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Post by bonnette on Aug 30, 2020 10:39:04 GMT -8
I don't know. Is it possible that I need to add a zener diode to the output of the solar panels?
Thanks Larry
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Post by bonnette on Aug 28, 2020 4:56:11 GMT -8
I ordered a new SunControl board (order number 3753) for my ESP32 based switchdoc weather station. It came in and I installed it. It worked great for more than a week then just stopped working. After inspection I found that the SunControl board was not delivering voltage to the weather board. I plugged the weather board into an AC source and it worked OK. So it looks like the new SunControl board went bad. May I please have a new one ? Thank you Larry
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Post by bonnette on Sept 11, 2017 10:01:25 GMT -8
Yes you may I will send a link for the sources to John Shovic
Larry
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Post by bonnette on Sept 10, 2017 11:57:42 GMT -8
I have designed a Weather Client that wirelessly connects to the WeatherPlus board and displays weather data on a small OLED display. This entire project can be built for less than $30. For more information go to www.thingiverse.com/thing:2527547Larry
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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 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 bonnette on Aug 27, 2017 8:47:53 GMT -8
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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 bonnette on Aug 15, 2017 6:17:47 GMT -8
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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 Jun 7, 2017 9:44:10 GMT -8
OK, while I was waiting for a reply I investigated the issue and I have a solution (although it is not the best).
Switchdoc provides all of the code for the 8266 based weather card on "GitHub". I down loaded the code and set up the Arduino IDE so that I could make modifications.
I searched the internet and found that there is 8266 code that specifically lets you make changes to the addressing scheme. It turns out that Switchdoc already has this code built into their weather card. So here is how to take advantage of it.
In the Arduino IDE edit the "SDL_ESO8266_WeatherPlus" file. Scroll down to: //WiFiManager and just before the line "//reset saved settings" add a line: "wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(192,168,0,220), IPAddress(192,168,0,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0)); "
//WiFiManager
//Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
WiFiManager wifiManager;
wifiManager.setDebugOutput(true);
wifiManager.setSTAStaticIPConfig(IPAddress(192,168,0,220), IPAddress(192,168,0,1), IPAddress(255,255,255,0));
//reset saved settings
//wifiManager.resetSettings();
The red text is the IP address you would like to use. The green text is your gateway and the blue text is your subnet mask.
Write the modified code to your weather card and your card will now use the static address you just configured.
Now, is this a little HACKEY ? Yes... but it works.
What I would like to see is a way to access the address from a web page so I can change it.
I would do it myself but I haven't figured out how Switchdoc presents the web pages to the user. (yet)
Larry
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Post by bonnette on Jun 7, 2017 3:56:17 GMT -8
Hi I need the ability to set a static IP address on the weatherboard. Is there a way to do this ?
Thanks Larry
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