LuciferX
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Yeah definitely, what OS are you planning to install it on? Probably the easiest thing to do would be for me to make a video of myself setting it up and you could just reference that, I can put it up on youtube for ya.
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As of right now here is the hardware breakdown.
pc for your software and datalogging
pc power supply for 5v, -5v, 12v, -12v, common ground(rev2 only needs +5v and +12v, common ground)
arduino mega
8 relay boards wired into a power tree using some stuff from homedepot(basically 220 dryer outlet<3con#10cable>load center> 4breakers>8relays>8 outlets)
Drivers:
1 relay>lights(have them all on a flower timer)
1 relay>exhaust(cooling) fan
1 relay>exchange fan +circulation fan
1 relay>ph doser
1 relay>pump
1 relay>o3 generator
1 relay>feeder solenoid
1 relay> fresh water fill solenoid
Sensors:
pH sensor board
ppm sensor board
4tempProbe/1humidity sensor board (1 in res, 1 in canopy, 1 in rootzone,1 general room)
co2 sensor
CT coil based energy draw sensor (still in dev but pretty much there)
The firmware on the arduino takes care of everything it has some default settings that can be configured via a few simple serial ASCII msg or the datalogging software I made(WPF, c# hehe) changes are saved in the EEPROM but I am going to add sd card or an external EEPROM/flash solution, I am also adding in lcd screen and button support for onboard interfacing. every 5 minutes the arduino sends "status" reports of the various sensor/relay states. Then it just follows my "program" of various timers and conditions, just needs a time sync everyonce in a while but I am adding an RTC which will keep it accurate enough for what we do.
I also love the fact for like 30 bucks you can have one serious bad ass cycle timer(small arduino, relay board, husky replacement power cord, catv cable)
pc for your software and datalogging
pc power supply for 5v, -5v, 12v, -12v, common ground(rev2 only needs +5v and +12v, common ground)
arduino mega
8 relay boards wired into a power tree using some stuff from homedepot(basically 220 dryer outlet<3con#10cable>load center> 4breakers>8relays>8 outlets)
Drivers:
1 relay>lights(have them all on a flower timer)
1 relay>exhaust(cooling) fan
1 relay>exchange fan +circulation fan
1 relay>ph doser
1 relay>pump
1 relay>o3 generator
1 relay>feeder solenoid
1 relay> fresh water fill solenoid
Sensors:
pH sensor board
ppm sensor board
4tempProbe/1humidity sensor board (1 in res, 1 in canopy, 1 in rootzone,1 general room)
co2 sensor
CT coil based energy draw sensor (still in dev but pretty much there)
The firmware on the arduino takes care of everything it has some default settings that can be configured via a few simple serial ASCII msg or the datalogging software I made(WPF, c# hehe) changes are saved in the EEPROM but I am going to add sd card or an external EEPROM/flash solution, I am also adding in lcd screen and button support for onboard interfacing. every 5 minutes the arduino sends "status" reports of the various sensor/relay states. Then it just follows my "program" of various timers and conditions, just needs a time sync everyonce in a while but I am adding an RTC which will keep it accurate enough for what we do.
I also love the fact for like 30 bucks you can have one serious bad ass cycle timer(small arduino, relay board, husky replacement power cord, catv cable)
rosecitypapa
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Al Shankmor
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How about for mac?
LuciferX
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You have to install the web server on your pc, and that pc and your mobile device have to be on the same network for it to work. What OS is your pc that will host the webserver be running?
420Marine
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OK so basically just install it on the computer(s) I want to use it on and make sure I'm on my own network....the one that will probably work is Vista..I have xp at home however I don't have a router and can't hook up anything wireless at the moment...the IP service I use gives out quite a crappy little modem so for home use I have to buy a router.
RCP, I will get some pics in the next few days. I've been pretty busy between work and working on this controller. Yeap the doser is a parastaltic pump made out of a servo and some mdf for the shroud/acrylic for the face and only ph down for now. I am going to revise this portion next along with the energy draw sensors. its an ongoing ever changing process to say the least but so far its been going well.
