Relay not working with Raspberry

janbenes · February 13, 2016, 6:55am

Hello! I have installed GrovePi on Raspberry Pi B. Everything is installed and detection of GrovePi works exactly as in instructions. I have Relay connected to Digital 4 and this program produces no results:

import time
import grovepi

relay = 4
grovepi.pinMode(relay,“OUTPUT”)
print(“Relay ON…”)
grovepi.digitalWrite(relay,1)
time.sleep(0.5)
print(“Relay OFF…”)
grovepi.digitalWrite(relay,0)
time.sleep(0.5)

Should relay have clicking sound and LED on when circuit switches? I heas nothing and circuit is not closed of course, I measured that.

Jan

JohnC · February 14, 2016, 3:27am

Which sensor are you using? Can you provide a link?

janbenes · February 14, 2016, 3:48am

Hello John, it is this relay: http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_Relay

I have modified the code so it does not include button sensor which I do not have. Does not seem to work…

Jan

JohnC · February 14, 2016, 3:54am

Hey Jan, you might have a defective relay. You might try running the code in a loop though:

import time
import grovepi


relay = 4
grovepi.pinMode(relay,”OUTPUT”)
while True:
   print(“Relay ON…”)
   grovepi.digitalWrite(relay,1)
   time.sleep(0.5)
   print(“Relay OFF…”)
   grovepi.digitalWrite(relay,0)
   time.sleep(0.5)

janbenes · February 14, 2016, 3:59am

Thanks. I will try. Should the relay click or blink?

JohnC · February 14, 2016, 4:02am

I think it has a clicking sound when it goes back and forth. Best way though to check is to use a multimeter and read resistance across the screw terminals: that should change as you cycle the switch.

JohnC · February 14, 2016, 4:03am

Just to be sure, we’re taling about using this sensor, right? http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Grove-Relay-p-769.html?cPath=39_42

janbenes · February 14, 2016, 5:40am

Hello Yes, it is the sensor (relay). I tried your script and also digital port 3 and nothing happenned. I have ordered another one from seeedstudio. It is not worth paying for postage to send it back

JohnC · February 14, 2016, 6:36am

Agreed. Might be worth trying another sensor. I think the LED should indeed be turning on and you should at least hear a clicking sound.

seatkiwitle · May 16, 2016, 4:33pm

I am having the same issue with a Raspberry Pi 2, and GrovePi+. I am just wondering whether the relay is driven by the voltage from the SIG pin, it is less than 2 volts when turned on? As the relay would only work with min voltage of 3.3v, correct?

karan · May 16, 2016, 10:16pm

Hey seatkiwitle,
The relay is driven by the sig pin on the GrovePi ports. The sig pin can be 0-5V depending on the state set by the program. Can you post a picture of your setup along with the program. Can you follow the instructions here and run the troubleshooting script for the GrovePi and upload log here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMadpIEYq5o.

Also, do you have a Grove LED which you can use to test the port instead of the relay. Logically it is the same as the relay.

-Karan

seatkiwitle · May 23, 2016, 12:50pm

Hi Karan

Thanks for your prompt attention. Sorry for the late reply. Attached is a photo of the configuration I have. I have also tried different digital port. All work with the Grove LED, but only light up the led on the Grove Relay. The sig pin is always below 2V. The program I am using is a Windows IoT Core Application using the GrovePi api and a single line for turn the relay on.

DeviceFactory.Build.GrovePi().DigitalWrite(Pin.DigitalPin3),1);

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seatkiwitle · May 23, 2016, 12:53pm

Here is the image of the setup

karan · May 23, 2016, 11:22pm

Hey seatkiwitle,
The logs and the image do not show any problem. Can you try out the python examples here: https://github.com/DexterInd/GrovePi/blob/master/Software/Python/grove_led_blink.py and see if the voltage goes above 2V. Are you measuring the voltage with the relay disconnected or with the relay connected.

-Karan

seatkiwitle · May 24, 2016, 11:06am

Hi Karan

I tried it with one of the samples in Raspbian and it worked with a SIG voltage of 4.85v. So it looks like the issue lies in either Windows 10 IoT Core or the GrovePi api.

James

seatkiwitle · May 24, 2016, 11:48am

Hi Karan

It looks like the issue lies in the GrovePi api. I’d tried a different way of turning the relay on and it worked.

DeviceFactory.Build.Relay(Pin.DigitalPin7).ChangeState(GrovePi.Sensors.SensorStatus.On); //This set the SIG pin on D7 to 4.85V

DeviceFactory.Build.GrovePi().DigitalWrite(Pin.DigitalPin7, 1); //This set the SIG pin on D7 to less than 2V

The two calls should be equivalent, right?!

James

karan · May 25, 2016, 12:47am

Hey James,
Can you send me a link the code that you were trying. I’ll have a look. Did you try setting pinMode as output before turning the pin on/off.

-Karan

JohnC · May 25, 2016, 12:48am

Hey seatkiwitle, so you’re using WinIoT? I’ll have to dig a little into the API, I was just working on this a few weeks ago. Did you try out the example/sample we have for the relay here: https://github.com/DexterInd/GrovePi/tree/master/Software/CSharp/Samples/Example-Relay

We’re using the call
relay.ChangeState(SensorStatus.On);
Which is essentially the same as the first call you’ve got there.

seatkiwitle · May 26, 2016, 4:19pm

Yes, I did use the relay example. That’s how I found out

DeviceFactory.Build.Relay(Pin.DigitalPin7).ChangeState(GrovePi.Sensors.SensorStatus.On); //This set the SIG pin on D7 to 4.85V

works as expected and

DeviceFactory.Build.GrovePi().DigitalWrite(Pin.DigitalPin7, 1); //This set the SIG pin on D7 to less than 2V

does not work. Both should be equivalent, right?!

James

JohnC · May 30, 2016, 3:16am

Hey James, I’m stumped why the second option doesn’t work. I’ll have to try a few things. But in the mean time is your project working with the first line of code?