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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:14 pm
by lucho
Couldn’t make it work. Tried in 2 tablets, and tried using my phone’s internet connection. Interestingly when I change my portal ID to something fictitious I get the message that labels were downloaded. When I go back to my username it doesn’t say anything.


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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:21 pm
by binder
lucho wrote:Couldn’t make it work. Tried in 2 tablets, and tried using my phone’s internet connection. Interestingly when I change my portal ID to something fictitious I get the message that labels were downloaded. When I go back to my username it doesn’t say anything.


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hmmmm... interesting.
let me look into this some and see if I can find anything out. I'll post back in a few days once I have a chance to test it out. thanks for your patience.

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:28 pm
by rimai
Looking at your labels, I don't see anything out of the ordinary, but just as a test, can you change all the N/A for something like NA or na or something else?
I don't know if those slashes are causing any problems with the XML parsing inside the app.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:47 pm
by lucho
Will try that Roberto, although it works well with the U App in my iPhone, it downloads well there


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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:05 am
by binder
I haven't had a chance to look at it yet but there could be a problem with the forward slashes and XML parsing.

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:29 pm
by lucho
Unfortunately that didn’t work. Changed the four N/A for TBD but still nothing in the app


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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:55 pm
by rimai
Ok, so try removing the dots and parenthesis. I don't know if those affect it either.
Make it so it is alphanumeric only. No weird characters.
I don't know if this is the problem, but it is worth a try and easy to do.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:20 pm
by binder
rimai wrote:Ok, so try removing the dots and parenthesis. I don't know if those affect it either.
Make it so it is alphanumeric only. No weird characters.
I don't know if this is the problem, but it is worth a try and easy to do.
I think I figured out the problem. I have a hard coded max number of temp sensors at 3. Since there can be labels up to 6 temp sensors, that causes the problem. The downloading and processing fails when it encounters the temp sensor above 3.

So, what I have to do now is fix the code to allow for those labels to be processed and ignore them until I get the additional 3 temp sensors incorporated into the app.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:20 pm
by binder
I just pushed a release of my app. Here's a highlight of the updates
  • Changed the way the Back button operates - You must press the Back button 2 times to exit the app. It no longer navigates backwards through the screens. This was a source of problems by the changing of the screens.
  • Improved XML processing of labels and values - This fixes the label downloading from the portal.
  • Added initial graphing/chart support (Date range does not work currently) - Displays a graph of the parameters. It will display all the values of the given parameter no matter what the date range is selected.
  • Added ability to export the raw history sqlite3 database (exports to logging folder) - This is needed to help me filter out and parse the dates properly for the graphing support. Most users will not use this at all. However, some may find it cool to be able to get the SQLite3 database for viewing and such. This will not import into Excel, as it will not be a CSV file. This is the raw database file.
  • Ability to override the limit for storing pH 7 and 10 calibration values. You need to attempt to write the value that is above the 1024 limit. Once you get the message about it not being allowed, you need to press the Write button again within 10 seconds and the value will be able to be saved provided it is less than the maximum value of 32767.
I'm slowly working on adding features and functionality. I'm continuing to work on getting the graphing/chart support working for a given date range and improving the values displayed on the chart. It's a slow process for me, but bear with me on it.
I'm ultimately wanting to get multiple RA support added in and revamp the UI. Patience, patience. :)

Let me know if you encounter any problems with the release.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:40 pm
by lucho
Thanks Curt! That solved the problem with the labels. Awesome stuff!


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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:26 pm
by binder
lucho wrote:Thanks Curt! That solved the problem with the labels. Awesome stuff!


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awesome!

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:48 pm
by tkeracer619
binder wrote:I just pushed a release of my app.
Awesome, great job! We appreciate the hard work!!

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:09 pm
by tkeracer619
Now that I have the ethernet board hooked up the app is much more responsive. I'm hopeful the ethernet board doesn't time out like my wifi module did.

We have really spotty cell service around here so today when I went into lowes or got home and didn't have wifi connected the app displayed notifications saying it couldn't connect to the controller.

I was curious how the app decides to post that message and had an idea... maybe it's stupid?

Prior to posting the notification could you ping 8.8.8.8 and hold off posting the notification for x amount of time if 8.8.8.8 doesn't respond? That way the app knows it can't connect to the controller because the phones data service isn't working.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:09 am
by binder
tkeracer619 wrote:
I was curious how the app decides to post that message and had an idea... maybe it's stupid?

