Android Reef Angel Status

[Sacohen]

Like I said., no big deal.
I just wanted to make sure it didn't happen to the non beta testers.

[AlanM]

Curt, it has everything I wanted in it. Custom Vars, memory locations, 16 channel dimming, DC Pump, labels for dimming module and other ports, limiting the probes shown (T2, T3, etc). I appreciate the Material Design as well. Looks really nice even on my new phablet (LG G4) with Android 5.1.

[binder]

Curt, it has everything I wanted in it. Custom Vars, memory locations, 16 channel dimming, DC Pump, labels for dimming module and other ports, limiting the probes shown (T2, T3, etc). I appreciate the Material Design as well. Looks really nice even on my new phablet (LG G4) with Android 5.1.

awesome!


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[joshlawless]

From a comment Roberto made in another thread, I thought it might be possible to update / change the custom variables from the Android app. Is this true? I can't figure out how. I've got them displaying in the app, and can change their labels, but since I don't see them in the list of memory locations (and I don't know their memory address), I don't see how to write a value to them. Can you enlighten me?

To clarify, I'm running the app (v2.0.0 from the Play store) on Androidx86 in a Virtual Machine on my iMac (since I don't have an android tablet). I'm stuck with mouse and keyboard input, but can seemingly interact with the application just fine. But I saw the post you made at http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?p=47242#p47242 and I can't figure out how to get that window to come up with the ability to change settings.

[binder]

From a comment Roberto made in another thread, I thought it might be possible to update / change the custom variables from the Android app. Is this true? I can't figure out how. I've got them displaying in the app, and can change their labels, but since I don't see them in the list of memory locations (and I don't know their memory address), I don't see how to write a value to them. Can you enlighten me?

on the custom variables page, you need to long press on the value of the variable. that will bring up the dialog box to allow for editing.

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[joshlawless]

on the custom variables page, you need to long press on the value of the variable. that will bring up the dialog box to allow for editing.

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Thanks! That worked.

FYI, for anyone that wants access to Curt's awesome app, but who doesn't have an Android device, you can install a copy of Androidx86 (for free) from Google (https://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list) in a Virtualbox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) instance of Linux by following the directions here: http://www.howtogeek.com/164570/how-to- ... irtualbox/

Once that's all done, you can use the emulator to run Android, install Reef Angel Status, and connect via your LAN to the controller.

[AlanM]

on the custom variables page, you need to long press on the value of the variable. that will bring up the dialog box to allow for editing.

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Thanks! That worked.

FYI, for anyone that wants access to Curt's awesome app, but who doesn't have an Android device, you can install a copy of Androidx86 (for free) from Google (https://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list) in a Virtualbox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) instance of Linux by following the directions here: http://www.howtogeek.com/164570/how-to- ... irtualbox/

Once that's all done, you can use the emulator to run Android, install Reef Angel Status, and connect via your LAN to the controller.

Neat, that's a good tip.

[cosmith71]

Hey Curt,

I get an Error 24: XMLReadException when trying to get the time from the controller.

--Colin

[Sacohen]

I don't get anything at all.
No errors or response with the time.

[binder]

yeah, i get that error too when I get the time. setting the time works just fine though.
I think I know what it is related to but have not confirmed it.

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[bkc6868]

Is there a way to add part readings to it

[binder]

Is there a way to add part readings to it

part readings? I'm not familiar with that.

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[lnevo]

PAR from Robert's PAR sensor I'd assume.

[binder]

PAR from Robert's PAR sensor I'd assume.

that is what I thought as well but I wanted to be certain.

If it is referencing the PAR sensor, then that is not currently implemented in the app.



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[slm222]

Will this app be updated to work with the new cloud attachment?

[binder]

Will this app be updated to work with the new cloud attachment?

Possibly. I do not currently know how the new cloud attachment works, so I cannot say for certain. (I have not kept up on the discussion of it.)

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[binder]

Well, after 2 years of "inactivity", I finally put out another release of my app. It doesn't have lots of the requests from people. It primarily is updated to use the newer support libraries, which should hopefully fix some of the random connection issues. I personally have noticed that it fixes my issues with being unable to read the date and time from the controller.

I also added in some of the initial support for the RA*. You now have the second AP and DP channels available. It still displays the main/primary relay box, which is unused with the star. This should be hidden in future releases. It also does not use the new MQTT protocol. It still gets the data the standard way.

I am going to be gradually working on updating more in my spare time. It's just a slow process now for me.

Enjoy.

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[rimai]

cool
thanks!!!

[lucho]

Curt, thanks for this! One question. I am having trouble downloading the labels. Not sure what is happening. Anything I can do?


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[binder]

Curt, thanks for this! One question. I am having trouble downloading the labels. Not sure what is happening. Anything I can do?


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it pulls the labels from the portal. so if the labels are not in the portal, it cannot get them. there could be a problem with your communication with the portal. try it on a different network if possible (use cellular instead of wifi).

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[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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[binder]

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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[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.

[lucho]

Will try that Roberto, although it works well with the U App in my iPhone, it downloads well there


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[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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[lucho]

Unfortunately that didn’t work. Changed the four N/A for TBD but still nothing in the app


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[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.

[binder]

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.

[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.

[lucho]

Thanks Curt! That solved the problem with the labels. Awesome stuff!


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