Slope Control

Allows you to interactively specify a linear slope for the control of actuators and other devices.

Datastream

Select or create a datastream of data type string. Widget properties (label, color, etc.) are also changed via the datastream, but only for virtual, enumerable, and location pins, not digital and analog pins.

The widget has the following controls:

X1,Y1 coordinate handle: drag to set the X1, Y1 coordinate position on the grid.
X2, Y2 coordinate handle: drag to set the X2, Y2 coordinate position on the grid.

Send on release - updates the assigned datastream only when the handle is released by the user (recommended).
X & Y Axis:
- X MIN, X MAX, Y MIN, Y MAX - The X & Y Axis min/max values are limited to the range of 0 and 100. The X & Y axis graph range can be limited more by adjusting the MIN and MAX limits for the X and Y Axis.
- X GRID, Y GRID - defines the spacing of the grid shown.
- X MOVE STEP, Y MOVE STEP - defines the increment the X & Y points change when the coordinate handles are dragged by the user.
Points:
- X1, Y1, X1, Y2 - customize the label shown for each x,y coordinate.
- X1 MIN, Y1 MIN, X2 MIN, Y2 MIN - limits the min/max value the user can choose on the grid.

When widget is pressed, value is sent and stored into the Blynk.Cloud. After that it's sent to your device.

For example, if the Widget is set to Datastream with Virtual Pin V1, you can use such code:

BLYNK_WRITE(V1) {
  // Called when the datastream V1 value changes

  // Assign incoming value from pin V1 to a variable
  uint8_t x1 = param[0].asInt();
  uint8_t y1 = param[1].asInt();
  uint8_t x2 = param[2].asInt();
  uint8_t y2 = param[3].asInt();
  Serial.print("x1: "); Serial.println(x1);
  Serial.print("y1: "); Serial.println(y1);
  Serial.print("x2: "); Serial.println(x2);
  Serial.print("y2: "); Serial.println(y2);

  // WARNING: delta X (x2 - x1) can be zero!
  // slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
  double m = ((double)y2-(double)y1)/((double)x2-(double)x1);
  // intercept = y - m * x
  double b = (double)y1 - m * (double)x1;
  Serial.print("y = "); Serial.print(m,3); Serial.print(" * x + "); Serial.println(b,3);

}

Changing the datastream value(s)

You can change the value of the datastream assigned to the widget with the hardware or HTTP API. For a datastream V1 assigned data type of string to the Slope widget.

Hardware:

uint8_t x1 = 10;
uint8_t y1 = 15;
uint8_t x2 = 65;
uint8_t y2 = 70;
Blynk.virtualWrite(V1, x1, y1, x2, y2);

HTTP API:

https://{server_address}/external/api/update/?token={your 32 char token}&V1=10&V1=15&V1=65&V1=70

Don't put Blynk.virtualWrite()into the void loop() as it can cause a flood of messages and your hardware will be disconnected. Send such updates only when necessary, use flags, or timers.

Sketch: Basic Sketch

Sketch: Set Property

Sketch: VirtualPinWrite

Sketch: VirtualPinRead

You can change certain properties of the Widget from your hardware. For that, use this command:

Blynk.setProperty(vPin, "widgetProperty", "propertyValue");

Where:

vPin is: virtual pin number the widget is assigned to
widgetProperty: property you want to change
propertyValue: value of the property you want to change

Don't put Blynk.setProperty()into the void loop() as it can cause a flood of messages and your hardware will be disconnected. Send such updates only when necessary, or use timers.

Properties you can change

You can change the properties label, color, isDisabled, isHidden of the widget from your hardware, or via an HTTP API. The URL must be encoded, so spaces in labels must be replaced with %20, and color hexadecimal values in the HTTP API URL must include the hash # character urlencoded as %23.

Blynk.setProperty(V1, "label", "Air temperature");

//#D3435C - Blynk RED 
Blynk.setProperty(V1, "color", "#D3435C");

Disable/Enable

Widget will be greyed out on UI and users won't be able to tap on it.

Blynk.setProperty(V1, "isDisabled", true);

Show/Hide

Widget will be hidden from dashboard. Design your UI so that it doesn't look weird when there is no widget.

Blynk.setProperty(V1, "isHidden", true);

Updates the Datastream Property and all assigned Widgets

GET https://{server_address}/external/api/update/property?token={your 32 char token}&pin={your vPin}&{property}={value}

The endpoint allows you to update the Datastream Property value via GET request. All widgets (both web and mobile) that are assigned to this datastream will inherit this property. The Datastream Property is persistent and will be stored forever until you change it with another value. In order to clear the property you need to clear the device data in device actions menu.

Example: https://blynk.cloud/external/api/update/property?token=GVki9IC70vb3IqvsV0YD3el4y0OpneL1&pin=V2&label=My%20Label

https://blynk.cloud/external/api/update/property?token=GVki9IC70vb3IqvsV0YD3el4y0OpneL1&pin=V1&color=%23D3435C

https://blynk.cloud/external/api/update/property?token=GVki9IC70vb3IqvsV0YD3el4y0OpneL1&pin=V1&isDisabled=true

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
{server address}*	string	Get from the bottom right of your Blynk console. More information.

Name

Type

Description

{server address}*

string

Get from the bottom right of your Blynk console. More information.

Query Parameters

Name Type Description

Name	Type	Description
token*	string	Device auth token from Device info
pin*	string	The datastream virtual pin (should start with "v")
{property}	string	The property of the widget you want to update: `label`, `color`, `isDisabled`, `isHidden`
label	string	the text used as widget label
color	string	button color hexadecimal, must include the hash # character urlencoded as %23
isDisabled	string	true or false
isHidden	string	true or false

token*

string

Device auth token from Device info

pin*

string

The datastream virtual pin (should start with "v")

{property}

string

The property of the widget you want to update: label, color, isDisabled, isHidden

label

string

the text used as widget label

color

string

button color hexadecimal, must include the hash # character urlencoded as %23

isDisabled

string

true or false

isHidden

string

true or false

{"error":{"message":"Invalid token."}}

Sync to the latest known state

You can update your hardware to the latest datastream value from Blynk.Cloud after your hardware went offline, and then came online again. Use Blynk.syncVirtual() to update a single virtual pin, or Blynk.syncAll() to update all virtual pins. See State Syncing for more details.

BLYNK_CONNECTED() { 
  // Called when hardware is connected to Blynk.Cloud  

  // get the latest value for V1
  Blynk.syncVirtual(V1); 

  // Request Blynk server to re-send latest values for all pins
  Blynk.syncAll()
}

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Slope Control

Datastream

Widget Controls

Widget Settings

How to process widget with the hardware

Reading the widget value

Changing the datastream value(s)

Change Widget Properties

Properties you can change

Change Widget Label

Set Widget Color

Disable/Enable

Show/Hide

Change widget properties via HTTPs API

Updates the Datastream Property and all assigned Widgets

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Sync to the latest known state