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Posted: **Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:01 pm**

I attached my salinity module, and am trying to make it display. Since I need a custom screen to do this, I decided to get rid of DP and AP since I don't need them. My screen looks about how I want it, but the salinity and pH parameters are not displaying correctly. Is this a decimal place issue?

Here is what I used for the custom main screen:

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void DrawCustomMain()
{
	// the graph is drawn/updated when we exit the main menu &
	// when the parameters are saved
	ReefAngel.LCD.DrawDate(6, 112);
	pingSerial();
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawSingleMonitor(ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, COLOR_BLACK, 50,60, 10);
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE,15,60, "Sal:");
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawSingleMonitor(ReefAngel.Params.Temp1, COLOR_BLACK, 50,70, 10);
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE,15,70, "Temp:");       
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawSingleMonitor(ReefAngel.Params.PH, COLOR_BLACK, 50,80, 10);   
        ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE,15,80,"pH:");  
	pingSerial();
	byte TempRelay = ReefAngel.Relay.RelayData;
	TempRelay &= ReefAngel.Relay.RelayMaskOff;
	TempRelay |= ReefAngel.Relay.RelayMaskOn;
	ReefAngel.LCD.DrawOutletBox(12, 93, TempRelay);
}

void DrawCustomGraph()
{
	ReefAngel.LCD.DrawGraph(5, 5);
}

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:32 am**

try this

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 ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,80,"pH:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.PH, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawLargeText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 80, text, Num8x8);
  pingSerial();

  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,60,"Sal:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawLargeText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 60, text, Num8x8);
  pingSerial();

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:19 am**

Deckoz2302 wrote:try this

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 ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,80,"pH:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.PH, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawLargeText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 80, text, Num8x8);
  pingSerial();

  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,60,"Sal:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawLargeText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 60, text, Num8x8);
  pingSerial();

Thanks for the response, I'm getting the below error when trying to verify it:

RA_010112_2209.cpp: In function 'void DrawCustomMain()':
RA_010112_2209:68: error: 'text' was not declared in this scope
RA_010112_2209:69: error: 'class ReefAngel_NokiaLCD' has no member named 'DrawLargeText'
RA_010112_2209:76: error: 'class ReefAngel_NokiaLCD' has no member named 'DrawLargeText'

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:34 am**

oh ok my bad

add this to the top of custom main

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char text[7];

and try this instead

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ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,80,"pH:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.PH, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 80, text);
  pingSerial();

  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,60,"Sal:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 60, text);
  pingSerial();

my bad about that didnt realize you werent using larger text & i forgot about the character array, but this should be right

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:43 pm**

Deckoz2302 wrote:oh ok my bad

add this to the top of custom main
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char text[7];
and try this instead
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ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,80,"pH:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.PH, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 80, text);
  pingSerial();

  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(0,255,15,60,"Sal:");
  ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, 100);
  ReefAngel.LCD.DrawText(COLOR_BLACK, 255, 50, 60, text);
  pingSerial();
my bad about that didnt realize you werent using larger text & i forgot about the character array, but this should be right

Looks like that put all the decimals in the right place, thanks so much for your help!

I'm still having problem with my salinity value. It's displaying 0.60 regardless of whether or not the probe is in salt water or fresh water. I followed Roberto's instructions:

1) loaded SalMemory.PDE on the controller, it displayed "Done"
2) put #define SALINITYEXPANSION in the ReefAngel_Features.h file
3) put #include <ReefAngel_Salinity.h> in my PDE
4) loaded RAGen PDE on controller again

Did I miss a step?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:44 pm**

I had the same problem too, did you intialize the internal memory value? go into arduino and open up status monitor and type "GET /mi847,255 " and hit enter, make sure you have the space(spacebar) after 255 or it wont do anything

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:22 pm**

Deckoz2302 wrote:I had the same problem too, did you intialize the internal memory value? go into arduino and open up status monitor and type "GET /mi847,255 " and hit enter, make sure you have the space(spacebar) after 255 or it wont do anything

Here's what I got. I'm not sure what I'm looking at.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: ReefAngel
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-Length: 118

<M847>255</M847>

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:27 pm**

so it is intialized hmmm... i dunno roberto would have to help you out with that one also do you have the power supply hooked upto it?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:33 pm**

Deckoz2302 wrote:so it is intialized hmmm... i dunno roberto would have to help you out with that one also do you have the power supply hooked upto it?

