Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Do It Yourself
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 12/28/2012, 05:01 PM   #1
ksr
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1
Controlling Eheim Professionel 3e with Arduino?

I would like to use an Arduino to connect to an Eheim Professionel 3e.
This external filter comes with a cable that contains a FTDI FT232 which you connect to the USB port of a PC. This chip then behaves as a RS232 interface (COM port) which the Eheim software will use.

On the other side of the cable is a 3-pole jack plug that goes into the filter. I assume this side uses a common serial protocol such as I2C, but I haven't found any description of it.
The only third party controller I have seen is that the GHL ProfiLux controller used to have a Eheim interface that connected directly to the filter via a jack plug, but this interface is apparently no longer available.

Since the Eheim software is only available for Windows, I would need a computer standing next to the filter if I want to make frequent adjustments / readings. I would prefer an Arduino, but I suppose a Raspberry Pi could run some commands if there are programs or libraries available in Linux.

Has anyone tried to interface directly to the Eheim filter without the USB cable and their software?


ksr is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
arduino, eheim professionel 3e, usb

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:16 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.