[Lab] [Bulk] Re: ESP8266 issues and data logger

[Ken McKinnon]

Sounds like you need to add a watchdog function, something that sits 
outside the main code that gets tweaked once in a while and if it 
doesn't it will cause a reset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDsu8YhYn8g

The Watchdog has a separate timer that ticks over at a set rate, if it 
overflows, it will force a reset.  The working code within your cycle 
periodically would have to clear the WDT thereby preventing it from an 
unplanned reset.

It can also be done externally.

Ken

On 2014-12-07 9:52 AM, Adrian Jones wrote:
> Dear all,
> After the suggestions and ideas from you all, I have developed a
> proof-of-concept data logger (http://woodsgood.ca/projects/ ) that currently
> measures temperature and humidity. I shall be refining it to measure the
> water temperature and water level of our lake. The breadboard design has
> been running for a couple of days and I am pleased enough with it to create
> a circuit board and complete the rest of the hardware.
>
> Overall, while the ESP8266 is a neat little device and a very cheap solution
> for a WiFi transceiver, I have found it to be somewhat unstable and somewhat
> unpredictable. I shall try to narrow down what's happening (rail stability
> is one issue that I already reported on) but on occasion it has entered
> something like a reset loop where it spits out it's "System Ready" message
> repeatedly and does not respond to any AT commands. A hard reset (power
> cycle) or a chip reset (RST low for 50ms) seems to get everything back on
> track. I shall build this into the software to force a reset if the unit
> throws multiple failed transmission errors, so this issue (maybe of my own
> making) can be addressed.
>
> I don't know if others have experienced this instability, so ideas please?
> Once I test the new batch I have ordered, I shall report again.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Many thanks,
>
> .... Adrian
>
>
>
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