add live send switch

src/main.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const int PIN_SELFENABLE = D1;
 
 HX711 scale;
 
+float weight_current=0; //last weight reading
+
 #define MEASURE_INTERVAL 100 //ms
 #define READING_FILTER_SIZE 40 //latency is about READING_FILTER_SIZE/2*MEASURE_INTERVAL
 float weight_read[READING_FILTER_SIZE] = {0};
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ unsigned long weight_sent_time=0;
 
 #define MAXONTIME 60000*2 //turn off after ms
 
+#define MQTT_SENDINTERVALL 500 //ms
+unsigned long last_mqtt_send=0;
+bool livesend=false; //if true, sends continuous data over mqtt
+
 #define FW_NAME "scale"
 #define FW_VERSION "0.0.1"
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ void setup() {
   scaleNode.advertise("raw");
   scaleNode.advertise("max");
 
-  scaleNode.advertise("CMD").settable(cmdHandler);  //function inputHandler gets called on new message on topic/input/set  
+  scaleNode.advertise("cmd").settable(cmdHandler);  //function inputHandler gets called on new message on topic/input/set  
 
   Homie.setup();
 
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ void loopHandler() {
     last_measure=loopmillis;
 
     Serial.print("reading=");
-    float weight_current=0;
+    weight_current=0;
     if (scale.wait_ready_timeout(1000)) { //for non blocking mode      
       weight_read_pos++;
       weight_read_pos%=READING_FILTER_SIZE;
@@ -157,12 +163,6 @@ void loopHandler() {
     Serial.println(weight_current);
     Serial.print("spread="); Serial.println(spread,3);
 
-    char charBuf[10];
-    dtostrf(weight_current,4, 3, charBuf);
-    scaleNode.setProperty("raw").send(charBuf);
-
-    dtostrf(spread,4, 3, charBuf);
-    scaleNode.setProperty("spread").send(charBuf);
     
     
 
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ void loopHandler() {
       }
     }
 
-    dtostrf(weight_max-weight_tare,4, 3, charBuf);
-    scaleNode.setProperty("max").send(charBuf); //filtered and auto tared
 
     if (!weight_sent) {
       if (weight_max-weight_tare>MIN_WEIGHT_DIFFERENCE) {
@@ -191,6 +189,26 @@ void loopHandler() {
     }
   }
 
+
+
+  if (livesend && (millis()>last_mqtt_send+MQTT_SENDINTERVALL)) {
+    last_mqtt_send=millis();
+
+    float weight_filtered=getFilteredWeight();
+    float spread=getWeightSpread();
+
+    char charBuf[10];
+    dtostrf(weight_current,4, 3, charBuf);
+    scaleNode.setProperty("raw").send(charBuf);
+
+    dtostrf(spread,4, 3, charBuf);
+    scaleNode.setProperty("spread").send(charBuf);
+
+    dtostrf(weight_max-weight_tare,4, 3, charBuf);
+    scaleNode.setProperty("max").send(charBuf); //filtered and auto tared
+
+  }
+
   #define STAYONTIME_AFTER_SENT 5000
   if (millis() > MAXONTIME || (weight_sent && millis()>weight_sent_time+STAYONTIME_AFTER_SENT)) {
     powerOff();
@@ -281,7 +299,13 @@ bool cmdHandler(const HomieRange& range, const String& value) {
       Serial.println("HX711 not found.");
       scaleNode.setProperty("cmd").send("HX711 not found");
     }
-    
+  }if (value=="live") {
+    livesend=!livesend;
+    if (livesend) {
+      scaleNode.setProperty("cmd").send("live data enabled");
+    }else{
+      scaleNode.setProperty("cmd").send("live data disabled");
+    }
   }if (value=="off") {
     powerOff();    
     scaleNode.setProperty("cmd").send("shutting down");