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Battery operated thermometer with connection to BLYNK

self-sufficient with battery operation and multi-wifi support

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Battery operated thermometer with connection to BLYNK

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Wemos D1 Mini
Espressif Wemos D1 Mini
×1
WEMOS dual shield
×1
Wemos battery shield
×1
Wemos DS18B20 shield
×1
Battery, 3.7 V
Battery, 3.7 V
×1
e-paper display 1.5
×1
Resistor 100k ohm
Resistor 100k ohm
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Blynk
Blynk

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Laser cutter (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Box

Inkscape file

Code

Sketch

Arduino
/*
thermometer
  by smi1100 - 08/08/2022
  
PINS:
  Display: 3.3(grey), GND(brown), DIN - D7(blue), CLK - D5(yellow), CS - D8(red), RST - D1(white), Busy - D6(purple) (because of DS18B20 Chip - D2)
  WEMOS: connect D0 with RST -> connect after uploading the program

WEMOS dual shield:
  1 - base shield 1 -> WEMOS
  2 - base shield 2 -> DS18B20 -> battery shield

battery:
  3.7 V 1.100 mAh - voltage between 3.2 and 4.2 V

soldering:
  100k ohm resistor between + and A0 on the battery shield

library:
  GxEPD2 from Zingg

fonts:
  https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gfx-graphics-library/using-fonts

convert image:
  http://javl.github.io/image2cpp/ - settings: 30x30, transparent, invert
*/

// voltage measurement

int volt_raw=0;
float volt=0.0;
float volt_percent=0;
int volt_percent_width=0;
float volt_min = 3.2;                 // adjust after replacing the battery          
float volt_max = 4.204;               // adjust after replacing the battery
float volt_critical = 3.76;           // below this, measurement data are incorrect
String Controller_Status;             // Status could be "battery loading, battery operation, low battery"

// EEPROM

#include <EEPROM.h>
float t_min = 30;
float t_min_address = 0;
float t_min_out;
float t_max = 10;
float t_max_address = 50;
float t_max_out;

// display

#include <GxEPD2_BW.h>                // library for b/w display
GxEPD2_BW<GxEPD2_154_D67, GxEPD2_154_D67::HEIGHT> display(GxEPD2_154_D67(/*CS=D8*/ SS, /*DC=D3*/ 0, /*RST=D1*/ 5, /*BUSY=von D2(4) auf D6(12)*/ 12));

#include <Fonts/FreeMono12pt7b.h>     // include fonts
#include <Fonts/FreeMonoBold12pt7b.h> 
#include <Fonts/FreeMonoBold18pt7b.h>
#include <Fonts/FreeMonoBold24pt7b.h>

#include "imagedata.h"                // data for the picture


// Blynk

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleEsp8266.h>

char auth[] = "#########";       // WEMOS authentication BLYNK
char* ssid[] = {"#########","#########","#########"};  // MultiWIFI - tries to connect one after the other
char* pass[] = {"#########","#########","#########"};

String wlanname = "";              // connected WIFI -> sent to BLYNK


// DS18B20

#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>

#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 4              //D2 PIN
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);
DallasTemperature sensor(&oneWire);

float temperature;


// Deep Sleep

int deep_sleep_time = 300;         // duration of deep sleep in sec.


// ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SETUP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
      
  // voltage measurement

  pinMode(A0, INPUT);

  // EEPROM

  EEPROM.begin(512);
  //EEPROM.put(t_min_address, t_min); // activate on the first run
  //EEPROM.put(t_max_address, t_max); // activate on the first run
  EEPROM.commit();
  
  // display

  display.init();                     // initialize display
  display.setRotation(3);             // rotate display
  display.setTextColor(GxEPD_BLACK);  // choose black colour
  
  display.firstPage();
  do
  {
    display.fillScreen(GxEPD_WHITE);  // fill background with white colour
    
    display.setFont(&FreeMonoBold12pt7b);                       
    display.setCursor(0, 132); display.print("Batt.");
    
    display.setFont(&FreeMonoBold24pt7b);
    display.setCursor(160, 65); display.print("C");
    display.fillCircle(155, 35, 5, GxEPD_BLACK);
    
    display.drawRect(80, 115, 110, 25, GxEPD_BLACK);
  }
  while (display.nextPage());

    
  // Blynk

  MultyWiFiBlynkBegin();                  //instead Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass);
  
