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

[Johan Fe Scheepers]

Have anyone experienced where they measure in Celsius and they get a Fahrenheit reading returned? I have two temp sensors and only the one does it.

running reef-pi 2

 

[ScottBrew]

Have anyone experienced where they measure in Celsius and they get a Fahrenheit reading returned? I have two temp sensors and only the one does it.

running reef-pi 2

When you are in temperature tab, and edit each temp sensor, there is a dropdown box for units, Fahrenheit or Celsius. Is that accessible to you?

 

[Nicolas Sabrun]

Anyone ever made a feed button for reef-pi?

I would like a feed button that would trigger a timer (I.e 15 mins ) and shut down my return pump that is connected to one of the outlet on a SRP 8 power bar.

It would be nice to push the button, feed the fish and done. I know you can turn the outlet off manually but I sometimes forget to turn it back on for awhile.

Thanks

 

[b4tn]

Anyone ever made a feed button for reef-pi?

I would like a feed button that would trigger a timer (I.e 15 mins ) and shut down my return pump that is connected to one of the outlet on a SRP 8 power bar.

It would be nice to push the button, feed the fish and done. I know you can turn the outlet off manually but I sometimes forget to turn it back on for awhile.

Thanks

If I recall correctly interrupts are on the list of "To Do" stuff possible for 3.0.

 

[Johan Fe Scheepers]

When you are in temperature tab, and edit each temp sensor, there is a dropdown box for units, Fahrenheit or Celsius. Is that accessible to you?

It is set to Celsius.

 

[ScottBrew]

Anyone ever made a feed button for reef-pi?

I would like a feed button that would trigger a timer (I.e 15 mins ) and shut down my return pump that is connected to one of the outlet on a SRP 8 power bar.

It would be nice to push the button, feed the fish and done. I know you can turn the outlet off manually but I sometimes forget to turn it back on for awhile.

Thanks

I'm waiting also for button interrupts, they will be convenient. You can build a macro that will turn off everything you want off and wait X amount of time and back on automatically. Works great! Make sure you turn off the corresponding timer as well as the device. Here are screen shots of mine. Looks long but I added a bunch of waits to give room for editing in other stuff as you can't insert into the list, just build from the bottom. It turns on main pumps and powerheads for short duration numerous times to help keep any uneaten food in suspension before pumps kick back on fully.

 

[ScottBrew]

It is set to Celsius.

Delete the one that is reading in F and rebuild to see if that fixes it.

 

[rsehnert]

Hello all!

I am new to this forum and live in Australia. As controllers are so expensive here, and I am planning my build of a Reef Pi. I was wondering if there are any other Aussies out there that can give any advice on sourcing parts? I have been searching for an Australian equivalent controllable power stip such as the American DJ SR P8 power strip refereneced by Ranjib on Aidafruit. Has anyone had any luck with this or will I have to wire my own power board? Thanks in advance!!

 

[Ryan115]

Have anyone experienced where they measure in Celsius and they get a Fahrenheit reading returned? I have two temp sensors and only the one does it.

running reef-pi 2

That doesnt look like a switch from C to F.
The sensor itself will read up to 85C, which is what that is going to, if it was a switch of units, it would have been reading about 30degC to get 85F.
I would check all of you wiring and connectors. Otherwise, could be a faulty sensor.

 

[ScottBrew]

That doesnt look like a switch from C to F.
The sensor itself will read up to 85C, which is what that is going to, if it was a switch of units, it would have been reading about 30degC to get 85F.
I would check all of you wiring and connectors. Otherwise, could be a faulty sensor.

Good catch!

 

[buddy.]

Hello all!

I am new to this forum and live in Australia. As controllers are so expensive here, and I am planning my build of a Reef Pi. I was wondering if there are any other Aussies out there that can give any advice on sourcing parts? I have been searching for an Australian equivalent controllable power stip such as the American DJ SR P8 power strip refereneced by Ranjib on Aidafruit. Has anyone had any luck with this or will I have to wire my own power board? Thanks in advance!!

@MaccaPopEye and me are Aussies building the reef-pi. Macca is a lot further ahead than me so you can search through his posts for more info. We don't have a version of the power strip so we just have to wire up individual outlets (this was the old way of building the power controller anyway).
I ordered most of my parts from mouser and Amazon.
The power board relays can be bought here, I'll find the link for you later after work.

 

[rsehnert]

@buddy. Thanks so much for your help. I have seen some of Macca's posts, and was hoping we didn't have to wire up the outlets but alas I suppose no luck. The power board is the thing that most worries me about this project. I have some electrical experience but it's pretty limited. Is it a difficult project? I would want to make sure that I was making a safe board. Also was a bit curious as to the legality of it? I am American and was told that here in Aus you need an electrician to do things as simple as wire a light in.

