i Try to set up my Raspberry pi with a fan. It should log the Temperature every 5 minutes and write it to a .csv-file with a Python Script. If the Temperature is hotter than 52 Degrees Celsius, it shoud turn on a USB-Hub, and turn it of if it is below that value. For now, i created a little website, to see my logged data. And here is my question: as you can see in the screenshot, it tells me sometimes [HOT] and sometimes [OK] for the same Values? Also it is not sepperating the Data like a want it to seperate (over/under 52 Degrees Celsius).
Screenshot from my little website (This only displays my .csv-File)
My .py-code:
from gpiozero import CPUTemperature
from time import sleep, strftime, time
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from threading import Timer
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
v=datetime.today()
w = v.replace(day=v.day, hour=1, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0) + timedelta(days=1)
delta_t=w-v
secs=delta_t.total_seconds()
cpu = CPUTemperature()
plt.ion()
x = []
y = []
def write_tempHot(temp):
with open("/var/www/html/cpuTemp.csv", "a") as log:
log.write("{0}{1}\n".format(strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S = [HOT] "),str(temp)))
def write_tempLow(temp):
with open("/var/www/html/cpuTemp.csv", "a") as log:
log.write("{0}{1}\n".format(strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S = [OK] "),str(temp)))
def clearTemp():
filename = "/var/www/html/cpuTemp.csv"
# opening the file with w+ mode truncates the file
f = open(filename, "w+")
f.close()
while True:
temp = cpu.temperature
if temp > 52:
temp = cpu.temperature
write_tempHot(temp)
plt.pause(300)
t = Timer(secs, clearTemp)
t.start()
else:
temp = cpu.temperature
write_tempLow(temp)
plt.pause(300)
t = Timer(secs, clearTemp)
t.start()
(Also dont mind for the clearTemp()-function, i want to clear the .csv-file once a day)
Does anybody have n idea, why the results are that kind of strange? Greetings & Thanks a lot!
Your comparison is
if temp > 52
when it should be
if temp >= 52.0
because otherwise your temperature Hi will only match if it is 53C or above.
I'd also use time.sleep()
instead of plt.pause()
.
For your logfile, you've got two functions to write to your logfile, I'd use one instead:
def write_log(temp):
fmt = """{when} = [{option}] {temp}"""
datefmt = """%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"""
option = "OK"
with open("/var/www/html/cpuTemp.csv", "a") as log:
when = datetime.now().strftime(datefmt)
if temp >= 52.0:
option = "HOT"
log.write(fmt.format(when=when, option=option, temp=temp))
Finally, I do not understand why you want to truncate your logfile every 5 minutes.