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NormO became a registered member 11 months ago
NormO
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neilh20 replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 11 months ago
@shicks I agree it would be good to see the software. For my systems I look to have it last 14days before it reaches 3.8V and it is a difficult target unless its being tested for and the time taken on the radio is also characterized.
I see the issue is how to keep the sensor readings delivered reliably while there is enough power, and then when…[Read more]
Scott Ensign replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 11 months ago
@@w3asa – Thanks for sharing your thoughts on our subscription plan pricing structure. We arrived at this pricing structure after exploring all the options for most equitably distributing costs across the diverse community of users and organizations. We hope users appreciate the extra value that Monitor My Watershed provides in comparison to other…[Read more]
Scott Ensign replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 11 months ago
We certainly understand how valuable it is for Monitor My Watershed users to share their data on their own websites. While there isn’t a direct way to share Monitor My Watershed webpages, there are several ways to automate the data download process for reprocessing and posting your data in a separate service. First, you can retrieve a csv file of…[Read more]
Shannon Hicks replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 11 months ago
James, your station seems to be using power at a rate much higher than a usual CTD station. Our Mayfly v1.1 boards with EnviroDIY sim7080 LTE board and a CTD sensor will see a decrease in the battery voltage overnight of 0.045v during a 12 hour period with absolutely no sunlight, and transmitting the data to the portal every 5 minutes. Your s…[Read more]
Tracy became a registered member 11 months, 1 weeks ago
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Jim Moore replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 11 months, 1 weeks ago
Is there any chance to provide a finer price structure? Perhaps a fixed amount (~$5) per station with some discount for larger quantities. For example going from 3 to 4 stations would cost about four times as much per station! Also I noticed that there is a price break for a full year subscription for the small plan but none for the medium an…[Read more]
neilh20 replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 11 months, 1 weeks ago
(previous post deleted and restated) @jp – interesting data. It very much looks like up to early October the solar was delivering enough power for the system.
Then with the seasons solar changing, the solar panel aspect is not delivering the power needed
What I would recommend is a) need to charge up the internal LiIon 4.4Ahr battery
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neilh20 replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 11 months, 1 weeks ago
@jp – interesting data. It very much looks like its the solar panel aspect that is not delivering the power with the seasons changing, and some loss of solar. a) So anything you can do to help out a better solar aspect – less shade would help, and solar panels are best set at an optimal 120 from horizontal for that location (h…[Read more]
James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 11 months, 1 weeks ago
Thanks for the data, Our site has much more exposure to sun than in a redwood forest, and is doing something similar:
https://monitormywatershed.org/sites/SpokaneR-SpokaneValley/
Note the times on the website are accurate but when you look at the data the times are not accurate — sun isn’t up at 5am. I wonder why the clock reset..
The last…[Read more]