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flopp

Hi, I have used Pcbs.io three times, first and second was good shipping time, both was 3 weeks from order to arrival.
but now the third time I ordered 27/1 2018 and today 19/3 2018 I have still not received it.
I got an email that my Pcbs were on the way at the 7/3 2018 but USPS have still not get them from Pcbs.io.
So do not use Pcbs.io

flopp

I just now found some other maybe interested variables

transportGetReceivingRSSI()
transportGetSendingRSSI()
transportGetReceivingSNR()
transportGetSendingSNR()
transportGetTxPowerLevel()
transportGetTxPowerPercent()
transportInternalToRSSI(_transportSM.uplinkQualityRSSI)

i have not tested anyone of them, but it seems that "transportGetSendingRSSI()" will give same result as "transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_RSSI)"
so the message may look like this instead

send(RSSIMsg.set(transportGetSendingRSSI()));

flopp

I tried to send RSSI with nRF and it seemed to work, I could get a value that was changing if I moved away from Gateway.

i was using this variable, transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_RSSI)

so to send the RSSI create a Child, I think you can pick anyone that can handle value from 0-1024 then use below message to send the value

send(RSSIMsg.set(transportGetSignalReport(SR_TX_RSSI)));

I am using Domoticz as Controller

flopp

@helvetian
Thanks.
I am using Domoticz as Controller.
After you first start-up of node you will get a Light device, change this device to Dimmer, then in Setup-Hardware-MySensorsSetup, select Node then select Child for SleepTime and disable Ack.

flopp

Finally I made my water leak sensor that I have been dreaming about for a long time now
I used those items:
Enclosure
2 x AA batteris incl holder
nRF24L01+
Home made PCB with ATmega328P-PU
red, green LED
si7021, temp & hum
some capactitors and resistors
Kitchen aluminum foil
Copper wire

I am measuring temperature and humidity with a Si7021, measuring battery voltage with voltage divider and internal reference, just to test which one that shows most correct.

/**
 * 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
 * 
 */
// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24

// Enable debug prints to serial monitor
#define MY_DEBUG

#define MY_NODE_ID 27

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensors.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <SI7021.h>

#define CHILD_SIHUM 0
#define CHILD_SITEMP 1
#define CHILD_BATT 2
#define CHILD_SIDEW 3
#define CHILD_BATTRES 4

#define CHILD_WATER 10

#define CHILD_FAILS 250
#define CHILD_PARENT 251
#define CHILD_DISTANCE 252
#define CHILD_SLEEPTIME 253

//LED
int GREEN = 7;
int RED = 8;

//Water alarm
int Interrupt = 1; // pin 3 on UNO/Nano

//SleepTime
float SleepTime = 30; // Sleep time between reads (in minutes)
int OldSleepTime = -1;
int SleepTimeLoopCount = 10;

//ReadVCC
long result;
float BatteryVolt;
float OldBatteryVolt;
int BatteryVoltLoopCount = 5;

//ReadVCCRes
int sensorValue;
float BatteryResVolt;
int BATTERY_SENSE_PIN = A2;  // select the input pin for the battery sense point

//SI7021
SI7021 SI;
int SILoopCount = 5;
int SIHum;
int OldSIHum = -1;
float SITemp;
float OldSITemp = -1;
float SIDew;
float OldSIDew = -1;

//NRF
int Fails = 0;
int OldFails = -1;
int FailsLoopCount = 10;
int OldParentNode = -1;
int ParentNodeLoopCount = 10;
int OldDistanceNode = -1;
int DistanceLoopCount = 10;

MyMessage msgSIHum(CHILD_SIHUM, V_HUM);
MyMessage msgSITemp(CHILD_SITEMP, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgSIDew(CHILD_SIDEW, V_TEMP);
MyMessage msgBatt(CHILD_BATT, V_VOLTAGE);
MyMessage msgBattRes(CHILD_BATTRES, V_VOLTAGE);

MyMessage msgWater(CHILD_WATER, V_TRIPPED);

MyMessage msgFails(CHILD_FAILS, V_VA);
MyMessage msgParent(CHILD_PARENT, V_VA);
MyMessage msgDistance(CHILD_DISTANCE, V_VA);
MyMessage msgSleepTime(CHILD_SLEEPTIME, V_VA);

void setup() {

  //Water Alarm
  pinMode(3, INPUT_PULLUP);
  attachInterrupt(Interrupt, Water, FALLING);