  Serial.println("Deep Sleep activated"); Serial.println("");
  
  // DS18B20
  
  sensor.begin();
  Serial.print("number of sensors: ");
  Serial.println(sensor.getDeviceCount()); Serial.println("");

  // Deep Sleep
  
  Serial.setTimeout(2000);          //as long as the serial interface is not ready, do... (nothing)
  while(!Serial) { }
}


void MultyWiFiBlynkBegin()
{
  int ssid_count=0;
  int ssid_mas_size = sizeof(ssid) / sizeof(ssid[0]);
  do
  {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("Trying to connect to wi-fi " + String(ssid[ssid_count]));
    WiFi.begin(ssid[ssid_count], pass[ssid_count]);    
    int WiFi_timeout_count=0;
    while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && WiFi_timeout_count<50) { //waiting 10 sec
      delay(200);
      Serial.print(".");
      ++WiFi_timeout_count;
    }
    if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED)
    {
      Serial.println("");
      Serial.println("Connected to wi-fi " + String(ssid[ssid_count]));
      Serial.println("");
      Serial.println("Check connection to the Blynk server");
      Blynk.config(auth);
      Blynk.connect(5000);          //waiting 5 sec
      wlanname = String(ssid[ssid_count]);
    }
    ++ssid_count; 
  }
  while (!Blynk.connected() && ssid_count<ssid_mas_size);
  if (!Blynk.connected() && ssid_count==ssid_mas_size)
  {
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("No connection to blynk, still try to connect to wi-fi " + String(ssid[ssid_count-1])); Serial.println("");
    wlanname = "offline";
  }
  updateWLAN(wlanname);
  Serial.println("");
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V3, wlanname);         // send name of connection to BLYNK
}

void updateWLAN(String& str)
{
  int16_t tbx, tby;                                   // Die Variablen tbx, tby, tbw und tbh werden mit den Werten gefllt, die das partielle Fenster einnehmen wird. Die Abkrzung "tb" steht fr "text boundary"
  uint16_t tbw, tbh;
  uint16_t x = 0;                                     // Die Variablen x und y sind der Eckpunkt unseres Ausgabefensters. Hier ist zu beachten, dass es nicht die linke obere Ecke ist, sondern die Grundlinie des Textes
  uint16_t y = 185;
  display.getTextBounds(wlanname, x, y, &tbx, &tby, &tbw, &tbh);  // berechnet die Gre des Fensters
  display.setFont(&FreeMonoBold12pt7b);
  display.setTextColor(GxEPD_BLACK);
  display.setPartialWindow(tbx, tby, tbw, tbh);
  display.firstPage();
  do {
    display.fillScreen(GxEPD_WHITE);
    display.setCursor(x, y);
    display.print(wlanname);
    }
  while (display.nextPage());
}

// ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LOOP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  climateRoutine();                               
}

void climateRoutine()
{     
    
// voltage measurement

volt_raw = analogRead(A0);
volt=volt_raw/1023.0*volt_max;
volt_percent=((volt-volt_min)/(volt_max-volt_min)*100);

Serial.print("sensor value: ");
Serial.print(volt_raw);
Serial.print(" | ");
Serial.print("battery voltage: ");
Serial.print(volt);
Serial.print(" | ");
Serial.print("battery voltage in %: ");
Serial.println(volt_percent);
Serial.println("");
Serial.println("calculation:"); Serial.println("");
Serial.print(volt); Serial.print(" - "); Serial.println(volt_min);
Serial.print("------------ * 100 = "); Serial.print(volt_percent); Serial.println(" %");
Serial.print(volt_max); Serial.print(" - "); Serial.println(volt_min); Serial.println("");

// DS18B20

sensor.requestTemperatures();
temperature = sensor.getTempCByIndex(0);
Serial.print("temperature = "); Serial.print(temperature); Serial.println(" C ");

// EEPROM

EEPROM.get(t_min_address, t_min_out);
Serial.print("   old temperature min = "); Serial.print(t_min_out); Serial.println(" C ");
if (temperature < t_min_out)
{
  t_min_out = temperature;
  EEPROM.put(t_min_address, t_min_out);
  Serial.print("      -> new temperature min = "); Serial.println(temperature); Serial.println("");
}
else Serial.println("     -> NO new temperature min"); Serial.println("");
// EEPROM.end();

