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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -410,7 +410,30 @@ template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::isChannelActive()
int16_t result;
setTransmitEnable(false);
setStandby();

#ifdef SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS
// RadioLib's scanChannel() waits on DIO1 in a `while(!digitalRead(irq))` loop
// with no timeout (SX126x.cpp). If the chip never raises CADDone the radio
// thread is stuck there forever: nothing is transmitted and the stall is
// invisible, because the caller simply never returns. Boards that hit this
// can define SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS to drive the scan manually and treat a
// timeout as a free channel - the same verdict as RADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE.
result = lora.startChannelScan(cfg);
if (result == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
uint32_t started = millis();
while (!digitalRead(SX126X_DIO1)) {

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use the configured HAL and elapsed-time helper in the opt-in CAD loop. Read CAD completion with module.hal->digitalRead(module.getIrq()) instead of global digitalRead(SX126X_DIO1), otherwise virtual or expanded pins can be missed and the timeout path may authorize transmission incorrectly. Replace the raw millis() comparison with Throttle::hasElapsed(started, SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS).

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  • src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp#L424-L424 (this comment)
  • src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp#L425-L425
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In `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp` at line 424, Update the CAD completion polling
loop to read the IRQ through RadioLib’s configured HAL, replacing the global
SX126X_DIO1 read with module.hal->digitalRead(module.getIrq()). Preserve the
existing loop and timeout behavior.

Apply the same fix in `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp` at line 425.

if (millis() - started > SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS) {
LOG_WARN("SX126X CAD did not complete in %u ms, treating channel as free", (unsigned)SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS);
startReceive(); // the scan left the chip out of RX; put it back
return false;
}
yield();
}
result = lora.getChannelScanResult();
}
#else
result = lora.scanChannel(cfg);
#endif
if (result == RADIOLIB_LORA_DETECTED)
return true;
if (result != RADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE)
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