What do I do next?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:58 pm
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 I alerted Roberto to outdated versions of PDF files that I was reading that didn't share the info I should've been seeing for example.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
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 I alerted Roberto to outdated versions of PDF files that I was reading that didn't share the info I should've been seeing for example.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