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

[stefanm]

Thanksgiving is approaching, and i am thinking about 4.0 release. It has been very hectic and i have not been able to push a lot of code as expected, lately. I am thinking whether to do a 4.0 release or skip it. Technically we dont have to have a major version release, since there no breaking changes. But historically it has been a tradition to do yearly reef-pi release during thanksgiving, hence the dilemma.

I am thinking of wrapping up some minor bugs and polish documentation and cut a release (4.0 ?) , if we want stick to the tradition. We did have quiet a few changes across the board (new features, drivers, bug fixes etc) encompassing 3->4 development, but most of those have been already incrementally shipped.

Let me know what you all think

How about a full set of sliders for the lighting, that would really polish it off especially for those of use that use multiple channels, you'd be able to adjust the peak spectrum to your taste or par meter quite quickly. Maybe clouds and lightning feature for novelty?

 

[dmolavi]

Should be seamless. Still keep the existing db copied in some place else (/home/pi)

Upgrade went well. I do have a hiccup on the temp probe configuration page. When I get back home, I'll post a screenshot.

 

[dmolavi]

Thanksgiving is approaching, and i am thinking about 4.0 release. It has been very hectic and i have not been able to push a lot of code as expected, lately. I am thinking whether to do a 4.0 release or skip it. Technically we dont have to have a major version release, since there no breaking changes. But historically it has been a tradition to do yearly reef-pi release during thanksgiving, hence the dilemma.

I am thinking of wrapping up some minor bugs and polish documentation and cut a release (4.0 ?) , if we want stick to the tradition. We did have quiet a few changes across the board (new features, drivers, bug fixes etc) encompassing 3->4 development, but most of those have been already incrementally shipped.

Let me know what you all think

Traditions are made to be broken. Don't release something "just because". If there are enough new features to warrant a 4.0, then release it. Otherwise, do a 3.6 or 3.5.1 if it's just a minor bugfix, etc.

 

[b4tn]

Agree, I have some minor bugs with the most recent release but nothing major. The temp probe issue is only with my iPhone

And the log fills up with errors when telemetry is active but still reporting just fine to adafruit.

Other than those it’s smooth sailing.
I would rather see big updates in a new release like controllable widgets in the dashboard, ability to organize/hide equipment switches, addition of new drivers, etc. but I’m not complaining. Reefpi has been amazing over the past years.

 

[stefanm]

Agree, I have some minor bugs with the most recent release but nothing major. The temp probe issue is only with my iPhone

And the log fills up with errors when telemetry is active but still reporting just fine to adafruit.

Other than those it’s smooth sailing.
I would rather see big updates in a new release like controllable widgets in the dashboard, ability to organize/hide equipment switches, addition of new drivers, etc. but I’m not complaining. Reefpi has been amazing over the past years.

I also get that temperature sensor error, though I believe it maybe the sdcard maybe corrupted, I'm not sure if you can fix errors like you can in Windows, the problem exists in android and also windows for me. My error seems to have occurred during a power cut a couple of weeks ago when my battery backup ran out of juice.

 

[dmolavi]

I also get that temperature sensor error, though I believe it maybe the sdcard maybe corrupted, I'm not sure if you can fix errors like you can in Windows, the problem exists in android and also windows for me. My error seems to have occurred during a power cut a couple of weeks ago when my battery backup ran out of juice.

That's the same error on the temp probe page I get. The values are still showing on the dashboard though.

 

[Mandelstam]

I have an issue with my relay board. Two channels got stuck in "ON" after like 20 seconds of running. Not much current or anything. I assume it's due to micro welding inside the relay or something. And I guess that's what you get when using cheap boards from China...
I'll be switching over to smart plugs instead.
I guess I just wanted to give people a heads up. I'm happy it happened while I was setting the equipment up, otherwise the pump could have been stuck on for hours instead of seconds...

 

[ChrisNH]

Thanksgiving is approaching, and i am thinking about 4.0 release.

Let me know what you all think

The only thing I am on the edge of my seat for is fixes to how the dashboard is displaying graphs. if we could get a 3.x that resolve that I would be content.

 

[stefanm]

I have an issue with my relay board. Two channels got stuck in "ON" after like 20 seconds of running. Not much current or anything. I assume it's due to micro welding inside the relay or something. And I guess that's what you get when using cheap boards from China...
I'll be switching over to smart plugs instead.
I guess I just wanted to give people a heads up. I'm happy it happened while I was setting the equipment up, otherwise the pump could have been stuck on for hours instead of seconds...