Yup, power is on. I've got two out of for green lights on the salinity module. Should all four lights be on?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:35 pm**

hmmm mine only has two lights on also, have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting the probe?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:46 pm**

Deckoz2302 wrote:hmmm mine only has two lights on also, have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting the probe?

Yeah, I unhooked it entirely, power cycled the whole system...checked to make sure the pin in the connector wasn't bent, swapped the USB cable...still not coming up.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:26 pm**

sorry, something is wrong.
The value should've been 2550, not 255.
GET /mi847 should return 2550.
GET /mi847,2550 should set it to 2550 if you have nothing but 2550.
Or you can use joystick and calibrate salinity.
Let me know if this works.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:56 pm**

Also, did you place the jumpers in the head unit?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:02 pm**

rimai wrote:Also, did you place the jumpers in the head unit?

Negat...where can I find instructions for that?

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:06 pm**

http://www.reefangel.com/files/Reef%20A ... 20v1.0.pdf

I need to update the manual to include the internal memory step, which was recently discovered by deckoz.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:20 pm**

ooops typo

I do have one question since we are all here. My salinity on a refractometer is 35ppt. On the RA it reads 3.52 on screen? I assume this is right? or is the decimal in the wrong place?

And the jumpers! I forgot all about those! haha then again that was the first thing I did before i velcro'd it to my wall

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:27 am**

Bump for the reading ??

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:53 pm**

Deckoz2302 wrote:Bump for the reading ??

you have the wrong value on the display line. you need to change the convertnumtotext to use 10 instead of 100.

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 ConvertNumToString(text, ReefAngel.Params.Salinity, 10);

that should fix it.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:59 pm**

Thanks Roberto, I'm getting a reading now, I've been rushing to get this set up so I can focus on non-hobby related things, I missed that manual entirely

After I calibrate it using the joystick, it reads 33.0...shouldn't it read 35.0?

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:17 pm**

Yes, what was the numbers you saw on the screen?

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:27 pm**

rimai wrote:Yes, what was the numbers you saw on the screen?

On the main screen immediately after calibration it displays 33.0...it fluctuates but stays around there.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:30 pm**

Sorry, I mean the numbers that were being displayed while calibrating.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:35 pm**

rimai wrote:Sorry, I mean the numbers that were being displayed while calibrating.

Fluctuating rapidly from 3560 to 3580

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:47 pm**

Ok, can you do that step to get the internal memory value again?
GET /mi847

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:04 pm**

rimai wrote:Ok, can you do that step to get the internal memory value again?
GET /mi847

This is what it came back with when I typed that command:

GET /status/submit.asp?t1=784&t2=0&t3=0&ph=793&relaydata=242&id=nikkwins&t1n=Water&t2n=Not%20Used&t3n=Not%20Used&r1n=ATO&r2n=Disp Light&r3n=Sump Light&r4n=Heater&r5n=Powerhead%202&r6n=Powerhead%201&r7n=Skimmer&r8n=Return Pump

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:10 pm**

Can you try again.
That was the webbanner code running at the same time.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:18 pm**

rimai wrote:Can you try again.
That was the webbanner code running at the same time.

It keeps giving me the same results...

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:28 pm**

oops haha I guess I didn't think about that lol, thanks binder

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:52 pm**

Nikkwins wrote: It keeps giving me the same results...

GET /mi847
Make sure to type a space after the command before hitting enter.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:55 pm**

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: ReefAngel
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-Length: 118

<M847>3506</M847>

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