Log emonPi remotely - doesn't work for me

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-22T10:01:23.376Z

Log emonPi remotely - doesn’t work for me

I have a 2016 emonPi running locally.
emonPi Build: emonSD-26Oct17

Now I want to use emoncms.org to log feeds.
I have inserted my API write key from emoncms.org into the local EmonHub Config, under the [emoncmsorg] section and press save.

Still, I don’t see any active input feeds at emoncms.org

What have I overlooked, or is there anything else I need to do?

TrystanLea · 2019-11-22T14:24:44.721Z

Hello @Bielefeldt, is the emonPi working fine for local logging? I assume your seeing the inputs update fine locally?

Does the emoncms section look like this (but with your apikey?)

[[emoncmsorg]]
    Type = EmonHubEmoncmsHTTPInterfacer
    [[[init_settings]]]
    [[[runtimesettings]]]
        pubchannels = ToRFM12,
        subchannels = ToEmonCMS,
        url = https://emoncms.org
        apikey = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        senddata = 1                    # Enable sending data to Emoncms.org
        sendstatus = 1                  # Enable sending WAN IP to Emoncms.org MyIP > https://emoncms.org/myip/list
        sendinterval= 30                # Bulk send interval to Emoncms.org in seconds

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-22T16:36:04.079Z

Hi TrystanLea

The EmonPi local works very well

The API key from my emoncms.org account is properly inserted into the EmonHUB configuration editor. Look at the picture. (Some of the keys are hidden)
Is’s look like yours.

At emoncms.org I can see old input feeds from years ago.

Seems I’ve done it right, but can’t see what’s going wrong.

Local Dashboard (It’s cold in Denmark right now )

emoncms_local_021245×553 80.2 KB

Local Config with API key

Emoncms_APIkey_03695×604 62.3 KB

Input feed from emoncms.org (No new data)

emoncms_011259×1036 93.9 KB

Input feed from emonPi local (Okay with new data)

emoncms_input_04934×1039 95.2 KB

TrystanLea · 2019-11-22T17:18:30.261Z

Thanks @Bielefeldt, what does your emonhub log show? Click on “View log” to bring it up, it should show attempts at posting data to emoncms.org every 30s…

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-22T17:51:44.692Z

Here we have something

2019-11-22 17: 37: 21,421 WARNING emoncmsorg emoncmsorg couldn’t send to server, URLError: timed out

2019-11-22 17: 37: 21,423 WARNING emoncmsorg send failure: wanted ‘ok’ but got ‘’
2

But the URL looks good in EmonHUB / Config

[[emoncmsorg]]
Type = EmonHubEmoncmsHTTPInterfacer
[[[init_settings]]]
[[[runtimesettings]]]
pubchannels = ToRFM12,
subchannels = ToEmonCMS,
url = https://emoncms.org
apikey = f4bb5f82d224170504c49xxxxxxxxxxxx
senddata = 1 # Enable sending data to Emoncms.org
sendstatus = 1 # Enable sending WAN IP to Emoncms.org MyIP > Emoncms - myip list
sendinterval= 30 # Bulk send interval to Emoncms.org in seconds

If i insert the url = https://emoncms.org in my browser i see this:

Emoncms_feed_051262×246 24.6 KB

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-23T20:02:09.899Z

I’m trying to send a Feed to emoncms.org, from an ESP8266.
However, there is no visible data in my emoncms.org account.

Is it possible that the account can / should be reset so that I can start over?

Data i sendt to the emoncms server:

{"char_server_emoncms":"serveremoncms.com","char_port_emoncms":"80","char_apikey_emoncms":"f4bb5f82d224170504c491e6xxxxxxxx","char_updatedata_emoncms":"60","char_input_emoncms":"Sensor_01","char_node_emoncms":"1"}

SSID Now
Bielefeldt_Waoo2
Parameters
serveremoncms.com
80
60
Sensor_01
1

Bill.Thomson · 2019-11-23T20:08:40.922Z

Bielefeldt:

“char_server_emoncms”:“serveremoncms.com”,

Looks like serveremoncms.com should be emoncms.org

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-23T21:57:47.526Z

Bill.Thomson:

emoncms.org

Thanks Bill Thomsen
I managed to send Temperature data to both my local emonPi and emoncms.org, from an ESP8266 with DS18B20 temperature sensor.

Now I just need to find out why my emonPi will not communicate with emoncms.org?

EmonPi local

TempSensensor_01897×421 39.6 KB

emoncms.org (Cloud)

TempSensensor_021120×825 62.3 KB

borpin · 2019-11-24T16:20:44.122Z

Bielefeldt:

I’m trying to send a Feed to emoncms.org, from an ESP8266.

Is this just a home grown system? How is the ESP8266 sending the data to the local EmonPi? MQTT?

You say;

Bielefeldt:

I managed to send Temperature data to both my local emonPi and emoncms.org, from an ESP8266 with DS18B20 temperature sensor.

and then you say

Bielefeldt:

Now I just need to find out why my emonPi will not communicate with emoncms.org?

Those 2 statements appear to be contradictory.

Bielefeldt · 2019-11-24T17:26:23.049Z

I couldn’t get my emonPi to send data to emoncms.org Friday d. 21-11-2019

In trying to clarify why I couldn’t get my emonPi to send data to emoncms.org, I have tried to send a data feed from an ESP8266. Not MQTT data.

I managed to send data to both my local emonPi and to emoncms.org from this ESP8266 device with DS18B20 sensor.

Now I can see that something has happened to my emoncms.org account.
Sensor data from emonPi now enters emoncms.org.

I think someone has done something to fix the problem on the account.
The fact is that it works now, and that I can set up new feeds myself.

I don’t know who helped solve the problem, but I’m happy and happy that it works.

ESP8266 device with WiFi manager and emoncms
I’ve used an instructables to set up an ESP8266 device that can send data to emonPi or emoncms.org. Using the WiFi manager, I do not need hardcode credentials, and server parameters. This is done on a webpage in the ESP8266 device, during setup.

It works really well, and has taught me a lot to implement.

On my phone that connects to a website on the ESP8266 device, I can fill in the following eight parameters:

SSID
Code
Server address: emoncms.org
Server port: 80
API Key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Update interval: 60 Sec.
Device name
emoncms node ID

Instructables

WifiManager + Emoncms (OEM) With ESP8266 (Temperature) #1

WifiManager + Emoncms (OEM) With ESP8266 (Temperature) #1: The following implementation using an ESP8266 module and a temperature sensor ds18b20 allows the configuration and sending of data to Emoncms without requiring to modify or edit a line of...

borpin · 2019-11-24T20:12:35.324Z

Bielefeldt:

’ve used an instructables to set up an ESP8266 device that can send data to emonPi or emoncms.org.

That is quite interesting. It is simply a bit of code that is sending the data using the Input API to emoncms.org.

Glad it works.