Electron did not publish

ecabanas · July 5, 2017, 10:41am

Hi,

I’m using an Electron to publish some sensor measures, the problem is, sometimes sends and sometimes did not send info to particle.

Does anybody knows why?

thank’s

Moors7 · July 5, 2017, 11:47am

Seeing what code it’s running would definitely help.
But it mentions the last reset being because of power management. Could the battery be running low?

yan · July 5, 2017, 12:49pm

Like @Moors7 said, please share your code.
Are you getting the same results with the Electron plugged in through USB?

ecabanas · July 5, 2017, 1:07pm

Hi,

Below you can see the code, I hope you like it

Yes the publishing fails with and without battery connected. The USB is allways on.

Thank’s for your help

Eduard`

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////Libraries////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <Adafruit_DHT.h>
#include "DS18.h"

//char publishString[256];

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////Pin definition////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/////////////////////////Pins for Dallas Sensors/////////////////////////
DS18 sensor1(D6);
DS18 sensor2(D7);

/////////////////////////Pin for light sensor/////////////////////////
const int lightPin = A1; 

/////////////////////////Pin for DHT Sensor/////////////////////////
const int DHTPIN=A0;
#define DHTTYPE DHT22		// DHT 22 (AM2302)
// Connect pin 1 (on the left) of the sensor to +5V
// Connect pin 2 of the sensor to whatever your DHTPIN is
// Connect pin 4 (on the right) of the sensor to GROUND
// Connect a 10K resistor from pin 2 (data) to pin 1 (power) of the sensor
DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

/////////////////////////Pin for UV/////////////////////////
const int UVPin = A2; 

/////////////////////////Pin for Water Mark/////////////////////////
int WMPin = A3;     // the cell and 10K pulldown are connected to a0


/////////////////////////Pin for Deacgon Leaf Sensor/////////////////////////
const int LeafSensor1=A4;  //Leaf Sensor on Analog Pin A4



void setup() {
Time.zone(+2);    



/////////////////////////Temperature Ambient Reading/////////////////////////
Serial.begin(9600);
digitalWrite(D6, HIGH);
sensor1.read();
double temp = sensor1.celsius();
digitalWrite(D6, LOW);
    
delay(2000);

/////////////////////////Temperature Soil Reading/////////////////////////
digitalWrite(D7, HIGH);
sensor2.read();
double tempsoil = sensor2.celsius();
digitalWrite(D7, LOW);

delay(2000);


/////////////////////////Battery level Reading/////////////////////////
FuelGauge fuel;
float batt;
batt = fuel.getVCell();

/////////////////////////Humidity Reading/////////////////////////
dht.begin();
delay(2000);

//digitalWrite(A0, HIGH);
double hum = dht.getHumidity();
delay(2000);
//digitalWrite(A0, LOW);		

/////////////////////////Light Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
//digitalWrite(A1, HIGH);
delay(2000);
double light;
light=analogRead(lightPin);

/////////////////////////UV Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
//digitalWrite(A2, HIGH);
delay(2000);
double sensorValue;
long  sum=0;
for(int i=0;i<1024;i++)
{  
sensorValue=analogRead(UVPin);
sum=sensorValue+sum;
delay(2);
}   
sum = sum >> 10;
double mV=sum*4980.0/1023.0;
float illum = ((mV/1000*307)/25); 
//digitalWrite(A2, LOW);
delay(2000);

/////////////////////////Water Mark Reading/////////////////////////
double WMValue = analogRead(WMPin);  
int WMValueP = map(WMValue, 767, 3420, 0, 100); //Convert to Percentage
delay(2000); 

/////////////////////////Decagon Leaf Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
double leaf = analogRead(LeafSensor1);
int leafP = map(leaf, 630, 1733, 0, 100); //Convert to Percentage
delay(2000);

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////// Particle publish ///////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

String Stemp = String(temp);
String Slight= String(light);
String Stempsoil =String(tempsoil);
String Shum = String(hum);
String Sbatt = String(batt);
String Ssoil = String(WMValueP);
String Sleaf = String(leafP);
String Sleafv = String(leaf);
String Ssoilv = String(WMValue);
String SUV = String(mV);
delay(1000);

String publishString = "{\"temp\":" + Stemp + ",\"tempsoil\":" + Stempsoil + ",\"hum\":" + Shum + ",\"light\":" + Slight + ",\"batt\":" + Sbatt + ",\"groundsoil\":" + Ssoil + ",\"leaf\":" + leafP  + ",\"leafv\":" + Sleafv + ",\"soilV\":" + Ssoilv + ",\"UV\":" + SUV + "}";
delay(1000);
Particle.publish("SD",publishString,60,PRIVATE);


if ((Time.hour() >= 05) && (Time.hour()  <= 22) )
{
/////////////////////////Sleep for 2 minutes to save battery/////////////////////////
System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP, 2 * 60);    
}
else 
/////////////////////////Sleep for 2 minutes to save battery/////////////////////////
System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP, 3 * 60);
}

void loop() {

}

Rftop · July 5, 2017, 3:36pm

You have 20 seconds of blocking code in Setup().
That can’t help the situation.

ecabanas · July 5, 2017, 3:45pm

Hi Rftop

I did not understand, so sorry!!!

thank’s for your help

ecabanas · July 6, 2017, 7:55am

HI,

The problem is the script has a failure but I don’t know where or why?

I put a publish after every reading to see where the script stops publishing…I found where, I commented these lines, but stops before…a nightmare.

Is it possible to debug the script? that’s critical to find where is the problem…I’m desperated

Thank’s

Moors7 · July 6, 2017, 9:08am

The battery always need to be plugged in, otherwise it can lose power when transmitting data, due to current peaks. That's might explain the power errors.

