Homebrew FX Chrony display
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The board is selected and connected (Got the board today, and I was able to install the IDE and the Heltec USB driver for ESP32). I managed to upload the example sketches, the FXChrony.ino doesn't compile though.
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It still looks like there's something wrong with the board selection - this is what my IDE shows.
That needs to exactly match because in the code I check
#if defined(ARDUINO_heltec_wifi_kit_32)
U8G2_SSD1306_128X64_NONAME_F_SW_I2C u8g2(U8G2_R0, /* clock=*/ 15, /* data=*/ 4, /* reset=*/ 16);
static esp_adc_cal_characteristics_t adc_chars;
#endif
ARDUINO_heltec_wifi_kit_32 and ARDUINO_wifi_kit_32 aren't the same and I think that's why you get the u8g2 error
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New release for Heltec & TT-Go T-Display (Still waiting for my M5Stick - ETA is Thursday)
- Added a "Gun" object to the code & a gun select menu.
- Removed "Profile" from the menu. Profile is now part of the gun definition
The Caliber of the selected gun is matched to the caliber of the available pellets. Only matching pellets show up in the pellets menu.
Works the same way as the pellets.
- Added a "Gun" object to the code & a gun select menu.
- Removed "Profile" from the menu. Profile is now part of the gun definition
The Caliber of the selected gun is matched to the caliber of the available pellets. Only matching pellets show up in the pellets menu.
Works the same way as the pellets.
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Also, make sure you have the esp32 board definitions installed: Tools | Board | Boards Manager then search for esp32, you want version 2.0.5 or later
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Thanks for the help @DaystateRebel - it helped that you pointed me in the right direction.
I replaced the heltec throughout the code to read ARDUINO_wifi_kit_32 and I was able to successfully compile and upload.
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Weird, but OK, glad it worked. Now let's see a pic of it working - think of it as Rebel Tax
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@Privateer (@bigHUN) As far as the M5Stack Core2, it's a very full featured board. This firmware should get you more than 90% there. Ported it for an older M5Stack "Gray" with 3 buttons vs the touch screen that the M5Stack Core2 has. I recommend to mess last with the fonts (best to use anti-alias like this: https://github.com/takkaO/OpenFontRender Use the default font first, because changing fonts was time intensive (for me). The current font is NOT anti-alias, it just provides the giant (but jagged) numbers that take advantage of the larger screen.Then I guess I'll have to just muck along.
I'm not a total Newbe at programming so this is a pretty new toy to play with.
It is open source so I guess I'll start down this trail and see where it leads.
You'd be amazed at some of the stuff I've programmed for.
Maybe you can work together with BigHun. Here is more info, but use rev3 (below) instead of rev5. https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/homebrew-fx-chrony-display.1278760/post-1390508
This here is an earlier version (rev3) I worked on, and it does compile on the M5Stack Core2, but I do not have the actual module to test. Only tested it on the M5Stack Gray one. Place all the files in the same sketch folder. The code needs a lot of improvement in redundancy.
View attachment chrony_menu_M5Stack_Rev3.zip
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Thanks. My ultimate goal is to make it work with UIFlow, but that is again a different learning curve. I asked the question in several places so far no answer - how can I "listen" the external BT. There are YT videos with existing M5 addon accessories which are cable connected but no one is showing how to use the built in BT antenna.
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The Bluetooth code is written in the firmware that we are posting here. You can follow it in there. There are also simple examples in Arduino IDE and probably in UIFlow as well. You gotta dig in on your own and then ask specific questions once you get stuck. Unless you find a full blown class somewhere that teaches it from A to Z.
Recommend to get down the basic BLE concepts first. A good place to start would be Adafruit's BLE learning pages. https://learn.adafruit.com/introduction-to-bluetooth-low-energy
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I don't think that exist for UIFlow anywhere and that is a scary part. Back 12+ years ago arduino was like that and I still feel the pain from endless nights researching.
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Join the club!Back 12+ years ago arduino was like that and I still feel the pain from endless nights researching.
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Issue comes from using Heltec board definitions not the expressif definitions, heltec just call board wifi kit 32, need to use espresiff systems definitions or change all references in code.
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Q?
1. What is that Stick you guys working on right now? I would like to get one of those to speed up my progress.
3. The M5Stack Core is still in the mail hoping to get it this year. The Core2 is on backorder ETA mid January, so I got some time to play with the Stick.
2. What is a format that the FX radar broadcasts? JSON or XML ?
1. What is that Stick you guys working on right now? I would like to get one of those to speed up my progress.
3. The M5Stack Core is still in the mail hoping to get it this year. The Core2 is on backorder ETA mid January, so I got some time to play with the Stick.
2. What is a format that the FX radar broadcasts? JSON or XML ?
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Thanks for the tip, ithink I'm going to kill off the LOLIN32 variant, only one guy has one and I don't think he's using it
Neither, it's a 16 bit number representing frequency and 8 bits representing return signal strength.
This will explain a little bit about how Doppler radars measure speed
Making the electronics for a $7 USD doppler motion sensor - Limpkin's blog
I had no idea that you could find this kind of motion sensors on the internet for so cheap... But they come with a catch: you need to design some electronics for them. The Doppler
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Managed to fix the issue - apparently there are TWO Esp 32s, one is the Heltec definition which just says Wifi Kit 32 and the other is the Expressif definition, which says Heltec WiFi kit.Weird, but OK, glad it worked. Now let's see a pic of it working - think of it as Rebel Tax
I was unable to install Expressif yesterday and today, and went on another trouble shooting spree. I managed to identify the issue, which is, use the dev link here for EXpressif and the other link for Heltec.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/gh-pages/package_esp32_dev_index.json
https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee...ownload/0.0.7/package_heltec_esp32_index.json
Will need to wait on the Rebel Tax @DaystateRebel
. My 500 mah LiPo battery arrived today, but it doesn't have a JST mini connector, so trying to find one.Following the post with interest, and thankful to everyone who contributes!
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Anyone tried to insert in the code your own personal pellets/guns?
Results?
The downloaded code works fine, but when I put my data in it...
The menu works as they should, but when I shot... crickets... nothing in the display.
Results?
The downloaded code works fine, but when I put my data in it...
The menu works as they should, but when I shot... crickets... nothing in the display.
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