[mcg1103]

The raspberry pi image does not seem to work with the bbb. Can I just load ubuntu on my device and then load the open sprinkler software?

Is there a complete BBB setup guide?

[mcg1103]

I also had all kinds of trouble maintaining a connection with the USB. I tried two USB wifi devices. The recommended edimax nano and one that I purchased on Ebay with a larger antenna. The one with the larger antenna had a problem with the power plug getting in the way but was able to get it plugged in. Neither worked reliably. I tried two beaglebone black boards (I use them at work so I had several at my disposal for testing). I could get it to connect once in a while but would not hold up a connection. I did not do the above mentioned fix…. found this after I found the solution below.

Finally I purchased a tp-link TL-WR702N. Running this mini router in client mode I was able to and plugging into the rj-45 ethernet port on the bbb I have had absolutely not trouble. It has worked after every reboot and has not stopped once. This device is small enough to fit in the recommended enclosure with a OSBo, one 16 station expansion board and the plug in style transformer. It is a tight fit and requires too many extra cables, but it is working.

I am running my OSBo outside, in the weather proof en-closure. I am interested to see how it holds up to the Phoenix summers. It is 99 degrees right now and it is still running 🙂 We will see what happens when the temp gets up to 115.

-Mark

[mcg1103]

I got the native android ap going as well. Very nice.

The mobile web ap has some features the native ap does not have, correct? LIke the yahoo weather based rain delay setup and the ability to automatically shut off manual mode at midnight?

One thing I noticed with the MOBILE WEB AP:
I opened port 80 and 8080 on my router but I noticed the mobile web ap has trouble when I am outside my firewall. Is it using any other ports other than 80 and 8080? I can’t connect, like the port 80 is not open. Yet port 8080 is working fine.

I am also using dns masq so my domain resolves differently on my lan then on the wan. Could that be the problem?

No big deal just curious. This think is working great. So much fun to turn the sprinklers on from inside when my kids are in the back yard….

-Mark

[mcg1103]

Thanks for the reply. I did that on your advice and you are correct it was not installed. But I was still getting the error. I then did a

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo shutdown -r now

that seem to fix the mobile web.

Thanks for your help!

-mark

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