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Yes thats a seious bug.
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@Bigtrout found it. This is the exact bug as the temp sensor. Patching right now.. let me know if anything else is not working as expected. I'm adding rigorous automated multi-sensor testing across all modules in my todo list. Currently all the test we are geared for single sensor/equipment style "happy path scenaios"
Thanks a tonne ..
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Yes my lights are defined on 2 jacks using the pca9685 pwm driver.
One jack is pins 3 and 4 and defines light 1.
One jack is pins 6 and 7 and defines light 2.
Light 1 is on auto and interval.
channel 1(pin 3) i have set to start time on 00:00:00 and end time of 23:59:59. Sliders set to where i want them.
Channel 2(pin4) set the same way.
Light 2 is identical to light 1 only it uses pins 6 and 7 as channels 1 and 2.
On a RELOAD one or the other of the lights quits working. It doesnt update in the logs and quits changing intensity and its adafruit feed also quits updating. It stays at the levels it was at the time of reload. If i go to lighting taand simply hit edit and save it starts working normally again.
On a REBOOT if both lights were working they both come back up.
If a light quits working after a RELOAD and then you REBOOT before hitting edit and save to get it working again. It stays not working after the REBOOT.
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Yes im not being critical...this takes a ton of work and I thank you for all you do. Part of my real job is troubleshooting , so i try do do my part and really beta test when you do a new release.
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wow, this is a lot of macro ....
I experienced the same thing, a macro with a JACK conector could not work, with the OUTLET connector running properly.
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do you mean macros does not work with lights? Macros dont interface with connectors (outlets , jacks, inlets etc) and only work via their consumers (light, equipment, ph, ato etc).wow, this is a lot of macro ....
I experienced the same thing, a macro with a JACK conector could not work, with the OUTLET connector running properly.
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And I can not thank you enough for this. Its an enormous help for me, saves a lot of my time and particularly getting the bug reports from you means i have all the details I need to hunt it down fast.. like this one.. within few minutes :0)
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Regarding the reversible macro .. I think someone just asked what it is and what the use of it. I'll explain it a bit here, and I hope I'll remember to add it in the docs:
- A macro is a linear set of step. Each step can be a wait step or an action step, where action stands for on/off (boolean) against a reef-pi entity (equioment, temperature controller, light, timer etc). On/Off can be interpreted as enable/disable in some of the cases
- A reversible macro is a property that allows user to explicitly declate the macro as safe to run in reverse mode. Such a macro can be treated as on/off entity and hence can be used inside another macros. Macro that are not reversible (i.e. reversible property is not checked in by users) will throw runtime errors.
- A reversible macro acts like normal macro in on state (normal triggers). In off state, the macro steps are replayed in reverse order and all actions steps work in reverse fashion. I,e. if a time was enabled, it will be diabled in reverse mode.... the wait state acts as same. Macros are triggered in off mode only by timers and other macros.
With all these mentioned, remember its a really new feature capable of doing great automation as well as great mayhem, if not careful. We'll be testing this heavily to do complex tasks like salt water mixing, water change, automated photography etc etc. So test it thoroughly and use it judiciously
- A macro is a linear set of step. Each step can be a wait step or an action step, where action stands for on/off (boolean) against a reef-pi entity (equioment, temperature controller, light, timer etc). On/Off can be interpreted as enable/disable in some of the cases
- A reversible macro is a property that allows user to explicitly declate the macro as safe to run in reverse mode. Such a macro can be treated as on/off entity and hence can be used inside another macros. Macro that are not reversible (i.e. reversible property is not checked in by users) will throw runtime errors.
- A reversible macro acts like normal macro in on state (normal triggers). In off state, the macro steps are replayed in reverse order and all actions steps work in reverse fashion. I,e. if a time was enabled, it will be diabled in reverse mode.... the wait state acts as same. Macros are triggered in off mode only by timers and other macros.
With all these mentioned, remember its a really new feature capable of doing great automation as well as great mayhem, if not careful. We'll be testing this heavily to do complex tasks like salt water mixing, water change, automated photography etc etc. So test it thoroughly and use it judiciously
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Have had the new release up and running since early afternoon... and so far no other bugs other than the light reloading bug. And system resource usage also looks good. In fact its lighter than 3.0 alpha and 2.5. Im using,4 lighting channels, 3 temp sensors, 2 temp controllers, a ph probe and 8 equipment outlets amd a few macros. On a pi zero w im at 7 percent memory and .15 system load and holding steady!
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previously I would use a dosing pump for several injections a day and use the macro function to do the job, but it hasn't worked.
hopefully in the future this function can be added ..
Thank you very much
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Purdon me, Im having some difficulty understanding the issue. The dosing system is used for dosing, what the macro is being used for? Im asking because unless i understand it will be hard for me to say if it will be solved by 3.0 featurespreviously I would use a dosing pump for several injections a day and use the macro function to do the job, but it hasn't worked.
hopefully in the future this function can be added ..
Thank you very much
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Guess my waterproof temperature probe wasn’t waterproof after all. Seems the DS18B20 worked great for 8 months reading air temp. After being in the tank for about 2 hours it started reading 262 degrees ! Pretty sure the tank isn’t boiling lol! Anyhow , after pulling it out and drying overnight it now reads air temp correctly. Anyone else have something similar happen ? I ordered a replacement. I am running reef-pi 2.3 for what its worth.
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I have the drok temp sensors with the nice red rubberized cable jackets and mine have been going since last year with no problems. I am freshwater though so no corrosion issues
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Dipped/coated mine with silicone and its been great.
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Could you share the product you used ?
Thanks
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Yes here they are:
Amazon product
Good quality insulation. The sensors have been spot on accurate. I bought 4 and all 4 are within .1 degrees of each other and accurate against a calibrated sensor from work. And the stainless is quality and double crimped to the cable. The cables are also shielded.
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