Get Relay State



  • Is there an options to get the state of a relay? The API shows there is a light status option but it looks like it only sets the state.

    V_LIGHT 2 Light status. 0=off 1=on

    Here is the part of the relay sketch I am looking at.

    void setRelayStatus(message_s message) {
    if (message.header.messageType==M_SET_VARIABLE &&
     message.header.type==V_LIGHT) {
     int incomingRelayStatus = atoi(message.data);
     // Change relay state
     digitalWrite(message.header.childId,  incomingRelayStatus==1?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
      // Write some debug info
      Serial.print("Incoming change for relay on pin:");
      Serial.print(message.header.childId);
      Serial.print(", New status: ");
      Serial.println(incomingRelayStatus);
     }
    }
    

    Is there something similar to the lock status variable for a relay?

    V_LOCK_STATUS 36 Set or get lock status. 1=Locked, 0=Unlocked


  • Hero Member

    you should write the last k own status in a var and request the var on startuo



  • @epierre What would that look like? I was thinking of sending back the status on request. Something like this.

    void setRelayStatus(message_s message) {
    	if (message.header.messageType==M_SET_VARIABLE &&
    		message.header.type==V_LIGHT) {
    		int incomingRelayStatus = atoi(message.data);
    		if incomingRelayStatus == 2 {
    			gw.sendVariable(message.header.childId, V_LIGHT, digitalRead(message.header.childId)); 
    		} else {
    			// Change relay state
    			digitalWrite(message.header.childId, incomingRelayStatus==1?RELAY_ON:RELAY_OFF);
    			// Write some debug info
    			Serial.print("Incoming change for relay on pin:");
    			Serial.print(message.header.childId);
    			Serial.print(", New status: ");
    			Serial.println(incomingRelayStatus);
    		}
    	}
    }

  • Hero Member

    I don't know why you use a telay. Look at thr watermeter code, it uses the pattern I described above


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