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

[Ranjib]

Wanted to check if these female pins 2.1mm will work just the same for the power controller build.
uxcell DC-015 5.5mmx2.1mm DC Power Jack Socket 3 Pin Female Panel Mount Connector 10pcs

Welcome to reef2reef :-)

 

[That Crusso Kid]

@MangroveCorals -

Some of us are crazy for fish. Some of us are crazy for coral. Some of us are crazy for fish and coral. And some of us are just plain 'ol crazy!
Welcome to R2R!

 

[MangroveCorals]

It should , but you only need two pins .

Thank you, I’m fine with having extras for more modules! Once I get my first power controller and modules for it running my frag tank , I’m going to make more ! This open source reef control is a Godsend! The circuitry I need to refresh on but can offer help in software development on github. Give back to the community :)

 

[raketemensch]

Thank you, I’m fine with having extras for more modules! Once I get my first power controller and modules for it running my frag tank , I’m going to make more ! This open source reef control is a Godsend! The circuitry I need to refresh on but can offer help in software development on github. Give back to the community :)

As a note on these -- it looks like there are some square ones and some round ones.

Get the round ones if you can, as it's much easier to drill a perfectly round hole than it is to cut a perfectly square one.

 

[MangroveCorals]

As a note on these -- it looks like there are some square ones and some round ones.

Get the round ones if you can, as it's much easier to drill a perfectly round hole than it is to cut a perfectly square one.

Good point! I liked the plastic casing to it, but with the custom drilled cases you’ve designed makes no real benefit.

 

[Ranjib]

Thank you, I’m fine with having extras for more modules! Once I get my first power controller and modules for it running my frag tank , I’m going to make more ! This open source reef control is a Godsend! The circuitry I need to refresh on but can offer help in software development on github. Give back to the community :)

That will be awesome. We could use any and all the help across code, tests, documentation. We generally use the slack channel for development-related discussion, you are most welcome to join us there, link is one the very first post of this thread (or in the website)

 

[raketemensch]

That will be awesome. We could use any and all the help across code, tests, documentation. We generally use the slack channel for development-related discussion, you are most welcome to join us there, link is one the very first post of this thread (or in the website)

The Slack link in github throws:

This invite link is no longer active.

 

[burningbaal]

@Ranjib what would you think of having a reef-pi Facebook group? It makes for a nice walk to have little conversations tracking in parallel. I'd be happy to help set it up and moderate

 

[Ranjib]

@Ranjib what would you think of having a reef-pi Facebook group? It makes for a nice walk to have little conversations tracking in parallel. I'd be happy to help set it up and moderate

Go for it. Keep it respectful and inclusive. I am not too engaged but I’ll definitely drop by occasionally.

 

[Ranjib]

The Slack link in github throws:

This invite link is no longer active.

Oops. I’ll update it tonight.

 

[burningbaal]

Go for it. Keep it respectful and inclusive. I am not too engaged but I’ll definitely drop by occasionally.

OK, it barely exists, I'll bulk it up later. but for all who want, please join!

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I'll add @Ranjib as a moderator as soon as you join and any others that make sense

 

[jhoop]

Having trouble with the ATO setting.
I am using a CQR Robot sensor. It has a 3.3 volt and 5 volt switch on it. It does trigger when wet or dry. Works fine for a while. Then it will just turn on the pump fill until it is completely submerged. And the equipment light is green. When I pull it out of the water and go back in looks like it is working OK.
It is intermittent.

I am using Pi Version 3.0. Any ideas ? I use a small ATO source so I have not had a big disaster yet.

 

[Phildago]

So today I thought I was finally going to get my reef pi running my doser, but when it was hooked up I couldn't get a pwm signal.

I followed the directions to the best of my understanding, and am using Michael lanes goby HAT. Everything else is working, but I just get absolutely nothing when I set my pwm pins. Nothing on my multimeter and nothing at the motor.

Does anyone have any ideas for where I can start on this for troubleshooting?

I'm at a loss. Im using the default values for the PCA9685 driver

 

[kdx7214]

I've been reading through this monster thread and am excited by the idea! I've ordered my first raspberry pi (a 4B) and a few things. I don't currently have a tank as we're in the market for buying a house, but have a few questions for planning purposes.

