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💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel

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  • NeverDieN Offline
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    NeverDie
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    #70

    Tested. The Hall sensor works. Basically, if you run this code:

    #define HALL_PIN 9
      hwPinMode(HALL_PIN, INPUT);
      while (true) {
        if (digitalRead(HALL_PIN)) {
          digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN,LOW);
        }
        else {
          digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN,HIGH);
        }
      }
    

    then the LED will turn-on when you bring a magnet near the sensor, and the LED will turn-off when you move the magnet away. Simple. :)

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      #71

      Great!
      A bit OT: how are you programming the nRF?

      atmega328p serial killer
      HomeAssistant / gateway: ESP8266 & NRF24L01+ gateway

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      • G ghiglie

        Great!
        A bit OT: how are you programming the nRF?

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        NeverDie
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        #72

        @ghiglie I plug it into the nRF52 DK using an IDC cable to its 10-pin connector. Then just select J-Link as the programmer and upload my sketch over the USB port connection to the nRF52 DK from within the Arduino IDE. Easy!

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          #73

          @NeverDie
          Did you or anybody else could write to the NRF5xxx via the Arduino IDE and a ST-Link V2 programmer?
          I find the DK for approx. 32€ a little bit to expensive for just testing.

          Edit: Maybe this one could work:
          http://s.aliexpress.com/FRzU3miM

          Thanks.

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            @NeverDie
            Did you or anybody else could write to the NRF5xxx via the Arduino IDE and a ST-Link V2 programmer?
            I find the DK for approx. 32€ a little bit to expensive for just testing.

            Edit: Maybe this one could work:
            http://s.aliexpress.com/FRzU3miM

            Thanks.

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            #74

            @DerManni said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

            ST-Link V2 programmer

            Not me. As I said, I'm using the nRF52 DK as my programmer of choice. I think others may be using the ST-Link V2. Not 100% sure though.

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            • NeverDieN NeverDie

              @DerManni said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

              ST-Link V2 programmer

              Not me. As I said, I'm using the nRF52 DK as my programmer of choice. I think others may be using the ST-Link V2. Not 100% sure though.

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              #75

              @NeverDie
              Yes i am using the STLink v2 without any problems.

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              • rmtuckerR rmtucker

                @NeverDie
                Yes i am using the STLink v2 without any problems.

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                @rmtucker Could you please explain in weich was you connect the STLINK to the NRF Module to usw the Arduino IDE. Thanks

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                • D DerManni

                  @rmtucker Could you please explain in weich was you connect the STLINK to the NRF Module to usw the Arduino IDE. Thanks

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                  #77

                  @DerManni

                  STLink<----------------->NRF

                  SWCLK<--------------->SWD
                  SWDIO<---------------->SWIO
                  3.3v<--------------------->3.3v
                  GND<-------------------->GND

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                  • NeverDieN Offline
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                    #78

                    I received the version 9 PCB's today. Here's one assembled as a minimalist water leak sensor:
                    0_1511408166526_v9_1.jpg
                    0_1511408180982_v9_2.jpg

                    There's now enough physical clearance between the male header leak detection pins and the CR2032 battery holder that I feel comfortable declaring the hardware as finished. :)

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                    • NeverDieN NeverDie

                      @Nca78 said in 💬 CR2032 Small Wireless Temperature-Humidity Sensor:

                      Also, what about moving the led to the center next to its resistor, it would leave enough space to squeeze in a SOT 23 ultra low power hall sensor and it's 100nF capacitor.

                      Yes, with the Version 4 design serving as the basis, I think there will be enough room to do this.

                      I'd also like to add a light sensor of some kind: something that will trigger an interrupt when, say, a refrigerator light goes on or off (for the case where the temperature node is in a refrigertor or freezer). Do you have any particular suggestions for that? A simple photoresistor, or would there be something better (lower current)?
                      alt text

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                      NeverDie
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                      #79

                      @NeverDie said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

                      @Nca78 said in 💬 CR2032 Small Wireless Temperature-Humidity Sensor:

                      Also, what about moving the led to the center next to its resistor, it would leave enough space to squeeze in a SOT 23 ultra low power hall sensor and it's 100nF capacitor.

                      Yes, with the Version 4 design serving as the basis, I think there will be enough room to do this.

