2020-04-05, 03:07 PM
woohoo It works.. After several weeks of looking at the code then putting it off and doing other stuff. I used the buck converter abarrow suggested and rewrote the code for a esp8266. It works... I can update the code via wifi and use wifimanager to set the connection to the skserver. It updates the skserver every .5 seconds. power is greatly reduced from a esp32... it all fits on a gikfun proto board and into a printed case that can mount on the bulkhead near the device.
I need to add a fuse and a small switch at the device end but it looks like a workable solution.
I have 3 wifi devices now a wind sensor, battery monitor, and this speed though water sensor.
It would be nice to add a display on the wifimanager page to display sensor data when not connected to the skserver.
I always feel bad about leaving all the unused pins. But I want to keep the traffic down.
Well day 12 of not leaving the house hope everyone is safe. It looks like i am selling my Tanzer 26 and moving to the BC coast as soon as everything settles down. Time for a new boat and a new chapter in my life.
I need to add a fuse and a small switch at the device end but it looks like a workable solution.
I have 3 wifi devices now a wind sensor, battery monitor, and this speed though water sensor.
It would be nice to add a display on the wifimanager page to display sensor data when not connected to the skserver.
I always feel bad about leaving all the unused pins. But I want to keep the traffic down.
Well day 12 of not leaving the house hope everyone is safe. It looks like i am selling my Tanzer 26 and moving to the BC coast as soon as everything settles down. Time for a new boat and a new chapter in my life.