I had two defective Xenons that were bricked while having their firmware updated. Particle replaced them after two months but they sent me 2 Argons instead. I do not wish to wait another 2 months for the correct replacement. So if I use the Argon in the place of the Xenon, what changes do I need …

[image] Jimmie: I do not wish to wait another 2 months for the correct replacement. Even if you wanted to wait you would not get replacement Xenons from Particle anymore as they don't have any left and won't produce them anymore. When you put the device in proper sleep mode WiFi will not be …

Hi @Jimmie - I have 10 Xenon’s that I have no use for, but suspect it will be quite a challenge to get them to you. Honestly, I would be happy to have them be replaced with Argons :smile: @ScruffR made a good point, specifying a SYSTEM_MODE other than AUTOMATIC, will leave WiFi of unless specifi…

Thank you @ScruffR and @friedl_1977 . For the Argon, I am using the default SYSTEM_MODE(AUTOMATIC) because the system it is joining has multiple Xenons connected to a Boron, so I need the mesh network to be on. When setting up the Argon, I never stored any WiFi credentials as it had been set up as …

Thank you @friedl_1977 . Yes, I had set up the Argon on a mesh network and it is working as a Xenon. The only thing I am concerned about is if it is spending time looking for a WiFi network and the resulting impact on power consumption. I tried the following in setup() but it causes the Argon to f…

Hi @Jimmie - I was suspecting something might be not so obvious. As with Photons, it seems the Argon (even after running the instruction via CLI) is still first and foremost looking for connection to the cloud via Wifi. This then seems to block the rest of your code. In my opinion you have two o…

[image] friedl_1977: SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED); Thank you @friedl_1977 . I am using SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED); and getting a breathing cyan so I have a suspicion that the Argon is not looking for a WiFi connection. I guess I can also use SYSTEM_MODE(SEMI_AUTOMATIC) and Particle.connect() but that…

Hi @Jimmie - Just to confirm; You are running in SYSTEM_MODE(AUTOMATIC); with SYSTEM_THREAD(ENABLED);but when you use WiFi.off(); in setup the Argon does NOT connect to the Mesh and remains blinking white (which means WiFi off) and never proceed to blinking Cyan? I would give SYSTEM_MODE a go, bu…

Thank you very much @friedl_1977 . Definitely worth investigating…

Substituting an Argon for a Xenon

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friedl_1977 May 11, 2020, 4:08pm 5

Hi @Jimmie -

EDIT:: This thread might be useful.

Regards,
Friedl.

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Substituting an Argon for a Xenon

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