Not getting model publication status message with publication set message

[Berry Blue]

'm sending a publication set message (0x03) from an iOS app to an nRF52840 board using the light server example in the latest SDK. This works and I'm able to receive messages when I turn the light on and off from the board but I'm not getting a model publication status message back (0x8019) when I set the publication address.

Is this expected behavior or is there some data I'm possibly missing?

[Aleksander Nowakowski]

No, you should receive this message after setting publication.

There may be several reasons why the message is not delivered:

1. The Proxy Filter filters out the message (e.g. it's set only to pass the group message, etc.) - something you would have to do manually, so you'd know if this might be the reason.
2. The status is sent with too small TTL value and does not reach your node. That could be the case if the node you configure is far in the network or the TTL set is very small.

Did you try with the sample nRF Mesh application? Does it work for you there?

[Berry Blue]

Yes, it works in the Mesh app but not in my own implementation. I'm sending the exact same data. I'm using 0xFF the default value for TTL.

[Berry Blue]

I believe the problem is not sending back the acknowledge data correctly after the node is provisioned. Is there any documentation around this process?

[Aleksander Nowakowski]

You may need to modify the manager settings. Have a look at the AppDelegate in the sample app. Properties are only documented in the code.

[Aleksander Nowakowski]

0xFF in the publication means that the device should publish with its default TTL value, but doesn't say what this TTL is.