DrippyTron Arduino

DrippyTron_Initialize

int counter = 0;
int signalPin = 3;
int feeding = 1;

int msPerPulse = 100;
int msPerPulseInterval = 500;

// Feed time (affects how much material to feed)
int numPulses = 25;
int delayPerPulse = 100;
int initializing = 1;
int initialDelay = 5 * 1000;
//int delayPerPulse = 100;

void setup() {
  pinMode(signalPin, OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.print("Starting!");
}

void loop() {
  if (initializing == 1) {
    delay(initialDelay);
    initializing = 0;
  }
  delay(delayPerPulse);
  if (feeding == 1) {
    digitalWrite(signalPin, HIGH);
    delay(msPerPulse);
    digitalWrite(signalPin, LOW);
    delay(msPerPulseInterval);
    counter += 1;
    if (counter > numPulses) {
      feeding = 0;
    }
  }
}

DrippyTron_Run

int counter = 0;
int signalPin = 3;
int feeding = 1;

// pulse parameters (affects feed rate)
int msPerPulse = 200;
int msPerPulseInterval = 100;

// Feed time (affects how much material to feed)
int msPerFeed = round(8.5 * 1000);

int msBetweenFeeds = 5 * 60 * 1000;

unsigned long feedStartTime;
unsigned long feedEndTime;
unsigned long curTime;

void setup() {
  pinMode(signalPin, OUTPUT);
  feedStartTime = millis();
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.print("Starting!");
}

void loop() {
  curTime = millis();
  if (feeding == 1) {
    digitalWrite(signalPin, HIGH);
    delay(msPerPulse);
    digitalWrite(signalPin, LOW);
    delay(msPerPulseInterval);
    if ((curTime - feedStartTime) > msPerFeed) {
      feedEndTime = curTime;
      feeding = 0;
    }

  } else if (feeding == 0) {
    if ((curTime - feedEndTime) > msBetweenFeeds) {
      feeding = 1;
      feedStartTime = curTime;
    }
  }
}