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

[SDchris]

I still think I'm going to go the Arduino route though, mostly because it's not specific to a specific driver board.

Yeah, for reef-pi I like the versatility of that also.

 

[buddy.]

I think the most simple way is to run it through a ULN2803. This is the design I use on my dosing pump adapter. It's an open source design, and you can find files at https://github.com/Ranthalion/JebaoDosingAdapter.

It shouldn't be necessary to double up the channels on the ULN, but they are available and I've another reefer had issues with a single motor pulling much more current than expected.

C1 and R1 are totally optional. My pump is running without those, but I figured they wouldn't hurt...

Made one of these up today and it works great! Thanks for your help.

 

[buddy.]

Just setup another ato controller with the upper sensor and same pump

Will do, thanks.
Another question... I guess the optical sensors need light to work properly? My sump area is very dark and the sensor can detect when the water drops but it does not detect when the sensor is submerged again, so that the ato pump stays on.

 

[Bob Tiffany]

I’ve been looking everywhere for help on this and I’m not finding anything online.

I’m setting up the telemetry settings in Reef Pi, specifically the Adafruit.IO settings. I’ve got my free IO account setup and I’ve entered my IO key in the Reef Pi telemetry settings, and it’s sending feeds and data to my IO account.

My problem, is there is no Equipment feed, showing which equipment is on or off. Does Reef Pi not send that data to IO? Is there something in the “Feeds” section that I’m missing?

Thanks!!

 

[Bob Tiffany]

To go with this question, I’ve got all of these errors on Reef Pi now, all seem to be related to equipment reporting.

 

[Bigtrout]

To go with this question, I’ve got all of these errors on Reef Pi now, all seem to be related to equipment reporting.

It does not send equipmemt feeds.

Also for a free account it only uses 10 feeds amd you dont get to choose...it sends the first 10 setup in reef pi. The rest error out.

 

[marekd1]

Ranjib,

Tried to program my feeder to run on day 1,3,5,7 but it appears that day 7 is not allowed. Is this a bug or am my missing something? Please see the attached screenshots.

Also, I've noticed that some time back you have removed use of fractional seconds to full second stepping for Duration on Dosing.
Would it be possible to reenable this option as it provides more accurate means of tuning to say 1ml, 2ml, 3ml. Speed by itself does not always allow for this level of tuning. In the past I was able to select say 1.2 or 1.5, etc. seconds for duration and in conjunction with speed adjustment this worked really well. In the current one second increments I can never calibrate my pumps to 1ml, or 2ml, etc exact dosage. Instead setting turns out to be anything but like 1.3, 1.6, etc.

 

[waynel]

I keep getting this error, been running over 1 week now:

The error is there for a few seconds, then goes away, and will reappear later.

 

[Michael Lane]

Will do, thanks.
Another question... I guess the optical sensors need light to work properly? My sump area is very dark and the sensor can detect when the water drops but it does not detect when the sensor is submerged again, so that the ato pump stays on.

The optical sensors typically use an integrated IR LED, so they do not need to be in a lit environment. I'm not sure why your sensor does not recognize when the water level is raised again. Usually, the problem with optical sensors is the other way around, a droplet stays on the sensor which causes it to not recognize the level drop.

 

[Michael Lane]

Ranjib,

Tried to program my feeder to run on day 1,3,5,7 but it appears that day 7 is not allowed. Is this a bug or am my missing something? Please see the attached screenshots.

Also, I've noticed that some time back you have removed use of fractional seconds to full second stepping for Duration on Dosing.
Would it be possible to reenable this option as it provides more accurate means of tuning to say 1ml, 2ml, 3ml. Speed by itself does not always allow for this level of tuning. In the past I was able to select say 1.2 or 1.5, etc. seconds for duration and in conjunction with speed adjustment this worked really well. In the current one second increments I can never calibrate my pumps to 1ml, or 2ml, etc exact dosage. Instead setting turns out to be anything but like 1.3, 1.6, etc.

Cron uses 0 as the starting number for days of the week, so 7 would be out of range. Take a look at crontab.guru to test some expressions (even though it does parse 7 as Sunday...).

 

[bishoptf]

I keep getting this error, been running over 1 week now:

The error is there for a few seconds, then goes away, and will reappear later.

