💬 Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors
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I don't think it is PCB related, try to make sure it is not a faulty arduino
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@gohan said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:I don't think it is PCB related, try to make sure it is not a faulty arduino
I already changed the arduino for a fresh soldered one but that did not alter things.
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@mr_sensor - I can not see any errors on the pictures you posted.
Can you measure the voltage on Booster-Vout and also on this pad.
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@sundberg84 said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:@mr_sensor - I can not see any errors on the pictures you posted.
Can you measure the voltage on Booster-Vout and also on this pad.I did measure the parts you mentioned. Booster is 3,36 v and the other pad is 0,00 the input strait from the batteries is 2,80 v
Also, Just for my info, does it matter how the resistors or capacitors are soldered on the board? My biggest problem is always determine the right resistors value and the right way to solder them (+ -). On the pcb some of them are coded (very handy for me as a beginner) with a G but not all of them?
So my worry was that I maybe have soldered the "battery measurer" ones in the wring direction? Could that be the problem here?
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Resistors can be soldered either way, but if you read 0v on that capacitor pin it mean you have a problem between the battery and the capacitor, so you have to backtrack the connection that is missing
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@gohan said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:Resistors can be soldered either way, but if you read 0v on that capacitor pin it mean you have a problem between the battery and the capacitor, so you have to backtrack the connection that is missing
I measured the capacitor again and get a 0,10 output.
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What are the resistor values you used? 0.1v is quite low
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@gohan said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:What are the resistor values you used? 0.1v is quite low
Maybe I used the wrong capacitor it says 1uf (50v) but now I see it has to be 0,1uf could that be the problem here?
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Capacitor value does not change the voltage. The resistors does... I would double check that you use the right resistors. For example it's easy to use a resistor marked 1k instead of 1M. With 3.3v you should have around 1v on the capacitor.
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you are also missing the capacitor on the booster output for better stability
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@gohan said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:you are also missing the capacitor on the booster output for better stability
Ok, I assumed it was not needed when using a battery. Which one to use there?
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It is needed if you use a booster. Look at project page for details.
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@mr_sensor a advice is to measure the resistance again over the resistors.
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@sundberg84 Well I tried that but did not get the measurement straight from the pcb si I decided t solder a new board using the right capacitor this time (0,1uf instead of 1uf) made sure using the right resistors as well and adding a capacitor after the booster. Than with the same mini pro from the other board tested again and wow it is working as intended.
Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.44 V Battery Percent: 102 % 2930 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:102 2938 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 2945 TSF:TDI:TSL 2947 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 2949 TSF:TRI:TSB 3065 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 3178 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 957 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.22 V Battery Percent: 95 % 3690 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:95 3698 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 3704 TSF:TDI:TSL 3706 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 3708 TSF:TRI:TSB 3815 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 3932 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 955 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.21 V Battery Percent: 95 % 4442 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 4452 TSF:TDI:TSL 4454 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 4456 TSF:TRI:TSB 4560 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 4673 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 953 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.21 V Battery Percent: 95 % 5185 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 5193 TSF:TDI:TSL 5195 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 5197 TSF:TRI:TSB 5304 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 5416 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 952 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.20 V Battery Percent: 95 % 5926 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 5935 TSF:TDI:TSL 5939 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 5941 TSF:TRI:TSB 6045 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 6158 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 952 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.20 V Battery Percent: 95 % 6670 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 6678 TSF:TDI:TSL 6680 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 6682 TSF:TRI:TSB 6789 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 6901 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 952 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.20 V Battery Percent: 95 % 7411 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 7419 TSF:TDI:TSL 7424 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 7426 TSF:TRI:TSB 7530 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 7643 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 952 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.20 V Battery Percent: 95 % 8155 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 8163 TSF:TDI:TSL 8165 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 8167 TSF:TRI:TSB 8273 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 8388 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 955 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.21 V Battery Percent: 95 % 8898 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 8908 TSF:TDI:TSL 8910 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 8912 TSF:TRI:TSB 9021 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 9132 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 948 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.19 V Battery Percent: 94 % 9646 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:94 9654 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 9660 TSF:TDI:TSL 9662 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 9664 TSF:TRI:TSB 9771 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 9881 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 952 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.20 V Battery Percent: 95 % 10395 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:95 10403 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 10409 TSF:TDI:TSL 10412 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1 10414 TSF:TRI:TSB 10520 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 T: 998.00 10635 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:998.0 H: 998.00 953 Child ID 2Battery Voltage: 3.21 V Battery Percent: 95 % 11147 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255 11155 TSF:TDI:TSLNow in mqtt I can see the percentage as:
95 qos : 0, retain : false, cmd : publish, dup : false, topic : **mygateway1-out/2/255/3/0/0**, messageId : , length : 30, Raw payload : 5753``` But not the voltage?
