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neilh20 replied to the topic Using Xbee Cellular Modem with ThingSpeak in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
@zeke-holloman great glad to hear it.
Which modem did you buy and where did you get it?. I thought they were in short supply, and I’ve been keeping my eye open for them.
I’ve been using the Digi LTE XB3-C-A2-UT-001, which needs the the latest XCTU modem board to upgrade as its is a complex process.
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neilh20 replied to the topic Stability Testing ~ how to do it? in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
I’m using Release 0.30.0 for stability regression testing, its gone well, and captured a visual description of it here 0.30.0 testing
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neilh20 replied to the topic Extracting Data Query in the forum Other Data Loggers 3 years, 1 months ago
Hello @d_bozza123, the Ponsel sensor looks very interesting.
I’ve interfaced to a SDI-12 sensor Insitu LT500.
My suggestion is you think of breaking up the work into units.
That is first how to read the sensor Ponsel, and 2nd how to store it to the .csv
For my sensors, it required creating a sensor interface to read the parameters from the…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Could Mayfly have been damaged during storm event? in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
Hi Cheryl, nice pics, good to have a record.
Typically on pressing reset, the LEDs dance red/green for a few seconds. The orange light would seem to indicate its getting power from the solar panel and charging the battery.
From the pictures it would seem that any “Static electricity” lightening would be channeled by the vegetation around…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Could Mayfly have been damaged during storm event? in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
Hello Cheryl. I wonder could you say what its setting is. What is the geography, what wires are coming out, and how is it powered?
For electronics any form of excess voltage on processor pins can cause the device to fail. However its very difficult to figure out exactly what the cause is, as they say it can be complicated. You can inspect it v…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Mayfly Availability in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
Many thanks.
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neilh20 replied to the topic Mayfly Availability in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 1 months ago
Hello @shicks. Just wondering if you can give any insight as to the process, when you think you might be able to tell us about what the new revision looks like, or possibly any visibility on when it might be available, and the process gates you are going through. I realize some times this is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string, and h…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic How to dump contents of file on SD card to serial in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
Listing the directory with L? needs a bit of cleanup but looks like this
[2021-08-13 18:55:32.110] Enter cmd: ?<CR> for help.(need a key to be typed every 20 secs) [2021-08-13 18:55:42.232] L? [2021-08-13 18:55:42.232] Files on microSD card [2021-08-13 18:55:42.232] System Volume Information/ [2021-08-13 18:55:42.232]…
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neilh20 replied to the topic How to dump contents of file on SD card to serial in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
Listing the active logger file, recorded by TeraTerm with time stamp,
[2021-08-13 18:56:11.013] Enter cmd: ?<CR> for help.(need a key to be typed every 20 secs) [2021-08-13 18:56:11.607] LR [2021-08-13 18:56:12.982] Data Logger: TU_RC_test04b [2021-08-13 18:56:13.013] Data Logger File: TU_RC_test04b_2021-08-13.csv [2021-08-13 18:56:13.060]…
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neilh20 replied to the topic How to dump contents of file on SD card to serial in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
So it worked for me. I took @ensign basic structure, and added it as an extension in the Class Logger, and then attached it to the two SerialCommands LR and L?
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neilh20 replied to the topic How to dump contents of file on SD card to serial in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
Hi I’ve been thinking/working on something slightly similar when @ensign posted above.
BTW I found the github.com/ScottEnsign/SDoutput hasn’t got the actual code, I think it probably needs a “git push” to send the code up.
Seems to me the issue with the @selbig original post #15641 above, is that the SD card is initialized in Logger, so S…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using Xbee Cellular Modem with ThingSpeak in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
@zeke-holloman I’ve been out the office. Just to summarize our offline investigation – I got a good POST using your thingspeak settings. It seem to me that its your modem data plan that isn’t connecting in some way. Maybe there is a better error indication from DigiXBeeCellularTransparent, but its an evolving area to make it easy.
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using the Teensy 3.5 in the forum Other Data Loggers 3 years, 2 months ago
@vogelrnws nice to se the layout. That battery holder looks pretty solid and as you said 2 *12V * 9Ah gives 216WHr of capacity. a LiIon at 4.4AH @ 4V is 16Ah.
Its great to have a discussion about the mechanical side, what works, what doesn’t work so well.
Seems like on of the challenges is that uSD is right up against the side of the cabinet -…[Read more] -
neilh20 replied to the topic Mayfly Availability in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
I’ve had some people ask me how to get hold of boards.
Just wondering, I know there has been a worldwide shortage of some parts, but is there any update of when the boards might be available? many thanks -
neilh20 replied to the topic Using the Teensy 3.5 in the forum Other Data Loggers 3 years, 2 months ago
Thanks, good for reference – the critical aspect of any plastic outdoor box is I understand polycarbonate and those IP65 seals 🙂 Keep out the falling rain. Those ants like to get in if they can, so it is a challenge. I really appreciate the detailed guide of what to think about with https://www.envirodiy.org/mayfly-sensor-station-manual/…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using the Teensy 3.5 in the forum Other Data Loggers 3 years, 2 months ago
Ahh very nice. I’m sure its worth it to get a standard design for all climates, and able to cope with keeping some sensors warm. Seems like the cost is going to go up dramatically though. Powering is a lot of cost and of course IP65 space is costly (for those batteries!!). I wonder if it is open sourced, or a private contract design. I use…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Publish to AWS? in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
I wonder if the AWS interface can be done through some form of @vogelrnws python that runs on the Xbee LTE? JMight be worth looking for something that runs on the raspberryPi in Python for AWS, and then seeing if they could be adapted to Xbee LTE python. (so easy to throw out an idea – but I have no experience with AWS)
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using the Teensy 3.5 in the forum Other Data Loggers 3 years, 2 months ago
@vogelrnws thanks. Would you have an overall schematic of it. Sounds like Solar to +12V. Then guessing +12V battery that is the main power source. Then Teensy3.5 supply 3.5to5.5V, possibly also Xbee LTE boards
https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy35.html
Probably a carrier board for the Teensy3.4 and LTE board?
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using Xbee Cellular Modem with ThingSpeak in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
@vogelrnws sounds great .. the Teensy 3.5 is a great board and amazing support. If you’ve figured out remote upgrade as well, very noce. I wonder if you would create a separate thread for it ~ perhaps “using the Teensy 3.5”. One of the biggest issues for me is always how to make a system, low power and solar powered.
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neilh20 replied to the topic Using Xbee Cellular Modem with ThingSpeak in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 3 years, 2 months ago
@zeke-holloman do you want to send me the thingspeak details on my email neilh20@wLLw.net and I’ll try them in my setting. I have a historical thingspeak account which has exceeded its free quota, so I can’t create more devices.
The hologram account should work with the Xbee LTE ( I have an XB3-CA2-UT-001) if setup, and I started with…[Read more]
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