reef-pi 2.0 - Release announcement

[Ranjib]

Hello, reefers,
reef-pi team would like to announce the immediate availability of reef-pi 2.0, the next major release that's been in development over the past one year. We have extended the reef-pi 1.0 with a host of new things, some of the new features include:

• Support for multiple ATO
• Diurnal profile for light automation
• pH subsystem
• Macro subsystem
• Dosing subsystem
• Support for multiple Temperature sensors
• All components (Equipment, light, ato etc) are editable
  
• Configurable dashboard
• Show critical errors in UI

There is also a significant amount of not-feature but reliability related technical improvements that went in including:

• Mobile friendly UI
• Client-side (UI) validation
• Unit tests for UI code
• Session-based authentication instead of basic auth
• Raspberry Pi hardware based PWM (2 channel)
• Updated go, react and other tech dependencies

Release builds can be found here: https://github.com/reef-pi/reef-pi/releases/tag/2.0
I have published handful of beginner-friendly guides in adafruit to help with the build process. They include parts list alongside detailed step by step process

• Software installation & configuration
• Power controller
• Temperature controller
• Auto Top Off
• Light controller
• pH Monitor
• Dosing controller

You can check out several existing reef-pi build thread under DIY forum for reference.

I want to use this opportunity to also thank reef2reef, the forum where reef-pi development happens, the forum that reef-pi calls home. My special thanks to the community around reef-pi, including
@MaccaPopEye @b4tn @Erica-Renee @theatrus @Roberto_b @Diamond1 @LionHeart2017 @pdisner @ScottBrew and many others who built reef-pi and helped others tirelessly.

Extra special thanks to @Michael Lane and @Zekth for lending a hand with the coding/software development.

We'll focus on working on wavemaker, an affordable and opensource pH board, clustering and many more exciting things in the coming days as part of reef-pi 3.0 development.

Thank you all, and happy thanksgiving

 

[pdisner]

Congratulations Ranjib![emoji471][emoji322][emoji122][emoji482]

I bet you’re relieved to get this out, huh? I did not know you were working on the new version. This is great and I hope that everyone appreciates all that hard work. Programming isn’t an easy thing to master, and then still another thing to turn it into something creative like this.
I consider it a privilege to be a part of this project and am happy to contribute as much time and whatever knowledge I have professionally to contribute to the project. Thank you Ranjib and other reef-Pi contributors for the mentoring you’ve done so far. I appreciate the sharing of knowledge.
Let me know what I can do to help in the future. Now, if you all will excuse me.....I have to get back to my Reef-Pi build[emoji1597].

 

[LionHeart2017]

I'm very happy for you Ranjib and all others involved in getting to this release.

It's very nice to have an active community around Reef-pi.

Thank you for sharing this with us to help us automate our tanks.
[emoji41]

 

[Ranjib]

reef-pi at makerfaire

An all in one build

Light controller

Kessil controller circuit

 

[pdisner]

reef-pi at makerfaire

An all in one build

Light controller

Kessil controller circuit

That’s just amazing Ranjib. This is such a cool thing to be able to have these mini computers and micro processors. I could get lost in it!

 

[edc_aquarium]

Will there be any kits for this?

 

[Ranjib]

Will there be any kits for this?

The adafruit guides have links to their parts, and you can assemble all the things you need from a single place. I dont really sell anything, and this is my hobby not a real job, so no build kit from me as of now.
The base board work from @theatrus might be available for purchase in future, which will reduce the parts count and remove the electronics work (soldering) required. You can read about it here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-pi-base-boards-pico-etc.499890/

 

[Ranjib]

Here is a screenshot of my light controller dashboard, that controls three kessil lights (one a360, two a80)

 

[Ranjib]

pH Monitoring, in reef-pi 2.0

 

[Ranjib]

reef-pi dashboard in adafruit.io, using remote telemetry feature. Dashboard shows pH cycle, temperature variation, diurnal light cyle and CPU utilization by raspberry pi

 

[ScottBrew]

Ordered my pH sensor from BRS tonight, now need to be patient and wait for the board from Roberto to be ready or order the ezo parts...

 

[Ranjib]

Ordered my pH sensor from BRS tonight, now need to be patient and wait for the board from Roberto to be ready or order the ezo parts...

I am working on driver development for that board. will keep you updated. While I work on this, its worth asking @Roberto_b how we'll source it (from where we'll purchase, and what will be the price). My initial guess is it will be cheaper (may be half, under 50$, if we are lucky) to get that board (+BNC connector).

 

[primo21]

@Ranjib I am excited to begin building my own reef-pi using the adafruit guides. do you have any plans on creating one for salinity monitoring? how close are you to the wavemaker guide, will it support the jebao line of pumps? thanks for all of your work on this.

 

[Dave B]

I am going to dig in and build an all in one controller. Has anyone completed an all in o e with just one Pi 3? I really want to do Power, Temp (multi sensors), Light, PH, CA, dose along with the use of a macro or two for wave action. I would like to top that all off with a 7" touchscreen for easy control and monitoring.

 

[Earl A]

I have been interested in this project since I started doing my research on starting a reef tank. This would be my second attempt. I had a 75g about 15 years ago and struggled and eventually gave up and sold everything. It's amazing how far reefing and technology has come in the last 15 years and am starting to buy equipment for a June 2018 launch date. The only thing holding me back on the Reef-Pi is the possible corruption of the SD card on power failure. I know I could use a UPS, but don't really want to go that route. So my question is Reef-Pi software be run on a Linux (Ubuntu) box? I have an old Mac Mini (x86) lying around with Ubuntu on it and was wondering if I could use Reef-Pi to leverage it.

Any input would be appreciated. @Ranjib

Thanks.

Earl

 

[Craig Ladewig]

Hi all, installed 2.0 , when I try access from browser using IP address instead of the browser opening web page it downloads a file called download. If I open the file this text string is in file ""

Any ideas ?

 

[Craig Ladewig]

Sorted, installed 2.3 , and reset Databases