Added connection delay to account for Arduino auto-reset

Tweaked values for 320 kV motor

Client/source/MainFrm.dfm

@@ -176,4 +176,11 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
     Left = 424
     Top = 80
   end
+  object ConnectWaitTimer: TTimer
+    Enabled = False
+    Interval = 100
+    OnTimer = ConnectWaitTimerTimer
+    Left = 504
+    Top = 24
+  end
 end

Client/source/MainFrm.pas

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type
     SimulatorPanel: TPanel;
     SimulatorSelectionPanel: TPanel;
     SimulatorLockButton: TSpeedButton;
+    ConnectWaitTimer: TTimer;
 
     procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
     procedure PortComboBoxClick(Sender: TObject);
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ type
     procedure CalibrationButtonClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure SimulatorComboBoxClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure SimulatorLockButtonClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure ConnectWaitTimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
   private
     FComPort: TComPort;
     FReceived: string;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ type
     procedure StartCommand;
     procedure EndCommand;
     procedure OnReceiveChar(Sender: TObject; Count: Integer);
+    procedure OnAfterClose(Sender: TObject);
 
     function ValidFanIndex(AFan: Byte): Boolean; inline;
 
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ begin
     FComPort := TComPort.Create(Self);
     FComPort.BaudRate := br19200;
     FComPort.OnRxChar := OnReceiveChar;
+    FComPort.OnAfterClose := OnAfterClose;
   end;
 
   newPort := PortComboBox.Items[PortComboBox.ItemIndex];
@@ -378,26 +382,9 @@ begin
   try
     ComPort.Open;
 
-    SendCommand('>Info',
-      procedure(Response: string)
-      begin
-        if AnsiStartsText('<Info:', Response) then
-        begin
-          PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Connected';
-          InitDevice(Copy(Response, 7, MaxInt));
-          FReady := True;
-        end else
-        begin
-          PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Invalid response';
-          ConnectTimer.Enabled := True;
-        end;
-      end,
-
-      procedure
-      begin
-        PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'No response';
-        ConnectTimer.Enabled := True;
-      end);
+    { The Arduino resets when a serial connection is made, wait for a bit
+      before sending the first Info command }
+    ConnectWaitTimer.Enabled := True;
   except
     on E:Exception do
     begin
@@ -408,6 +395,34 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+procedure TMainForm.ConnectWaitTimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  ConnectWaitTimer.Enabled := False;
+
+  SendCommand(#10'>Info',
+    procedure(Response: string)
+    begin
+      if AnsiStartsText('<Info:', Response) then
+      begin
+        PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Connected';
+        InitDevice(Copy(Response, 7, MaxInt));
+        FReady := True;
+      end else
+      begin
+        PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Invalid response';
+        ConnectTimer.Enabled := True;
+      end;
+    end,
+
+    procedure
+    begin
+      PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'No response';
+      ConnectTimer.Enabled := True;
+    end);
+end;
+
+
+
 procedure TMainForm.OnReceiveChar(Sender: TObject; Count: Integer);
 var
   data: string;
@@ -430,6 +445,13 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
+procedure TMainForm.OnAfterClose(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Not connected';
+  ConnectTimer.Enabled := True;
+end;
+
+
 function TMainForm.ValidFanIndex(AFan: Byte): Boolean;
 begin
   Result := AFan < Length(FFanValues);

SimulatorFans.ino

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const byte FanPin[FanCount] =
 
 // The minimum value at which the fan still spins reliably. Anything below
 // will be considered as 0.
-#define MinimumValue 70
+#define MinimumValue 30
 
 
 /*
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const byte FanPin[FanCount] =
 
 // The pulse width when the input value is 255, in microseconds.
 // Use this to limit the maximum "throttle" to the ESC.
-#define ServoMaxValue (ServoMinPulseWidth + (ServoPulseRange / 4))
+#define ServoMaxValue ServoMinPulseWidth + ServoPulseRange
 
 
 /*