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Post by bonnette on Aug 15, 2017 6:03:46 GMT -8
Hi
I updated to version 023 last week.
I would like to install 019 instead. How would I go about doing this?
I went to GitHub to see if it was possible but I don't see how to go about it.
Thanks
Larry
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Post by bonnette on Aug 15, 2017 6:17:47 GMT -8
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Post by SDL on Aug 15, 2017 17:55:10 GMT -8
Larry,
Excellent!
Out of curiosity, why did you want to go back to 019?
BP
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Post by bonnette on Aug 27, 2017 5:30:57 GMT -8
Issues developed on my weatherboard plus that occur on 2 different weatherboard plus boards. Both Issue #1 and #2 occur on both boards.
Issue #1 AM2315 reports "nan" after 12+ hours of use. The problem clears itself if I remove power from the unit to reboot.
Issue #2 Weather board crashes after about a day or so of operation. Date and time report "85/165/2009" Indoor temp reports "-219.33 F" All voltages on Sunair report "0". The problem clears itself if I remove power from the unit to reboot.
Why did I not report this ?
It has been very hot here in the Houston TX area and the indoor temperature (which in my case measures the internal weather proof box temperature) has exceeded 111 degrees. So I thought I was having a temperature issue (and I still could be).
Therefore I am going back to version 018 to see if the problems continue to plague me.
I'll keep you informed.
Larry
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Post by SDL on Aug 27, 2017 8:01:20 GMT -8
Larry,
Give us more of a description of what you have built. Is this the standard OurWeather kit? How have you built this out. I see the reference to SunAIr (I assume it is SunAirPlus if you are trying to read it).
I'm wondering about three things.
#1) - AM2315 going to nan after 12 hours. How stable is your power supply? Do you have long lines to the AM2315 which may pick up noise?
#2) Do both WeatherBoards do this?
#3) Heat and humidity are the enemy of reliable Computer systems. Could you have condensing humidity in the box?
BP
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Post by bonnette on Aug 27, 2017 8:47:53 GMT -8
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Post by SDL on Aug 28, 2017 13:30:21 GMT -8
Larry, I'm sorry! I didn't put two and two together. We used your solar panel holder design on Project Curacao2. I've added a picture that we just got from that unit down in the Caribbean. About the AM2315. Has it been doing this since you deployed it? We have run 200,000 sample runs with no problem with the WeatherPlus unit. But, one difference is the solar panel versus ours that was plugged into the wall. I have a couple of suggestions. One, you could hook up a Grove Power Save ( store.switchdoc.com/grovepowersave-control-grove-device-power-with-your-computer-perfect-for-solar-power/ ) to the AM2315 and power cycle just that unit when it goes to nan. You will need to modify the software, but there is one free GPIO line on the WeatherPlus board (the one labeled Lightning Interrupt - see specification) Yes, I know this is a bit of a kludge, but it would work. As for why your unit is starting to do this, I have to wonder if it is the AM2315 instead of the WeatherPlus board. BP BV=3.67V/BC=-295.20mA/SV=5.04V/SC=785.60mA/sun  |
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Post by bonnette on Aug 31, 2017 9:12:17 GMT -8
Glad you are using my solar panel holder design. BTW your sites article (http://www.switchdoc.com/2017/02/new-solar-cell-3d-printed-bracket-on-thingverse/) does not have a link to my design on thingiverse so here it is: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2077079I may do what you suggest and add the grove power save to the design. Thanks Larry |
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Post by SDL on Aug 31, 2017 10:46:17 GMT -8
Larry,
I'm going to put that link up there right now!
Keep us posted.
BP
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Post by bonnette on Sept 9, 2017 9:17:42 GMT -8
OK Here is what was wrong.
Apparently, the USB connector on my USB power control board was flaky (from the very humid weather here in Texas). The connection to the weather board from my SunAir Plus kept failing because of it.
What I did was to remove the USB connector and solder the boards together. This fixed everything. No more "nan", No more strange dates and temperatures.
Once I was sure that the problem was fixed. I bought the new Sun Control advanced solar controller. This new board is working wonderfully.
Thanks for your help.
Larry
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Post by SDL on Sept 11, 2017 4:17:08 GMT -8
Larry,
Great debugging! When you have a flaky power supply (and especially if the ground is loose) you can have very strange results.
According to Dr. Shovic,
"You can always trust your mother, but you can never trust your ground".
BP
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