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Hello Chunter, sorry, i can´t help you, but maybe you could help me regarding the Resol controller ? I´m building a solar system at the moment, was thinking about buying the Resol BX As everything in my house is controlled / logged, i was already thinking about buying the network interface i saw now...

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I ordered 2 of the new 5pin-Versions, flashed them both without any problems
I used a cheap 3.3V-Adapter, directly connected, incl. power supply
I connectected GND, RXD and TXD, then hold the button, plug 3.3V, release button

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If you measure the temp, what are you doing with the value ? send it somewhere ? Control something directly ? Have it on a Display ?

you are thinking the wrong way - why not always reading the temperature but only doing something when the pump is running ?

Does your ESP know if the pump is running ?

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fluppie wrote: I used the new R91 release with rules to control the Sonoff relay with the button and get feedback from the led: CODE: SELECT ALL on SW_1#Switch do if [SW_1#Switch]=0 gpio,12,0 gpio,13,1 else gpio,12,1 gpio,13,0 endif endon i tried to change it the way that the relais status instead ...

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google for ncat (something like netcat)
It could run on your server, listening on ports, and execute programs directly

with something like
ncat --exec "/bin/bash" -l 1027 --keep-open
you could directly trigger programs

kr0815

Why would you use a ESP12 when it is much more convenient to use a NodeMCU.

A NodeMCU is also a ESP12, just already delivered with a PCB

Only Problem with NodeMCU is, it´s not that fast / cheap available in germany

kr0815

No, they all will comunicate with / through your access point, the esp is just a network device, doesn´t span a own network

kr0815

I would try to take the level shifter out, use 2 resistors, so you have about 3 V when the flow meter is logical high, hopefully it will pull it down to almost zero when water is puring But i don´t understand why so many people use the ESP-01, for like one € more you get an ESP-12 which has much mor...

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GPIO0 has to be high during boot sequence, so you need at least a pull-up resistor

I don´t know if this is possible with the YF-S201, if not you´ll need a transistor, optocoupler,...

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Is it an ESP12 ? Maybe GPIO4 and 5 are swapped ?

kr0815

I tried since weeks to get a mysensors gateway running
I also wondered, when building a ESPEasy with LCD connected, why GPIO 4 and 5 are swapped, thought about a bug

Now i found this:

https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/437

So be careful, cost me many hours

kr0815

Sorry, i can´t help,
but the port number is wrong

DS18b20 should start with 28 hex
DS18s20 starts with 10 hex

kr0815

Are you sure it´s really a b-version ? I had the same problems with DS1820 and DS18S20

kr0815

Thanks a lot Mártinus,

i will try now the newer versions

kr0815

I found good instructions how to reflash the ESP Firmware: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/update-the-firmware-in-your-esp8266-wi-fi-module/ I don´t have time at the moment to check it, so maybe want to try it ? The question for me is - when flashing the ESP with Arduino Core, is this Firmw...

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127.0.0.1 is localhost, intended for programs running on the same server ( same machine) to speak internally.
It´s almost impossible your Domoticz system has this as external IP adress !

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I already removed the resitors to 5V and added new ones to 3.3V The LCD is running sometimes for like minimum 10 hours, sometimes 2 days, then it´s gone The other one, that´s at least in my opinion running fine, i have no idea if it´s really running fine or if it only looks like, maybe it´s only bec...

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The strange thing is, two identical ESPs, 2 identical LCDs , one is working, one not/only for a few hours But there should be no need for this in a good designed project. Thats why i was asking the question if it makes sense to introduce that in ESP-Easy I know about the 3.3V / 5V Problems, used a D...

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Both are soldered directly, both same 3.3k resistors, cable length about 10 cm

But the working one, sitting at my desk, now i saw i have Uptimes of around 1000
So maybe the working one resets at night, and because of that it looks like always working ?

kr0815

I made the same fault and wondered, maybe just pre-fill it with something like 99 ?

kr0815

I built 2 sensors with attached LCD Display , one is running fine since 109 days, the other one always gets corrupt / empty after hours Maybe it´s a hardware issue, but i found the following: https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/2vyqmr/i2c_lcd_corrupts_after_a_few_hours/ especially: Your code p...

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First install the stable release, then copy the Github files over the stable ones

kr0815

In the mean time, we should work on the Wiki pages to reflect the recent developments

please do that, it´s difficult for beginners to follow your great Project
I think it´t the right time now, because, at least for me, the Project is running stable now

kr0815

If subscribing to a template, how could i use it to control a GPIO or to get some text on a lcd ?

kr0815

As far as i understand it, the option to subscribe to a Topic is not implemented, ESPEasy only sends MQTT Messages
Try it with an Android App, you will see the Messages

To control LEDs, Relais,..., you Need to sent HTTP Commands

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ACS712 is already a separte unit, no direct contact to mains, so don´t worry to much about safety, just keep the main line insulated

kr0815

Unfortunately, the UUID is unique for each value
I was already thinking about combining taskname and taskvalue, but as i have some DHT22, this doesn´t work
It´s not that important, i changed the current release now, and saved it to build future sensors

kr0815

Is it possible to round by using the formula feature ?
I have some sensors with DS18b20, the Display now says 20.48

U want to have it like 20,5, even 20.4 would be ok ?

kr0815

Sorry to ask again, but is there any chance to extend max value of %valname% ? I´m using this great project to log to my Volkszaehler setup, but they use long UUIDs for security reasons, so i need at least 36 characters. At the moment each time there´s an update, i change everything, but that´s not ...

