My Slim 2AA Battery Node
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So i got the boards and build them and they work perfect.
One thing i couldn't figure out is why do i get relatively high current consumption, when the node is sleeping i get 1.5mA and not 5.8uA as in mentioned in this post.
I use 8MHz internal clock and the sleep function and nothing is connected to the node.
Can someone help?
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So i got the boards and build them and they work perfect.
One thing i couldn't figure out is why do i get relatively high current consumption, when the node is sleeping i get 1.5mA and not 5.8uA as in mentioned in this post.
I use 8MHz internal clock and the sleep function and nothing is connected to the node.
Can someone help?
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It took me a while, but I just figured out how to get a bootloader burned onto the chip and I'm ready to make my slim nodes! Which board type in Arduino IDE do I use to program the chip once I'm using the 6 pin header after it's installed in the PCB?
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It took me a while, but I just figured out how to get a bootloader burned onto the chip and I'm ready to make my slim nodes! Which board type in Arduino IDE do I use to program the chip once I'm using the 6 pin header after it's installed in the PCB?
@JonnyDev13 Make a new board type by editing "boards.txt". There's an example in the first post.
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Hi there! I need to buy some PCBs on Dirty PCBs but the URL http://dirtypcbs.com/view.php?share=13847&accesskey= seems broken. Any ideas? Thanks!
@รอเรือ Apparently they've moved to a new site. Perhaps you can try this link: http://dev.dirtypcbs.com/store/designer/details/m26872/663/myslim2aabatterynodepcbv2-0panelized
I think you must have a user account and login first. Please report back if it's working or not.
Edit: Wrong link the first time.
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@รอเรือ Apparently they've moved to a new site. Perhaps you can try this link: http://dev.dirtypcbs.com/store/designer/details/m26872/663/myslim2aabatterynodepcbv2-0panelized
I think you must have a user account and login first. Please report back if it's working or not.
Edit: Wrong link the first time.
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@รอเรือ Thanks a lot! All links are now changed.
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Hey im building my first slim node and i wonder if someone has a sketch for 2 reed switches? i have found the sketch for only 1 reed switch in this thread. Im going to use it for my mailbox. How long do u think it can run on 2x aa batteries?
Do i have to add 2x 10M resistors? or doesnt it work with external resistors then using more then 1 reed switch? -
Hey im building my first slim node and i wonder if someone has a sketch for 2 reed switches? i have found the sketch for only 1 reed switch in this thread. Im going to use it for my mailbox. How long do u think it can run on 2x aa batteries?
Do i have to add 2x 10M resistors? or doesnt it work with external resistors then using more then 1 reed switch? -
Hey im building my first slim node and i wonder if someone has a sketch for 2 reed switches? i have found the sketch for only 1 reed switch in this thread. Im going to use it for my mailbox. How long do u think it can run on 2x aa batteries?
Do i have to add 2x 10M resistors? or doesnt it work with external resistors then using more then 1 reed switch? -
i have wired everything but it wont work for me :( i have solder the 2 reed switch from gnd to d2 and gnd to d3. and ive done the same 2 1m resistors. I can see the node in domotics but no activity then i open and close.
@Eawo
The reed switches need to sit between GND and D2 or D3 as you have connected.The 1M pull up resistors need to connect between Vcc and D2 or D3.
This way D2 or D3 are electrically connected to Vcc when the switches are open (pulled high). When the switches close, D2 and D3 get connected to GND.
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I only come down to 12µA with one reed switch, 1MOhm pullup, 1Mhz bootloader and the binarySwitchSleepSketch. Measured with two different multimeters. This is nearly ten times higher than in the first posting. Changing all internal pullups to LOW doesn't change anything.
Is there a way to optimize the power consumption or is it "good enough" ?