  //Battery measurement
  analogReference(INTERNAL); // use the 1.1 V internal reference
  sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN); // read once to activate the change of reference

  pinMode(GREEN, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(RED, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(GREEN, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(RED, HIGH);
  delay(200);
  digitalWrite(GREEN, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RED, LOW);

  SI.begin();
}
void presentation() {
  // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
  sendSketchInfo("Temp/Humidity/WaterLeak", "20180226");
  // Register all sensors to gateway (they will be created as child devices)
  present(CHILD_SIHUM, S_HUM, "SIHum");
  present(CHILD_SITEMP, S_TEMP, "SITemp");
  present(CHILD_SIDEW, S_TEMP, "SIDew");
  present(CHILD_BATT, S_MULTIMETER, "Volt");
  present(CHILD_BATTRES, S_MULTIMETER, "VoltRes");

  present(CHILD_WATER, S_WATER_LEAK, "Water Alarm");
  
  present(CHILD_FAILS, S_POWER, "Fails");
  present(CHILD_PARENT, S_POWER, "Parent");
  present(CHILD_DISTANCE, S_POWER, "Distance");  
  present(CHILD_SLEEPTIME, S_DIMMER, "SleepTime");
}
void loop() {
  //Voltage
  readVcc();
  sensorValue = analogRead(BATTERY_SENSE_PIN);
  BatteryResVolt  = sensorValue * 0.003363075;
  
  //SI read both temperature and humidity
  si7021_env SIdata = SI.getHumidityAndTemperature();
  
  //SI Humidity  
  SIHum = SIdata.humidityPercent;
  //Serial.print("SIHum=");
  //Serial.println(SIHum);
  if(SIHum >99)
  {
    SIHum = 99;
  }
  if(SIHum < 1)
  {
    SIHum = 0;
  }
  
  //SI Temperature
  SITemp = SIdata.celsiusHundredths / 100.0;
  SITemp = round(SITemp*10)/10.0;
  //Serial.print("SITemp=");
  //Serial.println(SITemp,1);

  //SI Dew
  double a = 17.271;
  double b = 237.7;
  double dewtemp = (a * SITemp) / (b + SITemp) + log(SIHum*0.01);
  SIDew = (b * dewtemp) / (a - dewtemp);

  //Get SleepTime from controller
  request(CHILD_SLEEPTIME, V_PERCENTAGE);
  wait(1000);

  //Water Alarm
  int WaterLeak = digitalRead(3);
  if (WaterLeak == 0){
    resend((msgWater.set(1)), 100);
  } 
  else{
    resend((msgWater.set(0)), 100);
  }

  //Send data to controller
  if ((OldBatteryVolt != BatteryVolt) | (BatteryVoltLoopCount >= 5))
  {
    send(msgBatt.set(BatteryVolt, 3));
    send(msgBattRes.set(BatteryResVolt, 3));
    OldBatteryVolt = BatteryVolt;
    BatteryVoltLoopCount = 0;
  }
    
  if ((OldSIHum != SIHum) | (OldSITemp != SITemp) | (OldSIDew != SIDew) | (SILoopCount >= 5))
  {
    resend((msgSIHum.set(SIHum)), 1);
    resend((msgSITemp.set(SITemp, 1)), 1);
    resend((msgSIDew.set(SIDew, 1)), 1);
    OldSIHum = SIHum;
    OldSITemp = SITemp;
    OldSIDew = SIDew;
    SILoopCount = 0;
  }
  
  if ((OldParentNode != _transportConfig.parentNodeId) | (ParentNodeLoopCount >= 10))
  {
    resend((msgParent.set(_transportConfig.parentNodeId)),1);
    OldParentNode = _transportConfig.parentNodeId;
    ParentNodeLoopCount = 0;
  }
    
  if ((OldDistanceNode != _transportConfig.distanceGW) | (DistanceLoopCount >= 10))
  {
    resend((msgDistance.set(_transportConfig.distanceGW)),1);
    OldDistanceNode = _transportConfig.distanceGW;
    DistanceLoopCount = 0;
  }

  if ((OldSleepTime != SleepTime) | (SleepTimeLoopCount >= 10))
  {
    resend((msgSleepTime.set(SleepTime,0)),10);
    OldSleepTime = SleepTime;
    SleepTimeLoopCount = 0;
  }

  if ((OldFails != Fails) | (FailsLoopCount >= 10))
  {
    failsend((msgFails.set(Fails)),1);
    OldFails = Fails;
    FailsLoopCount = 0;
  }
     
