IR distance sensor with relay and repeater not working



  • Hi,
    i cant make my IR distance-repeater-relay sensor to work. It doesnt go into the repeatermode and i cant switch the relays. the distancesensor does work.. anyone any idea?

    // Example sketch showing how to control physical relays.
    // This example will remember relay state even after power failure.
    
    #include <MySensor.h>
    #include <SPI.h>
    

    #include <DistanceGP2Y0A21YK.h>

    #define RELAY_1  3  // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for first relay (second on pin+1 etc)
    #define NUMBER_OF_RELAYS 2 // Total number of attached relays
    #define RELAY_ON 0  // GPIO value to write to turn on attached relay
    #define RELAY_OFF 1 // GPIO value to write to turn off attached relay
    

    #define CHILD_ID_DISTANCE 100
    DistanceGP2Y0A21YK Dist;
    // unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 5000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds)

    MySensor gw;
    int numSensors=0;
    

    boolean receivedConfig = true;
    boolean metric = true;
    int distance;
    int lastDistance=0;
    int loopCounter=0;
    MyMessage msg(1,V_LIGHT);
    MyMessage msgdist(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,V_DISTANCE);

    void setup() 
    {   
    

    Dist.begin(0);
    // Initialize library and add callback for incoming messages
    gw.begin(NULL, AUTO, true);
    // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
    gw.sendSketchInfo("RelayDistanceFloris", "1.0");
    gw.present(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,S_DISTANCE);
    // Fetch relay status
    for (int sensor=1, pin=RELAY_1; sensor<=NUMBER_OF_RELAYS;sensor++, pin++) {
    // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
    gw.present(sensor, S_LIGHT);
    // Then set relay pins in output mode
    pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
    // Set relay to last known state (using eeprom storage)
    boolean savedState = gw.loadState(sensor);
    digitalWrite(pin, savedState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
    gw.send(msg.set(savedState? 1 : 0));
    }
    }

    void loop()
    {
      // Alway process incoming messages whenever possible
      gw.process();
    distance = Dist.getDistanceCentimeter();
    

    if (distance != lastDistance) {
    lastDistance = distance;
    gw.send(msgdist.set(distance));
    gw.sleep(50000);
    }
    }
    void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
    if (message.type==V_LIGHT) {
    boolean relayState = message.getBool();
    digitalWrite(message.sensor-1+RELAY_1, relayState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
    gw.saveState(message.sensor, relayState);
    gw.send(msg.set(relayState? 1 : 0));
    }
    }


  • Contest Winner

    @floris said:

    gw.sleep(50000);

    it is sleeping, so it won't respond to repeater

    gw.sleep(50000);
    

    you need to keep the sensor awake if you plan on using the sensor as a repeater.

    think about using a millis( ) timer to check the distances every so many seconds....



  • Hi, thanks. if i disable that sleep, than i get a flipstorm from the distanceinfo. (and i still cant control my relay) i thought i would let send the distanceinfo each 5 seconds (for testing) and for the rest a no sleep mode for repeating and receiving for the relay...


  • Contest Winner

    @floris

    post your code between three 'backticks' (reverse apostrophe like this:

    <<<< three back ticks here
    code
    code
    etc
    code
    <<<< three more back ticks here

    so it can be more easily read...

    try to edit your loop( ) function to look like this:

    void loop()
    {
      // Alway process incoming messages whenever possible
      gw.process();
      static unsigned long lastTime = millis();
      if (millis() - lastTime >= 5000UL) // update the distance every 5 seconds
      {
        distance = Dist.getDistanceCentimeter();
        if (distance != lastDistance)
        {
          lastDistance = distance;
          gw.send(msgdist.set(distance));
        }
        lastTime = millis();
      }
    }
    


  • Hi, ok. now i have changed it to this: But my relays doest react...

       // Example sketch showing how to control physical relays.
       // This example will remember relay state even after power failure.
    
