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I use a time delay relay as a failsafe for any type of dosing especially if it's a concentrated solution. These will be independent of any controller to create a maximum time a relay can be switched on. Roberto pointed me to https://www.ebay.com/p/16012060306?iid=381936974053 previously but there ar...

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I'm testing an AQLink A1 driver to control a Jebao DCP pump with a dimming expansion module. I can vary the speed of the pump by varying the analog voltage from the dimming module and mostly works as needed. However initially when connecting the AQLink to the dimming expansion the RA* would buslock....

Okay very good. Going to test these aqlinks to see if I can control the jebao dcp return pumps.

Thanks for your help Roberto.

Tim

It seems that I have my expansion hub connected to the wifi expansion hub. I forgot that I had to move most connections to the wifi hub to prevent the reboots. Would the prevent me from connecting a second dimming module? I connected the 2nd dimming module to a 2nd expansion hub and that sovled the ...

I did have an error with I2C Mux not found error when in the script that I had to bypass or else the log wouldn't post. Not sure if that would affect the log readout. Currently have connected and working 2 relay boxes, 1 5port dimming modules, one expansion hub, one wifi hub (expanded relay is conne...

This is for an RA*.

I've added the 2 definitions to my code and uploaded it but 2nd dimming expansion still isn't responding.

The program kept returning "I2C Mux not found", so I changed the if(muxpresent!=0) to keep the program running. Below is what was returned, though I'm not sure what the Mux is for. Currently have connected 2 relay boxes, 2 5port dimming modules, one expansion hub, one wifi hub, one pH expa...

Ahh got it. I was looking in the wrong place.

Thanks.

The code compiled and uploaded, but I'm still not getting the serial output. It should output at the bottom of the webwizard after stating that the code was uploaded successfully. That's where the memory should appear correct? Or an issue with the serial writing, anyway to dump the output to a file?...

Okay cool. I'll try it later tonight when I get home. Thank you for all the support Roberto.

Tim

I loaded the I2CScanner.ino onto the controller but once it loaded it just says code was updated successfully and doesn't output any addresses after that. Checked the bitrate on the COM port to match that of what was in the ino file. Also tried adding the lines below for the RA* but cbi returns not ...

I had some issues with stray voltages/grounding in the past affecting my salinity probe. I ended up putting the probe in a small cup and have tank water drip into to cup, and overflow back into the sump.

Tim

Hi. I'm trying to get a 2nd dimming expansion to work on an existing system. I shorted the jumper ID, and added to setup: ReefAngel.Add16ChPWM(); Added into the loop: ReefAngel.PWM.Set16Channel(0,100); I checked the voltage across the ground and port 0 but it still shows 0 volts. Other ports are als...

It seems I had to recalibrate the expansion probes to get them read properly. The salinity probe calibration worked fine on the cloud hub. The pH expansion wouldn't calibrate, so I hooked it back in to the head unit to calibrate.

Thanks
Tim

It's been about half a day now without any reboots, so it's looking good! Tried to cycle the power on the salinity exp and pH exp but the readings are still not correct.

Thanks,
Tim

Good idea. Connected a relay hub to the cloud hub and connected all the accessories to it. So far no reboots the past 2 hours. However the salinity exp, and ph exp aren’t reading out proper values. Salinity is 7 and ph exp is 0.

Hi Roberto. Looks like reboots are starting to occur pretty frequently again, sometimes in succession. The head unit will reboot and then reboot again even before the lcd displays any values. The Wifi expansion fixed the issues with the RF module and random feed starts. I've removed most accessories...

Hi Roberto, The cloud hub has pretty much solved all the issues with random reboots, random feeding mode calls, and intermittant RF module functionality. Thanks for making it! I'll still get a reboot of the head unit once in a while but nothing that would cause all the modules to stop and restart, s...

Okay cool thanks. Let me know how much I owe you for it.

Tim

Hi Roberto,

Any luck with the cloud hub progress? Really looking forward to trying it out.

Thanks,
Tim

Mainly Ecotech MP40s; I have 3 in my 180G. I have tried the Jebao, but they give out in about a year. I stopped replacing them after the third one failed. Hydors will start to get erratic and either stop working or begin to spin backwards sometimes after a year or two. They are cheap but not control...

Okay cool. Thanks Roberto. Some reason everything's been stable with with the RF module plugged in. I only opened up the the RF module to check the board but it looked clean. The cloud hub will be really interesting to add.

Tim

Switching the RF module to a different port on the port expansion module didn't fix the issue. I can only assume that there is something wrong with the RF module. Do you still sell the RF modules Roberto?

Thanks,
Tim

It looks like the RF module causes the random feed starts to occur. Not sure how that happens. Going to connect it to a different port on the expansion hub to see what happens.

Tim

Yeah, I'll test out the RF and dimming modules over the weekend.

Tim

Roberto, Would you know what would trigger the feeding mode to begin? Would a buslock cause the feeding mode to trigger? I know that the light from my RF module sometimes would turn off and then on; resyncing the ecotech slaves when it comes on. The main unit doesn't send any bus lock issue so I did...

Nope, nothing in code that calls a feeding mode to start or stop. I only check whether feeding mode is active in code to allow the RF module to change the Vortech mode.

Tim

Has anyone ever had issues with random feeding mode being triggered? Any clues to what could cause this issue?

Thanks,
Tim