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@mr_sensor good to hear its working.
It looks like you are only sending the % and not the voltage?
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@Mr_sensor It happened to me once that capacitor was just shortening the circuit, it was a smd, but when I removed it and tested it it was constantly making shortage, thus the circuit was never working and luckily my power supply had a low enough protection.
I examined cap very closely, all looked fine, but internally it was not working fine.Since most of us (well, me at least) are buying cheap components I made it a habit now to always measure every passive component before installation, partly eliminates one variable
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A short sneak-peak on the upcoming revision...
Still a long way to go...
Rev 10 - Nrf24l01+ ed.
- Completley redesigned in KiCad.
- MysX location changed to accept more MysX boards and align like RFM version.
- Optional signing added
- Optional SPI flash added.
- Extra pins aligned to 2.45 vertical & horisontal
- Relocated Extra + Bat Measurer some to allow more space to booster
- Changed pull-up resistor from D3 to D5 to have one more pin for Interrupt
- Relocated D5 pullup, MysX and IRQ jumper some.
- Changed footprint (silk-screen) on capacitor to easier show Gnd/Pos side.
Need to change footprint on voltage regulator on both nrf and rfm edition back to a square and not a liniar one. (rev 9 change). Not intended to revert back.
Also a bit worried the 4,7uF cap os to far away from radio.
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@sundberg84 said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:Also a bit worried the 4,7uF cap os to far away from radio.
Putting it underneath the nrf24 module? I know it is not a "clean solution" but there would be still be unused space under the radio module
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@gohan - thanks, not what I want to do - I have descided to have optional/more advanced on bottom side. This is the core idea of the PCB. I might revert back to Rev 9 footprint and squeeze it in like prev. revision.
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maybe a smaller footprint for ceramic instead of electrolitic?
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@sundberg84 said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:- MysX location changed to accept more MysX boards and align like RFM version.
Please don't do like that and follow the guideline for the MYSX connector (location was already wrong in previous versions and it's a bit annoying to make MYSX boards for Easy PCB):
*"The MYSX connector should be placed close to the board edge with a 100 mil spacing from all edges. The footprint has a courtyard outline to emphasize this"Also a bit worried the 4,7uF cap os to far away from radio.
I agree especially with other traces to cross before reaching the radio.
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@nca78 said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:@sundberg84 said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:- MysX location changed to accept more MysX boards and align like RFM version.
Please don't do like that and follow the guideline for the MYSX connector (location was already wrong in previous versions and it's a bit annoying to make MYSX boards for Easy PCB):
*"The MYSX connector should be placed close to the board edge with a 100 mil spacing from all edges. The footprint has a courtyard outline to emphasize this"I actually had a long discussion with @Anticimex which is the designer of MysX and he said it is not wrong. Can you please explain why it's wrong ?
I was thinking pin 1 should go towards both vertical and horizontal edge of the pcb (that's why I asked him because I though It should go where the radio is) but he said the only rule is pin 1 should go towards the edge. I looked at the rules and that is what it said so I don't think I'm breaking any rules.
The MYSX connector should be placed close to the board edge with a 100 mil spacing from all edges. The footprint has a courtyard outline to emphasize this. It should be oriented so that pin1 is always closest to the board edge parallel to the connector. This allows a daughter board designed using the same constraints to be facing back "inwards" over the motherboardEither way it has changed like less than 1mm
If we can somehow get Anticimex to recommend and we can agree on a better placement I'm happy to re-think my design.
If you thinks it's hard to create MysX boards for EasyPcb I have created a finished Kicad project with board outlines, connector and drill holes you can use as a template. Check it out on the project page.
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@sundberg84 I cannot see anything wrong with the MYSX placement on that board.
If one could pick freely, ideal placement of the connector would be in the middle of the board side to allow daughter boards to extend both "upward" and "downward".
But the important rule is the one already cited, that pin1 is oriented to ensure daughterboard orientation relative to the motherboard and that there is spacing around the connector so that the daughterboard female connector does not come in contact with main board cirquitry.
Also that the daughterboard does not protrude outside of the mainboard at least along the edge the connector is aligned to.
Daughterboards in general should not be designed to be wider than the MYSX connector used for this reason (avoiding daughterboard protruding outside mainboard area) to allow a mainboard specific case to be reused with daughterboards mounted.Edit: if possible, try to move the components right next to the connector. (remember the 100mil spacing). The resistor below can probably be mounted on the reverse side.
