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  • Suresh MaliS Suresh Mali

    @jacikaas said in Curtain Control Node.:

    void receive(const MyMessage &message)
    {
    // if message = V_UP start moving until closed
    if (message.type==V_UP) {
    digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
    if (stepper1.distanceToGo() == 0){
    if (stepper1.currentPosition() == CURTAIN_OPEN){
    stepper1.moveTo(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
    // Store state in eeprom
    saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
    request(CHILD_ID, V_UP, 0); // request new values from controller
    }
    }
    }
    if (message.type==V_DOWN) {
    digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
    stepper1.moveTo(CURTAIN_OPEN);
    // Store state in eeprom
    saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
    request(CHILD_ID, V_DOWN, 0); // request new values from controller
    }
    if (message.type==V_STOP) {
    digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
    stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0);
    // Store state in eeprom
    saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
    request(CHILD_ID, V_STOP, 0); // request new values from controller
    }
    // delay(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
    // digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
    }

    You can enable and disable outputs and try. In the following function:

    void receive(const MyMessage &message)
    
    //add the following at the begining of the function
    stepper1.enableOutputs ()
    //and add the following at the end in the same function.
    stepper1.disableOutputs ()
    

    I hope this helps haven't tried it myself.

    J Offline
    J Offline
    jacikaas
    wrote on last edited by
    #38

    @suresh-mali Thank You Suresh for Your answer!
    I disconnect relay and delete it lines from the code.

    I add lines to code like You said:

    void receive(const MyMessage &message)
    {
    stepper1.enableOutputs ();
     // rest of code
    stepper1.disableOutputs ();
    }
    

    It looks like it have to work because it is simple solution, but it doesn't... On driver board ULN2003, when motor is not rotating, A Led is always on. I think if command with disableOutputs would be activated, then the LED should not be on?

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    • J jacikaas

      @suresh-mali Thank You Suresh for Your answer!
      I disconnect relay and delete it lines from the code.

      I add lines to code like You said:

      void receive(const MyMessage &message)
      {
      stepper1.enableOutputs ();
       // rest of code
      stepper1.disableOutputs ();
      }
      

      It looks like it have to work because it is simple solution, but it doesn't... On driver board ULN2003, when motor is not rotating, A Led is always on. I think if command with disableOutputs would be activated, then the LED should not be on?

      Suresh MaliS Offline
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      Suresh Mali
      wrote on last edited by Suresh Mali
      #39

      @jacikaas Ok.

      //Remove this line from loop function
      stepper1.run(); 
      
      //Change this line
      stepper1.moveTo(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
      //to
      stepper1.runToPosition(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
      

      I hope this works. Also make similar changes in block which closes curtains.
      Refernce article: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_AccelStepper.html

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      • J Offline
        J Offline
        jacikaas
        wrote on last edited by
        #40

        @suresh-mali
        I now reading about that funktions in http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/classAccelStepper.html#a344f58fef8cc34ac5aa75ba4b665d21c

        Did what You said, but getting error: no matching function for call to 'AccelStepper::runToPosition(int)'
        I paste here all code, but I think I did everything without mistakes:

        // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
        #define MY_DEBUG
        
        // Enable and select radio type attached
        #define MY_NODE_ID 10
        #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
        //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
        
        // Enable repeater functionality for this node
        //#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE
        
        #include <SPI.h>
        #include <MySensors.h>
        #include <AccelStepper.h>
        
        #define HALFSTEP 8
        #define CURTAIN_CLOSED 10000
        #define CURTAIN_OPEN 0
        #define CHILD_ID 1
        
        // int powerPin = 7;
        
        // definicje MySensors
        
        MyMessage message(CHILD_ID, S_COVER);
        
        // Definicja pinow silnika
        #define IN1  3     // IN1
        #define IN2  4     // IN2
        #define IN3  5     // IN3
        #define IN4  6     // IN4
         
        AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, IN1, IN3, IN2, IN4);
        
        void setup()
        {
          stepper1.setMaxSpeed(1000.0);
          stepper1.setAcceleration(100.0);
          stepper1.setSpeed(200);
          stepper1.runToPosition(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
        }
        
        void presentation() 
        {
          sendSketchInfo("Roller blinds", "1.0");
          present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER); // Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
        }
        
        void loop()
        {
          //stepper1.run();  //Start
        }
        
        void receive(const MyMessage &message)
        {
        stepper1.enableOutputs ();
          // if message = V_UP start moving until closed
          if (message.type==V_UP) {
             if (stepper1.distanceToGo() == 0){
                 if (stepper1.currentPosition() == CURTAIN_OPEN){
                     stepper1.runToPosition(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
             // Store state in eeprom
             saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
             request(CHILD_ID, V_UP, 0); // request new values from controller
                 }
              }
           }
           if (message.type==V_DOWN) {
               stepper1.moveTo(CURTAIN_OPEN);
               // Store state in eeprom
               saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
               request(CHILD_ID, V_DOWN, 0); // request new values from controller   
            }
            if (message.type==V_STOP) {
                stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0);
                // Store state in eeprom
                saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
                request(CHILD_ID, V_STOP, 0); // request new values from controller
            }
        stepper1.disableOutputs ();
        }
        
        
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        • J jacikaas

          @suresh-mali
          I now reading about that funktions in http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/classAccelStepper.html#a344f58fef8cc34ac5aa75ba4b665d21c

          Did what You said, but getting error: no matching function for call to 'AccelStepper::runToPosition(int)'
          I paste here all code, but I think I did everything without mistakes:

          // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
          #define MY_DEBUG
          
          // Enable and select radio type attached
          #define MY_NODE_ID 10
          #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
          //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
          
          // Enable repeater functionality for this node
          //#define MY_REPEATER_FEATURE
          
          #include <SPI.h>
          #include <MySensors.h>
          #include <AccelStepper.h>
          
          #define HALFSTEP 8
          #define CURTAIN_CLOSED 10000
          #define CURTAIN_OPEN 0
          #define CHILD_ID 1
          
          // int powerPin = 7;
          
          // definicje MySensors
          
          MyMessage message(CHILD_ID, S_COVER);
          
          // Definicja pinow silnika
          #define IN1  3     // IN1
          #define IN2  4     // IN2
          #define IN3  5     // IN3
          #define IN4  6     // IN4
           
          AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, IN1, IN3, IN2, IN4);
          
          void setup()
          {
            stepper1.setMaxSpeed(1000.0);
            stepper1.setAcceleration(100.0);
            stepper1.setSpeed(200);
            stepper1.runToPosition(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
          }
          
          void presentation() 
          {
            sendSketchInfo("Roller blinds", "1.0");
            present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER); // Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
          }
          
          void loop()
          {
            //stepper1.run();  //Start
          }
          
          void receive(const MyMessage &message)
          {
          stepper1.enableOutputs ();
            // if message = V_UP start moving until closed
            if (message.type==V_UP) {
               if (stepper1.distanceToGo() == 0){
                   if (stepper1.currentPosition() == CURTAIN_OPEN){
                       stepper1.runToPosition(CURTAIN_CLOSED);
               // Store state in eeprom
               saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
               request(CHILD_ID, V_UP, 0); // request new values from controller
                   }
                }
             }
             if (message.type==V_DOWN) {
                 stepper1.moveTo(CURTAIN_OPEN);
                 // Store state in eeprom
                 saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
                 request(CHILD_ID, V_DOWN, 0); // request new values from controller   
              }
              if (message.type==V_STOP) {
                  stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0);
                  // Store state in eeprom
                  saveState(message.sensor, message.getBool());
                  request(CHILD_ID, V_STOP, 0); // request new values from controller
              }
          stepper1.disableOutputs ();
          }
          
          
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          skywatch
          wrote on last edited by
          #41

          @jacikaas Sorry to revive an old thread, but did you get this resolved and if so how?

