My Reef pi build - Well, my Viparspectra PWM light controller :D
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crusso1993
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I have seen pictures of other people with it in the same graph however, I enabled telemetry on io.adafruit.com after making an account and I now have a dashboard with both feeds on the graph
Slick setup with the controller in the light housing. Happy you got everything running the way that pleases you too! Not sure you're aware of it, or not, but there is often a lag in reporting time when using the Adafruit telemetry. Just thought you might like to know.
In reef-pi individual light is represented in individual graphs. What you have seen is probably a single light with two channels, typical kessil setupI have seen pictures of other people with it in the same graph however, I enabled telemetry on io.adafruit.com after making an account and I now have a dashboard with both feeds on the graph
Yeah, absolutely.
Just create a jack with two pins, and associate that jack with the light. Then that light will automatically have two channels
Reef_Engineer
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@ph123uk Hey there, sorry for reviving an old post but ....
I was wondering if I could get some input:
I would like to work on this project myself. I have a few questions about the power source and that I am using this to control 2 vi par spectra.
1. Instead of using an external power supply could you just power the pi and run it like that?
2. Is a 4 channel relay necessary or can we tie the blue in with the blue and whites together and still use a 2 channel relay to control them.
I was wondering if I could get some input:
I would like to work on this project myself. I have a few questions about the power source and that I am using this to control 2 vi par spectra.
1. Instead of using an external power supply could you just power the pi and run it like that?
2. Is a 4 channel relay necessary or can we tie the blue in with the blue and whites together and still use a 2 channel relay to control them.
Rogued_Reefer
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@ph123uk Hey there, sorry for reviving an old post but ....
I was wondering if I could get some input:
I would like to work on this project myself. I have a few questions about the power source and that I am using this to control 2 vi par spectra.
1. Instead of using an external power supply could you just power the pi and run it like that?
2. Is a 4 channel relay necessary or can we tie the blue in with the blue and whites together and still use a 2 channel relay to control them.
Hey did you end up figuring this out?
Eugene233
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Hi diamond1 I'm having some issues with the raspberry pi 4 and feel pi would you be able to help me out ?Following along.
Feel free to reach out in between crying and fist bashing if you have any more questions.
Lots of reef-pi folks here to help overcome any problems you come across.
Des Westcott
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There are a couple of discussions on the main reef-pi discussion thread about issues with the Pi4 and latest Pi OS updates.
Go have a look at the last few pages here - https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/r...-on-raspberry-pi.289256/page-790#post-7888635
Des Westcott
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Eugene233
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my man, i have done all this. i have installed reef-pi i have configured before install and after
it is not working, im not getting anything coming out of the rpi 4, iv been going at this for a while and soon going to give up, its kinda nonsense iv not been able to have a clear answer. am i the only one thats not doing this right?
and i am extermly confused, i have read dev mode has to be off when it is off nothing works. like i said kinda getting annouyed, and by all means i get people dont have to answer to me, but if you do can it be something that helps.
it is not working, im not getting anything coming out of the rpi 4, iv been going at this for a while and soon going to give up, its kinda nonsense iv not been able to have a clear answer. am i the only one thats not doing this right?
and i am extermly confused, i have read dev mode has to be off when it is off nothing works. like i said kinda getting annouyed, and by all means i get people dont have to answer to me, but if you do can it be something that helps.
Des Westcott
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No you aren't. There is a known problem at the moment with the Pi 4 and the newly released PiOS. Particularly when updating the PiOS. I don't think the reef-pi Devs don't fully understand the cause or the patch yet, but I know they are working on it at the moment.
May I suggest that you post a detailed post of your challenges, what you have tried and where you are now with the process on the main reef-pi thread as opposed to here on ph123uk's build thread. @Ranjib @Michael Lane and the rest of the guys there are very helpful and you will be much more likely to get you a solution to your issue. I know there are guys using the Pi4 successfully. I'm sure they will chime in there and give you a solution.
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