use initial_duty_cycle

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  - leader-only Pioreactors also have a `config_<hostname>.local` file now.
  - a new top-level section in experiment profiles, `inputs`, allows you to define parameters that can be used in expressions. This is useful if you are copy the same constant over an over again, and want a quick way to change it once. Example:
 
-  ```
+  ```yaml
   inputs:
     growth_phase_temp: 37.0
     stationary_phase_temp: 30.0

pioreactor/background_jobs/stirring.py

@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             self.target_rpm = None
 
+        # initialize DC with initial_duty_cycle, however we can update it with a lookup (if it exists)
+        self.duty_cycle = config.getfloat("stirring.config", "initial_duty_cycle")
         self.rpm_to_dc_lookup = self.initialize_rpm_to_dc_lookup()
         self.duty_cycle = self.rpm_to_dc_lookup(self.target_rpm)
 

update_scripts/upcoming/update.sh

@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ sudo sed -i 's/create 0660 pioreactor pioreactor/create 0666 pioreactor pioreact
 
 
 # update firmware to 0.3
-sudo cp "$SCRIPT_DIR"/main.elf /usr/local/bin/main.elf
+sudo cp "$SCRIPT_DIR"/main.elf /usr/local/bin/main.elf || sudo wget https://github.com/Pioreactor/pico-build/releases/download/0.3/main.elf -o /usr/local/bin/main.elf
 sudo systemctl restart load_rp2040.service || :