OS 3.0 Lan Adapter

I’ve already communicated with you offline, but as a public record: the version with wired Ethernet module (officially numbered OS 3.2) is a very recent release. Only the recently purchased (like May 2019 and onward) OS 3 controllers are compatible with the Ethernet module, the previous versions use different sets of pins and are not compatible with the module.

I will make an official announcement of OS 3.2 shortly. The short story is that capability wise, it’s the same with all OS 3’s, except it has a cable that can link to a wired Ethernet module (ENC28J60-based). When the Ethernet module is plugged in, the controller functions in wired Ethernet mode; otherwise it’s in WiFi mode. It currently doesn’t support both at the same time, but will function in one or the other depending on whether the module is plugged in or not. Over-the-air firmware update is only supported in WiFi mode (so you can temporarily remove the Ethernet module, update firmware in WiFi mode, then plug in the Ethernet module again). Other than this feature, there is no distinction between OS 3.2 and other OS 3’s. The expanders are the same for all of them.

hi,

i have build a 3.0 version and wired a enc28j60 to it but it dose not work. i have to disconnect the pcf8574 then is work. how come?
its seems to work only if it detect a 3.2 version. but i don’t have a Pca9555 on hand only pcf8574 and pcf8575.

thanks

Thanks for the reply i will ordre some pca9555. Here a picture of my oppensprinkler. You did a great job.
The only thing missing is one siol moisture for each zone . That way it will be use for multiple plant watring

Here it is

The ecn26j60 will only work if i disconnect the 2 pfc8574, But i don’t have any relays working

For now the enc28j60 is not working . There is a pcf8574 x20 under the nodemcu for the button. The relays are connected to the red pcf8574 x22 that you can see. The way i understand it is when i receive the pca9555 and address it to x22 and remove the 2 pcf8574 the system will detect version 3.2 and the enc28j60 will work and the relays.

received the pca9555 and rewired everything. all seems fine except the trigger from the pca9555 seems to have change to high and before it was low.

is this normal? or i am missing something.

is there a easy fix.

thanks

hi,

not exactly,

to activate the 8 stations whit my previous setup, pcf8574, the pcf8574 send low “0V” to active the relay board.

and now the pca9555, it send high “5V” to activate my 8 channel relay.

so previously, pcf8574, wen a activate a station the relay activated and now 9ca9555 the relay is always activated except wen a start a station.

does that make scene?

i was afraid that was the answer :-).

i had a lot of trouble compiling the code whit Arduino ide on windows . son i took my linux computer and was able to add the tiny character “~” to reverse the trigger. and thanks for pointing me to the right file.

everything now is working.
the repository on github is not the 2.1.8 (6) only 2.1.8 (4) is that correct?

Yes, minor revision (6) is in the ether4os32 branch. Will merge that to master shortly.

Hi, I’m very novice but I built 3.2, but the relays are going badly for me. I need to change the output, but my English is very bad and I can’t find where in the .cpp file.
The same happens to me as my partner.
Is there an easy way to do it?

thanks to everyone.

Sorry for the Google translation.

hi,

if you had the same “problem” that i have. find the section below in opensprinkler.cpp
you have to add ~ in the pca9555 section so it will look like this reg = (reg&0xFF00) | ~station_bits[0]; // output channels are the low 8-bit

// Handle driver board (on main controller)
if(drio->type==IOEXP_TYPE_8574) {
/* revision 0 uses PCF8574 with active low logic, so all bits must be flipped */
drio->i2c_write(NXP_OUTPUT_REG, ~station_bits[0]);
} else if(drio->type==IOEXP_TYPE_9555) {
/* revision 1 uses PCA9555 with active high logic */
uint16_t reg = drio->i2c_read(NXP_OUTPUT_REG); // read current output reg value
reg = (reg&0xFF00) | station_bits[0]; // output channels are the low 8-bit
drio->i2c_write(NXP_OUTPUT_REG, reg); // write value to register

Hello!

On the actual firmware i have setup a PCA9555 with an esp8266
I got the same problem. Actually on default status, the pca9555 is set on high, when you trigger an station it sends low.
I just wandering how to invert it.

There is the issue:
i have edited this line on opensprinkler.cpp file. (actual line on this date 1120)

reg = (reg&0xFF00) | station_bits[0];

to

reg = (reg&0xFF00) | ~station_bits[0];

Recompile and seems to be fine.
The defaultstatus is now low, but when i trigger an station… nothing happen.

Also a bug:
The station 8 seems to be not working properly… the original code is not working (expected is goes to low)
on the modified firmware it goes to high, after finish the time, it continues high (the spected is to it goes to low)