disable auto mode

Author: PHPirates

SolArduino_atom/SolArduino/SolArduino.ino

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ bool panelsStopped = true; //needed to control timer logic
 unsigned long moveTimeout = millis(); //moving timeout timer
 const int MOVE_TIMEOUT_DELTA = 4000; // time in milliseconds for the panels to stop moving after having received no command
 
+// Whether automatically requesting angles and auto mode which uses them, are enabled.
+const boolean ENABLE_AUTO = false;
+
 
 void setup () {
   //the serial shouldn't be used in final code, but this is always in development...
@@ -75,7 +78,9 @@ void setup () {
   setPinModes();
   setupEthernet();
   setupNTP();
-  setupNAS();
+  if (ENABLE_AUTO) {
+    setupNAS();
+  }
   setupPanels();
 }
 
@@ -84,16 +89,22 @@ void loop () {
   ether.packetLoop(ether.packetReceive());
   receiveHttpRequests(); //be responsive as a webserver
   checkMovingTimeout();
-  if (responseReceived && (EmergencyState == "") ) { // a check to make sure we don't request angles again before we received the ones we already had requested
-    if (tableIndex+1 >= TABLE_LENGTH) { //if we are at the end
-      requestNewTable();
-    } else if (autoMode && dates[tableIndex+1]<now()) { //if time walked into next part
-      Serial.println(F("Advancing to next angle"));
-      tableIndex++;
-      Serial.println(angles[tableIndex]);
-      setSolarPanel(angles[tableIndex]);
+  
+  if (ENABLE_AUTO) {
+    
+    if (responseReceived && (EmergencyState == "") ) { // a check to make sure we don't request angles again before we received the ones we already had requested
+      if (tableIndex+1 >= TABLE_LENGTH) { //if we are at the end
+        requestNewTable();
+      } else if (autoMode && dates[tableIndex+1]<now()) { //if time walked into next part
+        Serial.println(F("Advancing to next angle"));
+        tableIndex++;
+        Serial.println(angles[tableIndex]);
+        setSolarPanel(angles[tableIndex]);
+      }
     }
+
   }
+  
   //stop always on emergencies
   if (!(EmergencyState == "")) {
     solarPanelStop();

SolArduino_atom/SolArduino/communication.ino

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void receiveHttpRequests() {
              autoMode = false;
          }
          else if (strncmp("?panel=auto ", data, 12) == 0) {
+            if (ENABLE_AUTO) {
              Serial.println(F("Auto mode switched on."));
              autoMode = true; //solarPanelAuto() is called later, first we handle off the request
              int angle = getNextAngle();
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ void receiveHttpRequests() {
              response += angle;
              response += "_degrees.";
              acknowledge(response.c_str());
+            } else {
+              acknowledge("Sorry, someone has disabled auto mode.");
+            }
          }
          else if (strncmp("?panel=manual ", data, 12) == 0){
              acknowledge("Auto mode switched off.");

SolArduino_atom/SolArduino/setup.ino

@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ void setupNAS() {
 void setupPanels() {
   solarPanelStop(); //just in case, default is stopped
   autoMode = false; // by default, do nothing (safer)
-  requestNewTable(); //fill the angles and dates arrays
-  while(!responseReceived) { //wait for response before continuing
-    ether.packetLoop(ether.packetReceive()); //keep receiving response
+  if (ENABLE_AUTO) {
+    requestNewTable(); //fill the angles and dates arrays
+    while(!responseReceived) { //wait for response before continuing
+      ether.packetLoop(ether.packetReceive()); //keep receiving response
+    }
   }
 }