Robo-Tank v5.12 is Ready

[midwestE]

Just updated to the 5.12 and I noticed a couple issues.  Some related to new update, some not:

Specific to 5.12:
-ATO primary 'non-contact sensor' switch is reading "1" and ATO is continuing to run

Not specific to 5.12:
-After updating the controller and as its rebooting, the ATO will start running immediately until the controller fully boots
-Freezing of the display when adjusting light percentages, rebooting the display by holding the top left corner fixes the issue

Hi midwestE, I'm looking into the ATO issues and found the likely problem with the non-contact sensor but I'm surprised it would be specific to v5.12. I hooked up non-contact sensor and with the ATO sensor set to float it didn't work to my surprise. I then switched the sensor type to optical and once I adjusted the sensitivity level to 2 it turned on. The sensor data output voltage should match the power voltage so when connected to 5v it should put out 5v but I checked the voltage and it was only about 1.4v, I disconnected the sensor data wire from controller and it then put out 5v. So I'm guessing the pull-down resistor is a little to aggressive for the sensor and putting a load on it so to speak. 

So when the sensor is active the controller only sees 1.4v, if the ATO sensor type is set to float it expects at least 2.5v to turn on but on optical sensor type you can set it so the voltage expected to turn on is less. 

Now with all that said I don't think it's to hard on the sensor to stay like this but ultimately the pull-down resistor on controller board should probably be changed so the sensor has no load on it. At this point I'm not sure what to use but I will post later in case you want to change it. So for now set it like I mention and it should work.

As for the ATO running till controller startup is complete that was a bit of a mystery as I had the pump port turning LOW immediately but then it hit me maybe you are using an AC outlet on the I2C AC power bar? If so the problem with this power bar is when disconnected from controller all outlets turn on so the ATO pump would run till about mid way through the startup, 1-2 seconds. So what I've done is all outlets should immediately turn off when the controller resets and then go to the mode they should half way through the setup. This won't be a problem for the power bars I'm working on and as I'll be adding a screen to set default modes that can be used so you can say outlet 1 on, outlet 2 off etc... during startup for the older I2C power bars.

Updating should be coming in a few hours.

Hey Rob,

I did some research and found out that my previous version was 5.06 so the ATO issue was somehow introduced after 5.06.  Let me add a little more context.  The ATO had been working fine up until the 5.12 update.  Immediately following the update, I heard the ATO turn on and it ran the full 4 minutes even though the primary non contact sensor was showing "1" on the display.  I also have a backup non contact sensor and that sensor was "open" (not indicating it sensed water).  By triggering the backup sensor, the ATO will shut off.

In regard to the ATO running after "reboot".  I updated today and found that it only runs during the flashing phase when uploading a new version.  On reboot the ATO does not run.  I have a normally closed solenoid that controls the ATO (hooked direct up to the RODI unit) and NOT an AC based pump.