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

Erica-Renee · Dec 28, 2018

Ranjib said:
I need some advice with plumbing. I am really novice on this.
I am struggling to setup my ro di unit (ro buddie ) in my apartment. The unit uses push connector and standard rodi tubing (ploythelene ?) and ships with connectors to connect it with garden hose (1 inch ?). As well as another connector for hooking it up with faucet .
My apartment has what I think 3/8 connectors. The patio does not have a garden hose like last time , so I don’t have a free 1” hose . My options are to set it up in kitchen or in one of the less used bathroom /vanity . I am thinking of either using a Y connector with valve to intercept an existing junction (like the one next to toilet or vanity ) or have an on demand faucet based connection . I need help with these questions: did i guess the specs right ? The approaches are ok ?
I had a hard time finding y connector with valves that are threaded and 3/8. I had equally hard time removing the aerator from our faucet , it has what I think a coin slot aerator . And I was only able to remove two of the overall 3 components. The last one I could not and get I am not able attach then rodi units connector with that part in place :-(
Suggestions?

Photos
One of the junction that I can use for intercepting and installing y connector

The advance faucet that I could not remove aerator from

Aerator

One of the aerator part is still there :-(

The parts my rodi unit came with , to connect with the faucet

That marble is just like in a Bathroom i just done.. You can check it out here if you like
https://ericaremodel.com/a-bathroom-remodel/

Ryan115 · Dec 28, 2018

Any reason you need the fitting to have the valve instead of using a 1/4 valve?

Erica-Renee · Dec 28, 2018

theatrus said:
I’d install it right after the faucet valve myself. I’m horrible at guessing plumbing sizes but you’re looking at either a 1/4 or 3/8 _compression_ fitting. You’d want a T to split to another two fittings, and assemble from there.

Note that compression threads are a different size than NPT pipe, so adapt accordingly.

Exactly ..Those supply lines are almost always 3/8 and that spigot adapter is either 5/8 -3/4 sometimes 7/8 that is why i suggest taking the pictures and part with him to the hardware store.. its Super easy to have it hard plumbed with much less risk of leaking...

This is what i do for a living.. AWESOME Work on this project thank you for joining in ..

Erica-Renee · Dec 28, 2018

Ryan115 said:
Any reason you need the fitting to have the valve instead of using a 1/4 valve?

Insurance claim waiting to happen. The water needs to disconnect from a threaded metal mechanical part. The water pressure can be as much as 80 psi . these plastic parts, Compression fittings will Leak. I cant wait until plumbing codes catch up and BAN any and all Compression fittings
But until then i will keep making money on repairing the damage they cause when they leak

theatrus · Dec 28, 2018

Erica-Renee said:
Exactly ..Those supply lines are almost always 3/8 and that spigot adapter is either 5/8 -3/4 sometimes 7/8 that is why i suggest taking the pictures and part with him to the hardware store.. its Super easy to have it hard plumbed with much less risk of leaking...

This is what i do for a living.. AWESOME Work on this project thank you for joining in ..

I always end up buying about three different size assemblies and returning two [emoji854]

Agree on the hard plumbing. For the same purpose, use pressure rated (labeled for ice maker use) tubing on the inlets to the RODI.

All of my filter stack sits in the garage. The manifold of my cheap RODI bought back in like 2004 gave out a few years ago - high pressure water jets while I was out traveling are suboptimal. But it’s just unfinished garage drywall in the end, and a dry hot summer limited damage.

Erica-Renee · Dec 28, 2018

theatrus said:
I always end up buying about three different size assemblies and returning two [emoji854]

Agree on the hard plumbing. For the same purpose, use pressure rated (labeled for ice maker use) tubing on the inlets to the RODI.

All of my filter stack sits in the garage. The manifold of my cheap RODI bought back in like 2004 gave out a few years ago - high pressure water jets while I was out traveling are suboptimal. But it’s just unfinished garage drywall in the end, and a dry hot summer limited damage.

