first release fo the working code

main.py

@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
+#-*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 
 import RFM69_POCSAG
 from RFM69_POCSAGregisters import *
 import datetime
+from threading import Timer
 import time
 from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 import pika
+import os
+import json
 
 config = SafeConfigParser()
 config.read('config.ini')
+if not config.has_section('main'):
     config.add_section('main')
     config.set('main', 'amqpURI', 'amqp://user:pw@host:port')
-
+try:
 	with open('config.ini', 'w') as f:
 	    config.write(f)
-
+except Exception:
+	pass
 rfmModule = RFM69_POCSAG.RFM69_POCSAG(RF69_433MHZ, pocsagBaudRate=1200, isRFM69HW = True)
 #rfmModule.shutdown()
 
@@ -28,23 +34,78 @@ rfmModule.setFreqeuncy(freqHz)
 rfmModule.rcCalibration()
 rfmModule.setHighPower(True)
 
-import uuid
-def my_random_string(string_length=10):
-    """Returns a random string of length string_length."""
-    random = str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4())+str(uuid.uuid4()) # Convert UUID format to a Python string.
-    random = random.upper() # Make all characters uppercase.
-    random = random.replace("-","") # Remove the UUID '-'.
-    return random[0:string_length] # Return the random string.
 
+os.system("echo heartbeat | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led0/trigger")
+
+def byteify(input):
+    if isinstance(input, dict):
+        return {byteify(key): byteify(value)
+                for key, value in input.iteritems()}
+    elif isinstance(input, list):
+        return [byteify(element) for element in input]
+    elif isinstance(input, unicode):
+        return input.encode('utf-8')
+    else:
+        return input
+
+
+from pocsag import encodeTXBatch
+
+inputQueue = []
+txQueue = []
+def batchFinal():
+    global t
+    global inputQueue
+    global txQueue
+    #print(" [x] Batch Final")
+    txQueue = inputQueue
+    inputQueue = []
+    #print(txQueue)
+    if len(txQueue) > 0:
+        os.system("echo timer | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led0/trigger")
+        data = encodeTXBatch(txQueue, repeatNum=2)
+        rfmModule.sendBuffer(data)
+        os.system("echo heartbeat | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led0/trigger")
+    resetTimer()
+t = Timer(.5, batchFinal)
+t.start()
+def resetTimer():
+    global t
+    if t.is_alive():
+        t.cancel()
+    t = Timer(.5, batchFinal)
+    t.start()
 def msgCallback(ch, method, properties, body):
-    print(" [x] Received %r" % body)
+    global inputQueue
+    msg = byteify(json.loads(body))
+    print(msg)
+    address = '13370' + msg[0]
+    message = msg[1]
+    """.encode('ascii', 'ignore')
 
+    message = message.replace("Ä", '[')
+    message = message.replace("Ü", '[')
+    message = message.replace("Ö", '\\')
+
+    message = message.replace("ä", '{')
+    message = message.replace("ö", '|')
+    message = message.replace("ü", '}')
+    message = message.replace("ß", '~')
+
+    message = str(message.encode('ascii', 'ignore'))
+    #message = message.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')
+    """
+    print(" [x] Received", address, message)
+    inputQueue.append([False, address, message])
+    #resetting timer
+    resetTimer()
 while True:
     try:
-            connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters( config.get('main', 'amqpURI') ))
+        print(' [*] Connecting')
+        connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.URLParameters( config.get('main', 'amqpURI') ))
         channel = connection.channel()
-            queue = channel.queue_declare(queue='input')
+        queue = channel.queue_declare(queue='input', durable=True)
-            queue_ttl60 = channel.queue_declare(queue='input_ttl60')
+        queue_ttl60 = channel.queue_declare(queue='input_ttl60', durable=True, arguments={ "x-message-ttl": 60000 })
         channel.basic_consume(queue='input',
                             auto_ack=True,
                             on_message_callback=msgCallback)
@@ -53,22 +114,24 @@ while True:
                             on_message_callback=msgCallback)
         print(' [*] Waiting for messages. To exit press CTRL+C')
         channel.start_consuming()
-
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        break
+    except pika.exceptions.ConnectionClosed:
+        print 'oops. lost connection. trying to reconnect.'
+        # avoid rapid reconnection on longer RMQ server outage
+        time.sleep(0.5)
     except Exception:
-            time.sleep(.5)
+        print 'oops. fail.'
-            pass
+        # avoid rapid reconnection on longer RMQ server outage
+        time.sleep(0.5) 
 
-
-from pocsag import encodeTXBatch
-msgs = []
 """
+msgs = []
 msgs.append([False, "133722", 'Zeile 1\nZeile 2\nZeile 3\nZeile 4'])
 msgs.append([False, "133742", '1234567890^12w3e4rt5zu<yxcvf1qwerdftgzhj123we4rwt5dezghqwertwe6456e5n6er6n45w6n456n45'])
 msgs.append([True, "133782", "1234567890U-()"])
 """
-msgs.append([False, "133702", my_random_string(80)])
+#msgs.append([False, "133702", my_random_string(80)])
 
-data = encodeTXBatch(msgs)
+#time.sleep(2000)
-rfmModule.sendBuffer(data)
-time.sleep(2000)
 #rfmModule.shutdown()

pocsag.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BATCH_SIZE = 16
 #The preamble comes before a message, is a series of alternating
 #1,0,1,0... bits, at least 576 bits. It exists to allow the receiver
 #to synchronize with the transmitter
-PREAMBLE_LENGTH = 576
+PREAMBLE_LENGTH = 576*3
 
 #These bits appear as the first bit of a word, for an address word and
 #one for a data word