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Not yet, but I will think about what could be done to make this available.
It feels more like a system variable, so maybe we can do something like %u_age%(N) with N being the unit nr.
A bit like the standard conversions.

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What is the range of expected values of this sensor?
If it is an analog sensor, adding some pull-up or -down resistor will introduce an error in the reading.
Maybe if using some high resistance value, the error is not an issue.

How is the sensor connected to the ADS and which sensor do you use?

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You could use the "sendto" command to send something to a specific node. See: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Rules/Rules.html#sendto-and-publish For example a command like "event,fromnode=%unit%" sendto,N,"event,fromnode=%unit%" With N being the unit nr of the...

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It shouldn't matter if you use logentry or not. Maybe adding this did remove some non-ASCII character? Or "endon" was not on a separate line? Oh and by the way, when setting the looptimer, you might want to set the [int#1] value to the correct value. After a boot, the variables are uniniti...

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Sometimes an OTA update fails due to timeouts. Temporary disable some tasks ("taskdisable,N" without save) will often help to successfully update the firmware. Transfer with the "FTD" is via serial? If via serial, you need the bin file with "factory" in the name as this...

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Great!

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Does it fix stuff at your setup?

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I made a new test build which has the option to disable IPv6 on the tools->Advanced page
See: https://td-er.nl/ESPEasy/latest/

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ESPEasy isn't actually using IPv6. It does have it present as a testing feature and the webserver is accepting requests via IPv6 also. It might use IPv6 only if you're addressing something via a hostname which only has an AAAA record and no A record. And the reason we will need IPv6 in the near futu...

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Can you try the builds from here: https://td-er.nl/ESPEasy/latest/
Either flashed via serial via your browser, or you download the all.zip file and pick your bin (without "factory" in the name) and update firmware via the tools page.

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You're welcome and I guess the author of this great extension will probably also happy to tell you more about it as soon as he reads this

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What was the reboot reason and last action before reboot? (can be seen on sysinfo page)

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Almost all powerbanks do turn off power every now and then to see if the device is still connected.

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Maybe already prepare some pinheader to put on a clamp where you're sure the voltages are OK
And maybe just to be sure, start with only 3V3
Unless you reverse polarity, 3V3 is unlikely to damage anything when applied to the wrong pin.

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A bit like EasyFetch made by user Chromoxdor?

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Typically the ESP board(s) consume 80 - 120 mA when WiFi is active in STA mode (connected to another AP) When AP+STA is active you can add about 40 mA to this. Ethernet is also quite power hungry. About 50 mA when the Ethernet chip is powered and another 50 mA when it is connected to a switch. N.B. ...

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Currently ESPEasy does not allow for multiple active interfaces other than combinations with AP mode.
Packet forwarding is not enabled.

Maybe in future releases this could be added, but it has not yet been planned.

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@Pieter,
As you may have seen, I have been working on fixing some issues first before I was ready to make you a build.
Had not forgotten about it, as I did discuss it this morning with Ton.
He now has made a build for you, linked in the post above this one.
Please let me know if that one is working.

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Can you try the latest build I made: https://td-er.nl/ESPEasy/latest/
It should now be more nice about the SPI bus init and no longer throw errors.

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That doc is about W5200, not W5500.

And if you have the RST and IRQ/INT available, please use them both.

Also it seems to have multiple pins for 3V3.
Maybe there is some part for different parts of the circuit, so make sure to connect them both.

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In your initial post you didn't mention the RST would be connected.
Maybe set this one to "not selected" and leave it unconnected?

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Hmm Ton messaged me that there might be a bug in the SPI handling, resulting in the error message in the logs.
So can you at least double check the SPI config?

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"SPI not enabled" is clear, right? See: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Hardware/Hardware.html#spi-ethernet And about the SPI bus configuration: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Hardware/Hardware.html#spi-interface You need to select the "User-defined" option and...

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Yep I know all about "smart" meters dying. Over here the electricity grid company pushed out the wrong update to the meters here. So all meters in our street had to be replaced. This was mid october last year (meters were less than 2 years old). I had proof of my meter counts. The grid com...

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Hmm reminds me of the time I built a MythTV HTPC computer with 4 TV tuner cards as a VCR back in 2005 I think.
I guess scheduling downtime on the main control PC of a nuclear power plant was easier than scheduling downtime on that PC.

I get the same vibe from this setup.

