Reef Angel Forum

OK now that I have the pwm fans working great, I'm turning my attention to a custom menu entry to toggle the ato. I started by trying to just activate the ato from the menu with mixed success... void MenuEntry2() { ReefAngel . SingleATO ( true , Port6 ,600,6); ReefAngel .DisplayMenuEntry( "ATO ...

It's always the obvious things !

Thanks

I am trying to associate a pwm duty cycle with my led array temps (on T2). I don't want to use the map function as I don't want the fan speed to be changing constantly... My problem is that the RA displays 25 (%) regardless of the array temp, please help. At the beginning I declare : byte LEDTemp; b...

Thank you - I do wish the simple solutions were a little more obvious to me sometimes lol

Is it possible to use multiple instances of the StandardLights function on the same port ? I have tried coding this but it doesn't appear to work as one of the calls works but the other doesn't. For example, I have a turf scrubber and I would like the light on Port 7 to come on for 8hrs, then off fo...

You made me go look at my setup, man :) I've been feeging 10V for the past year or 2 and seems to be fine. lol Maybe the one I'm using just accepts the 10V, who knows?? The control goes to PWM channel and sense is the tacometer I refered. Since we are not measuring speed, just leave that floating (...

I'm just looking into this myself and have the 4-wire pwm fan, but reading the fan spec shows that the expected pwm signal is 0-5v, not 0-10v as delivered on the std dimming module (I need my 5v channels for lights ;) ). Is this a problem ? From a wiring perspective, I know +12v and GND, but what do...

Eureka, I found the problem... When installing RAC on my laptop the TTL drivers did not install properly so I went back to my desktop and manually installed the drivers there - low and behold that did the trick and after uploading the internal memory settings I could upload my custom code :D That wa...

I'm going to try one more thing before sending it to you...

I will install RAC on my laptop and use that instead of my desktop and see if that makes a difference. Not sure when I will get an opportunity to do this, but I'll report back once its done.

I tried reinstalling the RAC and then tried to upload your simple code without success and now the RA is unresponsive :( .....edited... avrdude: Send: V [56] [20] . [00] 4 [34] . [00] [20] avrdude: Recv: . [14] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: Recv: . [10] avrdude: Send: V [56] ( [28] . [00] 4 [34] . ...

Both...the first code I posted was using the ControllerTester.ino example code.

Here goes... #ifndef __REEFANGEL_FEATURES_H__ #define __REEFANGEL_FEATURES_H__ #define OverheatSetup #define DateTimeSetup #define VersionMenu #define StandardLightSetup #define COLORS_PDE #define CUSTOM_MAIN #define FONT_8x8 #define FONT_8x16 //#define FONT_12x16 //#define NUMBERS_8x8 //#define NUM...

Sure... #include <RA_Colors.h> #include <RA_CustomColors.h> #include <ReefAngel_Features.h> #include <Globals.h> #include <RA_Wifi.h> #include <Wire.h> #include <OneWire.h> #include <Time.h> #include <DS1307RTC.h> #include <InternalEEPROM.h> #include <RA_NokiaLCD.h> #include <RA_ATO.h> #include <RA_...

Bad news...it didn't work. Here's the last couple of sections of the avrdude report... avrdude: Send: U [55] . [c0] * [2a] [20] avrdude: Recv: avrdude: Recv: avrdude: Send: d [64] . [00] . [80] F [46] . [df] O [4f] . [88] . [83] . [83] . [e0] . [80] . [83] . [18] . [c0] . [10] . [82] . [fe] . [01] ....

I just used the avrdude files you posted and this is what I got... FYI, AVRISP mkII is the selected programmer and RA w/ OB the board. Binary sketch size: 31080 bytes (of a 32256 byte maximum) C:\Program Files (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Program Files (x86)\Reef A...

OK, so curiosity got the better of me and rather than go to bed I just reinstalled the old software and my original code uploaded fine to the RA - now I'm really confused, but at least I have a functional unit. I would still appreciate your assistance in understanding the problem with the new softwa...

Unfortunately yes - I tried with my custom code, then tried some of the examples including the Controller Tester shown. The report I posted above is a protocol error, but I have also got out of sync errors too. It's very strange because I was uploading code fine just a few days back, albeit with the...

My RA was working great before I migrated to the new releases, now I'm getting out of sync and/or protocol errors. I've tried rebooting, selecting different boards and programmers, reinstalling the driver, but nothing is working. My RA is now blank and is obviously not controlling anything. It appea...

Just saw this new info, thanks, every byte saved is much appreciated

I am in the process of building a driver for 6 x 10w leds (10-12v Vf, 1A If) but saw a pre-made driver on alibaba that is dimmable (1-10v) and is current clamped (1A). It will output at least 114v DC and my question is will the excess voltage cause me any problems, I think not but want to be sure.

I'm not using 0.9 yet, so this is where I ended up...just posting for reference (I added a degree graphic with PutPixel as I'm unaware of a font charcter already in existance) : int T2C; int T2C2; //This is inserted into DrawCustomMain... //Convert and display LED array in Celsius T2C=ReefAngel.Para...

I am trying to include temp probe data converted to oC in addition to my oF already displayed and it feels like it should be very easy but I can't seem to figure it out ! int T2C; float T2C2; void DrawCustomMain() { T2C=ReefAngel.Params.Temp2; T2C2=((float)T2C-32.0)*0.56; ConvertNumToString(text, T2...

Roberto : T1 and T3 are displaying incorrectly, ie. they read the correct temp, then for a second or so will display a number in the 2000's, before going back to the correct temp. T2 appears to be working normally. Any thoughts ? How do I replace the temp probes if that is the solution ? Bryan : Tha...

You could be right...I haven't finished testing the probes individually yet, but probe 1 malfunctions when used in isolation. Probe 2 doesn't, but the temp reading appears on the display as Tank temp (T1) when it is really the LED array temp (T2). I will test the third probe later, but suspect it wi...

I have created my own main screen, but I keep experiencing the same problem... It is ok for a short while then the alert led comes on and the display starts displaying unexpected additional artifacts. RA error 2.jpg If I clear the overheat flag manually within the RA, the display behaves as it shoul...

DIY set-up for my 90g tank... 18 x SSC P7 (2.8A) "pure white" 18 x Cree blue (0.7A) 20 x Rebel Royal Blue (0.7A) 3 x Satistronics Royal Blue (0.9A) 6 x UV (0.7A) - used infrequently right now. First 3 are dimmable (using custom pic-based controller), others are on/off I do not use optics, ...

Thanks Curt,

.18 compiles my sketch ok, I do notice subtle differences in the display which do not impact functionality, eg. port status graphic bar is now in color !

Nice job !

Excuse my ignorance...I have to download manually but all I see in the downloads is the 0.8.5.17 from a couple of days back. How do I get the .18 beta ?

Curt,

No need to apologize, we are in this together

Thanks for your help.

Simon

Wow. That's all I have to say. You found a bug that has existed since 0.8.5.15. I accidentally introduced it when I moved some of the strings to program memory to help with the code size and RAM usage. I think I've got a fix for it. I have to test it first though. If you can, I would suggest enabli...