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Back to the drawing desk!
Edit: MysX alignment changed so PCB needs to be redesigned.
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I have moved the discussion about the alignment here :
https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/9060/mysx-connector-alignment
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Thoughs? (Noth Nrf + RFM)
@Nca78 - MysX alignment?
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@sundberg84 be careful about daughterboards colliding with the pro mini.
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@anticimex - thanks for input. Same with radio I guess... ? Don't know how to solve it by fitting all these things into one board.
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@sundberg84 The rfm69 radio can be surface mounted. If one goes for headers, the pitch it uses allow for low profile headers so the radio should go clear under a daughterboard assuming it does not have reverse side mounted components with a high profile.
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@anticimex you could use male headers on mother and female headers on daughter...
Or just mount the mother on top.
here it seems the capacitor is the biggest concern.
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@sundberg84 if I remember correctly, the motherboard has to use male MYSX. So there is no option for that. I thought you planned to use sockets for the arduino. But if it is soldered directly on the pcb, it should go clear I think. But best to use angled ftdi interface then.
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Yes I guess the only viable solution with MYSX and a pro mini is to solder the promini without headers so it can be under the daughter board and big (electrolytic capacitor) or sensible (radio antenna) stuff can be as far away as possible.
@sundberg84, I'm not sure it's great to have antenna in that position for my "vertical" concept but I guess it's not a great idea any more to do that. Now that pin 1 is in a corner I have all the space in the world to put reed/hall switch next to the other side (on top of pro mini) and it will be much more in line with expected use of MYSX connector.
Antenna is on the side that's not supposed to be below daughter board so I don't think you can do better for that., I think it's much better than before, I'll be able to make a board that's more versatile than the current one with footprints for most common sensors.
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@sundberg84
not sure but on your preview, I see that you don't use any gnd planes?? Imho, just sayin for your users :), it would be better to have it, ideally unbroken+ vias, for impedance, emi, rf counterpoise, impedance matching rf feedline to sma depending on its length and how it's routed etc.., maybe a little google it
looks nice
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@scalz - yes it is true about ground plane! I did that one rev 4 or something but something broke the thing... so I have been hesitating since but I know all about the benefits - been reading and googling.
I have not made any traces or planes on the images - just component placement. I will give it another shot... maybe I have learned some since rev 4
Thanks for your feedback.
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@sundberg84 I forgot to mention that your nRF24 module goes very close to the MYSX. There is a risk a female receptacle might collide with the rf module if you are unlucky. And daughterboards will most likely be at least as wide as the courtyard of the MYSX.
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@sundberg84
yes not talking about your latest but saw that on your rev9 and 10 pics.
it will make it better, and it's good point for rf quality (range and msg fail)
placing planes is one of the first thing I usually do after component placements.. then it's easier to route as it solves many connection.keep the good work!
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@sundberg84 I have a "newby" question about how to use the Extra's part of the board. If I want to connect a DS18B20 sensor per example can I just solder it on the extra area and connect is with some wires to the pinout I need?
Asking this because I did this with the i2c sensor on the board discussed here. having a wire form the extras towards the arduino i2c pins directly. Later I discovered that the i2c pins are also on the board.
So how to deal with this?
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you can add a wire to the I2C pins, in your case you just need a short wire to a digital pin that are just next to the Extra area
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@gohan said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:you can add a wire to the I2C pins, in your case you just need a short wire to a digital pin that are just next to the Extra area
Ok. And if attaching a DS18B20 I have a pull up resistor soldered on the board. Than it is also just the digital pin I need from the board? D3 I think?
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@mr_sensor with a DS18B20 temp sensor I just solder it to the MysX pins (D3, Gnd and VCC) directly and populate the resistor for D3.
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@sundberg84 Yes thanks I did so. But do not get any temp read out? Have al in space also the 4,7 k resistor.
