@skywatch

Thank you for your response,

Of course I also used the separate (test) sketch to test, I also arrive at the end of the measuring range, with one of the combined, and with the second (had ordered two) I don't get any measurements at all, unfortunately.

The HDC sensor does send values, and with the I²C scanner I also see two sensors, but the CCS gives me no or incorrect values.

I'll just say that I bought a fake sensor, I will now just order a separate CCS-811.

Just understood that the CCS-811 does not need to be called, because first chose the BME860, but I didn't get any good value from that, I think because the calibration is not going well.

Hello MYSensors friends,

I am making some air quality & temp/hum sensors for the home, I have already finished the first one with a BME280 and a CCS-811 sensor that also works, including an rgb led.

For the other sensors I ordered a CJMCU-8118, which is actually a CCS-811 and an HDC-1080 in one, so that saves some space on the assembly.

Only now I run into the problem that the CCS-811 part indicates extremely high values, while the other sensor with the separate CCS-811 gives low values ...

I used the same scketch for both, only replaced a BME part for the HDC.

Does any of you know how it is possible that the combined sensor indicates such a high value, the sensor has now been burned in for over a day.

or maybe someone has another option without me having to calibrate the sensors first.
I am not concerned with exact values, but simply an indication of the air quality.

thank you!
dzjr

@cabat The PCBs have been delivered !!

only now the weather is very nice here, so I don't feel like hanging out in the workshop ...

I'll let you know when I'm ready!

@NeverDie
I got the IKEA LOTS, and the results seem a little better, but still not stable.

Sometimes slightly up, then down again.

if I do the trick with the piece of paper and make sure that the piece of paper is just attached, so making a line of the filament, I have to adjust some wheels again every time.

Unfortunately, the supplier of the printer did not respond, so I have no support for that, unfortunately.

As a last option I will place the nuts, and possibly remove the springs completely from the print bed.

I probably do something very stupid wrong and it turns out to be a menu error somewhere deep in the settings or something.

I now have a raspberryPi with octoprint attached to the printer.

@NeverDie

i have checked the bed, it looks like it is not flat, also the horizontal profile is not flat.

i am now trying to sell it.....


@NeverDie
The main "problem" is that I just cannot get the bed stable, I will get an IKEA LOTS first, and I will take the printer out and assemble it again.

I understand that the printer needs to be adjusted, but I am a little disappointed that the YouTube videos pretend that it is a job of 5 to 10 minutes, but it takes more than 10 days for me ...
Apparently I put something wrong together, I will watch the CHEP video again.

I'm going to take the printer completely apart and then reassemble it piece by piece, and then I'll post the result.

@BearWithBeard Thank you for your response,

I do notice that the print nozzle runs free on the sides, and gets stuck in the middle ....

and that the back seems more stable than the front, the springs behind are much tighter.

I will visit IKEA next week and purchase the LOTS.

Well, so I bought the Ender3, but can't say it's a good buy ....

To be honest, I regret it very much and am thinking about getting rid of it.

I have had the printer for over two weeks now, and have been leveling the bed every night for two weeks.

I have already taken the printer apart and reassembled it with a square hook, but that does not help.

If I think that the bed has been leveled correctly and again prints a test print from here, the second print does not go well ....

Yes, I heated bed (45 degrees C) before leveling.
and I already have several youtube videos where they say, leveling is an easy job ...

Does anyone have a tip?
Or is choosing a different 3D printer a better idea?

@cabat

The PCB's i orderd are also send friday.

So i hope is came this week!

@pptacek

Than i will order the Ender-3!

maybe when i will buy another printer later, but we will see.

@pptacek Thank you,

Clear explanation, it certainly has an important difference.

Do you think I have to pay a significant amount for the FFCP to improve it?

I had more or less opted for the Ender-3, but I can still opt for the FFCP ...

I understand that it is not a cheap hobby, hence the question of what is the best buy for me as a start.

@alowhum

I also think I'm going to buy an Ender-3,
The difference between the 3 and the 3-Pro turns out not to be very big, in this video they tell the differences.

If I would like to have a larger / other later, the costs are manageable, I think ....
Or is the Flashforge Creator really worth the extra money (my dad wants to contribute too)?

Thank you for explaining the Raspberry Pi addition,
I have already seen a tutorial how it works, I still have a Pi-3 and Pi-2, which I can use nicely, also in combination with a camera.

@alowhum

Thank you for your response to my message,
It took a little longer on this side because my work took a lot of time this week.

I have read through part of the link, and keep reading that the Ender-3 (pro) would be the best choice?

Of the Prusa i3, I read on the Dutch platform Tweakers.net that there are some safety aspects, so would the power supply not be fireproof?

So if I see your message like this it would end up on the Ender 3 (Pro?)
Also thanks to @pptacek's response

How did you mean the touch screen? do you mean that you actually have to replace the controller with a Raspberry pi?

@pptacek
Thank you for your response to my message,
It took a little longer on this side because my work took a lot of time this week.

1 & 2 will not apply to me either, I may not have 3D printing experience, but I have enough technical skills to adjust and assemble something, but I don't want to be able to print something first. half an hour to adjust everything.

So if I see your message like this, it would end up on the Ender 3 (Pro?) Or the Flashforge Creator Pro.
I was thinking of max € 500 myself, but is it worth the price difference of about € 400?

Ender 3 = € 180
Ender 3-Pro = € 235
Flashforge Creater Pro = 625

MySensors Friends,

I also plan to finally purchase a 3D printer.

What do you recommend for a beginner right now?

What do I want to make?
Enclosures for sensors.
small parts .
and who knows what else in the future.

So I am looking for a 3D printer that I can gain experience with as a beginner.
  not too small, maintenance friendly, but that does not mean that I do not want to carry out maintenance.

I don't really know yet what material I want to print with, what is the best and most versatile material to start with?

Thank you in advance for your advice and thinking along.

dzjr

@cabat unfortunately i am still waiting for the pcb's so i could try it unfortunately ...
Still listed as "In Fabrication" hope it comes soon ...

in the meantime I have received all parts

@skywatch that is looking very good, but why would you measure the wind speed of your workshop?
:innocent:

Hello MySensors friends,

I have been building MySensors nodes for various applications for a while now, and I have learned a lot thanks to you and this forum.

To give something in return, I recently made a donation to support the network, and I would like to thank you extra by posting this here.

What I especially notice about this forum is that the users are generally very helpful and friendly.

Normally I am not such a forum user because in many Dutch forums there are always some users who find their self important, and who like to take someone down.
Fortunately I notice very little of this here on the MySensors forum, thank you for that !!

I will soon post some projects that I have made.

I :heart: MySensors!

Thank you!

Friends of MySensors,

For some alarms I would like to use an SMS modem so that I can send a message to my phone even when the internet fails.

Now I have a Siemens MC35i GSM modem which I would like to use for this which can be controlled via RS232.

However, I have a wired MySensors RS485 network, and I was wondering if these two go together, considering you have a total of 3 serial connections (incl pin 0/1).

Is there a simple example in which, for example, when an incoming alarm telegram (from the MySensors network) sends a certain text string / SMS message?

Or maybe you have a much better solution for this.

Sending an SMS over the internet is not an option as I want to use this as a backup in case of an internet outage.
Last night it turned out that I also did not receive pushover messages due to a major power outage in the region.

I am very curious about your ideas.

Thanks for contributing ideas.

dzjr

@cabat I have ordered four pcb's and the other components (resistors, capacitors, max485 and voltage regulator in china) and the ATmega at a german webshop.

do you have some advice for smd soldering?