I intend to use relay 4 to monitor heating in the box when it's freezing. This relay was designed for heating an observatory but i'm not going to use it in the near future. The relay to be used seems to be this one : #define HEAT_RELAY 4 // Relay# for heating
Relay 4 isn't specific to anything. The HEAT_RELAY in this case just happens to be #4, it could be any supported relay. Observatory or box shouldn't really matter the feature is for thermostatic heat control.
What does the parameter _MEMORY_ON/OFF in the Power panel section means in the config.h ?
The memory setting if enabled preserves the relay state across power cycles. If you turn the relay on and the power is lost... when the power comes back on it'll be turned on again.
You should take a look with the OCS version 2... the Config.h file is much more intuitive.
// POWER PANEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define POWER ON // OFF, ON to enable the OCS website power panel display. Option
#define POWER_DEVICE1_RELAY 1 // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) with _NAME below. Option #define POWER_DEVICE1_MEMORY OFF // OFF, ON to enable memory (across power cycles) for this relay state. Option #define POWER_DEVICE1_NAME "RELAY 1"
#define POWER_DEVICE2_RELAY 2 // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) with _NAME below. Option #define POWER_DEVICE2_MEMORY OFF // OFF, ON to enable memory (across power cycles) for this relay state. Option #define POWER_DEVICE2_NAME "RELAY 2" . etc. .
// THERMOSTAT PANEL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // See Thermostat.ino for user inside temperature and humidity sensor functions #define THERMOSTAT OFF // OFF, ON to enable the OCS website thermostat panel display. Option #define HEAT_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for indoor heat. Option #define COOL_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for cooling/venting. Option #define THERMOSTAT_HUMIDITY OFF // OFF, ON displays indoor humidity. Option
// LIGHTING PANEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #define LIGHT OFF // OFF, ON to enable the OCS website lighting panel display. Option #define LIGHT_WRW_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for Warm room white lights. Option #define LIGHT_WRR_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for Warm room red lights. Option #define LIGHT_ORW_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for Observing room white lights. Option #define LIGHT_ORR_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for Observing room red lights. Option #define LIGHT_OUTSIDE_RELAY OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..14 (Relay#) for Outside flood. Option #define LIGHT_SW_SENSE OFF // OFF, n. Where n=1..6 (Sense#) for switch to turn WRW lights on/off. Option
Howard, I intend to use relay 4 to monitor heating in the box when it's freezing. This relay was designed for heating an observatory but i'm not going to use it in the near future. The relay to be used seems to be this one : #define HEAT_RELAY 4 // Relay# for heating
What does the parameter _MEMORY_ON/OFF in the Power panel section means in the config.h ?
