Oh well done, Mr. Dyson! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: perdrix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2021, 05:01:56 pm
content: Dyson HP07 failing to connect to Wi-Fi after a firmware update:Router reports:Aug 8 16:34:23 dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPDISCOVER(br0) c8:ff:77:4f:f2:e5Aug 8 16:34:23 dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPOFFER(br0) 192.168.129.214 c8:ff:77:4f:f2:e5Aug 8 16:34:23 dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.0.100 c8:ff:77:4f:f2:e5Aug 8 16:34:23 dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPNAK(br0) 192.168.0.100 c8:ff:77:4f:f2:e5 wrong server-IDIt's not as if DHCP is a new technology. Looks like some firmware testing is needed before they send out updates!Hoh-hum, so ist das leben.David

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2021, 05:07:01 pm
content: An air purifier with an app ... I know, I know.We're all doomed in a few more short years.

author: esepecesito
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2021, 06:43:40 pm
content: OMG I see so many appliances being called "intelligent" because they have WiFi/BT or whatever...they are the most stupid things on earth. I specifically do not buy anything needing an App.

author: Andrew LB
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 10:30:02 am
content: Yeah. I recently bought a window air conditioner and the thing came with wifi connect and a cell phone app. I pulled the front panel and found the dongle. It now resides in a drawer.I'm just really tired of every damn appliance having to be hooked up to the internet, having microphones without a hardware switch, and just your typical 'even though you paid for this software, by installing you agree to let us snoop through your computer and sell your private information to everyone'. Especially after multiple incidents where i'll be talking about some topic that i never looked up online or mentioned on the phone, but a few hours later i start getting ads for whatever topic was.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 08:45:24 pm
content: remote control is OK because you can make a wall panel near the light switch to hold the remote so you can activate the whole room at the same time but the smartphone stuff is ODIDK how people schedule their life so hard that it makes such automation useful.. I mean.. you still should do a daily check to make sure there are no severe problems then relying on internet connected indicators for everything

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 10:35:45 pm
content: Just don't use the app if you don't like it.Its not like it can magically discover your WIFI credentials and log itself in to the internetQuote from: coppercone2 on August 18, 2021, 08:45:24 pmYou don't have to use it for automation, HP07 logs historical air quality over time. So there is some value to look at the chart and see what caused air quality to go up or down, etc.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 10:58:00 pm
content: I have a radon monitor, but its bluetooth, I see no reason to put that kind of information anywhere but locally, even for the sake of realtors. I like the idea of the lowest power lowest range bluetooth for that device, so you need to be near it with the phone to even try to look at the data. I don't want my neighbors to see what the hell I am monitoring, even if its secure too.They could easily made that only for datalog retrieval for maintenance rather then making the whole thing controlled by MCU touch screen. I.e. put a 'download historical data' button on it that turns the radio on, but leave the damn adjustments on knobs. I do like air purifiers, they reduced the amount of cleaning I need to do by ALOT. Or god forbid, a local/remote control switch, or RF-enable swtich.But, I might be jumping off the handle. It depends on what the OP is dealing with now. Is it bricked or just the WIFI control is disabled? I consider it the difference with 'acceptable damage' vs 'totally useless'. For some reason I imagined that if a person is angry enough to start a thread to copy paste errors, its probobly totally fucked?

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2021, 12:35:07 am
content: Quote from: coppercone2 on August 18, 2021, 10:58:00 pmIf your radon monitor is Airthings, there are quite a few complaints of having to get right up close to it to read the data off it. Its not a user friendly experience when most people will have their radon monitor in the basement, and want to check the readings while they are upstairs. Of course the upside is the battery lasts forever."rf-enable switch", imagine the endless support calls about why its not connecting.OPs fan should not be bricked, it still has a remote control that can be used, live and graphed data can be viewed from the LCD screen.Whether its fully recoverable to get back online after having lost Wifi access, not sure. There is communication between the phone and the device, so, some chance they could load firmware that way.

author: hulk69
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2021, 05:25:36 am
content: I have a similar model (TP07) and the app is very usefull here in Dubai.Before owning this I did not get the scale of the polution here. Everyday we reach orange/red/ purple levels!To come back to the issue with the wifi, i had the problem with conection for 2 reasons:1. The dyson purifier is not compatible with wifi key using WPA32. The dyson server is offline3. the app profile crash... => delete the profile on the app and restart everything.Worst case call you local "concierge" that will definately fix your issue

author: perdrix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2021, 08:27:09 am
content: After 24 hours it stopped trying to use the incorrect IP and started to use the offered IP. So some fool programmer probably decided that as he had a lease he'd ignore the DHCPOFFERDoh!David

author: Twoflower
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2021, 08:45:12 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on August 18, 2021, 10:35:45 pmDepending on the way the WLAN discovery is implemented. It is a bad idea to not configure the WLAN. Some Smart-Thingies stay in discovery mode looking for the an app to configure the WLAN functionality.If someone now looking for such an not configured Smart-Thingies he can easily take it over. For an Air-Con it is probably setting an unpleasant temp and increase your electrical bill. But that person may be able to detect the time it is switched off -> Owner not at home. But some Smart-Vacuums come with a cam and lidar. They can turned to a remote controlled cam with all consequences.It is better to configure that to an temporarily available network. Or to a WLAN without internet connection. That supposed to stop the discovery mode.