Standalone Datacollecting Webserver

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Im using the wifi shield at the moment, using the arduino wifi pachube example added an extra sensor

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Add two reading lines at the start of loop(), ie

int sensorReading = analogRead(A0);
int sensorReading2 = analogRead(A1);

Pass the 2nd reading into the 'sendData' method at the end of loop()

sendData(sensorReading, sensorReading2);

Then change the sendData method to accept two values and package those up for sending also

// this method makes a HTTP connection to the server:
void sendData(int thisData, int thisData2) {
// if there's a successful connection:
if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
Serial.println("connecting...");
// send the HTTP PUT request:
client.print("PUT /v2/feeds/");
client.print(FEEDID);
client.println(".csv HTTP/1.1");
client.println("Host: api.cosm.com");
client.print("X-ApiKey: ");
client.println(APIKEY);
client.print("User-Agent: ");
client.println(USERAGENT);
client.print("Content-Length: ");

// calculate the length of the sensor reading in bytes:
// 8 bytes for "sensor1," + number of digits of the data:
// plus the same again and length of data 2
int thisLength = 8 + getLength(thisData) + 8 + getLength(thisData2);
client.println(thisLength);

// last pieces of the HTTP PUT request:
client.println("Content-Type: text/csv");
client.println("Connection: close");
client.println();

// here's the actual content of the PUT request:
client.print("sensor1,");
client.println(thisData);
// and the 2nd sensor
client.print("sensor2,");
client.println(thisData2);

}
else {
// if you couldn't make a connection:
Serial.println("connection failed");
Serial.println();
Serial.println("disconnecting.");
client.stop();
}
// note the time that the connection was made or attempted:
lastConnectionTime = millis();
}
this code i found on the cosm forum

this is the message I get
and i get no values on my feed



CSV Parser Error: CSV is invalid. Incorrect number of fields
disconnecting.
connecting...
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:00:22 GMT
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 60
Connection: close
X-Request-Id: 94849a7b1e96abaa62c7145ff139221428ceddcb

[Nick_Pyner]

I hesitate to say this because you are using WiFi and there may be something going on I don't understand. But.

I guess cosm doesn't know or care how you send the data, so long as the commands are right.

And

I see the word useragent

And you don't get a connection. So it would appear you  need to use the latest com libraries.  The code is incomplete, so the libraries you are using is unclear.

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

ahh ok cool thanks will look into that, I also have the Ethernet shield if you have any more advice or solutions/ code for that it would be great!

[Nick_Pyner]

OK, now that you haven't summarily dismissed my comment, my guess is that it is definitely your problem and explains why your code looks like incomprehensible junk.

I get the impression that cosm underwent a palace revolution about last September and, unless you are one of the gold star brigade, anything you pick up on this matter that is older than that, is just going to cause you grief.

Check the cosm site, get the kosher libraries, cosm.h and httpclient, and you will probably be fine. You will see examples in the "It Worked!" section of the cosm forum, including one of mine, and there is stuff included with the libraries.

I do hope your ethernet shield is WIZ5100 based........

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Hi again thanks I got the wifi shield working and reads and graphs the sensors thank you for that needed the libraries

I do hope your ethernet shield is WIZ5100 based........

Yes it is!
Now I am trying out the ethernet  shield but this doesnt connect its fairly similar code to the wifi

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#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <HttpClient.h>
#include <Cosm.h>

// MAC address for your Ethernet shield
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED };

// Your Cosm key to let you upload data
char cosmKey[] = "YOUR_COSM_API_KEY";

// Analog pin which we're monitoring (0 and 1 are used by the Ethernet shield)
int sensorPin = 2;

// Define the strings for our datastream IDs
char sensorId[] = "sensor_reading";
CosmDatastream datastreams[] = {
 CosmDatastream(sensorId, strlen(sensorId), DATASTREAM_FLOAT),
};
// Finally, wrap the datastreams into a feed
CosmFeed feed(15552, datastreams, 1 /* number of datastreams */);

EthernetClient client;
CosmClient cosmclient(client);

void setup() {
 // put your setup code here, to run once:
 Serial.begin(9600);
 
 Serial.println("Starting single datastream upload to Cosm...");
 Serial.println();

 while (Ethernet.begin(mac) != 1)
 {
   Serial.println("Error getting IP address via DHCP, trying again...");
   delay(15000);
 }
}

void loop() {
 int sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
 datastreams[0].setFloat(sensorValue);

 Serial.print("Read sensor value ");
 Serial.println(datastreams[0].getFloat());

 Serial.println("Uploading it to Cosm");
 int ret = cosmclient.put(feed, cosmKey);
 Serial.print("cosmclient.put returned ");
 Serial.println(ret);

 Serial.println();
 delay(15000);
}
obviously i add all the information that is needed to be added
so
In the serial display it now showing Error getting IP address via DHCP, trying again...
any solution to this would be great

[wildbill]

Try setting an explicit IP address instead of relying on DHCP.

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Will give that a try thanks for the pointers

[Nick_Pyner]

I'm not sure what you have and have not done. Are you saying that you have everything working OK, with the single sensor graph displaying at cosm, when you connect to your router by WiFi, but when you try to do the same thing by ethernet to the same router, it will not work?

Your code is more or less the same as mine, and should work. The only discrepancy I can see is the buffer command missing

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char sensorId1[] = "OutThermo";

const int bufferSize = 100;
char bufferValue[bufferSize]; // enough space to store the string we're going to send
CosmDatastream datastreams[] = {


The failure appears to be in the setup section but it is essentially the same as mine.

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Yes that is basically it! I have the 3 sensors working fine with the wifi but has no buffer :/ I haven't done much to change the code from wifi to Ethernet. Will try work on it tomorrow and let you know what happens, thanks!

[Nick_Pyner]

Well, that's a relief. I'm assuming the WiFi is the hard bit. I can't see what the problem is but it is surely something quite trivial.

[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Hmmmm now its sayinig that its connected and uploading to cosm but for some reason its not doing it, no sensors values are graphed must be something small in the code, it's getting better will inform if it works!

[Nick_Pyner]

Are you seeing the ret when you put to cosm? ret = 200  means a kosher transfer. If you get that but see nothing in the graph, it could be the data is suss. You can test just before you send

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Serial.println(datastreams[0]);

Serial.println("Uploading it to Cosm");
ret = cosmclient.put(feed, cosmKey); // SEND FEED TO COSM
Serial.print("cosmclient.put returned "); // 200?
Serial.println(ret);


[ArduinoGreenHouse]

Yes have that part of the code alright,

This is what is displaying in the serial monitor

Starting muiltiple datastream upload to Cosm...

Thermister 22.79
relativeHumidity 26.75
BPW34 723.18
Uploading it to Cosm
cosmclient.put returned -3

Looking at the cosm debug info nothing showing too its still Awaiting incoming requests...:/
strange that wifi shield works but not the Ethernet shield


ahhhh I got it now working! nothing wrong with it just isn't working in college! works perfectly at home happy days,


By any chance do you know if there is a wifi signal booster for the wifi shield just chancing my arm or does anyone, might try tin foil or something hehe

[Nick_Pyner]

No he-he about it. My neighbour uses foil food tray reflector to boost his WiFi signal. To good effect, I understand.
There are bigger antenna rods available on eBay for just a few dollars, but these are for the router. I don't know how you would beef up a WiFi shield but I bet it can be done. Failing that, you might be able to use a router as an intermediary.