Power by Countdown Timer, LCD Display 16x2, 5 Buttons
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Power by Countdown Timer, LCD Display 16x2, 5 Buttons















Update, autotimer2.ino :
- Added cyclic power: i.e. power for 15 mins every 60 minutes
- Mode entry to change units: seconds, minutes or hours
- Mode entry to reset to default values.
All values can by updated on-the-fly.
I wanted to start a project to:
- use a LCD display, and
- I had a (vague) need of a device who could power, say, a smartphone charger for a certain length of time.
So, I made this 'Countdown autotimer' project which features:
- A standard LCD 16 characters x 2 lines ,
- 5 push buttons :
- 2 White Two timer preselections called 'T1' and 'T2'
- Red Increment current timer called '+'
- Blue Decrement current timer called '-'
- Black ON / OFF / Timer called 'On'
Operations overview:
o The ON / OFF / Timer button cycles ON / OFF and Timer (you guess it) of operation, with the remaining time indicated in HH:MM:SS and as a percentage.
o The On and Off duration are displayed when activated.
o When timer is exhausted, alternating display with "TmrOut,waiting.. " and " WaitHH:MM:SS" of the time since exhausted.
o Mains is switched with a solid-state relay with zero crossing.
The two Timers durations are displayed in minutes. ( it's a coefficient 'CUnits' in the code -default to 60 x 1000- )
Usage:
- Pressing T1 or T2 directly activates timer, powering the device.
- On / Off / Timer activates On Off , or start timer.
- The active timer can be incremented or decremented at will, even while timer is active.
- All values are saved, and restored at connection to mains.
Feel free to test, or request more informations.
Supplies
Hardware:
- NodeMCU 'Amica'
- Standard I2C LCD 16x2 https://docs.arduino.cc/learn/electronics/lcd-displays/
- Zero cross solid state relay 'S202T02'
- Push buttons
- Wires, prototyping printed circuit, ..
- Power supply for the NodeMCU is done by a standard USB mains adapter.
All is boxed in a plastic box.
Sorry, but i do not have the knowledge for the 3D box design, so if somebody has time to design it, i will be grateful.

Sorry i found more funny to write the code, and for one usable prototype, i do not want to pass time to drawn a printed circuit !