Templates for pressure transmitter and sets level/volume to only send every 5 min

python_driver/config.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     },
     "deviceName": "pondlevel",
     "driverId": "0130",
-    "releaseVersion": "1",
+    "releaseVersion": "3",
     "driverFileName": "pondlevel.py"
 }

python_driver/pondlevel.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ psi_reading = {
     'timestamp': 0
 }
 
-send_delta = 0.5
+send_delta = 2.0
 send_time = 300
 
 temp_pl = pond_level['value']
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
         deviceBase.__init__(self, name=name, number=number, mac=mac, Q=Q, mcu=mcu, companyId=companyId, offset=offset, mqtt=mqtt, Nodes=Nodes)
 
         self.daemon = True
-        self.version = "2"
+        self.version = "3"
         self.finished = threading.Event()
         self.forceSend = False
         threading.Thread.start(self)
@@ -144,10 +144,15 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
             temp_psi = scale_to_eu(analog1_val, self.PSI_RAWMAX, self.PSI_RAWMIN, self.PSI_EUMAX, self.PSI_EUMIN)
 
             # Check if pond level needs to be sent
-            if abs(temp_pl - pond_level['value']) > send_delta:
-                print("Sending pond level {} due to value change".format(temp_pl))
-                pl_send_now = True
-            elif (time.time() - pond_level['timestamp']) > send_time:
+            # 4/30/2018 -- COMMENTING OUT 
+            # Pond level was sending irregular data
+            # -- Patrick McDonagh
+            # if abs(temp_pl - pond_level['value']) > send_delta:
+            #     print("Sending pond level {} due to value change".format(temp_pl))
+            #     pl_send_now = True
+            # 4/30/2018 -- END COMMENTING OUT 
+
+            if (time.time() - pond_level['timestamp']) > send_time:
                 print("Sending pond level {} due to time limit".format(temp_pl))
                 pl_send_now = True
 
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ class start(threading.Thread, deviceBase):
             if abs(temp_psi - psi_reading['value']) > send_delta:
                 print("Sending pressure psi {} due to value change".format(temp_psi))
                 psi_send_now = True
-            elif (time.time() - psi_reading['timestamp']) > send_time:
+            if (time.time() - psi_reading['timestamp']) > send_time:
                 print("Sending pressure psi {} due to time limit".format(temp_psi))
                 psi_send_now = True