this is my sketch:
[code] /** * The MySensors Arduino library handles the wireless radio link and protocol * between your home built sensors/actuators and HA controller of choice. * The sensors forms a self healing radio network with optional repeaters. Each * repeater and gateway builds a routing tables in EEPROM which keeps track of the * network topology allowing messages to be routed to nodes. * * Created by Henrik Ekblad <henrik.ekblad@mysensors.org> * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Sensnology AB * Full contributor list: https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/graphs/contributors * * Documentation: http://www.mysensors.org * Support Forum: http://forum.mysensors.org * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. * ******************************* * * REVISION HISTORY * Version 1.0: Henrik EKblad * Version 1.1 - 2016-07-20: Converted to MySensors v2.0 and added various improvements - Torben Woltjen (mozzbozz) * * DESCRIPTION * This sketch provides an example of how to implement a humidity/temperature * * Dallas temperature sensor DS18B20 * * For more information, please visit: * http://www.mysensors.org/build/humidity * HTU21D Humidity Sensor Hardware Connections (Breakoutboard to Arduino): -VCC = 3.3V -GND = GND -data = D3 met pcb 470 uf resistor */ #define MY_NODE_ID 4 #define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 0 #define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC // Enable debug prints #define MY_DEBUG // Enable and select radio type attached #define MY_RADIO_NRF24 //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69 //#define MY_RS485 #include <MySensors.h> #include <OneWire.h> //#include <Wire.h> #include <SPI.h> #include <DallasTemperature.h> // Force sending an update of the temperature after n sensor reads, so a controller showing the // timestamp of the last update doesn't show something like 3 hours in the unlikely case, that // the value didn't change since; // i.e. the sensor would force sending an update every UPDATE_INTERVAL*FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS [ms] //static const uint8_t FORCE_UPDATE_N_READS = 10; #define COMPARE_TEMP 1 // Send temperature only if changed? 1 = Yes 0 = No #define ONE_WIRE_BUS 3 // Pin where dallase sensor is connected #define MAX_ATTACHED_DS18B20 16 //unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 30000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds) OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS); // Setup a oneWire instance to communicate with any OneWire devices (not just Maxim/Dallas temperature ICs) DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire); // Pass the oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature. float lastTemperature[MAX_ATTACHED_DS18B20]; int numSensors=0; bool receivedConfig = false; bool metric = true; #define CHILD_ID_TEMP 0 #define CHILD_ID_BATTERY 1 #define CHILD_ID_VOLT 2 //#define CHILD_ID_PRCNT 3 //float lastTemp; //float lastHum; //uint8_t nNoUpdatesTemp; //uint8_t nNoUpdatesHum; //boolean metric = true; void presentation() { // Send the Sketch Version Information to the Gateway sendSketchInfo("Temperature Sensor", "1.1"); // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices) // present(CHILD_ID_HUM, S_HUM); present(CHILD_ID_TEMP, S_TEMP); present(CHILD_ID_BATTERY, S_MULTIMETER); //metric = getControllerConfig().isMetric; // Fetch the number of attached temperature sensors numSensors = sensors.getDeviceCount(); // Present all sensors to controller for (int i=0; i<numSensors && i<MAX_ATTACHED_DS18B20; i++) { present(i, S_TEMP); } } int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0; // select the input pin for the battery sense point unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 60000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds) 60000 static int oldBatteryPcnt = 0; //Create an instance of the object MyMessage msg(0,V_TEMP); //MyMessage msgHum(CHILD_ID_HUM, V_HUM); MyMessage msgTemp(CHILD_ID_TEMP, V_TEMP); MyMessage msgBattery(CHILD_ID_BATTERY, V_VOLTAGE); //MyMessage msgBattery(CHILD_ID_BATTERY, V_PRC); void setup() { // Startup up the OneWire library sensors.begin(); // use the 1.1 V internal reference #if defined(__AVR_ATmega2560__) analogReference(INTERNAL1V1); #else analogReference(INTERNAL); #endif // requestTemperatures() will not block current thread sensors.setWaitForConversion(false); } void loop() { // Fetch temperatures from Dallas sensors sensors.requestTemperatures(); // query conversion time and sleep until conversion completed int16_t conversionTime = sensors.millisToWaitForConversion(sensors.getResolution()); // sleep() call can be replaced by wait() call if node need to process incoming messages (or if node is repeater) sleep(conversionTime); // Read temperatures and send them to controller for (int i=0; i<numSensors && i<MAX_ATTACHED_DS18B20; i++) { // Fetch and round temperature to one decimal float temperature = static_cast<float>(static_cast<int>((getControllerConfig().isMetric?sensors.getTempCByIndex(i):sensors.getTempFByIndex(i)) * 10.)) / 10.; // Only send data if temperature has changed and no error #if COMPARE_TEMP == 1 if (lastTemperature[i] != temperature && temperature != -127.00 && temperature != 85.00) { #else if (temperature != -127.00 && temperature != 85.00) { #endif // Send in the new temperature send(msg.setSensor(i).set(temperature,1)); // Save new temperatures for next compare lastTemperature[i]=temperature; } } // some delay here delay(500); // get the battery Voltage int sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN); delay(500); #ifdef MY_DEBUG Serial.println(sensorValue); #endif // 1M, 470K divider across battery and using internal ADC ref of 1.1V // Sense point is bypassed with 0.1 uF cap to reduce noise at that point // ((1e6+470e3)/470e3)*1.1 = Vmax = 3.44 Volts // 3.44/1023 = Volts per bit = 0.003363075 int batteryPcnt = sensorValue / 10; #ifdef MY_DEBUG float batteryV = sensorValue * 0.003363075; Serial.print("Child ID "); Serial.print(CHILD_ID_BATTERY); Serial.print("Battery Voltage: "); Serial.print(batteryV); Serial.println(" V"); Serial.print("Battery Percent: "); Serial.print(batteryPcnt); Serial.println(" %"); #endif if (oldBatteryPcnt != batteryPcnt) { // Power up radio after sleep sendBatteryLevel(batteryPcnt); oldBatteryPcnt = batteryPcnt; } sleep(SLEEP_TIME); //sleep a bit } [/code]```