          I just 3D printed my first motorised roller blind mounts and have tested with arduino stepper only.

          Next is to go mysensors with it, but which way is best? Standard arduino stepper or accelstepper?

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          • xydixX Offline
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            xydix
            wrote on last edited by
            #42

            Okey. This is an old thread but I hope it's ok I keep it alive.
            I just printed som parts for my blinds.
            I use a stepper motor (28BYJ-48 with ULN2003 Driver board) and this sketch found in this thread.
            The sketch is awesome.
            To my quiestion.
            I want to run 2 blinds at the same time from ONE node. Synchronized or maybe individual.
            Is this possible?
            There isn't any digital pins over for this when using button(s).
            I think i saw someone using analog pin connected to the ULN2003 someware.
            Is it possible to run 2 motors on one board?
            Really hope somone can answer som of my question.
            What modifications is needed in the sketch if this is possible.
            This is the sketch I use.

            /*
             PROJECT: MY Sensors curtain controller
             PROGRAMMER: AWI
             DATE: march 11, 2016
             FILE: AWI stepper1.ino
             LICENSE: Public domain
            
             Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
            	and MySensors 2.0 (Development)
            		
            Special:
            	uses AccelStepper library
            	
            Summary:
            	Curtain control with stepper motor. 
            	Manual operation with 1 push button 
            	Calibration with manual button
            
            Remarks:
            	Fixed node-id
            	
            Change log:
            20160312 - Cleanup
            */
            
            // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
            #define MY_DEBUG 
            
            #define MY_NODE_ID 13											// fixed node number
            // Enable and select radio type attached
            #define MY_RADIO_RF24
            //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
            
            #include <SPI.h>
            #include <MySensors.h> 
            
            // stepper library
            #include <AccelStepper.h>										// http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/
            #define HALFSTEP 8  											// Stepper uses "Halfstep" mode
            
            // button library
            // used for:
            // - manual open close - single click: close/ stop/ open/ stop
            // - calibration  - after long press: open calibarion- until single press - closed calibration - until single press (stop)
            #include <Button.h>												// https://github.com/JChristensen/Button
            
            #define CHILD_ID 1   											// Id of the sensor child
            
            #define SN "Curtain control 13"
            #define SV "1.0"
            
            #define buttonPin1 7  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin1
            #define buttonPin2 A0  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin2 (fixed to ground)
            
            // Motor pin definitions
            #define motorPin1  3     										// IN1 on the ULN2003 driver 1
            #define motorPin2  4     										// IN2 on the ULN2003 driver 1
            #define motorPin3  5     										// IN3 on the ULN2003 driver 1
            #define motorPin4  6     										// IN4 on the ULN2003 driver 1
            
            const unsigned long heartbeatInterval = 1 * 3600UL * 1000UL ;	// heartbeatinterval
            unsigned long heartbeatCounter = 0 ;
            
            //
            // helper routines to store and retrieve long in mysensors EEPROM
            union {															// used to convert long to bytes for EEPROM storage
            	long longInt;
            	uint8_t LongByte[4];
            	} convLongInt ;
            
            void saveStateL(int EEposition, long StateL){
            	convLongInt.longInt = StateL ;
            	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert to bytes
            		saveState(EEposition + y , convLongInt.LongByte[y]) ;
            		}
            	Serial.print("State saved: "); Serial.println(StateL);
            	}
            		
            long loadStateL(int EEposition){
            	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert from bytes
            		convLongInt.LongByte[y] = loadState(EEposition + y) ;
            		}
            	Serial.print("State read: "); Serial.println(convLongInt.longInt);
            	return convLongInt.longInt ;
            	}
            	
            
            // Initialize with pin sequence IN1-IN3-IN2-IN4 for using the AccelStepper with 28BYJ-48
            AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, motorPin1, motorPin3, motorPin2, motorPin4);
            // Initialize button active low, debounce and internal pull-up
            Button myBtn(buttonPin1, true, true, 40);						// Initiate the button (pin, pull_up, invert, debounce_ms)
            
            MyMessage percentageMsg(CHILD_ID, V_PERCENTAGE);				// used to send updates to controller
            
            const long maxRun = 4000000L ;									// maximum runway
            long setPosition = 0 ; 											// remembers set position, need to be saved in EEPROM
            const int setPositionEE = 4 ;									// eeprom location
            long openPosition = 0 ; 										// Position at open, need to be saved in EEPROM?
            const int openPositionEE = setPositionEE + 4 ;					// eeprom location
            long closedPosition = 120000UL ; 								// Position at full close, need to be saved in EEPROM
            const int closedPositionEE = openPositionEE + 4 ;				// eeprom location
            
            unsigned long idleTimer = millis() ;							// return to idle timer
            unsigned long idleTime = 100000UL ;								// return to idle after 100 secs
            
            unsigned long printTimer = millis() ;							// print timer
            unsigned long printTime = 1000UL ;								// print after 1 secs
            
            enum position_t {Open, Close, Idle, Running} ;
            position_t lastDirection = Open ; 								// lastDirection only for buttonpress
            position_t runStatus = Idle ;									// indicates current status for running motor. used for status reporting to controller
            
            enum State_t {sIdle, sCalibrateOpen, sCalibrateClose} ;
            State_t State = sIdle ;
            
            
            void setup() {
            	// setup buttons
            	pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
            	stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
            	stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
            	//saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; 			// INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
            	closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;				// need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
            	setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
            	stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
            }//--(end setup )---
            
            void presentation() {
              present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER, "Curtain");						// Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
            
              // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
              sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
            }
            
            
            void loop() {
            unsigned int now = millis() ;								// current time for loop
            // simple state machine for button press
            	myBtn.read();  
            	switch (State) {
                    // Idle state, waiting for some action
            		// - button press
            		// - idleTimer
                    case sIdle:                
                        if (myBtn.wasReleased()){						// idle
            				Serial.println("Button release") ;
            				// if running stop
            				if (stepper1.isRunning()){
            					setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition();
            					stepper1.moveTo(setPosition) ;			// move to current position (was already there..)
            				} else if (lastDirection == Open) {
            					stepper1.moveTo(closedPosition) ;
            					lastDirection = Close ;
            				} else {									// lastDirection == Close
            					stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;
            					lastDirection = Open ;
            				}	
            			} else if (myBtn.pressedFor(3000)){				// move to calibratete state with long press
            				Serial.println("Button press long") ;
            				idleTimer = now ;							// return to idle after ...
            				State = sCalibrateOpen ;
            				stepper1.move(-maxRun) ;					// let the stepper open with maximum
            				}
            			break ;
            		// if not running and last action was open close ;  else open
            		// if longpress Calibrate open
                    case sCalibrateOpen:           						// calibration going on     
            			if (myBtn.wasPressed()){
            				stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0 );		// set new 0 position ??
            				openPosition = setPosition = 0 ;
            				State = sCalibrateClose ;					// next is close calibarion
            				stepper1.move(maxRun) ;						// let the stepper close with maximum
            			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
            				State = sIdle ;
            			}
            			break ;
                    case sCalibrateClose:								// calibrate closed position, end with keypress
            			if (myBtn.wasPressed())	{
            				closedPosition = setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;
            				saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; // save closed position in EEPROM
            				State = sIdle ;
            				stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;				// return to open after calibration
            			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
            				State = sIdle ;
            			}
            			break ;
            		default :
            			break ;
            		}
            	// power off stepper if not running (no need to reenable))
            	if (!stepper1.isRunning()){
            		if (runStatus != Idle){								// there was a change in runningstatus, so report to controller
            			setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;		// store in EEPROM and report ready to controller
            			saveStateL(setPositionEE, setPosition) ;
            			send( percentageMsg.set((100 * setPosition)/(closedPosition - openPosition))) ;
            			runStatus = Idle ;
            		}
            		stepper1.disableOutputs();
            	} else {
            		runStatus = Running ;
            	}
            	stepper1.run();
            	/*
            	if (printTimer++ > now + printTime){
            		printTimer = now ;
            		Serial.println(stepper1.currentPosition());
            		}
            	*/
            }
            
