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

[eggi55]

If anyone is interested, if I set up moon fahse and set up e.g. lunar (moon phase), I can switch from auto to manual but no longer to auto. I have to delete moonlight and set it up again means re-enter lunar. use 5.3

 

[geekengineer]

If anyone is interested, if I set up moon fahse and set up e.g. lunar (moon phase), I can switch from auto to manual but no longer to auto. I have to delete moonlight and set it up again means re-enter lunar. use 5.3

So is that for reef-pi? like a macro?

 

[eggi55]

So is that for reef-pi? like a macro?

 

[eggi55]

runs under lights

 

[DWKDiver]

Generallg reload reef-pi should be enough , any configuration change requires reef-pi software reload . Sometime this (software reload ) does not work , hence we reboot pi. But that’s should not be common , if so, it’s a bug and I should look into it.

I deleted the db and reprogrammed. It works fine now.

But my pi3b+ seems to disconnect from wifi every few days. Trying to track that down.

Thanks

 

[Ranjib]

I deleted the db and reprogrammed. It works fine now.

But my pi3b+ seems to disconnect from wifi every few days. Trying to track that down.

Thanks

Power ? Does it show under voltage warnings ?

 

[Ranjib]

If anyone is interested, if I set up moon fahse and set up e.g. lunar (moon phase), I can switch from auto to manual but no longer to auto. I have to delete moonlight and set it up again means re-enter lunar. use 5.3

this Is a bug ? If so, I should get it fixed before 6.0 release

 

[robsworld78]

does anyone know if stepper driver board is needed to run stepper pump? Or can reef pi handle it. Trying to figure out what is needed and how to wire. I looked at the video posted on here but am still confused. I see the driver in reef pi but am unsure how it works. Appreciate any help or guidance. I have robo tank v3 if that makes any difference with the latest version of reef pi.

@Ranjib and @robsworld78,

Yeah you'll need to add a stepper motor driver, the drv8825 is what's been tested so far. This will require 5 GPIO's, on the main controller if you have a DB9 connector not being used you can get 5 GPIO's from it. Here's a link to a guide showing how to connect the stepper motor to the GPIO's, instead of connecting directly to the Pi header you go the DB9 as those are direct.

Raspberry Pi Stepper Motor Tutorial | Rototron

Dual rotating control panel MAME cabinet plus hobby projects and tutorials for Raspberry Pi, arcade and electronics.

www.rototron.info

Here's a link showing the pinouts of the DB9's on the controller and a table at the bottom of the page showing which GPIO number they are.

Robo-Tank Controller Wiring Diagrams.docx

Controller Wiring Diagrams Safety Reminder READ & FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DANGER Never handle electrical equipment with wet hands special care should be taken since water is employed in the use of aquarium equipment Do not attempt repairs to commercial equipment yourself...

docs.google.com

In reef-pi you setup those GPIO's as an "outlet connector", if you ran my install script they'll already be set like that so you can go directly to the doser tab and add it.

 

[eggi55]

this Is a bug ? If so, I should get it fixed before 6.0 release

I will test it and let you know

 

[eggi55]

I tested in the lighting.
only in the lunar setting can you no longer switch to auto. I took a picture.

 

[Ranjib]

I tested in the lighting.
only in the lunar setting can you no longer switch to auto. I took a picture.

Got it. Thank you so much for reporting this. I’ll get it fixed. Much appreciated

 

[DWKDiver]

No warnings no errors no drips no spills

 

[DWKDiver]

Got it. Thank you so much for reporting this. I’ll get it fixed. Much appreciated

Ranjib

Thanks for all your efforts. Most of what I use is working just fine all the time. I can even graph all lights on same graph now INCLUDING LUNAR!

Not sure how you approach lunar on and off times but it seems that the moon on/off time pretty much stays at the time you put in lunar start/end time. At least it seems that way for me. I look at the moon rise time and it hasn't changed from the start time in over a week. So I change the full moon schedule every month.

I had a DIY controller I made and I modified some online code I found and created a function to calculate the actual luminance, rise and set times using Lat and Long of your location. It would be likely not possible without a lot of work on your part to incorporate this C++ code (I did find some Python code once though online if interested).

However, I learned a couple of things to easily incorporate for a simple moon rise/set:

1. The moon averages 12 hours up and 12 hours down throughout its 29.5 day cycle. It gets complicated if you
you try to change from 8 hours to 16 hours and then back to 8 hours over the 29.5 day cycle, but it is not too
difficult.
2. Moon rises 53 minute cycle later every day. So just changing the rise and set times emulates the moon more
accurately.
3. Luminance just goes from 0% to 100% then back to 0% every 29.5 days.

