Using dimming module with a day controller

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Drew471
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Using dimming module with a day controller

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So I moved on from the reef angel however I still have the dimming module. I am looking to make a controller for my diy led on my frag tank but I do not want to purchase a new reef angel but build a basic system. What kind of input does the dimming module receive from the main system.? Does it just receive a analog signal for each dimming channel? Looking to build a controller for 25 bucks so hoping to attach this to a basic audrino board...


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lnevo
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I believe it takes i2c input. You should be able to reuse a lot of code from the libraries
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What arduino board would be able to handle this?


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I bet there are about a hundred reef angel standard boards sitting in closets atm..
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Anyone have one they are willing to part with?


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I have one with LCD. $35 shipped, if you're in the US.

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Colin I am interested if anyone can tell me what power I would need to power the board since I will no longer have the relay box to power it. looing at the drawings I can see where I need to jump between the usb an the 15 pin, just not sure what power and what pins to jump it to.
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5V to one of the temp probe ports. See the USB power cable in the store.
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