            // This is called when a message is received 
            void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
            // We only expect few types of messages from controller, check which
              switch (message.type) {
            	case V_PERCENTAGE:
            	// Curtain should be opened
            	stepper1.moveTo(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
            	Serial.print("Message: "); Serial.print(message.sensor); Serial.print(" , value: % "); Serial.println( message.getInt());
            	Serial.print("Moving to: "); Serial.println(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
            	break ;
            	case V_STATUS:
            	// Curtain should be opened or closed full
            	stepper1.moveTo((message.getInt() == HIGH)?openPosition:closedPosition);
            	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
            	Serial.print(message.sensor);
            	Serial.print(" , value: % ");
            	break ;
            	default : 
            	// not recognizable message
            	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
            	Serial.print(message.sensor);
            	Serial.print(", Unrecognized ");
            	break ;
            	}
              }
            
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            • TheoLT Offline
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              TheoL
              Contest Winner
              wrote on last edited by
              #43

              You can use an I/O expander like an MCP23017 which is a 16 port expander or a 8 port expander. They're cheap. Keep in mind they consume 1 mAmp. I'm currently working on a product to overcome that power issue for a battery powered Node. Will try to post about it in a while

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              • xydixX xydix

                Okey. This is an old thread but I hope it's ok I keep it alive.
                I just printed som parts for my blinds.
                I use a stepper motor (28BYJ-48 with ULN2003 Driver board) and this sketch found in this thread.
                The sketch is awesome.
                To my quiestion.
                I want to run 2 blinds at the same time from ONE node. Synchronized or maybe individual.
                Is this possible?
                There isn't any digital pins over for this when using button(s).
                I think i saw someone using analog pin connected to the ULN2003 someware.
                Is it possible to run 2 motors on one board?
                Really hope somone can answer som of my question.
                What modifications is needed in the sketch if this is possible.
                This is the sketch I use.

                /*
                 PROJECT: MY Sensors curtain controller
                 PROGRAMMER: AWI
                 DATE: march 11, 2016
                 FILE: AWI stepper1.ino
                 LICENSE: Public domain
                
                 Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
                	and MySensors 2.0 (Development)
                		
                Special:
                	uses AccelStepper library
                	
                Summary:
                	Curtain control with stepper motor. 
                	Manual operation with 1 push button 
                	Calibration with manual button
                
                Remarks:
                	Fixed node-id
                	
                Change log:
                20160312 - Cleanup
                */
                
                // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
                #define MY_DEBUG 
                
                #define MY_NODE_ID 13											// fixed node number
                // Enable and select radio type attached
                #define MY_RADIO_RF24
                //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
                
                #include <SPI.h>
                #include <MySensors.h> 
                
                // stepper library
                #include <AccelStepper.h>										// http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/
                #define HALFSTEP 8  											// Stepper uses "Halfstep" mode
                
                // button library
                // used for:
                // - manual open close - single click: close/ stop/ open/ stop
                // - calibration  - after long press: open calibarion- until single press - closed calibration - until single press (stop)
                #include <Button.h>												// https://github.com/JChristensen/Button
                
                #define CHILD_ID 1   											// Id of the sensor child
                
                #define SN "Curtain control 13"
                #define SV "1.0"
                
                #define buttonPin1 7  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin1
                #define buttonPin2 A0  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin2 (fixed to ground)
                
                // Motor pin definitions
                #define motorPin1  3     										// IN1 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                #define motorPin2  4     										// IN2 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                #define motorPin3  5     										// IN3 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                #define motorPin4  6     										// IN4 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                
                const unsigned long heartbeatInterval = 1 * 3600UL * 1000UL ;	// heartbeatinterval
                unsigned long heartbeatCounter = 0 ;
                
                //
                // helper routines to store and retrieve long in mysensors EEPROM
                union {															// used to convert long to bytes for EEPROM storage
                	long longInt;
                	uint8_t LongByte[4];
                	} convLongInt ;
                
                void saveStateL(int EEposition, long StateL){
                	convLongInt.longInt = StateL ;
                	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert to bytes
                		saveState(EEposition + y , convLongInt.LongByte[y]) ;
                		}
                	Serial.print("State saved: "); Serial.println(StateL);
                	}
                		
                long loadStateL(int EEposition){
                	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert from bytes
                		convLongInt.LongByte[y] = loadState(EEposition + y) ;
                		}
                	Serial.print("State read: "); Serial.println(convLongInt.longInt);
                	return convLongInt.longInt ;
                	}
                	
                
                // Initialize with pin sequence IN1-IN3-IN2-IN4 for using the AccelStepper with 28BYJ-48
                AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, motorPin1, motorPin3, motorPin2, motorPin4);
                // Initialize button active low, debounce and internal pull-up
                Button myBtn(buttonPin1, true, true, 40);						// Initiate the button (pin, pull_up, invert, debounce_ms)
                
                MyMessage percentageMsg(CHILD_ID, V_PERCENTAGE);				// used to send updates to controller
                
                const long maxRun = 4000000L ;									// maximum runway
                long setPosition = 0 ; 											// remembers set position, need to be saved in EEPROM
                const int setPositionEE = 4 ;									// eeprom location
                long openPosition = 0 ; 										// Position at open, need to be saved in EEPROM?
                const int openPositionEE = setPositionEE + 4 ;					// eeprom location
                long closedPosition = 120000UL ; 								// Position at full close, need to be saved in EEPROM
                const int closedPositionEE = openPositionEE + 4 ;				// eeprom location
                
                unsigned long idleTimer = millis() ;							// return to idle timer
                unsigned long idleTime = 100000UL ;								// return to idle after 100 secs
                
                unsigned long printTimer = millis() ;							// print timer
                unsigned long printTime = 1000UL ;								// print after 1 secs
                
                enum position_t {Open, Close, Idle, Running} ;
                position_t lastDirection = Open ; 								// lastDirection only for buttonpress
                position_t runStatus = Idle ;									// indicates current status for running motor. used for status reporting to controller
                
                enum State_t {sIdle, sCalibrateOpen, sCalibrateClose} ;
                State_t State = sIdle ;
                
                
                void setup() {
                	// setup buttons
                	pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                	stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
                	stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                	//saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; 			// INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                	closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;				// need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                	setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                	stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                }//--(end setup )---
                
                void presentation() {
                  present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER, "Curtain");						// Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
                
                  // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                  sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                }
                
