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reporting battery to domoticZ

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    Rene046
    wrote on last edited by AWI
    #41
    vref: 4.20 V
    sensorValue: 949 bit
    219143 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=4,c=1,t=38,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:3.89
    Battery voltage: 3.89 V
    219151 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:48
    Battery percent: 48 %
    219158 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    219164 MCO:SLP:TPD
    219166 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1
    221699 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:35.2
    H: 35.20
    vref: 4.20 V
    sensorValue: 951 bit
    222708 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=4,c=1,t=38,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:3.90
    Battery voltage: 3.90 V
    222717 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:50
    Battery percent: 50 %
    222724 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    222731 MCO:SLP:TPD
    222733 MCO:SLP:WUP=-1
    225242 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=1,c=1,t=0,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:20.6
    T: 20.60
    225251 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=0,c=1,t=1,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:34.5
    H: 34.50
    vref: 4.20 V
    sensorValue: 955 bit
    226260 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=4,c=1,t=38,pt=7,l=5,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:3.92
    Battery voltage: 3.92 V
    226269 TSF:MSG:SEND,2-2-0-0,s=255,c=3,t=0,pt=1,l=1,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:52
    Battery percent: 52 %
    226276 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    226282 MCO:SLP:TPD
    
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      @Rene046 said in reporting battery to domoticZ:

      What can i do to get a more stable reading now the voltage goes from 3.80 to 4.20 while feeding with an 4.20 volt

      It seems like when the nano starts reading the voltage drops a bid.

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      @Rene046 From your earlier postings I can see that you are using a boost converter. Speaking in general these things make a lot of noise on the power line and are certainly not a stable supply.
      Just a few considerations:

      • A nano is not well suited for battery operation. These tend to dissipate at minimum 5mA and will drown a one cell battery fast. Go for a 3.3V pro-mini and remove the led.
      • Get rid of the Boost converter and power directly from the battery. The radio and pro-mini will work fine on 3.6V using a regulator (LDO). In this case you can measure battery directly from the Vcc pin without divider.
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        Last reading from multimeter battery voltage 4.204 volt now i measure A0 1,104 > gnd

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          Last reading from multimeter battery voltage 4.204 volt now i measure A0 1,104 > gnd

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          @Rene046 What is the output of the DC=DC converter measuring? Are you powering the nano on the Vcc or Vin pin?

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            Hi Awi i will build someday if i got it working this project on a pro-mini,.
            im not measuring the voltage on the dc-dc booster but on the battery side feeding the converter.
            I need this booster because i also feeding my DHT with 5 volt and in future other sensors.BH1750, BMP180, Soil moisture sensor
            and im charging my battery in the future with an 6 volt solar panel.
            So to see this is working during day time i should be able to read the charging voltage of 4.2 volt and during the night the voltage of battery dropping

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              @Rene046 What is the output of the DC=DC converter measuring? Are you powering the nano on the Vcc or Vin pin?

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              @AWI

              Im feeding the 5v pin with 5.14 volt coming from the dc-dc output not the vin

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                Hi Awi i will build someday if i got it working this project on a pro-mini,.
                im not measuring the voltage on the dc-dc booster but on the battery side feeding the converter.
                I need this booster because i also feeding my DHT with 5 volt and in future other sensors.BH1750, BMP180, Soil moisture sensor
                and im charging my battery in the future with an 6 volt solar panel.
                So to see this is working during day time i should be able to read the charging voltage of 4.2 volt and during the night the voltage of battery dropping

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                @Rene046 A 3.6-4.2 V battery with 3.3V ldo is perfectly suited to power the sensors you mentioned . I would replace the DHT22 with a (much better) I2C sensor (si7021/ BME280 /... ).

                If the measured voltage is not stable then in most cases the power supply or the measured voltage is unstable.

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