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Post by SDL on Jun 12, 2022 16:07:08 GMT -8
There are several on the main CPU and charger boards. Check your wiring carefully. I don't see wires where they should be on the INA3221 board and I see missing grounds.
Check around to see if you have power. I don't see a battery?
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 13, 2022 8:21:22 GMT -8
There are several on the main CPU and charger boards. Check your wiring carefully. I don't see wires where they should be on the INA3221 board and I see missing grounds. Check around to see if you have power. I don't see a battery? BP The battery is in a separate box. I checked the wiring and found I hadn't placed 3 wires. Doh. Added the 3 wires and I have lights. The weather station started up and seems to be working. Blynk is not giving me anything on the solar tab other that the battery current which is steady line at about zero. I completed the install last night around 7 pm. Now, today, it is pouring rain and not much sun to be seen. I see Blynk is moving on from version 0.1 or something to a new version. How does this affect the SkyWeather portion? |
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Post by SDL on Jun 14, 2022 14:57:14 GMT -8
We are royally screwed on Blynk. They are moving to a whole another application (costly) at the end of 2022.
Is SkyWeather2 receiving the SolarMAX2 433MHz packets?
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 15, 2022 6:13:32 GMT -8
Is SkyWeather2 receiving the SolarMAX2 433MHz packets? BP Using the original SkyWeather. I never placed the 433MHz device into the SolarMAx2. I still can slide it in there if will help. Will the software work? Python 2 of SkyWeather running right now. |
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 15, 2022 17:30:02 GMT -8
 Blynk solar output |
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Post by SDL on Jun 16, 2022 18:37:02 GMT -8
No, the SolarMAX2 only talks to SkyWeather2. You could probably kludge it into SkyWeather by looking at the SkyWeather2 code.
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 17, 2022 13:47:48 GMT -8
Does the Sky Weather2 basic software work with the SkyWeather?
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 19, 2022 7:38:44 GMT -8
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Post by SDL on Jun 19, 2022 9:58:52 GMT -8
I think we tried one of those, so it is pretty likely.
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 24, 2022 10:12:15 GMT -8
Installed this unit and my Pi 4 will not boot with the device in the USB port. I wonder if the small dongle can be purchased less the antenna and other components? |
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Post by SDL on Jun 24, 2022 19:21:48 GMT -8
Well, we have tried similar ones and had them work. Sounds like you have a bad one!
BP
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 25, 2022 10:07:10 GMT -8
Is SoapySDR required for the dongle to work?
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 26, 2022 13:26:45 GMT -8
I don't think the RPi 4 has enough power to run the dongle. While plugged in there is no LED coming from the dongle. Moved it to another computer, the dongle is recognized and the LED (blue) lights up.
Can this dongle be on another computer inside of the house?
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Post by Powderjockey on Jun 26, 2022 17:54:56 GMT -8
sudo python3 WeatherSenseMonitor.py
using updateWebConfig
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WeatherSense Monitoring Software
Software Version V016
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Pending jobs:
readSensors (trigger: date[2022-06-26 17:27:19 MDT], pending)
startMQTT (trigger: date[2022-06-26 17:27:19 MDT], pending)
cleanPictures (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='3', minute='4'], pending)
cleanTimeLapses (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='3', minute='10'], pending)
buildTimeLapse (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='5', minute='30'], pending)
readSensors (trigger: date[2022-06-26 17:27:19 MDT], pending)
/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/apscheduler/util.py:436: PytzUsageWarning: The localize method is no longer necessary, as this time zone supports the fold attribute (PEP 495). For more details on migrating to a PEP 495-compliant implementation, see https://pytz-deprecation-shim.readthedocs.io/en/latest/migration.html
return tzinfo.localize(dt)
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Scheduled Jobs
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creating new MQTT instance
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Read Wireless Sensors
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Jobstore default:
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Read Wireless Sensors
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cleanPictures (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='3', minute='4'], next run at: 2022-06-27 03:04:00 MDT)
connecting to broker
cleanTimeLapses (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='3', minute='10'], next run at: 2022-06-27 03:10:00 MDT)
buildTimeLapse (trigger: cron[day='*', hour='5', minute='30'], next run at: 2022-06-27 05:30:00 MDT)
starting 433MHz scanning
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starting 433MHz scanning
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Connected with result code 5
Connected with result code 5
What does this code mean? I've searched around, but couldn't find anything. I'm assuming it means the two 433 pieces aren't talking.
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Sopwith
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"If it works out of the box - what fun is that?"
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Post by Sopwith on Jun 26, 2022 19:54:36 GMT -8
Powderjockey, It is really, really important that you use a good power supply on a Pi-4. The advice at this blog post is solid: raspberryexpert.com/raspberry-pi-4-power-requirements/"The Raspberry Pi 4 requires a power adapter that outputs at least 5 Volts and 3 Amps. The power adapter can be connected to the micro USB power port on the Raspberry Pi 4. It is important to use a power adapter to provide enough power for the Raspberry Pi 4, as insufficient power can lead to performance issues."I my experience, you are setting yourself up for headaches if you do not have a 3-amp or greater power supply for your Pi-4. Do not go cheap here. Do not even think of using phone charging blocks or power supplies from lesser Pi's. There are two foundational truths about Pi-4's: 1) They are power hungry and behave very erratically if they are under-powered. 2) They run hot. And when they get hot they slow down - dramatically. And when they get really really hot, the CPU shuts down (same as most CPU's) and will leave your system in a hung state. My motto is - "When running a Pi-4, give it lots of juice and lots of moving air (heatsinks and fans)." Sopwith |
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