Lucifer, I got my updated boards in on tuesday and finished building them last night, just need to test them to make sure all is well. if these pass my testing I will have a small setup to send you to test with, just let me know where to send it. Also I will try to put together a pdf or something to detail it out more for you.
Lucifer, I got my updated boards in on tuesday and finished building them last night, just need to test them to make sure all is well. if these pass my testing I will have a small setup to send you to test with, just let me know where to send it. Also I will try to put together a pdf or something to detail it out more for you.
LuciferX
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No problem can you PM me your email address and I will send you there. I started playing with my kinnect a bit too and am going to see if I can start integrating it as well. Should be able to detect the height of your plant and their proximity to your lights, I've burnt a few plants when they fall onto the cooltube since I hang them vertically without a reflector. Automatically knowing their growth every reading would be pretty cool and could tie into the existing height tracking piece.
For linux and macosx users I should have the plants tab done for the silverlight 4 version within the week, I'm not 100% sure it will work on linux because moonlights says it doesn't support all of silverlight 4's features. If that's the case I will port the 4 version to 3, the only major change is that in 3 you have to click a button to load the datafile, it can't grab it from your filesystem automatically because of the built-in security, not a big deal really.
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Sir Stickybuds
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I don't run vista, i run xp, my problem here was i had my dpi set to something and I also had my appearance set to windows classic style instead of windows xp style, once i set it back to xp style all my buttons appeared
rosecitypapa
Active Member
There are a few automation projects out there GardenBot, Garduino, and a couple others that escape my mind. They are mostly geared towards soil with only a few inputs/outputs but are very good projects. Reef Angel is a reef tank automation controller that seems to be quite mature at this point(it is more inline with what we need). I had been following these projects for a while and decided to make one more geared towards our needs, which is what sent me off on this quest.
I am working on getting a site up to put more detail behind it, I am also working on some primer documentation that I will try and put up here once I get it finished(with quite a few pics). I have also been working on some simple controllers too. Just finished up a prototype for a cycle timer with bluetooth(to program) 2 onboard relays and the ability to expand out to more input outputs. Cant wait to test this puppy!
Lucifer, I take it you didnt recieve a pm? I dont think I can pm yet(post count) as soon as I can I will get my email to you haha!
I am working on getting a site up to put more detail behind it, I am also working on some primer documentation that I will try and put up here once I get it finished(with quite a few pics). I have also been working on some simple controllers too. Just finished up a prototype for a cycle timer with bluetooth(to program) 2 onboard relays and the ability to expand out to more input outputs. Cant wait to test this puppy!
Lucifer, I take it you didnt recieve a pm? I dont think I can pm yet(post count) as soon as I can I will get my email to you haha!
LuciferX
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Posted an alpha of the silverlight version, is here just right click and choose install --> http://herbiq.sourceforge.net/
Would be interested to hear if macosx and linux users are able to save a test plant with this alpha, any feedback on that is appreciated!
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Would be interested to hear if macosx and linux users are able to save a test plant with this alpha, any feedback on that is appreciated!
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Barnabus420
Member
How is this program run? Is it sensor based, or do you just put in your own info and it tracks it as regular?
LuciferX
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I updated this, I have everything under the plant tab working except for pictures and video right now. For anyone on MacOSX that can test if you go to the webpage it will show loading with the swirly thing just right click on that and choose install. It will install it as an offline silverlight application and run everything locally, just like a regular app
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LuciferX
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I've been playing with the kinnect SDK today, will have support for that in the next version. Will support the regular video camera initially so you can take pics or video and save them directly to your plants. Will have a "people alarm" feature, when the skeletal frame output is activated (IE a person is in your grow room) and you want to record the image or take action like emailing it to yourself you can use your kinnect to do that. Eventually hope to be able to calculate the plant height with it too, will have to do some testing in my test room for a while.
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rumblegrow
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yo dawg, it downloaded fine, I created a plant and seems to be working fine, "HOME, PLANTS, OPTIONS" are the only available tabs.and everything works besides Video and Pictures under PLANTS works great... OPTIONS is empty. HOME is showing the fake plant i created as a test... keep up the good work.