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

[ludnix]

That would be awesome, I can share the wooden housing details, if that help,
and thanks for the kind words,

Would you be interested in a housing for your unit? If I dimension out of the parts and get some advice for the placement I would be happy to send you one for testing. I would love to upload the 3d files online so others can print their own as well.

 

[Aaron Smith]

Ah my mistake, I knew you were using a PWM signal though haha did setting a minimum value fix the flickering for you?

In that case if I can just wire the lights straight to the ULN2803A instead of the potentiometers and send a 0-10V analog signal that would probably be simpler to do.

I haven't had a chance to update to .6 yet. After I do I'll report back. I might have lost a driver which has slowed me down a bit

 

[Ranjib]

Would you be interested in a housing for your unit? If I dimension out of the parts and get some advice for the placement I would be happy to send you one for testing. I would love to upload the 3d files online so others can print their own as well.

Absolutely, let me know how can I help,

 

[Aaron Smith]

@Ranjib

What command do I need to remove all old config files for a fresh install? I have a bunch of saved files that are causing me grief for some reason. When I remove library, it causes my browser to not connect to reef-pi.

 

[Aaron Smith]

@Ranjib

What command do I need to remove all old config files for a fresh install? I have a bunch of saved files that are causing me grief for some reason. When I remove library, it causes my browser to not connect to reef-pi.

Figured it out by looking at the remove library command. I changed it to remove the etc/reef-pi folder. Doing a fresh install now.

 

[Ranjib]

@Aaron Smith the only configuration file reef-pi uses is at /etc/reef-pi/config.yml
there are some other files to render the ui and store data, they are located at /var/lib/reef-pi.
You can almost always reset every thing by purging the old installation (instead of just uninstalling it, which keeps the old configuration file), like this:
```
sudo apt-get remove reef-pi --purge
```
to be extra sure , you can also manually remove them
```
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/reef-pi /etc/reef-pi
```

 

[Ranjib]

Figured it out by looking at the remove library command. I changed it to remove the etc/reef-pi folder. Doing a fresh install now.

awesome, I'll be online, fixing the equipment on/off UI sync issue, in case you need any help

 

[Aaron Smith]

awesome, I'll be online, fixing the equipment on/off UI sync issue, in case you need any help

Cool. Is there anyway to write the code from the raspbian folder structure, rather than the terminal? I'm sure this is a total newbie and windows user question! [emoji23]

 

[Ranjib]

Yes you can, you have to fix little bit of permission before that, from command line
```
sudo chown pii /etc/reef-pi/config.yml
```
after that you can just browse the file from normal gui , edit it through graphical text editor, save it , restarting will be still via command line though

 

[Ranjib]

@Aaron Smith just a heads up, I just merged a patch that fixes the on/off sync issue in the UI.
https://github.com/ranjib/reef-pi/pull/150
I have couple of other things planned before I cut the 0.7 release,

For anyone interested in reef-pi, I am planning for 1.0 release of reef-pi around X-Mas. I am planning to fix all outstanding bug, ATO, doser and temperature sensor integration all well tested by then. 1.0 will be first public release, so documentation is also a must have till then. It will be helpful if you bring out any bugs, feature request early on.

 

[Aaron Smith]

When you set up the pca9685 , does it voltage drain to ground when at 0?

 

[Ranjib]

Can you explain what you mean by "drain to ground", at 0 pca9685 should results in 0 voltage. I can cross check with my setup, if that helps

 

[Aaron Smith]

Can you explain what you mean by "drain to ground", at 0 pca9685 should results in 0 voltage. I can cross check with my setup, if that helps

I am having an issue with one of my driver's that will get stuck on at "x" percentage. I have to short my dim+ and ground to drain it. It may be a wiring issue with my cat5 from the fixture to the PC board. Journal shows everything fine, so I know it's a driver issue or more likely a rj45 connection issue.

 

[Ranjib]

I am having an issue with one of my driver's that will get stuck on at "x" percentage. I have to short my dim+ and ground to drain it. It may be a wiring issue with my cat5 from the fixture to the PC board. Journal shows everything fine, so I know it's a driver issue or more likely a rj45 connection issue.

Check the voltage reading at the source with multimeter , where cat5 is being connected, that will validate your theory , if it's wrong there , then the driver is at fault

 

[Aaron Smith]

Check the voltage reading at the source with multimeter , where cat5 is being connected, that will validate your theory , if it's wrong there , then the driver is at fault

I rewired my fixture this morning at 6 am. Classic example of having the punch down tool turned around and cutting the cat5 on the wrong side of the block! [emoji23]
Fixture working fine

 

[Aaron Smith]

@Aaron Smith just a heads up, I just merged a patch that fixes the on/off sync issue in the UI.
https://github.com/ranjib/reef-pi/pull/150
I have couple of other things planned before I cut the 0.7 release,

For anyone interested in reef-pi, I am planning for 1.0 release of reef-pi around X-Mas. I am planning to fix all outstanding bug, ATO, doser and temperature sensor integration all well tested by then. 1.0 will be first public release, so documentation is also a must have till then. It will be helpful if you bring out any bugs, feature request early on.

Is .6 updated with the above patch? If so should I re install or wait for .7?

 

[Ranjib]

Is .6 updated with the above patch? If so should I re install or wait for .7?

Nope. I was planning to release it with 0.7, but no point in waiting long, I could use some testing, so I just re-published the 0.6 with above patches , can you re-download and re-install it,

 

[Aaron Smith]

Nope. I was planning to release it with 0.7, but no point in waiting long, I could use some testing, so I just re-published the 0.6 with above patches , can you re-download and re-install it,

Yes, I am on it.

Are the labels in the lighting tab able to be renamed? Or is that still in the works. I was thinking I saw a post mentioning this but this thread has gained some traction and I can't find it.[emoji16]

 

[Ranjib]

Yes, I am on it.

Are the labels in the lighting tab able to be renamed? Or is that still in the works. I was thinking I saw a post mentioning this but this thread has gained some traction and I can't find it.[emoji16]

Yes, you can name them anything you like, but you will loose the older settings. You have to re configure the 24 hours values.
I'll recommend them naming something small case and in normal character (like 'color', 'red', 'intensity' .. etc), this will make it easy to configure with adafruit.io , in case you use it.

 

[Aaron Smith]

Also can I add the min threshold code to the color config as well?