 

[speedstar]

I asked earlier but it got buried in in the thread. But what are the units of measure in the CPU and memory graphs? When have you reached the upper limit of what the raspberry can handle? Here is my current graph shown from November 28th. When should utilization become a concern? Its hard to see an average because I mess with it a lot experimenting with settings but I currently have Power, ATO, Temp, 2 dosers on the built in PWM, and 2 light channels with the driver set to PCA 9685 but the hardware is not present. Check intervals are set to 10 seconds, light output was set to diurnal but I changed it to auto this morning. What concerns me is that memory creeps up as time goes buy. I need to set it and leave it for a week without touching it and see if it eventually levels out.

I had this same concern at one time, but you really are using very little resources, it was explained to me in the past but will defer for someone else to explain.

I had the creeping memory issue when I was running RC0, on RC2 I have not experienced it, but another change was I did not enable VNC on this build.

 

[Ranjib]

I asked earlier but it got buried in in the thread. But what are the units of measure in the CPU and memory graphs? When have you reached the upper limit of what the raspberry can handle? Here is my current graph shown from November 28th. When should utilization become a concern? Its hard to see an average because I mess with it a lot experimenting with settings but I currently have Power, ATO, Temp, 2 dosers on the built in PWM, and 2 light channels with the driver set to PCA 9685 but the hardware is not present. Check intervals are set to 10 seconds, light output was set to diurnal but I changed it to auto this morning. What concerns me is that memory creeps up as time goes buy. I need to set it and leave it for a week without touching it and see if it eventually levels out.

CPU utilization is in % . So, unless its 50-60% or above you should not be concerned, if its more than 100% , then your reef-pi is likely not working properly anymore. For memory, the unit is in MB. Pi 3, has 1GB memory, which is 1024 MB, I doubt you'll even reach even 10% memory usage (i.e. 102.4 MB)

 

[buddy.]

@buddy. Thanks so much for your help. I have seen some of Macca's posts, and was hoping we didn't have to wire up the outlets but alas I suppose no luck. The power board is the thing that most worries me about this project. I have some electrical experience but it's pretty limited. Is it a difficult project? I would want to make sure that I was making a safe board. Also was a bit curious as to the legality of it? I am American and was told that here in Aus you need an electrician to do things as simple as wire a light in.

No worries! Yep you are right that we need all 240v work done by an electrician and a certificate supplied. So if you want it done legally then that's the way to go ;)
Other than that, it is fairly easy to follow the wiring instructions.

 

[rsehnert]

No worries! Yep you are right that we need all 240v work done by an electrician and a certificate supplied. So if you want it done legally then that's the way to go ;)
Other than that, it is fairly easy to follow the wiring instructions.

Thanks Buddy. Hmmm. If it is all 240v work does that mean that only the power controller would apply and I could do the subsequent wiring for the raspberry pi and any temp probes and such? I do have an electrician friend, maybe I could convince him to help me with the power board. Though from Maccas build thread it does look doable.

 

[buddy.]

Thanks Buddy. Hmmm. If it is all 240v work does that mean that only the power controller would apply and I could do the subsequent wiring for the raspberry pi and any temp probes and such? I do have an electrician friend, maybe I could convince him to help me with the power board. Though from Maccas build thread it does look doable.

Yep exactly! All the other wiring is just low voltage From the pi. You should also start your own build thread as we can help you and it will be easier for you to keep track of it.

 

[rsehnert]

Yep exactly! All the other wiring is just low voltage From the pi. You should also start your own build thread as we can help you and it will be easier for you to keep track of it.

Thanks! I will definitely start one once I get it all worked out in my head. :) You have been very helpful Buddy. Are you using Macca's 3D printed housing?

 

[buddy.]

Thanks! I will definitely start one once I get it all worked out in my head. :) You have been very helpful Buddy. Are you using Macca's 3D printed housing?

I would like to use his housing because it looks awesome but the reality is that my housing will be stuffed in to the back of my cabinet somewhere and doesnt have to be pretty, so I will just use a plain box and use a Dremel to cut out the holes. Looking forward to seeing your build thread!
Where abouts in Australia are you?

 

[LionHeart2017]

Thanks Buddy. Hmmm. If it is all 240v work does that mean that only the power controller would apply and I could do the subsequent wiring for the raspberry pi and any temp probes and such? I do have an electrician friend, maybe I could convince him to help me with the power board. Though from Maccas build thread it does look doable.

Wouldn't the wiring regulations only apply to the house wiring, not to something you plug into the wall