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Tim,
It is possible IE 9 is not compatible with the web interface. Microsoft recommends upgrading:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/08/07/stay-up-to-date-with-internet-explorer.aspx
Dan
According to the Raspberry Pi web site, version 2 has “Complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1”.
It also has the same form factor as the B+ So it should work just fine with the B+ version of the OSPi board but 6X faster.
I wanted to order one but the usual sources are sold out.
Dan
Mike,
If you have the micro-controller based OpenSprinkler you can click the support link at the top of the page for help on this.
Dan
OK, a resource page is now on the Wiki:
https://github.com/Dan-in-CA/ospi_plugins/wiki/Resources
I think I’ll probably use it myself. It has my favorite resources in one place.
Dan
Thanks for the update.
I’m sure there are a lot of folks who will be interested in your progress.
Dan
Mike,
The log problem may be solved. See this post:
https://opensprinkler.com/forums/topic/log-display/
I will look into the erratic time issue. It may have something to do with the nature of the Linux operating system.
Dan
Very good suggestions!
It is a matter of having the time to implement it.
I think I will start a list of requested features and add it to the plugins wiki. If someone is looking for a project to work on that would give them some ideas.
Dan
I was planning to add a resources section. That will be the next thing I work on.
The project has been developed on a Windows system up till now so some of the resources I am familiar with lean towards that platform. This is a community based project so anyone with Python programming experience on a Mac is encouraged to chime in with suggestions.
For abut the first year of the project I used Idle, Python’s built in IDE which is cross platform. Another user mentioned that he uses PyScripter:
https://code.google.com/p/pyscripter/
But I have no experience with it.
One of the most important tips for getting started is to look at what others have done.
@Ken,For your temperature based scheduling, The other weather based plugins may give you some good ideas. You might be able to modify one of them for your purposes. The first thing to consider is how you will get the temperature data.
Dan
Hi Ken,
It should be pretty easy with a plugin. It might involve adding additional runs to those zones that need it (just a suggestion).
I am in the process of writing documentation about plugin authoring. You can see what I’ve got so far at:
https://github.com/Dan-in-CA/ospi_plugins/wiki
There will be a bare bones plugin named proto that can be used as a starting point. I will try to post it to the new plugins repository on GitHub later today.
If you give plugin writing a go, it would be helpful if you could post about what you need help with. That will help with the documentation.
Dan
There actually is one in the plugins directory, disabled by default.
You can enable it with:
sudo chmod +x OSPi/plugins/system_update.py
But it only does a git pull and will not handle this situation. It will be easy to fix.
I am currently working on a new plugin management system that will make things a lot easier. I will include an updated rev of the system updater when that is released. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks.
Dan
At the point where you have gotten the error you can just do “sudo git reset –hard origin/master” to fix the problem.
It is due to the nature of the update rather than how the repository is managed.
Dan
If you are referring to the “_” character, it is actually the name of a function that enables translations to work. If you look into any of the .html files in the templates directory you will see a lot of them.
Dan
There are two numbering schemes for the GPIO pins. It looks like you are using GPIO numbers rather than physical P1 numbering. In that case it should not be a problem as long as you don’t plan to use the rain sensor connector or the on board relay.
I would be interested in learning about your rs 485 application.
Dan
I would like to thank Jose Zapater for contributing a Spanish translation for the web interface.
Some text on the home page was not showing the translations. That has now been fixed.
Dan
Scott,
Glad to see you are still involved!
I am planning to push an update in the next couple of days. It includes support for multiple languages and a new signalling system which allows events in the core program to trigger functions in plugins without polling (no looping required).
At this point I expect the code to remain fairly stable for the foreseeable future except for feature updates such as the ability to schedule multiple zones in each program.
Dan
Hi Mike,
Looks like the link you posted has the sensor end of things pretty well covered. The problem would be connecting both an xbee and the OSBo board to a BBB. A quick internet search brought up some links to an xbee cape for the BBB but it looks like that would preclude connecting the OSBo board unless you figure out how to use cables to make the connection.
If you figure out a way to have both the xbee and OSBo board connectd it should be pretty easy to write a plugin for the ospi software to handle controlling the irrigation.
Dan
There was a change to the code a while back made by another developer. You need to use http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080/sn?sid=1 to get the status of station 1.
You can also do http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080/sn?sid=1&set_to=1 to turn the station on or http://XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080/sn?sid=1&set_to=0 to turn the station off.
Dan
Mike,
It’s not dead but as far as I know there has not been any progress in a while.
I am currently working on an experimental modbus network but time is the limiting factor.
Dan
Alan,
Thanks for the additional input. I have been running some tests but didn’t see the problem yet.
This will give a better direction for testing. what rain delay times have you been using?
Dan
Hi Luke,
I think this may be related to another bug that has been reported in which some irrigation events get pushed to the next day if they are scheduled late in the day. I think it has to do with the timezone offset and I am working to solve it.
You might check the home page timeline display for the following day to see if the program shows up there.
Dan
