In the last Blog [11] we covered how to make a self learning Hydropinics nutrient doser, it worked out the system variables to keep the growing fluid at the specified EC. This works very well, but we might be able to go one step further.
This Blog will cover the theory and implementation of optimising the EC set-point for the grow system. That is instead of the user specifying the EC setpoint we will let the controller optimise the set point for itself.
Basic theory:
A plant will only take the nutrients it requires from the growing fluid. The concentration of the growing fluid is dependant on:
>Temperature
>Sunlight intensity
>Plant strain
>CO2 abundance
A lot of variables here, so not well suited to model based optimisation. Instead we will be using feedback to optimise the situation.
In theory a perfect Ec would be one where a plant takes the same ratio of water to nutrients, meaning the volume of growing liquid will decrease but the EC of it will remain the same. We can add a control loop to achieve this quite easily.
Info
The code will work flawlessly to achieve what we have told it to, but is what we told it to do correct?
The theory has good standing but I would like to run some tests before recommending this technique, this work will take place in mid 2016 [end of growing season outside in the uk at the moment and this needs a decent test]
The Code
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/* ElCheapo Arduino EC-PPM measurments and Nutrient Doser and EC tuning Script
###### Experimental Theory, not yet tested!!!! Use at your own risk, if in doubt use the previose version with a static EC setpoint
This scrip uses a common USA two prong plug and a 1Kohm Resistor to measure the EC/PPM of a Aquaponics/Hydroponics Sytem. Then It Increases the Nutrient content until the set point is reached It will Learn the system variables, plug in some rough estimates and the controller will work the rest out for itlself The EC will also change to adjust for the perfect EC
28/8/2015 Michael Ratcliffe Mike@MichaelRatcliffe.com
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Parts: -Arduino - Uno/Mega -Standard American two prong plug -1 kohm resistor -DS18B20 Waterproof Temperature Sensor -FluidPump [Smaller is better];
Limitations: -Cell Constant [K] and ECSetpoint must be less than 5.0 or it will Mess with the way we save values in EEPROM -A reset will change your set point and kell constant slightly, but not to a great extent -EEPROM seems to survive a reflash, so changing values in the code will not change them in the flashed software. you will need to do it via the LCD
See www.MichaelRatcliffe.com/Projects for a Pinout and user guide or consult the Zip you got this code from
*/
//************************** Libraries Needed To Compile The Script [See Read me In Download] ***************// // Both below Library are custom ones [ SEE READ ME In Downloaded Zip If You Dont Know how To install] Use them or add a pull up resistor to the temp probe
#include <OneWire.h> #include <DallasTemperature.h> #include <LiquidCrystal.h> //Standard LCD Lbrary #include <EEPROM.h> //Standard EEPROM Library
//************************* User Defined Variables ******************************************************// // Rememebr to ad .0 after any float definition or it will return to an initiger, ie 1.0 not 1
//********************** System Information *************************************//
float TankSize =10; //SystemVolume in Liters float PumpRate=0.; //Flow rate of dosing pump in L per min long DosingInterval =60; //How often you want to dose the tank in minutes, hour intervals will be fine for most systems long MixingTime =30; //The time for mixing of nutrients in minutes [I have a lot of water flow so 60 seonds is fine for me, if in doubt increase it to half a hour]
int Pump =14; //Pin Controlling relay for nutrient Pump int OFF =0; int ON=1;
//****************************** System EC Value *******************************// //Changes for what plants you are growing, sun intensity and temperature
//###If you are using urine in a system and have not yet got a established Bacteria bed set this to ECSetpoint=0.7 for a week to let the bacteria become established##
float ECSetpoint =1.0; // How Strong you want the water system to be nutrient wise to begin with float MinECSetpoint =0.5; float MaxECSetpoint =2.5;
