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ThomasB

Thanks for the new release. It still hangs on my mega_20250310_climate_ESP32_4M316k device. I need to crawl into the attic and remove the device so I can convert to LittleFS using the latest ESPEasy test build. I should be able to do that in a few days.

- Thomas

ThomasB

It might be an alias error. Transmitted IR from a ranging cycle can be received *after* another transmit has occurred. When this happens the received distance will be wrong, perhaps about 2X or so. Your hand movements could be interrupting the IR Tx or Rx in such a way it causes this unwanted artifa...

ThomasB

since my fw is from 2023 I figured that if this was a bug it should have been solved by now.

There's been several releases since the 2023 build. The latest official release is mega-20241222 (Christmas Edition).

I'm not a iMac user so I can't offer any other advice on your issue.

- Thomas

ThomasB

I will send you a private email with the name of a recently joined member that is most likely AI.

- Thomas

ThomasB

I fully understand about the time constraints.

In the meantime, if anyone has a clever workaround (similar to the ping idea) then please share.

- Thomas

ThomasB

At some point it will be impossible to tell authentic human members from insidious AI members. And that time is fast approaching. Some recent AI posts on this forum are surprisingly legit looking. Some of these ask for help, some attempt to give advice. While sounding like a real person with someth...

ThomasB

I could ping 8.8.8.8 to test for web connectivity. Then I could apply a conditional to the notify rules. But the ping plugin is not in the collection_B_ESP32 builds. And I want to avoid custom builds. Are there any other tricks I could use to accomplish the same thing? Or even better, is this issue ...

ThomasB

Yesterday my ISP went offline for several hours. During the outage I discovered that ESPEasy consistently reboots when it attempts to send an email notification. In my case, it created a boot loop because the device sends an email when WiFi connects. Here's the serial log (Serial Log Level: None): r...

ThomasB

Thanks for the tear-down photos.
- Thomas

ThomasB

Static IP working fine for me. But I haven't done anything special other than set the IP and reboot.
- Thomas

ThomasB

I can test static IP.
- Thomas

ThomasB

The EasyFetch discussion got a bit off-topic due to the discussions about WiFi improvements made by TD-er. So this is a new discussion about testing the experimental WiFi changes. Using OTA, I installed mega_20250315_climate_ESP32_4M316k_LittleFS_ETH on a ESP32. It seems to be working fine. I am usi...

ThomasB

I will start a new topic for discussions about the WiFi improvement code testing.

Edit: viewtopic.php?t=10695

- Thomas

ThomasB

Can you add ESP32 LittleFS Climate to your actions build?

BTW, I don't have the hardware to test Ethernet builds.

- Thomas

ThomasB

@TD-er, I loaded your test build (20250312_normal_ESP32_4M316k_LittleFS_ETH) on a spare ESP32. No problems switching from SPIFFS to LittleFS. Good news: It is running fine. @chromo23, Your latest version (20250311/efc_chart1) is working well with the ESPEasy test build while charting some System Inf...

ThomasB

When testing a continuous ping to the ESP device, are the ping times constant? While on ESPEasy's main page, ping times vary from 43mS to 500mS. And I sometimes see a timeout, which is concerning. RSSI is -43dBm, so signal strength is very good. Can you check on the inspect window of your browser o...

ThomasB

Looking at the signal handling on your setup photo, I doubt you can do it that way. The IR receiver module removes the carrier frequency and converts the signal to a pulse-based format for the MCU/ESP to decode. But when you resend the IR data from the ESP, it modulates the data with the carrier, ty...

ThomasB

Your photo schematic does not show any pullup on the IR receiver data out. The IR Rx modules are usually open collector drive with a weak pullup inside of them. Perhaps it needs to be a lower value. So that is why I suggested adding 10K ohms sourced from 3.3V. But if you are receiving data then my p...

ThomasB

No need to stop the notifications, 20250221/efc6 came out before you added that feature. If ther is an issue, than the /devices page in ESPEasy should also become unresponsive after a while. I have not had the issue while in the native ESPEasy pages. Only occurs when I visit EasyFetch page. And turn...

ThomasB

I don't know if the LogEntry command lets you echo IR data, but would be nice to see if valid data is received. Try it. The IR receiver might need an additional pullup. Install a 10K from 3.3V to Data. To have enough drive current for good range, the IR sender diode should be powered by 5V and use a...

ThomasB

TD-er wrote: ↑11 Mar 2025, 10:06 Yep, now that you mention it, I don't see any duct tape...

Oops, looks like I forgot it.

ThomasB

I installed EasyFetch 20250311/efc_chart1. I saw the chart window update, with a few seconds delay between each update. So that is a win. But after a minute or so the ESP became unresponsive. After several more minutes I was able to reach the default ESPEasy GUI. But each time I tried to view EasyFe...

ThomasB

I hope we see some with larger displays.

- Thomas

ThomasB

And you don't have a 2nd ESP32 to test? Aliexpress has filled my stock with ESP32 boards. But they don't have any of my sensors on them. Aren't they necessary to make this a useful test? I should be fixed with 20250311/efc_chart1 I will try it out. This will sadly not be fixed for the (ESP32-xx) SP...

