New firmware 129-04 - with the following problem
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Hi guys,
some hours after i started the thread, i saw, that mr. brown had an update from 128 auf 129-04.
So, i take this new one and compiled it with all updates on arduino ide and esp32 core.
That's the result:
By the way... is it right, that the "Math.h" libary in the main ino-file is not the "math.h" ?
Thanks a lot and best regards..
André
Well I found something very interesting in the logs
I see
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\mysqmplus-firmware-129-04/async_tsl2591_sensor.cpp:161:
Did you copy the firmware into
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\
folder,
because that is what the logs are saying.
You cannot do that. The folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\
is reserved for libraries, not firmware, so you have to delete the mysqmplus-firmware-129-04 folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries
This is why you are getting the first defined here errors. You cannot copy the firmware files into there
To instalkl a library like myoled wtc, they are .zip files, use the Arduino IDE library manager, search for install arduino library -
see this link
https://docs.arduino.cc/software/ide-v1/tutorials/installing-libraries
Hi and thank you for your fast help.... .
After a short time, i could upload the data to the SPIFFS and the code to the arduino.
No compiling errors in the ide ! Thank you !!
So, i start the serial monitor with the result as the attachment...
Thanks a lot for help me...
Best regards
André
Hi
Is it working or rebooting all the time?
Hi,
yes. It is rebooting all the time.
Best regards
please copy paste controller_config.h
Hi,
here is the content of the controller_config.h :
Thanks a lot...
Does the conroller get enough power from an external power supply? If you have it connected to an USB port only, it needs a lot of power (up to 1A or more) for short time when WIFi starts to transmit. Thats too much for the port.
Thanks for post - info - I forgot to mention that. A good reminder.
I see you have enabled
Do you have these connected to the board?
If the answer is NO, then disable them
Same applies for sensors
Next
When stationmode - did you change the SSID and Password values in the /defines/stationmode_defines.h file BEFORE you programmed the controller?
Next
I see you have enabled READWIFICONFIG
Did you create the file wificonfig.jsn file using a text editor, then saved it into the /data folder of the firmware, BEFORE programming the controller?
If it is rebooting then
- a sensor is enabled and you do not have the sensor connected to the board
- the ssid and password details are wrong and controller cannot logon to the network
- the wificonfig file was not created and placed into the /data folder
Hi,
so. I forgot to configurate the SSID and password. After a upload, the display was on and the controller was in a 2 second boot-cycle. After i disabled the GPS and Wind-Direction, the esp runs without a problem. I think, it is the gps. I will test it later...
Thank you very much..
The warnings in the PDF are there for a reason, as well as the warnings in the controller_config.h file. Do not enable something if it is not connected.
If a sensor/device etc is not connected, it will reboot without any warning.
If you are not using the PCB but perhaps a breadboard etc, you will also run into reboot issues. The
PCB has resistors and wiring to connect semsors/devices, if these are left out then the controller will reboot over and over again.
Hi,
i tested the upload with different options. The problem with the "boot-cycle" appears only if i enabled the GPS. So i think it could be a problem with power suply. But i have a new 12V 3A to power it up. But, i read for a while, that the little blue led must tell the operation status of the gps.
But there is no light on, on the board.
Strange way...
One more test...
If i activate the GPS in the config-file, unplug the hole GPS-Sensor, and upload the code to the esp, he goes into the boot-cycle. In this case, he don't need more power to fire up the gps-module. It is always active in the firmware.
The blue light will pulse around 1 second when the gps unit has found satelittes (from memory at least 3 or 4 are required). That is why the ucenter software, explained in attached pdf, needs to be used BEFORE trying to get the gps working.
what gps sensor are you using? This is very important
did you use UCenter to first configure the GPS unit?
The GPS requires at least 600mA to work when getting a fix. It can take anywhere up to 15-20 minutes to establish that.
You also need to make sure that the GPS unit has a clear path to the sky, so trying to do this in your living room will not work
It is best to first following the ucenter pdf, once that is done you will know that the unit is working
There is also a gps test program test_gps_poll_nmea_5_1
To get this project working, NEVER try to do 2 things at once
The best way is to enable one sensor at a time, not all at once,
Then work hard to get just that sensor working. Do not leave it as "i will come back to it later" attitude.
get it working one at a time, use the test programs.
