Yes, that is the one.
I’m not sure what the voltage of the sensor is. Some websites state it as 3.3V, others as 5V.
For my water level sensor application, I use it with a NodeMCU board at 3.3V and it works perfectly.
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I ordered the ultrasonic sensor, should be here in a couple days. How did you get the percentage full on your icon from the ultrasonic polling sensor, I didnt see anywhere you could map the tank height to the sensor measured distance? Or is that math in the Device handler?
static st::PS_Ultrasonic sensor1(F(“ultrasonic1”), 60, 0, PIN_ULTRASONIC_T, PIN_ULTRASONIC_E)
It is in the “Child Ultrasonic Sensor” DTH. You may need to customize it for your specific use case, as a cylindrical tank is assumed. This was originally developed by @Saif76 and he was gracious enough to add it to the ST_Anything project.
Apologies if this has been discussed previously but I haven’t seen it. I have ST_Anything set up and running - it’s been great, even have an instance going to Hubitat.
The one thing I have seen on ST for two different “nodes” is the when I have a motion sensor (PIR) it is reporting active and then inactive in the recent logs every check in w/ 10 secs in between. As you can imagine this is problematic for any automation. What’s even more interesting is that it doesn’t show up in the serial monitor when looking for events.
Any suggestions?
What PIR motion sensor do you have attached to your microcontroller? Some of them have a jumper to select what type of output signal is desired: constant vs toggling.
Question about how ST Anything connects. I have a feather MO wifi board that’s far away and at the edge of wifi connectivity. Sometimes it locks up the board if it has trouble connecting. To get it back up again I have implemented the “Sleepy_Dog” watchdog timer but the max that can wait before a board reset is 16 seconds. So if its stuck connecting for more that 16sec the board resets. But its seems to be reseting several times a day erasing my sketch data each time.
So what is the behavior of ST Anything: Does it reconnect every time its time to send data and after st::Everything::run(); is called in the loop? Then disconnect…
Basically I want to enable the 16sec watchdog only during the time its connecting then disable. Or some how give up trying to connect if a certain time is elapsed (<16sec) and try again at the next polling interval.
Is the Feather M0 using the ATWINC1500 wifi chip? If so, I assume you’re using the WiFi101 library, correct?
If so, I am sorry to say that I have never been able to get the Arduino MKR1000 or an Arduino MEGA + ATWINC1500 WiFi Shield (both use WiFi101) to work reliably. They just never seem to stay connected to the WiFi network reliably, resulting in a lock-up / non-responsive microcontroller. I have tried to add reconnect logic, but I have never gotten the ATWINC1500 WiFi ship to be reliable using the WiFi101 library. If you look through the Arduino WiFi101 library’s GitHub repository, you’ll see a long history of ‘issues’ with this combination.
As for how ST_Anything works… During the sketch’s setup() routine, the WiFi connection is established. This creates a server and client. The server is used to receive data from the hub, while the client is used to send data to the hub. The WiFi connection is never dropped intentionally. The software does try to detect a loss of connectivity and then tries to reconnect. With the WiFi101 library, I have never seen very good results.
All of the networking code is contained in SmartThingsWiFi101.h and .cpp. If you can improve upon the logic, I am all ears! I would love to have another developer try to improve the reliability of this particular WiFi solution.
Yep, you mentioned that issue with ATWINC1500 before and I wasn’t having the lock ups until I moved this thing far away. I need that ufL connector the Feather MO board has so I can put an antenna on it otherwise I would use the esp32. Anyone now of a ESP32 with onboard LiPo charger and ufL connector?
This has the Lipo… Maybe you could add an WiFi access point closer to the location for this board?
Hendre, I got my sensor and playing with the device handler, Will you be able to share the changes you made to get the “Remaining” liters on the tile?
Thanks.
I figured it out, its working, at least working on my kitchen table. I had device name wrong. Also added “Air Gap” to the preferences to account for the distance the sensor sits above the water when the tank is full.
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That Feather ESP32 's the same board I’m building up for my solar powered tank level sensor and temp . Gonna see if it can cover the 400feet from my tank to my ubiquiti outdoor access point which sits 15ft up on a poll. I think it can do it. The MO board with antenna is about 700+ feet away thru some trees, also using small solar panel and LiPo battery.
Now it is my turn to ask if you would care to share your changes?
