Backyard Aquaponics
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// Copyright (c) 2014 Jeff Barriault
//
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//
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//
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//
//
// Interupt driven liquid flow rate sensor
// Connect signal (yellow) line to arduino digital pin 2/3. red to vcc and black to gnd.
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 7, 6, 5, 4);

int ftPin = 2;
int gbPin = 3;

volatile int pulseCount;

float calFactor = 4.8;
float convFactor = 3.78541178; // 1 US gallon per minute = 3.78541178 liters per minute
float flowRate;
unsigned int frac;

void increment()
{
  pulseCount++;
}

float getFlowRate(int interrupt)
{
  pulseCount = 0;
  attachInterrupt(interrupt, increment, RISING);
  sei();          //Enables interrupts
  delay (1000);   //Wait 1 second
  cli();          //Disable interrupts
  detachInterrupt(interrupt);
  return ((pulseCount / calFactor) / convFactor); // convert to GPM
}

void setup()
{
  pinMode(ftPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(gbPin, INPUT);
 
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
}

void loop ()   
{
  flowRate = getFlowRate(0);

  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("FT: ");
  lcd.print(int(flowRate), DEC);
  lcd.print(".");
  frac = (flowRate - int(flowRate)) * 10;
  lcd.print(frac, DEC);
  lcd.print(" GPM     ");
 
  flowRate = getFlowRate(1);

  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("GB: ");
  lcd.print(int(flowRate), DEC);
  lcd.print(".");
  frac = (flowRate - int(flowRate)) * 10;
  lcd.print(frac, DEC);
  lcd.print(" GPM   ");
}