Phidgets Plugin Discussion

The only thing showing in either the General or Bonjour tabs is the 2/2/2 Interface.
Don't see the light sensor. Odd that a few minutes ago when I double clicked the
interface in the General tab it opened the Phidgets app and showed the light sensor info
and values. Now it shows nothing.

Maybe post some screen shots?

Thanks,

Carl

Sensors attached to a Phidget controller do not appear separately in the Phidgets preference panel app. They just appear as a value on the appropriate input. However, in Indigo, the plugin allows you to to create a separate device to represent sensors as well as digital inputs and outputs.

The Indigo device is updated automatically every time the sensor value changes. The change is actually broadcast by the 2/2/2 controller.

If you are still having problems please post a screen shot of the 2/2/2 preference pane and the Indigo device window with the sensor device and interface kit device visible.

Hope any of this helps, and I really appreciate all the help!

Carl

Carl, I will contact you off-line.

Thanks again for all your help getting it working.

Doubt it has anything to do with the plugin, as I see the same results
in the Phidgets app, but it seems to update very sporadically if at all.
Unplugging the interface and sensor didn't help.
Have to have a look at the phidgets forum.

Carl

The frequency of the updates is a function of the Sensor Trigger Threshold (Sensitivity) and Data Rate settings in the InterfaceKit device. The Data Rate setting controls the frequency at which the interfaceKit scans for changes. When using the web service this is locked at 16 times per second. The Trigger Threshold sets the minimum change in the raw sensor value (0-1000) that is required for the new value to be reported. (See the Phidgets Analog Input Primer for more information).

If you set the Trigger threshold too high for the 1127 light sensor, you will only see significant changes in light level. For example if you set it to 500 you will effectively only see one transition between total darkness and absolute brightness.

If you are seeing the same values in the Phidgets device you created and in the Pref pane for the interfaceKit, then, as you guessed, the plugin is operating properly. Note, there is a sensitivity setting in the preference pane. But, the plugin will override that setting, so you need to adjust the sensitivity setting in the Indigo interfaceKit device.

Thanks. I'm using the default settings for the interface device.
I'm logging it's changes to have a better idea of what's happening.
Maybe a pattern will develop.

Carl

Seems I have a couple things going on with the sensor. Sometimes, no pattern to it, it will just stop reporting as seen in the Phigets app, and sometimes
it will be reporting there and the plugin doesn't see the change.

Unpluging the interface seems to reset it ok or reloading the plugin when it not seeing changes works as well.
Noticed also that hitting it with a bright light will sometimes wake it up, but might get stuck at the bright value
and not return to it's original value.

Anyone else seeing anything like this?

Thanks,

Carl

When using the Phidgets app, are you sure you are opening the interfaceKit from the Bonjour tab? The behavior you report is consistent with opening the if kit from the general tab.

Definitely using the Bonjour tab. For some reason it's working a bit better today.

Thanks,

Carl

I have no explanation for it but it has been working very well since my last post.
A very similar thing happened when I first installed the W800F32 interface.
I was about to send it back having lots of problems with range, missing inputs etc.,
but after a day or two it became rock solid.

My go figure dept. is getting quite full.

Thanks,

Carl

Curious if setting the threshold settings to 5 should force the sensor to report in 5 point
increments? I had it set to 10 and it did move in 10 point increments and tried it
at 5 but t still only changes in 10 point increments.

Thanks,

Carl

When you look at the reported sensor values from the Phidgets 2/2/2 preference pane what increments do you see? What is the sensitivity setting on the pref pane?

The Phidgets app is changing in increments of 10 as well.
The sensitivity there is set to 10.

Thanks,

Carl

Try setting the pref pane app sensitivity to 5 and see if that works.