Trouble trying to create a day counter

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Hi All,

I'm trying to create a counter that counts the days from one position of the switch and a seperate count when the switch is in the other position, when i move the switch i would like the other counter to pause but i'm having no luck. At the moment I'm using a delay and a count node but when i switch the switch it keeps counting when i don't want it to. Is there a way to reset the delay node. I know it would be possible to do this in a function node but i don't know the correct syntax

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Hi Jez.

I loaded your flow, but am not getting what you want to do, sorry.

Just one thing, you could combine both those two switch nodes.

if msg.payload == 0 --> 0
if msg.payload == 1 --> 1

But that's academic at this stage.

The count node: Won't it (they) need to be reset at some stage?

I also think there is a missing signal to indicate passage of time.

In the flow you posted, I can't see where a new day signal is to indicate a new day.

Edit

Before using the flow, press the inject node for either switch position 1 or switch position 2
It won't work otherwise.

You have a change node on the second (lower) branch. I don't think that is needed.

That is because you aren't resetting the node.
The way you originally do this is problematic - as I think I said.
You will need to keep stopping the counting on the node which is disabled.
My (newer) way that is not part is completely redone another way which I think is better.

reset
If the received message has this property set to any value, all outstanding messages held by the node are cleared without being sent.

Ok, sorry. The delay nodes. Yeah. Ok, but problematic I think.

From what I see, that flow won't really work, though you may already know that: as that's why you are asking.

Have a look at this for a starting point.
I don't have any dashboard stuff. The switch is the two lower inject nodes.
The two text nodes are replaced with the two debug nodes.

When the counter is paused, is that with the switch in position 1 or 2?

I don't want to go too far on this because I have (nearly) rebuilt your flow and you may not like it. (Been there done that)
But it shows you another way of doing it.

To test the flow, just press the inject button that is the Daily pulse node.
That will simulate a new day.
(You will have to change the time if/when you use it, as I just left it at mid day rather than mid-night)

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I would like to count how meany days the switch is in position 1, then when i switch to position 2, I would like the counter on position 1 to pause as well as count how meany days the switch has been in position 2 and vice versa. If that helps with what i am trying to achieve.

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Ok. So to recap:

The switch is in position1.
It counts the days.

You move the switch to position2.
It then counts how many days it is in position 2.

When you move it back to position1, it resumes counting.

Question/s:
When you switch to 2, is the previous count kept or wiped?
(Similar to 1.)

Because if that is correct, the flow I posed does that now.

You can test this easily.
Select switch position 1, click the daily pulse node a few times.
Select switch position 2, click the daily pulse node a few times and see that count go up.

Go back to position 1 and see what happens.

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If you prefer doing it more like how you first did it, this may be the way you want to do it:

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Thanks a lot mate both ways work exactly how i need it to. I have another question but i think it is for another topic, every time i deploy the flow all data to my dash board is lost and reset eg, the count from the switch is reset whenever i deploy the flow, would you know how to get around this or should i start another topic on the forum.

Cheers,

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Yes, that is a bit off topic.

But you need to study context and how it works.

That should help you for that problem.

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