
Mickey666Maus

Hey guys, this is short and simple....just wanted to know if this is a common problem when running the EZ-B on lower voltage!
I am running my EZ-B on 6Volts and I experienced that it gets disconnected from my Wifi network at random times! It tries to reconnect, says it succeeded and drops out right after. This happens for a while, then it is establishing its connection and it stays connected!
So is it because the EZ-B is running on lower Voltage, it is only the Wifi connection which gets lost...there is no brown out, and also it happens while the robot is not moving at all, I am just working on parts and the EZ-B is sitting on the table not doing anything!
Or could it be that there is some interference from the Power Supply, it sits on the table right next to the EZ-B?
Any ideas?
I have never been a wifi fan due to it having flaky issues and a lot of things can interfere. I would start by trying to elementary wifi issues as being a concern first and then start looking at the EZ B. If the access point is close to your ezb, reboot the access point and see if you then keep having issues.
I reset the EZ-B, let's see if the problem is persistent!
Just wanted to check if there are any know issues!
Thanks for chipping in your thoughts on this!
If your smart phone is on your wifi (assuming you have it with you when working with JD) and it is also using wifi, it would be interesting to look at the signal on the smartphone when this happens. I wonder if it drops in signal strength for a few seconds when this happens. The smart phone isnt going to be as visible to any wifi issues because it will just fail over to the provider network, but it does show signal strength at some interval. It would at least help to eliminate wifi as being the issue.
Good luck and I hope this helps some.
I'm having the same issues, EZB alone (no servos) and random disconnects, I'll try different power supplies, if you have a chance try a power supply with more than 7.5v, something like 9V/1A do not connect servos otherwise you fry one by mistake.
I'm trying to understand if the power supply (voltage) can affect the wifi performance, so far i tried 7/2A, 5/10A same issues.
@CochranRobotics
Did you get success with 5v ?
I have the EZ-B connected to 5V/10A power supply, the EZB works but the camera didn't come up neither the EZ-B HD servo respond to commands, can't be a problem of Amps
I had idea that 5V could drive the servo and electronics (camera).
All:
Anyone knows if is safe to connect 12V/5A to an EZB (no servos)?
On the board that I am running at 5V/10A I dont see this issue. I dont run a camera from this board nor do I run any servos. I am only running a 4-n-1 sensor. It is being powered by a Castle 5V/10A BEC that is converting from 12V to 5V.
Btw this forum is awesome...thanks for response time is beyond lightspeed!
Thanks everyone!
As mentioned in the power supplies tutorial and numerous threads, not all power supplies are created equal. Just because it can deliver 10amps steady, doesn't mean it can handle servo inrush current.
Instead of boosting up the amps on the supply, you can try the super cap mod which can bridge the gap for short brownouts: Post 15 of this thread has the super cap mod instructions: http://www.ez-robot.com/Community/Forum/Thread?threadId=8686&page=2
Alan
That idea reminds me this one:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17100__Turnigy_Voltage_Protector_783333uf_3sec_.html
Can be interesting add on for the JD when doing complicated moves (more servos working at same time)
The power supply is a good product:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/658
I've used for a few setups (multiple leds) and raspberry pi & a lot of usb devices connected.
I need to test the EZ camera again with 5V/10A, it's very strange because the camera gets 3.3v from the EZB, so if the EZB can work with 5V i don't understand why the camera does not work, must be my mistake.
Just re-checked, the camera works with 5v , it was a software issue, the camera object recognition crashed (null reference) and the camera stops because is too fast i got the wrong idea.
but servos they start holding the position, but 1 second later they stop holding the position.
If you believe this is wifi related, check the faq which is located in the learn section.
If you're browning out due to using incorrect power supplies - there's dozens of threads pointing to correct suggestions.
The issues are still remaining, I will if I can get something solved I will let you guys know. Thanks for being with me on this one!
@DJSures just told me there is some info and help covering Wifi connection problems in the FAQ section of the EZ-B documentation!
I will try a different setup soon and will give you guys an update if I manage to solve the problem!