I want to run a motor for 15 seconds, every hour (for testing, I am running it for 10 seconds every 1 minute). I chose the RBD::timer library for the timing.
I originally called RBD::Timer dayTimer(##); with a number for ##, at the top outside of setup() and loop() etc., and was able to get the timer to count down from the value ##.
It would also enter the ".getInverseValue" if-then statement at 10 seconds and execute the serial.print statement. However, it would never enter the "isExpired" if-then statement, and therefore would never turn off the motor.
Also, the turnTimer would expire and reset, but it would reset to a number around 4 294 967 242 (32 bits I assume).
I then removed the ## from the timer definition and used ".setTimeout(##) in the setup() function.
When I did this, I got an error
In function 'void setup()': DHTtester:48: error: request for member 'setTimeout' in 'dayTimer', which is of non-class type 'RBD::Timer()' dayTimer.setTimeout(600000);
I got one of these each time I used the RBD members in setup() or loop().
I searched for this error and got some hits, but did not follow. Can you let me know some thoughts. I copied the RBD folder to my arduino library folder, and 1.3.0 shows installed in the manage libraries.
#include "RBD_Timer.h"
#include "DHT.h"
#define DHTPIN 2 // what digital pin we're connected to
int motorPin = 4; // the pin that controls the motor
RBD::Timer dayTimer();
RBD::Timer turnTimer();
#define DHTTYPE DHT22 // DHT 22 (AM2302), AM2321
DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("DHTxx test!");
dht.begin();
dayTimer.setTimeout(600000);
dayTimer.restart();
turnTimer.setTimeout(60000);
turnTimer.restart();
pinMode(motorPin,OUTPUT); // motor transistor on/off
}
void loop() {
if (turnTimer.isExpired())
{
// timer just expired, then restarted
// code only runs once per restart
Serial.println("1 hour passed");
digitalWrite(motorPin, LOW); // the motor should have been running via the getInverseValue call
turnTimer.restart(); //turnTimerTimeout
}
Serial.print("turnTimer elapsed: ");
Serial.print(turnTimer.getValue());
Serial.print(" remaining: ");
Serial.print(turnTimer.getInverseValue());
Serial.print(" // ");
Serial.print("dayTimer elapsed: ");
Serial.print(dayTimer.getValue());
Serial.print(" remaining: ");
Serial.println(dayTimer.getInverseValue());
if (turnTimer.getInverseValue() < 10000) // if 15 seconds remaining, then turn on the motor. onRestart, turn off the motor motorCycle*1000
{
digitalWrite(motorPin, HIGH); // turn on the motor
Serial.println("Passed 15 second mark");
}
if (dayTimer.onExpired()) {
// code only runs once per event
turnTimer.stop(); // stop the turnTimer since 19 days has elapsed
digitalWrite(motorPin, LOW); // make sure the motor is not running
Serial.println("End of 19 days");
}
}
