IOT_Made_Easy - or not?

[mnfisher]

An appeal for help with the IOT_Made_Easy component.

I set up an account with thingspeak.com - and created a single channel with one data field (Field 1) (WaterLevel) This also has a channel id - which I feel comes into play somewhere?

I also set up a MQTT device (LoftMonitor) Which has a long Id, password and is authorised to write to the channel data.

I wrote a small program that 'connects' both to the internet and to the thingspeak server (using IOTMadeEasyConnect()) It then attempts to write some data using PublishInteger.
This returns without error - however then nothing shows as entered on the thingspeak channel view (entries stays resolutely at 0)

I feel the issue is the Manufacturer\Series\Data1 entry in the IOTMadeEasy properties - but no combination of LoftMonitor, ChannelID, Field1, WaterLevel etc seems to work. (I've also tried forward and backward slashes as a separator )

Ben's example uses a Raspberry pi -- and just has 'value' for this (and no WaterLevel on it's own doesn't work either)

Any suggestions - or should I repurpose a Pi?

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I've replaced the password with password - but left the Client ID.. If you guess the password correctly then feel free to post some data

Oops left my SSID and password in there though - if you are passing please drop in and steal some data! Ok - removed them, but feel free to drop in anyway for a cuppa.

The eagle eyed will spot that I also tried using MQQTClient - and did leave a password in it's properties. Sorry - it's changed since then though.


Martin

[chipfryer27]

Hi

I've used ThingSpeak extensively in the past but I haven't tried the IOT_Made_Easy (or not) component. I usually post data just using the api key but have used the mqtt component too.

I've posted plenty on it and like a lot of such things used value pairs for the data.

I'll try the IOT component later with known good TS credentials for a channel I use. I like api keys as I can send from anything whilst testing

Regards

[mnfisher]

Thanks - I did see the API keys - and maybe should just use those. The 'MadeEasy' tag took my eye though...

Just tried using a 'GET' using the API string - and that doesn't work either Maybe I'm not designed to be connected. - CoPilot helped Now can update via Edge and a URL - not yet through NetworkComms:Connect()

This still seems fairly easy (after 5 hours of fiddling!)

[chipfryer27]

Hi

This is a link to one of my posts, using an esp8266 to update TS.

As mentioned in the post, not a finished chart or anything, just showing "steps" required for me to connect and publish, which may help.

Regards

PS
I've been assisting in a water level project too, one version with ultrasonics, the other using hydrostatics. Will possibly post something re hydrostatics tomorrow if the Shiraz I'm about to open is terrible..

PPS
Would perhaps help if a posted the link. Shiraz is certainly looking good....

https://www.matrixtsl.com/mmforums/view ... 30#p107730

[mnfisher]

Enjoy the wine

I do have some esp8266 boards around - wonder how Ben got on with adding them as a target?

I was hoping for minimal power consumption here - and probably only need one reading per 24 hours. I had an experiment with two parallel (ish) conductors and using an ADC to measure across the gap - which worked well enough for my purposes (really an alarm if the tank overfills)
Could be fun to try some other measurement techniques too.

Will play some more - looks like the API will be the way to go.

Martin

[chipfryer27]

Hi

I'm pretty sure I used mqtt to update TS too, so I'll have a look.

It might be an idea once you have api keys working to subscribe to PushingBox. When an alarm is generated it sends a signal to PB, which then sends you an email or Push message or whatever.

The tests I did indicated the SR04 Ultrasonic module I have to be quite capable, but hydrostatics is a very accurate way indeed, but at a cost.

Regards

[chipfryer27]

Hi

Might be the Shiraz, but I can't find anything the IME can "Link To". Tried WLAN and Network Comm variants but no show.

Regards

[mnfisher]

I posted earlier on vc about this. Sometimes second click.

[chipfryer27]

Hi

Not even after multiple. I knew about second clicking and to add "target" prior, but can't get it to work. I can get for example mqtt to link though so it seems limited to IME (or maybe .39 as I'm not near a .38 to check)

Regards

[mnfisher]

I've done no better either. Managed to get it running in sim - so at least not waiting on an upload every time - but no update from FC. Works AOK from Edge.

Pour me a glass too - time for some down time!