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Sara Damiano replied to the topic Sensor reading errors using Meter Teros modular library in the forum Environmental Sensors 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Have you tried using the
-D MS_SDI12_NON_CONCURRENT
build flag: https://envirodiy.github.io/ModularSensors/group__sdi12__group.html. Some SDI-12 sensors don’t properly support the concurrent mode that ModularSensors uses by default. That could by why they work individually, but not all together. -
Braedon started the topic Sensor reading errors using Meter Teros modular library in the forum Environmental Sensors 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I have installed several monitoring stations targeting environmental variables of interest for snow hydrology using the Mayfly as the data logger. One issue in particular that I have encountered is with logging data from my Meter Teros 12 sensors. I have three of these sensors connected to the SDI-12 pins on the Mayfly board, buried at three…[Read more]
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Scott Ensign replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 9 months, 3 weeks ago
@neilh20 Thanks for your questions. Please refer to the Terms of Use for details concerning use of Monitor My Watershed. @srgdamiano commented on the likely cause of missing data from September 26. We are continuing to improve Monitor My Watershed’s response time and performance; we will share details in early 2024.
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Sara Damiano replied to the topic MMW lost readings in the forum Monitor My Watershed 10 months ago
I finally dug into this. As I commented on GitHub, I think this loss must be related to a server update or hotfix. The server did get the data, so it might be recoverable. I doubt it’s related to the older issue.
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Jake Lemon replied to the topic Power Issue in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
Hi Shannon. So I just received a few more panels. The stereo jack cables are going in relatively easily with these. I think I received some damaged hardware, causing the stereo jack cable to be very difficult to get plugged in. And causing a bad connection to the logger.
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Scott Ensign replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 10 months ago
@paulwilson Yes, the payment page for Monitor My Watershed subscriptions will begin accepting payments on 01 January 2024. Thank you for supporting Monitor My Watershed!
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neilh20 replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 10 months ago
I’m very much a fan of ModularSensors and the discussion board as a place to be real with technical issues. I do so appreciate the unique place EnviroDIY has been curated to be, to try some remote wireless terrestrial monitoring. Its the nitty gritty of environmental monitoring and the engineering it takes. Its tough to find out what these ser…[Read more]
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Paul Wilson replied to the topic Changes coming January 1, 2024 for Monitor My Watershed users in the forum Monitor My Watershed 10 months ago
Am I correct to assume that the payment page will open after the first? I tried to pay for 2024 now and got the message “This product is currently out of stock and unavailable.”. Thanks.
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James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
I have a multimeter that can measure amperage. I’m not sure how to get it inline with the circuit though without putting together a couple wires with the proper jst connectors…I’m not an expert in this and don’t want to short the board.
Any suggestions on where on the board or how to test?
Thanks!
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neilh20 replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
I haven’t had much luck getting to 0.5mA with mega1284, it was with the Mayfly 0.5b- https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/testing-power-consumption/#post-15252 My notes on measurements is that it was between 2-2.5mA. I did get well beneath 0.5mA on another project with mega2560, but that was a lot of hardwork, and also ended up with a higher valu…[Read more]
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Shannon Hicks replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
You could also try putting an ammeter in line with the main battery (with no solar or USB connected) to monitor the current of the board during use. When it’s sleeping, you should see a current of about 0.6mA for your configuration. If you measure a sleeping current above 1mA, then something is probably wrong, either the board isn’t properly sl…[Read more]
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James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
Thanks for all your help. I believe that the bigger solar panel with >1A peak current, a 1A charging current to the board (jump SJ15), and a freshly charged battery should remedy the winter issues.
Regarding consumption, I took one unit home, mostly charged a LiPo 3300mAh battery, here is what I found (no external sensor connected, transmitted…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
@jp – the charger relationship doesn’t quite work that way. The 5V 2.0A is typically the stated maximum the charger can supply – however for the battery charger circuit there are limitations. I use a USB Meter to determine what is actually going on.
The Mayfly 1.x charger circuit is to 0.5A as default but can be changed to 1.0A. I always change…[Read more]
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Jake Lemon replied to the topic Power Issue in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months ago
Thanks Shannon. I was actually talking about the stereo jack. See attached image.
Since we transitioned to the new panels it has been very difficult to get the stereo jack from the panel plugged into that adapter cable. Any recommendations on that are welcome.
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James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months, 1 weeks ago
I’ve had a 5v 2.0A usb charger plugged in for 3.5 hrs. The yellow charging light is still on. I think it should take ~2.5 hours to fully charge a 4400mAh battery with a 2.0A charger, so it should be done.
Does someone know if the board is getting any feedback from the battery on whether it’s accepting a charge or not? If there is not feedback…[Read more]
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mbullard replied to the topic Please Help! Meter CTD Gen2 being blocked by Yosemitech 511-a in the forum Environmental Sensors 10 months, 1 weeks ago
Thank you for the quick response, we are looking forward to the new modbus adater. Meanwhile, we made some quick changes to existing wingboards to power the Y-551A from the 12v available on the V1.1 rev B, with good results. One station is back to normal and the other should be as soon as the updated wingboard is installed. Thanks!
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James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months, 1 weeks ago
Thanks! So the yellow light was on because solar was charging, that’s good news. I assume that light is powered by the sun and not the battery.
Our next step will be to replace the battery if the full overnight charge doesn’t work. I’ll set those two DIP switches to off after I try to fully charge the battery.
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Shannon Hicks replied to the topic Power Issue in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months, 1 weeks ago
They’re spring-loaded quick connect jacks. The wires go in the round holes not the rectangular ones. If you tug on them and they don’t come loose, then they should be connected properly. If they pop out, then you’ve just got to insert them further. I usually use my fingers, but you could also use something like needle-nose pliers to push one…[Read more]
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Shannon Hicks replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months, 1 weeks ago
A description of the operation of the LEDs on the Mayfly board can be found here: https://www.envirodiy.org/mayfly/hardware/details-and-specs/
For the one you asked about, it’s under part C:
C- Power LEDs and DIP switches: LEDs indicate board power (green) and USB power (orange). Useful for easily seeing if the board is on and if USB power is…[Read more]
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James P replied to the topic Monitoring power consumption in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 10 months, 1 weeks ago
Yesterday I attached a powerbank to the usb-c port for a little over two hours. Two yellow lights were on, one near the usb-c port and one lower down. I also installed a 10w solar panel. When I detached the powerbank, the yellow light near the usb-c port turned off but the other one stayed on. The station held voltage for two hours after that,…[Read more]
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