vortech/radion control

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pilonstar
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Re: vortech/radion control

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Unfortunately not, I'll trying to add radion.memory I the memory with no luck :(
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rimai
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Re: vortech/radion control

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The radion cannot be programmed to any mode.
You need to reset to factory settings and leave it like that. I think it's called basic mode.
If you have more than 1, you can't sync them together either, or they will just override the RA commands.
In basic mode, they will start accepting the commands from RA.
Roberto.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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rimai wrote:The radion cannot be programmed to any mode.
You need to reset to factory settings and leave it like that. I think it's called basic mode.
If you have more than 1, you can't sync them together either, or they will just override the RA commands.
In basic mode, they will start accepting the commands from RA.
Hi Roberto :)
I have updated my memory and it include radion section! Yay!
That means i can try to make the storm mode?
Any chance to copy the mode from the driver?
Storm mode would be amazing! :lol:
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Re: vortech/radion control

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I'm working on that.
Apparently the storm mode is not avaialble the same way as if you were running the ecotech software.
Roberto.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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awesome! you are the man with the master plan!
I was trying before fading the white/blue for seconds and it didn't work... just make it go crazy and just
freeze everything...I will keep trying with careful, but with the radion in the memory make the job much more easy.
thanks Mr Rimai! ;)
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Re: vortech/radion control

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You will need to update firmware on your module.
  • Download and unzip the attached file.
  • Edit the file updateStorm.bat on notepad or your prefered editor.
  • Change the COM port to the same one you use to upload codes to RA.
  • Save and close the file.
  • Open the module
  • Remove the Ecotech RF module
  • Connect the USB-TTL cable like in this photo: http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx25 ... 144436.jpg
  • Double-click the file updateStorm.bat to execute it.
  • You will see the module blinking red just like you were uploading code to RA.
  • When done uploading, plug the Ecotech RF module back in.
  • Close the module
After you update the firmware, you can just change the mode of the module to 10 (Storm mode).
This will generate a unique mode, only available to RA users, which pulses the Vortech pumps differently and also will trigger lighttning effects on the Radion fixtures :shock:
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Re: vortech/radion control

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Mr Rimai, you are a Genius! :shock:
thank you so much! Really appreciated! :D
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Re: vortech/radion control

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If you ever want to go back to the original firmware, here it is.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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rimai wrote:If you ever want to go back to the original firmware, here it is.
Excellent, I had a few issues with the modes and the firmware when I tried to install.
I am running windows in a virtual machine and I didn't have libusb0.dll. At the beginning
the Ms-dos windows just closed in two seconds so I add this to the .dat file:

Code: Select all

@echo off
cmd
and then I could read the error.

Thank you so much Roberto again, I will post a video with the storm mode soon.

:D

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Re: vortech/radion control

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Is there a way to add more points on the light spectrum curves?

I am trying to recreate this:
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Re: vortech/radion control

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Can I really be honest??
You can, it will take a bit of coding and will look very messy and confusing, but doable.
You need one slope function for each point.
What I find it interesting is that if you smooth out that shape into a parabola looking wave form, which we already have, it will look very similar with very minimal margin of deviance and I personally think that corals and the human eye can't detect that deviance.
If you still want to go through with several points, we can give it a shot.
Roberto.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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very true roberto. I built something similar, but had to disable rf module for space. I'll test it when I get my RA+ back on this tank. I would love to do mooncycle too without messing with the parabola too much. Any ideas other than give up one of the light spectrums?
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Re: vortech/radion control

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What do you mean give up light spectrum?
You can use the blue channel and leave it to 1 or 2% to use it as moonlights.
I don't think you will be able to get a mooncycle out of the Radion. You will have to test it in your tank.
I find it too bright, but I'm used to very very dim moonlights too. I prefer it that way, so I use the RA dimmable moonlights to do the moon cycles instead of Radions.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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rimai wrote:What do you mean give up light spectrum?
You can use the blue channel and leave it to 1 or 2% to use it as moonlights.
I don't think you will be able to get a mooncycle out of the Radion. You will have to test it in your tank.
I find it too bright, but I'm used to very very dim moonlights too. I prefer it that way, so I use the RA dimmable moonlights to do the moon cycles instead of Radions.
When using the wizard to setup, you have to select a pattern (parabola, moonlights, etc) and you can't select both. I am thinking you mean I'd have to hard code it. I'll play with it some more when I get my RA+ back.
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Re: vortech/radion control

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Yeah, you will need to hard code that.
Roberto.
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