Hey guys, very sorry, I don't know why I didn't get an email for these.
Hello. I installed 7.0.0b today and everything went great! Thanks. My [Version 1 Rev B] setup is pretty simple (just a temp and ph sensor), but all seems to be working, no errors. I haven't re-calibrated the sensors yet, but they are producing numbers.
My setup:
- RoboTank Controller Version 1 Rev B
- Raspberry Pi 4b
- Raspberry Pi OS Trixie 64bit [Desktop]
Some questions:
- Is the Lite OS version okay to use?
- I followed the directions on the setup page, with using CONTROLLER VERSION 3 for setup, and then setting CONTROLLER VERSION 1 in settings, reboot, and redoing the initial setup. This way worked, but is this still necessary? Since setting the controller version requires a restart, maybe it'd be good to set the initial controller version in the install script? Would make the initial setup a bit easier for people with version 1 and 2 of the controllers.
- is the DHT22 (temp and humidty) working with Trixie right now?
Thanks again for all the hard work.
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@codster glad to hear it went well. Yeah the Lite OS is good to use, actually best choice as there's less overhead and less to go wrong on the OS side of things.
When you first loaded the app did you not get a startup wizard? Around step 8 or so it asks what controller version you use, it shows a picture of each controller.
The DHT22 doesn't work in current version but I've since added support and it's working well. Some time this coming week I'll be posting an update, if you have auto check enabled it checks every 24 hours and will tell you when it available.
It was a bad SD card (Classic Amazon fakes). I'm up at and running now. Is the scheduling still the same for having equipment power on with reboot?
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@irgunr47 I think we spoke about this through email, glad that solved it. The schedules and custom rules are checked when the controller powers up or reboots, if an outlet should be on when it starts it should switch. I highly recommend unplugging the power or doing a reboot from the System Settings page to verify.
Hey Rob,
I gave the Beta a whirl this weekend and everything went mostly smooth, couple notes.
Setup:
- Robo-Tank Controller Version 3
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
- Raspberry Pi OS Trixie 64-bit Lite
- Robo-Tank 7.0.0beta
- The new scheduling interface doesn't go down to the seconds (just minutes), I have an auto-feeder that runs a motor on an auger screw and need to only run it for a few seconds. Is there a way to do this?
- My optical water sensors don't seem to be recognized in the software. Do I need to enable in interface perhaps?
- Is there a tool to setup a conductivity sensor? I got one of your boards about a year ago and would really like to fire it up.
Thanks for the hard work!
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@JAC-FISH thanks for letting me know, glad it went ok. That's something I missed, I will update UI so you can set seconds. For now to get around this you could use a custom rule with a schedule. When creating it, untick the "Sensors" trigger option on Step 1 and select "Schedule". On the "Actions" page add the port to turn on, add wait of 3s, then turn port off. That should do it. You can also set more failsafe so the feeder can run too often.
If you didn't get the optical sensor working, you do need to enable it. If you go to the "Sensors" page from Settings menu you can add it there. Then you can use it for other systems. I have since moved all the sensors to a central location as the settings menu was getting too many icons.
Power down the controller and connect the EC circuit to the I2C headers on main controller. Once it starts reload the browser page and it should recognize it. After adding it you can go to the "Probes" page from settings menu and set it up. Let me know how it goes.
How long until this is going to be an official release? I’m interested to try it, but I don’t want to shut my system down
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@RWilt81 I'm not sure when I'll call it "Stable", I still need more feedback. Feeling pretty good though as there hasn't been any major issues yet and around 15 people are testing it. I do have an update coming with some minor fixes and changes and then I'm going to announce it more but still as a Beta. If your tank is ok without a controller for a few hours you could install this on another SD card, check it out and then put your original SD card back in. BUT, I guess that still brings risk, maybe you shock the SD card taking it out and corrupt it.
I would also be interested in trying the new release. Looking forward to it.
Thanks!
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@FranzB sounds good, if you want to kick the tires a little here's a link to the install script.
Raspberry Pi Operating System and Robo-Tank App Software Installation Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 1. Install Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) 3 2. Access Raspberry Pi via SSH 10 3. Install Robo-Tank App 12 4. Other Manuals 13 1. Install Raspbe...
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