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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Ok thanks – great eye – I caught a couple of spaces when I pasted it in, but the last GUID was later
Now I am posting and getting 201 back.So a question -if I’m going to submit updates – should I be working of the master branch or the develop branch?
currently I have library from May 24th update of…[Read more] -
neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Got Xbee Sleep access fixed.
I’m now communicating to the Xbee Wifi and getting NIST time.
Looks like an error on post.Fixed the Xbee Sleep access;
envirodiyModularSensorssrcModemOnOff.cpp
bool heldOnOff::on(void)
//digitalWrite(_modemSleepRqPin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(_modemSleepRqPin,_isHighWhenOn) ;bool heldOnOff::off(void)…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi @srgdamiano, Thanks for the headsup on new enviroDIY/TinyGSM release. I can see init changes on https://github.com/EnviroDIY/TinyGSM/branches
I did start with Mayfly setup:
const char *wifiId = “MyGuest”; // The WiFi access point, unnecessary for gprs
const char *wifiPwd = “”; // The password for connecting to WiFi, unnecessary for gprs
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Just wondering is anybody is using the Digi Xbee S6 module.
I’m trying it as my first test module
I have an open guest wifi that I’ve used.
It initialled configured it -.
const char *wifiId = “MyGuest”; // The WiFi access point, unnecessary for gprs
const char *wifiPwd = “”; // The password for connecting to WiFi, unnecessary for gprs
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neilh20 replied to the topic XBee Networks of Mayfly Loggers – 900Mhz in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Had this come through –
https://www.crowdsupply.com/silicognition/wesp32 – POE ESP supposedly first delivery mid-Dec
https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32 No idea how well an Arduino XBP900 interface would work with this.I personally have found PoE 802.15af has worked very well for “borrowing” some space on some other entities building.…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi @srgdamiano –
SensorBase Class – I’m a C guy trying for some class – but I’ll take the power switching where ever those in the higher classes deem it 🙂 Let me know where I could pull from when its available.
I hear you about AltSoftSerial – I got a gray hair just thinking about it – but its the way RS485 wingboard plugs into the Mayfly…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi
I’m running into a low power issue with the sensors/RS485 turned off.
There is a backfeed going on, which leaves SW_3.3V at about 2V and LED3 comes on.I think @aufdenkampe gave me a hint of this and described a solution
https://github.com/EnviroDIY/ModularSensors/issues/140 in discussion with @srgdamianoHowever I can’t find it in the…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic XBee Networks of Mayfly Loggers – 900Mhz in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Wow – nice Shannon,
I was wondering @shicks do you have any references to the XBP900 driver code on the mayfly. Since you’ve put the infrastructure in place be nice to have a starting point :). Thanks for the reference to the Uno. Interesting what you can do on an Uno.
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neilh20 replied to the topic XBee Networks of Mayfly Loggers – 900Mhz in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi Dave @dartmouthwsn
Yes I’ve been thinking about it, and I have used the XBP900s before.
Do you see that it would gateway to a) building with internet and power, or b) would it be a gateway to a cellular service?I just did a long post about this – but then when I completed I have been logged out somehow the post was lost. ouch.
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neilh20 posted a new activity comment 6 years ago
Gosh a great discussion and fantastic to see the detail and how to deploy a rugged Mayfly.
I made a depth sensor some years ago – so appreciate the detail described.
The first time I did it, I solved the sensor problem with a costly arrangement – a raw MSI sensor with an O-ring, and then a custom designed brass housing – it did work well as a…[Read more] -
neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Interesting – I would treat the logging the SD as just a step on the way to having it registered on the remote site database/cloud – whatever the transmission method.
I’ve done it in the past on a serial SPI flash, with two pointers, one for the next log sample and then a following pointer for what was last
ACKed remotely. It works because its…[Read more] -
neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi @srgdamiano – wonderful to work through the code. Very readable and nicely laid out. Very nice to step through the classes. I’m mostly used C, TinyOS/nesC, Python and now JS. But great to see realtime cpp -all on mega1284 device!!!
DEBUGGING: that was what I was looking for. after seeing a line in the macro file I was guessing some trick out…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Gosh thanks for the info. Definitely very useful.
Sara some amazing classes you’ve put together. Thankyou Thankyou.
They really hummed for me. Still amazed the way they hang together – that’s the fun of optimizing it makes it look simple.
I usually add a serial debug with a time stamp to watch how long it takes.
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neilh20 replied to the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Thanks @fisherba..
Great to see your code..I’m trying though to see how I get up and going with PlatformIO
https://github.com/EnviroDIY/ModularSensors/tree/master/examples/logging_to_EnviroDIY
There is a platformio.iniI’ve forked and then cloned into my local machine such that I have…[Read more]
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neilh20 started the topic Newbie Mayfly Setup for RS485 sensor to internet in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago
Hi, I’m a newbie to Mayfly and looking for any hints on setting up an environment.
I’m planning the software on how to do a low power RS485 with logging/SD and sending to the internet (wifi then …) … solar powered of course … which means low power needs to be builtin from the start.
I’ve got my RS485wing board and proven the Pololu +12V b…[Read more]
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neilh20 replied to the topic BOM in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 1 months ago
HI Beth,
many thanks for the pointers and for @aufdenkampe system level parts.
I haven’t used the Mayfly before though I got Mayfly 0.4 and chatted with Shannon when she was in San Francisco.
I’m building a test capability for interfacing to Keller Nanolevel depth sensor – RS485/Wingboard/Mayfly 0.5b.
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neilh20 started the topic BOM in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 1 months ago
Hi
I’m putting together all the parts to use a mayfly – but I’m wondering what the power 2pin connectors are. Maybe I’ve missed looking in the right places – even the starter kit doesn’t seem to have 2pin power/battery cables.
I tried looking up the BOM to be able to find the mate, but don’t seem to find the BOM that. For an open source project I…[Read more] -
neilh20 replied to the topic Mayfly availability – July 2018 in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 1 months ago
Fantastic. Amazon pic silk screens says 0.5. Thats a great change to be able to power directly from the LiPo
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neilh20 replied to the topic Mayfly availability – July 2018 in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years, 1 months ago
Hello, great to see inventory on Amazon.
Is the board rev0.5 or rev0.5b.?
The current board on amazon shows a rev 0.5 – so I’m checking. Seems to me the rev0.5b would support a Cell phone in the Xbee skt with the new rev 0.5b power routing option. I’m auditing to see if I could use the new XB3-C-A2-UT-001 Digi CATM/NBIOT modem (Digikey $69).…[Read more] -
neilh20 posted a new activity comment 6 years, 2 months ago
thanks for sharing. Interesting to see the pic. How are you charging the battery.
It looks like you must have something like the TDR-315 and leave it on all the time. - Load More