EnviroDIY | Dave Fisher | Activity https://www.envirodiy.org/members/davejadco-com/activity/ Activity feed for Dave Fisher. Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9074193b2fdca239584709817b72b3fe Dave Fisher started the topic Error installing EnviroDIY libraries in PlatformIO in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/error-installing-envirodiy-libraries-in-platformio/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:28:56 -0400 Following the instructions at https://github.com/EnviroDIY/Libraries, I’m entering the following command into a VSCode/PlatformIO terminal: pio lib -g install https://github.com/EnviroDIY/Libraries.git#platformio.

I get this result: “Error: Could not load broken JSON: C:UsersDave’s…[Read more]

]]> 51af94f8d77bf9fb90b8b3d0c188140d Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user - upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/new-mayfly-user-upload-stopped-working/#post-12326 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:17:43 -0400 Beth – success! Problem fixed. Board not fried. The “wicked hard to push in” really helped – I, ah, “insisted” that the battery get seated oriented as in the picture, and now everything works. Thank you for helping me through this. -Dave

]]> 41284f1d57f793fe1fa29fd10fc3b877 Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user - upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/new-mayfly-user-upload-stopped-working/#post-12319 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 12:04:52 -0400 You’re right, apparently my RTC is fried since it will not hold the time/date. This is very frustrating, as I followed the RTC battery installation instructions on this forum at RTC battery installation instructions.

RTC battery installation instructions

Can I get my RTC fixed, or do I need to throw away a brand new Mayfly? -Dave

]]> 72d8b6b67bdc751b6ecd3c246c07573c Dave Fisher replied to the topic New Mayfly user - upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/new-mayfly-user-upload-stopped-working/#post-12317 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:16:49 -0400 Problem fixed! Problem cause: days ago, I tried to insert the Real-Time-Clock battery upside down. It made contact, but wouldn’t seat fully (of course). I removed the battery, but DIDN’T insert it at all. The Mayfly never worked again (I tried for days) until I gave up, posted my plea for help, and happened to install the RTC battery (the…[Read more]

]]> df683cf27971f555f6f040913155b15e Dave Fisher started the topic New Mayfly user - upload stopped working in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/new-mayfly-user-upload-stopped-working/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:38:41 -0400 I recently attended a Mayfly class, and bought a board thru Amazon. I followed setup instructions carefully, and was able to run the blink demo, write to the SD card, etc. The next day when I started the IDE, it indicated there were libraries to be updated, so I updated them prior to running any sketches. The upload failed, and I presumed there…[Read more]

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