# How to test sensors in redmangoH

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**Created:** [October 7, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366 "2020-10-07T04:35:26Z")\
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When I start app redSensorToCloud, all sensors don’t send the value to the Cloud.

So, I would like to verify sensors in Red mango such as pressure, light sensor one by one to make sure that the sensor is still working.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/mangoh.discourse.group/jyijyi/32/997_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://mangoh.discourse.group/u/jyijyi)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/2 "2020-10-07T06:06:27Z")

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are you using WP76?

You can have a look on this thread:

> [@MangOH Red Not Transmitting](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/mangoh-red-not-transmitting/4074/5):
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> How do I check the sensor driver and app log?

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/3 "2020-10-07T08:04:31Z")

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It is WP8548.  
Some sensor can transmit sometimes. Really have no idea

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/4 "2020-10-07T08:30:37Z")

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have you compared the logread to debug?

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/5 "2020-10-08T14:10:06Z")

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This is what I got from logread -f

> Oct 8 14:08:04 swi-mdm9x15 user.err Legato: =ERR= | redSensor[1080]/position T=main | position.c Sample() 50 | Failed to read sensor (LE\_OUT\_OF\_RANGE).  
> Oct 8 21:08:04 swi-mdm9x15 user.err kernel: [860.181443] qup\_i2c qup\_i2c.0: QUP: I2C status flags :0x1300c8, irq:187  
> Oct 8 21:08:04 swi-mdm9x15 user.err kernel: [860.187089] qup\_i2c qup\_i2c.0: I2C slave addr:0x3a not connected  
> Oct 8 21:08:04 swi-mdm9x15 user.info kernel: [860.197192] gpio\_check\_and\_wake: wake-n\_gpio77 STATE=WAKEUP  
> Oct 8 21:08:04 swi-mdm9x15 user.info kernel: [860.215901] gpio\_check\_and\_wake: wake-n\_gpio77 STATE=SLEEP

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You can try to see the value of the following and see if the sensor is working fine.

/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0068/iio:device0/in\_accel\_x\_raw

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> -sh: /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0068/iio:device0/in\_accel\_x\_raw: Permission denied

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/8 "2020-10-08T15:34:19Z")

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You should use “cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0068/iio:device0/in\_accel\_x\_raw”

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/9 "2020-10-08T15:49:12Z")

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it replies in some values. however, do you know the address for light sensor, pressure sensor…?

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/10 "2020-10-08T15:51:51Z")

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root@swi-mdm9x15:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0068/iio:device0

> buffer in\_anglvel\_sampling\_frequency in\_temp\_scale  
> dev in\_anglvel\_sampling\_frequency\_available name  
> in\_accel\_sampling\_frequency in\_anglvel\_scale power  
> in\_accel\_sampling\_frequency\_available in\_anglvel\_scale\_available scan\_elements  
> in\_accel\_scale in\_anglvel\_x\_raw subsystem  
> in\_accel\_scale\_available in\_anglvel\_y\_raw trigger  
> in\_accel\_x\_raw in\_anglvel\_z\_raw uevent  
> in\_accel\_y\_raw in\_temp\_offset  
> in\_accel\_z\_raw in\_temp\_raw

where is the light senser

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This is for pressure sensor

/sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0076/iio:device1/in\_pressure\_input

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://mangoh.discourse.group/t/how-to-test-sensors-in-redmangoh/5366/12 "2020-10-08T16:00:45Z")

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Light sensor is using ADC to read

> <https://github.com/mangOH/RedSensorToCloud/blob/master/components/sensors/light/lightSensor.c>
