[SOLVED] Photon goes off-line frequently

Troubleshooting
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ScruffR,

Well, right after I posted that…

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So, this is the pattern,

  • Time.minute() changes to 43 and the program takes a soil moisture reading
  • The soil moisture raw reading and description are reported using Particle.publish - this is complete in the 1st second
  • At about the “middle” of the minute (29 seconds) the Photon goes offline and reconnects 8 seconds later
  • The next reporting at 44 minutes goes off without a hitch.

What is the Photon doing during that time besides running in the main loop with the if (Time.minute() != currentPeriod) switch? Does it update the Particle.variable or Particle.function values?

These intermittent problems are always the hardest to solve.

Thanks,

Chip