Wichit Sirichote, wichit.sirichote@gmail.com
Build your own a cheap controller for controlling the electric window with chain actuator.
The kit is for controlling the chain actuator for opening the window. The circuit is timer based device with a programmable opening length. User can set timer 1-9 Hours. The window will open when preset time is reached. The circuit can be adapted to any chain actuators. I got the chain actuator, Windowmaster 804-2 from eBay. The internal control circuit was removed. The motor was powered directly from the DC supply. I used it for my bedroom, when the air conditioner has turned off. The window will be opened for fresh air circulation.
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| Controller with chain actuator Windowmaster 804-2. |
Hardware descriptions:
The circuit is built with Microchip PIC16F684, 14-pin Flash microcontroller. The chip is running with internal 4MHz oscillator. Settings timer is done with BCD switch. The 4-bits BCD are tied to RA0-RA3. SW1 is push button for RESTART/OPEN. SW2 is for manual close connected to RC3. RC3 and RC4 are the output for controlling the H-bridge driver chip. D1 is status LED connected to RC2.
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| Hardware schematic (click to enlarge) |
Firmware:
Main code keeps clearing the WDT timer and test key1. The first power up will enable timer0 interrupt, producing 15Hz tick. Key1 will be tested every 15 ticks. If key1 was pressed, function test will run. The chain actuator will open the window with preset length. The preset range is set in EEPROM byte 0.
When the test function is completed, the chain actuator will stop. Timer interrupt will be disabled, LED status will be turned ON.
To restart the timer function, still press RESTART button, key1 = 0, the internal watch dog timer will reset the microcontroller.
// MCU PIC16F684 internal oscillator 4MHz // preset length is stored at EEPROM locations 0 // user may modify it for the desired length // test switch is dual functions: RESTART/OPEN // Written by W.Sirichote (C) 2018 sbit LED at PORTC.B2;
sbit OUT1 at PORTC.B3;
sbit OUT2 at PORTC.B4;
sbit key1 at PORTA.B4;
char tick, tick_led;
char sec;
unsigned int min=0;
unsigned int set_time;
unsigned int press=0;
unsigned int preset_length=0, save_preset;
char run=0;
char test=0;
char fire =0;
char programmed=0;
char set_hour=0;
unsigned int length;
unsigned int adc; void read_key()
{
if(key1 == 0)
{
switch (press++)
{
case 0: OUT1 =1; OUT2 = 1; break;
case 1: OUT1 =1; OUT2 = 0; run=1; break; // start counting for preset
case 2: OUT1 =1; OUT2 = 1; run=0; break; // stop counting
case 3: OUT1 =0; OUT2 = 1; test =1; break; // test reverse with preset
case 4: OUT1 =1; OUT2= 1; press =0; break;
}
}
}
// 15Hz interrupt
void interrupt() {
if (TMR0IF_bit) {
TMR0IF_bit = 0;
tick++;
if(run)
{
if(--preset_length == 0)
{
OUT1 =1; OUT2= 1; press =0;
preset_length = length;
run=0;
LED =0;
INTCON =0;
tick_led=0;
}
}
if(tick>15)
{
tick=0;
read_key();
if(++sec>60)
{
sec=0;
min++;
if (min>= set_time && fire == 0 )
{
OUT1 =1; OUT2 = 0; run=1;
fire =1;
}
}
}
if (++tick_led>15)
{
tick_led=0;
LED = 0;
delay_ms(5);
LED = 1;
}
} } void main() {
OPTION_REG = 0x07; // Assign prescaler to TMR0
ANSEL = 0; // Configure PORTA to digital I/O
CMCON0 = 7; // ANSELH = 0;
WDTCON = 0x16; // WDT clock/65536
WPUA = 0xff;
TRISA = 0xff;
TRISC = 0; // PORTB is output
PORTC = 0xFF; // Initialize PORTC
INTCON = 0xA0; // Enable TMRO interrupt
length = EEPROM_Read(0);
preset_length = length*2; // double length 0-512
set_hour = PORTA&0x0f; // 0-9
set_time = set_hour*60; // convert hour to min
// set_time = set_hour*2; // tested by x2
while(1)
{
asm CLRWDT;
while(key1==0)
;
}
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