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  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-08-15

    16-Aug-2024
    Firmware update 139-03

    **prerequisites **

    // Arduino IDE 1.8.19
    // Arduino ESP32 CORE 2.0.16
    // DO NOT UPDATE CORE TO 3.x.x
    // ArduinoJSON [Benoit Blanchon] 7.0.4
    // ElegantOTA [Ayush Sharma] 3.1.1
    // ESP8266_and_ESP32_OLED_driver_for_SSD1306_displays 4.6.1
    // ezTime [Rop Gonggrijp] 0.8.3
    // myOLED Text Library [included in the firmware zip file]
    // OneWire [Paul Stoffregen] 2.3.8
    // PubSubClient [Nick O'Leary] 2.8
    // Time [Paul Stoffregen] 1.6.1

    Process
    Download firmware 139-03
    Configure Firmware
    Upload to control
    Upload Sketch Data Files (must do or controller fail reboot)

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/mysqmproesp32/files/FIRMWARE/mysqmplus%20firmware-139-03.zip/download

    Change file
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/mysqmproesp32/files/FIRMWARE/mysqmplus_firmware_changes.h/download

    Regards
    Robert

     

  • Fantino Claudio

    Fantino Claudio - 2024-09-18

    Hi, my name is Claudio and I am an Italian amateur astronomer.
    I am building the device and I made a change to the schematic.
    I attach a drawing and a photo.

    It could be helpful for others too.
    Best regards

     

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  • Fantino Claudio

    Fantino Claudio - 2024-09-18

    This eliminates the LM708 voltage regulator and heatsink.
    The LM2596 voltage regulator can be found on Amazon

     

    Last edit: Fantino Claudio 2024-09-18

  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-09-21

    Hi Fantino
    A nice addition, thanks for sharing it with us.

    Regards
    Rpbert

     

  • molino

    molino - 2024-09-23

    Hi Claudio,

    which benefits do you foresee for having that buck converter instead of the IC 7805?

    Thanks for sharing
    Miguel

     

  • Fantino Claudio

    Fantino Claudio - 2024-09-23

    Hi Miguel,
    in my case there were some disadvantages and some advantages.
    Disadvantages:
    1 - more space needed to realize the project
    Advantages:
    1 - economical having to consider the capacitors and the integrated circuit that in the area where I live are not available and on Amazon you have to buy more pieces of the same type. An HW411 voltage regulator on Amazon, 6 units cost about $ 10 and I can use them for other things.
    2 - fewer problems for the installation of the heat sink on the 7805 integrated circuit since the space on the PCM is not much.
    3 - better thermal dissipation of the entire system.

    The modification is very simple and fast, and each of us will evaluate the convenience of making it based on the available material.

    Regards
    Clay F.

     
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    • TomAstro

      TomAstro - 2024-12-03

      Thanks for sharing your idea.

      That is why I added a small fan to suck the hot air out of the project box. This method works so far after many years using this SQM+。

       
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  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-11-30

    30-11-2024
    In the coming Week I will be posting details of the next mySQM+ update. This new update includes the following
    PDF User Guide 1401
    PDF Protocol 143
    Windows app mySQMPLUS 0.0.7.6
    Linux app 1150
    Firmware 141_00
    PDF mySQMplus-LocalDomain-examples
    ASCOM Safety Monitor 005

    Regards
    Robert

     

  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-12-05

    05-12-2024
    mySQM+ Update 141

    I will be doing a number of posts over the nest few days.

    First, an overview of what is changing, then I follow this with specific updates for those apps etc that have changed.

    This 141 update is a major update, which includes updates to drivers, applications and firmware.

    Update 141 is a package deal. New applications that are part of this update should NOT be used with firmware 139_03 or lower. Existing applications are not supported with firmware v141.