Tap the relay with a screwdriver handle, sometimes the relays stick, I'm going to design a PCB with solid state relays, hopefully, I've had two Chinese boards fail within either a few months or just over a year, right now I have a board made here in India, works well but is so flimsy, holes for standoffs are pin holes, too much crap made for a budget, right now mine is working at least 7 out of 8 channels. Not touching it until I make my own working PCB.

 

[dmolavi]

The only thing I am on the edge of my seat for is fixes to how the dashboard is displaying graphs. if we could get a 3.x that resolve that I would be content.

what fix? my 3.5 dashboard shows graphs just fine (for temp at least)

 

[stefanm]

what fix? my 3.5 dashboard shows graphs just fine (for temp at least)

Mine are fine too, what I would like to see is the lighting on a single graph with the designated colours to give a better picture of the setup.

 

[Zippyfear]

Thanksgiving is approaching, and i am thinking about 4.0 release. It has been very hectic and i have not been able to push a lot of code as expected, lately. I am thinking whether to do a 4.0 release or skip it. Technically we dont have to have a major version release, since there no breaking changes. But historically it has been a tradition to do yearly reef-pi release during thanksgiving, hence the dilemma.

I am thinking of wrapping up some minor bugs and polish documentation and cut a release (4.0 ?) , if we want stick to the tradition. We did have quiet a few changes across the board (new features, drivers, bug fixes etc) encompassing 3->4 development, but most of those have been already incrementally shipped.

Let me know what you all think

I say if you get the graph scaling fixed.. let's call it 4.0!

 

[Mandelstam]

Tap the relay with a screwdriver handle, sometimes the relays stick, I'm going to design a PCB with solid state relays, hopefully, I've had two Chinese boards fail within either a few months or just over a year, right now I have a board made here in India, works well but is so flimsy, holes for standoffs are pin holes, too much crap made for a budget, right now mine is working at least 7 out of 8 channels. Not touching it until I make my own working PCB.

Yes I know I could probably tap them and get them working again but I don't trust them anymore haha! If it was controlling something like a light I could live with the risk but not this...

 

[Mandelstam]

I have a timer issue with a HS-100 smart plug (Kasa).

It works fine manually switching it on and off. But when I set up a timer (turn on for 15 seconds every 4th hour) it does what it's supposed to for the 15 seconds but then gets stuck switching the plug on for like a 1/10 seconds every second.

I'm not sure if it's a Reef-Pi thing or not but it feels like it. Anyone had similar issues?

Here's the timer I set up (currently disabled)

 

[Freccialata]

Thanksgiving is approaching, and i am thinking about 4.0 release. It has been very hectic and i have not been able to push a lot of code as expected, lately. I am thinking whether to do a 4.0 release or skip it. Technically we dont have to have a major version release, since there no breaking changes. But historically it has been a tradition to do yearly reef-pi release during thanksgiving, hence the dilemma.

I am thinking of wrapping up some minor bugs and polish documentation and cut a release (4.0 ?) , if we want stick to the tradition. We did have quiet a few changes across the board (new features, drivers, bug fixes etc) encompassing 3->4 development, but most of those have been already incrementally shipped.

Let me know what you all think

You are the boss... and the boss decides what he wants!!! ;-)

Are you going to integrate tasmota drivers in the next release?

 

[AbjectMaelstroM]

@Ranjib as far as the release goes, I guess that's the perk of being the developer and working for free; there's not a person on earth (other than your other half) that can tell you what to do or make any kind of demands.

If we're being honest, I'm a big proponent of "it's ready when it's ready." But I'm also sailing along on 3.4...

 

[dmolavi]

Hmm my Adafruit telemetry isn't working. I enter the key, reload, the feeds appear, but no data in them. I have loads of these errors though...

 

[ChrisNH]

what fix? my 3.5 dashboard shows graphs just fine (for temp at least)

It shows up but there is no scaling. In the past the scale would be between the lowest and highest value. You could really see trends. It used to work with temp, it never worked (to my knowledge) with pH. it would be great to have it working for both.

I am running 3.5

 

[Orbela]

Has anybody extended their temperature probe and Ph probe?
I want to remotely mount my Reef pi and it looks like it might be too short.
Is their any issues or lack of accuracy? I amlooking of adding 5’. Thanks. I searched the thread but didn’t find anything

 

[stefanm]

Has anybody extended their temperature probe and Ph probe?
I want to remotely mount my Reef pi and it looks like it might be too short.
Is their any issues or lack of accuracy? I amlooking of adding 5’. Thanks. I searched the thread but didn’t find anything

You can at least on the temperature sensors, should be fine on the pH also maybe someone else could confirm this?