  BatteryVoltLoopCount++;
  SILoopCount++;
  ParentNodeLoopCount++;
  DistanceLoopCount++;
  SleepTimeLoopCount++;
  FailsLoopCount++;

  digitalWrite(GREEN, HIGH);
  delay(200);
  digitalWrite(GREEN, LOW);
  
  sleep(SleepTime*60000); //sleep a bit
}
void readVcc() {
  //Serial.println("readVcc");
  // Read 1.1V reference against AVcc
  ADMUX = _BV(REFS0) | _BV(MUX3) | _BV(MUX2) | _BV(MUX1);
  delay(2); // Wait for Vref to settle
  ADCSRA |= _BV(ADSC); // Convert
  while (bit_is_set(ADCSRA, ADSC));
  result = ADCL;
  result |= ADCH << 8;
  result = 1126400L / result; // Back-calculate AVcc in mV
  //batteryPcnt = (result - 1900) * 0.090909;
  BatteryVolt = result / 1000.000;
  //sendBatteryLevel(batteryPcnt);
  //Serial.print("battery volt:");
  //Serial.println(batteryVolt, 3);
  //Serial.print("battery percent:");
  //Serial.println(batteryPcnt);
}
void resend(MyMessage & msg, int repeats) {
  int repeat = 0;
  int repeatdelay = 0;
  boolean sendOK = false;
  while ((sendOK == false) and(repeat < repeats))
  {
    if (send(msg))
    {
      sendOK = true;
    }
    else
    {
      
      digitalWrite(RED, HIGH);
      delay(200);
      digitalWrite(RED, LOW);
      Fails++;
      sendOK = false;
      Serial.print("Error ");
      Serial.println(repeat);
      repeatdelay += 250;
      repeat++;
      sleep(repeatdelay);
    }
  }
}

void failsend(MyMessage &msg, int repeats) {
  int repeat = 0;
  int repeatdelay = 0;
  boolean sendOK = false;

  while ((sendOK == false) and (repeat < repeats)) {
    if (send(msg))
    {
      Fails = 0;
      sendOK = true;
    }
    else
    {
      Fails++;
      sendOK = false;
      Serial.print("Error ");
      Serial.println(repeat);
      repeatdelay += 250;
      repeat++;
      sleep(repeatdelay);
    }
  }
}

void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
  if (message.sender == 0) {
    if(message.type == V_PERCENTAGE) {
      //Serial.println( "V_PERCENTAGE command received..." );
      SleepTime = atoi(message.data);
      if ((SleepTime <= 0) | (SleepTime >= 700))
      {
        SleepTime = 30;
      }
      else
      {
        SleepTime = SleepTime / 6.6;
        //Serial.println(SleepTime);
        if (SleepTime < 1)
        {
          SleepTime = 1;  
        }
      }
      //Serial.println(SleepTime);
    }
  } 
}

void Water() {
  Serial.println("Water");
  resend((msgWater.set(1)), 1000);
  digitalWrite(GREEN, HIGH);
  delay(200);
  digitalWrite(GREEN, LOW);
}

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flopp

@smilvert said in Water Meter Pulse Sensor:

You don't use a green led? I tried that and it seems to work better but then I struggle with the mounting.

I am using IR to detect movements. Green LED is flashing eveytime the IR detects movement and Red LED is power for PCB.
I am using Digital Output from PCB to pin 2 or 3 on my UNO. I have tried both with INPUT_PULLUP and without, also tried 20K between Digital Output and GND. nothing is helping

How do you use green LED with water meter?

flopp

@flopp
tried pin3, didn't help

Can it be something wrong with LM393(pcb)?

flopp

@flopp
This didn't worked so well, I got a lot of errors everytime nRF was sending data, then I got one pulse.
Anyone know how to protect the digital input to NOT fall when nRF sends?
Wait, when I was writing this text I just remember that nRF is using Pin 2, is that correct?
I will try to use pin 3 instead, as interrupt pin

flopp

@smilvert
I also have same meter as the picture. Yesterday I installed my sensor
I took a TCRT5000 IR sensor, https://www.mysensors.org/store/water
A cap from a soda bottle, cut it so it fits above left red wheel(X0,0001) which means one lap i 1 liter
It works but it counts little bit wrong, I have change the

if (interval<500000L)

to

if (interval<2500000L)

but anyway it counts about 3 times to much. I will check it later today

flopp

The idea was e.g. I send a question if someone in Malmö or close to Malmö have a 5v relay, because the store is closed and I really wanna do this project and can’t wait.
Nobody wants to stop in the project

flopp

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