Added a FSM to the main loop to prevent resets and improved performance. Added some comment v-lines. Improved readability of the code.

firmware/firmware.ino

@@ -157,19 +157,34 @@ void setup()
 
 void loop()
 {
+  static uint8_t state = 0;
+
+  switch (state)
+  {
+    case 0:
       server.handleClient();
-
+      state = 1;
       ESP.wdtFeed();
-
+      break;
+    case 1:
       lightEngine();
-
-  //Serial.println("tc_enabled = " + (String)tc_enabled);
-  tc_update_loop();
-
+      state = 2;
       ESP.wdtFeed();
-
+    case 2:
+      tc_update_loop();
+      state = 3;
+      ESP.wdtFeed();
+      break;
+    case 3:
       test_pwm_main();
-  delay(100);
+      state = 0;
+      ESP.wdtFeed();
+      break;
+    default:
+      state = 0;
+  }
+
+  delay(10);
 }
 
 //********************************//
@@ -177,6 +192,7 @@ void loop()
 void read_eeprom_config()
 {
 
+  // -------------------- //
   uint8_t tmp = EEPROM.read(EEPROM_TIMING_CONTROL_ENABLED_ADDRESS);
   if (tmp == TIMING_CONTROL_DISABLED)
   {
@@ -195,6 +211,7 @@ void read_eeprom_config()
   }
   Serial.println("Timing Control status: " + (String)tc_enabled);
 
+  // -------------------- //
   if (EEPROM.read(EEPROM_LAST_STATE_STARTUP_ADDRESS) > 2)
   {
     // set the default value on uninitialized EEPROM
@@ -213,6 +230,7 @@ void read_eeprom_config()
   }
   Serial.println("Scene setting: " + (String)EEPROM.read(EEPROM_SCENE_ADDRESS));
 
+  // -------------------- //
 #ifdef USE_STATIC_IP
   if (EEPROM.read(EEPROM_DYNAMIC_IP_ADDRESS) > 1)
   {
@@ -230,6 +248,7 @@ void read_eeprom_config()
 #endif
   Serial.println("Dynamic IP setting: " + (String)EEPROM.read(EEPROM_DYNAMIC_IP_ADDRESS));
 
+  // -------------------- //
   for (uint8_t light = 0; light < LIGHTS_COUNT; light++)
   {
     apply_scene(EEPROM.read(EEPROM_SCENE_ADDRESS), light);

firmware/light_engine.ino

@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ void lightEngine()
       {
         in_transition = true;
         current_bri[i] += step_level[i] / BRI_MOD_STEPS_PER_SEC;
-        if ((step_level[i] > 0.0 && current_bri[i] > bri[i]) || (step_level[i] < 0.0 && current_bri[i] < bri[i]))
+
+        if ((step_level[i] > 0.0 && current_bri[i] > bri[i]) ||
+            (step_level[i] < 0.0 && current_bri[i] < bri[i]))
         {
           current_bri[i] = bri[i];
           //Serial.println("Reached target bri[" + (String)i + "] = " + (String)bri[i]);
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ void lightEngine()
       {
         in_transition = true;
         current_bri[i] -= step_level[i] / BRI_MOD_STEPS_PER_SEC;
+
         if (current_bri[i] < 0)
         {
           current_bri[i] = 0;

firmware/test_pwm.ino

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void test_pwm_main()
           bri[0]            = 0;
           current_bri[0]    = 0;
           current_pwm[0]    = 0;
-          transitiontime[0] = 0;
+          transitiontime[0] = default_transitiontime;
           process_lightdata(0, transitiontime[0]);
 
           light_state[1] = true;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void test_pwm_main()
           bri[1]            = 0;
           current_bri[1]    = 0;
           current_pwm[1]    = 0;
-          transitiontime[1] = 0;
+          transitiontime[1] = default_transitiontime;
           process_lightdata(1, transitiontime[1]);
 
           light_state[2] = true;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void test_pwm_main()
           bri[2]            = 0;
           current_bri[2]    = 0;
           current_pwm[2]    = 0;
-          transitiontime[2] = 0;
+          transitiontime[2] = default_transitiontime;
           process_lightdata(2, transitiontime[2]);
 
           light_state[3] = true;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void test_pwm_main()
             bri[i]            = 0;
             current_bri[i]    = 0;
             current_pwm[i]    = 0;
-            transitiontime[i] = 0;
+            transitiontime[i] = default_transitiontime;
             process_lightdata(i, transitiontime[i]);
           }
 

firmware/timing_control.ino

@@ -180,10 +180,11 @@ void tc_update_main()
     // no new predecessor or successor found, start over
     current_target_data_block = 255;
 