                
                void loop() {
                unsigned int now = millis() ;								// current time for loop
                // simple state machine for button press
                	myBtn.read();  
                	switch (State) {
                        // Idle state, waiting for some action
                		// - button press
                		// - idleTimer
                        case sIdle:                
                            if (myBtn.wasReleased()){						// idle
                				Serial.println("Button release") ;
                				// if running stop
                				if (stepper1.isRunning()){
                					setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition();
                					stepper1.moveTo(setPosition) ;			// move to current position (was already there..)
                				} else if (lastDirection == Open) {
                					stepper1.moveTo(closedPosition) ;
                					lastDirection = Close ;
                				} else {									// lastDirection == Close
                					stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;
                					lastDirection = Open ;
                				}	
                			} else if (myBtn.pressedFor(3000)){				// move to calibratete state with long press
                				Serial.println("Button press long") ;
                				idleTimer = now ;							// return to idle after ...
                				State = sCalibrateOpen ;
                				stepper1.move(-maxRun) ;					// let the stepper open with maximum
                				}
                			break ;
                		// if not running and last action was open close ;  else open
                		// if longpress Calibrate open
                        case sCalibrateOpen:           						// calibration going on     
                			if (myBtn.wasPressed()){
                				stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0 );		// set new 0 position ??
                				openPosition = setPosition = 0 ;
                				State = sCalibrateClose ;					// next is close calibarion
                				stepper1.move(maxRun) ;						// let the stepper close with maximum
                			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                				State = sIdle ;
                			}
                			break ;
                        case sCalibrateClose:								// calibrate closed position, end with keypress
                			if (myBtn.wasPressed())	{
                				closedPosition = setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;
                				saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; // save closed position in EEPROM
                				State = sIdle ;
                				stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;				// return to open after calibration
                			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                				State = sIdle ;
                			}
                			break ;
                		default :
                			break ;
                		}
                	// power off stepper if not running (no need to reenable))
                	if (!stepper1.isRunning()){
                		if (runStatus != Idle){								// there was a change in runningstatus, so report to controller
                			setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;		// store in EEPROM and report ready to controller
                			saveStateL(setPositionEE, setPosition) ;
                			send( percentageMsg.set((100 * setPosition)/(closedPosition - openPosition))) ;
                			runStatus = Idle ;
                		}
                		stepper1.disableOutputs();
                	} else {
                		runStatus = Running ;
                	}
                	stepper1.run();
                	/*
                	if (printTimer++ > now + printTime){
                		printTimer = now ;
                		Serial.println(stepper1.currentPosition());
                		}
                	*/
                }
                
                // This is called when a message is received 
                void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                // We only expect few types of messages from controller, check which
                  switch (message.type) {
                	case V_PERCENTAGE:
                	// Curtain should be opened
                	stepper1.moveTo(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                	Serial.print("Message: "); Serial.print(message.sensor); Serial.print(" , value: % "); Serial.println( message.getInt());
                	Serial.print("Moving to: "); Serial.println(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                	break ;
                	case V_STATUS:
                	// Curtain should be opened or closed full
                	stepper1.moveTo((message.getInt() == HIGH)?openPosition:closedPosition);
                	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                	Serial.print(" , value: % ");
                	break ;
                	default : 
                	// not recognizable message
                	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                	Serial.print(", Unrecognized ");
                	break ;
                	}
                  }
                
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                @xydix
                Hello @xydix do you have the curtain working with the sketch above?
                I don't get the button working on pin 7.
                Witch button library do you use?
                I have the library witch is in the sketch, i only must change Bbutton.h in LC_Button.h.
                Is that maby my problem.
                I hope u can help me.
                Greatz Ton

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                  @Suresh-Mali

                  DC Motor, very interesting!

                  Do you have end stops? The sketch doesn't open for some reason...

                  Cheers

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                  @barduino said in Curtain Control Node.:

                  @Suresh-Mali

                  DC Motor, very interesting!

                  Do you have end stops? The sketch doesn't open for some reason...

                  Cheers

                  I have been working on a similar project last week. The mechanics and ´looks´ are the most difficult part for me.

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                  • TON RIJNAARDT TON RIJNAARD

                    @xydix
                    Hello @xydix do you have the curtain working with the sketch above?
                    I don't get the button working on pin 7.
                    Witch button library do you use?
                    I have the library witch is in the sketch, i only must change Bbutton.h in LC_Button.h.
                    Is that maby my problem.
                    I hope u can help me.
                    Greatz Ton

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                    #46

                    @ton-rijnaard
                    Hi. This was a problem for me to. The reason is the library changed name and updates was made.
                    I use the library version 0.9.
                    I have like zero skills in arduino. If you use the old library the button will work with the sketch i posted a moth ago.
                    Looke here: https://github.com/JChristensen/JC_Button/releases
                    Maybe some of the other older releases will work. Don't remember why o choose V0.9
                    Look at 2.0.0, "This is a major release that is not backwards-compatible with previous releases."

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                    • xydixX xydix

                      Okey. This is an old thread but I hope it's ok I keep it alive.
                      I just printed som parts for my blinds.
                      I use a stepper motor (28BYJ-48 with ULN2003 Driver board) and this sketch found in this thread.
                      The sketch is awesome.
                      To my quiestion.
                      I want to run 2 blinds at the same time from ONE node. Synchronized or maybe individual.
                      Is this possible?
                      There isn't any digital pins over for this when using button(s).
                      I think i saw someone using analog pin connected to the ULN2003 someware.
                      Is it possible to run 2 motors on one board?
                      Really hope somone can answer som of my question.
                      What modifications is needed in the sketch if this is possible.
                      This is the sketch I use.

                      /*
                       PROJECT: MY Sensors curtain controller
                       PROGRAMMER: AWI
                       DATE: march 11, 2016
                       FILE: AWI stepper1.ino
                       LICENSE: Public domain
                      
                       Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
                      	and MySensors 2.0 (Development)
                      		
                      Special:
                      	uses AccelStepper library
                      	
                      Summary:
                      	Curtain control with stepper motor. 
                      	Manual operation with 1 push button 
                      	Calibration with manual button
                      
                      Remarks:
                      	Fixed node-id
                      	
                      Change log:
                      20160312 - Cleanup
                      */
                      
                      // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
                      #define MY_DEBUG 
                      
                      #define MY_NODE_ID 13											// fixed node number
                      // Enable and select radio type attached
                      #define MY_RADIO_RF24
                      //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
                      
                      #include <SPI.h>
                      #include <MySensors.h> 
                      
                      // stepper library
                      #include <AccelStepper.h>										// http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/
                      #define HALFSTEP 8  											// Stepper uses "Halfstep" mode
                      
                      // button library
                      // used for:
                      // - manual open close - single click: close/ stop/ open/ stop
                      // - calibration  - after long press: open calibarion- until single press - closed calibration - until single press (stop)
                      #include <Button.h>												// https://github.com/JChristensen/Button
                      
                      #define CHILD_ID 1   											// Id of the sensor child
                      
                      #define SN "Curtain control 13"
                      #define SV "1.0"
                      
                      #define buttonPin1 7  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin1
                      #define buttonPin2 A0  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin2 (fixed to ground)
                      
                      // Motor pin definitions
                      #define motorPin1  3     										// IN1 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                      #define motorPin2  4     										// IN2 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                      #define motorPin3  5     										// IN3 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                      #define motorPin4  6     										// IN4 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                      
                      const unsigned long heartbeatInterval = 1 * 3600UL * 1000UL ;	// heartbeatinterval
                      unsigned long heartbeatCounter = 0 ;
                      
