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Hey Ray. If you can point me to how to make a custom weather algorithm, I can work on this myself.
Is there a template to work from? How do you load the algorithm on the OpenSprinkler?
Hi Ray. Thanks for the comment. I figured there would be more involved in my request.
Here’s what I would think
I would say, if hi temp over the last 7 days is over 85, trigger “X program” to run every 3 days. Cancel run if rain sensor triggered in last 3 days.
If hi temp is less than 85, trigger “X program” to run every 7 days. Cancel run if rain sensor triggered in last 5 days.
Hi temperature is really what I think is important as even one day of high temperature will zap the water out of the grass. To be honest, I would want to play around with that temp a bit. I’m not sure if 85 is exactly the right temp. I think maybe closer to 90 makes more sense. But I’m sure that would all be manageable.
Thanks for the help both of you. I ended up just getting google WiFi and using a different router in bridge mode. It works as expected now.
I think the TP-Link routers that are recommended with the OpenSprinkler are garbage. If you have another option, use something else.
– Support to skip a station if 1) watering percentage is below 20% and 2) the station’s resulting water time is less than 10 seconds. This is to prevent very short watering times.
Where are these new options located in the android app?
I am having a problem now. My watering level is always 0%. I even changed my location to Tampa, Florida and it is still 0%.
My os connects fine to the internet, as I can always control the unit remotely.
Any ideas what could be causing this? Anything I can screenshot to help troubleshoot?
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Thank you for the extra input from everyone. I was able to get remote access working, finally. It ended up being a mistake on my part. I had the app set to connect to my internal IP address. Obviously, it dawned on me that it is not possible to connect to the internal IP addresses from an outside network. This is clearly outlined in the video. I just needed to sit down and re-watch everything all at once.
My new settings are as follows:
On my ASUS RT-N66U router, I have set up as follows:
- Service Name: OpenSprinkler
- Port Range: 8080
- Local IP: “O-S static IP address”
- Local Port: 100
- Protocol: Both (TCP and UDP)
On my OpenSprinkler app, I have set up as follows:
- IP Address: “ASUS external IP address”:8080
For what its worth, I have my TP-Link router set up in client mode using dynamic DHCP and it seems to work ok. I have reserved the static IP address on my ASUS router and on my OpenSprinkler. It seems to work just fine with that setup.
I just want to post a follow-up for anyone experiencing the same issue as me. This all started with me trying to Port forward my OpenSprinkler (O-S) for remote access. First, I had to set up a static IP address. Being that I installed my O-S last year, I forgot that you can set a static IP on the O-S itself. Here I encountered my first problem. Being that I have hardware version 2.1on firmware version 2.1.0, I cannot simply press button 2 to display my MAC (how annoying). After googling, I used my command prompt to run ping and arp commands and found what I thought was the O-S MAC address. Unfortunately, it had returned the MAC address of my client router (The TPLink that O-S recommends installing with the unit). Every time I set my static IP address on the router (unknowingly for the client router instead of my O-S), the O-S would jump. It kept jumping back and forth between 192.168.1.49 and 192.168.1.50, the opposite of whichever I set as the static IP. Now that I understand the whole picture, it makes more sense.
So I kind of figured that there was a problem with my MAC address after a while. Here is where I encountered problem #2. I tried to update my firmware version (in order to view the MAC by pressing button 2). I followed along with the instructions posted online. I’ve following much more difficult tutorials plenty of times in the past, but for some reason I just could not get this to work. I believe there is a problem with the drivers that are on the installation PDF. Maybe they are a problem on every computer, but they were on my Windows 7 64-bit HP laptop. And they wouldnt work on my Toshiba netbook running Windows 7 either. I finally brought my Mac laptop home from work (no driver necessary), and the installation was completed in under 10 seconds. You can see the error message I received in the messages above.
Now that I had the new firmware, I removed the MAC address from the TP-Link client router, manually put the static IP into my O-S, and also attached the static IP to the O-S MAC address, through my main router.
Unfortunately, I still cannot access the O-S remotely, but I think this is due to the port forwarding settings. I have an ASUS RT-N66U router. The O-S instructions (using a different router brand) give the following cells to input data:
- Service port (external port) :8080
- internal port : 80
- IP address: “O-S static IP address”
- Protocol: All
- Status:<b> Enabled</b>
On my ASUS RT-N66U router, I have set up as follows:
- Service Name: OpenSprinkler
- Port Range: 8080
- Local IP: “O-S static IP address”
- Local Port: 80
- Protocol: Both (TCP and UDP)
So these setting are not working for me. If anyone knows what I am doing wrong, please let me know. I guess I am not sure if all of these settings should be done on my main router or the client router. And I dont know what the difference in naming is from the TP-Link tutorial to my ASUS router.
I brought my Mac home from work and ran the firmware update program on it. I was done in 5 seconds. There is a problem with the Windows drivers….maybe not on all computers, but on both of my Windows 7 laptops.
Thanks for all the help Ray! /s
I would also like to be able to change/add an option to this. The Zimmerman method uses mean temperature to control watering. Here in IN, the outside temp is only 65F and the program is already calling for water. I think it is too cold to be using the sprinklers right now.
Is it possible to implement an option that doesnt start watering until a certain temp is reached?
here is my log
====== Tue Apr 7 16:04:09 2015 ======
avrdude: error: could not find USB device “USBasp” with vid=0x16c0 pid=0x5dc
====== Tue Apr 7 16:04:09 2015 ======
Error uploading firmware.
There is no question mark next to usbasp in device manager.
I have not been using detect device anymore for the reason you described. I just select my device.
I am copying this log from another post because i am away from home, but it’s the exact same log.
====== K márc. 24 13:39:25 2015 ======
Error uploading firmware.
====== K márc. 24 13:40:55 2015 ======
avrdude: error: could not find USB device “USBasp” with vid=0x16c0 pid=0x5dc
I’ve done that exact sequence using two different laptops, both window 7…and two different USB cables. Is there some nuance I am missing? I’m thinking my problem is related to the driver, but I don’t know how to troubleshoot that.
Also, I do see a confirmed USBasp connection when I connect the OS to the computers under boorloader mode.
I’ve tried two different laptops and two different usb cables. Same error every time. Did I receive a broken unit? I have changed the default password. Does that matter?
Yes, it did not update the firmware.
I did not check the cable. I received a successful driver installation message upon connecting the usb cable, so I figured it was working ok.
The part where you say, select firmware to upload. You mean that is choosing the firmware you want to upload to the opensprinkler? I thought you select your current firmware. This could be why I’m having problems if so.
I am having the exact same error logs as you had. Only I am on a Windows 7 laptop. I guess I will try a different laptop.
