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Great idea! Thanks @shicks!

I’ve attached the specs sheet to this reply. Maybe you can help me interpret it. The following is what I was told from Apogee when I asked about the heaters:

“Regarding the <span class=”markjqg79ytz9″ data-markjs=”true” data-ogac=”” data-ogab=”” data-ogsc=”black” data-ogsb=”rgb(255, 241, 0)”>heater</span>s, you do not need to operate them all the…[Read more]

Awesome. The XBee module is an RF module, the XBee Pro S3B. I just remembered, while the apogee sensors I am using don’t require power to make measurements, they do require power for the internal heater. The pyrgeometer heaters, according to the datasheet, draw 15.4 mA and 185 mW at 12 VDC. The pyranometers draw 30.8 mA and 370s mW at 12 VDC. In…[Read more]

@srgdamiano Sorry to bother you on this, but I still need help understanding the issues I’ve had with the Teros library.

@srgdamiano were you able to look at the cpp code?

No worries! I also just wanted to let you know that I have run into similar issues using the Teros 11 files where it won’t record all of the measurements.

For anyone who would be interested in using these radio modules with modular sensors, I was able to transfer modular sensor readings from a Mayfly through the XBee Pro S3B to another XBee Pro S3B in transparent mode using the following lines of code in my void loop() function:

digitalWrite(xbeeSleepPin,…

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@srgdamiano could I get your help with these h/cpp files I created for the Teros 12 sensors? I am having some issues with my sensors not getting values other than -9999 when I have multiple Teros 12 sensors connected. When I use the Teros 11 modules, they all record together, which leads me to believe I set up my h/cpp files wrong. Could I get…[Read more]

Yes, these two modules can be set up like a wire. I got a Mayfly to send information over the Pro S3B module to another module connected to a computer. I set them up on the XCTU in transparent mode, set the network IDs to be the same, and told the sender XBee what the serial address is of the receiver XBee. In transparent mode, anytime data is…[Read more]

Okay, so what do you think would be the best way to pull out the data generated from the logger object’s logData()? If it is easy to access it, then I feel it shouldn’t be too hard to just jump to a Serial1.print() statement once the logData() method is complete to send the data. Am I thinking this through correctly?

@srgdamiano would you know if the XBee Pro S3B modules can be used with the ModularSensors library? I know how to send data over them using Serial1.print(), but I would like to use these 900 MHz modules with ModularSensors if that is possible. Thanks!

Can a 900 MHz XBee radio be used with the ModularSensors library? I noticed that there is are DigiXBee.cpp and DigiXBee.h files in the modems folder. Can modem objects created with that class be used with the logAndPublishData() function found in most ModularSensor examples that use XBees, or is there a different way of integrating 900 MHz XBee…[Read more]

@srgdamiano I made a header and cpp file for the Teros 12 by copying the 11 files and adjusting them. When I try to use it, the outputs recorded to my SD card are all -9999 values, and the column headers for the variables are never added (but it will add the headers for the other variables besides the Teros). I get the same problem when I use the…[Read more]

Okay, sorry I am not very software savvy (especially when it comes to C++). Would you suggest just copying and pasting the Teros 11 sensor files and then just adjusting the copy to handle the Teros 12? I’m not very confident in my abilities to make a new module that captures everything correctly.

@srgdamiano would you know how to best approach this?

I was! For some reason my Adafruit folder didn’t include the ADS1015.cpp and ADS1015.h files. I have my library up to date now though and it’s working great. Thanks!

Okay, gotcha. It’s of interest for me because I am looking at attaching multiple apogee pyranometers and pyrgeometers to the Mayfly that are all analog outputs. Because the pyrgeometers also require adjustments based on an internal thermistor reading, it would require more than 4 analog pins, so I am just seeing if I could get a decent resolution…[Read more]