                      I'd also like to add a light sensor of some kind: something that will trigger an interrupt when, say, a refrigerator light goes on or off (for the case where the temperature node is in a refrigertor or freezer). Do you have any particular suggestions for that? A simple photoresistor, or would there be something better (lower current)?
                      alt text

                      A photoresistor turns out to work just fine for binary detection of whether a light is on or off:
                      0_1512275545150_photo_resistor.jpg
                      I put it in one of the header pin hole pairs otherwise reserved for the leak detection pins and then ran the leak detection sketch. When a light goes on, the resistance of the photoresistor goes from about 20 megaohms in the dark down to well under 100K ohms (exactly amount depends on the light intensity) in the light. So, under light stimulus the photoresistor behaves essentially the same as leak detection pins which have come into contact with water. :)

                      The one I used is this: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/luna-optoelectronics/NSL-19M51/NSL-19M51-ND/5039794 Perhaps a cheaper photoresistor would have worked just as well, but for proof of concept prototyping I wanted to try this one, which had desirable specs.

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                      • NeverDieN NeverDie

                        @NeverDie said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

                        @Nca78 said in 💬 CR2032 Small Wireless Temperature-Humidity Sensor:

                        Also, what about moving the led to the center next to its resistor, it would leave enough space to squeeze in a SOT 23 ultra low power hall sensor and it's 100nF capacitor.

                        Yes, with the Version 4 design serving as the basis, I think there will be enough room to do this.

                        I'd also like to add a light sensor of some kind: something that will trigger an interrupt when, say, a refrigerator light goes on or off (for the case where the temperature node is in a refrigertor or freezer). Do you have any particular suggestions for that? A simple photoresistor, or would there be something better (lower current)?
                        alt text

                        A photoresistor turns out to work just fine for binary detection of whether a light is on or off:
                        0_1512275545150_photo_resistor.jpg
                        I put it in one of the header pin hole pairs otherwise reserved for the leak detection pins and then ran the leak detection sketch. When a light goes on, the resistance of the photoresistor goes from about 20 megaohms in the dark down to well under 100K ohms (exactly amount depends on the light intensity) in the light. So, under light stimulus the photoresistor behaves essentially the same as leak detection pins which have come into contact with water. :)

                        The one I used is this: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/luna-optoelectronics/NSL-19M51/NSL-19M51-ND/5039794 Perhaps a cheaper photoresistor would have worked just as well, but for proof of concept prototyping I wanted to try this one, which had desirable specs.

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                        wrote on last edited by NeverDie
                        #80

                        @NeverDie It appears that photoresistors of type 5539 and/or 5549 may work as well: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-20pcs-5549-light-dependent-resistor-photoresistor-resistor-5mm-photosensitive-resistance-35513/32346773727.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_5000015_10151_10344_10068_10130_10345_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_10341_10548_10545_5130015_10541_10084_10083_10307_5690015_10539_5080015_10312_10059_10313_10314_10534_100031_10604_10603_10103_10605_5060015_10596_10142_10107,searchweb201603_12,ppcSwitch_4&algo_expid=14488cca-cb1a-4d45-b8d2-d8b444735f2a-16&algo_pvid=14488cca-cb1a-4d45-b8d2-d8b444735f2a&rmStoreLevelAB=2

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                        • Nca78N Offline
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                          @NeverDie and what is your approximative power consumption with the photoresistor ?

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                            @NeverDie It appears that photoresistors of type 5539 and/or 5549 may work as well: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-20pcs-5549-light-dependent-resistor-photoresistor-resistor-5mm-photosensitive-resistance-35513/32346773727.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_5000015_10151_10344_10068_10130_10345_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_10341_10548_10545_5130015_10541_10084_10083_10307_5690015_10539_5080015_10312_10059_10313_10314_10534_100031_10604_10603_10103_10605_5060015_10596_10142_10107,searchweb201603_12,ppcSwitch_4&algo_expid=14488cca-cb1a-4d45-b8d2-d8b444735f2a-16&algo_pvid=14488cca-cb1a-4d45-b8d2-d8b444735f2a&rmStoreLevelAB=2

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                            @NeverDie When using a voltage-divider setup with the LDR you'll have better control over the tripping point and consume less standby power:

                            0_1512289467502_upload-3f3a91f9-2d14-4ceb-bcae-120d4f9022ed

                            Make sure to select an LDR with high resistance, like the 5549 in my example.

                            http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                            • Nca78N Nca78

                              @NeverDie and what is your approximative power consumption with the photoresistor ?

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                              #83

                              @Nca78 said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

                              @NeverDie and what is your approximative power consumption with the photoresistor ?