When I am in the middle of a Reno project , or just finished thou i do everything i can to avoid any chance of leaks and have never had a major one. I stress over and over to the customer to check for even a tiny Drop of water.. I place a paper towel under all faucets , traps under the sink and tell them one drop of water call me Immediately. My Liability insurance is high enough and the Average home i work in is valued at over million dollars.
Not to mention those quick connect fittings are STUPID Expensive.. I can buy a torch fittings and everything else to do it right for the cost of 3 shark-crap fittings...

This is why i have 90% Customer retention rate .I only loose customers because they find someone cheaper. Which we know is not always a Better Value.

Anyway sorry for getting WAY WAY OFF TOPIC @Ranjib

Ranjib · Dec 28, 2018

Erica-Renee said:
Get one T adapter 3/8 to 3/8 male
get one Shut off valve 3/8 to what ever your ro line adapter is .. i think that is 5/8 (take with you to match up )
1 Short 3/8 to 3/8 Water line .
Turn off the water and Remove that water line. Install the new short 3/8 line .
Install the removed line to the end of the 3/8 t adapter
Install the new valve on the other side of the t adapter..
install your supply line to rodi unit adapter to the out side of the newly installed valve.
You can now turn the Rodi on and off without messing with the sink aerator .

You can also get a Glue on saddle valve for the drain under the sink.

Hope this helps. Those spigot adapters in your image above are a flood waiting to happen from my Experience ..

Got it. Let me read through these things, understand what they mean :-) . I am thinking whether to go to home depot or order from amazon. I found these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Q01GEE/ and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KE8UO94/
Thank you so much.

Ranjib · Dec 28, 2018

Erica-Renee said:
When I am in the middle of a Reno project , or just finished thou i do everything i can to avoid any chance of leaks and have never had a major one. I stress over and over to the customer to check for even a tiny Drop of water.. I place a paper towel under all faucets , traps under the sink and tell them one drop of water call me Immediately. My Liability insurance is high enough and the Average home i work in is valued at over million dollars.
Not to mention those quick connect fittings are STUPID Expensive.. I can buy a torch fittings and everything else to do it right for the cost of 3 shark-crap fittings...

This is why i have 90% Customer retention rate .I only loose customers because they find someone cheaper. Which we know is not always a Better Value.

Anyway sorry for getting WAY WAY OFF TOPIC @Ranjib

Nah, its all good. I love reading about this and getting to know stuff like this from all of you. We (software engineers) are pretty bad at most home stuff (elctrical, plumbing etc). I think these are very very useful skills.

Ryan115 · Dec 28, 2018

Erica-Renee said:
Insurance claim waiting to happen. The water needs to disconnect from a threaded metal mechanical part. The water pressure can be as much as 80 psi . these plastic parts, Compression fittings will Leak. I cant wait until plumbing codes catch up and BAN any and all Compression fittings
But until then i will keep making money on repairing the damage they cause when they leak

Oh how much I wish I had 80psi...I am happy to get over 45.
I agree that hard plumbed fittings are preferred, and I probably worry less on fittings for the RO system since mine is out in my garage.
If the system is left on all the time relying on a solenoid or float valve to turn off the system, and the valve only used for maintenance purposes, is it that different from all of the push-to-connect fittings all over the RO system? You would still have the shut off at the wall for emergency purposes.

LionHeart2017 · Dec 28, 2018

I'm pushing 100psi through my rodi, no leaks yet touch wood

Erica-Renee · Dec 28, 2018

LionHeart2017 said:
I'm pushing 100psi through my rodi, no leaks yet touch wood

theatrus said:
I always end up buying about three different size assemblies and returning two [emoji854]

Agree on the hard plumbing. For the same purpose, use pressure rated (labeled for ice maker use) tubing on the inlets to the RODI.

All of my filter stack sits in the garage. The manifold of my cheap RODI bought back in like 2004 gave out a few years ago - high pressure water jets while I was out traveling are suboptimal. But it’s just unfinished garage drywall in the end, and a dry hot summer limited damage.

