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

[Ranjib]

Sorry about cluttering up the thread, I thought about this last night when going to bed, it's the cross compiling. Make is working, make pi is not. I so an old issue on the Oto stuff that referenced cross compiling, so if you need to make for a pi it needs to be on a pi. Kind of a bummer since my linux box is a whole lot faster, I guess for development and testing you can make and test on linux etc, but when needed to make for a pi it needs to be on a pi. Has it always been that way, I could have sworn in the 2.x days I could make pi on linux, but maybe not.

Thanks for clearing that up, at least for my my bench pc is using Arch.

It’s was not always like that. The audio driver dependency made cross compiling hard. Still it’s not impossible , it’s bit more involved . You just have to create the binary (make go) on pi, rest all can be done on your deskTop,

 

[Ranjib]

It seems that this is a good case for letting reef-pi control the heater and having the heater's internal thermostat as the "high safety". You could have a heater with the contacts welded closed and never know until reef-pi has a brain-fart. By the same argument, you could have a 10 year old heater that the thermostat has never been used.

If you are using any of the Kasa current monitoring, you can detect which heater is actually running...

 

[becone]

hello ,i`m building my own reef-pi i can do my own hardware but the software ..........let`s say i`m not that good at , could u implement flow sensors and ws8211 ? also i have a problem with the ds18b20 wich worked perfect until i updated the reef-pi too 3.3.1, they both show 85 degrees celsius . i tried removing one ,i tried replacing the resistor , it`s always the same 85 degrees . also one more thing , i can not add lighting to the dashboard .

 

[bishoptf]

hello ,i`m building my own reef-pi i can do my own hardware but the software ..........let`s say i`m not that good at , could u implement flow sensors and ws8211 ? also i have a problem with the ds18b20 wich worked perfect until i updated the reef-pi too 3.3.1, they both show 85 degrees celsius . i tried removing one ,i tried replacing the resistor , it`s always the same 85 degrees . also one more thing , i can not add lighting to the dashboard .

Welcome to R2R!

I think flow sensors have been discussed but not sure if they are in the mix for the next release but @Ranjib will know. I also think it would be a nice to have so if the flow stops on my return pump I would get notified. I am planning on doing something with either a float sensor in my sump or with a temp sensor in my display tank. Since my heaters will be in the sump, if the temp in the DT starts to drop the return pump may have failed.

Temperature probes can be picky, sounds like you have tried a couple of things, I am running the latest version and have two temperature probes and both appear to be working. If you are comfortable doing things from the reef-pi command line, at the prompt you can do a journalctl -f and it will show you the log messages in real time. That might provide a clue as to what is happening with the probes. When you upgraded did you go into admin and perform a reload, did you reboot the pi? If you did not reboot, you could try reloading the service and/or just reboot the pi.

Regarding the lights you have to add a jack first then add the the jack information in the lighting tab. Once you have that then you should be able to add it to the dashboard. What kind of light are you adding will it be controlled via the raspberry pi pwm or the pca9685? Provide additional information for your configuration and setup and someone should be able to help guide you to figure out the issues.

 

[GaryE]

Regarding the lights you have to add a jack first then add the the jack information in the lighting tab. Once you have that then you should be able to add it to the dashboard. What kind of light are you adding will it be controlled via the raspberry pi pwm or the pca9685? Provide additional information for your configuration and setup and someone should be able to help guide you to figure out the issues.

lights don't work in the dashboard.

 

[bishoptf]

lights don't work in the dashboard.

Unless something has changed in 3.0 you usually can list the schedule to display, you can't make any changes but you can show what the setting that your currently using...

Thats from my running reef-pi 2.x build...

 

[GaryE]

yeah, not working at all on 3.1.1...

 

[Ranjib]

yeah, not working at all on 3.1.1...

Even for interval profile?

 

[GaryE]

Even for interval profile?

Yes, not working.. never has worked for me. Camera doesn't work either. Never had it working.

 

[narkotix]

Is this still an issue? We have to improve the way we surface the adafruit integration errors. I have a separate ticket to track it: https://github.com/reef-pi/reef-pi/issues/1105, but im not aware of any other bugs. I can cross check if you provide the details.

