I have posted the right code. This is the least amount of code that I can use in order to execute all the other code I need to. Do simply put the rest of my functions in the function i created for the Blynk communication and have only blynk.run and timer.run in the void loop?
I guess i did not understand . How do i keep void loop as empty as the example in the post whilst also allowing my actual program to run? Please, tell me how should I be doing it? Thanks in advance.
Everything you need to do is outlined in the document that was linked earlier. If you don’t understand some of it then I’d suggest re-reading it a few times. If you still don’t understand some of it then quite the parts of the document that you’re having difficulty with. This will allow the document to be clarified and improved in future to make it more understandable…
I have changed my code as you and the article has advised and everything is running smoothly. Thanks again.
Now I’m investigating the possibility of implementing some energy saving techniques associated with putting my controller in its sleep mode for any duration between 100ms to 500ms, I am still deciding. However, my concern is that whilst in sleep mode, the execution of the code in my void loop will be halted. I think running a timer interrupt to run the Blynk.run and timer.run code should solve this problem. Is there a minimum frequency that these two commands need to be executed per second to avoid any problems ? Thanks in advance.
I have no idea about sleep modes on your board, especially using Bluetooth. If the sleep mode turns Bluetooth off then sleeping for a short period probably won’t help you, as the re-connection process will take a while.
If you aren’t using Wi-Fi and can turn this off permanently then that will save you power.
You almost certainly won’t be able to use timers successfully, or keep a Blynk connection going, in sleep mode.
That’s hardly going to stop global warming
What are you really wanting to do?
Like @PeteKnight I don’t have any practical experience with your board type.
Thank you guys for replying so quickly. I understand that you may not be familiar with the board i am using. I would like to know what is the minimum frequency, required by Blynk, that the Blynk.run and timer.run commands need to be executed so that i do not have Blynk timer issues nor Blynk connection issues. If i know what that minimum frequency is then i can try to put my board in sleep mode long enough to conserve energy but wake it up soon enough to allow the two commands to run.
I am not attempting to stop global warming But i am trying to maximize the number of hours i get from the battery powering my project
Thank you Costas again for your response. Reading through the doc regarding “heartbeat” i cannot help but wonder if i require blynk.run if i periodically call on heartbeat? If i am still required to use blynk.run in conjunction with heartbeat than the question still remains what is the minimum number of times that blynk.run needs to be executed per second? Also what is the minimum number of times that timer.run need to be called (For BlynkTimer)? I can’t seem to be find this information in the docs.
Both Blynk.run() and Timer.run() should be called as frequently as is possible, hence their recommendation as some of the ONLY code in the void loop(), whenever possible, so as to eliminate any delays or blocking of them being frequently called… think of it like your own breathing, yes you could hold your breath occasionally, but not recommended long term for overall functionality
The heartbeat is just Blynk’s way of keeping tabs between the Hardware and the Server link… Since if the Server looses the heartbeat, then it starts displaying such in the App and eventually shutting down the supposedly non-existent connection.
So if i were to call these Blynk.run and Timer.run every 2 seconds this is acceptable?
And using this frequency means i will no longer need to use heartbeat since Blynk.run will take care of all blynk’s communication needs?
Well, you are messing with essential timing in both libraries that will have foreseen and unforeseen consequences.
Adding Blynk to an existing Arduino process can be akin to adding a trailer to a vehicle… same old driving experience… until you try to accelerate, break, turn sharply, park and so on… Lots of extra things to consider now, and the solution would NOT be to snooze and only think about it every two seconds
Learn how Blynk works with the basics first, then look around at others examples to see how structured timing of functions and other tricks allow both Blynk and other timing sensitive code to co-exist.
i am trying to do exactly that. I have looked at the information on timers on the blynk docs and as well heartbeat and Blynk but it does not have the answers i am looking for. Can you please give me some direction by posting a few links that i could follow?
I am really not sure of the exact questions you need answered… You seem to be asking if you can disregard basic necessities in Blynk and timer operations… And the answers are essentially NO, as doing so is not recommended until you really know what you are doing (and even then, not likely)… And honestly, that comes with experience.
I have encountered a strangely similar problem with my project. I am using the latest blynk version 2.27.1 on my android Samsung note 4 smart using android version 5.1.1 lolipop. My project requires the communication of data from my micro-controller Particle Photon to the Blynk app via a jdy-09 BLE module.
Here is the strange part, my project was working perfectly fine up until a few days ago. i switched my project off the last time it was working and then tried yesterday (no change in code or hardware) and it refused to connect correctly with the Blynk app. The connection status would say “connecting” forever but never connects. Some times it would say connected but variables on Blynk’s widget would never update. Most of the time it would say that it could not connect to the Bluetooth module and that i should make sure my auth token was correct. Here is what i tried:
I changed the auth token on my Blynk project and on my micro to test communication using a different auth token number.
I than suspected that my Bluetooth module might be faulty so i tested my Bluetooth module using a terminal app and an arduino. After setting up the code in arduino i was able to send data to arduino via the bluetooth module from my android phone’s terminal app and from the terminal app to the arduino (Displayed on the serial monitor)
I than tested the bluetooth communication pins of my photon using an arduino. This was to test if the serial pins on my photon were functioning correctly. A number was send from the photon to the arduino and the same number was sent back to the photon from the arduino via their TX and RX pins and the results were displayed on the serial monitor. The pins were functioning correctly.
I than re-uploaded coded examples requiring blynk communication via bluetooth , aside from the code that was already working in my photon a few days ago, and all of them experienced the same communication problem. This eliminated any coding or software errors on the microcontroller.
From this, i think that the only other issue can be with the Blynk app itself. It was the only thing i altered between the two days: I updated the software and added a few new widgets onto the screen (eventor, email notification and led) , that i was planning to program functionality for in the coming few days. Even after i updated the software the app was running fine, i only think i really changed was the addition of widgets. I removed all these added widgets but this also did not solve the problem. Please advise what can i do to find the cause of this problem, or is there a solution that i have not come across as yet?
Isn’t this related to your other topic? I am comparing them and will merge them is needed.
Meanwhile, please do not tack on additional questions into others older topics or create multiple topics regarding similar issues. The way this forum is structured does not require any such “shotgun” approaches to posting for maximum forum awareness.
Which other topic? i have a few with different issues. If you are referring to the topic on timer then no its not the same issue. When i started posting on that thread my blynk app and project was working. I have encountered a new problem as you can see and that is why i have tacked a different question to an existing topic. I am sorry, but i as was not trying to “shotgun” anything. I was looking for an answer to the problem i had and this topic matched more closely to that. I was hoping that there was a solution that was found by those involved on the thread by now.
The one we are bouncing back and forth in… with the same Photon, communication issues and BLE interfaces… thus essentially same topic material.
As it was over two years since last post in that old topic… not likely the answers you would need Particularly since you already have a current post that seems to imply some limited understanding of the overall timing needed.
I suspect that there have been some recent overall stability issues concerning Blynk and BLE… that is using the BLE link for communicate with the App. But is seems that the Developers may be more focused on a Blynk 2.0 that may changes things up a bit. Simply put, things are not as stable as they may have been (not that I ever really saw stability in BT/BLE link) and we may simply have to wait ans see what changes happen in the near future.
. How do i keep void loop as empty as the example in the post whilst also allowing my actual program to run? Please, tell me how should I be doing it? Thanks in advance.
But i am trying to maximize the number of hours i get from the battery powering my project 