//******************** Nut Tank EC *********************************************// //the code will optimise this number after every dosing, so we are selecting the highest end and allowing the arduino to work the rest out its self //You are using a nutrient that states the NPK and not a overpriced one that used the words "Boost" "flower" "Super" but hides the important NPK ratios? //If not Save yourself a fortune and switch to a cheap one that is honest about its NPK
//We need to put in a estimated start point for the controller to start with //For an estimate take the EC Estimate= (N*20) + (P*8.8) +(K*16)
float ECFluidEstimate =100.0; //if you dont know the value stick with 1000, it will sort itself out
//***********************************EC Meter **********************************//
//################################################################################## //----------- Do not Replace R1 with a resistor lower than 300 ohms ------------ //##################################################################################
int R1= 1000; //The resitor we placed in voltage divider int Ra=25; //Resistance of Arduino Digital Pins //float Rp=0; //Resistance of figure 8 connector int ECPin= A8; int ECGround=A9; int ECPower =A12;
//************ Temp Probe Related *********************************************// #define ONE_WIRE_BUS 26 // Data wire For Temp Probe is plugged into pin 10 on the Arduino const int TempProbePossitive =22; //Temp Probe power connected to pin 9 const int TempProbeNegative=24; //Temp Probe Negative connected to pin 8
//************************* User Defined Variables ********************************************************//
float CalibrationEC=1.380; //EC value of Calibration solution is s/cm
//*********** Converting to ppm [Learn to use EC it is much better**************// // Hana [USA] PPMconverion: 0.5 // Eutech [EU] PPMconversion: 0.64 //Tranchen [Australia] PPMconversion: 0.7 // Why didnt anyone standardise this?
float PPMconversion=0.5;
//********************** Cell Constant For Ec Measurements *********************// //Mine was around 2.9 , with plugs being a standard size they should all be the same //I Recommend Calibrating your probe but if that is not an option at this time the following cell constants [K] will give a good estimated readout: //EU plug: K= 1.76 //US Plug K= 2.88 float K=2.88;
//*************Compensating for temperature ************************************// //The value below will change depending on what chemical solution we are measuring //0.019 is generaly considered the standard for plant nutrients [google "Temperature compensation EC" for more info float TemperatureCoef = 0.02; //this changes depending on what chemical we are measuring
//***************************** END Of Recomended User Inputs *****************************************************************// //********************************************************//
// select the pins used on the LCD panel LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);
// define some values used by the panel and buttons int lcd_key = 0; int adc_key_in = 0; int button =0; #define btnRIGHT 1 #define btnUP 2 #define btnDOWN 3 #define btnLEFT 4 #define btnSELECT 5 #define btnNONE 6
int Screen =1;
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);// Setup a oneWire instance to communicate with any OneWire devices DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);// Pass our oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature.
float Temperature=10; float EC=0; float EC25 =0; int ppm =0;
float raw= 0; float Vin= 5; float Vdrop= 0; float Rc= 0;
float PumpTime=0; //Variable for pumping duration long MixingInterval=0; //variable for when to check new EC float PostDocingEC=0; float PreDosingEC =0; long StartDosingMillis =0; int NutesAdded=0;
long time=0;
//********************** Some Variables For Loging Min/Max Values ********************************// float MinEC=100; float MaxEC=0; float MinT=100; float MaxT=0;
//************************** Just Some basic Definitions used for the Up Time LOgger ************// long Day=0; int Hour =0; int Minute=0; int Second=0; int HighMillis=0; int Rollover=0;
//**************************Some Stuff For Calibration ******************************************// float TemperatureFinish=0; float TemperatureStart=0; int i=0; float buffer=0; float Kt=0;
//***********************Some Stuff for Self Learning and Errors********************************// float LastGoodEstimate= 0; float PumECRateStart=0; float PumECRate=0; int error=6; // 6 means no error long Doses=0; long LastRun=0; int ECHold=0;
