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by Hairyloon
27 Aug 2019, 18:44
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: ESP8266 lost connection
Replies: 3
Views: 8930

Re: ESP8266 lost connection

ThomasB wrote: 27 Aug 2019, 17:04So try the latest Mega build.
Could I trouble you for a link to that please?
by Hairyloon
19 Jul 2019, 00:58
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...

I hope this isn't a breach of forum etiquette, but since I'm still on with the PCF8591, I thought it better to change the title and carry on here rather than start a new thread, even though it is a completely different issue. I've got a PCF8591 set up measuring some voltages from sensors, which I wo...
by Hairyloon
16 Jul 2019, 21:12
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Finding the time.
Replies: 6
Views: 9863

Re: Finding the time.

Ok, now that that's sorted, what shall I do with these RTC chips? ;)
by Hairyloon
16 Jul 2019, 18:19
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Finding the time.
Replies: 6
Views: 9863

Re: Finding the time.

:oops:
by Hairyloon
16 Jul 2019, 17:08
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Finding the time.
Replies: 6
Views: 9863

Re: Finding the time.

TD-er wrote: 16 Jul 2019, 14:25 Tools => Advanced => check NTP

That's all (don't forget to save)
Thank you, that was almost too easy... except it's on GMT when I'm on BST...
by Hairyloon
16 Jul 2019, 13:53
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Finding the time.
Replies: 6
Views: 9863

Finding the time.

I'm wanting my ESP to know the time. I've got an I2C clock chip, which is one option, but it occurs to me that if it's connected to a network, then it should be able to simply ask a time server.
Is that possible, and if so how?
by Hairyloon
15 Jul 2019, 19:17
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

Ah yes.
I've not found the box with the module yet, so not looked at the interface for it. Sorry, I'll let you know in due course. It may be a while: it's dropped off my priority list.
Thank you for the help.
by Hairyloon
15 Jul 2019, 14:45
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Going to sleep? Or what's it doing?
Replies: 0
Views: 7891

Going to sleep? Or what's it doing?

I have an ESP-01 set up with ESPEasy. I switch it on, log in, no problem. After some time, I am no longer able to find it on the network.
Sleep is set to 0 (disabled).
If I reset, then it comes back online.
What is likely to be the problem?
by Hairyloon
15 Jul 2019, 10:48
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

ThomasB wrote: 15 Jul 2019, 02:50
But I want to read the value, not the state...
OK, a comparator won't work. Wire up a ADC and put it to work.
Which brings us back to the original question of how to tell the chip to measure the comparative voltage...
Is there the means to send a specific command to a given I2C device?
by Hairyloon
15 Jul 2019, 00:52
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

I'm not seeing the sense in using an ADC when the info about your project points to using a common comparator chip. For example, I would grab an LM393 (or any other single supply comparator) and configure ESPEasy with the Switch Input plugin to read the state. But I want to read the value, not the ...
by Hairyloon
14 Jul 2019, 20:02
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

ThomasB wrote: 14 Jul 2019, 18:50I would encourage you to try that chip (using single ended mode) with the rule based comparison method mentioned earlier.
Why single ended?
I'm not seeing the sense to that when the differential measurement seems to be exactly the tool for the job. Perhaps I've not understood what you mean...
by Hairyloon
14 Jul 2019, 15:28
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

Keep in mind that this is not the same as comparator solution, just differentially driven ADC operation. Ah, am I using the wrong terminology? OK, so what's the difference? And how do I get ESPEasy to use the differential input? If microvolt threshold accuracy is needed then a dedicated comparator ...
by Hairyloon
14 Jul 2019, 01:59
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

I'm not sure how big a deal that will be. Getting familiar with the PlatformIO IDE will probably be the hardest part. Yeah, I tried that once and gave up on it. I may look for another way... You mentioned that you want to use the PCF8591 as a comparator. This can be done in ESPEasy's rules. Read th...
by Hairyloon
13 Jul 2019, 10:26
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Re: PCF8591 as comparator.

The plugin only provides simple analog reads of the four inputs. No other functions are supported. That may be true, but in order to read the simple analogue input, the plugin must send a control byte to the chip: I just need to send a different control byte. I may have to hack the plugin to do tha...
by Hairyloon
13 Jul 2019, 00:29
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...
Replies: 16
Views: 16196

Oh no, not the PCF8591 again...

