Minute should be 1 or a fixed value, not *, that implies every minuteIs this timer set up wrong? I am having issues for long term timer operation. If I set a device to turn on at say 12:30 then turn off after 120 seconds I have no issues. But if I have something timed to turn on at 12 and off 8 hours later it never works after the 8 hour period. I checked voltage at the gpio pin and am getting 3.3 volts so it’s not the relay getting stuck it’s like the timer is not working
you should also reload reef-pi after you fixed the timer, else it may have lot of undone go routines (threads that have been kicked off every minute since you have enabled this timer and waiting for 8 hours to finish)
Can you use a turn off command instead? So, turn on and stay on, then another timer for turn off and stay off.Is this timer set up wrong? I am having issues for long term timer operation. If I set a device to turn on at say 12:30 then turn off after 120 seconds I have no issues. But if I have something timed to turn on at 12 and off 8 hours later it never works after the 8 hour period. I checked voltage at the gpio pin and am getting 3.3 volts so it’s not the relay getting stuck it’s like the timer is not working
Is this timer set up wrong? I am having issues for long term timer operation. If I set a device to turn on at say 12:30 then turn off after 120 seconds I have no issues. But if I have something timed to turn on at 12 and off 8 hours later it never works after the 8 hour period. I checked voltage at the gpio pin and am getting 3.3 volts so it’s not the relay getting stuck it’s like the timer is not working
its the standard chip used in the adifruit tutorial https://learn.adafruit.com/reef-pi-power-controller/hardware-setup but i used 5v drive to match my relays
Once you get it, you got it!!! Easy as pie once you understand the concept.
I've been running the whole time I've been set up, without the ULN's. Everything turns on and off as commanded. Building a new proto hat now with the ULN's but not quite finished.
That isn't a DS18B20 one-wire sensor that we are normally using. Not how that would be supported with the reef-pi software.
I found the post about the uln2803a
yes. its a high precision temperature probe, and will require analog input reading code support in reef-pi. A form of this is coming to reef-pi, to support @Roberto_b 's ph board and @theatrus 's base board. We'll see if we need higher precision probe. Meanwhile, calibration will also be available soon, (probably 2.2) , I am curious to see the impact of it. I dont know if we really need high precision temperature probes.
IMO, we work within such a narrow temp, just a few degrees normally, that a calibration of a stable and reliable sensor would be sufficient. I'm very happy with the ones I initially purchased, three of the five are within 1/2 a degree of my analog thermometer and Fluke temp probe. Close enough.
