I wouldn't power it from battery. To consuming.
Had one powered with two AA batteries. It lasted for one week.
Changed the nano with a pro mini 3.3v and now it runs forever.
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RE: Powering the nano with a battery
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RE: SmartSleep and FHEM - does it work?
There is a new maintainer for the module in fhem. He implemented a lot of new stuff and also the smartsleep feature. For example nodes are now showing if they are sleeping.
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RE: Assign sensor ID so it never changes
If you want to force the ID for the Sensor node you can add
#define MY_NODE_ID 200
before
#include <MySensors.h>
This will overwrite the Node ID in the Arduino EEPROM. If the Unit is powered up and connected to the Gateway you can remove the define. The ID should now be stored in the EEPROM.
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RE: What did you build today (Pictures) ?
Nothing fancy. Got my new ts100 today and I pre-soldered some V10 easyPCBs with 3.3v Arduino pro minis.
The iron is pretty good. It is Louis Rossmann approved. Now I need a good 24V power source to drive this thing. -
RE: how add watchdog to my sensors?
if (!isTransportReady()) wait(MY_RECONNECT);
your node just needs to be awake to reconnect to the gateway.
I've set MY_RECONNECT to 5000 (5sec).
So far this works for my sleeping battery node.isTransportReady could also be isTransportOK. depends on the version you are using.
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RE: Controller developers news for 2.0.x
I've found some typos on the serial api page.
S_DIMMER 4 Dimmable device of some kind V_STATUS (on/off), V_DIMMER (dimmer level 0-100), V_WATT
V_DIMMER needs to be V_PERCENTAGE
S_HVAC 29 Thermostat/HVAC device V_HVAC_SETPOINT_HEAT, V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COLD, V_HVAC_FLOW_STATE, V_HVAC_FLOW_MODE, V_HVAC_SPEED
V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COLD needs to be V_HVAC_SETPOINT_COOL
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RE: Best 3d printers
I bought the ender 3 (non pro) from gearbest. So far I'm very satisfied with it. For 180$ it is a very good printer.
The bed surface I upgraded for a PEI one. This thing is awesome. Very clean bottom surface and the prints are easy to remove.
Later I will add a bltouch for automatic bed leveling. Then I want to replace the board. In embedded stepper motor drivers are a bit to noisy. No need for in terms of quality. Mostly for silence reasons. Another great addition is a raspberry pi with octoprint. With this you can run your printer wirelessly over WiFi.
200$ is already very cheap. I wouldn't by a cheaper one than the ender 3.
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RE: how add watchdog to my sensors?
@Reza this is a #define MY_RECONNECT 5000
just put a time in ms into the wait function.