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28 TSF:WUR:MS=0
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36 TSM:INIT:STATID=4
38 TSF:SID:OK,ID=4
40 TSM:FPAR
43 TSM:FPAR:STATP=0
45 TSM:ID
47 TSM:ID:OK
47 TSM:UPL
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67 TSF:MSG:READ,0-0-4,s=255,c=3,t=25,pt=1,l=1,sg=0:1
71 TSF:MSG:PONG RECV,HP=1
75 TSM:UPL:OK
77 TSM:READY:ID=4,PAR=0,DIS=1
116 !TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=15,pt=6,l=2,sg=0,ft=0,st=NACK:0100
2125 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=0,t=17,pt=0,l=5,sg=0,ft=1,st=OK:2.2.0
2138 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=6,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:0
4177 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=11,pt=0,l=18,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:Temperature Sensor
4196 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=12,pt=0,l=3,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:1.1
4214 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=0,c=0,t=6,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4227 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=1,c=0,t=30,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
4235 MCO:REG:REQ
4237 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2
6246 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2
8255 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2
10264 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=26,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:2
12273 MCO:BGN:STP
12275 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
12279 MCO:SLP:MS=94,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
12285 TSF:TDI:TSL
12288 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1
12290 TSF:TRI:TSB
915
Child ID 1Battery Voltage: 3.08 V
Battery Percent: 91 %
13297 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:91
13305 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
13312 TSF:TDI:TSL
13314 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1
13316 TSF:TRI:TSB
13320 MCO:SLP:MS=94,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
13326 TSF:TDI:TSL
13328 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1
13330 TSF:TRI:TSB
826
Child ID 1Battery Voltage: 2.78 V
Battery Percent: 82 %
14340 TSF:MSG:SEND,4-4-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:82
14346 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
14352 TSF:TDI:TSL
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@mr_sensor - it looks ok except the temp sensor. Hard to say but doulecheck your wiring!
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@mr_sensor looks right. Upload a sketch without MySensors from the temp library
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@sundberg84 I run the "single" sketch from temp library and this is what I get:
Dallas Temperature IC Control Library Demo Locating devices...Found 0 devices. Parasite power is: OFF Unable to find address for Device 0 Device 0 Address: 0000000000000000 Device 0 Resolution: 0 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: -127.00 Temp F: -196.60
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@mr_sensor Lets see your code
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@mr_sensor ok, so either it's not wired correctly (but it looks good), or it's a sensor failure or it's a failure between the sensor and the Arduino.
You can try to measure continuity from sensor to VCC / Gnd and D3 on the atmega.
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@mr_sensor And show a pic of the bottom of the board with the sensor.
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@dbemowsk said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:@mr_sensor And show a pic of the bottom of the board with the sensor.
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In general I'd say that more soldering practice is needed
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@gohan Not a solder problem I think. This is no short on the board it is just the angel of the picture hiding the gap underneath.
tried the same set-up with an other dallas sensor. still the same result.
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@mr_sensor - still, very strange. I have the exact same setup and it works without issues.
Try to do a continuity test between the middle pin of the sensor (touch the leg, not any solder-point) and D3 on the atmega328 chip (Do not power the node while doing this).
Try to do the same continuity test between the middle leg on the sensor and GND + VCC on the PCB.
Also, please report back the voltage between VCC and GND on the sensor. (Same, measure on the legs)
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feeding too much solder into the joint before you've heated up both sides, and melting the solder on the iron instead of the pins or board before those parts are hot enough.
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@mr_sensor said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:@gohan Not a solder problem I think. This is no short on the board it is just the angel of the picture hiding the gap underneath.
tried the same set-up with an other dallas sensor. still the same result.Still you should read and watch a few videos on YouTube about how to make good solder joints, because your board is not really pretty at the moment
It's not difficult to make proper "volcano" shaped solder joints when you have learnt the few tricks you need, and it avoids a lot of hair pulling!
