alright so after some recalibration (still not sure why it was needed)
this:
const unsigned char OFF_POSITION = 180; // position of servo when no voltage is detected on pin 5
const unsigned char LOW_POSITION = 155; // servo position for lowest temp
const unsigned char HIGH_POSITION = 120; // servo position for highest temp
is now this:
const unsigned char OFF_POSITION = 180; // position of servo when no voltage is detected on pin 5
const unsigned char LOW_POSITION = 160; // servo position for lowest temp
const unsigned char HIGH_POSITION = 135; // servo position for highest temp
but originally (before the "VarSpeedServo" library) it was this:
const unsigned char OFF_POSITION = 180; // position of servo when no voltage is detected on pin 5
const unsigned char LOW_POSITION = 160; // servo position for lowest temp
const unsigned char HIGH_POSITION = 90; // servo position for highest temp
:-?
and the current complete code:
// Controlling a servo position using a temperature sensor
// by Michal Rinott <http://people.interaction-ivrea.it/m.rinott>
// edited 5-12-2010 by Will Lyon to include base setting for servo if voltage not detected on pin 7
// edited again 7-4-2010 by crenn to simplify the code a little
// edited yet again 7-5-2010 by crenn to add features
// edited again 7-21-2010 by Will Lyon - recalibrated servo positions
// edited again 10-15-2010 by crenn - slow down servo when computer is off
// edited again 10-15-2010 by Will Lyon, with new VarSpeedServo library to slow servo movement
// VarSpeedServo library from Korman on Arduino.cc forums
#include <VarSpeedServo.h>
VarSpeedServo myservo; // create variable speed servo object to control a servo
//Constants
const unsigned char CONTROL = 5; // digital pin used to detect if the system is on or off
const unsigned char TEMP_SENSOR = 0; // analog pin used to connect the temp sensor
const unsigned char MAX_SAMPLES = 10; // number of temp sensor samples to average
const unsigned char OFF_POSITION = 180; // position of servo when no voltage is detected on pin 5
const unsigned char LOW_POSITION = 160; // servo position for lowest temp
const unsigned char HIGH_POSITION = 135; // servo position for highest temp
//Main global varibles
char trigger = 0; // varible used to store the control pin value
unsigned int val = OFF_POSITION; // variable to read the value from the analog pin
unsigned int updateAvgtemp(){
static int history[MAX_SAMPLES]={0};
static unsigned char lastHist=0;
static unsigned char numHist=0;
unsigned int temp=0;
unsigned char counter=0;
unsigned char arcount=0;
history[lastHist] = analogRead(TEMP_SENSOR);
if(numHist<MAX_SAMPLES)
++numHist;
arcount=lastHist;
++lastHist;
if(lastHist>=MAX_SAMPLES)
lastHist=0;
temp=0;
counter=0;
do{
temp+=history[arcount];
arcount--;
if(arcount>MAX_SAMPLES)
arcount=(MAX_SAMPLES-1);
counter++;
}while(counter < numHist);
return (temp/numHist);
}
void setup()
{
pinMode (CONTROL, INPUT); // sets the control pin to input
myservo.attach(9, HIGH_POSITION, LOW_POSITION); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object
digitalWrite(CONTROL, LOW); // ensure internal pullup resistor is disabled.
}
void loop()
{
trigger = digitalRead(CONTROL); // read input of pin CONTROL and store it
if (trigger == HIGH){ // reads if pin CONTROL, if true, do this:
val = updateAvgtemp(); // read the value of the temp sensor (value with range of 1024)
val = map(val, 350, 700, LOW_POSITION, HIGH_POSITION); // scale it to use it with the servo (value between 160 and 120)
myservo.slowmove(val, 0); // sets the servo position according to the scaled value
}
else {
while(val<OFF_POSITION){
val++;
myservo.slowmove(val, 0);
delay(100);
}
myservo.slowmove(OFF_POSITION, 1); // sets servo position to 180 if above statment is false, at slowest speed
}
delay(125); // wait 25ms for the servo to move to it's new position and also 100ms until it gets the new value
}