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Winschuc
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Ok, just got my ra working with my Mac, but I have a small problem. The on board display is now blank. How do I fix this, or where can I look to figure it out? Thanks!
rimai
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Does it turn back if you move the joystick?
How about rebooting the controller?
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Winschuc
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It doesn't turn back on when I move the joystick.

the controller rebooted after i uploaded the Example1 file, that's when I lost the on-board screen. I've also unplugged it and still nothing. I made only one minor change to the file before uploading (light time on/off) I'll upload to this thread when I get home this evening.
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So, right now it doesn't turn on at all?
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Winschuc
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Sorry, it's on, just not showing anything on the screen. The screen is blank/black.
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Can you try restoring the preloaded code?
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Winschuc
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Ok,

Restored the preloaded code, still no screen on the controller. It's just black. I have no idea what I did to this thing...
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So, everything still seems to be working, right?
Except for the screen?
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yes. The relay's are turning my lights on and off, but I only have three plugged in at the moment. Haven't tested all attachments or sockets.
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Seems the screen went bad then.
PM me for replacement
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Done, thanks!
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Ok, I have got to be screwing something up. I got the new LCD, reloaded the RA_preloaded code and still have the same issue. My LCD is black. the joystick isn't working, resetting it is doing nothing. Is there some setting that I'm missing? The code I uploaded is below...


#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_Joystick.h>
#include <LED.h>
#include <RA_TempSensor.h>
#include <Relay.h>
#include <RA_PWM.h>
#include <Timer.h>
#include <Memory.h>
#include <ReefAngel.h>

void setup()
{
ReefAngel.Init(); // Initialize Controller
ReefAngel.AddStandardMenu();
ReefAngel.AddDateTimeMenu();
ReefAngel.FeedingModePorts = Port5Bit | Port6Bit; // Turn off Ports 5 and 6 when Feeding Mode is activated
ReefAngel.WaterChangePorts = Port1Bit | Port5Bit | Port6Bit | Port7Bit | Port8Bit; // Turn off Ports 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 when Water Change Mode is activated
ReefAngel.OverheatShutoffPorts = Port3Bit | Port4Bit | Port7Bit; // Turn off Ports 3, 4 and 7 when overheat occurs
ReefAngel.LightsOnPorts = Port3Bit | Port4Bit; // Turn on/off Ports 3 and 4 when Light On/Off menu option is selected
ReefAngel.OverheatProbe = T1_PROBE; // Use Temperature probe 1 to check for overheat
ReefAngel.Relay.On(Port8); // Always on
}

void loop()
{
ReefAngel.LCD.DrawLargeText(COLOR_STEELBLUE,COLOR_WHITE,28,121,"Reef Angel"); // Display Reef Angel banner
ReefAngel.StandardATO(Port1); // Standard ATO
ReefAngel.MoonLights(Port2); // Moonlights or Refugium
ReefAngel.StandardLights(Port3,30); // Actinic Lights
ReefAngel.StandardLights(Port4,0); // Daylight Lights
ReefAngel.Wavemaker1(Port5); // Wavemaker 1
ReefAngel.Wavemaker2(Port6); // Wavemaker 2
ReefAngel.StandardHeater(Port7); // Heater
ReefAngel.PWM.StandardDaylight(); // Dimming for Daylight Channel
ReefAngel.PWM.StandardActinic(30); // Dimming for Actinic Channel
ReefAngel.ShowInterface(); // Display everything on the LCD screen
}
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Can you try deleting the Arduino folder from the Documents folder and reinstall the RA Installer and see if this works?
You may have old libraries.
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Winschuc
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Yep, there it goes. I suppose the only thing left to do is laugh at myself now... Haha, thank you very much for the help. Within 5 minutes I've got the whole thing running perfectly.
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Winschuc wrote:Yep, there it goes. I suppose the only thing left to do is laugh at myself now... Haha, thank you very much for the help. Within 5 minutes I've got the whole thing running perfectly.
Awesome. Glad you got it working perfectly. We've all made those kind of mistakes. :)
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