[Tinyos-help] [tinyos2.0] event timer.fired() getting lost on telosb using BlinkToRadio apps.

[Philip Levis]

On Jul 22, 2006, at 6:31 AM, ipark at ncsu.edu wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've implemented BlinkToRadio application on telosb with tinyos 2.0.
> Two telosb motes send packets to each other using BlinkToRadio  
> application.
> Packets are sent in event Timer.fired() in BlinkToRadio application.
> I found something wrong in telosb operation.
> If TIMER_PERIOD_MILLI(packet generation interval)is set to 1(ms),  
> event
> Timer.fired() of one of two motes is not signalled anymore after  
> several
> seconds. As a result, only one mote can send packets.
> If TIMER_PERIOD_MILLI is set to 2(ms), this situation seldom occures.
> Have you ever seen this situation?

This sounds like a bug in the MSP430 timer stack. Cory, have you  
encountered this?

Phil