for them to try.  Otherwise, few, if any, will even bother attempting it.

Cool, I was able to override the default settings set in RFM69.cpp directly from my setup code by making tons of calls to radio.writeReg().  I'm just stripping out all my OLED and TH-sensor calls now and I'll have something posted shortly that marginally motivated people can still pop on their motes to 1) play with 300kbps 2) test out packet error rate (PER) under whatever conditions they like.  Appreciate the feedback as always WhiteHare.

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Re: Packet Error Rate
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2017, 01:34:01 PM »
Okay, node and gateway code for 2 default stock Motes not connected to anything else.

Gateway code
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#include <RFM69.h>
#include <RFM69registers.h>
#include <SPI.h>

//*********************************************************************************************
// *********** IMPORTANT SETTINGS - YOU MUST CHANGE/ONFIGURE TO FIT YOUR HARDWARE *************
//*********************************************************************************************
#define NETWORKID     100  //the same on all nodes that talk to each other - 170 is 10101010 DC free value
#define RECEIVER      1    //unique ID of the gateway/receiver
#define SENDER        2
#define NODEID        RECEIVER  //change to "SENDER" if this is the sender node (the one with the button)
#define FREQUENCY     RF69_915MHZ  //Match frequency to the hardware version of the radio on your Moteino (uncomment one):
//#define IS_RFM69HW    //uncomment only for RFM69HW! Leave out if you have RFM69W!
//*********************************************************************************************

#define SERIAL_BAUD   115200
RFM69 radio;
uint16_t Last_Packet, Curr_Packet, Packets_Received, Packets_Missed;
int32_t LT_RSSI;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(SERIAL_BAUD);
 
  // Assume default settings, we will override them next
  radio.initialize(FREQUENCY,NODEID,NETWORKID);
 
  // Make the changes to bring the bitrate up to 300kbps and turn CRC off allowing for packets <16 bytes
  radio.writeReg( REG_OPMODE, RF_OPMODE_SEQUENCER_ON | RF_OPMODE_LISTEN_OFF | RF_OPMODE_STANDBY );
  radio.writeReg( REG_DATAMODUL, RF_DATAMODUL_DATAMODE_PACKET | RF_DATAMODUL_MODULATIONTYPE_FSK | RF_DATAMODUL_MODULATIONSHAPING_00 ); // 0x02
  radio.writeReg( REG_BITRATEMSB, RF_BITRATEMSB_300000 ); // 0x03
  radio.writeReg( REG_BITRATELSB, RF_BITRATELSB_300000 ); // 0x04
  radio.writeReg( REG_FDEVMSB, RF_FDEVMSB_300000 ); // 0x05
  radio.writeReg( REG_FDEVLSB, RF_FDEVLSB_300000 ); // 0x06
  radio.writeReg( REG_FRFMSB, RF_FRFMSB_915 ); // 0x07
  radio.writeReg( REG_FRFMID, RF_FRFMID_915 ); // 0x08
  radio.writeReg( REG_FRFLSB, RF_FRFLSB_915 ); // 0x09
  radio.writeReg( REG_RXBW, RF_RXBW_DCCFREQ_111 | RF_RXBW_MANT_16 | RF_RXBW_EXP_0 ); // 0x19
  radio.writeReg( REG_DIOMAPPING1, RF_DIOMAPPING1_DIO0_01 ); // 0x25
  radio.writeReg( REG_DIOMAPPING2, RF_DIOMAPPING2_CLKOUT_OFF ); //0x26
  radio.writeReg( REG_IRQFLAGS2, RF_IRQFLAGS2_FIFOOVERRUN ); // 0x28
  radio.writeReg( REG_RSSITHRESH, 220 ); // 0x29
  radio.writeReg( REG_PREAMBLELSB, 6 ); // 0x2D
  radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCCONFIG, RF_SYNC_ON | RF_SYNC_FIFOFILL_AUTO | RF_SYNC_SIZE_3 | RF_SYNC_TOL_0 ); // 0x2E
  radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE1, 0x88 ); // 0x2F
  radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE2, NETWORKID ); // 0x30
  radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE3, 0x88 ); // 0x2F
  radio.writeReg( REG_PACKETCONFIG1, RF_PACKET1_FORMAT_VARIABLE | RF_PACKET1_DCFREE_OFF | RF_PACKET1_CRC_OFF | RF_PACKET1_CRCAUTOCLEAR_OFF | RF_PACKET1_ADRSFILTERING_OFF ); // 0x37
  radio.writeReg( REG_PAYLOADLENGTH, 66 ); // 0x38
  radio.writeReg( REG_FIFOTHRESH, RF_FIFOTHRESH_TXSTART_FIFONOTEMPTY | RF_FIFOTHRESH_VALUE ); // 0x3C
  radio.writeReg( REG_PACKETCONFIG2, RF_PACKET2_RXRESTARTDELAY_2BITS | RF_PACKET2_AUTORXRESTART_ON | RF_PACKET2_AES_OFF ); // 0x3D
  radio.writeReg( REG_TESTDAGC, RF_DAGC_IMPROVED_LOWBETA0 ); // 0x6F
 
