BrewPi Actuator Switch not doing what the UI (BrewPi and Web UI) shows

[DIPA]

Hi All, been troubleshooting this for awhile but I’m stumped.

For the most part, my Raspberry Pi and BrewPi setup has been working well. I’ve wired a box with 2 SSR’s that control the two sides of a standard house outlet. One for cold, one for heat. Everything seems to be working correctly except for the activation of the SSR’s from the BrewPi. The WebUI and the Brewpi show the correct temp and heating cooling stages but often the SSR’s don’t reflect what the program and BrewPi are showing. I’ve tested the BrewPi with a voltage meter and it corresponds to what the LED on the SSR’s are showing so it appears to be something with the BrewPi. Here’s the behavior I’m seeing.

BrewPi shows “cool in”, but SSR is on, Device List shows the switch as "inactive.

BrewPi shows as “cooling”, but SSR is off, Device List shows the switch as “active”.

BrewPi shows as “idle”, but SSR is on, Device List shows the switch as “inactive”.

I’ve seen it both cooling and heating at the same time while showing as “idle”.

It just seems like the signal to the SSR’s are not following what the WebUI, BrewPi, and device list are showing.

Ideas?

[Elco]

It sounds like you have just set the devices to inverted when they shouldn’t be, or the other way around. Check this in the device list.

If that does not solve your problem, give a bit more details about your setup (spark/arduino/shield).

[DIPA]

Thanks for the quick response Elco! I have been testing this and it does appear that changing to “not inverted” took care of the problem. Thought I thought for sure I’d tried this, perhaps I didn’t refresh or apply.

The documentation is a bit confusing. For reference here are my current settings.