Function of vPIN_INTERNAL_STATUS and vPIN_CHARGE_DEVICE_ENABLED

[mr12obot]

I dont understand what is the purpose of vPIN_INTERNAL_STATUS and vPIN_CHARGE_DEVICE_ENABLED?

Already try use with button widget, it only have message "SET NEW VALUE FOR vPIN_CHARGE_DEVICE_ENABLED" but nothing happen.

Could you explain more details about this two functions ?

[Bettapro]

vPIN_CHARGE_DEVICE_ENABLED
It SHOULD control the charging circuit from PV to the battery, as far as I understand switching it off should stop charging the battery.
I've made few attempts in the past with it, but it seem not having any effect, I guess it's a feature EPEVER put but didn't really implement.

vPIN_INTERNAL_STATUS
It reports a bit-per-bit match on most common errors/warnig the ESP could face.

In details, from the lowest to the most significant bit:

1. some RT variable is not ready and synced
2. some ST variable is not ready and synced
3. -- deprecated -- will be reassigned
4. esp is booting
5. connection error between esp and solar charge controller
6. connection error - blynk
7. connection error - wifi
   Actually you can have a combination of them (eg: some RT variable is not ready and synced + some ST variable is not ready and synced + connection error between esp and solar charge controller - in this case the value will be 19).

To make things easy... everything is fine while you have 0 on this vpin.
Some waring will self recover, it's normal to have it sometimes set to 1or 2 , but more stays 0 the better.

[mr12obot]

Understood for vPIN_CHARGE_DEVICE_ENABLED.

Is there any way to make vPIN_INTERNAL_STATUS combine as debug messages over serial/terminal blynk?

So no need make more widget in blynk app.

[Bettapro]

Please note that using blynk terminal you could get just few of them (1,2,5 from my list, 4 - just at boot to be precise...maybe).
The others excludes to possibilty to send messages to blynk at all.

Please explain how you think to include them in the debug messages over serial/terminal, Do you intend to add the status code on every message (eg as a prefix) or create a new message for it?

I'm thinking that it should be repeated periodically...

[mr12obot]

Yes, can not send debug messages to blynk terminal at all.

So what i think to include them in the debug messages over serial periodically.

[Bettapro]

This could help while setting everything up, but, I think that at some time you won't be connected to serial all the time.
I guess this concept should be reworked a little, maybe some kind of debug mode where you got printed some more informations over Serial (still thinking if blynk terminal should be included or not)