I broke it all down to minutes to even more accurately estimate the cycle times (the 29.5 and 53 are rounded).

If you want to more accurately emulate the moon rise and set times you may consider this. This helps spawning for some sea creatures.

Keep up the good work!

PS I'm watching the esp32 thread that seems very interesting to me.

 

[zab34]

Is Michael Lane still around? I see all of his boards are out of stock.

 

[geekengineer]

Is that the robo-tank controller? or something different? I guess I thought that was his but now that I think about it I wonder if he had different things.

EDIT: I found his selling site. Looks like he hasn't been on since Jan and said something about moving out of state and bringing down his tank.

 

[Ranjib]

Is Michael Lane still around? I see all of his boards are out of stock.

He is not active for long In this forum. i hope things are ok for him and his family

 

[Ranjib]

Is that the robo-tank controller? or something different? I guess I thought that was his but now that I think about it I wonder if he had different things.

No Michael had a few different pcb boards, and not any full controller , like Robo tank.

 

[weilerda]

Yeah you'll need to add a stepper motor driver, the drv8825 is what's been tested so far. This will require 5 GPIO's, on the main controller if you have a DB9 connector not being used you can get 5 GPIO's from it. Here's a link to a guide showing how to connect the stepper motor to the GPIO's, instead of connecting directly to the Pi header you go the DB9 as those are direct.

Raspberry Pi Stepper Motor Tutorial | Rototron

Dual rotating control panel MAME cabinet plus hobby projects and tutorials for Raspberry Pi, arcade and electronics.

www.rototron.info

Here's a link showing the pinouts of the DB9's on the controller and a table at the bottom of the page showing which GPIO number they are.

Robo-Tank Controller Wiring Diagrams.docx

Controller Wiring Diagrams Safety Reminder READ & FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DANGER Never handle electrical equipment with wet hands special care should be taken since water is employed in the use of aquarium equipment Do not attempt repairs to commercial equipment yourself...

docs.google.com

In reef-pi you setup those GPIO's as an "outlet connector", if you ran my install script they'll already be set like that so you can go directly to the doser tab and add it.

Thank you @robsworld78. You’ve pointed me in the right direction.

 

[eggi55]

I am a bit late to the discussion but i had the exact same issue. "Nous A1T "sockets from Amazon are cheaper than HS110, run on Tasmota, have power measurement and statistics etc, can have simple programming running on them as a backup if reefpi fails, and most importantly are barely bigger than a full sized grounded plug so you can put a bunch of them in a normal power bar next to each other. (Has to be A1T, not A1, and not from other brands that look exactly the same either, most of those can't run Tasmota anymore sadly, but the A1T do and already have Tasmota on them, not the chinese cloud software)

if money isn't as much of an object you can get Shelly S, which can also run on Tasmota and are higher quality, but also almost double the price.

There's a sad lack of individually controllable powerbars with power measurement and enough slots in Germany that aren't GHL or even more expensive. The most there is are ones with 3 or 4 sockets, and those are more expensive than getting the individual plugs.

so now I got the nuos a1t yesterday now would you please help me to set them up?
I would be very grateful.
and I have switched sockets from energie EG-PMS in USB and Lan but are not supported in reef-pi. just like the radio module, the receiver sockets can be coded. so theoretically 154 connect. I use them in the pond software that runs on the raspberry.

 

[elysics]

so now I got the nuos a1t yesterday now would you please help me to set them up?
I would be very grateful.
and I have switched sockets from energie EG-PMS in USB and Lan but are not supported in reef-pi. just like the radio module, the receiver sockets can be coded. so theoretically 154 connect. I use them in the pond software that runs on the raspberry.

I had EG-PM2 running in reefpi via usb, the filedriver, and a scheduled script that called "sispmctl", but the relays in mine stopped working after a while. I can try to dig up that script if you want. Had a delay between pulling the switch in reefpi and the outlet actually switching off though, because of polling.

for the A1T, plug them in, connect to them via wifi and set them up, then figure out what local ip address they have, if you know how to, give them a fixed IP address, and then in reef-pi, add a "tasmota-http" driver per socket with the corresponding ip address. Then outlets from those drivers in the connectors menu.

In the console menu of the plug itself you can do custom programming of the plugs behaviour in addition to the commands it gets from outside, look up the Commands section in the Tasmota Documentation if you want to do that.