                              With the photoresistor installed, current consumption for the entire node measures out at 4ua in the dark and 7.2ua in full saturation brightness. That compares to 3.9ua current consumption for the node with no photoresistor installed.

                              I'm still waiting for the I2C light sensor to arrive. However, as these photoresistors cost only a little more than 2 cents each for a pack of 50 (see above Aliexpress link), I think they're a reasonable choice for a refrigerator app, where it's going to be completely dark most of the time anyway.

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                              • NeverDieN NeverDie

                                @Nca78 said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

                                @NeverDie and what is your approximative power consumption with the photoresistor ?

                                With the photoresistor installed, current consumption for the entire node measures out at 4ua in the dark and 7.2ua in full saturation brightness. That compares to 3.9ua current consumption for the node with no photoresistor installed.

                                I'm still waiting for the I2C light sensor to arrive. However, as these photoresistors cost only a little more than 2 cents each for a pack of 50 (see above Aliexpress link), I think they're a reasonable choice for a refrigerator app, where it's going to be completely dark most of the time anyway.

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                                @NeverDie said in 💬 Multi-Sensor: Temp/Humidity/PIR/ Leak/Magnet/Light/Accel:

                                I'm still waiting for the I2C light sensor to arrive. However, as these photoresistors cost only a little more than 2 cents each for a pack of 50 (see above Aliexpress link), I think they're a reasonable choice for a refrigerator app, where it's going to be completely dark most of the time anyway.

                                Yes it's nearly not changing the consumption in sleep so if you have only a basic use for dark/light it's a waste to use an i2c sensor, which will use more energy most of the time.

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                                  #85

                                  @nca78 What would be a good tiny buzzer to put on it, for making one of those ever popular location tags? I'm guessing something piezo? I'm not finding anything tiny though.

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                                  • NeverDieN NeverDie

                                    @nca78 What would be a good tiny buzzer to put on it, for making one of those ever popular location tags? I'm guessing something piezo? I'm not finding anything tiny though.

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                                    For instance, anything smaller than this?
                                    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2731HZ-3x4-5x1-9mm-Super-small-miniature-AAC-electromagnetic-DET402-G-1-SMD-Passive-buzzer-3/32839766133.html?spm=2114.search0204.3.177.AclxtY&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_5000015_10151_10344_10068_10130_10345_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_51102_10546_10340_10341_10548_10545_5130015_10541_10084_10083_10307_5690015_10539_5080015_10312_10059_10313_10314_10534_100031_10604_10603_10103_10605_10594_5060015_10596_10142_10107,searchweb201603_14,ppcSwitch_4_ppcChannel&algo_expid=692cffc2-e301-4616-a6f8-76921652c1ba-23&algo_pvid=692cffc2-e301-4616-a6f8-76921652c1ba&rmStoreLevelAB=0

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                                      For instance, anything smaller than this?
                                      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2731HZ-3x4-5x1-9mm-Super-small-miniature-AAC-electromagnetic-DET402-G-1-SMD-Passive-buzzer-3/32839766133.html?spm=2114.search0204.3.177.AclxtY&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_5000015_10151_10344_10068_10130_10345_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_51102_10546_10340_10341_10548_10545_5130015_10541_10084_10083_10307_5690015_10539_5080015_10312_10059_10313_10314_10534_100031_10604_10603_10103_10605_10594_5060015_10596_10142_10107,searchweb201603_14,ppcSwitch_4_ppcChannel&algo_expid=692cffc2-e301-4616-a6f8-76921652c1ba-23&algo_pvid=692cffc2-e301-4616-a6f8-76921652c1ba&rmStoreLevelAB=0

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                                      @neverdie this looks pretty small for a buzzer already. Sorry no idea about smaller ones, but please post your results I'm interested :)

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                                      • Nca78N Nca78

                                        @neverdie this looks pretty small for a buzzer already. Sorry no idea about smaller ones, but please post your results I'm interested :)

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                                        #88

                                        @nca78 Will do. I ordered 20 of them. Might be a nice addition on a leak detector also.

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                                          I finally received the MAX44009 board:
                                          https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Smart-Electronics-5PCS-lot-MAX44009-ambient-light-sensor-is-the-I2C-digital-output-module-development-board/32767691971.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.sOFetX
                                          I'm able to read lux values by pulling A0 on the board to Vcc and using this library and sketch:
                                          https://github.com/dantudose/MAX44009/blob/master/Example/Luxmeter.ino
                                          Very easy. :)

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