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    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      thx for your fast reply. i'm in the train right now. so i can't provide you now with any pics. as soon as possible i will do that!

      I am using a battery booster (as it seems the same as you use), i have the battery jumpers connected, all the resistors and caps for the battery measurement.
      It is just wired that it functions while the nrf24 is powered separately. maybe i got some bad radios?
      One more question: the cap just below the booster. is this necessary to reduce the noice for the radio? might that help and if yes what size do you recommend? i didn't solder any cap yet there.

      "Did you by any chance connect both batteries and ftdi Vcc at the same time?"
      Yes! I did try this as well. Same results...
      I should also mention i got my Arduino Pro mini battery powered hacked. So no more LED and Voltage regulator. But then again i also tried it with a untouched one.

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      just a quick update.

      i ran some more tests with different radios and a 10uf electroltyte cap on the booster. And some different batteries.
      Heureka! It works. For now. It is running now with a 3.7v lipo battery without the voltage regulator. Does anybody know if this is safe in the long run?

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      Thanks for clarifications

      Awesome forum!

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian

    Latest posts made by helvetian

    • RE: Water leak sensor

      @flopp great setup! May I ask what controller you are using and how this works with getting the sleep time from the controller?

      posted in My Project
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      Thanks for clarifications

      Awesome forum!

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      @sundberg84 do you experience the same thing when you are using boosters? Some are better than other even tough they are the same model? Same with the radios?

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      just a quick update.

      i ran some more tests with different radios and a 10uf electroltyte cap on the booster. And some different batteries.
      Heureka! It works. For now. It is running now with a 3.7v lipo battery without the voltage regulator. Does anybody know if this is safe in the long run?

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      @gohan
      just bought them on ali. What would you recommend in the meantime till they arrive here in snowy switzerland? i got a assortement of electrolyt caps.
      i got a bunch of 0.1uf ceramics. could i just solder(or test it on a breadboard) 10 of them to try out?

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      ok. thanks for the tips and your promt assistance! such a great community!
      i will try to experiment with some caps.
      i tested already a couple of different radios. but maybe i will get once a decent one which will work

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      here are some pics form my pcb board!

      0_1516654067507_20180122_213519.jpg 0_1516654074837_20180122_213527.jpg 0_1516654086429_20180122_213538.jpg

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      thx for your fast reply. i'm in the train right now. so i can't provide you now with any pics. as soon as possible i will do that!

      I am using a battery booster (as it seems the same as you use), i have the battery jumpers connected, all the resistors and caps for the battery measurement.
      It is just wired that it functions while the nrf24 is powered separately. maybe i got some bad radios?
      One more question: the cap just below the booster. is this necessary to reduce the noice for the radio? might that help and if yes what size do you recommend? i didn't solder any cap yet there.

      "Did you by any chance connect both batteries and ftdi Vcc at the same time?"
      Yes! I did try this as well. Same results...
      I should also mention i got my Arduino Pro mini battery powered hacked. So no more LED and Voltage regulator. But then again i also tried it with a untouched one.

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian
    • RE: Easy/Newbie PCB for MySensors

      Hi community!
      i just got to fiddle around with my new newbie pcb and i ran into some problems.
      I am already quite familiar with mysensors as i have built quite a couple of different nodes which are working very well (all on bread boards or selfmade pcb boards)
      No i wanted to step up a bit and bought the newbie pcb boards.
      I want to have a battery powered setup. So i did solder all the parts on the board. checked my wiring many times and also checked all components. I even did check the whole pcb board if every line is ok with a multimeter.

      So my problem is:
      all the time i debug my node (mockup sketch) with the Arduino IDE powered by battery, stable power source etc i end up having the error TSP failed.

      when i leave my set up as is (i solders headers to the board to conveniently change the components ) and only power the NRF24 seperatly i get no errors. So it must be something with my power ?
      but i don't get it where exactly my problem lies.
      Could somebody help me?

      posted in Hardware
      helvetian
      helvetian