                      //
                      // helper routines to store and retrieve long in mysensors EEPROM
                      union {															// used to convert long to bytes for EEPROM storage
                      	long longInt;
                      	uint8_t LongByte[4];
                      	} convLongInt ;
                      
                      void saveStateL(int EEposition, long StateL){
                      	convLongInt.longInt = StateL ;
                      	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert to bytes
                      		saveState(EEposition + y , convLongInt.LongByte[y]) ;
                      		}
                      	Serial.print("State saved: "); Serial.println(StateL);
                      	}
                      		
                      long loadStateL(int EEposition){
                      	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert from bytes
                      		convLongInt.LongByte[y] = loadState(EEposition + y) ;
                      		}
                      	Serial.print("State read: "); Serial.println(convLongInt.longInt);
                      	return convLongInt.longInt ;
                      	}
                      	
                      
                      // Initialize with pin sequence IN1-IN3-IN2-IN4 for using the AccelStepper with 28BYJ-48
                      AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, motorPin1, motorPin3, motorPin2, motorPin4);
                      // Initialize button active low, debounce and internal pull-up
                      Button myBtn(buttonPin1, true, true, 40);						// Initiate the button (pin, pull_up, invert, debounce_ms)
                      
                      MyMessage percentageMsg(CHILD_ID, V_PERCENTAGE);				// used to send updates to controller
                      
                      const long maxRun = 4000000L ;									// maximum runway
                      long setPosition = 0 ; 											// remembers set position, need to be saved in EEPROM
                      const int setPositionEE = 4 ;									// eeprom location
                      long openPosition = 0 ; 										// Position at open, need to be saved in EEPROM?
                      const int openPositionEE = setPositionEE + 4 ;					// eeprom location
                      long closedPosition = 120000UL ; 								// Position at full close, need to be saved in EEPROM
                      const int closedPositionEE = openPositionEE + 4 ;				// eeprom location
                      
                      unsigned long idleTimer = millis() ;							// return to idle timer
                      unsigned long idleTime = 100000UL ;								// return to idle after 100 secs
                      
                      unsigned long printTimer = millis() ;							// print timer
                      unsigned long printTime = 1000UL ;								// print after 1 secs
                      
                      enum position_t {Open, Close, Idle, Running} ;
                      position_t lastDirection = Open ; 								// lastDirection only for buttonpress
                      position_t runStatus = Idle ;									// indicates current status for running motor. used for status reporting to controller
                      
                      enum State_t {sIdle, sCalibrateOpen, sCalibrateClose} ;
                      State_t State = sIdle ;
                      
                      
                      void setup() {
                      	// setup buttons
                      	pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                      	stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
                      	stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                      	//saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; 			// INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                      	closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;				// need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                      	setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                      	stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                      }//--(end setup )---
                      
                      void presentation() {
                        present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER, "Curtain");						// Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
                      
                        // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                        sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                      }
                      
                      
                      void loop() {
                      unsigned int now = millis() ;								// current time for loop
                      // simple state machine for button press
                      	myBtn.read();  
                      	switch (State) {
                              // Idle state, waiting for some action
                      		// - button press
                      		// - idleTimer
                              case sIdle:                
                                  if (myBtn.wasReleased()){						// idle
                      				Serial.println("Button release") ;
                      				// if running stop
                      				if (stepper1.isRunning()){
                      					setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition();
                      					stepper1.moveTo(setPosition) ;			// move to current position (was already there..)
                      				} else if (lastDirection == Open) {
                      					stepper1.moveTo(closedPosition) ;
                      					lastDirection = Close ;
                      				} else {									// lastDirection == Close
                      					stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;
                      					lastDirection = Open ;
                      				}	
                      			} else if (myBtn.pressedFor(3000)){				// move to calibratete state with long press
                      				Serial.println("Button press long") ;
                      				idleTimer = now ;							// return to idle after ...
                      				State = sCalibrateOpen ;
                      				stepper1.move(-maxRun) ;					// let the stepper open with maximum
                      				}
                      			break ;
                      		// if not running and last action was open close ;  else open
                      		// if longpress Calibrate open
                              case sCalibrateOpen:           						// calibration going on     
                      			if (myBtn.wasPressed()){
                      				stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0 );		// set new 0 position ??
                      				openPosition = setPosition = 0 ;
                      				State = sCalibrateClose ;					// next is close calibarion
                      				stepper1.move(maxRun) ;						// let the stepper close with maximum
                      			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                      				State = sIdle ;
                      			}
                      			break ;
                              case sCalibrateClose:								// calibrate closed position, end with keypress
                      			if (myBtn.wasPressed())	{
                      				closedPosition = setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;
                      				saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; // save closed position in EEPROM
                      				State = sIdle ;
                      				stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;				// return to open after calibration
                      			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                      				State = sIdle ;
                      			}
                      			break ;
                      		default :
                      			break ;
                      		}
                      	// power off stepper if not running (no need to reenable))
                      	if (!stepper1.isRunning()){
                      		if (runStatus != Idle){								// there was a change in runningstatus, so report to controller
                      			setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;		// store in EEPROM and report ready to controller
                      			saveStateL(setPositionEE, setPosition) ;
                      			send( percentageMsg.set((100 * setPosition)/(closedPosition - openPosition))) ;
                      			runStatus = Idle ;
                      		}
                      		stepper1.disableOutputs();
                      	} else {
                      		runStatus = Running ;
                      	}
                      	stepper1.run();
                      	/*
                      	if (printTimer++ > now + printTime){
                      		printTimer = now ;
                      		Serial.println(stepper1.currentPosition());
                      		}
                      	*/
                      }
                      
                      // This is called when a message is received 
                      void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                      // We only expect few types of messages from controller, check which
                        switch (message.type) {
                      	case V_PERCENTAGE:
                      	// Curtain should be opened
                      	stepper1.moveTo(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                      	Serial.print("Message: "); Serial.print(message.sensor); Serial.print(" , value: % "); Serial.println( message.getInt());
                      	Serial.print("Moving to: "); Serial.println(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                      	break ;
                      	case V_STATUS:
                      	// Curtain should be opened or closed full
                      	stepper1.moveTo((message.getInt() == HIGH)?openPosition:closedPosition);
                      	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                      	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                      	Serial.print(" , value: % ");
                      	break ;
                      	default : 
                      	// not recognizable message
                      	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                      	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                      	Serial.print(", Unrecognized ");
                      	break ;
                      	}
                        }
                      
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                      @xydix
                      To answer my own question the stepper runs fine from the analog pins.
                      Next step is to find some intersted in the same thing and see if we could get the sketch adjusted to run two steppers.
                      I will try when i get some time but I guess I will have problem to clone the calibration and store-to-eerprom-part.

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                      • AWIA AWI

                        @patchmaster This is my current curtain control sketch. I work with the development branch, so the syntax can be a little different.

