![]() Thanks for any input Berkinet.and anyone else that doesn't have the urge to say don't touch that button! Scheduling i can handle.I just want to push that button. any suggestion s how to write the script to access the button would be greatly appreciated. Will I be able to do this or does script have to be running on the phidgetsbc.? My plan is to run a Python script within Indigo to activate the reset on scheduled time bases. The phidget interface shows a reset button that can be used restart the count which is necessary for precipitation reporting. I have ordered this to play with since this will be the interface with my tilting bucket rain sensor. My question is regarding the phidget 1054 frequency counter. After my solar hot water project, I am now starting to build my own phidget run weather station.hopefully a better mousetrap! I have contacted Boisy at wether scoop an he is writing an update for is WeatherSnoop plug in so his WeatherSnoop program can get the data published so this would not be just a selfish endeavor. Its been a while since I have been on the forum so that means Im having no problems or I'm not trying anything new yet. I think my long term solution is to get back to two interface boards, with one set to ratiometric and one not, but wondering about the above in the short-term. Some of my sensors are ratiometric and some are not.Īfter a little fiddling tonight, I have two questions:ġ) is it possible at all, that the ratiometric setting on an interface board device, is actually backwards? I seem to be getting backwards accuracy based on that checkbox in the interface device setup.Ģ) is it possible to change the ratiometric setting, grab a sensor value and stuff it into a variable, and then change it back? For example, an every 5 minute schedule that toggled the ratiometric setting, updated a variable based on a particular sensor value, then toggled the ratiometric setting back. It seems to be related to the 'ratiometric' setting for the interface board, which is a setting that is per board, not per sensor. I immediately noticed problems, in that sensors that had been giving reliable numbers previously, no longer were when connected to the other interface board. ![]() I've had both running the whole time, just had some sensors on one and some on the other. With the 8/8/8 on my SBC pretty much dead, I moved some sensors off of it and onto the second 8/8/8 that is hooked up to the SBC. I'm working right now to use a thermocouple to track when the heater turns on and off to calculate how much run time it has so I can predict propane tank changes better, based on overnight low temps. I may expand on that some this year, and try automating opening and closing of the greenhouse door and vents. Currently using it to monitor temp and humidity in the greenhouse, soil temp and soil moisture in the garden, and control a water valve to run misters in the greenhouse to cool it down. After the initial setup a few years ago, been ticking along great, and is allowing me to monitor and control my greenhouse without putting a full computer out there. Thanks for the clarification and thanks for the plugin. However, you may optionally run the 2.2 libs along side the 2.1 libs if you wish. These libs must be running on any CPU that is hosting phidgets modules - that applies to the SBC, a Raspberry-Pi, Windows or Mac box. Thanks for the reply.įor others who may have the same question: The phidgets plugin requires the phidgets 2.1 libs. It's in a harsh environment, so it doesn't surprise me, so I wanted to be sure if I order a replacement, that it will still work. The SBC is running, but the 8/8/8 stops showing as available. The 8/8/8 on my SBC is starting to die randomly, and I'm sure it's due to heat issues of some sort. I went ahead and upgraded it tonight, and all appears well. When I log into my SBC, it has been showing phidget library 22 available for some time in the package list (along with many other packages). Can't speak to the updates you want to apply to the SBC, but a brand new out-of-the-box SBC will work as is against Indigo running 2.1 libraries and the Phidgets plugin. Yes, it's strictly the Mac that Indigo is running on. Just want to clarify that the phidgets library 21 requirement is meaning the libraries installed on my Indigo Mac, and not the libraries installed on the SBC? Wanting to know if I can a) safely apply updates to my SBC, and b) continue to buy SBC units without fear of them not working.
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