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budman1758

Generic ESP-01 module. Controls an overhead light in my RV.

budman1758

This thread may help with an analog output type. Works quite well.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3211&p=16742#p16742

budman1758

Just thought I'd create this poll for comments on the new user interface.

budman1758

Best place to make feature requests is on Github.

https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues

budman1758

Grrrr... 6 weeks away and everything is forgotten..

They say the first thing that goes is memory....... Can't remember what the second thing was.......

budman1758

This is and has been an ongoing issue. Best way around it is to use your favorite text editor and use the tools > filesystem on flash page to upload the rules file.

https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/1296

budman1758

I'm not sure the MCP23017 supports PWM. That's a question for the devs. Some of the native ESP GPIO support PWM. Might be easier to use those.

Or a dedicated PWM output chip module.

budman1758

I think what you need to do is convert PWM output to a voltage.
See this for inspiration.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Analog ... o-Voltage/

budman1758

Not sure you need the ADS1115 here as I am still a bit confused as to what the ESP is actually doing here. You say you want to send these analog values TO the ESP. I assume they then go out to a dimmer of some sort?

Maybe a picture or a diagram or schematic would be helpful.

budman1758

What is the source of these values? How does the ESP get the values in the first place?

budman1758

Methinks the best way is to use an ADS1115 A-D Converter chip. MCP23017 is only for on,off or pulse stuff.

No such thing as a dumb question. Nobody falls out of their mama knowing everything.

budman1758

I would suggest you post your request as an issue on Github.
https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues

budman1758

Could be related to this issue.
https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/1296

I don't think that issue was ever fully resolved.

budman1758

You would probably get more action on your post if you move it to the ESPEasy forum. This forum section is for the micropython version which is still in an alpha version and development is currently on hiatus. (I believe). I do know however that there is no specific plugin for this particular robot....

budman1758

That's pretty cool! Will you be making it available for sale?

budman1758

This is a request for update instructions to add to the readme in the Git page. I have been using "git-pull" and then rebooting the Pi. Was wondering if there is an easier way to update without rebooting the PI. My be helpful for all users. Thanks. :D Perhaps an update mechanism in the tools page? S...

budman1758

This is awesome!!! This is what I was looking for way back before I found ESPEasy. Was trying to find something like this for the PI. Perfect for folks like me that can bash hardware together but don't know squat about programming. :D Will definitely be testing this!! Great job!! :ugeek: :ugeek: :ug...

budman1758

Maybe not the most elegant solution but you could emulate the button presses with pulses from a relay or maybe transistors connected via a store bought relay board or a homemade board piggy backed onto your thermostat board. Just need 4 gpio outputs connected to the tact switches on your board.

budman1758

If I am not mistaken I think all you have to do is set the interval to zero in the device settings page. This may depend on what kind of device you are talking about though.

budman1758

You might get better responses to this if you move your post to the ESPEasy forum. This forum if for uPyEasy which is the micropython version of the ESPEasy firmware. Development of uPyEasy is currently on hiatus. Not sure about the bug but you might try a newer version of the firmware. https://gith...

budman1758

I have some of those boards.
R1 pulls GPIO2 up
R3 pulls CH-PD up
R2 is connected to the pad on the back and is unused unless you install a voltage regulator there.

budman1758

Interesting..... I had that build on several units and it was there on all of mine.

Pre-built images or do you self-compile? If self-compile perhaps there is a setting that got changed somewhere?
After that I'm out of ideas.....

budman1758

Is that the only thing missing? How about a screenshot of your tools page.

budman1758

From the "tools" page you scroll down and you will see Load new firmware.

budman1758

You can use a workaround. If you use the "framed" OLED and a regular OLED at the same time that works fine. As long a they are on different I2C addresses then it works no problem. Have a couple units doing it for some time now.

budman1758

I know that there have been problems with ESPEasy running 2 of the same I2C devices at the same time. For example if you attempt to use 2 OLED devices of the same type it will not work correctly even if the I2C address are different and they are separate tasks. This may be the problem in your case. ...

budman1758

Can you provide more information on your setup? Wiring, cable lengths, ESP module and what particular version of the firmware you are using?
This might help.....

budman1758

mrwee wrote: ↑
22 Nov 2018, 19:52
ok, seems like ESP32 is the way to go. Just ordered a couple, then I'll see.

