Reef Angel Forum

I was at Jess's shop today.. he has an older controller with out the optiboot maybe next time you go out you could update it.. I will look at the board next time and if the board needs to be moded i will do that... Also maybe we can work to get him off the old code models and get his controllers up ...

I made a new case got tired of the cramped space in my old one... Have modified the code to use 7 realys to control 8 outlets on the back of the box and 2 outlets are powered full time for a total of 10 outlets the 8th realy is controling the internal fan to cool the pc boards.. (may be needed durin...

http://web4robot.com/files/SerialLCDCtrl.pdf Have a look at that document it is the lcd controller im using but should help you understand the KB connections With the mega you should be able to use 8 i/o ports to read the 4x4 matrix I used a 6 key keypad and used a resistor network as a voltage divi...

made some changes and did away with the low voltage relays everything is switching 110v now.. i have 5 of the 8 relays brought out and when i figure out what i want to do with the other relays i will just do what i did tonight and bring pig tailes out of the box. i should have done that in the first...

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here are a few photos I will post some others after i clen up the wireing

I will dig up the photos and post them here tonight

Also I would like to add... I have 2 times as much invested as i origially planed and way more than a reefangel would have cost me.. and a fixed set of options (no expandibility at this time) so if i were to do it again i would not do it..

DIY = twice the cost

The ethernet routines work very good.. i have also bought a Edimax wireless range extender / access point and have thet connected to my ethernet so i have a wireless controller. Also i do not proccess any web input to toggle lights (at this time) the temps are not of my tank the controller is sittin...

here it is for what its worth.. let me know if you need any sections explained it wount work directly with your config but you should be able to gleen out of it some things you might need // ReefDruino (c)PAVSoftworks //P Viscovich // 10/21/2011 // added test for relay update to only update after de...

use cogs and belts the load on the steper would be less I use that in my cnc foam cutter and use a 70 oz steper to move the rails that are connected to then cog or sproket i would need a 150 to 200 oz stepper to do the same thing with a worm drive the nice thing with the sprockets is that you can ge...

also i will say i wont make any exscuses for my sloppy coding but it wokes for 90% of what i was trying to do I may be infor a revamp after upgrading my tank my needs have changed a bit from what i programed it for... Im using 6 of my 8 relays 3 for low voltage switching a s 3 for high voltage switc...

wow i had a post set up thought i posted it but i dont see it... Must have been distracted at work today,, I have most the code figured out and have a lib that will work well for your ethernet card as well.. i think the main diff is i have a i2c board that i drive my lcd with that has 8 io ports as ...