Tilt sensor faster updates

Hardware
1

How can I get faster updates from a Tilt sensor into Node-Red? I’m using an ethernet modem to get the data.

Currently, I have the Node ID = 0 and Delay = 1.

The updates are a lot slower than in the YouTube demo videos.

Cheers,

Todd

2

If the delay is set to 1, data will be sent as quickly as possible. How often are you receiving the data?

3

I’m getting data like every 2 or 3 seconds.

T

4

That is the expected behavior. After it takes samples, it must go through the algorithm to convert the data into an angle.

5

Is it possible to request or trigger an update?

T

6

Hi @toddfreese It is not possible to request an immediate transmission from the sensor. However, it is possible to set a threshold that will automatically trigger a sensor transmission. You can utilize the ‘Roll Angle’ and ‘Pitch Angle’ thresholds for this purpose:

Roll Angle threshold: This settings forces the sensor to transmit a packet when it detects a change in Roll angle at the chosen value or a multiple of the chosen value.
A value of 20 will force the sensor to transmit a packet at a roll angle of 20 degrees, -20 degrees, 40 degrees, -40 degrees, etc.

Pitch Angle Threshold: This settings forces the sensor to transmit a packet when it detects a change in Pitch angle at the chosen value or a multiple of the chosen value.
A value of 20 will force the sensor to transmit a packet at a pitch angle of 20 degrees, -20 degrees, 40 degrees, -40 degrees, etc.

This is a guide for sensor configuration using Node-RED, please refer to ‘Manual Configuration’:

Thanks,
Eduardo M.