[Resolved] Error reading from DS18B20 on reconnection

Hi,
I been tinkering with DS18B20 for sometime.
There is unique problem with input. It get accurate temperature until power pin get disrupted for some reason.
Its the same if I hotswap the sensor unit while board is running.
Then it will read a random temperature until I run this code from hackatronics.
any ideas?

#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>

// Data wire is plugged into pin 10 on the Arduino
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 10

// Setup a oneWire instance to communicate with any OneWire devices
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);

// Pass our oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature.
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);

// Assign the unique addresses of your 1-Wire temp sensors.
// See the tutorial on how to obtain these addresses:
// http://www.hacktronics.com/Tutorials/arduino-1-wire-address-finder.html

DeviceAddress insideThermometer = {0x28, 0x3A, 0x9B, 0x45, 0x92, 0x07, 0x02, 0x2F};
//DeviceAddress insideThermometer = {0x28, 0xD6, 0x39, 0x45, 0x92, 0x0A, 0x02, 0x42};// SOLDERED 
void setup(void)
{
  // start serial port
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // Start up the library
  sensors.begin();
  // set the resolution to 10 bit (good enough?)
  sensors.setResolution(insideThermometer, 10);

}

void printTemperature(DeviceAddress deviceAddress)
{
  float tempC = sensors.getTempC(deviceAddress);
  if (tempC == -127.00) {
    Serial.print("Error getting temperature");
  } else {
    Serial.print("C: ");
    Serial.print(tempC);
    Serial.print(" F: ");
    Serial.print(DallasTemperature::toFahrenheit(tempC));
  }
}

void loop(void)
{
  delay(2000);
  Serial.print("Getting temperatures...\n\r");
  sensors.requestTemperatures();

  Serial.print("Inside temperature is: ");
  printTemperature(insideThermometer);
  Serial.print("\n\r");
  
}

Hi, What does YOUR code do?

Hi Terry.
My code is getting data from outside sensor DS18B20 and compare with humidity to turn a relay on and off. Here is the full code

#include <DHT.h>
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>

// DS18B20 Data wire is plugged into pin 10 on the Arduino
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 10
#define DHTPIN A0 // AM2302 is plugged into pin 4 
#define DHTTYPE DHT11
#define Relay 3 // Pin to Activate relay
#define LED 13 // Pin to show relay is on (blue)
#define DEVICE_DISCONNECTED -127
#define DEADBAND 3

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);
// Setup a oneWire instance to communicate with any OneWire devices (not just Maxim/Dallas temperature ICs)
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);
// Pass our oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature.
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);//https://www.hacktronics.com/Tutorials/arduino-1-wire-tutorial.html
DeviceAddress outsideThermometer = {0x28, 0x3A, 0x9B, 0x45, 0x92, 0x07, 0x02, 0x2F};


int setPoint;
void setup()  {
  delay(1000);
  Serial.begin(9600); //Begin serial communication                     
  sensors.begin();
  sensors.setResolution(outsideThermometer, 12);
  dht.begin();
 
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(Relay, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(Relay, HIGH);//to keep relay off initially

  Serial.println("Arduino Automatic Humidistat "); //Print a message
}

void loop() {
  delay(5000); // Wait 5 seconds between measurements.
  float tempOut = sensors.getTempC(outsideThermometer);
  float h = dht.readHumidity();
  float t = dht.readTemperature();
  float tt = dht.convertCtoF(t);
  
  //float tempOut; //create a variable to hold the temperature value
  //sensors.requestTemperatures();
  //tempOut = (sensors.getTempFByIndex(0));
  float F = DallasTemperature::toFahrenheit(tempOut);
  //float F = (tempOut * 18 + 5) / 10 + 32; //https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=139006.0


  // Check if any reads failed and exit early (to try again).
  if (isnan(h) && (tempOut <= -54)) {
    Serial.println("Fault: NO SENSORS");
    display.display();
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setTextColor(WHITE);
    display.setCursor(0, 2);
    display.print("Fault: NO SENSORS");

    for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) {
      digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
      delay(500);
      digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
      delay(100);
    }
    return;
  }
  else if (isnan(h)) {
    Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor!");
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setTextColor(WHITE);
    display.setCursor(27, 30);
    display.print("Fault: DHT Sensor");

    for (int x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
      digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
      delay(1000);
      digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
      delay(500);
    }

