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

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Hello
I've had this one in the tank and two out by the pond for about 3 years with no problems
 

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Ranjib,

I noticed today that thermostat graphing for time in use the x axis has a problem. If you notice January is listed after February. I am not sure if this was addressed in 6. This issue is still on version 5.3.

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Ranjib,

I noticed today that thermostat graphing for time in use the x axis has a problem. If you notice January is listed after February. I am not sure if this was addressed in 6. This issue is still on version 5.3.

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Does browser refresh address this ? This was an old bug that I thought we fixed. Seeing it again after long time.
 

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@Ranjib I am brand new to this reef thing. I haven’t even built up my new tank but ran across this as I was looking at the build I was doing and it’s perfect.

Excellent work and you should be proud. I’m in IT so supporting this since 2017, I applaud you.

My question, is everything at the adafruit site up to date. Particular Raspberry Pi, etc.

I’ll be looking to incorporate this into my new build from the start. I appreciate your time on this and hope to contribute to the project.
 
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@Ranjib I am brand new to this reef thing. I haven’t even built up my new tank but ran across this as I was looking at the build I was doing and it’s perfect.

Excellent work and you should be proud. I’m in IT so supporting this since 2017, I applaud you.

My question, is everything at the adafruit site up to date. Particular Raspberry Pi, etc.

I’ll be looking to incorporate this into my new build from the start. I appreciate your time on this and hope to contribute to the project.
Thank you for the kind words. Everything in the adafruit site is not up to date. It’s been long since we updated the guides. But the overall process is pretty same and the software remained fairly similar . I’ll recommend get started , take it slow and ask us any question you may have. It will be easier if you create a build thread and we can see all relevant things related to your build in one place.
 

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Finally decided to try to build a reef-pi as a fun project. Is there an updated shopping list anywhere? I want to make sure I get the correct pile of basic parts since the budget pack listed on adafruit is out of stock. Thanks!
 

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Finally decided to try to build a reef-pi as a fun project. Is there an updated shopping list anywhere? I want to make sure I get the correct pile of basic parts since the budget pack listed on adafruit is out of stock. Thanks!
You can use that basic parts list and get them from amazon etc.. pi's are still hard to come by but they are slowly comng back into the supply chain.. you can also look @ robotank.ca who has a good pre built hat. What is you want to do? Monitor temp and pH? Turn equipment on and off? So many different things you can do.

 

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Hi all,
Finally got my controller brain assembled, loving the recent work by the dev team.

I’ve seen some threads about alternate/updated UIs featuring dark mode styling and nicer graphs, but nothing concrete. Does anyone know if there is any work going on here or should I fork the repo and get cracking myself?
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Hi all,
Finally got my controller brain assembled, loving the recent work by the dev team.

I’ve seen some threads about alternate/updated UIs featuring dark mode styling and nicer graphs, but nothing concrete. Does anyone know if there is any work going on here or should I fork the repo and get cracking myself?
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Get cracking yourself. If it’s reusable, send a pr.
thank you for sharing your build pics, it looks awesome
 

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I'm running reef-pi 6.0 and I have a problem with the dosing pumps, they run by themselves after a few days.
I currently only have one running to test.
Restarted the Raspi and everything went back to normal. This repeated itself after a few days, this time I tried my 6 channels and all were on.
My dosing pumps run via the PCA 9685. This time I disconnected the PCA from the Raspi with power supply and then everything worked again.
 

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Hi, new to the forum and I have an issue setting up a Leviathan board 1.0, I hope I can get some help in this thread :)

Basically, I can't get the raspberry pi powered by Leviathan board:
  • Rasberry Pi works fine (with Levianthan image) when powered via usb
  • I can read 5V at the connector that go onto the Levianthan from the buck board.
  • Reading other posts and the doc, it seems I should read 5V at the pin 2 and 6 - I don't get this reading. To be sure I am using the right pins (never used the GPIO of the raspberry pi), I attached a photo of the pins I a testing.
Any idea about what could be the problem?


 

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Hi, new to the forum and I have an issue setting up a Leviathan board 1.0, I hope I can get some help in this thread :)

Basically, I can't get the raspberry pi powered by Leviathan board:
  • Rasberry Pi works fine (with Levianthan image) when powered via usb
  • I can read 5V at the connector that go onto the Levianthan from the buck board.
  • Reading other posts and the doc, it seems I should read 5V at the pin 2 and 6 - I don't get this reading. To be sure I am using the right pins (never used the GPIO of the raspberry pi), I attached a photo of the pins I a testing.
Any idea about what could be the problem?



Hi and welcome aboard !

A link to the documentation would be useful, since the one I can find online on leviathanautomation.com for the 1.1 version looks different.

Can you provide well lighted screenshots of front and back, so we might be able to trace the connections on the board ?

My guess might be that you are not actually contacting the header contacts inside with these two cables. Try using two male header pins instead.

Another wild guess is that the header could be connected two ways, turned by 180 degrees each. Maybe you measure the wrong side or inserted the Pi incorrectly turned ?

I would be careful about testing the latter, since inserting the PI the wrong way might damage something.
 
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Hi and welcome aboard !

A link to the documentation would be useful, since the one I can find online on leviathanautomation.com for the 1.1 version looks different.

Can you provide well lighted screenshots of front and back, so we might be able to trace the connections on the board ?

My guess might be that you are not actually contacting the header contacts inside with these two cables. Try using two male header pins instead.

Another wild guess is that the header could be connected two ways, turned by 180 degrees each. Maybe you measure the wrong side or inserted the Pi incorrectly turned ?

I would be careful about testing the latter, since inserting the PI the wrong way might damage something.

Hey Sral,

Thanks for your help. Here is the link to the 1.0 version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/...ouid=116765926172589627234&rtpof=true&sd=true
Attached more pictures.

I did further measurements:
1) with the Pi connected to the USB power - I measure 5V (see photo) at the 1 and 6 GPIO as it should be https://s3.amazonaws.com/youngwonks/Blogs/GPIO_diagram.jpg (see photo)
2) with the Pi connected to the USB power - I measure 5V (see photo) in the 5V connector in the Leviathan board

so it looks like the connections between the PI and Leviathan board are alright.
Something seems somewhere between the power supply and the 5V connector in the Leviathan board, but I don't get what as I measure 5V in output of the buck converter (measured directly on the female JST connector)

I measured the 1-6 pin with
 

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