sensor Node - Ready to buy!

[gregl]

Hey all - ive just found this...after spending half the day in Eagle modifying jeenode for what we need!!
http://www.elecrow.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sensor_Node_V1.2_(ATmega_328)

You can buy it here:
http://www.elecrow.com/arduino-compatiable-c-109/micro-controller-c-109_117/sensor-node-v12-atmega-328-p-759.html
or here http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/DevDuino-Sensor-Node-V12-ATmega-328-p-1774.html

Looks perfect for remote battery powered sensors!

Greg

[gregl]

Ignore @wmylionel link text covers these boards!

[clippermiami]

@gregl Any experience with these devices?

[clippermiami]

From the people at SEEED, the current shipping version is the older one powered by the CR2032 coin cell. The new version 2 is not ready your

[clippermiami]

@gregl I was just looking at the SeeedStudio web site and noticed that they are more offering this, the Version 2, for sale @ USD 16.95

[gregl]

@clippermiami - yes i saw just after i posted the original post that v2 was available. Unfortunantly ive been really busy with boring stuff like work...so havent spent much time on mySensors stuff ( although i spend a lot of time thinking about it! )
@BulldogLowell - i took your advice and bought the Beginning C for Arduino book... getting through it slowly on the way to work, but man...already learned heaps! @hek - you should add this book to your store ( amazon affiliate link??)

Anyway,
last night i ordered 2x of http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/DevDuino-Sensor-Node-V2-ATmega-328-AAA-battery-holder-p-1850.html so now awaiting their delivery.

What i also bought some weeks back..are these http://imall.iteadstudio.com/im120417016.html - $5 each and really make it quick and simple to build a sensor module - plug in a nano, radio and upload your sketch...add sensor/activators too if needed....

My custom built PCB for my pool controller is going well too... just need more work on the software there...

[gregl]

Hey all - the SensorNode v2's arrived yesterday.
I didn't have much time to play with them, but thought id report in to say that they work!

To do quick test with them, i loaded up Heks' BatteryMonitor sketch, and just needed to make 2 changes..

Change the radio pins:
Sensor gw(8,7);

Change the BatteryMonitoring pin:
int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0; to A2

Uploaded it...and worked first go! Nice!

I then hacked in quickly a tempsensor using the onboard MCP9700 and go this uploading to Vera too. - the temp values are incorrect, i think because of the reference voltage, but left it running overnight on batteries of unknown charge level....actually thats not true.. they were reporting to Vera a value of 89/88...

So yeah... seems to work, cheap and nicely made!

I'm not sure what ill use these for. Perhaps 1 as a remote temp sensor...and the other to monitor a sliding door. - two sensors...Is it open, and is the lock activated.

Have a great day!

[gregl]

or i might use one as a multi sensor - temp, light and movement..