Based on https://www.skyynet.de/mowgli_connect.php
This is a modification of the original binary file to English.
Since there is only a binary file, I have made a ugly script that simply replaces all (or most) German text with English translations, and recalculates the checksums.
Unzip
Modify WLAN_local_SSID and WLAN_local_password to match your WIFI's SSID and password in src/mspitzelAPconnect.ino
Modify http_username and http_password to what you want
Load it in the Arduino IDE with the following
or compile and install with platform.io using "pio run --target upload"
When the ESP32 connects to you WiFi, go to http://
Upload my modified binary file: mspitzel.ino.d32_pro_en.bin
Wait! it takes about 2 full minutes before it returns "OK"
If you get "Fehler" just try again.
Go to http://
Go to the Configuration tab and input your robots bluetooth name under "SSID" and the mainboard serial number under "Mainboard SN"
Now it should connect to your robot and show all kinds of data.
Copy robomow.yaml to config/packages/robomow.yaml
make dir config/packages if non existent
Add this to config/configuration.yaml
homeassistant:
packages: !include_dir_named packages
You need a ESP32 with PSRAM, so called WROVER module.
I bought a LOLIN as mentioned from Aliexpress but I guess any with PSRAM would work.
I didn't wanted GPS to begin with, but since it works so well and the GPS module is so cheap I also got this
I guess it would be better with a module that works with all 5 possitioning systems: GPS (US), QZSS (Japan), BEIDOU (China), GALILEO (EU), and GLONASS (Russia), but I wasn't sure the protocol is compatible (all though the NMEA 0183 protocol seems to be universal).