Prior to posting the notification could you ping 8.8.8.8 and hold off posting the notification for x amount of time if 8.8.8.8 doesn't respond? That way the app knows it can't connect to the controller because the phones data service isn't working.
not a stupid idea.
it's supposed to check if the network state is disconnected before it attempts to communicate. of course, you may still have a connection but not be able to get on the internet. I'll have to look into this as well. I cannot promise anything anytime soon unfortunately as I have no free time currently to do anything development wise (regular work, my 2 boys, and working on my addition consumes all of my spare time plus extra)

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:17 am
by binder
So I know there's not been much activity on my app in a while...mostly because I've been busy with my little children at home and not having the time.

However, since I have updated my controller to a Star AND I've just added Dosing Pumps to my tank setup, more functionality has been desired by me. It's been a little bit of a processes because some of the libraries I have been using were NOT current to the Google security guidelines (it took some time to get those figured out). I've got my app now compiled against a new SDK (per Google). It's been a pain simply because so much has changed over the last year or so...hard to keep up.

I'm currently working on custom defined User Memory locations. So you can save your own locations instead of having to always type them in. Plus it will also save you from having to scroll through that HUGE list of the default / built-in locations (if you choose to add some of those locations to your custom locations).

Anyways, I'm gonna finish this functionality up in the next week and release an update.
Then I'm going to improve some of the History/charting functionality. Lastly, I'm going to see about getting "Dark" mode to work (this could be a pretty big undertaking....so it might not get into the app).

And finally, depending on my time frame, a partial re-write of my app may be necessary with an improved UI and better support for the Star (or Cloud Wifi). This would be a rather large task to accomplish, so who knows. It's just a thought.

So look for an update to my app in the coming week or 2.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:01 pm
by binder
The update was pushed a couple days ago. One thing that I have noticed is that the auto update is not working the way it should. Apparently in Android O, they changed background services and I didn't realize it. So I have to do the background updating differently. I will be working on this. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:42 pm
by binder
The latest release should have fixed the auto updating (and updating in general) along with notifications.
Apparently, there is something going on with Android versions 7, 8, & 9 with updates. I've seen a huge increase in app crashes. If anyone has been affected by the crashes and wants to drop down to the previous version, look at the original post and get the link to the previous versions. You will need to uninstall the current version and then install the old version.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:24 pm
by cosmith71
Thanks for continuing to work on this, Curt. It's much appreciated!

--Colin

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:38 pm
by binder
cosmith71 wrote:Thanks for continuing to work on this, Curt. It's much appreciated!

--Colin
welcome. glad to hear that it's still being used.

on a side note, it runs just fine on Android 10 on my Pixel 2. :-)

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:44 am
by akkord64
I also use this everyday. Your efforts are very appreciated!

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:58 pm
by dapg8gt
I'm sure this is a dumb question but does this work on the RA*? I noticed the last page stating we should download the earlier versions. I know U app is available but I liked the app better back then so thought I would start here.

I'm back from that flashy crap they call Apex . Don''t understand why everyone raves about it I've been part of so many threads where people are having issues like mine and jeopardizing their tanks health. Its getting ripped off the tank and sent in for another out of warranty RMA just so I can sell it . ( Sorry for the rant i'm upset that I even went away from RA that was so good to me ) Still have my entire line of RA and RA+ items in the garage and a new * so looking forward to learning everything I forgot about this system. Ill take confusion on coding over a $1000+ piece of trash any day .

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:47 pm
by dapg8gt
Glad to see this works on the * , Big thanks for spending so much of your personal time on this app for our pleasure. I used to love the adjustment of the dosing pumps on your app . Looking forward to getting this * on my tank in the next few days.

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:45 am
by binder
dapg8gt wrote:Glad to see this works on the * , Big thanks for spending so much of your personal time on this app for our pleasure. I used to love the adjustment of the dosing pumps on your app . Looking forward to getting this * on my tank in the next few days.
yeah, it still works for the *. I personally use it regularly. I need to update it more but just haven't taken the time to do it.
i know that some people have had some issues with the latest version running on Android 8 (I think). something about the background updates. I run android 10 and it works fine for me...but I do have some issues with getting the date and time from the controller (not sure why but I do).

the app still works because the star still uses the original wifi commands in addition to the new commands that the UAPP uses.

anyways, welcome back from the apex world. :smile:

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Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:29 pm
by symon_say
The charting feature is working?

Re: Android Reef Angel Status

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:55 am
by binder
symon_say wrote:The charting feature is working?
No. Apparently when I released the latest version, I forgot that I was in the middle of changing / updating something with the charts and I broke what little functionality I had implemented. I didn't realize it until now because I honestly don't use it.

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