//*********************** EPROM Stuff [So SetPoint and Cal Survive a reboot] ******************// int value; int addresSetpoint=10; int addresCalibration=0;
//*********************************Setup - runs Once and sets pins etc ******************************************************// void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); pinMode(TempProbeNegative , OUTPUT ); //seting ground pin as output for tmp probe digitalWrite(TempProbeNegative , LOW );//Seting it to ground so it can sink current pinMode(TempProbePossitive , OUTPUT );//ditto but for positive digitalWrite(TempProbePossitive , HIGH ); pinMode(ECPin,INPUT); pinMode(ECPower,OUTPUT);//Setting pin for sourcing current pinMode(ECGround,OUTPUT);//setting pin for sinking current
pinMode(Pump,OUTPUT);//setting pin for sinking current digitalWrite(Pump,OFF); //makes sure we are starting from a stop digitalWrite(ECGround,LOW);//We can leave the ground connected permanantly
delay(100);// gives sensor time to settle sensors.begin();
//****************Converting to milli seconds********************// DosingInterval =DosingInterval*60000; //Coveerting to milliseconds MixingTime =MixingTime*60000; // Converting to milliseconds MixingInterval=DosingInterval+MixingTime; PumpRate=PumpRate/60.0; //converting to L.Second-1
//***************Converting to MCU related units ****************// PumECRate=ECFluidEstimate*(PumpRate/TankSize); // EC.Second-1 PumECRate=PumECRate*2.0;//Just incase people overestimated some values LastGoodEstimate=PumECRate; PumECRateStart=PumECRate;
//************** Restart Protection Stuff ********************// //Setpoint value = EEPROM.read(addresSetpoint); if (value <=254) ECSetpoint=value*0.02; //Calibration value = EEPROM.read(addresCalibration); if (value <=254) K=value*0.02;
R1=(R1+Ra); //Taking into acount Digital Pin Resitance
lcd.begin(16, 2); // start the library lcd.setCursor(0,0); delay(1000); lcd.print("Nutrient Doser"); lcd.setCursor(0,1); delay(1000); lcd.print("Mike Ratcliffe"); lcd.setCursor(0,1); delay(1000); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Free Software "); delay(1000); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Mike Ratcliffe"); delay(1000); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Free Software "); delay(1000); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("To Calibrate "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Hold Select "); delay(3000); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("To Navigate "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Use Up-Down "); delay(3000);
GetEC(); //gets first reading for LCD and then resets max/min MinEC=100.0; MaxEC=0.0; MinT=100.0; MaxT=0.0;
}; //******************************************* End of Setup **********************************************************************//
//************************************* Main Loop - Runs Forever ***************************************************************// //Moved Heavy Work To subroutines so you can call them from main loop without cluttering the main loop //Dont Measure the EC more than once every five second "GetEC()" or you will get bad readings and wear your probe out
void loop() { //*********Takes care of millis rolover**************// if(millis()<=5000){ NutesAdded=0; digitalWrite(Pump,OFF); delay(5000); };
//*********Check if it is time to dose the system, we wont dose it if the probe is broken or if we are colse to the setppoint ********// if( (button==1 || millis()%DosingInterval<=1000) && (error>=4 && EC25<=(ECSetpoint-0.1) && NutesAdded==0) ){ ECTuning(); NutrientAddition(); NutesAdded=1; Doses++; }; //********This fine tunes for the perticular system **************// if((millis()>=(PumpTime+MixingTime+StartDosingMillis)) && NutesAdded==1){ EstimateEC(); // Goes to the script to estimate the nutrient source EC NutesAdded=0; };
//********** Runs the Function to estimate the EC of the hydroponics system **********// if (millis()%5000<=1000 && ECHold==0){ GetEC(); ECHold=1; }; if (millis()%5000>=1000){ ECHold=0; };
//**************** Turns the pump off at the end of the pumping time********************// if (millis()>=StartDosingMillis+PumpTime){ //Still need to take care of millis rollover!? digitalWrite(Pump,OFF);
};
read_LCD_buttons(); Calibration(); ChangeECSetpoint(); Error(); PrintReadings(); // Cals Print routine [below main loop]
//************* Stopinf Funky Readings From unmixed solution**********// if(NutesAdded==0) LogEC();
