IO Pi Plus and Servo PWM Pi Zero with NodeJS
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15/10/2016
Posted by:
yann
Hi,My project is a Dimmable LED Lighting System for a reef aquarium.I'm using a Raspberry 3, a IO Pi Plus and a Servo PWM Pi Zero and temperature sensors.My program is quite simple :- I'm dimming LED in regards of the time, 09:00am = 0% / 12:00pm = 100% / 9:00pm = 0%=> it works fine with my dimmer plugged on the "Servo PWM Pi Zero" using NodeJS library- if the LED temperature is more than 30° (for example) I need to switch on a 12v Fan=> it works fine with a relay pin plugged in the IO Pi Plus using NodeJS libraryMy problem is using this 2 cards togother, there is a bug or something I made wrong in my code because I have 2 problem :1) when I'm dimming PWM, it's turning on/off my relay ! How it's possible ?2) when I write on a pin of the IO Pi Plus, my relay doesn't turn on/offI have made lot of tests, If I use only IO Pi Plus, I can manage my relay, If I use only Servo PWM Pi Zero i can dimme my LED, but If I want to use both card, it doesn't work ! It seems like a bus conflict.Here is a part of my code :-------var iopi = require('../nodeJS/ABElectronics_NodeJS_Libraries/lib/iopi/iopi');var bus1 = new IoPi(0x20);bus1.setPortDirection(0, 0x00);var servopi = require('../nodeJS/ABElectronics_NodeJS_Libraries/lib/servopi/servopi');var pwm = new ServoPi(0x40);pwm.setPWMFrequency(1000);pwm.outputEnable();....bus1.writePin(num, state);....pwm.setPWM(num-1, 0, pwm_bright); //pin n°num (pwm 0-15 = pin 1-16)-------RegardsYann
16/10/2016
Posted by:
andrew
Location:
United Kingdom
Hi Yann
Sorry, there was a bug with the Node.js libraries that caused it to use the wrong I2C address when you tried using different libraries at the same time. I have updated the Servo Pi and IO Pi libraries on GitHub with a new version that should be working correctly.
https://github.com/abelectronicsuk/ABElectronics_NodeJS_Libraries
Sorry, there was a bug with the Node.js libraries that caused it to use the wrong I2C address when you tried using different libraries at the same time. I have updated the Servo Pi and IO Pi libraries on GitHub with a new version that should be working correctly.
https://github.com/abelectronicsuk/ABElectronics_NodeJS_Libraries
17/10/2016
Posted by:
yann
THANKS Andrew !
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