Problem using physical 4 buttons using Nodemcu esp8266 to switch relays

You are new here, so are probably unaware of the rules regarding posting. Good support also requires good questions and participating users willing to read, listen and learn. @PeteKnight was not rude, nor did he do anything worthy of your unnecessary critiquing.

Feel free to go wherever you wish, but good luck finding better support than from the members of this forum.

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Support for the free version of Blynk is provided by other users (like myself) who volunteer their time and knowledge to help others.

If you think that some or all of my comments that enabled @swapnilkute2777 to resolve his problem were rude or unhelpful then I’d suggest you hit the ‘Flag’ button so that the issue can be bought to the attention of Blynk staff and appropriate action taken.

Pete.

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With attitude like yours you are running down this company and yes I will not be using Blynk for my future Industrial projects.

I’m pretty sure @PeteKnight nor @Gunner is affiliated with Blynk. - They donate their spare time to help users on the forum.

Both of whom are very knowledgeable.

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@firdosh Barely two posts in and already making friends :stuck_out_tongue: We will miss you.

Yes, and thank you @JustBertC I am just a long term Blynk forum volunteer… and still learning as I go.

And like many of us regulars, we just have fun helping as best as we can… even if we have to resort to some “tough love” teaching methods with the “problem children” :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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“Industrial projects” implies that this is a commercial application, which is strictly forbidden for the free version of Blynk - which is the version supported via this forum.

If you pay $166 per month the you’ll get email support within 48 hours from Blynk staff.

To paraphrase a common saying - if you pay nothing then you get rude monkeys like @Gunner and myself.

Good luck find anything that comes close to the functionality of Blynk.

Pete.

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Yup… Give this monkey crap, get :monkey: :poop: right back :wink:

Notice how he didn’t get snarky in “his” topic when looking for answers :thinking:

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@firdosh don’t know what is a community.
we all are volunteers in this forum
even monkeys :joy::joy:
:see_no_evil::see_no_evil::see_no_evil:

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Thanks For the help.

Finally all four relays are working fine with buttons.

After reading the post u shared about best gpio pins in Nodemcu. i changed a few pins.

The issue am now facing is when the nodemcu is given power the relay / ledpin 4 starts for a brief moment then turns back down and while turning down relay / ledpin 3 also glows and dies ( but led pin 3 does that glow and die in less than a second like a pulse ).

I think the issue for Relay / Ledpin 4 ( GPIO15 ) is due to the reason that its pulled low during startup ( Right.? ).

But cant seem to understand why Relay / Ledpin 3 ( GPIO 14 ) is giving a pulse.?

Please post your full updated code (don’t forget the triple backticks).

Pete

GPIO 12,13,14 are High for 100ms at boot , then low
GPIO15 has pulldown, and must be low at boot
Only GPIO 4 and 5 are low at boot and remain low
better use ESP32 :wink:

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I think he meant relay goes on/off at start, GPIO 14 is high for 100ms at boot

Here is the Code i am Using

#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <WiFiManager.h>      //https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
#include <DNSServer.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleEsp8266.h>

// You should get Auth Token in the Blynk App.
// Go to the Project Settings (nut icon).
char auth[] = "4147957xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
char ssid[] = "Net"; // username or ssid of your WI-FI
char pass[] = "Ne"; // password of your Wi-Fi

// Your WiFi credentials.
// Set password to "" for open networks.

// Set your LED and physical button pins here
const int ledPin1 = 12;
const int ledPin2 = 13;
const int ledPin3 = 14;
const int ledPin4 = 2;
const int btnPin1 = 5;
const int btnPin2 = 4;
const int btnPin3 = 0;
const int btnPin4 = 1;

BlynkTimer timer;
void checkPhysicalButton();

int led1State = LOW;
int btn1State = HIGH;

int led2State = LOW;
int btn2State = HIGH;

int led3State = LOW;
int btn3State = HIGH;

int led4State = LOW;
int btn4State = HIGH;

// Every time we connect to the cloud...
BLYNK_CONNECTED() {
  // Request the latest state from the server
  Blynk.syncVirtual(V12);
  Blynk.syncVirtual(V13);
  Blynk.syncVirtual(V14);
  Blynk.syncVirtual(V15);

  // Alternatively, you could override server state using:
  //Blynk.virtualWrite(V12, led1State);
  //Blynk.virtualWrite(V13, led2State);
  //Blynk.virtualWrite(V14, led3State);
  //Blynk.virtualWrite(V15, led4State);