  radio.setPowerLevel(0);
  radio.encrypt(null);
  Serial.print("Listening at ");
  Serial.print(FREQUENCY);
  Serial.println("Mhz...");
}

void loop() {    // Loop Forever
  int16_t RSSI;
  uint8_t SenderID;
 
    //check if something was received (could be an interrupt from the radio)
    if (radio.receiveDone()) {
      if (radio.ACKRequested()) {  //check if sender wanted an ACK
        radio.sendACK();    // send the ACK
        Serial.print(" - ACK sent");
      }
      RSSI = radio.RSSI;
      LT_RSSI += RSSI;
     
      if (radio.SENDERID == 2) {
        //print message received to serial
        Serial.print("Vcc: ");
        uint16_t rbgv = radio.DATA[1]<<8 | radio.DATA[0];
        uint16_t voltage = ((1125300/rbgv)+5)/10;
        Serial.print(voltage);
        Serial.print("VDC\tPacket Counter: ");
       
        // Work out PER statistics
        Curr_Packet = radio.DATA[3]<<8 | radio.DATA[2];
        if (!( Curr_Packet == ++Last_Packet ) && Packets_Received ) Packets_Missed += (Curr_Packet - Last_Packet);
        Last_Packet = Curr_Packet;
        Serial.print(Curr_Packet);
        Serial.print("\tMissed: ");
        Serial.print(Packets_Missed);
        Serial.print("\tReceived: ");
        Serial.print(++Packets_Received);
        Serial.print("\tPER: ");
        Serial.print( 100 * Packets_Missed / Packets_Received );
        Serial.print("%\tRX_RSSI:");
        Serial.print(RSSI);
        Serial.print(" | ");
        Serial.print(LT_RSSI/Packets_Received);
        Serial.println();   
      }
    }  // End if 
    _delay_us(10);
}  // End Loop

Node Code
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#include <RFM69.h>
#include <RFM69Registers.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <LowPower.h>

// Define various ADC prescaler
#define       ADC_PS_16               (1 << ADPS2)
#define       ADC_PS_32               (1 << ADPS2) |                (1 << ADPS0)
#define       ADC_PS_64               (1 << ADPS2) | (1 << ADPS1)
#define       ADC_PS_128              (1 << ADPS2) | (1 << ADPS1) | (1 << ADPS0)
#define       sbi(sfr, bit)           (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) |= _BV(bit))
#define       cbi(sfr, bit)           (_SFR_BYTE(sfr) &= ~_BV(bit))
#define       START_ADC_CONVERSION    sbi(ADCSRA, ADSC);  // start a conversion
#define       ENABLE_ADC              cbi(PRR, PRADC); sbi(ADCSRA, ADEN);  //ADCSRA |= bit(ADEN); // Enable the ADC
#define       DISABLE_ADC             cbi(ADCSRA, ADEN); sbi(PRR, PRADC); // Disable the ADC to save power