                        The Accelstepper library gives you all the abilities to slow start/stop with numerous kinds of steppers.
                        My sketch includes a calibration function (stored in EEPROM) so the you don't need end stop detection (a stepper knows where it is)

                        /*
                         PROJECT: MY Sensors curtain controller
                         PROGRAMMER: AWI
                         DATE: march 11, 2016
                         FILE: AWI stepper1.ino
                         LICENSE: Public domain
                        
                         Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
                        	and MySensors 2.0 (Development)
                        		
                        Special:
                        	uses AccelStepper library
                        	
                        Summary:
                        	Curtain control with stepper motor. 
                        	Manual operation with 1 push button 
                        	Calibration with manual button
                        
                        Remarks:
                        	Fixed node-id
                        	
                        Change log:
                        20160312 - Cleanup
                        */
                        
                        // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
                        #define MY_DEBUG 
                        
                        #define MY_NODE_ID 13											// fixed node number
                        // Enable and select radio type attached
                        #define MY_RADIO_NRF24
                        //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
                        
                        #include <SPI.h>
                        #include <MySensor.h> 
                        
                        // stepper library
                        #include <AccelStepper.h>										// http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/
                        #define HALFSTEP 8  											// Stepper uses "Halfstep" mode
                        
                        // button library
                        // used for:
                        // - manual open close - single click: close/ stop/ open/ stop
                        // - calibration  - after long press: open calibarion- until single press - closed calibration - until single press (stop)
                        #include <Button.h>												// https://github.com/JChristensen/Button
                        
                        #define CHILD_ID 1   											// Id of the sensor child
                        
                        #define SN "Curtain control 13"
                        #define SV "1.0"
                        
                        #define buttonPin1 7  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin1
                        #define buttonPin2 A0  											// Arduino pin connected to buttonPin2 (fixed to ground)
                        
                        // Motor pin definitions
                        #define motorPin1  3     										// IN1 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                        #define motorPin2  4     										// IN2 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                        #define motorPin3  5     										// IN3 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                        #define motorPin4  6     										// IN4 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                        
                        const unsigned long heartbeatInterval = 1 * 3600UL * 1000UL ;	// heartbeatinterval
                        unsigned long heartbeatCounter = 0 ;
                        
                        //
                        // helper routines to store and retrieve long in mysensors EEPROM
                        union {															// used to convert long to bytes for EEPROM storage
                        	long longInt;
                        	uint8_t LongByte[4];
                        	} convLongInt ;
                        
                        void saveStateL(int EEposition, long StateL){
                        	convLongInt.longInt = StateL ;
                        	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert to bytes
                        		saveState(EEposition + y , convLongInt.LongByte[y]) ;
                        		}
                        	Serial.print("State saved: "); Serial.println(StateL);
                        	}
                        		
                        long loadStateL(int EEposition){
                        	for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){								// convert from bytes
                        		convLongInt.LongByte[y] = loadState(EEposition + y) ;
                        		}
                        	Serial.print("State read: "); Serial.println(convLongInt.longInt);
                        	return convLongInt.longInt ;
                        	}
                        	
                        
                        // Initialize with pin sequence IN1-IN3-IN2-IN4 for using the AccelStepper with 28BYJ-48
                        AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, motorPin1, motorPin3, motorPin2, motorPin4);
                        // Initialize button active low, debounce and internal pull-up
                        Button myBtn(buttonPin1, true, true, 40);						// Initiate the button (pin, pull_up, invert, debounce_ms)
                        
                        MyMessage percentageMsg(CHILD_ID, V_PERCENTAGE);				// used to send updates to controller
                        
                        const long maxRun = 4000000L ;									// maximum runway
                        long setPosition = 0 ; 											// remembers set position, need to be saved in EEPROM
                        const int setPositionEE = 4 ;									// eeprom location
                        long openPosition = 0 ; 										// Position at open, need to be saved in EEPROM?
                        const int openPositionEE = setPositionEE + 4 ;					// eeprom location
                        long closedPosition = 120000UL ; 								// Position at full close, need to be saved in EEPROM
                        const int closedPositionEE = openPositionEE + 4 ;				// eeprom location
                        
                        unsigned long idleTimer = millis() ;							// return to idle timer
                        unsigned long idleTime = 100000UL ;								// return to idle after 100 secs
                        
                        unsigned long printTimer = millis() ;							// print timer
                        unsigned long printTime = 1000UL ;								// print after 1 secs
                        
                        enum position_t {Open, Close, Idle, Running} ;
                        position_t lastDirection = Open ; 								// lastDirection only for buttonpress
                        position_t runStatus = Idle ;									// indicates current status for running motor. used for status reporting to controller
                        
                        enum State_t {sIdle, sCalibrateOpen, sCalibrateClose} ;
                        State_t State = sIdle ;
                        
                        
                        void setup() {
                        	// setup buttons
                        	pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                        	stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
                        	stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                        	//saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; 			// INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                        	closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;				// need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                        	setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                        	stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                        }//--(end setup )---
                        
                        void presentation() {
                          present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER, "Curtain");						// Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
                        
                          // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                          sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                        }
                        
                        
                        void loop() {
                        unsigned int now = millis() ;								// current time for loop
                        // simple state machine for button press
                        	myBtn.read();  
                        	switch (State) {
                                // Idle state, waiting for some action
                        		// - button press
                        		// - idleTimer
                                case sIdle:                
                                    if (myBtn.wasReleased()){						// idle
                        				Serial.println("Button release") ;
                        				// if running stop
                        				if (stepper1.isRunning()){
                        					setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition();
                        					stepper1.moveTo(setPosition) ;			// move to current position (was already there..)
                        				} else if (lastDirection == Open) {
                        					stepper1.moveTo(closedPosition) ;
                        					lastDirection = Close ;
                        				} else {									// lastDirection == Close
                        					stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;
                        					lastDirection = Open ;
                        				}	
                        			} else if (myBtn.pressedFor(3000)){				// move to calibratete state with long press
                        				Serial.println("Button press long") ;
                        				idleTimer = now ;							// return to idle after ...
                        				State = sCalibrateOpen ;
                        				stepper1.move(-maxRun) ;					// let the stepper open with maximum
                        				}
                        			break ;
                        		// if not running and last action was open close ;  else open
                        		// if longpress Calibrate open
                                case sCalibrateOpen:           						// calibration going on     
                        			if (myBtn.wasPressed()){
                        				stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0 );		// set new 0 position ??
                        				openPosition = setPosition = 0 ;
                        				State = sCalibrateClose ;					// next is close calibarion
                        				stepper1.move(maxRun) ;						// let the stepper close with maximum
                        			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                        				State = sIdle ;
                        			}
                        			break ;
                                case sCalibrateClose:								// calibrate closed position, end with keypress
                        			if (myBtn.wasPressed())	{
                        				closedPosition = setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;
                        				saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; // save closed position in EEPROM
                        				State = sIdle ;
                        				stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;				// return to open after calibration
                        			} else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {		// timer expired -> abort calibration
                        				State = sIdle ;
                        			}
                        			break ;
                        		default :
                        			break ;
                        		}
                        	// power off stepper if not running (no need to reenable))
                        	if (!stepper1.isRunning()){
                        		if (runStatus != Idle){								// there was a change in runningstatus, so report to controller
                        			setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;		// store in EEPROM and report ready to controller
                        			saveStateL(setPositionEE, setPosition) ;
                        			send( percentageMsg.set((100 * setPosition)/(closedPosition - openPosition))) ;
                        			runStatus = Idle ;
                        		}
                        		stepper1.disableOutputs();
                        	} else {
                        		runStatus = Running ;
                        	}
                        	stepper1.run();
                        	/*
                        	if (printTimer++ > now + printTime){
                        		printTimer = now ;
                        		Serial.println(stepper1.currentPosition());
                        		}
                        	*/
                        }
                        
                        // This is called when a message is received 
                        void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                        // We only expect few types of messages from controller, check which
                          switch (message.type) {
                        	case V_PERCENTAGE:
                        	// Curtain should be opened
                        	stepper1.moveTo(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                        	Serial.print("Message: "); Serial.print(message.sensor); Serial.print(" , value: % "); Serial.println( message.getInt());
                        	Serial.print("Moving to: "); Serial.println(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                        	break ;
                        	case V_STATUS:
                        	// Curtain should be opened or closed full
                        	stepper1.moveTo((message.getInt() == HIGH)?openPosition:closedPosition);
                        	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                        	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                        	Serial.print(" , value: % ");
                        	break ;
                        	default : 
                        	// not recognizable message
                        	Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                        	Serial.print(message.sensor);
                        	Serial.print(", Unrecognized ");
                        	break ;
                        	}
                          }
                          
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                        @AWI Sorry for butting in to an old thread, but automating my blinds is top priority!

