Zigzag,
Thanks so much for the iPhone App. It is currently my most used app, and I do own quite a few. You really should charge something for it.
I do have several suggestions on how the data might be presented, that for me would make looking at related items more convenient.
Right now I use the iPhone App two ways with my 72 gal. planted freshwater tank and my AC3/DC8.
First, as I am messing with pH and kH right now, I typically end up looking at three screens to get all the relevant information. First, the home screen tells me the current pH, then I need to go to Devices screen and find out whether CO2 is currently on or off, then to the pH Graph to see how pH has varied with time over the last day or whatever. It seems to me that on the pH Graph screen it would be handy to show the current pH value, (does not necessarily need to be plotted) and whether the pH controlling device, (CO2 in my case) is on or off. Thus all the relevant pH information would be on one page.
The same could be done for temperature (and ORP), with the current temperature and the status of the heater device shown on the temperature graph page.
I realize that a scheme would be needed to know what device or devices are used to control pH and temperature (or other sensor/control pairs) in each setup, but I could imagine several ways of handling that.
The other way I use the app is to manually control various devices during maintenance, e.g. turning off pumps or lights, etc., and the devices page is great as is, as least for my AC3/DC8 setup.
The only other issue I have been having is that if I turn my iPhone “off†or standby (make the screen go dark with the little button on top) when Aquanotes is running, when I turn it back on, I often get a connection failure error message which requires me to go back through the connection screen. Currently I am only using the app on the local network. The relevant hardware is a Time Capsule for the router and an Airport Express serving as the bridge for the AC3.
In the last month, I have gone from an analog pH controller and X10 for lights, to the AC3/DC8 combo with wifi access, iPhone app, etc. â€"œ a huge improvement in control flexibility, reliability and convenience. The iPhone app is an important part of that convenience. Thanks again for the wonderful app.
Steve Smallcombe