What improvements have you made since (the delays for example?)

ecabanas · July 6, 2017, 9:23am

Hi #Moors7

The battery has already connected and full power. See below the code, but all stops after leaf reading

There is any way to debug the process? I tryied to do the same process with serial and it works correctly.

Thank’s for you help

Eduard

void setup() {
  Time.zone(+2);



  /////////////////////////Temperature Ambient Reading/////////////////////////
  Serial.begin(9600);
  digitalWrite(D6, HIGH);
  sensor1.read();
  double temp = sensor1.celsius();
  digitalWrite(D6, LOW);

  delay(2000);
  Particle.publish("temp", String(temp), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////Temperature Soil Reading/////////////////////////
  digitalWrite(D7, HIGH);
  sensor2.read();
  double tempsoil = sensor2.celsius();
  digitalWrite(D7, LOW);

  delay(2000);
  Particle.publish("tempsoil", String(tempsoil), 60, PRIVATE);

  /////////////////////////Battery level Reading/////////////////////////
  FuelGauge fuel;
  float batt;
  batt = fuel.getVCell();
  Particle.publish("batt", String(batt), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////Humidity Reading/////////////////////////
  dht.begin();
  //delay(2000);

  //digitalWrite(A0, HIGH);
  double hum = dht.getHumidity();
  //delay(2000);
  //digitalWrite(A0, LOW);
  Particle.publish("hum", String(hum), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////Light Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
  //digitalWrite(A1, HIGH);
  //delay(2000);
  double light;
  light = analogRead(lightPin);
  Particle.publish("light", String(light), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////UV Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
  //digitalWrite(A2, HIGH);
  //delay(2000);
  double sensorValue;
  long  sum = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < 1024; i++)
  {
    sensorValue = analogRead(UVPin);
    sum = sensorValue + sum;
    delay(2);
  }
  sum = sum >> 10;
  double mV = sum * 4980.0 / 1023.0;
  float illum = ((mV / 1000 * 307) / 25);
  //digitalWrite(A2, LOW);
  //delay(2000);
  Particle.publish("uv", String(mV), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////Water Mark Reading/////////////////////////
  double WMValue = analogRead(WMPin);
  int WMValueP = map(WMValue, 767, 3420, 0, 100); //Convert to Percentage
  //delay(2000);
  Particle.publish("WMValue", String(WMValue), 60, PRIVATE);
  Particle.publish("WMValueP", String(WMValueP), 60, PRIVATE);
  /////////////////////////Decagon Leaf Sensor Reading/////////////////////////
  double leaf = analogRead(LeafSensor1);
  delay(100);
  //double leafP = map(leaf, 630, 1733, 0, 100); //Convert to Percentage
  //delay(2000);
  Particle.publish("leaf", String(leaf), 60, PRIVATE);
  //Particle.publish("leafp",String(leafP),60,PRIVATE);
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  ////////// Particle publish ///////////////////////////////////////////////
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  Particle.publish("SD", "11", 60, PRIVATE);
  String Stemp = String(temp);
  String Slight = String(light);
  String Stempsoil = String(tempsoil);
  String Shum = String(hum);
  String Sbatt = String(batt);
  String Ssoil = String(WMValueP);
  //String Sleaf = String(leafP);
  //String Sleafv = String(leaf);
  String Ssoilv = String(WMValue);
  String SUV = String(mV);
  //delay(1000);

  String publishString = "{\"temp\":" + Stemp + ",\"tempsoil\":" + Stempsoil + ",\"hum\":" + Shum + ",\"light\":" + Slight + ",\"batt\":" + Sbatt + ",\"groundsoil\":" + Ssoil  + ",\"soilV\":" + Ssoilv + ",\"UV\":" + SUV + "}";//",\"leaf\":" + leafP  ++ ",\"leafv\":" + Sleafv
  //delay(1000);
  Particle.publish("SD", publishString, 60, PRIVATE);


  if ((Time.hour() >= 05) && (Time.hour()  <= 22) )
  {
    /////////////////////////Sleep for 2 minutes to save battery/////////////////////////
    System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP, 2 * 60);
  }
  else
    /////////////////////////Sleep for 2 minutes to save battery/////////////////////////
    System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP, 3 * 60);
}

void loop() {

}

ecabanas · July 6, 2017, 11:57am

a new strange thing:
sometines the info comes from the name of the machine “Electron_XXX” and sometimes comes from a long ID

Rftop · July 6, 2017, 3:09pm

I’m a newbie, but here is what I would try:

Move all the Sensor Readings to loop()
Remove any Sleep functions, until you get the code working
Remove ALL the individual Publish Events for EACH Sensor, because you have a publishString at the end of the code anyway.

The loop() will constantly read all the sensors and update the variables.
Perform the Publish Event for publishString in an IF STATEMENT that checks for your pre-determined publish delay.
Right now you CODE “attempts” to publish way too often.

ecabanas · July 7, 2017, 8:52am

Hi Rftop

At last I think I found the problem. Particle did not accept a long Json (I don’t know why) I divided the json in two jsons, and putting 4000 delay between and now it works.

ScruffR · July 7, 2017, 11:43am

How long was your string?

https://docs.particle.io/reference/firmware/photon/#particle-publish-

DavidBarrett · July 10, 2017, 1:26am

I had the same issue. The Electron can go to sleep before the publish completes. It is a simple fix, just add Particle.process() after you last publish, before the sleep command. This makes it wait until the publish has finished.

Cheers,
David Barrett

ScruffR · July 10, 2017, 3:32am

This should have been taken care of with 0.6.0 (probably 0.5.3 already) on Electrons and 0.7.0 should do for WiFi devices too.

ecabanas · July 10, 2017, 8:26am

Hi DavidBarrett

I’ll try do this, thank you very much

Best

Eduard

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