barn53
commented
2 years ago Hello,
that sounds very strange to me. I have quite a lot of devices out and not one similar problem – and you have it twice... You have made many attempts to solve the problem. The only other thing I can think of that you should try is to update the firmware to the latest version.
You can find the files and instructions here: https://barn53.github.io/CoinThing/#available-versions-to-download
Download the files:
- spiffs_v1.4.0.bin
- cointhing_v1.4.4.bin
You should update the firmware via the python script and erase the whole memory before updating:
python -m esptool erase_flash
python -m esptool --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp8266
--baud 460800 write_flash 0x0
I hope, this helps. Regards, Gerd
Hello, I have a problem with the cointhing that appeared again after I thought it was resolved when I had one replaced earlier in the year. Basically, it will power up, connect and fetch the current price. The heartbeat will pulse for about a minute. After that the heartbeat stops, the updates stop and the internal URL becomes unreachable until I power it off and on again. It is running version 1.2 of the cointhing software, so not sure if updating the software will solve it. I have tried powering it up using PC USB, different PC USB (3.1), wall chargers, the problem remains. I tried setting port forwarding for SSL and HTTP, problem remains, tried creating a DMZ and putting it on it, problem remains. For a while it worked just fine, now the same problem I had with the original cointhing has resurfaced. Any help or pointers would be appreciated.