How can I use a PCF8591 as a comparator with ESP Easy?
I understand that I would need to set the control byte to the appropriate value, but I don't know how to do that.
by Hairyloon
13 Jul 2019, 00:06
Forum: Staff Announcements forum
Topic: BIG announcement, the future of ESP Easy. [READ THIS IF YOU LOVE OUR FW]
Replies: 105
Views: 1435141

Re: BIG announcement, the future of ESP Easy. [READ THIS IF YOU LOVE OUR FW]

grovkillen wrote: 12 Jul 2019, 21:16 This site is not going away. Just that we need a good landing page explaining our OS for newcomers.
Ok fair point. Has nobody here volunteered for that job?
Do you know what you want from it?
by Hairyloon
12 Jul 2019, 13:54
Forum: Staff Announcements forum
Topic: BIG announcement, the future of ESP Easy. [READ THIS IF YOU LOVE OUR FW]
Replies: 105
Views: 1435141

Re: BIG announcement, the future of ESP Easy. [READ THIS IF YOU LOVE OUR FW]

grovkillen wrote: 08 Sep 2018, 15:45 That's also a possibility but let's leave that until we have a proper site.
What is improper about this site?
I hope you're not going to go the way of so many and go for a flashy website that puts form over function.
by Hairyloon
12 Jul 2019, 13:38
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Talking to each other.
Replies: 2
Views: 7747

Re: Talking to each other.

Thanks, I'll look at that.
by Hairyloon
11 Jul 2019, 01:16
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Talking to each other.
Replies: 2
Views: 7747

Talking to each other.

I fear that I have missed something obvious, but how can I get the ESP modules to talk to each other?
by Hairyloon
03 Jul 2019, 11:36
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Nice to meet you
Replies: 1
Views: 4397

Re: Nice to meet you

G'day.
by Hairyloon
01 Jul 2019, 17:40
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

grovkillen wrote: 01 Jul 2019, 15:58 Yeah we're working on that.
And how is that going?
by Hairyloon
01 Jul 2019, 15:43
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

grovkillen wrote: 01 Jul 2019, 07:12 Sounds like it yes, executable? Hard to say. ;)
I would say that it's eminently executable, if we can assemble the right team...
by Hairyloon
30 Jun 2019, 23:46
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

I need to get my daytime job to switch to ESP Easy ;) It seems to me that that ought to be a very doable thing. This project is a good enough idea that it ought to be able to generate enough money to pay some staff. I would not like to suggest how best to do it, but I do suggest that we start a con...
by Hairyloon
17 Jun 2019, 19:17
Forum: ESP Easy: Projects / Applications
Topic: ESPEasy to guard meter-box
Replies: 19
Views: 22594

Re: ESPEasy to guard meter-box

There is a circuit here for using an arduino to measure AC voltage, you could follow that principle perhaps? I'm not sure that you would need the transformer: you could just rectify the AC and use a voltage divider, but that instinctively feels dangerous... I expect somebody who knows what they are ...
by Hairyloon
16 Jun 2019, 13:32
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Support of APDS-9930 and similar planned?
Replies: 5
Views: 4899

Re: Support of APDS-9930 and similar planned?

Did anyone get anywhere with the APDS-9930 sensor?
by Hairyloon
14 Jun 2019, 16:16
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: More support for i2c modules/sensors [UPDATED 25.09.2016]
Replies: 14
Views: 15183

Re: More support for i2c modules/sensors [UPDATED 25.09.2016]

LisaM wrote: 24 Aug 2017, 14:02It's always easy to ask others to do your work...
Hey, some of us just aren't that clever. :(
by Hairyloon
03 Jun 2019, 18:50
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Broken I2C bus.
Replies: 7
Views: 14682

Re: Broken I2C bus.

I'm also wondering if the defective module can still be used if the application is not critical and does not involve I2C. Sure, nothing wrong with that. But the modules are very low cost, so it is an easy decision to toss them in the junk bin. Yeah, but I am a crazy person and I hate to throw anyth...
by Hairyloon
03 Jun 2019, 11:51
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Broken I2C bus.
Replies: 7
Views: 14682

Re: Broken I2C bus.