ThomasB

MilkMate has been in service for a while. So I think it's time to do a short presentation of the project. Although it only monitors milk status in an espresso machine at my community clubhouse, it has been a game changer. The espresso machine is in a small convenience store that utilizes Amazon's Ju...

ThomasB

Oh, it sounds tempting. But the device is mounted in the attic crawl space. Not practical to do a USB recovery if it is bricked. So I have to wait until others have tried it out.

- Thomas

ThomasB

I thought the build you gave me today was a Climate ESP32 SPIFFS. If not, what did you provide?

- Thomas

ThomasB

TD-er fixed the ESPEasy bug. So I was able to continue testing efc_chart3. Here's what I found: 1. Charting does not update in real-time. Requires page refresh to see new graphed data. 2. Page refreshing often causes the ESPEasy to hang for several minutes. This does not occur if EasyFetch's chartin...

ThomasB

No other math issues have been observed.

I saw that your fix was to uncomment the "else" statement. Surprised to see that the conditional had been disabled.

- Thomas

ThomasB

It's working! Thanks.

- Thomas

ThomasB

It would be fantastic if you could build climate_ESP32_4M316k for me.

- Thomas

ThomasB

Looking forward to your report.

- Thomas

ThomasB

Found a possible candidate for what I have in mind. It's the GeekMagic SmallTV Pro. About $25 USD on aliexpress. geekmagic.jpg https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804945825258.html There are two versions. The lower cost "Ultra" is ESP8266. The "Pro" is ESP32 with a touch sensor. B...

ThomasB

I found that the VL53L1x works best with "strong" pullup resistors. I suggest you leave its two 10K ohm resistors alone (installed on the PCB). But add two new 2.2K ohms, one from 3.3V to SDA and another from 3.3V to SCL. You can do this on the ESP32.

- Thomas

ThomasB

Thanks for jumping in. My previous examples show that the recent change needs some attention. The math breaks if more than one level of parentheses is used. Which is going to adversely affect some existing projects.

- Thomas

ThomasB

I haven't had time to further debug this. I am juggling other projects at the moment.

I found the problem with the latest ESPEasy test build. Reported here:
viewtopic.php?t=10670

- Thomas

ThomasB

Some questions about your latest configuration: 1. Exactly how long is the i2c cable? Is it really 10 feet? 2. How are the conductors organized in the i2c cable? For example, flat ribbon cable with signals separated by power and ground, or round cable with random conductor positions? 3. What are the...

ThomasB

I perform a lot of math on system/dummy variables. Some complex statements use several levels of parenthesis to direct math order. The latest test build has broken the parsing. I've been able to reduce the problem to demonstrate that math statements that use more than one level of parenthesis will r...

ThomasB

Bingo! That works. Thank you.

I found more info about such things here:
viewtopic.php?t=8995#p57203

- Thomas

ThomasB

I have a device that connects to a public WiFi guest network for sending notifications. I use the WifiAPMode command (in a rule) to turn on AP Mode when I need to access ESPEasy's settings. When I am done I reboot to disable AP Mode. Rebooting works, but it is a clumsy solution. Is there a command t...

ThomasB

I use five Dummy Device plugins, mostly because they allow me to assign useful names to vars. One of the Dummy's (all of its three values) won't accept data that I store. All remain at zero. So probably not related to RTC. Only try on accessible units on your desk... The device is mounted in the att...

ThomasB

Hmm. The mega_20250224_climate_ESP32_4M316k release has broken all the values in one of my Dummy Device plugins. Reverting back to the Dec 2024 release restores them. Scratching my head. I will have to look closely at the rules to see if I can find a reason for this. But it might be a new ESPEasy bu...

ThomasB

I see you made another update a few minutes ago.

: Warning Message; Screenshot 2025-03-05 121253.jpg (23.76 KiB) Viewed 10680 times

Installed it, no problems encountered.

Thomas

ThomasB

[1] Upgraded ESPEasy
Was: mega_20241221_climate_ESP32_4M316k
Now: mega_20250224_climate_ESP32_4M316k

[2] Installed 20250305/efc_chart2

Success! Charting is working. Thanks!

- Thomas

ThomasB

Very nice. I loaded the new release and I could not get the charting to work. I can see the graph in the plugin's stats, but the chart box in the GUI remains blank. Also, reloading the page or saving changes causes the ESP32 to become non-responsive. Requires a reboot. Reverted back to release 20250...

ThomasB

My favorite kind of hacking is to take "this" and make it do "that."

No promises, but I will try to include some duct tape to give it that "I built it" look.

- Thomas

ThomasB

That looks interesting. But what I have in mind is a hackable ESP32 based display that is fully encased (no need to 3D print anything). Would be cool if it included brackets for wall and desktop use. This vision is similar to the origins of ESPEasy. In the early days many of us were using Sonoff mod...

ThomasB

I did try to remove I2C or Current pins of the ToF while this option was on and it would never disable the device. This seems to be hit and miss on the VL53L0x. ESPEasy sometimes does not know a TOF device has gone missing. Sometimes is does. On the other hand, devices like the LM75A are reliably d...

ThomasB

or wait for the new feature Ton is working on, to have multiple I2C busses.

Holy cow! That would be a nice feature.

-Thomas

ThomasB

Nice!

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