fluorescent test python and effect improvement

esp-deckenlicht.ino

@@ -282,21 +282,49 @@ void loopHandler()
     //mosquitto_pub -h raum.ctdo.de -t "homie/esp-deckenlicht/strip/fluorescent/set" -m "255"
 
     if (millis() > fluorescentLastUpdated+FLUORESCENTUPDATEINTERVAL){ //Update values
-      fluorescentTemp+=random(0, 5); //min (inclusive), max (exclusive)
+      fluorescentLastUpdated=millis();
+      
+      /*
+      fluorescentTemp+=random(0, 3); //min (inclusive), max (exclusive)
       fluorescentLastUpdated=millis();
 
       if (random(0,256)<fluorescentTemp*1.0/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX*256){ //the warmer, the more often
-        if (random(0,10)==0){ //ignite
-          fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*0.9;
+        if (random(0,40)==0){ //ignite
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet/100.0*random(50,100);
         }
       }
       if (random(0,256)>fluorescentTemp*1.0/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX*256){ //the colder, the more often
         if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<5){ //not on
-          if (random(0,20)==0){ //ignite
-            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*0.9;
+          if (random(0,50)==0){ //ignite
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet/100.0*random(50,100);
           }
         }
-        fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=50;
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>20){ //minimum brightness
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=random(20,40);
+        }else{
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness+=random(2,3)-2;
+        }
+      }
+      */
+
+
+      fluorescentTemp+=1+ random(0,20*fluorescentTemp/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX);
+      //fluorescentTemp+=3;
+
+      if (random(0,80)==0){ //ignite
+        fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*random(50,100)/100;
+      }
+
+      if (fluorescentTemp>200){ // warm enough to glow
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<20){ //if under glow brightness
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness+=5; //start glowing
+        }else if(fluorescentCurrentBrightness>50){ //too bright to glow
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=random(0,30); //reduce intensity
+        } 
+      }else{ //not warm enough to glow
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>0){
+          fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=random(20,50); //reduce intensity
+        }
       }
 
     

lighttest/lighttest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+
+import pygame
+import random
+
+pygame.init()
+
+# Set the height and width of the screen
+size = (400, 100)
+screen = pygame.display.set_mode(size)
+
+pygame.display.set_caption("Blafoo")
+
+# Loop until the user clicks the close button.
+done = False
+clock = pygame.time.Clock()
+
+import time
+
+
+FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX=400
+
+fluorescentCurrentBrightness=0
+fluorescentTemp=0
+fluorescentActive=True
+
+
+fluorescentSet=255
+
+
+# Loop as long as done == False
+while not done:
+    ms = time.time()*1000.0
+
+    for event in pygame.event.get():  # User did something
+        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:  # If user clicked close
+            done = True  # Flag that we are done so we exit this loop
+
+
+
+
+    '''
+    if (fluorescentActive):
+        fluorescentTemp+=random.randint(0,3  +1)
+
+        if (random.randint(0, 256+1) < fluorescentTemp*1.0/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX*256):
+            if (random.randint(0, 40+1) ==0): #ignite
+                fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*random.randint(50,100)/100
+
+        if (random.randint(0, 256+1) > fluorescentTemp*1.0/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX*256):
+            if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<5):
+                if (random.randint(0,50 +1)==0): #ignite
+                    fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*random.randint(50,100)/100
+            if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>20):
+                fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=30
+
+        if (fluorescentTemp>=FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX):
+            fluorescentActive=False
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet
+
+
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>255):
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=255
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<0):
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=0
+
+        COLOR = (fluorescentCurrentBrightness,fluorescentCurrentBrightness,fluorescentCurrentBrightness)
+    else:
+        COLOR = (fluorescentSet,fluorescentSet,fluorescentSet)
+    '''
+
+
+    if (fluorescentActive):
+        fluorescentTemp+=1+ random.randint(0,20* fluorescentTemp/FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX)
+        #fluorescentTemp+=3
+
+
+        if (random.randint(0,80 +1)==0): #ignite
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet*random.randint(50,100)/100
+
+        if (fluorescentTemp>200): #warm enough to glow
+            if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<20): #if under glow brightness
+                fluorescentCurrentBrightness+=5 #start glowing
+            elif (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>50): #too bright for glow
+                fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=random.randint(0,30) #reduce intencity (flashing effect)
+        else: #not warm enough to glow
+            if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>0): #too bright for glow
+                fluorescentCurrentBrightness-=random.randint(20,50) #reduce intencity (flashing effect)
+
+        if (fluorescentTemp>=FLUORESCENTTEMPMAX):
+            fluorescentActive=False
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=fluorescentSet
+            print("Finished")
+
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness>255):
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=255
+        if (fluorescentCurrentBrightness<0):
+            fluorescentCurrentBrightness=0
+
+        COLOR = (fluorescentCurrentBrightness,fluorescentCurrentBrightness,fluorescentCurrentBrightness)
+    else:
+        COLOR = (fluorescentSet,fluorescentSet,fluorescentSet)
+
+
+    screen.fill(COLOR)
+
+    pygame.display.flip()
+
+    # This limits the while loop to a max of 60 times per second.
+    # Leave this out and we will use all CPU we can.
+    clock.tick(50)
+
+# Be IDLE friendly
+pygame.quit()