I've had 2-3 broken units out of the 200+ I've flashed. So I'd say it's broken and trash it. Not worth the time to fault search. Fair point, but at the moment I'm running at about 50% so I'd like to get some idea of what's going wrong, and I'm also wondering if the defective module can still be use...
by Hairyloon
02 Jun 2019, 16:55
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Broken I2C bus.
Replies: 7
Views: 14682

Re: Broken I2C bus.

Possibly, but the puzzle there is of why does an identical module in the same circuit behave differently?
by Hairyloon
02 Jun 2019, 14:09
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Broken I2C bus.
Replies: 7
Views: 14682

Broken I2C bus.

I was trying to attach a real time clock to an ESP-01: a DS1307 which is an I2C device. I did an I2C scan on the ESP Easy interface, and get something at 0x8, with every other address giving an "Unknown error". I checked the wiring and scanned again and got nothing, but errors... After a f...
by Hairyloon
02 Jun 2019, 13:44
Forum: ESP Easy: Hardware
Topic: Controlling PCF8591 output.
Replies: 0
Views: 11413

Controlling PCF8591 output.

The ESP-Easy interface has support for the analogue inputs on the PCF8591, but the chip also has a D-A output: how is this best controlled?
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 11:43
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Flashing errors.
Replies: 7
Views: 12006

Re: Flashing errors.

Sorry, I'd made a silly mistake on the flashing circuit. :oops:

I have another module which I suspect is totally dead: lights up blue and doesn't respond to anything: not even reset. That one is scrap?
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 10:51
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

grovkillen wrote: 28 May 2019, 10:40I will update the docs a soon as I can.
In which case, should we try to compile a list of errata, so you can do it all at once? I don't like to do it spontaneously: it feels like I'm having a go...
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 10:44
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Flashing errors.
Replies: 7
Views: 12006

Re: Flashing errors.

Good answer, but I think no. It says P25080H, which I believe is 1MB.

Let me just try something else...
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 10:39
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

TD-er wrote: 28 May 2019, 10:36 Well, Grovkillen is mainly involved in the documentation part :)
Can I leave it with you to pass on, or should I go find him?
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 10:33
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

Hmm, apparently I have not yet added a link to the page I made in the documentation about it. See this page: https://espeasy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Reference/GPIO.html#best-pins-to-use-on-esp8266 Good stuff, thank you. Moving on, I imagine this is a breach of forum etiquette, but since you are in...
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 02:46
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Flashing errors.
Replies: 7
Views: 12006

Re: Flashing errors.

Thank you. I have read that that is often good advice. Alas not this time, I get the same error.
by Hairyloon
28 May 2019, 01:14
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Flashing errors.
Replies: 7
Views: 12006

Flashing errors.

Trying to flash an ESP-01 with the ESP Easy flasher, it reports errors: [27/05/2019 22:18:51] wrote 992, requested 1040 [27/05/2019 22:18:51] error: failed sending 1040 bytes Repeated many times over. Have tried a few times, and dropped the baud rate to 9600, but get the same. Is it just a duff modu...
by Hairyloon
27 May 2019, 12:34
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Re: Warning triangles on interface.

ThomasB wrote: 27 May 2019, 05:19viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6663
Thanks. A link to a thread which suggests to google for an answer...
But I did find this:
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by Hairyloon
27 May 2019, 00:54
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Warning triangles on interface.
Replies: 14
Views: 17488

Warning triangles on interface.

Variously around the ESP Easy interface, I see warning triangles, but I've not found any guide to what any of them mean.
Thus far, I have not yet noticed any adverse effects from ignoring them, but I assume they are there for a reason...
by Hairyloon
08 May 2019, 19:07
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie questiom.
Replies: 2
Views: 2605

Re: Newbie questiom.

Thanks. I'll take a look at that.
by Hairyloon
07 May 2019, 12:59
Forum: ESP Easy: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie questiom.
Replies: 2
Views: 2605

Newbie questiom.

Hi, I'm sorry, but I expect this is a question with an RTFB answer, but I've had a pig of a time just trying to get the damn module to work at all (dodgy adaptor), and I'm having a pig of a job on another project so I thought I'd just come here and look stupid with a stupid question and hope that no...