It has been mentioned previously, but this may help others: The sensor becomes erratic when the level is less than about 4 inches from the sensor. I have not been able to determine exactly how it responds, but it appears to me that once the object gets closer that 4 inches, the distance reported increases (instead of decreasing). That happens until the object (water level) is about an inch from the sensor, at which point it gets totally crazy.
Point I wish to make - when you play around with the sensor to test your code, don’t bring the object closer to about 4 inches from the sensor.
Yep, specs on that sensor are 25 to 450cm (10 - 177in). I might run into a similar issue as when full I think the sensor will be about 6in from the top of the water. Here’s the changes I made to the device handler and the code. Include airgap preference and some tile additions. I do the inputs and calcs in CM then convert to gallons.
metadata {
definition (name: "Child Ultrasonic Sensor, Tank Gallons", namespace: "Me", author: "Me") {
capability "Sensor"
attribute "lastUpdated", "String"
attribute "ultrasonic", "Number"
command "generateEvent", ["string", "string"]
}
tiles(scale: 2) {
multiAttributeTile(name: "ultrasonic", type: "generic", width: 6, height: 4, canChangeIcon: true) {
tileAttribute("device.ultrasonic", key: "PRIMARY_CONTROL") {
attributeState("ultrasonic", label: '${currentValue}%', unit:"%", defaultState: true,
backgroundColors: [
[value: 80, color: "#44b621"], // Dark Green
[value: 60, color: "#f1d801"], // Dark Yellow
[value: 40, color: "#d04e00"], // Orange
[value: 20, color: "#bc2323"] // Red
])
}
tileAttribute ("device.gallons", key: "SECONDARY_CONTROL") {
attributeState "power", label:'Remaining: ${currentValue} gallons', icon: "http://cdn.device-icons.smartthings.com/Bath/bath6-icn@2x.png"
}
}
valueTile("gallons", "device.gallons", inactiveLabel: false, decoration: "flat", width: 2, height: 2) {
state "default", label:'${currentValue} Left', unit:"gal", backgroundColor:"#000000"
}
valueTile("capacity", "device.capacity", inactiveLabel: false, decoration: "flat", width: 2, height: 2) {
state "default", label:'${currentValue} Total', unit:"gal", backgroundColor:"#d04e00"
}
valueTile("lastUpdated", "device.lastUpdated", inactiveLabel: false, decoration: "flat", width: 2, height: 2) {
state "default", label:'Last Updated ${currentValue}', backgroundColor:"#ffffff"
}
}
preferences {
input name: "height", type: "number", title: "Height", description: "Enter height of tank full level in cm", required: true
input name: "diameter", type: "number", title: "Diameter", description: "Enter diameter of tank in cm", required: true
input name: "airgap", type: "number", title: "AirGap", description: "Enter Sensor Height Above Full Level", required: true
}
}
def generateEvent(String name, String value) {
log.debug("Passed values to routine generateEvent in device named $device: Name - $name - Value - $value")
double sensorValue = value as float
//Tank total Capacity
def volume = 3.14159 * (diameter/2) * (diameter/2) * height // Volume of Tank
double capacityLiters = volume / 3785 // divide by 3785 to get total capacity in gallons
capacityLiters = capacityLiters as int // Remove decimals
sendEvent(name: "capacity", value: capacityLiters) // This is the total capacity when full
// Ramaining in Tank
double remainingVolume = (volume - (3.14159 * (diameter/2) * (diameter/2) * (sensorValue-airgap))) / 3785 // divide by 3785 to get gallons
remainingVolume = remainingVolume.round(2)
sendEvent(name: "gallons", value: remainingVolume) // Use this for how much is left in the tank
// Tank Percent full
double capacityValue = 100 - ((sensorValue-airgap)/height * 100 ) // Get the percent full
if(capacityValue != 100)
{
capacityValue = capacityValue.round(2)
sendEvent(name: name, value: capacityValue)
}
// Update lastUpdated date and time
def nowDay = new Date().format("MMM dd", location.timeZone)
def nowTime = new Date().format("h:mm a", location.timeZone)
sendEvent(name: "lastUpdated", value: nowDay + " at " + nowTime, displayed: false)
}
def installed() {
}
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Hello,
I’m having some rookie issues. Trying to compile ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32Wifi in Arduino 1.8.5 with Board nodeMCU 0.9 (ESP-12 module). I’m getting the following errors:
any help appreciated.
