Feature Suggestions

[schwaggs]

OK, I'm biting. What would you expect to see on a PM2 for TDS of 0 or TDS of 1? I realize this technology would be cool/laziness, but by the time I find out I'm over 0 I am usually at 15 or so.

PM2 reads the conductivity of the water, not TDS however, there is a relationship between the 2 measurements. Divide the Conductivity reading on MS/cm2 by 2 and you get TDS. For example, if you setup your PM2 to the low range, divide the reading by 2 and you have TDS.

 

[seaner]

What are the chances that some of the features we recommend being added to a future firmware release?

When is the next firmware release going to be?

 

[jeffreylesser]

PM2 reads the conductivity of the water, not TDS however, there is a relationship between the 2 measurements. Divide the Conductivity reading on MS/cm2 by 2 and you get TDS. For example, if you setup your PM2 to the low range, divide the reading by 2 and you have TDS.

Very interesting. Thanks. Seems like a good feature then would be a potential TDS scale for the conductivity probe. But even as is, it is doable although pretty expensive compared to a handheld meter, but less expensive than replacing corals. I suppose temperature compensation could be bypassed in this case. Sorry for the minor hijack.

 

[wwanthony]

How about getting the web interface functions on par with what is available via the display......

 

[notclear]

Wireless to the display.

 

[seaner]

A par/lux/lumens meter censor would be awesome. It could be tied into the module for the dimming of lights.

 

[RussM]

• XML data anonymously accessible
• A web page that creates a diagnostic dump file in text format that can be saved to the computer accessing the controller, and subsequently emailed to Neptune or posted here as a file attachment (or applicable excerpts posted here in a message). It would contain all settings, program & profile info, AquaBus & module info, network info, etc, as well as any other memory/register data Curt can use.
• Admin username & password settings via web interface, and a wizard that forces (or at least encourages) changing of the default password the first time the controller is accessed.

 

[kurt_n]

XML data anonymously accessible

Oh man... that would be sweet.

Admin username & password settings via web interface, and a wizard that forces (or at least encourages) changing of the default password the first time the controller is accessed.

Agree about the wizard, but if you can control password settings through the web interface, and someone *did* manage to hack you, they could lock you out of your own system, right?

 

[dorian]

Ability to add comments to the Advanced Setup .. It would be nice to do this

//Sunset lamp
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
// On 5 hours after sunrise
If Sun 300/000 Then ON
If Temp > 82.0 Then OFF
Min Time 120:00 Then OFF

 

[dorian]

How about the ability to define additional text in the email alarm i.e.
Subject
Message

 

[seaner]

Ability to add comments to the Advanced Setup .. It would be nice to do this

//Sunset lamp
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
// On 5 hours after sunrise
If Sun 300/000 Then ON
If Temp > 82.0 Then OFF
Min Time 120:00 Then OFF

Comments would be awesome... It sucks looking back at code scratching your head. Comments blocks /* ... */ would be a neat feature to.

 

[seaner]

How about the ability to define additional text in the email alarm i.e.
Subject
Message

Yeah, and the ability to send email to different mailboxes (phone/work/home) depending on what alarm was triggered. If there was an emergency with my setup, then a text message to my phone would be great.

 

[sw1tched]

how about a way to use counters?
for instance to see how many times a heater is kicking on or how many times a day my ato kicks off and how long they stay on before they shut off.
you can have it send an email every time, but I would like to be able to see more stats on each outlet.

 

[CJO]

... If there was an emergency with my setup, then a text message to my phone would be great.

You can already send a text to your phone, though it would happen every time it sets off the email alarm. Instructions can be found here:
http://reeftech.webs.com/

CJ

 

[swearint]

how about a way to use counters?
for instance to see how many times a heater is kicking on or how many times a day my ato kicks off and how long they stay on before they shut off.
you can have it send an email every time, but I would like to be able to see more stats on each outlet.

You can see when things are turning ON/OFF by using the XML Outlet Report. It is not graphical; it logs the time whenever an outlet changes state. Kenargo and RussM have built online tools to help visualize the changes, check their home page links.

Todd

 

[seaner]

You can already send a text to your phone, though it would happen every time it sets off the email alarm. Instructions can be found here:
http://reeftech.webs.com/

CJ

But depending on the alarm activated. So..... if a water leak is detected, then I would want an alarm sent to my phone/work/home. If my topoff bin is low, then an email alert to my home/work email would suffice.

 

[liquidfunk]

how about allowing the deletion of all those base var outlets I have no use for and just get in the way?

Webcam compatible would be sweet too,, accessable via the built in web server so I didnt have to have anything running on my computer, or pay for an expensive camera with it built in. Now,, to find a 12v webcam

 

[seaner]

Best idea yet .......

A graphical representation of my aquarium equipment with the ability to draw relationships between the different pieces of the aquarium setup. That wouldn't be hard to do with a Java applet. It would be neat if the icons gave real time status. Maybe they could blink or turn to a different colours depending on its condition. This could supplement the 4 pages designated to aquarium equipment status. Keep in mind that the Apex display does show icons, but it's not very intuitive.

That would be the "Ultimate Display" for me

 

[jeffreylesser]

Im with you. I'll be a little less dreamy. How about more icons? The 4 pages get a little cryptic. I have 3 EB8's so I can tell you there are a lot of spigets on my pages. Maybe icons for closed loop, power heads, ATO(spiget would work here), solenoids? Heater vs. Chiller? Media Reactor(calcium or otherwise)? Maybe it is too hard to make these with the resolution of the screen, IDK.

I usually just use my phone even when I'm standing right next to my tank.

 

[seaner]

It would be a great feature if the OS for the Apex Neptune was released as open source. So as users, we can recommend bug fixes, and suggest and write code that can be used to create product enhancements. It would be beneficial to the whole user community