}

// When App button is pushed - switch the state
BLYNK_WRITE(V12) {
  led1State = param.asInt();
  digitalWrite(ledPin1, led1State);
}
  
 BLYNK_WRITE(V13) {
  led2State = param.asInt();
  digitalWrite(ledPin2, led2State);
 }
BLYNK_WRITE(V14) {
  led3State = param.asInt();
  digitalWrite(ledPin3, led3State);
}
BLYNK_WRITE(V15) {
  led4State = param.asInt();
  digitalWrite(ledPin4, led4State);
}

void checkPhysicalButton()
{
  if (digitalRead(btnPin1) == LOW) {
    // btn1State is used to avoid sequential toggles
    if (btn1State != LOW) {

      // Toggle LED state
      led1State = !led1State;
      digitalWrite(ledPin1, led1State);

      // Update Button Widget
      Blynk.virtualWrite(V12, led1State);
    }
    btn1State = LOW;
  } else {
    btn1State = HIGH;
  }

  if (digitalRead(btnPin2) == LOW) {
    // btnState is used to avoid sequential toggles
    if (btn2State != LOW) {

      // Toggle LED state
      led2State = !led2State;
      digitalWrite(ledPin2, led2State);

      // Update Button Widget
      Blynk.virtualWrite(V13, led2State);
    }
    btn2State = LOW;
  } else {
    btn2State = HIGH;
  }

  if (digitalRead(btnPin3) == LOW) {
    // btnState is used to avoid sequential toggles
    if (btn3State != LOW) {

      // Toggle LED state
      led3State = !led3State;
      digitalWrite(ledPin3, led3State);

      // Update Button Widget
      Blynk.virtualWrite(V14, led3State);
    }
    btn3State = LOW;
  } else {
    btn3State = HIGH;
  }

  if (digitalRead(btnPin4) == LOW) {
    // btnState is used to avoid sequential toggles
    if (btn4State != LOW) {

      // Toggle LED state
      led4State = !led4State;
      digitalWrite(ledPin4, led4State);

      // Update Button Widget
      Blynk.virtualWrite(V15, led4State);
    }
    btn4State = LOW;
  } else {
    btn4State = HIGH;
  }
}

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  WiFiManager wifiManager;
wifiManager.autoConnect("AutoConnectAP");
Serial.println("");
 Serial.println("wifi connected...yeey :");
Serial.println("IP address:");
Blynk.begin(auth, WiFi.SSID().c_str(), WiFi.psk().c_str());
 
  // Debug console
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // You can also specify server:
  //Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass, "blynk-cloud.com", 8442);
  //Blynk.begin(auth, ssid, pass, IPAddress(192,168,1,100), 8442);

  pinMode(ledPin1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(btnPin1, INPUT_PULLUP);
  digitalWrite(ledPin1, led1State);
  

  pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(btnPin2, INPUT_PULLUP);
  digitalWrite(ledPin2, led2State);
  

  pinMode(ledPin3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(btnPin3, INPUT_PULLUP);
  digitalWrite(ledPin3, led3State);
  

  pinMode(ledPin4, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(btnPin4, INPUT_PULLUP);
  digitalWrite(ledPin4, led4State);

  // Setup a function to be called every 100 ms
  timer.setInterval(500L, checkPhysicalButton);
}

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

Now all 4 Relays/LED is working great with Blynk + Physical Buttons.

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Now i tried integrating the blynk with IFttt For use with google assistant.

But upon saying the trigger phrase nothing is happening.

Here is the image of what i am doing.

Tried using GPIO Pin no, instead of Virtual,
Tried changing body to 0 or 1

Google assistant says ok turning the fan on but nothing happens.

Is the IP address that you’re using the one that you get when you ping blynk-cloud.com?

You’re better-off using GET rather than PUT. See this example:

Pete.

@PeteKnight

Thanx man that worked wonderfully,

What worked for me was changing PUT to GET.

Also Using the Value?=1 in The URL Did the Trick.

Thanks for helping out.

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@Blynk_Coeur

Yes esp32 is better tried doing it with esp32 also and it works wonders as compared to Esp8266.

That was a valuable advice, Thanks for It.

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I am having the same problem, do you think you can help me by showing me your applet? I would appreciate it a lot

@MikeM1 how can I help you ?