GSA Intelligent Control System
weather event control of relay boards
The program was developed for the event-oriented control of relay boards. With the programmed relays blinds, roller shutters, irrigation systems, solar systems, heating systems, etc. can be controlled.
GSA Intelligent Control System (ICS) is an event-oriented control of relay boards. With the programmed relays blinds, roller shutters, irrigation systems, solar systems, heating systems, etc. can be controlled. The triggering events are as follows:
Of course, you can combine any condition to match your wanted weather situation.
The events can also be monitored and logged and would output like:
- — Date
- — Time
- — wind speed (depending on the wind direction)
- — humidity
- — air pressure
- — temperature
- — special weather reports like thunderstorms, hurricanes or heavy rain showers
Of course, you can combine any condition to match your wanted weather situation.
The events can also be monitored and logged and would output like:
- — Relay 1 high at temperatures above 25 degree Celsius
- — Relay 1 low at temperatures below 25 degree Celsius
- — Relay 2 high in heavy rain for 25 seconds
- — Relay 3 high on 08/25/2021 at 12:00 p.m. AND air pressure greater than 1020 hPa
- — Relay 3 Low on 08/25/2021 at 4:00 p.m.
- — Relay 4 high at temperatures greater than 25 degree Celsius AND wind speeds greater than 16 m / s
- — Relay 4 high in the event of a hurricane
Weather report
The weather data for the entered location can be downloaded and viewed here. To pick up the weather data, the user needs an API key from OpenWeatherMap. You can use the Free API in most cases.
Switching events
This form enables the configuration of the relays and the entry of control events in the watch list. All entries in this list are constantly monitored after the program has started and trigger the corresponding relay if the condition is met.
Scheduler
With this configuration form you can define events which lead to the triggering of a relay. It can be time and/or weather events. The activation of a relay can also be limited after it has been triggered.
Simulation of weather data
In order to be able to test the set values and the switching behavior, it is possible to set weather events by hand.
Wind speed settings
These possible values are transferred from the weather report and are intended to help you set the wind speeds.
Program Settings
The general settings are to be made here. Settings include the storage location of the event file, the program language or the e-mail data for sending the log file.
Log/Event File
The user can view and edit entries in the log file.
Start/Stop
Once all settings have been made, the monitoring program can be started and stopped using this form. A tool enables the automatic search for the Com-Ports of the relay card. The weather data simulation is also started from this window.
Supported Relay card
This relay card has 4 relays. It can be ordered at Conrad, a well known supplier for electronics.