[Blackpool] ESP8266 data logging info

[Mike Hewitt]

Thanks arthur
See you saturday

Sent with AquaMail for Android
http://www.aqua-mail.com


On 9 July 2015 12:21:06 Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Addendum to last email... particularly for Mike Hewitt but a few are 
> interested in the ESP8266
> Check out how long this guy gets on batteries just doing the basic 
> powersaving you suggested Mike... 68 days so far with the 3 AA 
> pack.http://blog.squix.ch/2015/06/esp8266-wifi-data-logger-already.html
> regards
> A
> > From: arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> > To: mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk; blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 08:30:25 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday 11th July 2015
> >
> > I will see you there.
> > This week the ESP8266 voting thing worked at Preston Raspberry Jam, 
> connection was sketchy but it worked, a few different people managed to 
> vote and there was interest in the content of the poster too.  I now think 
> that my bit banging the servo control is blocking the wifi module, I read 
> that the delay command didn't obstruct the wifi module but I am not so 
> sure.  If I use the servo library, which would be timer interrupt driven 
> rather than delay driven, the wifi module will free up and I should see 
> improvement.  I've left that to try on Saturday.
> > I have 6 of the ESP8266 boards that Mike Hewitt showed last time I was 
> there.  I like the NodeMCU board Les posted about, I think that is much 
> better for hacking around on a breadboard.  But the other board with the 
> battery pack seems to be the one if you just want to build a simple sensor 
> to stick in your house somewhere.  I have ordered digital temp and humidity 
> sensors to match.  It is an LDR on the board so something else to maybe 
> play with on Saturday.
> > I am definitely up for a chat Mike Hewitt...  we also need to investigate 
> the power saving options the Arduino libraries have given us for the ESP8266.
> > I cannot get the RPIO.PWM library working on my RaspPi A+...  I will 
> stick that in my bag and see if I can get any help.  It's installed and 
> bits are working but the example servo code they give isn't working for me.
> > I had to tip a washing machine, it was too heavy to shift on my own so I 
> stripped it and took the useful bits.  When I took it to the tip it was 
> nicely separated for recycling.  My local tip isn't requiring all of the 
> new kinds of waste permits even a private householder needs yet so I was 
> all right with the washing machine parts: metal, small electrical, plastic. 
>  But when I tried to dump the concrete weights the guy said I needed the 
> inert waste permit.  He agreed that if I hadn't stripped the machine down 
> and tipped it whole they would have taken it but because the 3 bricks worth 
> of concrete was now separate I couldn't tip it.  The Lancashire County 
> Council website was OKish (30 seconds to do a post code lookup) and I got 
> my paper permit within 2 days, but I still think this wasn't the common 
> sense cost effective way of dealing with a guy that took the time to 
> properly recycle a washing machine and all over 3 bricks of concrete.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> > > From: mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk
> > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:55:55 +0100
> > > Subject: [Blackpool] Saturday 11th July 2015
> > >
> > > Tyldesley Road will be open from 10am as usual on Saturday.
> > >
> > > All are welcome
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Mike Hull
> > >  		 	   		
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Blackpool mailing list
> > > Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
> >  		 	   		
> > _______________________________________________
> > Blackpool mailing list
> > Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool
>  		 	   		
> _______________________________________________
> Blackpool mailing list
> Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool