Quick Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Program Name | agent_heater |
| Agent Name | heater |
| File | agent_heater.cpp |
| Hardware | Heater |
| Power Distribution Unit (PDU) |
Description
The heater agent (AKA agent_heater) is an agent that handles the heater device. Should any temperatures fall too low, the heater agent will enable the heater. Later when the temperatures readings are sufficient, the heater agent will disable the heater. For the specific temperatures different events occur at, see the temperature events table
The physical heater device is controlled using requests issued to the switch agent which, in turn, enables or disables the switched line for the heater.
All temperature values are retrieved from the temperature sensor agent.
Temperature Events
Below is a table showing the temperatures various events occur at.
| Temperature (°C) | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 | Heater Enable |
| 20 | Heater Disable |
Requests
Usage:
Aliases:
Description: Enables, disables, or displays information for the heater device.
state [on | off]Aliases:
state
set
get
Description: Enables, disables, or displays information for the heater device.
The argument is optional:
- If
onis given, the agent will turn on the heater - If
offis given, the agent will turn off the heater.
If this argument is not supplied, the status of the heater will be returned.
COSMOS Names
Devices
| Device | Property | Storage Type | COSMOS Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heater | UTC | double or Time |
device_htr_utc_000
|
| Enabled | bool |
device_htr_enabled_000
|
|
| Voltage (V) | float |
device_htr_volt_000
|
Block Diagram
Below is a software diagram demonstrating the behavior of this agent