Please keep n mind that ESP Easy for the ESP32 is still in the experimental stage.

budman1758

Try selecting "inversed logic" in your switch setup.

budman1758

If used as an output a GPIO pin does not "require" a task to function. I think that the status can also be used in the rules in the newer MEGA builds too. Not sure of the complete rules syntax for that tho.....

budman1758

Yes. Inputs need to be defined each as a task. Outputs do not.

budman1758

The unit gets the actual time from my router (functioning as a local NTP server to all projects). It does nothing with the time for now, as the MQTT broker also uses the NTP server. it also can get a variable from the MQTT broker/Node RED. Thanks for that. However the main thing is not so much the ...

budman1758

This is an extension/reboot of another topic that kinda diverged from its original subject so I thought it deserved a new topic. https://www.letscontrolit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=32374#p32374 The goal here is to use the DS3231 RTC to enable deepsleep for longer than the ESP's built in limit of app...

budman1758

Hi Guys, This is right on the edge of my knowledge, but I wonder if something like this could give a suitable pulse to the esp? http://www.electronics-base.com/general-description/control/24-ne555 They are pretty cheap. Would need to think about and minimise the power draw though. Perhaps the esp c...

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I am fairly sure whats going on now after searching the web. There are definitely 2 output types for the alarm function. Type 1 is an active low and the other is a square wave signal. I think the current working with this plugin is a square wave output because instead of a zero volt reading on my me...

budman1758

Finally got around to testing my setup with this plugin. I have a couple things that are a bit fuzzy though. The RTC module seems to be working as it should. The alarm function is one of the things I was most interested in and its working but not as I expected it to. I was under the impression that ...

budman1758

+ 1 for ^. Standard 4 meg here.

budman1758

Looking at the picture on the right if you look closely at the actual relay you will see they are 12 volt relays. So the relays need 12 volts to trigger. It MAY be possible to trigger them with 3.3 volts because they use opto-isolators but I would test that with a voltage source other than the ESP t...

budman1758

Yes of course i can compile a 4M version, but are there any other plugin that you need? I am using only a subset of the available plugins, my version is attached. Thanks. At the moment I don't see anything missing that I would need. My project idea is some battery powered, solar recharged remote so...

budman1758

I'm just finished a test version of my DS3231 plugin. It keeps time when power down, even without NTP server, and shows temperature information, the latter is new to me. I struggled a little with timezones when updating from ntp to rtc, but now i think it is working. Alarm mode works in theory, but...

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budman1758

Cool budman! Didn't know the rules engine could parse that many ifs. To be honest I dd not try the above but in my keypad setup it does the 12 possibles that the keypad puts out. I would imagine that there is some upper limit but have no idea what it would be. As a side note the speed problems I wa...

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on rfid#tag do if [rfid#tag]=1626454649 //joe blo Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=1626454648 //john doe Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=1626454647 // etc Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=1626454646 //etc Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=1626454645 Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=1626454649 Event,goodtag if [rfid#tag]=16...

budman1758

I am reasonably sure the command works the same for either 1 or 0.

budman1758

As long as each device has a unique I2C address then ESPEasy can read each device. Problem with your setup is I do not believe there is currently any support for the Atlas Scientific devices you mentioned. There needs to be a "plugin" to support the devices. As of now I do not believe there are. You...

budman1758

Does this also have the "fix" for I2c? There were a lot of problems with I2c and somewhere I read someone on Git had a work around or complete fix for that issue.

budman1758

Seems like things have kinda died down around this project. Is it still being actively developed? Just curious.

budman1758

This would be a nice feature. Methinks the simplest way to accomplish this would be the ability to enable or disable a task with rules.
Sounds like a good prospect for a feature request on Github.

https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues

budman1758

Sounds great!! Hope the help floods in and you guys can keep afloat. You can count me in! I just signed up on the Patreon site.

budman1758

Sounds like a great idea to me!!

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