       #include <MySensor.h>
       #include <SPI.h>
    #include <DistanceGP2Y0A21YK.h>
    
       #define RELAY_1  3  // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for first relay (second on pin+1 etc)
       #define NUMBER_OF_RELAYS 2 // Total number of attached relays
       #define RELAY_ON 0  // GPIO value to write to turn on attached relay
       #define RELAY_OFF 1 // GPIO value to write to turn off attached relay
    #define CHILD_ID_DISTANCE 100
    DistanceGP2Y0A21YK Dist;
    //    unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 5000; // Sleep time between reads (in milliseconds)
    
       
       MySensor gw;
       int numSensors=0;
    boolean receivedConfig = true;
    boolean metric = true;
    int distance;
    int lastDistance=0;
    int loopCounter=0;
       MyMessage msg(1,V_LIGHT);
       MyMessage msgdist(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,V_DISTANCE);
    
    
       void setup() 
       {   
    
    Dist.begin(0);
         // Initialize library and add callback for incoming messages
         gw.begin(NULL, AUTO, true);
         // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
         gw.sendSketchInfo("RelayDistanceFloris", "1.0");
    gw.present(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,S_DISTANCE);
         // Fetch relay status
         for (int sensor=1, pin=RELAY_1; sensor<=NUMBER_OF_RELAYS;sensor++, pin++) {
           // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
           gw.present(sensor, S_LIGHT);
           // Then set relay pins in output mode
           pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);   
           // Set relay to last known state (using eeprom storage)
           boolean savedState = gw.loadState(sensor);
           digitalWrite(pin, savedState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
           gw.send(msg.set(savedState? 1 : 0));
         }
       }
    
    
       void loop()
       {
         // Alway process incoming messages whenever possible
         gw.process();
           static unsigned long lastTime = millis();
     if (millis() - lastTime >= 5000UL) // update the distance every 5 seconds
     {
       distance = Dist.getDistanceCentimeter();
    if (distance != lastDistance)
    {
    lastDistance = distance;
    gw.send(msgdist.set(distance));
    }
       lastTime = millis();
       }
       }
       void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
         if (message.type==V_LIGHT) {
            boolean relayState = message.getBool();
           digitalWrite(message.sensor-1+RELAY_1, relayState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
            gw.saveState(message.sensor, relayState);
           gw.send(msg.set(relayState? 1 : 0));
         }
       }
    
    


  • Yessss. i guesss i have got it working!!!! thanks for the help! Floris

       // Example sketch showing how to control physical relays.
       // This example will remember relay state even after power failure.
    
        #include <MySensor.h>
        #include <SPI.h>
        #include <DistanceGP2Y0A21YK.h>
    #define CHILD_ID_DISTANCE 100
    DistanceGP2Y0A21YK Dist;
    
        #define RELAY_1  3  // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for first relay (second on pin+1 etc)
        #define NUMBER_OF_RELAYS 2 // Total number of attached relays
        #define RELAY_ON 0  // GPIO value to write to turn on attached relay
        #define RELAY_OFF 1 // GPIO value to write to turn off attached relay
    
        MySensor gw;
        int numSensors=0;
    boolean receivedConfig = true;
    boolean metric = true;
    int distance;
    int lastDistance=0;
    int loopCounter=0;
        MyMessage msg(1,V_LIGHT);
        MyMessage msgdist(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,V_DISTANCE);
        
        void setup() 
        {
       Dist.begin(0);
          // Initialize library and add callback for incoming messages
          gw.begin(incomingMessage, AUTO, true);
          // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
          gw.sendSketchInfo("RelayDistanceRepeaterFloris", "1.0");
    
