How to calculate machine running time

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Hi,

I need to calculate my machine running time % and it needs to be updated every second.
(Machine running time = Normal Running Time/Total Working Time)

I have tried using this flow: https://github.com/cflurin/node-red-contrib-dsm/wiki/Operating-time
However I am facing some issues as I have posted on this topic: Operating time node issue.

So i was hoping of another method using the fucntion node.

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So basically, when I inject "start" the payload will start from 0 and keep increasing by 1, and this signal must be sent out very second.

Then when I inject "stop" it must send the current payload value out every second also.

Then when I click reset, it will send out 0 at every second again.

But if I inject "stop" then "start", it should keep increasing the value of the payload by one again.

Basically, a timer for the machine running time. Like a stopwatch function.

Any ideas?

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Use a global or flow variable that will hold the current state of your machine AND the increment: 0 if the machine is stopped, 1 if the machine is working. Use another global/flow variable for your counter.

Create a flow with

  1. An inject node that will trigger every second
  2. A function node that will get the value of the increment (global/flow variable) and the counter (global/flow variable). Add those two values, store the result in counter (global/flow variable). Send the result as msg.payload

Finally create three other flows, each beginning with an inject node, followed by a Change node. The inject nodes are your START/STOP/RESET nodes. Modify the Change nodes so that it modifies the increment variable or the counter variable accordingly.

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A very quick lash-up. I'm sure it can be simplified. I'll leave it to you to insert the 'maths' you require.

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Thanks guys, but i just solved it already. Instead of using a function node, I created this flow. Serves the same purpose.

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Feel free to ask if you wanna know more. :slight_smile:

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(groov Data Store for example).\nmsg.payload = time;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":573.0173110961914,"y":195.12156295776367,"wires":[["e9f8d050.f1b6f","a97cb65e.07def8"]]},{"id":"def262ef.f2b4","type":"function","z":"57244012.e6aee","name":"[s] to [hh:mm:ss]","func":"// Message from preceeding node is in seconds - should be less than 24 hours (86400 seconds).\nvar time = (new Date(msg.payload * 1000)).toUTCString().match(/(\\d\\d:\\d\\d:\\d\\d)/)[0];\n// Pass on the string to the next node, what ever that may be. (groov Data Store for example).\nmsg.payload = time;\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":882.0172805786133,"y":337.1215419769287,"wires":[["a97cb65e.07def8"]]},{"id":"a97cb65e.07def8","type":"debug","z":"57244012.e6aee","name":"MACHINE RUNNING TIME","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":true,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","x":1000.0173530578613,"y":227.0104112625122,"wires":[]}]
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Wow this is so much simpler than mine. Worked like magic. HAHA if only I knew coding. Thanks a lot though.

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Just had to have a go at simplifying the flow and the JavaScript.
I've also renamed 'start' to 'run' as the name seemed to make more sense (to me).

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I have the probably same thing, I have one LED connected with RPi and I wanna calculate running time of LED. While I have dashboard switch to turn ON/OFF LED.

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This kind of counter is what I am looking for to count the total runtime of specific components of my machine...but if I redeploy the flow it starts over at 0. Is there a way to have it pick up counting where it left off? Or pull from an InfluxDB instance and add to that? Also am looking for a "master time" counter which just counts the total time my Node-Red program is on.

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Please don't ask the same question in multiple places, it will just get confusing. I am closing this thread as it is 7 months old.