This is why i have 4 Bins in the back of my van full of random plumbing stuff.. I almost Never return things under the impression i will use it eventually. For the Record i am NOT a plumber but do lots of Plumbing as part of my Projects. It would just not be cost effective to bring in my Plumber Sub contractor for every tiny plumbing change or issue.

Ranjib · Dec 28, 2018

Yesterday night I started working on the driver for @Roberto_b ’s ph board. I am very excited about this , and thankful to @Roberto_b . This is the first reef-pi board that address one gap (analog reading/input ) currently we have in supply chain. The atlas scientific counterpart is pretty expensive and uses proprietary code. Although this board was designed for reef-pi , I think other diy projects will be able to use it without any issue. As an added bonus the driver will also unlock the base board (all in one board for pico tanks) ph capability , thanks to @theatrus on keeping the api compatible . I don’t know how this approach will perform yet, as there are several other things that needs to be done right (calibration for example ) , but I’m positive . At least we’ll get a platform to improve upon .

NewbyREEF · Dec 29, 2018

please help i have reef pi installed and having issues not being able to choose outlet then trying to add equipment-this is my log: Below it is my config.txt
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo journalctl -u reef-pi.service
-- Logs begin at Thu 2016-11-03 10:16:42 PDT, end at Fri 2018-12-28 23:29:11 PST
Dec 28 23:09:58 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank con
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 INFO: equipment su
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 reef-pi is up and
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting http serv
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting health ch
Dec 28 23:11:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:11:39 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:39 DEBUG: No session
Dec 28 23:11:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:42 DEBUG: Access Gran
Dec 28 23:11:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:45 ERROR: Failed to d
Dec 28 23:12:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:12:20 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:20 ERROR: Failed to d
Dec 28 23:13:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:13:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:14:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:14:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:15:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:15:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:16:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:16:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:17:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:17:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:18:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:18:07 health check: Used
lines 1-23...skipping...
-- Logs begin at Thu 2016-11-03 10:16:42 PDT, end at Fri 2018-12-28 23:29:11 PST. --
Dec 28 23:09:58 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: timers
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: ato
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: macro
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: system
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 INFO: equipment subsystem: Finished syncing all equipment
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: equipment
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 reef-pi is up and running
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting http server at: 0.0.0.0:80
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting health checker
Dec 28 23:11:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:07 health check: Used memory: 28.79 Load5: 0.53
Dec 28 23:11:39 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:39 DEBUG: No session
Dec 28 23:11:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:42 DEBUG: Access Granted
Dec 28 23:11:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:45 ERROR: Failed to detect ip for interface 'wlan0. Error: route ip+net: no such network interface
Dec 28 23:12:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:07 health check: Used memory: 31.78 Load5: 0.61
Dec 28 23:12:20 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:20 ERROR: Failed to detect ip for interface 'wlan0. Error: route ip+net: no such network interface
Dec 28 23:13:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:13:07 health check: Used memory: 33.85 Load5: 0.65
Dec 28 23:14:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:14:07 health check: Used memory: 41.63 Load5: 0.83
Dec 28 23:15:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:15:07 health check: Used memory: 45.35 Load5: 1
Dec 28 23:16:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:16:07 health check: Used memory: 46.11 Load5: 1.05
Dec 28 23:17:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:17:07 health check: Used memory: 41.64 Load5: 1.14
Dec 28 23:18:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:18:07 health check: Used memory: 42.37 Load5: 1.1
Dec 28 23:19:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:19:07 health check: Used memory: 42.93 Load5: 1.13
Dec 28 23:20:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:20:07 health check: Used memory: 43.09 Load5: 1
Dec 28 23:21:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:21:07 health check: Used memory: 46.32 Load5: 1.09
Dec 28 23:22:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:22:07 health check: Used memory: 44.61 Load5: 1.03
Dec 28 23:23:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:23:07 health check: Used memory: 44.84 Load5: 0.85
Dec 28 23:24:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:24:07 health check: Used memory: 49.11 Load5: 0.77
Dec 28 23:25:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:07 health check: Used memory: 52.78 Load5: 0.77
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping raspberry pi based reef tank controller...
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded system subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Equipment subsystem is running in dev mode, skipping GPIO closing
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded equipment subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded timers subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded ato subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded macro subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Stopping health checker
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 reef-pi is shutting down
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Warning: Failed to load settings from db, Error: Bucket: 'reef-pi' does not exist.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Warning: Initializing default settings in database
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for reef-pi bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 ERROR: Failed to load telemtry config from saved settings. Initializing
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 ERROR: Failed to initialize i2c. Error: open /dev/i2c-1: no such file or directory
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for errors bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for jacks bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for outlets bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for inlets bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for ato bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for ato_usage bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: ato
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for temperature bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for temperature_usage bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: temperature
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for macro bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: macro