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@sundberg84 I did measure some things. Also replaced the arduino to be sure that it was working (did nt make a difference)
I found 3,3 volt between vcc and gnd on the sensor. Also between the data-pin of the sensor and the arduino there is continuity.
The middle leg on the sensor and GND + VCC on the PCB is not resulting in any continuity(I am not really sure if I did measure it in the right way. It is a bit hard to get gnd + vcc on the multimeter pin together).
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have you tried all your setup on a breadboard?
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@mr_sensor - ok, then we can exclude PCB and wiring issues. Next is either software or sensor/pro mini failure. I would re-install the library or try anohter one as first thing to do because you said you have tried another sensor and pro mini right?
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@sundberg84 I tried with other libraries, without success. Also changed the sensor for a new one, without any success. Only thing that made me wondering, now the sensor is on 3,3 volt? When looking at the net for samples, etc. some of them refer to 5volt? So could that be the problem here? Not providing 5 volt to the sensor?
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@mr_sensor - no 3.3v is enough:
This is really strange... can you confirm it is the right markings on your TO-92 package (actually a temp sensor)?
You could try changing the pin to exclude a pro mini failure (if you have not swapped that one already)
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 3 // Pin where dallase sensor is connected
#define MAX_ATTACHED_DS18B20 16You can also test my Ds18b20 code from here but you need to change from RFM69 radio to Nrf24l01+ radio,
https://github.com/sundberg84/HomeAutomation/blob/master/Sketches MySensors RFM69 radio/RFM_BeerCooler_Temp/RFM_BeerCooler_Temp.inoI would also try a bare pro mini + the temp sensor + resistor on a breadboard powered with 3.3v from ftdi adapter.
I also need you to doublecheck the resistance on that pull-up resistor:
Im having a hard time to see the exact colors but it that is Yellow, Brown, Gold, Gold that means you have a 4.1 ohm resistor to VCC which is pretty much a short and might have broken the temp sensor. Use a 10k or 56k.
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@sundberg84 Coincidentally I yesterday had a FTDI powered 3v3 Pro-Mini hooked to a RJ11 socket to test and retrieve addresses using the OneWire.h from two plugged DS18B20 devices to add to those in the chain here already, the resistor was 4k7. The chain of now 12 devices also uses a 4k7 and continues to work flawlessly.
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@sundberg84 Ok did try with just the bare pro mini + the temp sensor + resistor on a breadboard powered with 3.3v from ftdi adapter.
And guess what? Than I get the temperature reading So why is it not working on the board than? I Will check the soldering again and see if I can solder a new board.Dallas Temperature IC Control Library Demo Locating devices...Found 1 devices. Parasite power is: OFF Device 0 Address: 28FF5849011704D8 Device 0 Resolution: 9 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE Temp C: 21.00 Temp F: 69.80 Requesting temperatures...DONE ``` So both sensor and arduino are working?
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Promising! Then you know that hardware is ok... you just have to continue debugging.
Use the same hardware and software for the PCB. It should work just fine! (I have several working for years now).
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Hi All,
Thanks Sundberg84 for creating a board where I can knock out sensors in the matter of minutes instead of hours.
That being said, I actually spent many hours on the weekend trying to get my first board to work so I thought that I'd share so it could benefit others.
I was setting up a 3v3 board with 2 x AA batteries with the battery pad jumpered and using the 3v3 booster. I triple checked the board for continuity.
I was suffering from !TSM:FPAR:FAIL messages when firing up the node using the FTDI adaptor. I found that the board didn't work when both the battery and FTDI were supplying power.
Here are my lessons:
- You need to have a battery connected. This is required to power the radio, as it radio isn't powered by the FTDI adapter
- You need to remove power from the FTDI adapter. I couldn't disable power on my FTDI adapter so I had to use jumper wires for CTS, DTR, RXD, TXD, and GND between the adapter and the ProMini.
Thanks again, and I look forward to knocking out some nodes super quick.
Cheers,
Simon.
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@dbemowsk what I'm worried about is the booster so close to the radio. What do you think @dbemowsk @scalz @Nca78 ?
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how about swapping the Extra and Booster section? It makes it cleaner to connect the extra pins to the pro mini.
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@sundberg84 i think you already know the answer
(not great regarding emi radiation for example,especially with cheap regulators and inductors.., one downside of relying on external parts,modules but i know your point it's for noobs..)
I seem to see another thing for your nrf ant, not sure if your nrf 24 goes outside the pcb,if it doesn't then this means you have gnd pour under the ant, not great too in this case
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@gohan & @sundberg84 For that matter, what about just swapping the Bat.measurer and the booster. You are going to get interference with the inductor being directly next to the antenna.
