digitalWrite() only works when switching between Virtual pin and Digital pin

Need Help With My Project
1

Hey,

I have a strange problem. I use a Virtual pin V1 to manually control a relay which is on GPIO12 via a switch button. The problem is that GPIO12 is never switched when using digitalWrite(). I only get a LOW/HIGH when I switch in the Buttons Output Settings between V1 to D12 and back. I know this sounds crazy, but that’s the only way it works. And that works only until I restart the NodeMCU …

#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleEsp8266_SSL.h>

BlynkTimer timer;

int RELAIS = 12;

void RELAIS_OPEN() {
  digitalWrite(RELAIS, LOW);
  Serial.println("Open");
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V1, 1);
}

void RELAIS_CLOSE() {
  digitalWrite(RELAIS, HIGH);
  Serial.println("Closed");
  Blynk.virtualWrite(V1, 0);
}

BLYNK_WRITE(V1) {
  int pinData = param.asInt(); 

  if (pinData == 1) {
    RELAIS_OPEN();
    int delayedOff = timer.setTimeout(3000, RELAIS_CLOSE); 
  }
}


char auth[] = "xxxx";
char ssid[] = "xxxx";
char pass[] = "xxxx";

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  timer.run();
}

Any ideas?

2

Try changing this

int delayedOff = timer.setTimeout(3000, RELAIS_CLOSE);

to this

delayedOff = timer.setTimeout(3000, RELAIS_CLOSE);
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3

Unfortunately, that makes no difference. Even if I write it without the variable
timer.setTimeout(3000, RELAIS_CLOSE);

4

You need to add this to your setup() as well. Hopefully this does the trick.

pinMode(RELAIS, OUTPUT);           // set pin to output
digitalWrite(RELAIS, HIGH);       // set initial state of relay (CLOSED)

I believe at startup the pins default as INPUTs

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5

You have to follow these commands with a virtual sync command in order to actually process the new value.

EDIT what you have is fine for just a display or changing a button state.

But if you want to “automatically” have the button "pressed’ after a state change, then the sync is needed.

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6

This works! Thank you so much!

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7

Yea, it was just a quick hack for showing the button state change. But thanks for your help :slight_smile:

8

can i use this code for Wemos D1 mini pro.

9

Which code, and what is it that you are trying to achieve?

Are you using Blynk Legacy or the new Blynk IoT?

Pete.