    With this 141 update the following are now deprecated, unsupported and will be removed from this public site.
    mySQM+ Users-Guide-139-03.pdf
    mySQM+ Protocol 139.pdf
    ASCOM Safety Monitor Driver, mySQMPLUS-SM-ASCOM-002.exe
    Firmware 139_03
    Linux Application, mysqmplus-linux-1140.zip
    Windows Application, mySQMPLUSW_0_0_7_2.zip

    and are replaced with
    mySQM+ Users-Guide-141-03.pdf
    mySQM+ Protocol 143.pdf
    ASCOM Safety Monitor Driver, mySQMPLUS-SM-ASCOM-005.exe
    Firmware 141_00
    Linux Application, mysqmplus-linux-1150.zip
    Windows Application, mySQMPLUSW_0_0_7_6.zip

    The next firmware update is v141, and is a combination of multiple interim firmware changes applied to the current public release 139_03.

    This is a list of those changes.

    ---------------------------------------------------
140-09 28-Nov-2024
---------------------------------------------------
Add IP address of a client connection to SQM Server 
Add link to /cmds on Web Server home page
Add void read_rainsensor(bool , double*) to Rain Sensor class
Add system ambient, bme280_ambient, mlx90615 Sky ambient to /options page  
Add test programs
Add cmds link to footer of Web Server root page
Add home link to footer of Web Server cmds page
Add "set cloudcover" to set command for Web Server
Add "set lux" to set command for Web Server
Change display page time to drop down menu
Remove orphaned code from BME280SENSOR class  
Remove orphaned code from MLX90614SENSOR class  
Remove orphaned code from BME280SENSOR class  
Fix error in definition of TSL_SAMPLESIZE controllerdata.cpp
Fix errors in mqttusercode.h
Fix errors in sqm_server.cpp

---------------------------------------------------
140-08 19-Nov-2024
---------------------------------------------------
Add examples for using .local MDNS names PDF
Add checks if setting RTC, when synced to GPS or NTP
Add Chip model
Add cntlr_config, log_config.jsn, home_config.jsn added to Links page
Add get RTC Type to TCP/IP Server (:129)
Add get/set RTC SYNC Type to TCP/IP Server (:085, :087x)
Add Hostname
Add Method to NTP Class, get_ntploc_tm(struct tm *) for sync RTC
Add Rangecheck to check boundaries
Add realtimeclock_type to hold rtc type at compile time
Add Save/Load color scheme 
Change RTC to use ESP32Time library
Change ntpclient to use pointer references for ntp methods
Change Wind Direction Offset to be both -ve OR +ve
Delete _rtcloc from RTC Class
Delete _type from RTC Class
Delete ntp_utc_loc and ntp_utc_loc
Delete included file "time.h"
Rename Management Server pages
Fix HomePageFormat: When set to JSON cannot change to HTML
Fix major stuff up in rtc code: Management Server 
Fix ntp_sync not updating ntp loc date-time when RTC sync set to NTP  
Fix TCP/IP Server port not changing/saved 
Fix Unable to change Display state to disabled when Display not defined
Fix Weather Underground, upload interval starts at 1m
Fix Wind Direction differences
Fix Wind Speed error value for WSPEED_DCMOTOR
Fix Wind Speed error value for WSPEED_DFROBOT
Fix Wind Speed error value for WSPEED_ADAFRUIT
Rewrite code for handling system wide _ambient value

    regards
    Robert

     

    Last edit: brownrb 2024-12-05

  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-12-08

    08-Dec-2024
    Hi all

    Just a update - the release is delayed a few days due to some late additions to the firmware.
    The existing ASCOM OC driver for mySQM+ is now on the same release as some fixes are required.

    Regards
    Robert

     

  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2025-05-07

    07-May-2025

    There will be a somewhat detailed post about this project in a week or so. As I have intimated in a previous post, there was a planned migration to
    Firmware 320+
    Arduino IDE 2.3.6
    Expressif ESP32 Core 3.2.0

    For that migration there is both bad news and good news coming. More about that later,

    Regards
    Robert

     

    • Andrew Wall

      Andrew Wall - 2025-07-06

      Have you posted about this yet Robert? Not sure if I missed it, been out of the loop for a while now.