delay(50);
} //************************************** End Of Main Loop **********************************************************************//
//*******************************Turns on Pump To Dose System *********************************//
void NutrientAddition(){
PreDosingEC =EC25; //Makes note of the initial EC PumpTime=1000*((ECSetpoint-PreDosingEC)/PumECRate); StartDosingMillis=millis(); digitalWrite(Pump,ON);
};
//******************************** System Automatd Learning ************************************// //This Function optimises the dosing volume for the main tank volume and Strength of Nutrient tank
void EstimateEC(){
PostDocingEC=EC25; //Makes Note of the EC at the end of the addition
//*********Rapidly change EC Estimation on startup************// if(PostDocingEC>=(PreDosingEC+0.05)){
PumECRate =(1000.0*((PostDocingEC-PreDosingEC)/PumpTime)); LastGoodEstimate=PumECRate; }
else PumECRate=PumECRate/2.0; };
//************ This Loop Is called From Main Loop************************// void GetEC(){
//*********Reading Temperature Of Solution *******************//
sensors.requestTemperatures();// Send the command to get temperatures Temperature=sensors.getTempCByIndex(0); //Stores Value in Variable raw= analogRead(ECPin);
//************Estimates Resistance of Liquid ****************// digitalWrite(ECPower,HIGH); //raw= analogRead(ECPin); raw= analogRead(ECPin);// This is not a mistake, First reading will be low beause if charged a capacitor digitalWrite(ECPower,LOW);
//***************** Converts to EC **************************// Vdrop= (Vin*raw)/1024.0; Rc=(Vdrop*R1)/(Vin-Vdrop); Rc=Rc-Ra; EC = 1000/(Rc*K); LogEC(); //*************Compensating For Temperaure********************// EC25 = EC/ (1.0+ TemperatureCoef*(Temperature-25.0)); ppm=(EC25)*(PPMconversion*1000);
;}
//***********This Loop Is called From Else Where- Prints to serial usefull info **************// void PrintReadings(){
Serial.print("EC: "); Serial.print(EC25); Serial.print(" Simens "); Serial.print(ppm); Serial.print(" ppm "); Serial.print(Temperature); Serial.print(" *C "); Serial.print("PumpRate EC/s: "); Serial.println( PumECRate);
//** First Screen Shows Temp and EC **// if(Screen==1){ lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Arduino EC-PPM "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("EC: "); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print(EC25); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print(Temperature); lcd.print("'C"); } //** Second Screen Shows PPM **// else if(Screen==2){ lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Arduino EC-PPM "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("PPM: "); lcd.setCursor(4,1); lcd.print(ppm); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print(Temperature); lcd.print("'C"); }
//**Third Screen Shows Min and Max **// else if(Screen==3){ lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Min: "); lcd.setCursor(4,0); lcd.print(MinEC); lcd.setCursor(9,0); lcd.print(MinT); lcd.print("'C"); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Max: "); lcd.setCursor(4,1); lcd.print(MaxEC); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print(MaxT); lcd.print("'C"); }
else if(Screen==4){
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Uptime Counter: ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print(" ");//Clearing LCD lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print(Day); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print("Day"); lcd.setCursor(8,1); lcd.print(Hour); lcd.setCursor(10,1); lcd.print(":"); lcd.setCursor(11,1); lcd.print(Minute); lcd.setCursor(13,1); lcd.print(":"); lcd.setCursor(14,1); lcd.print(Second);
}
else if(Screen==5){
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Factors "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print("PPMC:"); lcd.setCursor(13,0); lcd.print(PPMconversion);
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("K: "); lcd.setCursor(2,1); lcd.print(K); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print("a:"); lcd.setCursor(11,1); lcd.print(TemperatureCoef); } else if(Screen==6){
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("EC.Sec-1: "); lcd.setCursor(10,0); lcd.print(PumECRate,5);
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Doses: "); lcd.setCursor(10,1); lcd.print(Doses); } else if(Screen==7){
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("EC Setpoint: "); lcd.setCursor(12,0); lcd.print(ECSetpoint,3);
