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Curious. If the bleaching of the blue acro was due to higher temps - why didn't they all bleach?
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So new growth is less susceptible to temperature bleaching?
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05/02/2017, 05:31 PM | #2480 |
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I grabbed all your files from Github and it was already at the end. Is it suppose to be 2 times or once. I tried both and the same thing. Also EthernetClient.h line 25 was already modified.
That is why I am stumped. I double checked what it said to add and modify, Does the version matter. I did not get the latest I grabbed 1.0.6. I thought in reading through the thread that wasok at one point. Thanks |
05/02/2017, 08:26 PM | #2481 |
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I got version 1.6.5 and everything just worked.
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05/06/2017, 06:26 PM | #2483 |
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Jerry did you ever have a PCB designed for the first Chauvet16? I was looking at how you fit everything and it looked like there is a PCB under the shield. Does anyone have any finished pictures. Just trying to get an idea as to where to place stuff.
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05/08/2017, 08:47 AM | #2484 |
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Iīm having some trouble with the orp sensor.
Both the pH and Cond is initalised but the orp failes every time. I even bought a second sensor to be sure but it still does not work. It seems to move on very quickly in the startprocess, it is like it doesnīt have anuff time to start. It works fine with Atlas test schedule. Is anyone els having problems with this? |
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Itīs in I2C-mode and itīs active in the sketch.
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05/09/2017, 07:58 AM | #2486 |
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I'm having trouble with the Doser and PWM Fan circuits - I can't get them to work. I've built a few and haven't gotten them to work yet...
For the doser circuit, one of the pump leads goes to PeristalticPump0 and the other would be 12v, right? I've been using a second 12v wall-wart power supply for the dosers/fans. So I have run a wire from the arduino ground to the 12v power supply ground. I've been re-reading this thread and a few on arduino.cc, but haven't been able to figure out where I went wrong. Any tricks for wiring the dosers that I may have been missing? |
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If you are going to use a different 12v supply for the doser, you connect the power supply gnd to arduino gnd, then the 12v to the diode on the transistor collector, then the pump connects to the same 12v and the transistor collector. It looks like you connected it right for the doser. for the pwm fan, since it is common ground, you connect arduino gnd to the fan gnd, and the transistor collector to the fan 12v. |
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I re-wired a test circuit for the peristaltic pump with all new components (transistor + diode), it ran fine for ~2 minutes last night but when I touched the BC338 it was hot. Then it stopped working entirely, I believe the BC338 transistor burned out. Have you had issues with the transistor overheating?
My test circuit used only one 12v power supply, the Vin pin for +12v, arduino ground, and pin 39 where I had it switch HIGH to LOW every 5 seconds. I've tried to set up a more controlled environment where I could test just one variable: the circuit. |
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My Neptune Apex web interface compatible DIY reef controller
I think the transistor was not able to handle being ON for 2 minutes.
In my new design, I use the ULN2803 as the driver. You can use that instead. I think the original circuit does not work well. On my recent issue with the pump not working, it was due to the transistor as well. Last edited by d0ughb0y; 05/10/2017 at 07:50 AM. |
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Got it - I'll pick up a couple ULN2803 chips in the next day or so and give that a shot.
I didn't see a schematic for the new design, do you have the wiring schematic for the ULN2803 portion somewhere? I'll re-build and test the PWM fan circuit too so I can check if I am having a similar issue to the peristaltic pumps or if my circuit was just incorrect. |
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it is just a straight connection from arduino pin to uln2803 input, then output to doser pump and a 12v to the other doser pump terminal.
for the pwm fan, I replaced the pnp transistor with a small p channel mosfet. I think the transistor circuit should be fine as long as you use a fan that requires a small current. |
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I really appreciate the help, thanks!
So for the peristaltic circuit, the uln2803 replaces the 4.7k + 47k resistors and the diode + transistor, right? Since the diode + transistor are built in to the uln2803... Current draw on the pwm fans should be a lot lower than the dosers so I'll make a new test circuit using the existing transistor circuit and see if I can get it to work. |
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05/14/2017, 01:08 AM | #2497 |
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Which LCD's are people using. I've tried 3 so far and can not get it to display anything but black squares. I read about one of the displays I have on Amazon needing the address changed to 0x3f. I have everything running so far and working on the web. So it leads me to believe I am missing a setting. One of the LCD's is Arducam 1602 16x2 Serial HD44780 with IIC/I2C Serial Interface Adapter Module.
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I figured it out and got it up and running.
Jerry what are you using for transistors in your fan power circuit in version 2? I can't quite make them out but looks like a 2n3904 (Q1) for the NPN and I can quite make out the PNP (Q2). Will these work on version 1 in place of the BC338 and BC328. It looks like they are obsolete. I can probable find them on the gray market (broker world). Then again I am trying to go all SMT parts except the connectors. Thanks again for all you hard work, This is great! |
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Jerry what would it take to support Vortech wave makers? Are they controlled similar to the Jabao's?
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This is a fantastic idea, approximately how many people are using it?
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