+    Serial.println("No predecessor or successor found, start over...");
+
     // disable the lights
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < LIGHTS_COUNT; i++)
     {
-      light_state[i]    = false;
       bri[i]            = 0;
       current_bri[i]    = 0;
       current_pwm[i]    = 0;
@@ -207,10 +208,15 @@ void tc_update_main()
   if (target_data_block >= NUMBER_OF_TIMER_DATA_BLOCKS)
   {
     // we are not between two valid data points, do nothing
-    // TODO check if setting all lights to false is correct here
+    Serial.println("tdb is >= num data blocks, abort operation...");
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < LIGHTS_COUNT; i++)
     {
       light_state[i]    = false;
+      bri[i]            = 0;
+      current_bri[i]    = 0;
+      current_pwm[i]    = 0;
+      transitiontime[i] = default_transitiontime;
+      process_lightdata(i, transitiontime[i]);
     }
     target_data_block = 255;
     current_target_data_block = 255;
@@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ void tc_update_main()
   }
 
   Serial.println("-----\ntdb = " + (String)target_data_block);
-  Serial.print("target time: ");
+  Serial.print("target dataset time: ");
   Serial.print(tc_data[target_data_block].hh);
   Serial.print(":");
   Serial.print(tc_data[target_data_block].mm);
@@ -271,13 +277,9 @@ void tc_update_main()
   }
 
   // enable the lights
-  light_state[0] = true;
-  light_state[1] = true;
-  light_state[2] = true;
-  light_state[3] = true;
-
   for (uint8_t i = 0; i < LIGHTS_COUNT; i++)
   {
+    light_state[i] = true;
     Serial.println("light_state[" + (String)i + "] = " + (String)light_state[i]);
   }
 

firmware/webserver.ino

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void handleNotFound()
 void init_webserver()
 {
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/state", HTTP_PUT, []()
   {  // HTTP PUT request used to set a new light state
     DynamicJsonDocument root(512);
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ void init_webserver()
     }
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/state", HTTP_GET, []()
   {  // HTTP GET request used to fetch current light state
     uint8_t light = server.arg("light").toInt() - 1;
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ void init_webserver()
     server.send(200, "text/plain", output);
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/detect", []()
   {  // HTTP GET request used to discover the light type
     char macString[32] = { 0 };
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ void init_webserver()
     server.send(200, "text/plain", output);
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/test_pwm", []()
   {
     test_pwm = true;
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ void init_webserver()
     server.send(200, "text/html", "OK");
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/tc_data_blocks_read", []()
   {
     String output = tc_getJsonData();
@@ -154,6 +159,7 @@ void init_webserver()
     server.send(200, "application/json", output);
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/tc_data_blocks_store", []()
   {
     if (server.hasArg("data"))
@@ -165,21 +171,25 @@ void init_webserver()
     }
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/js_top", []()
   {
     server.send(200, "text/html", replacePlaceholder(loadSPIFFSFile("/top.js")));
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/js_bottom", []()
   {
     server.send(200, "text/html", replacePlaceholder(loadSPIFFSFile("/bottom.js")));
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/css", []()
   {
     server.send(200, "text/css", loadSPIFFSFile("/style.css"));
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/", []()
   {
 
@@ -392,6 +402,7 @@ void init_webserver()
 
   });
 
+  // -------------------- //
   server.on("/reset", []()
   { // trigger manual reset
     server.send(200, "text/html", "reset");
@@ -603,3 +614,5 @@ String getLightControlHTML()
   // load file
   return loadSPIFFSFile("/light_control_template.html");
 }
+
+//********************************//