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Hold Select Change ");
}
if((millis()%6000)<=3000){
//************************* Printing any errors we have ***********// if (error==1) {lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Error: "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print(error); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Probe Problem "); }
else if (error==2) {lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Error: "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print(error); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Large Overshoot "); }
else if (error==3) {lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Error: "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print(error); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Temp Problem "); }
else if (error==4) {lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Error: "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print(error); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Pump Problem "); }
else if (error==5 ) {lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Error: "); lcd.setCursor(8,0); lcd.print(error); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("System Learning "); } else;
};
/* //********** Usued for Debugging ************ Serial.print("Vdrop: "); Serial.println(Vdrop); Serial.print("Rc: "); Serial.println(Rc); Serial.print(EC); Serial.println("Siemens"); //********** end of Debugging Prints ********* */ };
void read_LCD_buttons(){ adc_key_in = analogRead(0); // read the value from the sensor // my buttons when read are centered at these valies: 0, 144, 329, 504, 741 // we add approx 50 to those values and check to see if we are close if (adc_key_in > 1000) button =0;
else if (adc_key_in < 50) button =1; else if (adc_key_in < 250) button =2; else if (adc_key_in < 450) button =3; else if (adc_key_in < 650) button =4; else if (adc_key_in < 850) button =5;
if(button==2){ Screen++;
} else if (button==3){ Screen--; };
if (Screen>=7) Screen=7; if(Screen<=1) Screen=1; };
//******************************* LOGS Min/MAX Values and Uptime Counter*******************************// void LogEC(){
//**********So We dont Get First Few Readings**********//
if( Doses==5){ MinEC=100.0; MaxEC=0.0; MinT=100.0; MaxT=0.0; };
if(EC25>=MaxEC) MaxEC=EC25; if(EC25<=MinEC) MinEC=EC25;
if(Temperature>=MaxT) MaxT=Temperature; if(Temperature<=MinT) MinT=Temperature;
//** Making Note of an expected rollover *****// if(millis()>=3000000000){ HighMillis=1;
} //** Making note of actual rollover **// if(millis()<=100000&&HighMillis==1){ Rollover++; HighMillis=0; }
long secsUp = millis()/1000;
Second = secsUp%60;
Minute = (secsUp/60)%60;
Hour = (secsUp/(60*60))%24;
Day = (Rollover*50)+(secsUp/(60*60*24)); //First portion takes care of a rollover [around 50 days]
};
//******************************* Checks if Select button is held down and enters Calibration routine if it is ************************************// void Calibration(){
if(Screen!=5) return; if(button!=5) return; else delay(1000); read_LCD_buttons(); if(button!=5) return;
while(1){ read_LCD_buttons(); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Set Calibration EC "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("EC: "); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print(CalibrationEC);
if (button==2) CalibrationEC=CalibrationEC+0.01 ; if(button==3) CalibrationEC=CalibrationEC-0.01; if(button==1) break; delay(100); };
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Calibrating "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("EC: "); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print(CalibrationEC);
i=1; buffer=0; sensors.requestTemperatures();// Send the command to get temperatures TemperatureStart=sensors.getTempCByIndex(0); //Stores Value in Variable
//************Estimates Resistance of Liquid ****************// while(i<=10){
digitalWrite(ECPower,HIGH); raw= analogRead(ECPin);
digitalWrite(ECPower,LOW); buffer=buffer+raw; i++; delay(5000); };
raw=(buffer/10.0); sensors.requestTemperatures();// Send the command to get temperatures TemperatureFinish=sensors.getTempCByIndex(0); //Stores Value in Variable
//*************Compensating For Temperaure********************// EC =CalibrationEC*(1+(TemperatureCoef*(TemperatureFinish-25.0))) ;
//***************** Calculates R relating to Calibration fluid **************************// Vdrop= (((Vin)*(raw))/1024.0); Rc=(Vdrop*R1)/(Vin-Vdrop); Rc=Rc-Ra; //Taking into account pin resistance Kt= 1000/(Rc*EC);
