Dave Fisher – EnviroDIY

Dave Fisher started the topic Error installing EnviroDIY libraries in PlatformIO in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago

Following the instructions at https://github.com/EnviroDIY/Libraries, I’m entering the following command into a VSCode/PlatformIO terminal: pio lib -g install https://github.com/EnviroDIY/Libraries.git#platformio.

I get this result: “Error: Could not load broken JSON: C:UsersDave’s…[Read more]

Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user – upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 4 months ago

Beth – success! Problem fixed. Board not fried. The “wicked hard to push in” really helped – I, ah, “insisted” that the battery get seated oriented as in the picture, and now everything works. Thank you for helping me through this. -Dave

Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user – upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 4 months ago

You’re right, apparently my RTC is fried since it will not hold the time/date. This is very frustrating, as I followed the RTC battery installation instructions on this forum at RTC battery installation instructions.

RTC battery installation instructions

Can I get my RTC fixed, or do I need to throw away a brand new Mayfly? -Dave

Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user – upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 4 months ago

Problem fixed! Problem cause: days ago, I tried to insert the Real-Time-Clock battery upside down. It made contact, but wouldn’t seat fully (of course). I removed the battery, but DIDN’T insert it at all. The Mayfly never worked again (I tried for days) until I gave up, posted my plea for help, and happened to install the RTC battery (the…[Read more]

Dave Fisher started the topic New Mayfly user – upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 4 months ago

I recently attended a Mayfly class, and bought a board thru Amazon. I followed setup instructions carefully, and was able to run the blink demo, write to the SD card, etc. The next day when I started the IDE, it indicated there were libraries to be updated, so I updated them prior to running any sketches. The upload failed, and I presumed there…[Read more]

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