#define DEBUG 0

//*********************************************************************************************
// *********** IMPORTANT SETTINGS - YOU MUST CHANGE/ONFIGURE TO FIT YOUR HARDWARE *************
//*********************************************************************************************
#define NETWORKID     100  //the same on all nodes that talk to each other
#define RECEIVER      1    //unique ID of the gateway/receiver
#define SENDER        2
#define NODEID        SENDER  //change to "SENDER" if this is the sender node (the one with the button)
//#define IS_RFM69HW    //uncomment only for RFM69HW! Leave out if you have RFM69W!
#define FREQUENCY     RF69_915MHZ

RFM69 radio;    //Create an instance of the object

static inline void Fast_ADC_Init(void) {
  sei();
  // Timer 0 initialization from wiring.c for a ATmega 328P (Arduino Uno rev 3) + 12 bytes to sketch size
  TCCR0A = _BV(WGM01) | _BV(WGM00);      // set timer 0 prescale factor to 64
  TCCR0B = _BV(CS01) | _BV(CS00);        // set timer 0 prescale factor to 64
  TIMSK0 = _BV(TOIE0);                 // enable timer 0 overflow interrupt
 
  // Timer 2 initialization from wiring.c for an ATmega 328P (Arduino Uno rev 3) + 20 bytes to sketch size
  TCCR2A |= _BV(COM2A1) | _BV(WGM20);    // Enable timer 2 to _delay_ms() works properly
  TCCR2B |= CS22;                        // set clkT2S/64 (From prescaler)
 
  // ADC Housekeeping
  ADMUX = _BV(REFS0) | _BV(MUX3) | _BV(MUX2) | _BV(MUX1);    // Set the multiplexer to read the internal bandgap voltage
  //ADCSRA &= ~ADC_PS_128;    // Unset the bits set by init()
  ADCSRA |= ADC_PS_32;    // set our own prescaler to 32
 
  // Make unused pins outputs to reduce power consumption
  //DDRB |= (1<<PB1) | (1<<PB0);
  //DDRC |= (1<<PC1) | (1<<PC0);
  //DDRD |= (1<<PD7) | (1<<PD6)| (1<<PD5) | (1<<PD4) | (1<<PD3);
}

int main(void) {
uint8_t data[4];  //16-bit temp, 16-bit RH, 16-bit Vcc, 16-bit packet counter
        uint16_t packet_cnt = 0;    // 16-bit packet counter to measure PER
#if DEBUG
  uint16_t startT, elapsed;
  startT = micros();           // ==================== START THE CLOCK ====================
#endif

Fast_ADC_Init();    // Initialize the AVR registers needed
        radio.initialize(FREQUENCY,NODEID,NETWORKID);
        radio.encrypt(null);
        radio.setPowerLevel(0);
        radio.sleep();
       
