Roomba 530 and Scheduling

[mfortuna]

Nice write-up. Someone did write a program to do this which could be an alternative to all the typing.

You can also open the roomba as a terminal and send a file to it. You would have to convert the scheduling strings to binary format though.

[john10101]

First i want to thank everyone for their hard work. Special thanks to benjaminchodroff for the step by step.
my roomba is running great every day at noon. i just dont think i have the need to run it every day.
I have one question i want the roomba to run monday wednesday friday 2+8+32= 48

so that would be:
167,48,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00
or
167,48,00,00,12,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,12,00,00,00

does it matter if i have a start time if the day is not identified in the day field?

thx

[benjaminchodroff]

You're welcome! It does not matter -- either will work. You must set the days to run in the day field, but the start times for days that aren't scheduled to run are basically ignored.

[john10101]

sweet, ill test this next week, thanks

[MSattler]

Is it possible to run it twice a day? I have a cat so it would be neat to both vaccum twice as well as amuse the cat a bit more during the day.

Thanks!

[benjaminchodroff]

I think you meant "schedule" instead of "run" -- and no, the scheduling on the 530 only allows once a day.

[MSattler]

I think you meant "schedule" instead of "run" -- and no, the scheduling on the 530 only allows once a day.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Thanks!

[john10101]

so i tried this and my roomba did not run yesterday at noon. what did i do wrong? Do i need to do all the steps to reprogram? all i did was connect in typed

128
167,48,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00

do i need to reset the time when i make this change?

i actually did it a few times as i was unsure if the changes take effect. im looking to just have my roomba kick off m w f at noon

[benjaminchodroff]

I'd go ahead and reset the time (remember to use military time!). Try setting the schedule to a time five minutes in advance so you can test it out quickly.

[mfortuna]

so i tried this and my roomba did not run yesterday at noon. what did i do wrong? Do i need to do all the steps to reprogram? all i did was connect in typed

128
167,48,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00,12,00

do i need to reset the time when i make this change?

i actually did it a few times as i was unsure if the changes take effect. im looking to just have my roomba kick off m w f at noon

The 48 decodes to bit 5 (32) and bit 4 (16) set. That corresponds to Friday and Thursday. Change the 48 to a 127 to get it to schedule on all days.

[benjaminchodroff]

Ah, I missed that you wanted it on M W F. That would mean you want "42" (2+8+32) instead of "48"

[john10101]

how did i mess that up, thanks, ill redo it tonight.

[MSattler]

I'd go ahead and reset the time (remember to use military time!). Try setting the schedule to a time five minutes in advance so you can test it out quickly.

How do you reset the time?

Thanks,
Marcus

[mfortuna]

From the manual. You have to put a 128 ahead of the 168.

Serial sequence: [168] [Day] [Hour] [Minute]
• Available in modes: Passive, Safe, or Full.
• If Roomba’s schedule or clock button is pressed, this command will be ignored.
• Changes mode to: No change
• Time is sent in 24 hour format. Hour (0-23) Minute (0-59)
Code Day
0 Sunday
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday

[MSattler]

Thanks everyone! Working splendid now.

[john10101]

Ah, I missed that you wanted it on M W F. That would mean you want "42" (2+8+32) instead of "48"

This worked perfectly. Cant believe i screwed up that simple math so badly. Thanks for all your help. My floors have never been cleaner.

[jmcows]

Does this program work for a dirt dog and a 4225 model?
Thanks.

[vic7767]

No, you will need a 4th generation Scheduler remote control for the 4XX, 4XXX and Dirt Dog.

[mfortuna]

If you have a sci cable and either roomba status or a terminal program you can send a schedule.

[vic7767]

What commands would you send Mike?