Arduino controlled LED Fixture

[Seventy]

Nice skimmer Greg

 

[ghellin]

Thank you sir

 

[ghellin]

Ok stand is done! I am waiting on my glass for my sump baffles and then I will be able to drain the tank and move it over to the new stand. I had some arms welded to hold my light fixture and mounted them on the back.

 

[papagimp]

and here I am all proud of setting up my own 58g and doing some simple diy projects for it, this is freakin' sick! way to go!

 

[MiReef]

HI Ghellin,
Can you please tell me where you get the CAT1401 pcb from or you have any spare that I can buy. This is exactly what I need for my new build, 39G aqueon bowfront.
Thanks-MiReef

 

[ghellin]

and here I am all proud of setting up my own 58g and doing some simple diy projects for it, this is freakin' sick! way to go!

Thank you very much I cant wait to get this up and running! I love the 58 gallon tanks. I am also trying to figure out if I want two MP10's or a single MP40 for flow. Then I need to get a second job to buy them LOL.

 

[ghellin]

HI Ghellin,
Can you please tell me where you get the CAT1401 pcb from or you have any spare that I can buy. This is exactly what I need for my new build, 39G aqueon bowfront.
Thanks-MiReef

MiReef I did get mine TheFishMan in a big group buy. I don't have any spare PCBs just the one. I know if you get them from seedstudio you can easily sell the rest. I know if you post you are in need of some someone will most likely PM you with their extras.

 

[MiReef]

Thanks Ghellin,
I actually post in the DIY forum asking both TheFishMan and DWZM. Hope someone will chime in. Thanks

 

[ghellin]

This last weekend I was finally able to get the tank moved over to the new stand I am still running t5s for now but hopefully I will finish the fixure soon.

 

[happysak]

Greg, awesome job. I wish, I can see it in person

 

[ghellin]

We have light! I finished the wiring and fired the light up i won't be able to play with it much since I am going to Bogota Columbia for a while. But here are a few pics

 

[Lytehouse]

Nice box of water....

Congrats on the light,

Saftey for your trip

 

[ghellin]

I have made a little more progress with the controller and display. I added an I2C backpack to free up a few more PWM pins on my arduino. Now i will be able to control 4 separate channels of LEDs 2 temp sensors one for the water temp and one for LED heatsink temp. As well as 2 pins to control relays to for a heater and manage pumps for feeding time.


My new I2C backpack soldered on.

Code up and running temp sensors not installed so the default is 32 degrees.

 

[new2SW]

Greg,
What degree optics are you running? Also, what is the resistor block for? Is that the current-limiting resisor for the circuit?

 

[ghellin]

I am running one 0.1 Ohm 1/2 1% watt resistor so I can easily test the current with a multimeter. Currently I am using 40 degree optics but I am going to change to 65 degrees, my fixture ended up being a little lower than I originally planned.

 

[new2SW]

Gotcha. So it's not really a needed part of the circuit? Just something you added for ease of "maintenance".

 

[ghellin]

Yeah with the cat 4101 driver I am using I can make small current adjustments on each string so this makes it easy to see where to set them.

 

[new2SW]

Good to know. Thanks. I'm waiting to hear back on some boards myself, so I can upgrade my drivers.

 

[ghellin]

Awesome let me know how it goes!

 

[ghellin]

Awesome let me know how it goes!