Green Red/Red Green Leds

[Damon]

Hi Bob, Australian user, purchased a unit from Smartguys in Oz and it’s been working flawlessly since January this year on my three phase home. Using HA and PVOutput.org.

Two days ago it stopped, I’ve got the green red red green sequence of lights. I’ve removed the sd card and refitted it, same fault occurs straight away.

Has the card failed? Being in oz shall i just get another? Anyway to save the configuration? I’ve read all the post on the failures so I’ll give the new card a go and report back.

Cheers Damon.

[overeasy]

It’s not clear that the card is bad, but pretty good chance given the timing and circumstance. This is what the several hundred bad cards that were shipped look like:

A copy of your last good config should be stored in the ESP8266 SPIFFS file system. Instructions for recovering are included in this post:

Building a new SDcard

It can become necessary to build a new SDcard. This post describes how to do that. IoTaWatt uses a microSD card, formatted to FAT32. New units use a 8GB level 10 card. Any card 4GB-32GB level 4 or 10 will work fine. Obtain a new microSD card or reformat an old card to FAT32. Download the SD files from github SD directory If using windows, this link will downlod the files into a .zip file. Copy the files to the root of the SDcard. If you were able to salvage the config.txt file from the ol…

[Damon]

Thanks Bob, i checked last night and that’s my card. I’ll have a go tonight. Thanks for the response and hard work, these are a terrific unit!

[Damon]

Ok the old card can’t be read. Purchased a new Sandisk 32, wrote all the Git files and popped it in. I’ve got the dull green led but i can’t connet to local or the ip address which i can see on my Asus router list using a mix of Apple and Android devices. Interesting i get a dull red led after every seconds and can also see the iotawatt connection time reset to zero after 30 seconds in the router list.

Any ideas?

[overeasy]

Couple of things.

You only needed an 8GB card. I get nervous when folks get large cards that may be formatted eXFAT or NTFS. Your computer will happily write the files to it but IoTaWatt can only work with FAT32. May not be the problem but I would recommend formatting FAT32 using the SD association formatter.

When you remove the card, check to see if it has a message log at /iotawatt/iotamsgs.txt. If so, post it for me to see.

[Damon]

• Restart **

SD initialized.

9/12/23 06:50:30z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1694501430

9/12/23 06:50:30z Reset Reason: Power-fail restart.

9/12/23 06:50:30z ESP8266 ID: 14615981, RTC PCF8523 (68)

9/12/23 06:50:30z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_08_02

9/12/23 06:50:30z SPIFFS mounted.

9/12/23 06:50:30z Local time zone: +0:00

9/12/23 06:50:30z device name: IotaWatt

9/12/23 06:50:33z Connecting with WiFiManager.

9/12/23 06:50:37z HTTP server started

9/12/23 06:50:37z WiFi connected. SSID=ASUS, IP=192.168.1.49, channel=6, RSSI -71db

9/12/23 06:50:37z timeSync: service started.

9/12/23 06:50:38z statService: started.

9/12/23 06:50:38z Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR

9/12/23 06:50:38z dataLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:50:38z dataLog: New current log created.

9/12/23 06:50:39z Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.

[Damon]

Restart **

SD initialized.

9/12/23 06:51:26z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1694501486

9/12/23 06:51:26z Reset reason: Exception

9/12/23 06:51:26z Trace: 10:50, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:12, 25:13, 25:13, 25:13, 25:17, 25:13, 25:13, 25:18, 25:19, 25:20, 10:52, 10:54, 10:56, 25:20, 25:40, 25:41, 25:42, 25:41, 25:50, 25:51, 25:53, 25:54, 25:60, 25:61, 25:62, 25:61, 25:64

9/12/23 06:51:26z ESP8266 ID: 14615981, RTC PCF8523 (68)

9/12/23 06:51:26z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_08_02

9/12/23 06:51:26z SPIFFS mounted.

9/12/23 06:51:26z Local time zone: +0:00

9/12/23 06:51:26z device name: IotaWatt

9/12/23 06:51:26z HTTP server started

9/12/23 06:51:26z timeSync: service started.

9/12/23 06:51:26z statService: started.

9/12/23 06:51:26z dataLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:51:26z dataLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:51:20

9/12/23 06:51:30z WiFi connected. SSID=ASUS, IP=192.168.1.49, channel=6, RSSI -85db

9/12/23 06:51:30z Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR

9/12/23 06:51:31z Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.

9/12/23 06:51:41z historyLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:51:41z historyLog: first entry 09/12/23 06:51:00

[Damon]

Restart **

SD initialized.

9/12/23 06:52:01z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1694501521

9/12/23 06:52:01z Reset reason: Exception

9/12/23 06:52:01z Trace: 25:20, 10:52, 10:54, 10:56, 25:20, 25:40, 25:41, 25:42, 25:41, 25:50, 25:51, 25:53, 25:54, 25:60, 25:61, 25:62, 25:61, 25:63, 25:55, 25:56, 25:41, 25:42, 25:41, 25:50, 25:51, 25:53, 25:54, 25:60, 25:61, 25:62, 25:61, 25:64

9/12/23 06:52:01z ESP8266 ID: 14615981, RTC PCF8523 (68)

9/12/23 06:52:01z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_08_02

9/12/23 06:52:01z SPIFFS mounted.

