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    • robosensor

      Changing setIndication behavior
      Development • led blink setindication • • robosensor  

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    • robosensor

      hwCPUVoltage() on AVR screws up analogRead() readings
      Bug Reports • • robosensor  

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      gohan

      There is a vcc voltage library if you want to read voltage supplied but I heard it isn't very accurate
    • robosensor

      Simple and lightweight solar panel housing for 60x110 mm sized panels
      Enclosures / 3D Printing • • robosensor  

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      robosensor

      Yet another version and first test results. Now I'm able to screw panels together using any side: I connected solar panels together (parallel connection, but each panel in series with it's own shottky diode). 11 panels on north side (direct sunlight from about 06:30 up to 09:00) and 5 panels on south side (direct sunlight from about 12:00 up to 19:00). Panels located on window-sill outside of house. On south side I'm using 6V AGM VRLA acid battery (as far as I remember 4.5 Ah), on north side battery is the same, but battery capacity is 1.3 Ah. At first I connected panels directly to batteries (panels open-circuit volage is about 6.8-7.5 volts), but I got weird results. When it's sunny and the sky is clear batteries are charging very slowly and then it's cloudy - batteries are charging faster. Scattering of light by clouds? Then I connected solar panels to step up regulators (mt3608 as far as I remember, output set to 7.0 volts), now I'm getting very good results. Both batteries are charging almost all the day. Graphs showing step up output voltage (connected directly to battery): Again, then weather is cloudy batteries are charning a little better. Also it seems that I have connected too many batteries. It's necessary to try only 1-2 batteries on each side. Now I'm using simple voltage reporting sketch (5V arduino pro mini, report voltage and smartSleep() every 10 seconds), battery connected directly to RAW pin of arduino. Nothing is changed on hardware and software sides except I removed power led. NRF24L01 using it's own AMS1117-3.3 regulator (consumes a lot of current, about 2mA) connected directly to battery.
    • robosensor

      Encapsulated transformers instead of traditional switching power supplies like Hi-Link
      Hardware • power power supply 220v psu transformer 230v galvanic isolation • • robosensor  

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      robosensor

      @m26872 said in Encapsulated transformers instead of traditional switching power supplies like Hi-Link: for me the sunny season is too short. I havn't yet tried to use solar batteries in winter so maybe I have the same problems (despite the fact that I'm living 3 degrees south of you), but I have backup solution for very cloudy winter days - regular battery charger.
    • robosensor

      Why MySensors isn't using interrupts for nrf24?
      Development • • robosensor  

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      Fabien

      After 2 days of test. I lost few packets (5 or 6 in 24 hours and usually humidity ...). I will perform another test after changing all my ethernet câbles.