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Yup!
I have another batch of 10 going out today. I’ll put the old boards to good use around here
Reef-Pi Controllers: New all-in-one with power bar, and the original Pico
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Yup!
I have another batch of 10 going out today. I’ll put the old boards to good use around here
DirtDiggler2823
If I can't break it, it doesn't exist
Mine will be heading back this week. Already did the swap.Yup!
I have another batch of 10 going out today. I’ll put the old boards to good use around here
rushbattle
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Just send [email protected] an email saying you want one. He has a bunch coming back in from doing some updates, he should have some available soon if not immediately available.are these Base Boards available for sale?
i tried -- http://www.blueacro.com/controllers/picobeta but its out of stock
do like to take a crack at the reef pi.. this board will save me all the soldering
@theatrus thanks for you continued work
and support on the pico board. Whilst waiting for more stock to be available on your site I wanted to look further into the ph probe options that with be available via reef-pi 3.0.
Which ph board/probe combos would be most compatible/recommended with the pico moving forward?
and support on the pico board. Whilst waiting for more stock to be available on your site I wanted to look further into the ph probe options that with be available via reef-pi 3.0.
Which ph board/probe combos would be most compatible/recommended with the pico moving forward?
Jonathan Troutt
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How hard would this be to scale up to not be for pico tanks?
DirtDiggler2823
If I can't break it, it doesn't exist
It works on any tank.
Jonathan Troutt
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Yea thats obvious......;Facepalm but does not contain things like the pca9685.....
OP
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I’ve been testing with the BRS Double Junction probes, the Extech probes (short cable!) and the American Marine Pinpoint probes.
Any single or double junction probe will work. The super cheap Chinese probes also work but they’re pretty all over the map and drift fast.
Have you tried the Milwaukee Instruments MA911B/2 electrode? I use these in all my tanks and also in our aquatics facility. Very stable, reliable, and moderately priced.
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Not yet, but I expect it to work well. Might put them into my replacement mix of probes.
I've found most probes have a useful lifetime of about 2 years before their calibration starts drifting faster than I want to bother with.
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Yeah, no PWM dimming on board. Though you can add a PCA9685 externally on the I2C port.
I'm still looking at the right mix of things to load onto a future version of the board (and not make it so expensive no one will want it), and also not a rats nest of add-on modules for every little function.
My current line of thinking is to distill some of the functionality on the Pico into a "Core" USB module. Not limited to the PiZero, and also frees up the Pi GPIO for whatever else you may want down the road. Includes more logic GPIO (including compatible with the float sensors), the DB9 ADJ driver, PWM, some form of temperature sensor (driver HAL for Reef-Pi still pending for this) and a few 12V pump outputs. If I throw things into an enclosure (e.g. https://www.hammfg.com/files/products/1455/1455l802.jpg ), I may be able to stack some connectors two high by including a top and bottom board. Its the same chassis as https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/all-in-one-led-controller-dimmer-driver-project.558930/
I've also taken a liking to the ESP32 line of controllers, despite their huge quirks and oddities, they have been shaping up pretty well, and at $3 a module you can't really beat the functionality for cost if you want WiFi. We will see how that works out
Jonathan Troutt
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Would you be willing to provide BOM and gerber files for those that want to get the board made and populate it ourselves?
robottaway
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Good news, the got issues with board sorted. Temp probe and ADJ bar are setup on a new tank I'm building and working. Seems my pin to power outlet mapping is not ordered correctly so I need to hammer that out.
I am not sure how to get the 0-10v setup with my 2 Kessils. Blew about 30 minutes sifting through this thread to no avail. Anyone have a link handy to that information?
I am not sure how to get the 0-10v setup with my 2 Kessils. Blew about 30 minutes sifting through this thread to no avail. Anyone have a link handy to that information?
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Yes.
You got it
BOM is here: https://octopart.com/bom-tool/wvDM5K8N
Note that this is partial - some of the popcorn components (like 0.1uF 0603 capacitors) weren't listed because I was lazy. I'm happy to provide part #s
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The wiring is:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-pi-base-boards.499890/page-11#post-5532750
Make sure you use the boot.txt file to enable the PWM on the proper pins (not the default)
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