CONFIG.TXT:

# For more options and information see
# http://rpf.io/configtxt
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1

# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1

# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
arm_freq=1000

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on
gpu_mem=96
dtoverlay=w1-gpio
core_freq=500
sdram_freq=500
over_voltage=2

Thank you for your help...Tj Allen NAVY Vet.

wykat · Dec 29, 2018

NewbyREEF said:
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 ERROR: Failed to initialize i2c. Error: open /dev/i2c-1: no such file or directory

CONFIG.TXT:

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on

Looks like you have to remove the '#' before dtparam=i2c_arm=on to enable i2c

2nd issue is WLAN related, can you run ifconfig?

NewbyREEF · Dec 29, 2018

wykat said:
Looks like you have to remove the '#' before dtparam=i2c_arm=on to enable i2c

2nd issue is WLAN related, can you run ifconfig?

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ifconfig
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.0.157 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255
inet6 2601:1c0:cf01:2a30::4 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x0<global>
inet6 fe80::570d:ff0f:ba69:d333 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
inet6 2601:1c0:cf01:2a30:6904:a5c7:e390:3641 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0<global>
ether b8:27:eb:ac:42:08 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 13083 bytes 12526287 (11.9 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7260 bytes 1199909 (1.1 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 463 bytes 1500379 (1.4 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 463 bytes 1500379 (1.4 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

pi@raspberrypi:~ $

wykat · Dec 29, 2018

NewbyREEF said:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ifconfig
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.0.157 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255
inet6 2601:1c0:cf01:2a30::4 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x0<global>
inet6 fe80::570d:ff0f:ba69:d333 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
inet6 2601:1c0:cf01:2a30:6904:a5c7:e390:3641 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0<global>
ether b8:27:eb:ac:42:08 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 13083 bytes 12526287 (11.9 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 7260 bytes 1199909 (1.1 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 463 bytes 1500379 (1.4 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 463 bytes 1500379 (1.4 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

pi@raspberrypi:~ $

For some reason it's not showing the wlan0 interface. What shows: sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup wlan0 ?

Ranjib · Dec 29, 2018

wykat said:
For some reason it's not showing the wlan0 interface. What shows: sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup wlan0 ?

I think he is using lan. Change Config -> Settings -> interface , from wlan0 to eth0 , and reload. reef-pi should be working just fine, even with that issue

NewbyREEF · Dec 29, 2018

wykat said:
For some reason it's not showing the wlan0 interface. What shows: sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup wlan0 ?

Thank you for helping and what shall i do?

NewbyREEF · Dec 29, 2018

Ranjib said:
I think he is using lan. Change Config -> Settings -> interface , from wlan0 to eth0 , and reload. reef-pi should be working just fine, even with that issue

