Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Wired up USB to serial converter to Stats Hub..

But need to be able to view the schematic files first!

Such as :
https://github.com/opentrv/OpenTRV-Arduino-V0p2/blob/master/Arduino/hardware/REV11/rev11.sch
and
https://github.com/opentrv/OpenTRV-Arduino-V0p2/blob/master/Arduino/hardware/REV11/rev11.brd


[kilnageer@localhost ~]$ sudo dnf install kicad

http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download

./eagle

2017OpenTRV!

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Installed RadBot..

Well I unscrewed the Radbot case and added two AA batteries..


Saw red LED which was encouraging then swapped my Lets Talk Solar RF TRV for Radbot...


Then expected to hear motor or something but silence..

So I switched to The Stats Hub to see if can hear the Radbot. I installed two AAA batteries and a red LED re-reassuringly flashes. But how to talk to it.


Should be an Arduino like device so got Arduino IDE installed on my Fedora 25 laptop (see https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Linux) and checked it was working using a shrimp breadboard..

[kilnageer@localhost arduino-1.8.1]$ pwd
/home/kilnageer/Downloads/arduino-1.8.1
[kilnageer@localhost arduino-1.8.1]$ sudo ./arduino

Selected 101 board and port /dev/ttyS0 and downloaded the flash demo program..


That works so need to wire up the USB to serial cable to the Stats Hub..job for tomorrow evening :)

Monday, 13 March 2017

Got OpenTRV valve and data logger today..

Got OpenTRV valve and data logger today..
Next step it getting it to control the in my bedroom in Tola Park and see if it talks to the data logger over RF.