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Thanks guys! (@scalz @gohan @dbemowsk !)
I think I will relocate the booster... should have thought about that before.
The NRF antenna goes outside the PCB just like rev 9 so no ground plain for the antenna in normal cases. I might revert it back to allow the PCB to be in range for all directions. Good point.I will start with to swap extra and booster to get as much space in between the antenna and inductor.
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Something like this...
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Would something like this be possible? It would give users that little bit of extra room in the proto area.
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Hi all!
This has now been update to Rev 10.
New revision has been sent to PCB manufacturer but It will take some days for them to update their Gerber. (When you order, make sure it says M.Rev 6!
Openhardware page has been updated, let me know if you find anything strange.
RFM69 version will be updated soon as well.
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Can you please share design of version 9 of the Easy PCB NRF24 edition. I bought 10 pieces a while ago but just decided to use couple. Thank you.
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@apl2017 what kind of info are you looking for ? Schematics ?
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Just schematic and board layout, exactly what you placed, if possible in a bit better resolution. Thanks a lot!
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@apl2017 traveling for my work until next week but will post then.
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@sundberg84 I just finished my first battery sensor node based on the Easy PCB Rev 9. I have two questions i hope you can help me with:
The first is about the battery measurement. Because i didn't have a 0.1 uf lying around i used an 0.2 uf capacitor. I am using the following script to measure the battery.
//========================= // BATTERY VOLTAGE DIVIDER SETUP // 1M, 470K divider across battery and using internal ADC ref of 1.1V // Sense point is bypassed with 0.1 uF cap to reduce noise at that point // ((1e6+470e3)/470e3)*1.1 = Vmax = 3.44 Volts // 3.44/1023 = Volts per bit = 0.003363075 #define VBAT_PER_BITS 0.003363075 #define VMIN 1.9 // Vmin (radio Min Volt)=1.9V (564v) #define VMAX 3.0 // Vmax = (2xAA bat)=3.0V (892v) int batteryPcnt = 0; // Calc value for battery % int batLoop = 0; // Loop to help calc average int batArray[3]; // Array to store value for average calc. int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A0; // select the input pin for the battery sense point //========================= // Calculate the battery in % float Vbat = sensorValue * VBAT_PER_BITS; int batteryPcnt = static_cast<int>(((Vbat-VMIN)/(VMAX-VMIN))*100.); Serial.print("Battery percent: "); Serial.print(batteryPcnt); Serial.println(" %");Do i need to change anything in the formula? Because i getting reading around the 130%
Requesting temperature...DONE Temperatuur : 26.62 Degrees C 11935 TSF:MSG:SEND,25-25-0-0,s=5,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:26.6 Battery percent: 131 % Battery Voltage: 3.35 V Sleep... 12945 MCO:SLP:MS=900000,SMS=0,I1=0,M1=1,I2=254,M2=1 12955 TSF:TDI:TSLIf i use the following method:
//---- // 1M, 470K divider across battery and using internal ADC ref of 1.1V // Sense point is bypassed with 0.1 uF cap to reduce noise at that point // ((1e6+470e3)/470e3)*1.1 = Vmax = 3.44 Volts // 3.44/1023 = Volts per bit = 0.003363075 float batteryV = sensorValue * 0.003363075; int batteryPcntNEW = sensorValue / 10; Serial.print("Battery percent: "); Serial.print(batteryPcntNEW); Serial.println(" %"); //----I am getting: (this is expected, because batteries are new)
Battery percent: 99 % Sleep... 12945 MCO:SLP:MS=900000,SMS=0,I1=0,M1=1,I2=254,M2=1 12955 TSF:TDI:TSLMy second question is about casing: any tips on which case to use which fit your board and a battery pack? and is as small as possible? Do you perhaps have links of your favourite (Chinese) sellers?
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@mister_ik said in
Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors:@sundberg84 I just finished my first battery sensor node based on the Easy PCB Rev 9. I have two questions i hope you can help me with:
The first is about the battery measurement. Because i didn't have a 0.1 uf lying around i used an 0.2 uf capacitor. I am using the following script to measure the battery.
Do i need to change anything in the formula? Because i getting reading around the 130%
Hello, this is normal as your maximum voltage is set at 3V, while initial voltage of an alkaline AA/AAA cell can be a bit over 1.6V. But voltage will quickly drop toward 1.5V (much faster than remaining capacity), so the best instead of changing the maximum voltage is to check the value of batteryPcnt and if it's over 100, just set it to 100.