Thank you ill go try that

Ranjib · Dec 29, 2018

NewbyREEF said:
please help i have reef pi installed and having issues not being able to choose outlet then trying to add equipment-this is my log: Below it is my config.txt
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo journalctl -u reef-pi.service
-- Logs begin at Thu 2016-11-03 10:16:42 PDT, end at Fri 2018-12-28 23:29:11 PST
Dec 28 23:09:58 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank con
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 INFO: equipment su
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully start
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 reef-pi is up and
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting http serv
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting health ch
Dec 28 23:11:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:11:39 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:39 DEBUG: No session
Dec 28 23:11:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:42 DEBUG: Access Gran
Dec 28 23:11:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:45 ERROR: Failed to d
Dec 28 23:12:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:12:20 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:20 ERROR: Failed to d
Dec 28 23:13:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:13:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:14:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:14:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:15:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:15:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:16:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:16:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:17:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:17:07 health check: Used
Dec 28 23:18:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:18:07 health check: Used
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-- Logs begin at Thu 2016-11-03 10:16:42 PDT, end at Fri 2018-12-28 23:29:11 PST. --
Dec 28 23:09:58 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: timers
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: ato
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: macro
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: system
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 INFO: equipment subsystem: Finished syncing all equipment
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Successfully started subsystem: equipment
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 reef-pi is up and running
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting http server at: 0.0.0.0:80
Dec 28 23:09:59 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:09:59 Starting health checker
Dec 28 23:11:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:07 health check: Used memory: 28.79 Load5: 0.53
Dec 28 23:11:39 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:39 DEBUG: No session
Dec 28 23:11:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:42 DEBUG: Access Granted
Dec 28 23:11:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:11:45 ERROR: Failed to detect ip for interface 'wlan0. Error: route ip+net: no such network interface
Dec 28 23:12:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:07 health check: Used memory: 31.78 Load5: 0.61
Dec 28 23:12:20 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:12:20 ERROR: Failed to detect ip for interface 'wlan0. Error: route ip+net: no such network interface
Dec 28 23:13:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:13:07 health check: Used memory: 33.85 Load5: 0.65
Dec 28 23:14:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:14:07 health check: Used memory: 41.63 Load5: 0.83
Dec 28 23:15:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:15:07 health check: Used memory: 45.35 Load5: 1
Dec 28 23:16:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:16:07 health check: Used memory: 46.11 Load5: 1.05
Dec 28 23:17:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:17:07 health check: Used memory: 41.64 Load5: 1.14
Dec 28 23:18:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:18:07 health check: Used memory: 42.37 Load5: 1.1
Dec 28 23:19:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:19:07 health check: Used memory: 42.93 Load5: 1.13
Dec 28 23:20:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:20:07 health check: Used memory: 43.09 Load5: 1
Dec 28 23:21:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:21:07 health check: Used memory: 46.32 Load5: 1.09
Dec 28 23:22:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:22:07 health check: Used memory: 44.61 Load5: 1.03
Dec 28 23:23:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:23:07 health check: Used memory: 44.84 Load5: 0.85
Dec 28 23:24:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:24:07 health check: Used memory: 49.11 Load5: 0.77
Dec 28 23:25:07 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:07 health check: Used memory: 52.78 Load5: 0.77
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopping raspberry pi based reef tank controller...
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded system subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Equipment subsystem is running in dev mode, skipping GPIO closing
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded equipment subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded timers subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded ato subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Successfully unloaded macro subsystem:
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 Stopping health checker
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi reef-pi[281]: 2018/12/28 23:25:42 reef-pi is shutting down
Dec 28 23:25:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started raspberry pi based reef tank controller.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Warning: Failed to load settings from db, Error: Bucket: 'reef-pi' does not exist.
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Warning: Initializing default settings in database
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for reef-pi bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 ERROR: Failed to load telemtry config from saved settings. Initializing
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 ERROR: Failed to initialize i2c. Error: open /dev/i2c-1: no such file or directory
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for errors bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for jacks bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for outlets bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for inlets bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for ato bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for ato_usage bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: ato
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for temperature bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for temperature_usage bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: temperature
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Initializing DB for macro bucket
Dec 28 23:25:45 raspberrypi reef-pi[2239]: 2018/12/28 23:25:45 Successfully started subsystem: macro

CONFIG.TXT:

# For more options and information see
# http://rpf.io/configtxt
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1

# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1

# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
arm_freq=1000

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on
gpu_mem=96
dtoverlay=w1-gpio
core_freq=500
sdram_freq=500
over_voltage=2

Thank you for your help...Tj Allen NAVY Vet.

Can you share screenshot of your UI. The problem areas, like how you are not able to choose outlets, etc