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Interface water flow sensor with ESP32 board.
/*
Application:
- Interface water flow sensor with ESP32 board.
Board:
- ESP32 Dev Module
https://my.cytron.io/p-node32-lite-wifi-and-bluetooth-development-kit
Sensor:
- G 1/2 Water Flow Sensor
https://my.cytron.io/p-g-1-2-water-flow-sensor
*/
#define LED_BUILTIN 2
#define SENSOR 27
long currentMillis = 0;
long previousMillis = 0;
int interval = 1000;
boolean ledState = LOW;
float calibrationFactor = 4.5;
volatile byte pulseCount;
byte pulse1Sec = 0;
float flowRate;
unsigned int flowMilliLitres;
unsigned long totalMilliLitres;
void IRAM_ATTR pulseCounter()
{
pulseCount++;
}
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
pinMode(SENSOR, INPUT_PULLUP);
pulseCount = 0;
flowRate = 0.0;
flowMilliLitres = 0;
totalMilliLitres = 0;
previousMillis = 0;
attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(SENSOR), pulseCounter, FALLING);
}
void loop()
{
currentMillis = millis();
if (currentMillis - previousMillis > interval) {
pulse1Sec = pulseCount;
pulseCount = 0;
// Because this loop may not complete in exactly 1 second intervals we calculate
// the number of milliseconds that have passed since the last execution and use
// that to scale the output. We also apply the calibrationFactor to scale the output
// based on the number of pulses per second per units of measure (litres/minute in
// this case) coming from the sensor.
flowRate = ((1000.0 / (millis() - previousMillis)) * pulse1Sec) / calibrationFactor;
previousMillis = millis();
// Divide the flow rate in litres/minute by 60 to determine how many litres have
// passed through the sensor in this 1 second interval, then multiply by 1000 to
// convert to millilitres.
flowMilliLitres = (flowRate / 60) * 1000;
// Add the millilitres passed in this second to the cumulative total
totalMilliLitres += flowMilliLitres;
// Print the flow rate for this second in litres / minute
Serial.print("Flow rate: ");
Serial.print(int(flowRate)); // Print the integer part of the variable
Serial.print("L/min");
Serial.print("\t"); // Print tab space
// Print the cumulative total of litres flowed since starting
Serial.print("Output Liquid Quantity: ");
Serial.print(totalMilliLitres);
Serial.print("mL / ");
Serial.print(totalMilliLitres / 1000);
Serial.println("L");
}
}
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Thanks very much

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