Minty Mote - resistor missing from kit and instructions
Hi @blod101, it's depicted in the picture below, but it's a 10k resistor. It's not a sensitive value though, it is just acting as a pull-up resistor in this circuit, pretty much anything 1k to 100k...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
We have 10 x PM AirQualityEggs and only 3 work .. Well 4 work now, after updating to 2.0.8 using the Arduino Interface and the board manager at the following URL:...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
Hi @ultrafine, I doubt that it is an issue with power, the CC3000 was just, in retrospect, a finicky / flaky module which is why TI ultimately discontinued it after a relatively short service life (a...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
It's also important that you are using Arduino 1.6.8 or later to compile.
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
If it came to it, it's also possible to upgrade your Eggs to 2.1.8 by changing out the WildFire 3.2 boards for a WildFire 4.0 boards. If you are interested in upgrading your hardware (or having us do...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
Hi vicatcu, Thank you for your quick response - much appreciated. I have been using Arduino 1.6.9 and yeah, I have tried "restore defaults" for all of the devices, multiple times. I should also note...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
Just in regard to your 'disable update server' suggestion, this gets rid of the "downloading aqev2_pm.chk" error but simply results in a different issue: Info: Connecting to MQTT Broker with Client ID...
View ArticleCC3000 initialization error & Info: Attempt #1 downloading "aqev2_pm.chk"
@ultrafine, yes totally possible to get back to 2.0.5. Just change the boards manager URL in arduino to http://update.wickeddevice.com/package_airqualityegg-2.0.5_index.json, select WildFire v3.2 from...
View Article'run' was not declared in this scope + newbie questions
Hi, Be aware that I'm a newbie, and have just purchased my first arduino and the fairebot. I've been doing a lot of flailing around, so I apologize if this is elementary stuff. I've pasted the...
View Article'run' was not declared in this scope + newbie questions
@divafern hey, no problem at all. I think the problem is the way you're opening the sketch. Adam did things in a slightly 'advanced' way. So what you're going to want to do to open the source code...
View Article'run' was not declared in this scope + newbie questions
Oh fantastic. That worked like a charm. Thank you so much!! Second issue, I've uploaded it to the bot, and programming it does make it move, but it's not moving in the way I programmed it. Any thoughts?
View ArticleWicked Device 2,300 mAh Li-Po Battery and Charger Questions
Hi, i just purchased the battery and charger and i'm have trouble finding any details about the charger. I will gladly accept a hyperlink to the product description if it exists. About how much charge...
View ArticleWicked Device 2,300 mAh Li-Po Battery and Charger Questions
Hi Matthew. Some answers to your questions:1. 90 - 100%2. The light goes off.3. Several hours. I have done a bunch of charge/discharge cycles, and it varies around 5 hours. I have not tested this over...
View Article'run' was not declared in this scope + newbie questions
@divafern sorry for the delay in responding. I'm not sure what you mean, can you elaborate? The motors are servos so I don't think they could be wired backwards and still be well behaved. Kind...
View ArticleEPA Challenge for citizen air quality monitoring
Do you guys know about this opportunity from the EPA? https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/smart-city-air-challenge/ The AQE seems a natural fit as a sensor platform for this opportunity. Paul
View ArticleEPA Challenge for citizen air quality monitoring
Hi Paul, Yes (thank you for sending). This opportunity has a strong local focus (which is great) and needs local organizations to partner and obtain additional funding. Are you able to act as the...
View ArticleEPA Challenge for citizen air quality monitoring
I'm an advisor to the EPA and met with them yesterday. They told me about their challenge program and I asked them if the people I was meeting with new about your efforts with the AQE, which seemed a...
View ArticleServer working? Egg not registering...help please!
Hi, I´ve a few issues trying to use eggs: At the moment, I´m trying to get 2 running:CO/NO2: (egg008022c2b2180141) and a PM (egg008028c02408152). The CO/NO2 egg was running fine yesterday, but now...
View ArticleServer working? Egg not registering...help please!
Hi, Liz! I have an easy fix for your particulate egg problem-- the serial number is actually egg008028c024080152 (it appears that you may have been missing a zero in the last group of four digits). I...
View Article5GHz WiFi connection fails
Received an AQEv2 today, 9-15-2016, and entered the WiFi configuration. Egg just cycles trying to connect to WiFi. I've tried 3 different access points (Ruckus, Ubiquity, Apple) that work fine with a...
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