  }
  if (tempOut == -127.00) { //lower threshold FOR TEMP for DS18B20 IS -55C
    Serial.println("Failed to read from OUTDOOR sensor!");
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setTextColor(WHITE);
    display.setCursor(27, 30);
    display.print("Fault: DS18B20");
    // If the sensor fails to read successfully execute for loop
    // and flash the RELAY LED for 10 times
    // a total of 15 seconds

    for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) {
      digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
      delay(1000);
      digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
      delay(500);
    }
    return;
  }
  // Read DS18B20 and convert to humidity values between 25 and 50%
  // setPoint = the set point for the target humidity level
  {

    if (F <= -20) {
      setPoint = 20;
    }
    else if (F > -20 && F <= -10) {
      setPoint = 25;
    }
    else if (F > -10 && F <= 0) {
      setPoint = 30;
    }
    else if (F > 0 && F <= 10) {
      setPoint = 35;
    }
    else if (F > 10 && F <= 20) {
      setPoint = 40;
    }
    else if (F > 20 && F <= 40) {
      setPoint = 45;
    }
    else if (F > 40 && F <= 60) {
      setPoint = 50;
    }
    else  {
      setPoint = 55;

    }
    Serial.print ("Humidity Set Point is: ");
    Serial.println (setPoint);
    Serial.print("Humidity: ");
    Serial.print(h);
    Serial.println("%");
    Serial.print("Temperature Outside C: ");
    Serial.print(tempOut);
    Serial.print(" degC ");
    Serial.print("Temperature Outside F: ");
    Serial.print(F);
    Serial.println(" degF ");
    Serial.print("Temperature inside C: ");
    Serial.print(t);
    Serial.print(" degC ");
    Serial.print("Temperature inside F: ");
    Serial.print(tt);
    Serial.println(" degF ");


    // Test to see if the humidity is less than the set point
    // if so turn on relay
    // If not turn off relay //[url=https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=515908.15]https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=515908.15[/url]

    if (h > setPoint + DEADBAND) {
      digitalWrite(Relay, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(LED, LOW);
      Serial.println ("Humidifier OFF");

    }
    else if (h < setPoint - DEADBAND) {
      digitalWrite(Relay, LOW);
      digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
      Serial.println ("Humidifier ON");
      delay(12000);//00
    }

else {
//do nothing
      }
    Serial.println(" ------------------");
      }
}

Hi, Hmm. First you have

//sensors.requestTemperatures();

Commented out. Certainly try to do that to recover the DS18B20 functionality..

Terry,
I am using this method to get reading rom sensors and it works all the time as an independent code.

https://www.hacktronics.com/code/arduino_ds18b20_temperature_sensor.zip

uses this to get the sensor address.
so I think sensors.requestTemperatures(); is not needed.

Hi,

Reading this, right at the beginning of Loop I see:

void loop(void)
{ 
  delay(2000);
  Serial.print("Getting temperatures...\n\r");
  sensors.requestTemperatures();
  
  Serial.print("Inside temperature is: ");
  printTemperature(insideThermom

Just put it back in wherever you are trying to restart or fecover from a DS18B20 failure..

terryking228:
Hi,
Arduino 1-Wire Tutorial

Reading this, right at the beginning of Loop I see:

void loop(void)

{
  delay(2000);
  Serial.print("Getting temperatures...\n\r");
  sensors.requestTemperatures();
 
  Serial.print("Inside temperature is: ");
  printTemperature(insideThermom




Just put it back in wherever you are trying to restart or fecover from a DS18B20 failure..

But
float tempOut = sensors.getTempC(outsideThermometer); is doing the same function right?
so wont it be redundant to
sensors.requestTemperatures();

wont it be redundant

I don't THINK so. The request temperature methods all ask the device for a new conversion. Whenever you are not using this method, but still reading the sensor you never get recent temperatures. And if the device hows powered off it will not have a current temperature value..

Wow ! it's working :sunglasses:
Thanks Terryking!