reef-pi :: An opensource reef tank controller based on Raspberry Pi.

[Ranjib]

I am running 0.9.1 for almost one day now,, and I do not like the equipment button UI. It makes thing less confusing now, but feels lot more clunky... like two buttons instead of one... i might experiment a bit more tonight with the code

 

[Ranjib]

Hmmm, on my dashboard, it just says "unknown" where you have an IP address. Any thoughts on how to get around this?

go to Configuration => settings and check the value of interface. if you are running Raspberry Pi with wifi, it should be wlan0, if its LAN connected, then en0 or eth0. You have to reload reef-pi (Configuration -> Reload)everytime you update settings

 

[Schreiber]

go to Configuration => settings and check the value of interface. if you are running Raspberry Pi with wifi, it should be wlan0, if its LAN connected, then en0 or eth0. You have to reload reef-pi (Configuration -> Reload)everytime you update settings

That was part of the problem. It was set up for ethernet. Rebooted & now it displays an IP for me, but when I enter that address into my tablet or my laptop, it just says the site can't be reached. I'm on the same network, but no luck.

 

[Ranjib]

That was part of the problem. It was set up for ethernet. Rebooted & now it displays an IP for me, but when I enter that address into my tablet or my laptop, it just says the site can't be reached. I'm on the same network, but no luck.

what address you are trying? your reef-pi address should be something in the line of: http://<IP>:8080

 

[Schreiber]

what address you are trying? your reef-pi address should be something in the line of: http://<IP>:8080

That got it!! I wasn't putting the 8080 at the end, I just saw the address you had & assumed it was only your IP, mind kinda glossed over it. This fixes the problem of me leaving my mouse at work, lol. Thanks for the help as always!!

 

[Ranjib]

That got it!! I wasn't putting the 8080 at the end, I just saw the address you had & assumed it was only your IP, mind kinda glossed over it. This fixes the problem of me leaving my mouse at work, lol. Thanks for the help as always!!

Would love tou see a screen shot of your setup

 

[Schreiber]

So far, I've only got 1 module set up. I plan on getting a second one set up tomorrow with 8 relays.

Here's my current vision for it:

4 relay module:
2 80 gph pumps for water changes (NO)
2 outlet for lights (NC)

8 relay module:
1 Protein Skimmer (NO)
2 Heaters (NC)
1 Power Head controller (NC)
1 Return Pump (NC)
1 Auto Top Off (NC)
1 Outlet for Pi (NC)
1 Free Outlet

Probably going to make some changes as far as NC/NO wiring & which equipment on which module, depending on power draw.

 

[Ranjib]

So far, I've only got 1 module set up. I plan on getting a second one set up tomorrow with 8 relays.

Here's my current vision for it:

4 relay module:
2 80 gph pumps for water changes (NO)
2 outlet for lights (NC)

8 relay module:
1 Protein Skimmer (NO)
2 Heaters (NC)
1 Power Head controller (NC)
1 Return Pump (NC)
1 Auto Top Off (NC)
1 Outlet for Pi (NC)
1 Free Outlet

Probably going to make some changes as far as NC/NO wiring & which equipment on which module, depending on power draw.

Nice. I’m glad it worked for you . Let’s see how the next set of electronics line up..

 

[Brad Cox]

Since I plan on mounting an 80mm fan in the cover of my enclosure, I went ahead and designed a bracket to hold it:

There will be an 85mm through hole in the cover that this will mount into.

I can prnt them for you if you need.

 

[Somnifac]

I can prnt them for you if you need.

Thanks for the offer. I have a coworker that does a lot of 3D printing and he's taking care of that for me. Any time I need something, I can put something together in SketchUp, send it to him, and he'll print it up for me. In fact, he's already done a test print:

 

[Somnifac]

And in the same spirit as the fan bracket, I will have a panel printed for the probe connections. This will solve the thick housing issue:

It has room for future planning, with the spots for the Atlas Scientific pH, Salinity, and ORP probes, as well as a second temperature probe. The hole for "Lights" is self-explanatory, while the "Fans" hole will run to a pair of PWM controllable fans in my light fixture.

 

[Ranjib]

And in the same spirit as the fan bracket, I will have a panel printed for the probe connections. This will solve the thick housing issue:

It has room for future planning, with the spots for the Atlas Scientific pH, Salinity, and pH probes, as well as a second temperature probe. The hole for "Lights" is self-explanatory, while the "Fans" hole will run to a pair of PWM controllable fans in my light fixture.

Very nice

 

[Ranjib]

I would say , consider to have few more dc pwm outputs for future. Given the pca9685 board can generate 16 channels, we can do a lot with it in future. Something like dosing pumps or wave maker. So, may be having 5/6 more barrel or audio connectors won’t be a bad idea. Just my 2 cents , feel free to ignore

 

[Somnifac]

I would say , consider to have few more dc pwm outputs for future. Given the pca9685 board can generate 16 channels, we can do a lot with it in future. Something like dosing pumps or wave maker. So, may be having 5/6 more barrel or audio connectors won’t be a bad idea. Just my 2 cents , feel free to ignore

Oh, yeah, I hadn't even considered dosing.

Hmmm. This will be a 29g that I'd planned on weekly 20% water changes, so I figured that would take care of that need.

Things to consider...

 

[Ranjib]

Oh, yeah, I hadn't even considered dosing.

Hmmm. This will be a 29g that I'd planned on weekly 20% water changes, so I figured that would take care of that need.

Things to consider...

Not if you grow sps/acro. I have a 29g biocube, and my acros didn’t do good till I started dosing two parts

 

[njtiger aquariums]

I am running 0.9.1 for almost one day now,, and I do not like the equipment button UI. It makes thing less confusing now, but feels lot more clunky... like two buttons instead of one... i might experiment a bit more tonight with the code

Some ideas that might help improve the feel.

You can do a slider like I do on my system

Also (I don't have a screen shot) but you could do different color buttons base on the state. So it would be one button but if the outlet has power it be one color and when the outlet is off be another color (this is how I do my macro buttons when they are running or not running).


I am not great a UI either but I do write code for AV equipment so I have to make UIs understandable for college professors lol.

If you need any suggestions on some UI or help with the slider let me know

 

[Ranjib]

I have just published the detailed recommendations on how to wire different electronics for reef-pi:
https://reef-pi.github.io/general-guides/electronics/
This does not have any specific about individual parts of how to wire them, since they are covered under build-guides, instead, it talks about how to choose different power sources, boards, the default pinout diagram (cause a lot of headache for many of us), this guide is also supplemented with a recommended bill of material (still work in progress)... as usual, could use some eyes, both from pure english corections as well as if its helpful for a beginner, and if i have covered the basics for intended purpose. Wiring is part of three general guides, other two are installation and housing.
And changes can be proposed here in this thread or a direct pull request against https://github.com/reef-pi/website ,

 

[Ranjib]

Meanwhile , state of healdsburg

 

[Cary]

Those vamps are huge. Very nice.

 

[njtiger aquariums]

Meanwhile , state of healdsburg

looks good man