
Change the variable to your Raspberry Pi IP address, so it connects to your MQTT brokerĬonst char* mqtt_server = "192.168.0. Change the credentials below, so your ESP8266 connects to your router Loading the ESP8266WiFi library and the PubSubClient library Here is the complete code I'm using: #include Thanks in advance for any help or insight with this problem. If (currentMillis - FlipTime >= platformspeed + RandFactor)Įverything else works perfectly, the sequence and mqtt communication is doing what I want - I just can't get the randomisation part to work. Alternates between the two halves of the cycle and turns on rams 1 and 2. RandFactor = ESP8266TrueRandom.random(RandomRAW) //Creates a random number upto the random amount set via mqtt Here is the part of the code where I'm generating and using the random number: currentMillis = millis() //syncs the currentMillis value to the current timeĭuration = ((durationRAW * (platformspeed/100))) //Sets the duration value to a percentage of platform speed
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I have searched online but can't find any information, is anyone able to shed some light on why this is happening / how to fix it? Using ESP8266TrueRandom.random(10000) I rarely get a number generated above 250, and most of the results are sub 100. I tried the Arduino random() function, but that returned only very low numbers, so I installed the ESP8266TrueRandom library but have the same issue. I want to include a random factor to the timing, so it doesn't have too mechanical a feel to the motion - but I am having trouble generating random numbers.
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I have some code I'm writing which I want to use to inflate and deflate air rams under a platform to create the feeling of a ship rolling on the sea, the interface is from a tablet, over WiFi using Node Red on a Raspberry Pi to update the perimeters via mqtt - so far so good. We generate random numbers that have a range from zero up to a specified maximum number or between a minimum and maximum value you provide. You may see many times a captcha verification of a random number and also some games. It is very cheap and easy to build, only requires two servos, a laser, and an. In this tutorial, we will learn how to generate random numbers by using Arduino.

Entertain your cat with this laser robot. Some of them are really straightforward, others are a bit advanced. Hi I'm new to the forum so I'm sorry if this is not the right place to ask the question but This time I put together a list of 19 different robots built with an Arduino.
