Is it a very big deal to add a new sensor? I am working on a vane to show wind direction. I have been experimenting with an as5600 angle sensor. It too uses 0x36, I believe. Is this something that can be added or is there a "work around" for reading the raw i2c data and doing the conversio...

Shardan,

Did you ever get the windvane going with the AS5600?

I am working on a weather vane project also.


Rob

OK, thanks.

I will give those a try.

Rob

How does it show a mqtt connection, but never respond to pings? Is it making a connection through the p2p network?

Is the no wifi connection an indicator of low or sketchy power supply?


Rob

No, its not a mains powered device. It has a power adapter and usb cable powering it.

I will swap out the adapter and see if there is a change.

Rob

I have an esp8266 module flashed with build mega-20231130. It has been stable and reliable for all of 2023. It has probably had that 20231130 build since its release date. A few days ago I lost all mqtt messages from the unit and I could not access its web interface & it didnt seem connected to ...

bastler11, I send you a private message. Sorry it took so long, I didnt see the message.

Rob

I have a some of the D1 minis and I like using them. I have had some that were unreliable and I had a tough time troubleshooting their problems. Some modules with an identical setup would work fine while others would drop the wifi connection or mqtt connection or I just cant access the web interface...

Hall effect sensor A3144 may be what you want to look into. They sell them on ebay and amazon pretty cheap. I have a few anemometers that I built with those sensors. The hall effect sensors work great and I have used them with esp8266 and esp32 and they seem to work well with both. The only trouble ...

Ath, yep, the correct pullup resistor is wired up. I dunno how cheap the ones are I got. I got some off of eBay and some off of Amazon. I would say they were a few bucks a piece or something like that. They werent super cheap nor expensive that I can remember. Now that I have had a lil experience wi...

To follow up on my DS18b20 sensors showing to be in parasite power mode.... The problem was glitchy/bad sensors. I replaced two faulty sensors and it all works fine. The d1mini & espeasy combo doesnt care about the 8' cable length or whether it is connected via the star topology method or not. I...

Thanks.

Rob

I have the latest firmware normal mega-20231225 on an esp8266 D1 mini. On the advanced settings, web log level is missing some options in this build. I was just looking for the debug option and noticed it was not there. I flashed with the previous 3 builds and it was there on those. Any selection th...

I have done some reading on the 1-wire and the star topology issues. I am betting that is the root of the issue. When the weather clears up I will do some wiring changes and get back with you.

Thanks for your help!

Rob

So rather than chain them together on a long wire, would putting each DS18B20 on their own GPIO be a solution to the star network issue?

Rob

I have it all configured on a solderless breadboard and I have had those connections cause me trouble also. Two sensors are cabled out to about 6-8 feet maybe at the most. I used the same cable that the sensors are made with. I think I have them all wired correctly, but I will look into it. I have s...

Ok… Thanks. I think my connections are solid, but it can always be that. Very possible that the sensors arent genuine. I will try some tests with a similar setup to see if its the resistor value or supply volts. I would guess its the voltage or resistor value, i am using other sensors from the same ...

I have 4 ds18b20 temp sensors connected to GPIO13 on a D1 Mini ESP8266. They are the sealed variety with what appears to be a stainless steel end. 3 of the sensors in their Device menu are returning that they are parasite powered and one is not showing to be parasite powered. They are not wired up t...

Understandable.....

I really didnt think that far ahead.... lol....
I didnt make that clear but I was thinking "any open unconfigured ap".



Thanks..... Rob

Is there anyway to have the unit connect to any open access point that it can find? Not just after a flash, but after its setup and operating. I searched around and didnt really see anything on the topic so I wasnt sure if this was doable or not.


Rob

The PZEM-004T modules are a nice option for current and voltage monitoring.

Rob

I noticed on my D1 mini modules when I recently upgraded the firmware to ESP_Easy_mega_20230930_normal_ESP8266_4M1M, it dropped some settings previously set. On the controllers page, Send LWT to broker & Will Retain settings were checked before the upgrade and unchecked after flash. This evening...

Thank you!


Rob

Is the build version in a system variable? If not, is there a way I can get it into a variable to send the build version of the unit over mqtt like is done with other system stats?


Rob

Ah, I see.....

Thank you for your replies and explanations! I think I have a good enough understanding to get a good start on my project.

Thank you again!

Rob

A quick test with my setup, I enabled the serial port console and rebooted the receiving unit and I can still receive the Hello World message on that unit. If I have the Communication - Serial Server device enabled box checked on the devices tab, it disables my ability to connect to it through the s...

I am just now starting to tinker with the serial communication, with the latest build also. I have the serial port console disabled under the tools:advanced tab and I still get the logging data under tools:log output. It really doesnt seem to matter if i have it disabled or not. It wont let me conne...

After more testing, I was able to see the serial data come in on the logging from the tools tab. So, I do know the connections are right and the setup is apparently ok. At the start, I was expecting it to show some data on the device tab, where it shows values of sensors and things. Now I am thinkin...

I am wanting to learn how to use the serial port to communicate between some devices with ESPEASY. I setup 2 d1 minis to test and learn how to do it. I attached an image of my setup. I have done a lot of reading and searching and I am confused on how to make it work. I am not having any luck receivi...

Ath,

Thank you! I already have the controller setup. I have a mqtt server on a raspberry pi & node red setup to work with the messages. But that is exactly what I was needing. I appreciate your help!


Rob

Is there any way to get my ESP-Easy D1 Mini module to send its assigned ip address in a mqtt message? If the router assigns it a different ip address I have to scan the network for the host name of the module to get its new ip address. I was curious if there is a way to setup the module to send its ...