       

      • brownrb

        brownrb - 2025-08-10

        10-Aug-2025
        Hi, update for mysqm+ not yet started, but when I do it should not take long.
        I am still working on myFP2ESP32 update, which is now going to be a major release, instead of an update. It was nearly ready for release a week or so ago, till I decided to bite the bullet and rewrite all the board/driver code. hence more delays. I may be retired but there ain't enough hours in a day or days of the week at present.
        RegardsRobert

        On Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 05:30:16 PM GMT+12, Andrew Wall <astroman@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

        Have you posted about this yet Robert? Not sure if I missed it, been out of the loop for a while now.

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  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2025-07-09

    Hi Andrew
    Not yet. I see that post was 2 months ago. Time flies.

    Reason:
    Am trying hard to finalise the update for myFP2ESP32 WiFi Controller. That update ending up being a significant rewrite of code. Which of course needs testing. And Documentation,
    and the design of a new boards to replace the ESP32-Dev.

    It has migrated into two paths now
    Path1
    Use existing controller, some new options added, some removed
    Path 2
    Use adapter board to replace existing esp32-dev chip.
    Path3
    New PCB's with new Chip

    For path 1 and 2 the further development will slow down and stop.
    Path 3 will be supported moving forward.

    Once I post the new user guide for Focuser you will very quickly see how significant that update actually is. In fact, there are now TWO user guides, one for ESP32-DEV and the other for different Chip.

    I intended to use the myFP2ESP32 project as a primer to do the mySQM+
    I still think that decision was the right thing to do.
    I underestimated (by a huge margin) the time and complexity of the "upgrade".
    And I am still working on it. Currently in testing phase and updating the user guides as needed. Progress from last post is quite significant considering the numerous tall mountains that had to be climbed to get it where it is now.

    I believe that what I learned from this should shorten the amount of time to upgrade mySQM+ but am pretty sure I will run into the same issues, like having to create a whole new set of PCB and move to another chip which replaces the ESP32-DEV.

    I did create an "Adapter Board" which is a small footprint PCB which has pins that go into the ESP32 chip, then headers on the board that the new Chip plugs into. That means no need to replace the controller and connectors etc - just remove the esp32 and plug in the adapter board.

    But am pretty sure for mySQM+ that it will move to new PCB's as well.

    Summary
    No have not started the mySQM+ upgrade. Will start once myFP2ESP32 WiFI Focuser Update is released.

    regards
    Robert

    I note that ESP32 core was updated again yesterday to 3.2.1
    I did a quick check late last night (focuser code) and did not find any issues with the current code.

    Here is a link to the discussion for myfp2esp32 upgrade issues.
    https://sourceforge.net/p/myfocuserpro2-esp32/discussion/general/thread/c7002a4caf/?page=4

     
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    Last edit: brownrb 2025-07-09

  • Dave Wilkes

    Dave Wilkes - 2025-08-14

    @brownrb if you have a pcb design for the path 3 I would love to get on designing a case for nema17 or 14

     

  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2025-08-20

    Hi Dave

    This is the current state of things
    myFP2ESP32

    Has now changed into
    1. Update of Firmware ESP32 Dev Module with Enhancements, v321+
    Existing PCB's
    New Firmware for ESP32 Dev Modules Only
    Firmware + Document Done, Firmware in testing
    Updated ASCOM Driver, Updated Windows app, incomplete
    ASCOM Conform of ALPACA, ASCOM Driver to do
    Video to do

    2. Migration myFP2ESP to new Chips/PCB's/Firmware - partially complete, untested
    New PCB 2025.
    New firmware 321+ only runs on new chips
    Firmware not yet complete, untested
    PCB's untested
    Documentation partially completed
    ASCOM Conform of ALPACA
    Video to do

    because doing a full release to 2. is just going to a few months or more.

    mySQM+
    Still on hold. My current plan is to follow much the same as per above
    1. Next release migrates existing firmware to latest ESP32 Core release
    2. Start work on next update, Hardware, PCB's, firmware only after (1) is released.

    Send msg to me re email address and I will pass on info related to myESP32 current progress.

    Regards
    Robert

     

    • Dave Wilkes

      Dave Wilkes - 2025-08-22

      if you need any help testing etc let me know

       
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