EEPROM.get(t_max_address, t_max_out);
Serial.print("   old temperature max = "); Serial.print(t_max_out); Serial.println(" C ");
if (temperature > t_max_out)
{
  t_max_out = temperature;
  EEPROM.put(t_max_address, t_max_out);
  Serial.print("     -> new temperature max = "); Serial.println(temperature); Serial.println("");
}
else Serial.println("     -> NO new temperature max"); Serial.println("");
EEPROM.end();

updateTemp(temperature);
updateTemp(temperature);                        // twice, otherwise the display will not be correct at the beginning (cuts off the window)

if (volt_percent < 20)
{
  updateVoltage_alarm();
  updateVoltage_alarm();
}
else
{
  updateVoltage_percent(volt_percent);
  updateVoltage_percent(volt_percent);
}

// Blynk

if (volt < volt_critical)        // dont transmit temperature data if voltage is lower than 3.76 Volt -> incorrect data
{                                                   
  Controller_Status = "***** low battery *****";
    Blynk.virtualWrite(V0, temperature);
    Blynk.virtualWrite(V6, t_min_out);
    Blynk.virtualWrite(V7, t_max_out);
}

if (volt >= volt_critical)                             // && volt < volt_max)
{                                                   
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V0, temperature);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V6, t_min_out);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V7, t_max_out);
  Controller_Status = "operated by battery";
}

if (volt >= volt_max)               // dont transmit temperature data if voltage is higher than 4.2 Volt -> charging heats up the temperature sensor and leads to incorrect data
{                                                   
  Controller_Status = "operated with the grid - battery loading";
}
Serial.print("Controller Status = "); Serial.println(Controller_Status); Serial.println("");
Blynk.virtualWrite(V1, volt);
Blynk.virtualWrite(V2, volt_percent);
Blynk.virtualWrite(V4, deep_sleep_time/60);
Blynk.virtualWrite(V5, Controller_Status);
Serial.println("Daten an Blynk gesendet"); Serial.println("");


// display

display.hibernate();


// Deep Sleep
  
Serial.println("Initiate deep sleep"); Serial.println("");
ESP.deepSleep(deep_sleep_time*1000*1000);
delay(100);
}

void updateTemp(float temperature)
{
  char temp_string[] = {'0', '0', '\0'};              // Es wird ein character-Array erzeugt, das mit 0 befllt wird
  int16_t tbx, tby;                                   // Die Variablen tbx, tby, tbw und tbh werden mit den Werten gefllt, die das partielle Fenster einnehmen wird. Die Abkrzung "tb" steht fr "text boundary"
  uint16_t tbw, tbh;
 
  dtostrf(temperature, 4, 1, temp_string);            // Dann werden die bergebenen Sensordaten in das Array geschrieben. Dabei werden die Ziffern in char gewandelt.
                                                      // Die Funktion dtostrf() zum Konvertieren kann auch Nachkommastellen in das Array schreiben.
                                                      // temperature ist input (float), temp_string ist Output (char), 4 = Anzahl aller Stellen inkl. Komma, 0 Anzahl der Stellen nach dem Komma
  uint16_t x = 20;                                    // Die Variablen x und y sind der Eckpunkt unseres Ausgabefensters. Hier ist zu beachten, dass es nicht die linke obere Ecke ist, sondern die Grundlinie des Textes
  uint16_t y = 65;
  display.getTextBounds(temp_string, x, y, &tbx, &tby, &tbw, &tbh);  // berechnet die Gre des Fensters
  display.setFont(&FreeMonoBold24pt7b);
  display.setTextColor(GxEPD_BLACK);
  display.setPartialWindow(tbx, tby, tbw, tbh);
  display.firstPage();
  do {
    display.fillScreen(GxEPD_WHITE);
    display.setCursor(x, y);
    display.print(temp_string);   
    }
  while (display.nextPage());
}


void updateVoltage_percent(float volt_percent)
{
  display.setPartialWindow(85, 120, 100, 15);
  display.firstPage();
  do
  {
    display.fillRect(85, 120, volt_percent, 15, GxEPD_BLACK);
  }
  while (display.nextPage());
}


void updateVoltage_alarm()
{
  display.setPartialWindow(115, 112, 30, 30);
  display.firstPage();
  do
  {
    display.drawBitmap(117, 112, IMAGE_DATA, 30, 30, GxEPD_BLACK); 
  }
  while (display.nextPage());
}

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