Happy to volunteer whatever information you need - just let me know what file/extract you need to help. The logging has worked however since I first posted it.

Btw I am working on a prototype idea for an ammonia "sensor" using two commonly available items that could potentially integrate with reef-pi. If i get my prototype working would the community be interested in my findings? (its not using a $1000 probe or anything unaffordable/unmakable but I don't want to share details yet because it could be a total bust).

 

[Ranjib]

Happy to volunteer whatever information you need - just let me know what file/extract you need to help. The logging has worked however since I first posted it.

Btw I am working on a prototype idea for an ammonia "sensor" using two commonly available items that could potentially integrate with reef-pi. If i get my prototype working would the community be interested in my findings? (its not using a $1000 probe or anything unaffordable/unmakable but I don't want to share details yet because it could be a total bust).

If the sensor is opensource I think we can incorporate it.

 

[becone]

Even for interval profile?

u can do everithing vith them in the ligts tab but can`t display them in the dashboard

 

[becone]

Welcome to R2R!

I think flow sensors have been discussed but not sure if they are in the mix for the next release but @Ranjib will know. I also think it would be a nice to have so if the flow stops on my return pump I would get notified. I am planning on doing something with either a float sensor in my sump or with a temp sensor in my display tank. Since my heaters will be in the sump, if the temp in the DT starts to drop the return pump may have failed.

Temperature probes can be picky, sounds like you have tried a couple of things, I am running the latest version and have two temperature probes and both appear to be working. If you are comfortable doing things from the reef-pi command line, at the prompt you can do a journalctl -f and it will show you the log messages in real time. That might provide a clue as to what is happening with the probes. When you upgraded did you go into admin and perform a reload, did you reboot the pi? If you did not reboot, you could try reloading the service and/or just reboot the pi.

Regarding the lights you have to add a jack first then add the the jack information in the lighting tab. Once you have that then you should be able to add it to the dashboard. What kind of light are you adding will it be controlled via the raspberry pi pwm or the pca9685? Provide additional information for your configuration and setup and someone should be able to help guide you to figure out the issues.

Regarding the lights you have to add a jack first then add the the jack information in the lighting tab --- i did that ,it`s a dshboard bug i think


Temperature probes can be picky, sounds like you have tried a couple of things, ------ trust me , i tried everything but revert to a older version of reef-pi , they don`t work , on arduino they work fine . could i have destroyed my one wire pin ? OMG haven`t thought of that i will try to find another pi and try it out .

 

[BZOFIQ]

14847 Posts; 743 Pages and counting - RC would have split it 1498 times already ROFL

Nothing is impossible.

 

[kjerryh85]

So I have just joined the Reef-Pi revolution and starting the project.. I was please wondering that if the components listed and guides would work on Raspberry Pi 4 B or only on the Pi 3 and zero? thank you

 

[nmo0ory]

Hello
how are you ?
i want to make the system and try to develop it i have large background on Arduino and programing
is there a full list of equpment to buy it to get ready ?

 

[GaryE]

So I have just joined the Reef-Pi revolution and starting the project.. I was please wondering that if the components listed and guides would work on Raspberry Pi 4 B or only on the Pi 3 and zero? thank you

Yes, actually will work on all pi's

 

[LongBeachReefer562]

you have to use python ezo library from atlas to configure the ezo circuit in i2c mode. By default it uses UART, which reef-pi does not recognize

Got it figured out! thanks for your help!

 

[narkotix]

If the sensor is opensource I think we can incorporate it.

Fantastic - I`ve got a couple of bits on order but before I share details i want to test it in my DT and QT. It could be a total flake so i'd rather do some initial testing before opening it up to peer review (like a proper scientific study).

 

[Ranjib]

Hello
how are you ?
i want to make the system and try to develop it i have large background on Arduino and programing
is there a full list of equpment to buy it to get ready ?

go through the adafruit guide, they are bit old, and the amazon links for items might be stale, but they should provide a good understanding of what’s required and the process involved