if (TemperatureStart==TemperatureFinish ){ Serial.println(" Results are Trustworthy"); Serial.print("Calibration Fluid EC: "); Serial.print(CalibrationEC); Serial.print(" S "); //add units here Serial.print("Cell Constant K"); Serial.print(K);
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("GoodResults ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("EC: "); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print(CalibrationEC); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print("K:"); lcd.setCursor(11,1); lcd.print(Kt);
while (1) { // wee need to keep this function running until user opts out with return function
read_LCD_buttons(); if(button==4) return; //exits the loop without saving becauser user asked so if (button==5){
K=Kt; //saving the new cell constant
//******8*Saving the new value to EEprom**********// value=K/0.02; EEPROM.write(addresCalibration, value);
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Saved Calibration ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("K: "); lcd.setCursor(3,1); lcd.print(Kt); delay(2000); return; }
if(millis()%4000>=2000){ lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("GoodResults ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("EC: "); lcd.setCursor(2,1); lcd.print(CalibrationEC); lcd.setCursor(9,1); lcd.print("K:"); lcd.setCursor(11,1); lcd.print(Kt);
} else{
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Select To Save ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Down to Exit "); };
}
}
else{ Serial.println(" Error Wait For Temperature To settle");
while (1) { read_LCD_buttons(); if(button==2) Calibration(); if(button==3) return;
lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Bad Results "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Press DWN Exit ");
}
}
}; //**************************************** End OF CALIBRATION ROUTINE ******************************//
//**************************************Start OF Function To Change EC Setpoint*********************//
void ChangeECSetpoint(){ if(Screen!=7) return; if(button!=5) return;
else delay(1000); read_LCD_buttons(); if(button!=5) return;
while(1){ read_LCD_buttons(); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print("Set EC SetPoint "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("R:exit EC: "); lcd.setCursor(11,1); lcd.print(ECSetpoint);
if (button==2) ECSetpoint=ECSetpoint+0.01 ; if(button==3) ECSetpoint=ECSetpoint-0.01; if(button==1) { value=ECSetpoint/0.02; EEPROM.write(addresSetpoint, value); break; } delay(100); };
};
//*******************************End OF Change EC Setpoint *********************************************//
//*********************************Function to Check for any errors**************************************// void Error(){ error=6; //For Some Reason the Errors are not refreshing like they shoud, this fixes it //*********Checking if the Probe is in the Solution********// if(EC25<=0.05){ Serial.println("Probe Problem: Check it is in the liquid and not shorted "); error=1;
}
//***********Checking if we seriosly overshot the setpoint**// else if((EC25>=(ECSetpoint*1.3))&& NutesAdded==0){ Serial.println("Dosing Problem: We overshot the setpoint, Will attempt to fix its self "); error=2;
}
//******** Checking Temp Probe is In range ****************// else if((Temperature>=50.0) || (Temperature<=0.5)){ Serial.println("Temperature Problem: Check Wiring [Also Check Probe has pull up] "); error=3; }
//****** Checking Dosing Pump Is working******************// else if( (PostDocingEC<=(PreDosingEC+0.05) ) && (NutesAdded==0 && EC25<=ECSetpoint-0.2) ){ Serial.println("Dosing Problem: Check Nute Tank is full and pump is not broken ");
if(Doses<=10){ //Still Geting a good estimate for the EC //error=5;
}; if(Doses>=11) { //Proberbly a pump problem error=4; }; } else error=6;
};
//***************** EC Optimisation ***************************// void ECTuning(){
//stops us changing to early on [may not be needed if(Doses<=10) return;
if(PostDocingEC>=EC25)ECSetpoint=ECSetpoint+0.1; if(PostDocingEC<=EC25)ECSetpoint=ECSetpoint-0.1;
//Stoping the system getting a bit giddy if (ECSetpoint>=MaxECSetpoint) ECSetpoint=MaxECSetpoint; if(ECSetpoint<=MinECSetpoint) ECSetpoint=MinECSetpoint;
};
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Keep watching,
Mike
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