def heater_control(temp):
global heater_state
#checks to see if current temp should result in heater on or off
templow = float(set_dic['heater_templow'])
temphigh = float(set_dic['heater_templow']) ## using templow here is not a mistake, plan is to add buffer zones or some something
print(" ~ ~ ~ heater controll function started ~ ~ ~")
print("temp = " + temp)
print(" templow = " + templow)
print(" temphigh = " + temphigh)
print("Use Fans = " + str(use_fans))
print("heater state = " + str(heater_state))
# if too cool
if temp < templow and heater_state != 'on':
message = "It's cold, temp is" + str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + str(templow) + " so turning heater on."
if heater_state == 'unknown':
message = "Script initialised, it's " + str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + str(templow) + " so checking heater's on"
pigrow_defs.write_log(script, message,loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_on.heater_on(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_state = 'on'
# if too hot
elif temp > temphigh and heater_state != 'off':
print(" temp greater than temphigh and the heater is off ")
message = "it's warm, temp is " + str(temp) + " degrees, the high limit is " + str(temphigh) + " so turning heater off"
if heater_state == 'unknown':
message = "Script initialised, it's " + str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + str(templow) + " so checking heater's off"
pigrow_defs.write_log(script, message,loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_off.heater_off(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_state = 'off'
else:
message = "doing nothing, it's " + str(temp) + " degrees and the heater is " + heater_state
#print(" --not worth logging but, " + message)
print("")
print(" ~ ~ ~ heater controll function finished ~ ~ ~")
def heater_control(temp, use_fans=True):
global heater_state
# checks to see if current temp should result in heater on or off
templow = float(set_dic['heater_templow'])
# plan is to add buffer zones or some something
temphigh = float(set_dic['heater_templow'])
if temp < templow and heater_state != 'on':
message = "It's cold, temp is" + \
str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + \
str(templow) + " so turning heater on."
if heater_state == 'unknown':
message = "Script initialised, it's " + \
str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + \
str(templow) + " so checking heater's on"
pigrow_defs.write_log(script, message, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_on.heater_on(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
if use_fans == True:
fans_on.fans_on(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_state = 'on'
elif temp > temphigh and heater_state != 'off':
message = "it's warm, temp is " + \
str(temp) + " degrees, the high limit is " + \
str(temphigh) + " so turning heater off"
if heater_state == 'unknown':
message = "Script initialised, it's " + \
str(temp) + " degrees! the low limit is " + \
str(templow) + " so checking heater's off"
pigrow_defs.write_log(script, message, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_off.heater_off(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
if use_fans == True:
fans_off.fans_off(set_dic, loc_dic['loc_switchlog'])
heater_state = 'off'
else:
message = "doing nothing, it's " + \
str(temp) + " degrees and the heater is " + heater_state