Make sure the VBAT_PER_BITS makes you read a voltage that matches the voltage you read with your multimeter, else fix it. Each Atmega is different so you need to calibrate each board.For the capacitor it's not a problem, it's just made to stabilize the voltage as it's very sensible to electrical noise. Twice the value will be good enough for this job
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@Nca78 thanks for the help/answer.
About the case I'm using some plastic electronic cases from my hardware shop but @ openhardware you will find some links to 3d projects.Let us know @Mister_ik if you need anything else.
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No sign of the new revision yet:
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@mickecarlsson - not on the RFM69 version, no. PCBway has updated the NRF24 version so a good sign.
Something went wrong with the update of the RFM69 version so I had to activate it 21hours ago:
Lets hope PCBway picks this up today.
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OK, good news. I will check it tomorrow and hopefully order a batch (or two).
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Still no rev 6 on itead or pcbway for rfm69 version
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@mickecarlsson no something went wrong so Rev 5 is ok to order! This is easy rev 10!
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Hello @sundberg84
What if feeding a Pro Mini 3.3V (EasyPCB Nrf24l01+ edition rev 10) with regulated power on RAW. (I have 5 VDC). I guess I can feed the radio via the VCC terminal instead of using an external voltage regulator. Can the EasyPCB be used in such a setup?
Edit: To answer my own question. I should RTFM
It states clearly that:
"(If you are using regulated 3.3v, use 5v instructions but skip the voltage regulator and bypass this with a jumper between Vin and Vout"
Thanks anyway!
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@รอเร-อ I have a similar need, but not exactly the same.
My power route is:
18650 Lipo (2.7 - 4.2 V) -> TP4056 (charger) -> Booster (5V) -> Raw pin of pro mini 3.3V -> Vcc of pro mini 3.3V -> Radio (NRF24)In my case the easy newbie pcb is not directly suitable because the Vout of the Booster is connected to Vcc instead of raw.
So my idea is to use a modified version of the easy newbie pcb with the schematic posted here
in order to have more flexibility in the power options.Actually I don't have the skills to design a pcb, but maybe, if the idea is good, someone else could design it.
This schematic is compatible with all the power options actually supported by the easy newbie pcb, and supports also new possibility, simply changing a couple of jumpers
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Hello @franz-unix, can't you just bend the output pin of the booster at 90° and solder a wire from it to the raw pin ?
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@nca78 Yes it should work.
If I connect the output of the tp4056 to the gnd and reg input of the screw terminal of the easy newbie pcb and then I run a wire from the Vout of the booster to the raw input of the screw terminal, the final result is also quite clean and it is not necessary to solder the wire directly on the pro mini.
I think that, in this case, the reg jumper must be NOT shortened.
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Hi,
I ordered 10 PCBs using "Order from PCBWay" button. It only asked me about PayPal card and din't require any registration on PCBWay. So, everything looks good, PayPal transaction is completed. Can somebody tell me please how can I track it? Probably I'm missing tracking option somewhere... Thank you!
P.S.
Cant wait to try it out.
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@zelen I'm not sure. You didn't receive any email? I normally get a email once they are finished and shipped with tracking.
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@sundberg84 thank you for clarification. I expected email right after making an order. So, I will wait for finishing production and shipment.
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I use some of old rev8 boards. I have noticed that I use a ceramic capacitor instead of an electric capacitor compared to the images for the battery measurement. Does it matter? Or should I replace the ceramic capacitor (104) with an electric capacitor?
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@harrdy should work just fine.
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@harrdy remember to take a few readings and average out the battery value
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Hello @sundberg84, I would like to buy the Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors but I have a few questions
I want to use it the 5V Arduino Pro mini not the 3V version
I also want to use the battery monitor
Is it ok or should I modify "something"
Also all the pcbs have the battery "expansion: or not?
Thanks, Emmanuel
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Why would you want to use the 5v arduino on batteries?
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I want to use it the 5V Arduino Pro mini not the 3V version
Then you need to use the nrf24l01+ version, that works fine - the RFM69 version needs a 3.3v Pro Mini only.
I also want to use the battery monitor
As @gohan said - don't use batteries on a 5v node. Use a 3.3v because it will use up your batteries very quickly. See the guides i have on openhardware for different modes on my PCB.
Is it ok or should I modify "something"
Also all the pcbs have the battery "expansion: or not?"something" is hard to understand, you can modify i many different ways depending on what you want to do. All the basic "modifications" can be found if you read the project page on openhardware.io
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@sundberg84 thanks for your response
If I don't care about battery consumption can I still view and use the battery monitor to be alarmed when battery is empty?
