IotaWatt broken?

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Hello Juju,

I suspect your SDcard is failing. The current log has already been deleted and recreated.

I would recommend you get an 8GB MicroSD SDHC level 10 card and replace it.

Remove/replace SDcard

Sometimes it becomes necessary to remove the microSD card. You may need to replace it or look at the message log if the device isn’t working, or maybe you want to back up the datalogs. For whatever reason, it’s best to be careful as the type of holder and position makes it easy to damage during removal. Power down the IoTaWatt by removing the USB power plug and AC reference plug. If mounted to a wall, remove the mounting screws. Remove the four Philips head screws in the back. Remo…

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…

Try to copy what you can from the old card. Only the files in the root directory are needed, but if you can copy the files in the /iotawatt directory, you may be able to save your history log.

Your unit is very old. I have been seeing a few SDcard failures on vintage units > 3 years in service. In Sept 2021 with release 02_06_06, low-write changes were introduced and I expect cards to last much longer. In your case however, there was significant wear for three years and it’s probably causing your trouble.

I’ll be putting out a service bulletin soon recommending that older cards be replaced. If they are replaced before failure, it’s just a few minutes to copy the card and restart.