Fixed startup for ESC

Reduced serial traffic for SetAll

Client/source/MainFrm.dfm

@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
       Align = alClient
       BevelOuter = bvNone
       TabOrder = 0
-      ExplicitTop = 56
-      ExplicitHeight = 121
     end
     object SimulatorSelectionPanel: TPanel
       Left = 2
@@ -119,9 +117,6 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
       Align = alTop
       BevelOuter = bvNone
       TabOrder = 1
-      ExplicitLeft = 192
-      ExplicitTop = 72
-      ExplicitWidth = 185
       DesignSize = (
         560
         41)

Client/source/MainFrm.pas

@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ procedure TMainForm.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction);
 begin
   if Ready then
   begin
+    FReady := False;
+
     SendCommand('>SetFans:0',
       procedure(Response: string)
       begin
-        FReady := False;
         Close;
       end);
+
     Action := caNone;
   end;
 end;
@@ -225,7 +227,13 @@ begin
   StartCommand;
   FOnResponse := AOnResponse;
   FOnTimeout := AOnTimeout;
-  ComPort.WriteStr(ACommand + #10);
+
+  try
+    ComPort.WriteStr(ACommand + #10);
+  except
+    on E:Exception do
+      PortStatusLabel.Caption := 'Failed to send command';
+  end;
 end;
 
 
@@ -275,6 +283,9 @@ var
   value: Byte;
 
 begin
+  if not Ready then
+    exit;
+
   if ValidFanIndex(AFan) and (FFanValues[AFan] <> AValue) then
   begin
     FFanValues[AFan] := AValue;
@@ -300,12 +311,25 @@ end;
 procedure TMainForm.SetAll(const AValue: Byte);
 var
   fanIndex: Integer;
+  changed: Boolean;
 
 begin
-  for fanIndex := 0 to High(FFanValues) do
+  if not Ready then
-    FFanValues[fanIndex] := AValue;
+    exit;
 
-  SendCommand('>SetFans:A,' + IntToStr(AValue), nil);
+  changed := False;
+
+  for fanIndex := 0 to High(FFanValues) do
+  begin
+    if FFanValues[fanIndex] <> AValue then
+    begin
+      FFanValues[fanIndex] := AValue;
+      changed := True;
+    end;
+  end;
+
+  if changed then
+    SendCommand('>SetFans:A,' + IntToStr(AValue), nil);
 end;
 
 
@@ -314,6 +338,9 @@ var
   fanIndex: Integer;
 
 begin
+  if not Ready then
+    exit;
+
   for fanIndex := 0 to High(FFanValues) do
     FFanValues[fanIndex] := 255;
 

SimulatorFans.ino

@@ -72,28 +72,28 @@ const byte FanPin[FanCount] =
 };
 
 
-/*
- * PWM mode configuration
- */
 // When a fan goes from completely off to a value below full, this
-// determines how long the fan will run on full power before changing
+// determines how long the fan will run on a higher value before changing
 // to the actual value, to give it a chance to start up.
-#define PWMStartingFansTime 200
+#define StartingFansTime 200
+
+// The value used when the fan is starting up (range 0 - 255)
+#define StartingValue 128
 
 
 // The minimum value at which the fan still spins reliably. Anything below
 // will be considered as 0.
-#define PWMMinimumValue 32
+#define MinimumValue 70
 
 
 /*
  * Servo mode configuration
  */
 // The minimum pulse width. Servo library uses a default of 544.
-#define ServoMinPulseWidth 544
+#define ServoMinPulseWidth 1000
  
 // The maximum pulse width. Servo library uses a default of 2400.
-#define ServoMaxPulseWidth 2400
+#define ServoMaxPulseWidth 2000
 
 #define ServoPulseRange (ServoMaxPulseWidth - ServoMinPulseWidth)
 
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const byte FanPin[FanCount] =
 #define IsPWM (FanMode == ModePWM)
 #define IsServo (FanMode == ModeServo)
 
+
 #if IsServo
 #include <Servo.h>
 #endif
@@ -121,10 +122,7 @@ const byte FanPin[FanCount] =
 typedef struct
 {
   byte value;
-  
-  #if IsPWM
   unsigned long startTime;
-  #endif
 
   #if IsServo
   Servo servo;
@@ -132,10 +130,7 @@ typedef struct
 } FanStatus;
 
 
-#if IsPWM
 unsigned long currentTime = 0;
-#endif
-
 FanStatus fanStatus[FanCount];
 
 
@@ -145,9 +140,7 @@ void handleGetFansCommand();
 void handleSetFansCommand();
 void handleUnknownCommand(char* command);
 
-#if IsPWM
 void checkStartingFans();
-#endif
 void setFan(byte fan, byte value);
 
 
@@ -181,6 +174,12 @@ void setup()
   #define correctedMillis() (millis() * (1024 / 64))
   #endif
 
+
+  #if IsServo
+  #define correctedMillis() millis()
+  #endif
+  
+
   // Set up serial communication (through USB or the default pins)
   // 19.2k is fast enough for our purpose, and according to the ATMega's datasheet 
   // has a low error percentage across the common oscillator frequencies.
@@ -196,10 +195,8 @@ char* token;
 
 void loop() 
 {
-  #if IsPWM
   currentTime = correctedMillis();
   checkStartingFans();
-  #endif
 
   if (Serial.available() > 0)
   {
@@ -327,15 +324,13 @@ void handleUnknownCommand(char* command)
 }
 
 
-#if IsPWM
 void checkStartingFans()
 {
-  // Check if any of the fans are currently starting up and
+  // Check if any of the fans are currently starting up
-  // have been for at least PWMStartingFansTime
   for (byte fan = 0; fan < FanCount; fan++)
   {
     if ((fanStatus[fan].startTime > 0) && 
-        (currentTime - fanStatus[fan].startTime >= PWMStartingFansTime))
+        (currentTime - fanStatus[fan].startTime >= StartingFansTime))
     {
       fanStatus[fan].startTime = 0;
       setFan(fan, fanStatus[fan].value);
@@ -343,16 +338,23 @@ void checkStartingFans()
   }
 }
 
+#if IsPWM
+#define writeFanValue(fan, value) analogWrite(FanPin[fan], value)
+#endif
+#if IsServo
+#define writeFanValue(fan, value) fanStatus[fan].servo.writeMicroseconds(map(value, 0, 255, ServoMinValue, ServoMaxValue))
+#endif
+
 void setFan(byte fan, byte value)
 {
   byte correctedValue = value;
-  if (correctedValue < PWMMinimumValue)
+  if (correctedValue < MinimumValue)
     correctedValue = 0;
   
   if ((fanStatus[fan].value == 0 || fanStatus[fan].startTime > 0) && correctedValue > 0)
   {
     // Fan was off or still starting up, start with full power to kick it off   
-    analogWrite(FanPin[fan], 255);
+    writeFanValue(fan, StartingValue);
     
     if (fanStatus[fan].startTime == 0)
     {
@@ -363,17 +365,8 @@ void setFan(byte fan, byte value)
   {
     // Already running, simply change the speed and reset the start time if necessary
     fanStatus[fan].startTime = 0;
-    analogWrite(FanPin[fan], correctedValue);
+    writeFanValue(fan, correctedValue);
   }
   
   fanStatus[fan].value = correctedValue;
 }
-#endif
-
-#if IsServo
-void setFan(byte fan, byte value)
-{
-  fanStatus[fan].servo.writeMicroseconds(map(value, 0, 255, ServoMinValue, ServoMaxValue));
-  fanStatus[fan].value = value;
-}
-#endif