Help changing on/off function with sensor signal to on/timed function

[whatwentwrong]

hi

sorry, i dont know if this is the write place to ask for help with a sketch. i had been buying some simple arduino components to make an auto watering system and got fed up of the foil sensors erroding so went for an uno set.

i have it working finally. the wiring diagram was very poor and simply didn't work so i had to go online and get seperate tutorials for the sensor and relay switch (which is all sorted)

so the device works and will come on when the sensor reaches the set dry point but i am stuck to add further functionality to it than this. like i would like the pump to turn off after a set amount of seconds, that way i can change it dependant on the size of the pot. 2 seconds for a tiny one or 10 second for a biggun. you get the idea.

so my code is

int IN1 = 2;
int Pin1 = A0; 
float value1 = 0;
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(IN1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Pin1, INPUT);
  
  digitalWrite(IN1, HIGH);
  delay(500);
}
void loop() {
  Serial.print("MOISTURE LEVEL:");
  value1 = analogRead(Pin1);
  Serial.println(value1);
  if(value1>500)
  {
      digitalWrite(IN1, LOW);
  }
  else
  {
    digitalWrite(IN1, HIGH);
    }
    Serial.println();
  delay(1000);
}

could somebody please help and show me what part of the digitalWrite to amend to have a timed output.

thanks

[groundFungus]

Here are some tutorials on how to use the millis() function for non-blocking timing.
Several things at a time.
Beginner's guide to millis().
Blink without delay().

[LarryD]

See:

Multi-tasking the Arduino - Part 1

[Idahowalker]

Basic function to water the plant.

void fDoMoistureDetector( void * parameter )
{
  //wait for a mqtt connection
  while ( !MQTTclient.connected() )
  {
    vTaskDelay( 250 );
  }
  int      TimeToPublish = 5000000; //5000000uS
  int      TimeForADreading = 100 * 1000; // 100mS
  uint64_t TimePastPublish = esp_timer_get_time(); // used by publish
  uint64_t TimeADreading   = esp_timer_get_time();
  TickType_t xLastWakeTime = xTaskGetTickCount();
  const TickType_t xFrequency = 10; //delay for 10mS
  float    RemainingMoisture = 100.0f; //prevents pump turn on during start up
  bool     pumpOn = false;
  uint64_t PumpOnTime = esp_timer_get_time();
  int      PumpRunTime = 11000000;
  uint64_t PumpOffWait = esp_timer_get_time();
  uint64_t PumpOffWaitFor = 60000000; //one minute
  float    lowMoisture = 23.0f;
  float    highMoisture = 40.0f;
  for (;;)
  {
    //read AD values every 100mS.
    if ( (esp_timer_get_time() - TimeADreading) >= TimeForADreading )
    {
      xEventGroupSetBits( eg, evtADCreading );
      TimeADreading = esp_timer_get_time();
    }
    xQueueReceive(xQ_RM, &RemainingMoisture, 0 ); //receive queue stuff no waiting
    //read gpio 0 is water level good. Yes: OK to run pump : no pump off.   remaining moisture good, denergize water pump otherwise energize water pump.
    if ( RemainingMoisture >= highMoisture )
    {
      WaterPump0_off();
    }
    if ( !pumpOn )
    {
      log_i( "not pump on ");
      if ( gpio_get_level( GPIO_NUM_0 ) )
      {
        if ( RemainingMoisture <= lowMoisture )
        {
          //has one minute passed since last pump energize, if so then allow motor to run
          if ( (esp_timer_get_time() - PumpOffWait) >= PumpOffWaitFor )
          {
            WaterPump0_on();
            log_i( "pump on " );
            pumpOn = !pumpOn;
            PumpOnTime = esp_timer_get_time();
          }
        }
        //xSemaphoreGive( sema_RemainingMoisture );
      } else {
        log_i( "water level bad " );
        WaterPump0_off();
        PumpOffWait = esp_timer_get_time();
      }
    } else {
      /*
         pump goes on runs for X seconds then turn off, then wait PumpOffWaitTime before being allowed to energize again
      */
      if ( (esp_timer_get_time() - PumpOnTime) >= PumpRunTime )
      {
        log_i( "pump off " );
        WaterPump0_off(); // after 5 seconds turn pump off
        pumpOn = !pumpOn;
        PumpOffWait = esp_timer_get_time();
      }
    }
    // publish to MQTT every 5000000uS
    if ( (esp_timer_get_time() - TimePastPublish) >= TimeToPublish )
    {
      xQueueOverwrite( xQ_RemainingMoistureMQTT, (void *) &RemainingMoisture );// data for mqtt publish
      TimePastPublish = esp_timer_get_time(); // get next publish time
    }
    xLastWakeTime = xTaskGetTickCount();
    vTaskDelayUntil( &xLastWakeTime, xFrequency );
  }
  vTaskDelete( NULL );
}// end fDoMoistureDetector()

Hope it helps in seeing how to enable to water on at a % of moisture and turn the pump off after an X run time.

Just substitute millis() for esp_timer_get_time()

[whatwentwrong]

thanks everyone, ill get reading