def manual():
# the ON manual button was pressed
print("Manual override button pressed")
gpio.output(valve_pin, gpio.LOW)
# post ON time to Azure Queue
postdata = {'ON':''}
postdata['ON'] = time.time()
print(postazq.postazq(postdata))
while (gWateringStatus == True):
updateSched()
sleep(1)
gpio.output(valve_pin, gpio.HIGH)
# post OFF time to Azure Queue
postdata = {'OFF':''}
postdata['OFF'] = time.time()
print(postazq.postazq(postdata))
def waterCycle(t):
global gWateringStatus
now = time.time()
# check soil moisture
if ( gpio.input(moisture_pin) == gpio.LOW ):
print("Soil above moisture threshhold, skip watering")
gWateringStatus = False
# wait a minute before return
then = time.time() + 60
while ( time.time() < then ):
updateSched()
sleep(1)
return
print("watering, gpio on at " + str(now))
gpio.output(valve_pin, gpio.LOW)
# post ON time to Azure Queue
postdata = {'ON':''}
postdata['ON'] = now
print(postazq.postazq(postdata))
gWateringStatus = True
# get weather forecast
jfc = weather.weather()
# adjust duration down by prediction of rain
duration = t * (1. - jfc["hourly"]["data"][0]["precipProbability"])
print("watering for " + str(duration) + " seconds")
then = time.time() + duration
while ( (gWateringStatus == True) and (time.time() < then ) ): # in case watering is canceled by the STOP button
updateSched()
sleep(1)
now = time.time()
print("Done watering, gpio off " + str(now))
gpio.output(valve_pin, gpio.HIGH)
# post OFF time to Azure Queue
postdata = {'OFF':''}
postdata['OFF'] = now
print(postazq.postazq(postdata))
if ( gWateringStatus == "Canceled" ): # if canceled, wait a minute before resuming normal so another cycle doesn't kick off
then = time.time() + 60
while ( time.time() < then ):
updateSched()
sleep(1)
gWateringStatus = False