                        I've copied your sketch and have everything setup - however, I have eratic behaviour and a few questions:

                        void setup() {
                          // setup buttons
                          pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                          stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
                          stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                          //saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ;      // INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                          closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;       // need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                          setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                          stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                        }//--(end setup )---
                        
                        • Should the pinMode on buttonPin1 actually be an INPUT?

                        • Can you please describe how to go about calibrating the system?

                        • Does the //saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition);
                          need uncommenting for one boot of the arduino and the blind closed - then the sketch re-uploading with it commented again?

                        Your help is greatly appreciated as I have a twitching motor and feel I'm almost there!

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                        • A adds666

                          @AWI Sorry for butting in to an old thread, but automating my blinds is top priority!

                          I've copied your sketch and have everything setup - however, I have eratic behaviour and a few questions:

                          void setup() {
                            // setup buttons
                            pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                            stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0);
                            stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                            //saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ;      // INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                            closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;       // need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                            setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                            stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                          }//--(end setup )---
                          
                          • Should the pinMode on buttonPin1 actually be an INPUT?

                          • Can you please describe how to go about calibrating the system?

                          • Does the //saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition);
                            need uncommenting for one boot of the arduino and the blind closed - then the sketch re-uploading with it commented again?

                          Your help is greatly appreciated as I have a twitching motor and feel I'm almost there!

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                          wrote on last edited by xydix
                          #49

                          @adds666 What i can tell it was a long time since @AWI was active here.
                          I use this sketch with my first bild since a couple of days.
                          For me it works like a charm. But in my case I control the motor from analog pins just to test and it seems OK.
                          No problem with the button.
                          The only thing I don't like, is the calibration.
                          I my case, using this on a blind, when calibrating, first it goes down, then i press the button, the blind stops at once and change it's direction and goes up. But when i reach the top level and want to stop it and save the state, it stops slow and pass the point i pressed the button and then reverse to the right spot. Problem is, the blind can't go further because it is in the top position.
                          If it would be the other way around it wouldn't be a problem.
                          Maybe i have the motor one the "wrong" side of the blind but when it is down the "downkey" in my HA is greyed out.
                          When it i up the "upkey" it greyed out so that seems right.

                          What is not working in your case?
                          What motor do you use? I use 28BYJ-48 with ULN2003 and had to set stepper1.setMaxSpeed(2000.0); to stepper1.setMaxSpeed(1000.0); because the motor "slipped" at a speed of 2000.
                          Like i wrote earlier in the thread I tried to figure out how to "dublicate" the sketch and ute it for two motors.
                          I really don't know where to start to get this done. It would be awesome to use one arduino with two blinds.

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                            Hi @xydix , glad to hear you have the sketch working properly. Do you have the pinmode as OUTPUT or did you change to input?

                            And do you still have the saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition); line commented out?

                            If I change the pinMode to input, I get the system powered up and connected to the mysensors gateway fine - serial print repeats 'Button Release'. If I short press the button, the system does nothing. If I hold the button for 3000ms serial print reads 'Button Long Press' and the motor turns - however If I let go of the button, the motor stop and system returns to its 'button release' state.

                            I'm not able to get the system in to calibration mode.

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                              Hi @xydix , glad to hear you have the sketch working properly. Do you have the pinmode as OUTPUT or did you change to input?

                              And do you still have the saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition); line commented out?

                              If I change the pinMode to input, I get the system powered up and connected to the mysensors gateway fine - serial print repeats 'Button Release'. If I short press the button, the system does nothing. If I hold the button for 3000ms serial print reads 'Button Long Press' and the motor turns - however If I let go of the button, the motor stop and system returns to its 'button release' state.

                              I'm not able to get the system in to calibration mode.

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                              wrote on last edited by xydix
                              #51

                              @adds666
                              I am still in "testing mode".
                              I had some problems with the node, it stoped receiving messages but did always work with the button.
                              Yesterday i built a new node and uploaded the sketch and it seems to work better.
                              Here is the sketch i use, I changed the pin for the button due to missing digital pins on my pcb.
                              And I am back on using digital pins for the stepper driver for the same reason.
                              I greyed out buttonpin 2. I don't think it is needed.
                              I also greyed out the heartbeat-part as I had problems. Just for testing. Don't know if it is suitable when using Home Assistant.

                              /*
                               PROJECT: MY Sensors curtain controller
                               PROGRAMMER: AWI
                               DATE: march 11, 2016
                               FILE: AWI stepper1.ino
                               LICENSE: Public domain
                              
                               Hardware: ATMega328p board w/ NRF24l01
                                and MySensors 2.0 (Development)
                                  
                              Special:
                                uses AccelStepper library
                                
                              Summary:
                                Curtain control with stepper motor. 
                                Manual operation with 1 push button 
                                Calibration with manual button
                              
                              Remarks:
                                Fixed node-id
                                
                              Change log:
                              20160312 - Cleanup
                              */
                              
                              // Enable debug prints to serial monitor
                              #define MY_DEBUG 
                              
                              #define MY_NODE_ID 8                     // fixed node number
                              // Enable and select radio type attached
                              #define MY_RADIO_RF24
                              #define MY_RF24_PA_LEVEL RF24_PA_HIGH
                              //#define MY_RADIO_RFM69
                              
                              #include <SPI.h>
                              #include <MySensors.h> 
                              
                              // stepper library
                              #include <AccelStepper.h>                   // http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/arduino/AccelStepper/
                              #define HALFSTEP 8                        // Stepper uses "Halfstep" mode
                              
                              // button library
                              // used for:
                              // - manual open close - single click: close/ stop/ open/ stop
                              // - calibration  - after long press: open calibarion- until single press - closed calibration - until single press (stop)
                              #include <Button.h>                       // https://github.com/JChristensen/Button - Använd gammal version. testat med V0.9 och det funkar
                              
                              #define CHILD_ID 1                        // Id of the sensor child
                              
                              #define SN "Curtain control"
                              #define SV "1.0"
                              
                              #define buttonPin1 A0                        // Arduino pin connected to buttonPin1
                              //#define buttonPin2 A0                       // Arduino pin connected to buttonPin2 (fixed to ground)
                              
                              // Motor pin definitions
                              #define motorPin1  2                        // IN1 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                              #define motorPin2  3                        // IN2 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                              #define motorPin3  5                        // IN3 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                              #define motorPin4  6                        // IN4 on the ULN2003 driver 1
                              
                              //const unsigned long heartbeatInterval = 1 * 3600UL * 1000UL ; // heartbeatinterval
                              //unsigned long heartbeatCounter = 0 ;
                              
