LED Full Spectrum Controller based on Mega2560 board

dlarmond said:
Hi Kapelan i really like your controller where i can find the wiring/operating instructions, i.e pin outs for led channels etc. I was also wondering if it can be adapted to be used with meanwell LDD drivers as i have these already.
I was going to use the Stilo 3.0 but after months of frustration with coding /compiling errors (newby to Arduino) i got the code to compile but my display keeps refreshing every 2 seconds and i can,t solve it despite following posts with the same problems i finally gave up on it.
Your upload worked straight away and is displaying on my screen, but i cant find the operation/wiring instructions.
Thank you.
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it does work with ldd's
the refresh is because of the rtc Stilo must have a clock

some real cheap wifi
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281462865108?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

i got the latest version loaded my temps are on different pins but my lights are good i only have 4 channel's of ldd's/led's.
i like it so far i don't have it all figured out so i'll play with it for a while

i like the hex file too, no chance compiling errors missing library's ect.

Good Work
 
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dosers

dosers

Dosers_20150207_zpsevebkpgx.png

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video for dosers: http://youtu.be/s4aPX1ch9qk
 
rott said:
Kaplan are your new dosing pumps controlled wireless now?
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it was added specific doser's timers for those who wants to run a dosser 100 times per day
Wireless is under the question, if it's really needed?
And the next question would be: does it make sense to pay some extra money just configure controller from the couch or do it staying close to aquarium.
To be honest I cannot imagine a situation when I'll change some settings from my home aquarium when I'm in the office which is 20km from house.
So we are coming to answer where User should be close to aquarium when User trying to set it up.
If we think why do we need wireless, the answer would be:
- nice User Interface that we can get from Android or Internet Explorer.
From this project User Interface is already nice, so wireless is optional.
 
i do not think anyone will run a doser 100 time a day.
but if you get an sms or have a webpage telling you something is wrong you could go home or call some one to look at the problem.
i want mine to scrape the web and simulate the weather, while it's online it may as well give some info and or control.
http://reef-tank.duckdns.org/
 
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jimbob321 said:
i do not think anyone will run a doser 100 time a day.
but if you get an sms or have a webpage telling you something is wrong you could go home or call some one to look at the problem.
i want mine to scrape the web and simulate the weather, while it's online it may as well give some info and or control.
http://reef-tank.duckdns.org/
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I'm afraid I cannot explain what to do to my wife if PH will hit alarm level ;)
That's the point - you have to be close to aquarium to fix anything. And except you nobody knows your tank.
 
i have people that would help me..wife included. and i work for myself and i can get away when ever i want ..so it is good for me..
i do like your work very nice.
i need to make a few screen's for mine..
 
there are some things that would be good to fix or stop if I a calcium doser and ph was low I could use it to raise ph till I got home or back from long weekend trip or some thing or if if some thing that was dosing my tank and got stuck in say a 30 minute loop and was dosing every 30 minutes calcium in to the tank I would want a way to just shut of the whole thing till I could get home don't know if this is good ideas or not but I am also kinda guy that likes gadgets on the net to play with
 
rott said:
there are some things that would be good to fix or stop if I a calcium doser and ph was low I could use it to raise ph till I got home or back from long weekend trip or some thing or if if some thing that was dosing my tank and got stuck in say a 30 minute loop and was dosing every 30 minutes calcium in to the tank I would want a way to just shut of the whole thing till I could get home don't know if this is good ideas or not but I am also kinda guy that likes gadgets on the net to play with
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Basically you are saying that you are ready to make a decision to shutdown/start some process based on some alarm without visual confirmation.
Test case:
1. We are getting low level for temperature - it show the temperature 18C
So we have a choice to start heater or wait.
User make a decision to start heater - when user comes home he see a cat is playing with temperature sensor and it's just outside water. All fish are dead because of overheating.
It's just example that we do not have enough information to make a decision remotely. Each action should be confirmed visually.
 
then add an ip camera to I ;) I don't know just wouldn't want to be on vacation 500 miles away and get an alarm my fish tank is over heating and think wow if I could only turn off the metal halides I bet I could cool my tank by 10 degrees
 
I do see your point but I hope people that would use a remote system would have some kind of camera set up to view in real time what is happening with there tank and not some $20 crape from best buy but at the end of the dy the choice is not mine what goes in to it
 
lyman28 said:
I just found this thread, thanks kapelan. But here's an age old question for you. To integrate the mega with a meanwells eln-60-48p we need to boost the 0-5v pwm to a 0-10v pwm correct? So would this work to do that? https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9816
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kapelan said:
From Meanwell LDD specification:
PWM- Power ON with dimming: DIM ~ -Vin >3.5 ~ 8VDC or open circuit
http://www.meanwell.com/search/LDD-L/LDD-L-spec.pdf
Mega provides 5V.
So no additional board is needed.
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Actually I believe an extra circuit is required like the Typhon used since the ELN needs 10V PWM signal AFAIK.

At transistor and 10v source should be all that is needed with a ~10kohm resistor on the output of the mega connecting to the base of the transistor as I recall to switch the 10v dimming signal on/off for the ELN. http://www.meanwell.com/search/eln-60/ELN-60-spec.pdf frequency needs to be between 100 and 3000hz so the arduino should do that fine.

I'm not sure about the Opamp lyman28 posted but it may do the job. Hopefully someone else can chime in on that.
 
jimbob321 said:
it does work with ldd's
the refresh is because of the rtc Stilo must have a clock

some real cheap wifi
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281462865108?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

i got the latest version loaded my temps are on different pins but my lights are good i only have 4 channel's of ldd's/led's.
i like it so far i don't have it all figured out so i'll play with it for a while

i like the hex file too, no chance compiling errors missing library's ect.

Good Work
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Hi Jimbob 321 sorry i have not been online for a while thank you for pointing out that i needed a rtc clock attached for the Stilo 3.0 to display correctly, or the screen will refresh every 2 seconds.
Thank you for reassuring me that the LDD will work with this.
Thank God for Kapelan and the HEX !!! files , the Arduino and the lost libraries saga has done my head done in .
Thank God for the XLoader .
 
Doser

Doser

That's how looks device with 4 dosser pumps:
IMG_1036_zpszmjgj4oi.jpg

Left BNC connector for ORP probe
Right BNC connector for PH probe
HDMI output to LED drivers
2xUSB connectors for temperature sensor and ATO float.
Front panel the same, software the same, just instead 4 sockets - 4 pumps.
 
new version

new version

Started new version.
Change:
will be 2 PH channels (ORP gone)
some UI improvement
switch Celsius/Fahrenheit
looking for suggestion: what should be improved/added.
 
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