Optical Float switch

[fab]

Kentucky13
are you hooked up in accordance with your diagram or the one zombie just posted in post #23 above?

[Kentucky13]

Relay one is always on if the external 5v power is connected.
The I/O common and switch #1 are connected to the common of the this relay to show that the box is still plugged into the I/O port (Switch #1 closed State).
The N/O terminal of relay one is connected to the common of Relay two and Switch #2 which confirms 5V power is on (Switch #2 closed State).
The optic Sensor will activate Relay #2 when water level is at the correct level (Switch #3 open Condition).

[Kentucky13]

In1 and In2 of this relay board need 0V(GND) to activate not +5V.

[Kentucky13]

In1 and In2 of this relay board need 0V(GND) to activate not +5V.

I think something is wrong with the relay board that I have. I try another one and it is activating the relay with +5v on the input terminals.

[fab]

Thanks Kentucky13. Please keep us updated as you progress. I am following you on this. fab

[Kentucky13]

New relay installed and unit is again operating my ATO pump.

[fab]

Kentucky13
are you hooked up in accordance with your diagram or the one zombie just posted in post #23 above?

Bump.

So, which way are you configured now that it is working?

[Kentucky13]

My outlets are acting strange when using the optic switch to control. ATO has a defer in the program to stay on for a min time and it is not. The optic switch will go on and ATO will not come on for some time. I have a virtual outlet with the optic switch(Swx3_5) as the input and it is going on and of. The only change made to the ATO outlet was line 2&3. The ATO outlet is no always turning on when the virtual outlet is. Very strange to me and not consistent.

Here is my program for ATO
Fallback OFF
If Swx3_5 CLOSED Then ON
If Swx3_5 OPEN Then OFF
If Sw2 OPEN Then OFF
Defer 000:40 Then OFF
Min Time 000:30 Then OFF
If Outlet PUMP_1 = OFF Then OFF
If Outlet Pump_2 = OFF Then OFF

Here is the program for the virtual outlet. If Swx3_5 OPEN Then ON
If Swx3_5 CLOSED Then OFF

Any thoughts?

[RussM]

Your description of how you want to use the Min Time doesn't match the programming. Your Min Time should end in ...Then ON to get the behavior you describe.

[Kentucky13]

I using the min statement to stop the ATO from coming back on for a set amount of time. I looking for the defer to hold the pump on for 40 sec after the level is detected.

Is my logic correct? Off time of 30 sec with the min statement?

[Kentucky13]

Here is what is seeing for the optic input and ATO outlet. Sometime the ATO outlet turns on like expected and then other times it does not.


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[zombie]

It only logs every 10 minutes, but could theoretically change state as often as every 70 seconds and won't necessarily reflect each other (switch could change state during the min time or defer period when the log is taken)

Are you actually watching it not working as intended or are you interpreting from the log data?

[Kentucky13]

I can hear the relay from the optic sensor chatter on and off and the ATO not coming on. As soon as the relay from the optic sensor comes on the ATO pump should also shortly after.

[Kentucky13]

I moved the ATO off statement in the programming to the last line and that has fixed the problem. System is now operating with the optic level sensor with no problems.