Relay off timer

Getting Started
1

hi I’m new to all of this, but I have a 4 relay particle board and I am using an electron to turn a relay on all it does it turn a 12v led light bar on, the reason I need a timer is the system runs off a solar panel and want a safety as in if I forget to turn the light off it will time out and turn off, thinking of an hour timer

but I still want the ability to turn it off manually before the timer is due,

can anyone help or point me in the right direction for a simple timer?

thanks Karl

2

You can use Software Timers or check the current time (or millis()) against the time when your action started and trigger the off action once the difference exceeds your timeout.

3

Here is some sample code that shows how a time variable can be set when you turn the light on, and how loop() can turn it off when current time reaches the set time.


time_t  lightOffTime = 0;
time_t  LIGHT_DELAY = 3600; // 60 seconds x 60 minutes


void setup() {

}

void loop() {
    if ((lightOffTime > 0) && (Time.now() >= lightOffTime)) {
    turnLightOff;
    }
}

void turnLightOn() {
    lightOffTime = Time.now() + LIGHT_DELAY;
    // turn relay on
}

void turnLightOff() {
    lightOffTime = 0;
    // turn relay off
}
4

thanks for the reply sorry I have been away working and haven’t had a chance to reply, I will go through the the options but the timer looks like a good option bear, and scruffr

I will let you know how I get on

thanks again