Arduino project

Mrramsey

Mrramsey

NEO Reefer
Thinking of doing an arduino project or just a hardware interface to my server. I don't really have any interest in controlling my tank but I would like to be able to log and monitor the tank via the internet.

I am thinking of monitoring:
DT temp
Sump temp
Salinity
pH
ORP

Might be fun.
 
Mrramsey said:
Thinking of doing an arduino project or just a hardware interface to my server. I don't really have any interest in controlling my tank but I would like to be able to log and monitor the tank via the internet.

I am thinking of monitoring:
DT temp
Sump temp
Salinity
pH
ORP

Might be fun.
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I have also been interested in this. I am willing to help if needed. Starting a Java class in a couple weeks and wouldn't hurt to get some additional coding practice in a head of time.
 
I have a server in the next room running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It has been a couple of years since I messed with anything arduino so was thinking I might just try interfacing with my server instead.
 
Mrramsey said:
I have a server in the next room running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It has been a couple of years since I messed with anything arduino so was thinking I might just try interfacing with my server instead.
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Interesting, what are your plans? I have a Dell Poweredge Server running Windows Server 2012 that I could tie mine into as well. How do you plan on interfacing the server?
 
Mine is a dell power edge as well.
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Not sure how I will interface it yet but if I don't have to spend the dough on arduinos and breakout boards I won't.
 
I have a webserver and mysql running already. I just need to figure out the hardware interface. I may still have to use an arduino for that.

Then could post to the server. I would prefer using my server to process the data.
 
Funny how almost everyone always goes Arduino and overlooks raspberry pi.. I like using a pi due to the fact that it's linux and most everything can be done via python. It would be easier to do restful requests or just make direct mysql connections to your server to store data.
 
Mrramsey said:
This is true. My buddy has done a lot with the pi. Probably a better option that the duino.
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Lol, I was actually just looking at buying one. How ironic is that :lol:
I have never dealt with them, but the interface and screen options seem much better than Arduino. I am just checking around on plug-ins. The arduino has just about anything you could want and I would hate to move over to pi then be limited.
 
Ya I mentioned arduino because I have had a couple of them before but I will look to see what they both have to offer.
 
Arduino project

josh26757 said:
Lol, I was actually just looking at buying one. How ironic is that :lol:

I have never dealt with them, but the interface and screen options seem much better than Arduino. I am just checking around on plug-ins. The arduino has just about anything you could want and I would hate to move over to pi then be limited.
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I think just about anything you'd want to do for a controller you can do with a pi. I know it has a ph and temp probe and ato optionsihh
 
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Pretty much anything the arduino can do, the RPi can. And you obviously have a lot more power to play with. Arduino is easier if you want PWM and does work out cheaper (especially if you want touch screen). But RPi does not have to be expensive. You can get pretty much everything the arduino has on I2C which means you can use it on arduino or RPi (or directly on your server!).

Still a bit young, but have a google for ReefPI and have a look at some of the ideas being thrown round on the forum :)

Tim
 
What are you guys going to use for probes and how much do you think this would cost to run with the cost of probes?. I wanted to have one of these run off my Raspberry Pi but I could never find probes that were Linux compatible.
 
Probes and sensors are not os specific. The code that is written interprets the signal from the probes.

As for cost a lot depends on what probes you use and how deep you take it. Again for me I am not looking to automate my tank as much as I want remote monitoring and data logging.

The beauty of this is it it easily expanded meaning maybe I just start simple with temperature or pH.
 
hi guys sorry for jumping in on your thread but didn't know if you had seen this thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2347695
it is for arduino but you could use a $15-20 cheap one and the guy has shared his MySQL and php code for it and arduino sketch in C it would be compatible with win server 12 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with no modding of the scripts and if you want to it is controllable over the internet from a password protected page similar to Neptune stuff to control lighting and what ever you want
 
Mrramsey said:
Probes and sensors are not os specific. The code that is written interprets the signal from the probes.

As for cost a lot depends on what probes you use and how deep you take it. Again for me I am not looking to automate my tank as much as I want remote monitoring and data logging.

The beauty of this is it it easily expanded meaning maybe I just start simple with temperature or pH.
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I like the direction here and would like to add that I use TED5000 to monitor the electricity usage in my home. I think this is similar to what you are trying to, just perhaps a little more advanced. I think this is a great idea and would also like to dive into such a project. To add onto the idea, after using the TED5000 for some time and the new goes away I really like the ability to text my phone. Things tend to happen when I least expect it, so the text feature is really of great benefit. Just thought this may be a great addition to your project.
 
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