Can you help spot my sketch mistake? Why's it ignoring the delay?

[Mark Swift]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to get a simple node working, it's based on the moisture example. I've basically added another sensor in, which will be a rain sensor. I'm new to Arduino, but thought this would be fairly easy... :-/

I presume I've made a simple mistake as it seems to avoid the delay between the 2 sensor readings?

#define MY_NODE_ID 4
// #define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 2

// Enable debug prints
#define MY_DEBUG

// Enable and select radio type attached
#define MY_RADIO_NRF24
// #define MY_RADIO_RFM69

#define MY_RF24_CHANNEL 125

#include <SPI.h>
#include <MySensor.h>

#define MOISTURE_POWER_PIN 4
#define DIGITAL_INPUT_MOISTURE 5   // Digital input did you attach your soil sensor.  

#define RAIN_POWER_PIN 6
#define DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN 7   // Digital input did you attach your soil sensor.  

unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 5000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds) 30000

#define CHILD_ID0 0  // ID of the sensor child
#define CHILD_ID1 1  // ID of the sensor child

MyMessage msg1(CHILD_ID0, V_TRIPPED);
MyMessage msg2(CHILD_ID1, V_TRIPPED);

int lastMoistureValue = -1;
int lastRainValue = -1;

void setup()
{
  // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
  sendSketchInfo("Rn+M+T+H", "1.0");
  // Set the soil sensor digital pin as input
  pinMode(DIGITAL_INPUT_MOISTURE, INPUT);
  // Set the rain sensor digital pin as input
  pinMode(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN, INPUT);
  // Set the soil sensor power pin as output
  pinMode(MOISTURE_POWER_PIN, OUTPUT);
  // Set the rain sensor power pin as output
  pinMode(RAIN_POWER_PIN, OUTPUT);
  // Set to LOW so no power is flowing through the moisture sensor
  digitalWrite(MOISTURE_POWER_PIN, LOW);
  // Set to LOW so no power is flowing through the rain sensor
  digitalWrite(RAIN_POWER_PIN, LOW);
  // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
  present(CHILD_ID0, S_MOTION);
  present(CHILD_ID1, S_MOTION);
}

void loop()
{
  // Turn moisture power pin on
  digitalWrite(MOISTURE_POWER_PIN, HIGH);
  // Set a delay to ensure the moisture sensor has taken a good reading
  delay(200);
  // Read digital soil value
  int moistureValue = digitalRead(DIGITAL_INPUT_MOISTURE); // 1 = Not triggered, 0 = In soil with water
  // Turn moisture power pin off
  digitalWrite(MOISTURE_POWER_PIN, LOW);
  if (moistureValue != lastMoistureValue)
  {
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    Serial.println("Moisture Sensor");
    Serial.println(moistureValue);
    #endif
    send(msg1.set(moistureValue == 0 ? 1 : 0)); // Send the inverse to gw as tripped should be when no water in soil
    lastMoistureValue = moistureValue;
  }

  // Wait between sensor readings, seems to help reliability of second reading
  delay(5000);

  // Turn rain power pin on
  digitalWrite(RAIN_POWER_PIN, HIGH);
  // Set a delay to ensure the moisture sensor has taken a good reading
  delay(200);
  // Read digital rain value
  int rainValue = digitalRead(DIGITAL_INPUT_RAIN); // 1 = Not triggered, 0 = In soil with water
  // Turn rain power pin off
  digitalWrite(RAIN_POWER_PIN, LOW);
  if (rainValue != lastRainValue)
  {
    #ifdef MY_DEBUG
    Serial.println("Rain Sensor");
    Serial.println(rainValue);
    #endif
    send(msg2.set(rainValue == 0 ? 1 : 0)); // Send the inverse to gw as tripped should be when no water in soil
    lastRainValue = rainValue;
  }

  // Sleep or wait depending on node role
  // sleep(SLEEP_TIME); // Sleep or wait (repeater)
}

[Boots33]

That code looks ok to me. You should get a 5 second delay with that.
Perhaps add

   Serial.println("start delay");
  // Wait between sensor readings, seems to help reliability of second reading
  delay(5000);
   Serial.println("finish delay");

and see if you get your delay in the serial monitor```
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