[wxsig] wind sensor prob

[John Vause]

I just tried this (had the wind sensor down to replace a wind direction
reed switch).
Once I unsoldered the temp sensor on the wind sensor board I could not 
set any temp sensor in the T238 (1.15.8 firmware) setup including the 
temp sensor on the humidity sensor board.

William Beals wrote:
> Rich:
> 
> I don't think there's harm in leaving the sensor there.  For the times it
> really needs to digitize the temperature I do put the 1-wire bus in the
> "strong drive" mode per the device spec, so the only extra power should be
> for the 1-wire interface itself, not the temperature sensor.    It would
> certainly cut down on confusion though to see only one sensor! 
> 
> will
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org [mailto:wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On
> Behalf Of wn0x at earthlink.net
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:05 PM
> To: TAPR Weather Station SIG Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [wxsig] wind sensor prob
> 
> John, 
> 
> I noticed that my error rate dropped to almost nothing once I supplied 5
> volts to my X1W Humidity/Temp sensor and used it for temperature.
> 
> Will,  Do you think there would be any value to removing the Temp sensor
> from the weather head unit if not used?  Does it draw power even if not
> queried for temperature?
> 
> Rich wn0x/ap006
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Yost <k3yjp at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Feb 28, 2007 4:25 PM
>> To: TAPR Weather Station SIG Mailing List <wxsig at lists.tapr.org>
>> Subject: RE: [wxsig] wind sensor prob
>>
>> 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
>>> associated
>>>> with
>>>>> the 1-wire interface,
>>>>> including the connector.  It may not hurt to
>>> insert/remove the RJ11
>>>>> jacks a dozen times in case some flux may be on
>>> the connectors.
>>>>> Something else to check is the 1-wire bus
>>> voltage.
>>>>> One of the display
>>>>> screens while you are showing wx data will show
>>>> the
>>>>> bus voltage.
>>>>> Additionally check the bus voltage at the T238
>>> connector and sensor
>>>>> with a voltmeter, if all are >4.5V life is good,
>>> if any
>>>> is
>>>>> low, let us know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, if not done already, ensure minimum
>>> sensors
>>>> on
>>>>> the network to see if
>>>>> it an individual sensor that may be messing with
>>>> the
>>>>> 1-wire bus.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that helps, based on your answers,
>>> hopefully
>>>> we
>>>>> can get an idea of
>>>>> where to head for round 2.
>>>>>
>>>>> will
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org 
>>>>> [mailto:wxsig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf
>>> Of John Yost
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:08 PM
>>>>> To: wxsig at lists.tapr.org
>>>>> Subject: [wxsig] wind sensor prob
>>>>>
>>>>> I just finished up the T238+.  Nice kit.
>>>>>
>>>>> After a couple of power on-off cycles, the temp
>>> sensor has become
>>>>> intermittent - works for a few cycles then just
>>> dashes for a couple
>>>>> cycles.
>>>>> The wind direction senor stopped altogether,
>>> just
>> === message truncated ===
>>
>>
>>
>>
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