Help with phase control (ac dimmer)

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Help with phase control (ac dimmer)

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I am working on a lamp dimmer project. I understand how phase control works and what needs to happen in order to dim a lamp.

I could do with a bit of help in setting it up in flowcode though.

i know i need to set up a timer and then trigger it @ zero crossing, it then counts to a set value and then triggers a triac. i have read that you need to let the timer overflow, this is something iv never done before so not sure what it means, i would have thought you would just count and reset the timer.

my problem is setting and triggering the timer value, i think i could sort the output part myself


hopefully someone has done this sort of thing before and can help me out..

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