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#include <TimedAction.h>void ta_FlowSensor();TimedAction readFlow = TimedAction(2000,ta_FlowSensor);/*Liquid flow rate sensor -DIYhacking.com Arvind SanjeevMeasure the liquid/water flow rate using this code.Connect Vcc and Gnd of sensor to arduino, and thesignal line to arduino digital pin 2.*/struct flow_sensor {byte sensorPin = 5;volatile byte pulseCount = 0;// The hall-effect flow sensor outputs approximately 4.5 pulses per second per// litre/minute of flow.//float calibrationFactor = 5.5; //plasticfloat calibrationFactor = 11.0; //copperfloat flowRate = 0.0;float oneLitreTotal = 0.0;unsigned long totalLitres = 0;unsigned long oldTime = 0;}; //flow_sensorstruct flow_sensor flow;void setup(){// Initialize a serial connection for reporting values to the hostSerial.begin(9600);// The Hall-effect sensor is connected to pin 2 which uses interrupt 0.// Configured to trigger on a FALLING state change (transition from HIGH// state to LOW state)pinMode(flow.sensorPin, INPUT);digitalWrite(flow.sensorPin, HIGH);attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(flow.sensorPin), pulseCounter, FALLING);}/*** Main program loop*/void loop(){readFlow.check();}void ta_FlowSensor() {// Disable the interrupt while calculating flow rate and sending the value to// the hostdetachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(flow.sensorPin));// Because this loop may not complete in exactly 1 second intervals we calculate// the number of milliseconds that have passed since the last execution and use// that to scale the output. We also apply the calibrationFactor to scale the output// based on the number of pulses per second per units of measure (litres/minute in// this case) coming from the sensor.unsigned long get_duration = millis() - flow.oldTime;flow.flowRate = (((1000.0 / get_duration) * flow.pulseCount) / flow.calibrationFactor) * 60.0;// Divide the flow rate in litres/minute by 60 to determine how many litres have// passed through the sensor in this 1 second interval, then multiply by 1000 to// convert to millilitres.//flow.flowMilliLitres = (unsigned int)((flow.flowRate * 1000.0) / 3600.0);// Add the millilitres passed in this second to the cumulative totalflow.oneLitreTotal += ((flow.flowRate * (float)get_duration)/36.0E+5);if (flow.oneLitreTotal > 1.0) {unsigned long ul_temp = (unsigned long)flow.oneLitreTotal;flow.totalLitres += ul_temp;flow.oneLitreTotal -= (float)flow.oneLitreTotal;}// Print the flow rate for this second in litres / minuteSerial.print("Flow rate: ");Serial.print(flow.flowRate); // Print the integer part of the variableflowRateSerial.print("L/hour");Serial.print("\t"); // Print tab space// Print the cumulative total of litres flowed since startingSerial.print("Output Liquid Quantity: ");Serial.print(flow.totalLitres);//Serial.print("mL");//Serial.print("\t"); // Print tab space//Serial.print(flow.totalMilliLitres/1000);Serial.println("L");// Reset the pulse counter so we can start incrementing againflow.pulseCount = 0;// Note the time this processing pass was executed. Note that because we've// disabled interrupts the millis() function won't actually be incrementing right// at this point, but it will still return the value it was set to just before// interrupts went away.flow.oldTime = millis();// Enable the interrupt again now that we've finished sending outputattachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(flow.sensorPin), pulseCounter, FALLING);}/*Insterrupt Service Routine*/void pulseCounter(){// Increment the pulse counterflow.pulseCount++;}