Fix DHT11 sensor read reliability and prevent infinite loop freezes - #22
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…ion bugs in DHT11 read loop - Add microsecond timeout to readByte to prevent freezing Arduino on sensor disconnect. - Update readByte to return int to prevent 253 collision with ERROR_TIMEOUT. - Wrap read loop in noInterrupts/interrupts for precise timing and reliability. Co-authored-by: dhrubasaha08 <78276433+dhrubasaha08@users.noreply.github.com>
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| interrupts(); // Re-enable interrupts after reading |
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When readRawData() is entered while interrupts are already disabled—for example, with setDelay(0) inside a caller-managed critical section—this unconditional call enables them on return, and the timeout path does the same. That prematurely ends the caller's critical section and can expose otherwise protected state to interrupt handlers; save and restore the prior interrupt state rather than always calling interrupts().
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| while (digitalRead(_pin) == LOW) | ||
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| if (loopCnt++ > 10000) return -1; |
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If the sensor disconnects or holds the line during the 40-bit transfer, this timeout runs while interrupts are disabled, but 10000 iterations have no portable time bound because digitalRead() speed varies by architecture. On the supported 16 MHz Arduino Uno this can keep interrupts off for tens of milliseconds—far beyond a DHT11 pulse—dropping UART input and delaying timers; use a microsecond- or architecture-calibrated timeout near the protocol's maximum pulse duration.
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This PR contains the agreed-upon fixes for the DHT11 library:
whileloop when waiting for sensor signals with an iteration-based timeout inreadByte(), preventing the Arduino from freezing if the sensor disconnects or stops responding.readByte()tointand returns-1on timeout. This fixes a bug where a valid byte reading of253would have incorrectly been treated asDHT11::ERROR_TIMEOUT.readRawData()withnoInterrupts()andinterrupts()to prevent background tasks (like millis) from distorting the bit-timing logic.PR created automatically by Jules for task 14054205654851675454 started by @dhrubasaha08