Arduino-PID-Library/examples/PID_RelayOutput/PID_RelayOutput.ino
Brett Beauregard d46dded42d moved library code back to root from sub-folder
when github was adding a hash to the library download zip, there was confusion from beginners about needing to rename the unzipped folder before moving into the arduino ide.
this library has been prepped (thijse) for the arduino library manager, which requires the library to be in the root directory.  Having the library in the manager also removes the "beginner user hash" concern.
2015-04-20 19:30:29 -04:00

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/********************************************************
* PID RelayOutput Example
* Same as basic example, except that this time, the output
* is going to a digital pin which (we presume) is controlling
* a relay. the pid is designed to Output an analog value,
* but the relay can only be On/Off.
*
* to connect them together we use "time proportioning
* control" it's essentially a really slow version of PWM.
* first we decide on a window size (5000mS say.) we then
* set the pid to adjust its output between 0 and that window
* size. lastly, we add some logic that translates the PID
* output into "Relay On Time" with the remainder of the
* window being "Relay Off Time"
********************************************************/
#include <PID_v1.h>
#define RelayPin 6
//Define Variables we'll be connecting to
double Setpoint, Input, Output;
//Specify the links and initial tuning parameters
PID myPID(&Input, &Output, &Setpoint,2,5,1, DIRECT);
int WindowSize = 5000;
unsigned long windowStartTime;
void setup()
{
windowStartTime = millis();
//initialize the variables we're linked to
Setpoint = 100;
//tell the PID to range between 0 and the full window size
myPID.SetOutputLimits(0, WindowSize);
//turn the PID on
myPID.SetMode(AUTOMATIC);
}
void loop()
{
Input = analogRead(0);
myPID.Compute();
/************************************************
* turn the output pin on/off based on pid output
************************************************/
if(millis() - windowStartTime>WindowSize)
{ //time to shift the Relay Window
windowStartTime += WindowSize;
}
if(Output < millis() - windowStartTime) digitalWrite(RelayPin,HIGH);
else digitalWrite(RelayPin,LOW);
}