Low-cost Wifi connected wixel for use with xDrip. Can be used in combinatin with a Bluetooth Wixel.
This is a low-cost do-it-yourself Wifi connected receiver for the Dexcom G4 transmitter. It is intended to be used together with xDrip. It is possible to use multiple NodeMCU-Wixels to cover a large area. Can be used together with a Bluetooth Wixel, if you do not want to carray around the Bluetooth Wixel at home.
Example use
- A Wixel ~15 €
- A NodeMCU ~4 €
- A micro usb charger (An old phone charger works great.)
- A stripboard, perfboard or breadboard and cables depending on how it should be assembled.
- A box to put it in. (Optional)
- A Wifi network to connect the nodes too.
- An Android device (phone/tablet/computer)
Diagram
Finished NodeMCU-Wixel in box.
See bottom for more images.
- Assemble the NodeMCU-Wixel by soldering or using a breadboard.
- Download the NodeMCU-Wixel repository and extract the files.
- Download the wixel-xDrip repository and extract the files.
- Modify transmitter id in Wixel code from the NodeMCU-Wixel repository (NodeMCU-Wixel/Wixel/dexdrip.c) and set it to your transmitter id. Then save.
- Copy dexdrip.c from the NodeMCU-Wixel repository (NodeMCU-Wixel/Wixel/dexdrip.c) to the wixel-xDrip repository (wixel-xDrip/apps/dexdrip/dexdrip.c).
- Build the Wixel code in the wixel-xDrip repository and write it to the Wixel by following the instructions here.
- Flash the NodeMCU with the firmware from the NodeMCU-Wixel repository (NodeMCU-Wixel/Firmware) using the NodeMCU Firmware Programmer.
- Connect the NodeMCU to the computer.
- Open the firmware programmer.
- In the Config tab:
- Browse for the firmware file.
- Make sure that the new firmware file is the only selected firmware.
- Set Offset to 0x00000.
- In the Operation tab:
- Select COM Port.
- Click the Flash button.
- Wait for the flash to finish.
- Change Wifi settings in the NodeMCU-Wixel repository (NodeMCU-Wixel/NodeMCU/modWifi.lua). Change ip, netmask, gateway, wifiSsid and wifiPassword depending on your network configuration. Then save. If you have multiple NodeMCU-Wixels, then make sure they each have a different ip.
- Upload code to the NodeMCU using ESPlorer.
- Select COM port.
- Set Baud rate to 115200.
- Click Open.
- Make sure you are connected to the NodeMCU. You might need to press the reset button on the NodeMCU.
- Upload all files for the NodeMCU from the NodeMCU-Wixel repository (NodeMCU-Wixel/NodeMCU/) by clicking "Upload..." and selecting a file. Repeat until all files are uploaded.
- Restart the NodeMCU by pressing the reset button on it.
- Wait until you see the text "Starting NodeMCU Wixel in 10 seconds...", then you know it is working.
- Download and install xDrip to your Android device (phone/tablet/computer).
- Start xDrip and goto Settings.
- Select "Wifi Wixel" as Hardware Data Source. (Or "Wifi Wixel + BT Wixel" if you also want to use a Bluetooth Wixel.)
- Under "List of recievers" enter the ip-addresses and ports of all NodeMCU-Wixels you want to use. This is the ip-address that was configured when changing Wifi settings for the NodeMCU-Wixel. The port is 50005 It should be a comma separated list. Example: 192.168.0.100:50005,192.168.0.101:50005
- Select "Start Sensor" in xDrip and wait for two readings, then enter a dual calibration.
The LED, if present, will blink when an error occurs.
- Fast blink (on and off four times in one second): Unable to connect to access point. Wrong password, out of range, etc.
- Slow blink (on and off once in two seconds): Lost connection to access point, restarting after 60 seconds if not connected again.
Finished NodeMCU-Wixel in box.
Back of perfboard.
NodeMCU-Wixel connected on breadboard. No soldering needed.
Monitoring NodeMCU-Wixels.
This project relies on, and uses, the wixel-xDrip code and the xDrip application. A big thank you to the people behind these projects.