                              //
                              // helper routines to store and retrieve long in mysensors EEPROM
                              union {                             // used to convert long to bytes for EEPROM storage
                                long longInt;
                                uint8_t LongByte[4];
                                } convLongInt ;
                              
                              void saveStateL(int EEposition, long StateL){
                                convLongInt.longInt = StateL ;
                                for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){               // convert to bytes
                                  saveState(EEposition + y , convLongInt.LongByte[y]) ;
                                  }
                                Serial.print("State saved: "); Serial.println(StateL);
                                }
                                  
                              long loadStateL(int EEposition){
                                for (int y = 0; y < 4 ; y++){               // convert from bytes
                                  convLongInt.LongByte[y] = loadState(EEposition + y) ;
                                  }
                                Serial.print("State read: "); Serial.println(convLongInt.longInt);
                                return convLongInt.longInt ;
                                }
                                
                              
                              // Initialize with pin sequence IN1-IN3-IN2-IN4 for using the AccelStepper with 28BYJ-48
                              AccelStepper stepper1(HALFSTEP, motorPin1, motorPin3, motorPin2, motorPin4);
                              // Initialize button active low, debounce and internal pull-up
                              Button myBtn(buttonPin1, true, true, 40);           // Initiate the button (pin, pull_up, invert, debounce_ms)
                              
                              MyMessage percentageMsg(CHILD_ID, V_PERCENTAGE);        // used to send updates to controller
                              
                              const long maxRun = 4000000L ;                  // maximum runway
                              long setPosition = 0 ;                      // remembers set position, need to be saved in EEPROM
                              const int setPositionEE = 4 ;                 // eeprom location
                              long openPosition = 0 ;                     // Position at open, need to be saved in EEPROM?
                              const int openPositionEE = setPositionEE + 4 ;          // eeprom location
                              long closedPosition = 120000UL ;                // Position at full close, need to be saved in EEPROM
                              const int closedPositionEE = openPositionEE + 4 ;       // eeprom location
                              
                              unsigned long idleTimer = millis() ;              // return to idle timer
                              unsigned long idleTime = 100000UL ;               // return to idle after 100 secs
                              
                              unsigned long printTimer = millis() ;             // print timer
                              unsigned long printTime = 1000UL ;                // print after 1 secs
                              
                              enum position_t {Open, Close, Idle, Running} ;
                              position_t lastDirection = Open ;                 // lastDirection only for buttonpress
                              position_t runStatus = Idle ;                 // indicates current status for running motor. used for status reporting to controller
                              
                              enum State_t {sIdle, sCalibrateOpen, sCalibrateClose} ;
                              State_t State = sIdle ;
                              
                              
                              void setup() {
                                // setup buttons
                                pinMode(buttonPin1, OUTPUT);
                                stepper1.setMaxSpeed(1000.0);
                                stepper1.setAcceleration(1000.0);
                                //saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ;      // INIT: save closed position in EEPROM
                                closedPosition = loadStateL(closedPositionEE) ;       // need to get last values from EEPROM and assume the current position is correct
                                setPosition = loadStateL(setPositionEE) ;
                                stepper1.setCurrentPosition(setPosition );
                              }//--(end setup )---
                              
                              void presentation() {
                                present(CHILD_ID, S_COVER, "Curtain");            // Window Cover sub-type, commands: V_UP, V_DOWN, V_STOP
                              
                                // Register the LED Dimmable Light with the gateway
                                sendSketchInfo(SN, SV);
                              }
                              
                              
                              void loop() {
                              unsigned int now = millis() ;               // current time for loop
                              // simple state machine for button press
                                myBtn.read();  
                                switch (State) {
                                      // Idle state, waiting for some action
                                  // - button press
                                  // - idleTimer
                                      case sIdle:                
                                          if (myBtn.wasReleased()){           // idle
                                      Serial.println("Button release") ;
                                      // if running stop
                                      if (stepper1.isRunning()){
                                        setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition();
                                        stepper1.moveTo(setPosition) ;      // move to current position (was already there..)
                                      } else if (lastDirection == Open) {
                                        stepper1.moveTo(closedPosition) ;
                                        lastDirection = Close ;
                                      } else {                  // lastDirection == Close
                                        stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;
                                        lastDirection = Open ;
                                      } 
                                    } else if (myBtn.pressedFor(3000)){       // move to calibratete state with long press
                                      Serial.println("Button press long") ;
                                      idleTimer = now ;             // return to idle after ...
                                      State = sCalibrateOpen ;
                                      stepper1.move(-maxRun) ;          // let the stepper open with maximum
                                      }
                                    break ;
                                  // if not running and last action was open close ;  else open
                                  // if longpress Calibrate open
                                      case sCalibrateOpen:                      // calibration going on     
                                    if (myBtn.wasPressed()){
                                      stepper1.setCurrentPosition(0 );    // set new 0 position ??
                                      openPosition = setPosition = 0 ;
                                      State = sCalibrateClose ;         // next is close calibarion
                                      stepper1.move(maxRun) ;           // let the stepper close with maximum
                                    } else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {    // timer expired -> abort calibration
                                      State = sIdle ;
                                    }
                                    break ;
                                      case sCalibrateClose:               // calibrate closed position, end with keypress
                                    if (myBtn.wasPressed()) {
                                      closedPosition = setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;
                                      saveStateL(closedPositionEE, closedPosition) ; // save closed position in EEPROM
                                      State = sIdle ;
                                      stepper1.moveTo(openPosition) ;       // return to open after calibration
                                    } else if (now > idleTimer + idleTime) {    // timer expired -> abort calibration
                                      State = sIdle ;
                                    }
                                    break ;
                                  default :
                                    break ;
                                  }
                                // power off stepper if not running (no need to reenable))
                                if (!stepper1.isRunning()){
                                  if (runStatus != Idle){               // there was a change in runningstatus, so report to controller
                                    setPosition = stepper1.currentPosition() ;    // store in EEPROM and report ready to controller
                                    saveStateL(setPositionEE, setPosition) ;
                                    send( percentageMsg.set((100 * setPosition)/(closedPosition - openPosition))) ;
                                    runStatus = Idle ;
                                  }
                                  stepper1.disableOutputs();
                                } else {
                                  runStatus = Running ;
                                }
                                stepper1.run();
                                /*
                                if (printTimer++ > now + printTime){
                                  printTimer = now ;
                                  Serial.println(stepper1.currentPosition());
                                  }
                                */
                              }
                              
                              // This is called when a message is received 
                              void receive(const MyMessage &message) {
                              // We only expect few types of messages from controller, check which
                                switch (message.type) {
                                case V_PERCENTAGE:
                                // Curtain should be opened
                                stepper1.moveTo(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                                Serial.print("Message: "); Serial.print(message.sensor); Serial.print(" , value: % "); Serial.println( message.getInt());
                                Serial.print("Moving to: "); Serial.println(message.getInt() * (closedPosition - openPosition)/100);
                                break ;
                                case V_STATUS:
                                // Curtain should be opened or closed full
                                stepper1.moveTo((message.getInt() == HIGH)?openPosition:closedPosition);
                                Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                                Serial.print(message.sensor);
                                Serial.print(" , value: % ");
                                break ;
                                default : 
                                // not recognizable message
                                Serial.print("Message - valid: ");
                                Serial.print(message.sensor);
                                Serial.print(", Unrecognized ");
                                break ;
                                }
                                }
                              
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