What version of reef-pi are you running, several us have had temp probe issues with the latest 3.4 code, you can roll back to 3.3 and see if it corrects the issue, that is what I did and I have had no more temp probe issues. Not sure if @Ranjib or anyone ever figured out the issue in 3.4 but several of us were seeing the issue.

:)

 

[bishoptf]

I have some time on my hands and thinking about trying to do something in regards to documentation. I know we have the build threads but thought it might be nice to have something per function that goes over all of the options and what and how they can be used. Does anyone know if this has been started or if anyone is working on something like this?

Would this be something that others would be interested in? Would love to have it on a wiki page but I guess those are old school but that would be a nice way to host it and allow updates.

Let me know what folks think!

:)

 

[waynel]

What version of reef-pi are you running, several us have had temp probe issues with the latest 3.4 code, you can roll back to 3.3 and see if it corrects the issue, that is what I did and I have had no more temp probe issues. Not sure if @Ranjib or anyone ever figured out the issue in 3.4 but several of us were seeing the issue.

:)

Yes, 3.4

 

[Ranjib]

Will do, thanks.
Another question... I guess the optical sensors need light to work properly? My sump area is very dark and the sensor can detect when the water drops but it does not detect when the sensor is submerged again, so that the ato pump stays on.

Nope, I don’t think optical sensors require light. They should work in dark places just fine.

 

[Ranjib]

I have some time on my hands and thinking about trying to do something in regards to documentation. I know we have the build threads but thought it might be nice to have something per function that goes over all of the options and what and how they can be used. Does anyone know if this has been started or if anyone is working on something like this?

Would this be something that others would be interested in? Would love to have it on a wiki page but I guess those are old school but that would be a nice way to host it and allow updates.

Let me know what folks think!

:)

I would super duper appreciate any and every help on documentation side. Let me know if I can be of any help. It will be awesome if we can do it in a way where community users can incrementally add their learnings

 

[GaryE]

I would super duper appreciate any and every help on documentation side. Let me know if I can be of any help. It will be awesome if we can do it in a way where community users can incrementally add their learnings

Can you setup a wiki type site for docs?

 

[marekd1]

Cron uses 0 as the starting number for days of the week, so 7 would be out of range. Take a look at crontab.guru to test some expressions (even though it does parse 7 as Sunday...).

Thank You Sir!!!!

 

[robsworld78]

I have some time on my hands and thinking about trying to do something in regards to documentation. I know we have the build threads but thought it might be nice to have something per function that goes over all of the options and what and how they can be used. Does anyone know if this has been started or if anyone is working on something like this?

Would this be something that others would be interested in? Would love to have it on a wiki page but I guess those are old school but that would be a nice way to host it and allow updates.

Let me know what folks think!

:)

Here's a manual myself and a few others have helped with, it's not perfect but has been helpful to quite a few. You can edit it directly or post on a wiki if you want.

Reef-pi User Manual.docx

Reef-pi User Manual May 25, 2020 – Version 1.0 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 1. Setup Reef-pi – Configuration 4 2. Setup Reef-pi – Settings 5 Advanced Settings 6 3. Setup Reef-pi – Telemetry 7 Adafruit IO Logging 7 Email Alerts 8 4. Setup Reef-pi – A...

docs.google.com

 

[bishoptf]

Here's a manual myself and a few others have helped with, it's not perfect but has been helpful to quite a few. You can edit it directly or post on a wiki if you want.

Reef-pi User Manual.docx

Reef-pi User Manual May 25, 2020 – Version 1.0 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 1. Setup Reef-pi – Configuration 4 2. Setup Reef-pi – Settings 5 Advanced Settings 6 3. Setup Reef-pi – Telemetry 7 Adafruit IO Logging 7 Email Alerts 8 4. Setup Reef-pi – A...

docs.google.com

Thanks I am thinking about doing a wiki where we could pour everything into one location and have easy access and updates. This will help get things going, once I have things working I will post the details and hopefully it will only get better and better and be a useful resource for anyone wanting to go down the #reefpi path.

:)

 

[Aqua Gardener]

Yes, 3.4

I am seeing issues on 3.4 too. I keep getting "Temperature sensor failure" It appears to still work though.