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//                                      //
//     Randomly turn on and off         //
//     four relays to control fans      //
//     to simulate wind in grow tent    //
//                                      //
//               05/22/21               //
//               rev 001                //
//               supercazzola           //
//                                      //
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// global scope variables

const long DELAY_MAX = 300000;                                                      // manimum delay in ms (5 mins)
const long DELAY_MIN = 10000;                                                       // minimum delay in ms (10 secs)
const int NUMBER_OF_FANS = 4;                                                       // number of fans (relays)
const int FAN_PINS[NUMBER_OF_FANS] = {8, 9, 10, 11};                                // arduino pin numbers used for relays

unsigned long timer[NUMBER_OF_FANS] = {20000, 20000, 20000, 20000};                 // array to hold timers for each fan
unsigned long lastFanStateChange[NUMBER_OF_FANS] = {0, 0, 0, 0};                    // array to hold when in millis the fan last changed state

int fan_state[NUMBER_OF_FANS] = {LOW, LOW, LOW, LOW};                               // LOW or HIGH state of the relays


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void setup()
{
  randomSeed(analogRead(0));                          // seed the random number generator
  Serial.begin(9600);                                 // serial port 9600 baud

  for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_FANS; i++)
  {
    pinMode(FAN_PINS[i], OUTPUT);                     // set each pin to OUTPUT type
    digitalWrite(FAN_PINS[i], fan_state[i]);          // read desired state for each fan servo from global array
  }
}


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void loop()
{
  unsigned long now = millis();                                       // time now at start of loop since start of program in ms

  for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_FANS; i++)
  {
    if ((now - lastFanStateChange[i]) >= timer[i])
    {
      unsigned long randomValue = random(DELAY_MIN, DELAY_MAX + 1);   // variable to store the random number
      fan_state[i] = !fan_state[i];                                   // toggle the state of the fan relay
      digitalWrite(FAN_PINS[i], fan_state[i]);                        // set pin to correct state
      timer[i] =  randomValue;                                        // set fan relay's timer to new random number
      lastFanStateChange[i] = now;                                    // update when the fan relay's state was last changed to now
    }
  }
}