          // Fetch relay status
          for (int sensor=1, pin=RELAY_1; sensor<=NUMBER_OF_RELAYS;sensor++, pin++) {
            // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
    gw.present(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,S_DISTANCE);
    gw.present(sensor, S_LIGHT);
            // Then set relay pins in output mode
            pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);   
            // Set relay to last known state (using eeprom storage)
            boolean savedState = gw.loadState(sensor);
            digitalWrite(pin, savedState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
            gw.send(msg.set(savedState? 1 : 0));
          }
        }
    
    
        void loop()
        {
          // Alway process incoming messages whenever possible
          gw.process();
                  static unsigned long lastTime = millis();
      if (millis() - lastTime >= 5000UL) // update the distance every 5 seconds
      {
        distance = Dist.getDistanceCentimeter();
    if (distance != lastDistance)
    {
    lastDistance = distance;
    gw.send(msgdist.set(distance));
    }
        lastTime = millis();
        }
        }
    
        void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
          if (message.type==V_LIGHT) {
             boolean relayState = message.getBool();
            digitalWrite(message.sensor-1+RELAY_1, relayState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
             gw.saveState(message.sensor, relayState);
            gw.send(msg.set(relayState? 1 : 0));
          }
        }
    

  • Contest Winner

    @floris said:

    Yessss. i guesss i have got it working!!!! thanks for the help! Floris

    👍



  • well.. i guess not..... It seems that its working for a short while. after that 1 of the relays does not respond anymore, when i set on relay on, both of the relays are going on? any help where my sketch is wrong?

    Floris

        // Example sketch showing how to control physical relays.
        // This example will remember relay state even after power failure.
    
        #include <MySensor.h>
        #include <SPI.h>
        #include <DistanceGP2Y0A21YK.h>
    #define CHILD_ID_DISTANCE 100
    DistanceGP2Y0A21YK Dist;
    
        #define RELAY_1  3  // Arduino Digital I/O pin number for first relay (second on pin+1 etc)
        #define NUMBER_OF_RELAYS 2 // Total number of attached relays
        #define RELAY_ON 0  // GPIO value to write to turn on attached relay
        #define RELAY_OFF 1 // GPIO value to write to turn off attached relay
    
        MySensor gw;
        int numSensors=0;
    boolean receivedConfig = true;
    boolean metric = true;
    int distance;
    int lastDistance=0;
    int loopCounter=0;
        MyMessage msg(1,V_LIGHT);
        MyMessage msgdist(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,V_DISTANCE);
        
        void setup() 
        {
       Dist.begin(0);
          // Initialize library and add callback for incoming messages
          gw.begin(incomingMessage, AUTO, true);
          // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
          gw.sendSketchInfo("RelayDistanceRepeaterFloris", "1.0");
    
          // Fetch relay status
          for (int sensor=1, pin=RELAY_1; sensor<=NUMBER_OF_RELAYS;sensor++, pin++) {
            // Register all sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
    gw.present(CHILD_ID_DISTANCE,S_DISTANCE);
    gw.present(sensor, S_LIGHT);
            // Then set relay pins in output mode
            pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);   
            // Set relay to last known state (using eeprom storage)
            boolean savedState = gw.loadState(sensor);
            digitalWrite(pin, savedState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
            gw.send(msg.set(savedState? 1 : 0));
          }
        }
    
    
        void loop()
        {
          // Alway process incoming messages whenever possible
          gw.process();
                  static unsigned long lastTime = millis();
      if (millis() - lastTime >= 5000UL) // update the distance every 5 seconds
      {
        distance = Dist.getDistanceCentimeter();
    if (distance != lastDistance)
    {
    lastDistance = distance;
    gw.send(msgdist.set(distance));
    }
        lastTime = millis();
        }
        }
    
        void incomingMessage(const MyMessage &message) {
          if (message.type==V_LIGHT) {
             boolean relayState = message.getBool();
            digitalWrite(message.sensor-1+RELAY_1, relayState?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
             gw.saveState(message.sensor, relayState);
            gw.send(msg.set(relayState? 1 : 0));
          }
        }
    

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