💬 OH MySensors RGBW Controller

[pepson]

Hmm a littlebig cost same PCB. Can you show me it how it looks in Domoticz ?

[LastSamurai]

@pepson What do you want to know about domoticz? It looks like every other RGB switch in domotizc depending on your used theme, just google it ;)

[pepson]

But is any chance to implement also button as in fibaro rgbw ?

[LastSamurai]

@pepson I don't understand?!

[pepson]

Buttons to controlling leds red gren blue and white.

[LastSamurai]

@pepson Still not sure what you mean. If you want hardware buttons you can add those to the node (I did not). Everything else is part of the controller software which I don't control. You can always use something other than domoticz. But lets not spam this thread with that anymore please :)

[niek]

Will this board works with an APA102 ledstrip? And, I'm new to custom boards, how can I simply order a couple of this boards?
EDIT: i'm too fast, found this link: http://dirtypcbs.com/store/designer/details/7078/867/mysensors-rgbw-controller-v1-3
so my second question is already be answered!

[LastSamurai]

@niek APA102 are adressable leds, right? My led controller only supports "analog" leds controlled by pwm. At least without some modding.

[AWI]

@niek an apa102 strip contains internal logic/ driver circuitry so it can be controlled direct from arduino power pins. No mosfet needed. Take a look at the FastLED library to control these strips.

[CoolSaet]

I am trying to compile this project with the 2.1.1 library, but I keep getting the errors: the 'MyTransportNRF24' does not name a type.
As far as I can see, it seems that the type is nowhere defined in the libraries.

[LastSamurai]

@CoolSaet Yes that is because the sketch you are using is still from MySensors 1.5. I already updated the sketch to Version 2 in November but forgot to push the changes to github.
Here is a newer version that should work with mysensors 2. Only the (non)linear fading is still not working 100%.

PS I also updated the text of the openhardware.io project

[CoolSaet]

@LastSamurai Thank you very much for the update. That seems to have done the trick.

[Sergio Rius]

@LastSamurai The gerber files on Dirty PCBs are the mosfet corrected ones or the wrong? I just ordered some and now I've this doubt.

[CoolSaet]

@Sergio-Rius
I ordered the pcb a few months back on dirty pcbs. That one had the MOSFET pins connected wrong, but it wasn't that difficult to turn them an discribed in the post. I am not sure if a correct one is available.

[Sergio Rius]

@CoolSaet Thankiuu! I'll try not to mess anything.

[LastSamurai]

@Sergio-Rius I am pretty sure the version 1.3 from the store still has the pins rotated (= wrong but you can fix it as described). There is a fixed version of the gerber files in my github repo that is linked to this project though. I just haven't ordered them from dirtyPCBs yet so they are not in the store (as I am still using the rest of the old ones).

[Stuart Middleton]

Thanks, @LastSamurai, I went and compared the DIrty PCB files with the v1.3 ones on OpenHardware.IO and they are indeed different. It looks like the DIrtyPCB link is out of date and still has the error on them.
@Sergio-Rius would be very grateful if you could update those files :)

[Sergio Rius]

@Stuart-Middleton Unfortunately my boards are already made and shipped. They made them in just a day (Sunday) and didn't have me time to rectify my order.

[Stuart Middleton]

@Sergio-Rius Oh well, it doesn't look too hard to adapt for the error.

[LastSamurai]

@Stuart-Middleton It really shoudn't be. Just follow the pictures in the project. There are also updated project/gerber files in my github for anyone wanting to order new ones. Once I have used all of the Version 1.3 ones I will order new ones from dirtyPCBs and add the link here.