[wxsig] wind sensor prob

[John Yost]

Even more good news.  I found a "digi" close to me and
used it as repeater1 and now I'm starting to see a few
entries on findu, not all that were sent but at least
some are there!  Now I'm gonna have to learn more
about APRS...does the learning ever end?? I hope
not:-)


john



--- John Yost <k3yjp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Will:
> 
> Good News.  It works!
> 
>   Don't know for sure what the problem was but temp,
> speed and direction are working fine.  I am suppling
> the +5 to the temp sensor since it does not work
> without it.  I think it should work without doing
> that, but I intend to connect a X1W-2v2 Outdoor
> Humidity and Temperature Sensor for that purpose.
> 
> Received the DS1994 today and intend to add that
> directly to the T238, after "programming" it on the
> pc.
> 
> The modem is sending packets that I can see in
> UI-View, but I haven't seen anything show up on any
> of
> the APRS activity sites like findu.com.  Not being
> an
> APRS person I presume its okay since I did recieve
> its
> signal(connected to HTX-202) and that of many
> others. 
> Its been connected for a good 24 hours and still no
> sign of me on findu.
> 
> Thanks for your help and a terrific project.  And,
> this 1-wire network is something.  I was surprised
> at
> what can be done with it...some projects are
> swirling
> in my head.
> 
> john
> 
> 
> --- William Beals <will at beals5.com> wrote:
> 
> > John:
> > 
> > Those current numbers look a little suspicious. 
> The
> > 1-wire bus and the AAG
> > sensor are totally powered through a single 1.5K
> ohm
> > pullup and a digital
> > logic "active high" drive.  The only sensor I know
> > of that requires power
> > outside that is the BP sensor that does reqire a
> > dedicated +5V wire.  Maybe
> > you were measuring microamps?  The voltages on
> that
> > bus do vary quite a bit
> > due to it being both a power bus as well as a data
> > bus.  If you'd like to
> > learn more about it, any of the 1-wire device
> > datasheets has a decent
> > overview of the protocol, for example
> >
>
http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1990A-F3-DS1990A-F5.pdf.
> > 
> > Good luck on the modem.  The tricky part for that
> is
> > getting the audio
> > levels and keying for your radio.  Other than
> > general guidelines, I don't
> > offer much advice in the manuals.  If you do run
> > into problems post here as
> > there are quite a few folk who have gone through
> it
> > before.
> > 
> > I totally understand the frustration!  Having
> built
> > my stations quite a
> > while ago, it has been a while since I've gone
> > through the hardware
> > gyrations, but am going through a new project
> right
> > now where I've made some
> > inintended smoke!  It is probably going to take at
> > least 2-3 weeks to get
> > "basic life" out of it.  Patience isn't my strong
> > point.
> > 
> > will
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org
> > [mailto:wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On
> > Behalf Of John Yost
> > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:55 PM
> > To: TAPR Weather Station SIG Mailing List
> > Subject: RE: [wxsig] wind sensor prob
> > 
> > Latest update,
> > 
> > The voltages at the processor pins for the 1-wire
> > bus are the same at the
> > connector - maybe I wasn't on the right pins
> before,
> > it was getting late.
> > 
> > The unit seems to be working fine so far.  I
> > measured the current draw for
> > the AAG Electronica V3 sensor and, not
> surprisingly,
> > found it varied all
> > over.  The
> > +5 power line ran 20-240 ma and the 1-wire bus is
> > 30-210ma.  Not sure, but that looks like a lot of
> > current for this device.
> > Seems that the T238 wouldn't want to support many
> > devices if they all draw
> > this kind of current.
> > 
> > Now, lets see if the modem will send, haven't seen
> > the LED's light yet,
> > hopefully I just haven't caught them.
> >   They worked during the circuit test.
> > 
> > This sure has been a fun experience, in spite of
> the
> > frustration for a
> > while.
> > 
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > 
> > john
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- John Yost <k3yjp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Tnx will,
> > > I am using the AAG Electonica v3 weather senors.
> 
> > > Modem  board not connected.
> > > 
> > > Bus voltage was 4.94, Bat volt = 8.8 from the
> > status screen.
> > > 
> > > Measured bus voltage varied from 4.6 to 4.94.  I
> > suspect that the 
> > > voltage probably dropped lower but my meter
> isn't
> > fast enough to track 
> > > it.
> > > 
> > > Cleaned the RJ11 and that seemed to help some,
> got
> > wind direction.
> > > 
> > > Poked around on the board and found that the
> > voltage at the processor 
> > > (pins 23,24,25) is steady at 4.94 volts, but it
> > was jumping around at 
> > > the connector.
> > > Redid all the solder joints - no improvement.
> > > 
> > > Since the AAG will accept external power and the
> > > T238
> > > can supply that power, I connected those lines. 
> > > Works
> > > great.  Temp, wind speed and direction and error
> > counters are all 
> > > zero!  Bus voltage still jumps around as before.
> > > 
> > > I'm going to try putting a jumper from the
> > processor to R16 to see if 
> > > that will improve that connect.
> > > Also, I need to check the actual value of R16,
> > guess it could be off.  
> > > Would like to see it work properly before
> > expanding to other sensors.
> > > 
> > > Thoughts?
> > > 
> > > john
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- William Beals <will at beals5.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > John:
> > > > 
> > > > It does smell of some kind of intermittent
> > communication error of 
> > > > some kind.
> > > > Firstest and easiest thing to try is check
> > things out on your bench 
> > > > with nice short cables to all the sensors.  If
> > problems are ony with 
> > > > longer cables, that is a unique debugging
> > strategy.
> > > > 
> > > > If the problem is on your bench, then check
> for
> > standard stuff like 
> > > > dry solder joints on all the components
> 
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