Hello,
I am using a Pulse Counter to send pulses from a water meter to Ubidots, and convert the pulses to a flow rate.
I noticed that my pulse counter is somewhat sending off pulses in rapid succession, which contribute to these erratic and large spikes in the flow rate (which I am converting using a synthetic variable).
I have tried different attempts at smoothing and filtering out these spikes, as they are definitely not an actual representation of what is happening. I have not had much luck using various timeshift, rolling means, or where statements.
I’m hoping someone has some ideas using Synthetic Functions to smooth these out; ideally I simply do not include these spikes in my data, or substitute them for previous “normal” values or a rolling average.
Thank You!