2x 4 Channel SPDT relay / i2C modyfing address doesn't work

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Hello Everybody,

I’m new on this forum, but it’s been few months that i use Arduino and multiple products of Seeed but i always use simple things on projects. I’m an electrician and i love to work with Arduino, because we can create an own PCB and use Seeed products to connect it.

Till now, i searched and learned by myself without asking help, i made a pretty projects with arduino uno, mega and nano, but now i’m trying since 4-5 hours to find a solutions but i didn’t found it :slight_smile:.

I bought 2x this products: Grove - 4-Channel SPDT Relay

You can check the picture:
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Now i’ll try to tell you my problem, auso when i use the code given by the wiki to try 1x 4 relay with I²C it’s working and i tried to make with 2 x 4 Relay and it’s making working both together, but i want to make work indenpendly by giving them differents address, now on the wiki page below it’s giving us a code for changing the adress of 1x4Relay.

Now it’s what i tried step by step:

the first 4 Relay i will can A and the second one B

  1. I connected only A and not B
  2. Write this code give by wiki:
 
Multi_Channel_Relay relay;
 
void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while(!Serial);   
 
   /* Scan I2C device detect device address */
  uint8_t old_address = relay.scanI2CDevice();
  if((0x00 == old_address) || (0xff == old_address)) { 
    while(1);
  }
 
  Serial.println("Start write address");
  relay.changeI2CAddress(old_address,0x2F);  /* Set I2C address as 0x2f and save it to the EEPRom */  
  Serial.println("End write address");
 
  /* Read firmware  version */
  Serial.print("firmware version: ");
  Serial.print("0x");
  Serial.print(relay.getFirmwareVersion(), HEX);
  Serial.println();
}

void loop() {}
  1. Execute the code
  2. Disconnect the A and remove the USB
  3. I connected the B and i execute the code with different adress
  4. I disconnected the B
  5. Now i tried to connect both and write this code:
#include <multi_channel_relay.h>
 
Multi_Channel_Relay relay;
Multi_Channel_Relay relay2;
 
void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while(!Serial);   
 
  uint8_t old_address = relay.scanI2CDevice();
  uint8_t old_address2 = relay2.scanI2CDevice();
  if((0x00 == old_address) || (0xff == old_address) || (0x00 == old_address2) || (0xff == old_address2)) { 
    while(1);
  }
 
  Serial.println("Start write address");
  relay.changeI2CAddress(old_address, 0x2F);  /* Set I2C address and save to Flash */  
  relay.changeI2CAddress(old_address, 0x2D);  /* Set I2C address and save to Flash */  
  Serial.println("End write address");
 
  /* Read firmware  version */
  Serial.print("firmware version: ");
  Serial.print("0x");
  Serial.print(relay.getFirmwareVersion(), HEX);
  Serial.println();
}
 
void loop()
{
 

  Serial.println("Relay A / Channel 1 on");
  relay.turn_on_channel(1);  
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Relay B / Channel 1 on");
  relay.turn_off_channel(1);
  relay2.turn_on_channel(1);
  delay(500);

 
}

But since now it’s not working, maybe i learned something wrong or i made mistake and i would like to know if it’s possible to do like i said or i should use I²C multiplexer?

If you have question, i’m here to answer it.

I hope you understand me.

Thanks
Burak

#2

I’m sorry to update this question but someone have an idea?
Thank you