What do I do next?

[mighty]

Hello, I have had my RA for close to a week now and I have tried watching the how to videos, read the manuals and pdfs., and I am still completely lost as to what to do next?

I only have real basic needs at this point. I have 2 light switches for t5s, heater, ph probe , moonlight accessory from RA, etc., just real basic needs.

1. I have downloaded Ragen and Arduino. I have no idea what to do now, even though I watched the videos.

2. Does the demo code come pre loaded on the head unit, How do I even access the interface for the demo code to set things like my light timers, temps, etc.??

3. I have to admit that from a complete new user experience, the guides or whatnot could be vastly improved. I'm honestly not trying to be critical, but constructive. I alerted Roberto to outdated versions of PDF files that I was reading that didn't share the info I should've been seeing for example. Videos without sound are fine for downloading the 2 programs, but the download page is cluttered with stuff I have no idea what to do with, or if I need.?

4. I still have no ideas what the latest version of anything is. Do i need to download the libraries?

I am sorry if I just completely missed the thread or video that answers most of these questions, but I still haven't really found it yet. I officially haven't done anything to my controller that is still just out of the box that I turned on power to a couple of times. I am not sure about initializing the memory that I read about, or what to do?


Thanks for any help I might get, I really have tried to answer some of my own questions, but Im still lost.

Mike

[rimai]

1. Have you tried to do the same thing as the videos? It should walk you through the internal memory and generating your first code.
2. Push the Joystick and the menu options will show up.
3. The only thing you need is the Installer for now. Just follow the same steps as the video. http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=60
4. You don't need to know at this point what the latest version is or if you need to download it or not. Just repeat the same steps as the video and you will get at least a sense of how to upload code to the controller.
Once you get familiar with uploading code, you can then start moving on to generating code that is specific to your setup.

[mighty]

Ok, so I tried to follow the video about initializing internal memory. After you hit the enable ph settings then hit generate, the video shows a new button appear as "launch". Mine did NOT have this button appear.

I assumed I now needed to open the Arduino program, and then followed the instructions about enabling with optiboot, and the Comm3 port. I thine hit the upload arrow, and an error occurred.

Here is what it said"
core.a(main.cpp.o): In function `main':
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware\arduino\cores\arduino/main.cpp:11: undefined reference to `setup'
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reef Angel Controller\hardware\arduino\cores\arduino/main.cpp:14: undefined reference to `loop'

So now of course, how did this simple step go wrong? I am sure it is something simple on my end, but nonetheless, I have no idea what it could be.

Thanks people!

Mike

[rimai]

If you have an empty sketch, you will get that error message above.
What version of RAGen are you using?
You should use the same one that got installed with the Installer, which is 1.2.1.158

[mighty]

Well, as far as versions go, I assumed I was downloading the latest one off the download page, just like the video showed.

The installer version I downloaded shows 0.9.2
The Ragen version appears as RAGen-v110-v08519 Installer, which appears not to be the latest version.

I will look for the latest version, but like I mentioned in my Original Post, it DOES seem to matter which version I get, even though you mention that it doesn't matter which version I get.

Please hear my heart here in that I am NOT trying to be critical, or rude. I really feel that this was the best product for myself, and I DO appreciate your time and effort with this product.

I will search for the latest version of RAGen and try to initialize my memory again.

Thanks Roberto.

Mike

[rimai]

Yeap, if you downloaded RAGen, you downloaded the wrong version.
I think I'll even remove it from the download page.
RAGen is being installed automatically with the new installer.
The installer 0.9.2 should have installed the correct RAGen for you.

[mighty]

So I reinstalled the correct version of RAGen, and it correctly loaded the head unit.

Where should I go from here to start setting up my personal times, temps, etc.?

Thanks again Roberto!

Mike S.

[rimai]

It's on the internal memory of RAGen.
You can set times and temperatures and the works in there.
Then generate an internal memory file and upload to the controller.