TRB141 control relay with mqtt modbus commands

[teejaynl]

We currently have a fleet of TRB141 devices, which we control using mqtt modbus commands. For most of our use cases we need to trigger a relay to ‘open’ and then ‘close’ after x seconds. Is there some way to program the device so that it will automatically return to a ‘closed’ or ‘open’ position after x seconds? I know this is possible with the http endpoints query parameters, but can it also be done with mqtt or preprogrammed on the device?

[just.here2help]

Hi,

I have a similar case with yours. I just did a simple custom script where it will check the status of the relay. If it is the same, it will invert the state for a duration (in seconds).

> #!/bin/ash
> delay=5
> while true; do
>     if [ "$(ubus call ioman.relay.relay0 status | jsonfilter -e '@.state')" = "closed" ]; then
>         sleep $delay
>         ubus call ioman.relay.relay0 update '{"state":"open"}'
>     else
>         sleep 1  # Sleep for 1 second to avoid constant looping
>     fi
> done

Note: Just change the value of the variable “delay” to your required duration.

To run this script, you can refer to this link:

https://wiki.teltonika-networks.com/view/User_Scripts_examples

Once the script is running, you can trigger this by Modbus MQTT gateway by changing the relay status.

Hope this helps!

[teejaynl]

interesting, how do I make sure this script is still running after rebooting?

[just.here2help]

Hi,

You can paste the scripts here. Administration → Maintenance → Custom Scripts

Once the device booted up, it will run the script continuously.

[teejaynl]

thanks! I’ll give it a try.

[teejaynl]

@just.here2help one thing is still unclear: the device has latching relays and relays that are normally open or normally closed. Shouldn’t there be someplace in the UI where I can configure that it should return to closed or open position? Otherwise why would they mention that it has a ‘normal’ position if the relay does not behave like that?