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You can have a second ESP connected via p2p which can also store the data. This one doesn't need to be close and you can even distribute the time via p2p so the GPS can be mounted elsewhere. Not sure how bullet proof it needs to be, but to me it sounds a lot more reliable compared to a SD card which...

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ESP32 Builds with "LittleFS" in the name are based on ESP-IDF5.1

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Congratulations, you found something that hasn't been documented... or is a bug.
Ton has to decide which one applies and fix it

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I still think we do not fully understand eachother. Either you don't understand me, or you do and then we don't understand you. Just consider all LEDs as a single string of LEDs which happens to be laid out in a specific pattern. When considering the specific pattern, you may think about 'rows'. But...

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Nah, must have been something we're missing here or else... you may have found a bug?

I think it is just missing documentation here

Assuming you didn't actually use GPIO-8 as that is connected to the flash

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See notes on GPIO17 and 16: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/lates ... e-on-esp32

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First of all, please double/triple check to see if you get the expected voltages to power the W5500 as there are ESP32 boards out there which do not have the correct silkscreen regarding the GND/5V Second, GPIO5 may not be the best choice here as it does have an internal pull-up resistor and I'm not...

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You can give the commands "gps,sleep" and "gps,wake" to put the GPS to sleep and wake it up. This does reduce power consumption significantly and I think it will also cause the GPS to loose its fix. Or commands like "taskdisable,N" and "taskenable,N" which wil...

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It is not needed to solder, just try the 16x8 (or 8x8) as setting.

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But setting it to 32x16 isn't less pixels, or am I missing something?
16x8 is less than what you had and sure it will probably mess up your intended picture, but it will send less pixels in a burst.

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The %ntp% variable is probably named poorly as it just indicates whether the time has been set. Why do you need to know whether NTP is ready? You do get an event when the time has been set (again). See: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Reference/Events.html#internal-core-events There is Time...

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What I meant is just a setting in the software. And sure the displayed image/text will be garbage, but it is a test to see whether this is a software issue. What I hope will happen is that you will at least see the correct color on each pixel instead of missing 'bits' and thus completely wrong color...

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What do you mean by GPS event handling?

There are some events sent, like whether the time is set.

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You might want to enter the WiFi lines again one line at a time. Or make sure you are connected to the "COM" or "UART" port and not the "USB" or "OTG" port. I have seen the "Native USB" port may sometimes drop some characters when entering commands i...

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Before you trash it, maybe you can either wipe it and start over, or give it the command to erase WiFi calibration data:

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erasesdkwifi

Then let it run for a few seconds (5+ sec) and power cycle the node.

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And since the LEDs are forwarding their data to the next pixel, you will end up with the "unaddressed pixels" also being updated. At least that's the idea. Not sure if these LEDs will detect some 'timeout' and thus not forward their data after such a timeout. But if they do, then sending i...

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Also you're using quite a few spaces, like here: LogEntry, FrameNumber:[display#Frame], 1 Both a space and a comma (and a combination of both) will be considered as a separator for command arguments. If you need a space or comma in an argument, like with strings for logs or to put some text on a dis...

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If display#Frame=1 Do OledFramedCmd,Frame 1 Endon

Should be:

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If [display#Frame]=1 
  OledFramedCmd,Frame,1
endif

Also not sure if the oneliner will work

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On System#Boot do 
  timerSet,1,5 
Endon

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Since it is not intended to be used like this but just to check if you get corrupted colors, you can also try 16x8. Anything you will be sending to the display may be misaligned, but like I said it is just to check if sending the data in smaller chunks may be a fix. If it is, then we can implement t...

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My intent of reducing the grid size is to see if it is a timing issue. Let's assume N pixels can be sent in a single burst. So if the chain is too long, it will be split into separate bursts which might be interrupted by background tasks like WiFi activity. Depending on the type of addressable LED a...

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Let's hope it didn't take you 40+ attempts to find it

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Just realize "great minds think alike"

And good it is working.

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Already way ahead of you :) When multiple ESPEasy nodes can see eachother, they will announce what time they think it is, including some expected time wander. This is calculated based on the last time sync and their time source. For example the "RTC memory" is one of the least accurate one...

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As soon as the GPS has a fix, then it will set the system time.

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The pins labelled RX/TX on your board are the ones you also use to program the board. So better not use those. You can setup using just about any other pin as long as you don't use the pins mentioned here: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Reference/GPIO.html#best-pins-to-use-on-esp32-s3 So t...

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