On one simple to use and easy to read webpage, you will have your controller at your figertips evern if you are away from home on a vacation!!
Requirements:
- Wifi attachment
- Development libraries v0.9.0 or higher
- Port forwarding on your router (optional if you want to turn relays on/off or initiate commands)
To access it, simply be a member of this forum and click on the Portal link. If you are not logged in, you will get a generic portal that is meant as a demo for all anonymous users. Once you are logged in, you will start seeing your own data.
How to send your data to the Portal?
With the release of the new RAGen, you will have an option to enable sending data to the Portal. To configure, click the button "Configure" and type your forum username on the username field.
Click the "Ok" button. When your code is generated, it will have the necessary code to start sending data to the Reef Angel Portal.
If you prefer to manually add the code, simply add this line to the loop() section of your code:
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ReefAngel.Portal("username");
Database vs Live mode:
There are 2 modes the portal can work on.
- Database
- Live
In Database mode, you don't need to change anything. This is the default mode of the Portal.
The data showed on your dashboard is coming from the server database. Live Mode
In Live Mode, the data showed on your dashboard is live data coming from your controller and is updated frequently. You will need to update the Reef Angel Wifi Address on your user control panel by clicking the update link.
The Reef Angel Wifi Address can be an IP address or a domain name. The IP address needs to be your external IP address. For more information on your external IP address, please visit http://www.whatismyip.com
The domain name can be any dynamic domain name. For more information on dynamic domain, please visit http://www.dyndns.info
You will also need to setup your router with port forwarding. For more information on port forwarding, please visit http://portforward.com/