1. Will this work with non kasa-brand smart outlets? Something similar to Amazon product
2. If I use a Kasa brand strip that has power monitoring, can I set conditions for this? For instance, if the heater is supposed to be on but no power is being used, send an alert. That would be a huge help for equipment failure.

Current plans for tank include a 300-500 gallon tank (depending on available floor space in whatever house we get). It will be plumbed through to the basement where there will be something like 500-700 gallons of refugium, filtration, frag tanks, and the like.

From what I've read reef-pi will do exactly what I need, and I'm an inveterate tinkerer so it's right up my alley, although to be fair I've not done much with electronics since high school (when I was more active in ham radio). The main needs I see for my setup will be:

• Temperature sensing with heater control based on results
• pH sensing with control of either a reactor or dosing mechanism (haven't decided yet).
• Auto top off of tank
• Lighting control in all it's various and confusing forms :D
• Power head control (possibly with wave maker functionality)
• Feeding mode to shut off pumps for 30 mins and skimmer for another hour beyond that
• API support so I can kludge together a UI for quick reading and touch screen control
• Dosing of additives using dosing pumps
• Ability to use an emergency shutoff switch to stop all pumps (i.e. toggle switch or the like to override everything else)

Cheers!

 

[thoeffe]

After having had updated the reef pi I am now receiving issues getting to the connections tab or the log tab. Any idea whats up?

 

[Phildago]

After having had updated the reef pi I am now receiving issues getting to the connections tab or the log tab. Any idea whats up?

That was happening to me earlier today. I just cleared the history and rebooted reef pi. It seems to be an issue where you have connections stored, but they're not able to be retrieved.


sudo systemctl stop reef-pi.service
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/reef-pi/reef-pi.db
sudo systemctl start reef-pi.servic

 

[thoeffe]

That was happening to me earlier today. I just cleared the history and rebooted reef pi. It seems to be an issue where you have connections stored, but they're not able to be retrieved.


sudo systemctl stop reef-pi.service
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/reef-pi/reef-pi.db
sudo systemctl start reef-pi.servic

do you know if there is a way to access to settings so I can change the port from port 80 I have another server running on 80 and just reset now I cant get to the reef pi web ui. I would rather not have to turn the other server off.

 

[marekd1]

do you know if there is a way to access to settings so I can change the port from port 80 I have another server running on 80 and just reset now I cant get to the reef pi web ui. I would rather not have to turn the other server off.

at the settings page change the 80 to whatever you want. You will need to reboot the reef-pi. Do not change the 0.0.0.0 see the posts few pages back for more info.

BTW you can have more than web server running on port 80 as long as it is not on the same ip.

 

[Schreiber]

Having trouble with the ATO setting.
I am using a CQR Robot sensor. It has a 3.3 volt and 5 volt switch on it. It does trigger when wet or dry. Works fine for a while. Then it will just turn on the pump fill until it is completely submerged. And the equipment light is green. When I pull it out of the water and go back in looks like it is working OK.
It is intermittent.

I am using Pi Version 3.0. Any ideas ? I use a small ATO source so I have not had a big disaster yet.

Personally, I've never really liked the optical sensors. They're very finicky & I've had builds do the exact same. I've never truly been able to pin down what causes it, but one of my theories is that the level of light it receives & detects as a trigger depends on the light available when it receives power.

Try turning your setup on with the sensor in the lighting condition it will be installed in. There may be an issue with it getting "room light", then being placed in a dark area under the sump, something with trigger levels being set upon initialization possibly.

 

[Schreiber]

So today I thought I was finally going to get my reef pi running my doser, but when it was hooked up I couldn't get a pwm signal.

I followed the directions to the best of my understanding, and am using Michael lanes goby HAT. Everything else is working, but I just get absolutely nothing when I set my pwm pins. Nothing on my multimeter and nothing at the motor.

Does anyone have any ideas for where I can start on this for troubleshooting?

I'm at a loss. Im using the default values for the PCA9685 driver

What do you see when you run the command "sudo i2cdetect -y 1" in terminal?