thanks,
Chin
In file included from C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:43:0:
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\libraries\SmartThingsESP32WiFi/SmartThingsESP32WiFi.h:42:25: error: ‘WiFiEvent_t’ has not been declared
_ static void WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event);_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino: In function ‘void setup()’:
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:195: error: ‘analogReadResolution’ was not declared in this scope
_ analogReadResolution(11); // Default of 12 is not very linear. Recommended to use 10 or 11 depending on needed resolution._
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:196: error: ‘ADC_6db’ was not declared in this scope
_ analogSetAttenuation(ADC_6db); // Default is 11db which is very noisy. Recommended to use 2.5 or 6._
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:196: error: ‘analogSetAttenuation’ was not declared in this scope
_ analogSetAttenuation(ADC_6db); // Default is 11db which is very noisy. Recommended to use 2.5 or 6._
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:112: error: ‘A3’ was not declared in this scope
_ #define PIN_WATER_2 A3 //(GPIO 39) SmartThings Capability “Water Sensor”_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:217:66: note: in expansion of macro ‘PIN_WATER_2’
_ static st::PS_Water sensor2(F(“water2”), 60, 10, PIN_WATER_2, 500);_
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:113: error: ‘A6’ was not declared in this scope
_ #define PIN_ILLUMINANCE_1 A6 //(GPIO 34) SmartThings Capability “Illuminance Measurement”_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:218:72: note: in expansion of macro ‘PIN_ILLUMINANCE_1’
_ static st::PS_Illuminance sensor3(F(“illuminance1”), 60, 20, PIN_ILLUMINANCE_1, 0, 4095, 0, 10000);_
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:114: error: ‘A7’ was not declared in this scope
_ #define PIN_ILLUMINANCE_2 A7 //(GPIO 35) SmartThings Capability “Illuminance Measurement”_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:219:72: note: in expansion of macro ‘PIN_ILLUMINANCE_2’
_ static st::PS_Illuminance sensor4(F(“illuminance2”), 60, 30, PIN_ILLUMINANCE_2, 0, 4095, 0, 10000);_
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:115: error: ‘A4’ was not declared in this scope
_ #define PIN_VOLTAGE_1 A4 //(GPIO 32) SmartThings Capability “Voltage Measurement”_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:220:68: note: in expansion of macro ‘PIN_VOLTAGE_1’
_ static st::PS_Voltage sensor5(F(“voltage1”), 60, 40, PIN_VOLTAGE_1, 0, 4095, 0, 3300, 1, 100);_
_ ^_
ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi:116: error: ‘A5’ was not declared in this scope
_ #define PIN_SMOKE_1 A5 //(GPIO 33) SmartThings Capability “Smoke Detector” (MQ-2)_
_ ^_
C:\Users\email\Documents\Arduino\Sketches\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi\ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP32WiFi.ino:222:65: note: in expansion of macro ‘PIN_SMOKE_1’
_ static st::PS_MQ2_Smoke sensor6(F(“smoke1”), 10, 3, PIN_SMOKE_1, 1000);_
_ ^_
exit status 1
’analogReadResolution’ was not declared in this scope
You should be using the ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP8266WiFi not the one for ESP32. The 32 is a newer version of the 12.
As @Ryan780 suggested, it appears that you are compiling a sketch designed for the ESP32 platform, but in the Arduino IDE you have chosen an ESP8266 board. The board you select in the IDE must match the Sketch you choose to compile.
Which board do you physically have? If you’re starting off as a complete novice to the Arduino/microelectronics world, I’d suggest you purchase a NodeMCU ESP8266 board. These are readily available, very inexpensive, and have very good WiFi connectivity. In other words, they just seem to work!
This is the board that I have:
What sketch and board module should I select?
I have used arduino ide and arduino boards in the pasts.
thanks,
Chin
In the Arduino IDE “Boards Manager”, you should select the NodeMCU V1.0 under the ESP8266 grouping. If you do not see this as an option, you will need to add support for the ESP8266 to your Arduino IDE (see the ST_Anything ReadMe!)
As for the example sketch, start with the ST_Anything_Multiples_ESP8266WiFI.ino file.
Follow the ReadMe and you should be up and running pretty quickly.
I am trying to program a new board and it keeps resetting with the following error:
rst cause:4, boot mode:(3,7)
Anyone seen this before?
EDIT: Lost the the “static” in front of the line define the sensor in the sketch. Well, that only took me an hour and half to find. ARG!!! Sometimes this sh*t is so frustrating! 