Once that sensor is working, disable it in firmware and move to next sensor. Repeat, Repeat
You will never get it working if everything is enabled at once, (if it does then you should buy a lottery ticket).
Be methodical. One at a time.
I will add another thing.
Follow the instructions in the ucenter PDF exactly
DO NOT click something which is not mentioned.
DO NOT click something to find out what it does.
You are liable to stuff up the gps sensor info and it could stop working. I know. I have a few sensors that no longer work. because I clicked a lot of different things,
So the pdf is an outcome of my successes and failures. I mention the steps that work.
All other bad steps I left out of the document.
The instructions are precise.
On the first time, the gps sensor can take up to 10-20m to find satellites. I have one sensor that took 30 minutes before it started working. I followed the instructions exactly, then went and had some coffee because it was taking a long time, but it started working after 30m
Other sensors (I have a few ) took 15 - 20m first time. Once the gps is working, the next reboot or power up takes a lot less time - typically 5-15m
There is a tendency when you enable a few things and then find out something does not work. It is like christmas or holidays and you just want to get everything going at once.
That is a path way to failure.
You have to do it one by one,
Only try the next one when the one you are testing works, Do not move to the next one till it is working
AND again I repeat, do not enable a sensor if it is NOT connected to the board.
For example, you enable gps, but the device is not connected - boom crash
You get it going and move to next device
You unplug and remove gps sensor
Boom crash
Why - you removed gps sensor BUT you should have disabled it in firmware because sensor was removed from the board
Robert
Last edit: brownrb 2022-07-14
And one more thing
I see you enabled windspeed sensor
*All wind sensors (direction and speed) need to be connected first.
If you are not using the PCB, then you will need to add extra components first.
Without these components, you are likely to blow up your ESP32 in smoke. *
If you enable these, and do not have the sensor attached with all the components, then boom crash will be the result.
There are also other sensors which, if enabled, and not connected to PCB will cause a boom, crash reboot.
there are test programs for all the sensors. If the sensor works with the test program it will work with the firmware.
Hi,
i have solved the issue with the gps-fix. Now, the led is blinking in a frequency, that i have seen on the windows pc with ublox. I made the whole stepps in ublox. If i connect it to the pcb, after a short while, the led is working. But the esp goes in the boot cycle like before.
To the windspeed sensor:
I use the newest pcb version of your system. The windsensor is everytime connected to the board.
Best regards
André
please enable the messages. change to this
Alright !
I have done it, as you described.
The result is in the .txt - file in the attachment. There are 3-cycles of reboot...
Thank you.
Last edit: Andre Heidemann 2022-07-15
Hi
For the gps issue
Please do the following
with file gps.cpp
change line 48
from
//#define GPSDEBUG 1to
#define GPSDEBUG 1remove the //
disable all the other sensors (rain, wind, bme280, mlx90614 etc) leaving only gps in controller_config.h
(this makes issues easier to find because messages about other sensors will not be in the serial output)
program the controller
open serial port
press reset button on controller
let it run till you see the reset occur
copy all text from serial window into a text file and send it to me please, my email is in the pdf
regards
Robert
so it seems there is an issues= with the gps
do you have a link where you purchased the gps unit from?
in the meantime disable the gps
Hi,
okay. Here is the link:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B088LR3488/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Alright...
so...i think, i need a new gps sensor. So i will order that in the next days.
But only one more thing is a little bit strange. I always connect all sensors to the main PCB.
Also a Adafruit Windsensor. On the main webpage, the data looks like this:
The sensor is an a room. There is no movement of the cups. If i moved it manually, the wind speed falls down, for example: 32.25 kph. If the cups rotate slowly until stop, the value jumps higher. The power-supply is only 12V 3A. The Zenerdiode (D2) and the 100k Resistor (R3) is installed on the board.
That's the last problem with the station. If this is solved, i can install the station outside...
Thanks a lot !
André
Hi André
I would need to look at
controller_config.h
I would also need to look at
cntlr_config.jsn
which is stored in SPIFFS
The PDF manual explains how to get a copy of cntlr_config.jsn
Also please try attached test program for adafruit sensor
regards
robert