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As i had to pause playing with the ESP for 2 weeks, what are the following new Settings/ Features ? - Config / Main Settings / Controller Hostname ? (Could i use Name instead of IP ? ) - Advanced Settings / DST - i guess daylight saving time, is it set automatically, or do i have to Change it twice ...

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There are already so many system variables like %ip%, %systime%, %uptime%, %sysname% and maybe I forget some

Is there an overview what is possible at the Moment ?

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I tried a few weeks ago to connect a LCD with a PCF8574 (hand soldered) - no success So i ordered some displays with already attached PCF8574 in china, which arrived this week As i got no luck to get them working, even I2C scanner failed, i remembered i bought a cheap logic analyzer long a ago. In t...

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Hello Martinus,

thanks a lot for going on that fast, a lot of new / interesting Features

I was away for a few days / not able to Play with the Software, but will definetly try this weekend

kr0815

Regarding the diversity, that´s why i suggested NetIO (or any other generall application)

I prefer controlling things directly, by HTTP or maybe also MQTT, so i´m always able to switch components , even the controller software, and take the best off all worlds

kr0815

The HC-SR501 needs 5Volt, as there is a regulator on board
But you could connect 3.3V after this regulator, then it works

Another problem i realized:
If you put both the HC-SR501 and the ESP in an enclosure where they sit behind each other, you get distortions,, it won´t work

kr0815

As Bert sayd, GPIO0 is not connected in your set-up

At least my experience with 8266-12, you don´t need to do resets or such things

- connect GPIO0 to ground
- unpower/repower the ESP
- flash the esp
- remove the Connection between GPIO= and Ground
- Repower the device

kr0815

What Kind of esp8266 is it ?

Although they are in my understanding all the same, some Need additional resistors

Most important thing is, GPIO00 has to be connected to ground, then reset it ( you may also do a power off-power on)

kr0815

Sorry when it´s out of topic, i have to confess i know nothing about domoticz, but there musst be something special about it ? I already wondered why Martinus made all the effort to specially integrate domoticz in this very outstanding project ? (Why not just a generic HTTP Interface ? ) I searched ...

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I don´t know about domoticz, could it be controlled by http, Telnet or something like this ? I bought a 60 Euro Huawei Phone only for that purpose, it´s attached to the wall with magnets and running since over a year now You will never get a raspberry or such things that small like a tablet/mobile p...

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For ANdroid, there is a cool app - Wifi Ananlyzer - with that one you see what is really going on with all the wifis around

kr0815

Good Idea with the PCB For those that don´t want to wait: http://www.ebay.de/itm/like/261934686432?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=106 forget the batterie holder, and you have to remove / cut the LEDs (small ones, not the RGB) if you want to attach sensors to the pin, but preatty easy to do ordere...

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Thanks Martinus, it´s working now :-) thats what the log says now: reboot after flashing: Build changed! Fix SendData FLASH: Settings saved FLASH: Settings saved INIT : Booting Build nr:53 WIFI : Connecting... 1 WIFI : Disconnecting! WIFI : Connecting... 2 WIFI : Connected! INIT : I2C INIT : Boot OK...

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Heelo Martinus,

could you explain how to

use upload settings with SPIFFS

?

In IDE 1.6.5, i have to use "generic ESP8266" - the only thing about SPIFFS is i could select the flash size?

kr0815

Hello Martinus, sorry mixing 2 different problems together, but as i have the same problems as BerndJ in the second post here, i downloaded your suggested sketch - this is what i get: Flash start sector: 107 Flash end sector : 123 Flash sectors : 15 New format settings found: SSID : Power-LAN WPA : ...

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Is it something similar like the problem i have described here .?

http://www.esp8266.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=458

kr0815

Do you know where to get such a file to erase it completely - for arduino IDE ? I searched through Google, didn´t find anything I still have the Problem with my one unit, as described in the other post, not getting an ip adress, so i have to manually do a WifiDisConnect, then a WifiConnect, very str...

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I completely understand you, no problem, i could make the changes myself in the future versions, it´s just a few lines in espeasy.ino and the webserver But what do you mean with: To be safe we have to reset the unit with each update that changes these thing Maybe this solves my other problem that th...

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It´s working now, thanks a lot :-) I made a demo set up, so if anybody is interested: http://www.esp.kr123.de , 2 Units logging at the Moment I hardcoded the URL in the sketch, because i can´t use IPs to log to the server My wish now, to follow your updates, could you please set max length of %valna...

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I have a very strange problem - if i reboot the ESP, it gets no IP Adress, starts it´s own Access Point I have to do a manually WifiDisConnect, Then a WifiConnect, then it´s connected Strange thing is, even if it is connected, it still spans his own Wifi "ESP-0", but changes from the chane...

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Hello Martinus,

you were right, i took another ESP, Problem gone

very strange....

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