redtop's Ferduino controller

[Staisman]

I like your controller and work you have done fefegarcia1, I also like your ferudino board, but I don't like an idea that some one except me can access controls of my tank.
What if tomorrow you will decide to play a god and start turning peoples pumps off since you have access to the database and all the accounts.

If you would make TinyWebserver running off the SD card on the Ethernet shield, I am sure you would have more followers.

This is just my opinion and I am not trying to offend anyone.

 

[fefegarcia1]

Hi!

No problem.

As I told you can build your own website to work with Ferduino.

Moreover Ferduino is Open Source, so you can create a webserver to run on SD card.

Also can use only the Xively to see graphs in real time.

Best regards.

Fernando Garcia

 

[rott]

fefegarcia can you tell me what login I set up for my Joyreef account?

 

[fefegarcia1]

Dale, all this informations are in my forum.
Search a bit, please.

 

[rott]

ok will do tried the if you forget login button but it does not work yet

 

[rott]

ok I still don't see where I can reset my user name or password to access the website not from arduino but my computer

 

[fefegarcia1]

Sorry, for now is impossible change the password or username.

You can create a new account.

 

[Staisman]

Fernando, can your Ferduino Mega run LED Lights using 0-10V analog signal?

 

[fefegarcia1]

Yes, using a circuit like this:

Which driver you'll use?

 

[Staisman]

I have two BML lights, each of them has only one channel. It uses 3.5 mm jack for the controller. So can I plug 3.5 mm jack to the Ferduino board and control my lights?
This how the driver looks.

 

[fefegarcia1]

I can't find the datasheet of this model.

 

[Staisman]

I can't find the datasheet of this model.

Here what I found if its help

FROM BML:
Our drivers do not have a signal to turn the fixture off. Our drivers use the 0-10V dimming standard, which is a globally recognized dimming protocol. As a dimming control, our fixtures dim from 10%-100% via the 0-10V signals. If you want to turn the drivers completely off, you need to add a relay to the power line (i.e. timer outlet, ES8 from Apex, etc.). After working with the guys at Neptune, our fixtures now work seamlessly with Apex controllers.


So I can control lights from 10% to 100% during the day period and I have to use relay to turn off the plug for the night.

 

[rott]

that is why I like the LDD H but they are limited to 1.5 amp unless you get the store bought ones then your limit is only 1A

 

[fefegarcia1]

Here what I found if its help

FROM BML:
Our drivers do not have a signal to turn the fixture off. Our drivers use the 0-10V dimming standard, which is a globally recognized dimming protocol. As a dimming control, our fixtures dim from 10%-100% via the 0-10V signals. If you want to turn the drivers completely off, you need to add a relay to the power line (i.e. timer outlet, ES8 from Apex, etc.). After working with the guys at Neptune, our fixtures now work seamlessly with Apex controllers.


So I can control lights from 10% to 100% during the day period and I have to use relay to turn off the plug for the night.

Hi!

On this case is better make like this:

The circuit is the same shown in previous image.

The power supply of 10V goes connected directly on 0 - 10V.

Best regards.
Fernando Garcia

 

[Staisman]

I thought PWM is digital signal, for my lights I need Analog 0-10v

 

[fefegarcia1]

This circuit bypasses the control of the driver.

 

[rott]

IT IS ALIVE got it working on joy-reef first shot.. still waiting on the case to come back to mount it in from the acrylic shop in town

 

[rott]

I got a nagging temperature problem fixed broken wire caused it to read -196.5c fixed the one and now all 3 run normal still don't understand how one broken wire affected all 3 unless it was shorting them out as well at the connection is all I can think of. anyway over this weekend going to try and get the ph. working. has anyone made a working DIY EC probe or every one going with a store bought one if so from where? I know atlas has them where else has cheaper ones?

 

[rott]

still no updates can't get the ph probe to work might be my own fault could be a bad probe

 

[rott]

Fernando is there some thing is Ferduino code I have to turn on to make 1 ph probe work I am using atlas ph stamp 4.0 I am using it on a different stamp board that was made for a different project that never got off the ground. So I am not sure his board is good but with power applied I get reading of 5v all the was to the BNC connection for the probe