9/12/23 06:52:01z Local time zone: +0:00

9/12/23 06:52:01z device name: IotaWatt

9/12/23 06:52:01z HTTP server started

9/12/23 06:52:01z timeSync: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:01z statService: started.

9/12/23 06:52:01z dataLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:01z dataLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:52:00

9/12/23 06:52:01z historyLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:01z historyLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:52:00

9/12/23 06:52:05z WiFi connected. SSID=ASUS, IP=192.168.1.49, channel=6, RSSI -84db

9/12/23 06:52:05z Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR

9/12/23 06:52:06z Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.

[Damon]

Restart **

SD initialized.

9/12/23 06:52:36z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1694501556

9/12/23 06:52:36z Reset reason: Exception

9/12/23 06:52:36z Trace: 10:50, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:12, 25:13, 25:13, 25:13, 25:17, 25:13, 25:13, 25:18, 25:19, 25:20, 10:52, 10:54, 10:56, 25:20, 25:40, 25:41, 25:42, 25:41, 25:50, 25:51, 25:53, 25:54, 25:60, 25:61, 25:62, 25:61, 25:64

9/12/23 06:52:36z ESP8266 ID: 14615981, RTC PCF8523 (68)

9/12/23 06:52:36z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_08_02

9/12/23 06:52:36z SPIFFS mounted.

9/12/23 06:52:36z Local time zone: +0:00

9/12/23 06:52:36z device name: IotaWatt

9/12/23 06:52:36z HTTP server started

9/12/23 06:52:36z timeSync: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:36z statService: started.

9/12/23 06:52:36z dataLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:36z dataLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:52:35

9/12/23 06:52:36z historyLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:52:36z historyLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:52:00

9/12/23 06:52:40z WiFi connected. SSID=ASUS, IP=192.168.1.49, channel=6, RSSI -85db

9/12/23 06:52:40z Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR

9/12/23 06:52:41z Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.

[Damon]

Restart **

SD initialized.

9/12/23 06:53:11z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1694501591

9/12/23 06:53:11z Reset reason: Exception

9/12/23 06:53:11z Trace: 10:50, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:10, 25:12, 25:13, 25:13, 25:13, 25:17, 25:13, 25:13, 25:18, 25:19, 25:20, 10:52, 10:54, 10:56, 25:20, 25:40, 25:41, 25:42, 25:41, 25:50, 25:51, 25:53, 25:54, 25:60, 25:61, 25:62, 25:61, 25:64

9/12/23 06:53:11z ESP8266 ID: 14615981, RTC PCF8523 (68)

9/12/23 06:53:11z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_08_02

9/12/23 06:53:11z SPIFFS mounted.

9/12/23 06:53:11z Local time zone: +0:00

9/12/23 06:53:11z device name: IotaWatt

9/12/23 06:53:11z HTTP server started

9/12/23 06:53:11z timeSync: service started.

9/12/23 06:53:11z statService: started.

9/12/23 06:53:11z dataLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:53:11z dataLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:53:10

9/12/23 06:53:11z historyLog: service started.

9/12/23 06:53:11z historyLog: Last log entry 09/12/23 06:53:00

9/12/23 06:53:15z WiFi connected. SSID=ASUS, IP=192.168.1.49, channel=6, RSSI -85db

9/12/23 06:53:15z Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR

9/12/23 06:53:16z Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.

[Damon]

I also have HA turned on, could this be upsetting things when HA is trying to connect before it’s ready?

[overeasy]

Yep. Just looking at the trace now. The unit is getting an exception while handling a query. That would be HA. It doesn’t look as if a new history log was created. Did you copy that from the old card? I would suggest deleting both iotalog.log and histlog.log from /iotawatt directory. Restart and let it run for an hour or so before turning HA loose on it.

[Damon]

Sorry Bob I rushed the log copy for this thread before I went to work, I thought I was copying the latest but realised I copied the first few from yesterday when i first plugged it in. I could not retrieve anything from the old card and i can’t connect to the UI yet to restore config.txt

[Damon]

This is the 5v power supply i’m using…

Raspberry Pi 3 Switchmode Power Supply 5.1V 2.5A with USB Micro-B | Jaycar Electronics

[overeasy]

Nevertheless, try running it for awhile with the HA integration stopped.

[Damon]

I turned off HA and refitted the card. I didn’t delete the logs as this was fresh files from the Git. It’s no longer disconnecting, constant dull green light and the up-time is now stable in the router device manager. Unfortunately I still can’t connect to the UI, using Apple/Android and Windows computers all on the same network.

All I get is Not Found : GRT,URI:/

I didn’t have static IP before the card failed but it has rejoined the router with the same IP. Anything else I should try? Anyway to clear out the WIFI settings when you can’t get into the IU?

[overeasy]

Did you reformat the card using the SDcard reformatter?

[Damon]

Reformatted the card using the correct method on my old mac, copied all the Git files and bang! I can connect to both local. And IP on all devices, mac, apple and multiple new Androids.

Great work Bob, like i said before, excellent product.