Digital Aquatics Archon Owners Thread
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Pickupman66
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Did you setup an ssh password when you were in via telnet? Uid is root.
If not then you need to set it to ssh via telnet. Then login via ssh.
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If not then you need to set it to ssh via telnet. Then login via ssh.
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FlyingFishSKYw
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Digital Aquatics Archon Owners Thread
So.... What'd you find?
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Pickupman66
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MJNTWise
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Well took it apart and we can by pass the circuit board and go strait to the motor But we need to find a way to get 10 volts dc to the motor from the Archon for 10 to 15 secs. As you can see in the pic ...the red and black wires NVM Theres more to it....because the red fan runs all the time... need some the know boards to find a way to do....beyond me....lolol
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n2585722
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If it is like the one I have there is a button on top you press if you want it to despense food. There should be a switch that is getting activated when you press the button. you should be able to parallel the switch with relay contacts like the ones in a SW5 module. Then just turn on that port momentarily to activate the manual feed mode on the feeder. I was going to do that but I never got around to it. I just used the timer on the feeder and have it synced with the feed modes on my MP10's. I don't stop my return pump so I didn't really have a need to do it after all. So it has been on the back burner.
Pickupman66
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So getting voltage out of the archon is pretty easy with the analog ports. They are 0 to 10 volt DC. However they are more of a signaling port than providing any sort of amperage. Because of that what I would suggest is that you get a DC relay that you can connect to a 10 volt wall wart. Put this into one of your PC for channels and then use the archon to signal that relay to kick on. This should provide you the amperage to be able to run that motor. From that standpoint use the multi controller function and an alarm so that you can set up a button through one of the switches that you push and it will automatically kick on the PC for channel and the analog signal channel to activate the relay and thus feed your fish. If you wanted to automatically feed your fish once a day just set up a timer to run for 10 to 15 seconds on the archon and then add the analog archon ports and that PC for channel 2 automatically feed your fish once a day
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FlyingFishSKYw
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I think I'll just use the feeder's timer and sync my Gyre channel with it!
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I think I'll just use the feeder's timer and sync my Gyre channel with it!
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Pickupman66
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Lol. Where is the innovative excitement in that?
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Pickupman66
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I'll keep an eye on it. I may be interested as well. I thought I had an auto feeder in a tote from when I moved but idk where it is now days
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n2585722
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I didn't take mine apart but it does already have a manual button on the top back that will start it if pushed. It should be easy enough to solder a couple of wires to the switch that you can close momentarily with a relay to activate it also. If you use a 12volt relay you can activate the relay with a 12volt wall wart. I am mot sure there is room in their for a small relay but if so you could just add a jack to the case for the 12v. to the relay coil. I may have some time to check into this in 2 or 3 weeks.
n2585722
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OK, curiosity got the best me so I disassembled my feeder. The photo of the PCB below has arrows pointing to where you would need to attach wires from the contact points of a relay. The one wire at one of the pads with the yellow arrows and the other wire to one of the pads with the red arrows. If it is a SPST relay the no issue. If it is a SPDT use the common and normally open contacts.
illjoshlli
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I was able to get my Ehm Feeder 3581090 hooked up and working on a 5v relay tonight. I should be able to get it'll all closed up and hooked up to the Archon by the end of the week. Well, that's if I can find a few more hours to finish it.... The nice thing is, the relay will fit perfectly within the container so it should have a very clean finish.
One thing to note is that I am FAR from being knowledgeable in electronics. If any one sees an issue with what I did let me know
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Relay:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DKYKW06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Video of me testing against a 5v adapter:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yd9JYhk5ehU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
One thing to note is that I am FAR from being knowledgeable in electronics. If any one sees an issue with what I did let me know
. Relay:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DKYKW06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Video of me testing against a 5v adapter:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yd9JYhk5ehU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Pickupman66
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Very cool. Please detail a bit more of what you are doing in the video and how the relay works in the system.
illjoshlli
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Absolutely, as soon as I can find some time I'll post details.
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fishguy306
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So I just read through everything over the last few hours, glad to see the Archon has become so much more stable and working well now.
I'm trying to decide if it is worth it for me to upgrade to one. Full disclosure this will be for a freshwater system. I had a RKL controlling a planted tank. It has since come down and I'm now in the process of building a roughly 1000 gal main display tank and another 1100 or so in tanks and sumps all connected in a fish room. I purchased a RKE with some extra PC4s to run the system, then also picked up a net module.
Being FW I wont have much of the equipment that you reef guys do, so while the Archon looks great and I'm tempted to upgrade before I even set up the RKE, I'm just not sure if it'll be worth it for me. I will need it for monitoring two pH probes, temp in two locations (main and quarantine), controlling heat based off of both, one of which being a hot water heater system, pumps, an ATS, UV and lights, with ramping if I can figure out how. A webcam would be a nice plus but not necessary. I've already run an Ethernet cable through the floor to where the net module will be, so wifi is nice but not needed.
So I guess I'm just wondering if you guys see it being worth the upgrade for me? Will I benefit from anything besides a more user friendly web experience?
I'm trying to decide if it is worth it for me to upgrade to one. Full disclosure this will be for a freshwater system. I had a RKL controlling a planted tank. It has since come down and I'm now in the process of building a roughly 1000 gal main display tank and another 1100 or so in tanks and sumps all connected in a fish room. I purchased a RKE with some extra PC4s to run the system, then also picked up a net module.
Being FW I wont have much of the equipment that you reef guys do, so while the Archon looks great and I'm tempted to upgrade before I even set up the RKE, I'm just not sure if it'll be worth it for me. I will need it for monitoring two pH probes, temp in two locations (main and quarantine), controlling heat based off of both, one of which being a hot water heater system, pumps, an ATS, UV and lights, with ramping if I can figure out how. A webcam would be a nice plus but not necessary. I've already run an Ethernet cable through the floor to where the net module will be, so wifi is nice but not needed.
So I guess I'm just wondering if you guys see it being worth the upgrade for me? Will I benefit from anything besides a more user friendly web experience?
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