From 78a08ea030f05e2f2cb0e89f0da398474ae3740f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbruce Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:00:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] - document sensor_time_wait --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d3800cf..290061c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ All parameters are defined in config.py, just copy the example and review/change You should change, test, and verify PID parameters in config.py. Here is a [PID Tuning Guide](https://github.com/jbruce12000/kiln-controller/blob/master/docs/pid_tuning.md). +You may want to change the configuration parameter sensor_time_wait. It's the duty cycle for the entire system. It's set to two seconds by default which means that a decision is made every 2s about whether to turn on relay[s] and for how long. If you use mechanical relays, you may want to increase this. At 2s, my SSR switches 11,000 times in 13 hours. + ## Usage ### Server Startup