        // Make the changes to bring the bitrate up to 300kbps and turn CRC off allowing for packets <16 bytes
        radio.writeReg( REG_OPMODE, RF_OPMODE_SEQUENCER_ON | RF_OPMODE_LISTEN_OFF | RF_OPMODE_STANDBY );
        radio.writeReg( REG_DATAMODUL, RF_DATAMODUL_DATAMODE_PACKET | RF_DATAMODUL_MODULATIONTYPE_FSK | RF_DATAMODUL_MODULATIONSHAPING_00 ); // 0x02
        radio.writeReg( REG_BITRATEMSB, RF_BITRATEMSB_300000 ); // 0x03
        radio.writeReg( REG_BITRATELSB, RF_BITRATELSB_300000 ); // 0x04
        radio.writeReg( REG_FDEVMSB, RF_FDEVMSB_300000 ); // 0x05
        radio.writeReg( REG_FDEVLSB, RF_FDEVLSB_300000 ); // 0x06
        radio.writeReg( REG_FRFMSB, RF_FRFMSB_915 ); // 0x07
        radio.writeReg( REG_FRFMID, RF_FRFMID_915 ); // 0x08
        radio.writeReg( REG_FRFLSB, RF_FRFLSB_915 ); // 0x09
        radio.writeReg( REG_RXBW, RF_RXBW_DCCFREQ_111 | RF_RXBW_MANT_16 | RF_RXBW_EXP_0 ); // 0x19
        radio.writeReg( REG_DIOMAPPING1, RF_DIOMAPPING1_DIO0_01 ); // 0x25
        radio.writeReg( REG_DIOMAPPING2, RF_DIOMAPPING2_CLKOUT_OFF ); //0x26
        radio.writeReg( REG_IRQFLAGS2, RF_IRQFLAGS2_FIFOOVERRUN ); // 0x28
        radio.writeReg( REG_RSSITHRESH, 220 ); // 0x29
        radio.writeReg( REG_PREAMBLELSB, 6 ); // 0x2D
        radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCCONFIG, RF_SYNC_ON | RF_SYNC_FIFOFILL_AUTO | RF_SYNC_SIZE_3 | RF_SYNC_TOL_0 ); // 0x2E
        radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE1, 0x88 ); // 0x2F
        radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE2, NETWORKID ); // 0x30
        radio.writeReg( REG_SYNCVALUE3, 0x88 ); // 0x2F
        radio.writeReg( REG_PACKETCONFIG1, RF_PACKET1_FORMAT_VARIABLE | RF_PACKET1_DCFREE_OFF | RF_PACKET1_CRC_OFF | RF_PACKET1_CRCAUTOCLEAR_OFF | RF_PACKET1_ADRSFILTERING_OFF ); // 0x37
        radio.writeReg( REG_PAYLOADLENGTH, 66 ); // 0x38
        radio.writeReg( REG_FIFOTHRESH, RF_FIFOTHRESH_TXSTART_FIFONOTEMPTY | RF_FIFOTHRESH_VALUE ); // 0x3C
        radio.writeReg( REG_PACKETCONFIG2, RF_PACKET2_RXRESTARTDELAY_2BITS | RF_PACKET2_AUTORXRESTART_ON | RF_PACKET2_AES_OFF ); // 0x3D
        radio.writeReg( REG_TESTDAGC, RF_DAGC_IMPROVED_LOWBETA0 ); // 0x6F
 
//initTWI();  // Initialize the I2C bus at 400kHz
#if DEBUG
  elapsed = micros()-startT;   // ==================== STOP THE CLOCK ====================
    Serial.begin(115200);
    Serial.print("\nInitialization took ");
    Serial.print(elapsed);
    Serial.print(" us");
    _delay_ms(6);
#else
  cbi(PRR, PRUSART0);  // Turn off the UART since we won't be using it
#endif

for(;;) {  // Loop forever
#if DEBUG
  startT = micros();           // ==================== START THE CLOCK ====================
#endif
ENABLE_ADC;                       // Turn on the ADC just prior to needing it
START_ADC_CONVERSION;             // start a conversion
                _delay_us(70);                    // Give some time for the ADC conversion to finish
data[0] = ADCL;                   // Avoid 16-bit math in this loop since it adds 40us
data[1] = ADCH;                   // Read back the results of the ADC
                data[2] = (++packet_cnt & 0xFF);  // Increment packet_count and stash the LSB
                data[3] = (packet_cnt >> 8);      // Stash the MSB of the packet counter
DISABLE_ADC;                      // Turn off the ADC to save power     
                radio.send(RECEIVER, data, 4, 0); //target node Id, message as string or byte array, message length, ack requested
                radio.sleep();
               
#if DEBUG
          elapsed = micros()-startT;   // ==================== STOP THE CLOCK ====================
          Serial.print("\nVcc: ");
          Serial.print(112296/(data[1]<<8 | data[0]));
                  Serial.print("\tPacket Count: ");
                  Serial.print((uint16_t)(data[3]<<8 | data[2]));
          Serial.print("\t\tLoop took: ");
          Serial.print(elapsed);
          Serial.print(" us");
          _delay_ms(4);  // Give the UART time to get our output across
          Serial.flush();
#endif

                uint8_t sleep_count=0;
                do LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_8S, ADC_OFF, BOD_OFF);
                while (++sleep_count < 1);
}  // end for
}  // end main

DEBUG on the node should be defined as 0 when doing actual PER testing.  For just getting things set up, feel free to define it as 1 and open a serial monitor to ensure that your node is behaving appropriately.
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