12-19-2017, 10:42 PM
Hello everyone, I've got an update ready, this one has new features, improvements and fixes.
Here's some issues that were found and fixed.
I improved how the display starts up, even though the controller startup properly once a while when it was the displays turn to start up it just hung and had to be restarted or more likely the local weather data didn't load properly.
There was a couple small additions, one was adding the main ATO sensor to custom rules. Now when the ATO triggers on and off you can have a custom rule turn an outlet on or off as an example. The main ATO sensor isn't monitored in real-time as you have the option to set how often its checked so remember the custom rule won't trigger until the ATO pump does. If you want an instant ATO you can leave it set in "test mode".
That main ATO sensor was also added to "port assignment" page, you can now set it to digital or analog sensor.
I also added email alerts to custom rules. When you create a rule there's a setting to turn it on or off for each rule. If you turn it on the main list will say "email" in green under the delete button. Today the custom rules have generic names but I will be changing that so it uses the custom names setup on the display.
And when I added the local weather last time I forgot to create a shortcut for the home page dock so you can now set that up in the "customize home dock" page, I also added a shortcut to the custom rules.
The best improvement on this update is the AC outlet scheduling. Now you can set up to 10 schedules per outlet, each schedule can turn the outlet on or off and can be set for any days of the week you select.
This means you could turn an outlet on Monday at 9:00am and not turn off till maybe Friday at 8:30pm, or you could turn an outlet on using a schedule and turn it off using a custom rule or vice versa. If you want an outlet on all the time just set a schedule for any time and day turning it on and it'll stay on forever. The smart start routine has also been updated so it'll still search all the schedules and determine the state each outlet should be when the controller starts up. This new system will be more reliable.
Here's the screen you see when you go to the outlet schedules. The outlet color reflects the current status of each outlet, green means it's currently on and grey is off. If you go on and change a schedule the controller will look at the new time and see if it should be on or off and set it to that state, when you back out and come back to this screen you'll see it updated. To change a schedule press the outlet you want to adjust.
![[Image: schedules_outlets.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/schedules_outlets.jpg)
Once you select an outlet you get a list of the 10 schedules, it'll show time, if it turns on or off and the days of the week it'll trigger. If there's no "X" on one of the days the schedule is disabled and will say disabled. The order of schedules doesn't matter, it sorts them before checking. Select any of the schedules to edit it.
![[Image: schedules_outlets_list.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/schedules_outlets_list.jpg)
When you select a schedule you'll get this edit screen. Change the time to what you want, select the days and press on/off to toggle between them.
![[Image: schedules_outlets_edit.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/schedules_outlets_edit.jpg)
The next change was to the feeding schedule, this is something I should have done long ago. Now you can select a "no action" mode, instead of just on or off. If you don't want an outlet to change when the feed cycle starts press the outlet until it turns grey, to have it turn on select green and red is for off. After the feed cycle timer expires the outlets resume to whatever they were previously in.
![[Image: settings_feed_16.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/settings_feed_16.jpg)
And finally editing custom labels has arrived. Now you can view a list of all the labels and change them on the display, no more messing with the SD card. I started with the labels that were already added but will be adding more now that's its setup. You'll be able to setup internet info etc... from the display soon enough. To edit a label press the one you're after.
![[Image: customize_labels.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/customize_labels.jpg)
You'll then see this screen showing the currently label and what it's for, press "clear and edit label" and enter new label. Because the displays can't read more than one touch if you want an uppercase letter you press "caps lock", it'll turn red and you can type, press it again to go to lowercase. I think I have all the special characters needed, if I missed anything let me know.
![[Image: customize_labels_edit.jpg]](https://www.robo-tank.ca//image/catalog/slideshow/customize_labels_edit.jpg)
If you have any feedback or come across any issues let me know.
Here's some issues that were found and fixed.
- humidity 1-4 didn't show up in custom rules list after being created
- home page docks had an issue with eeprom which could have messed with dosing pump stirrer setting or Atlas circuit enable/disable setting
- fixed issue with syncing custom rule files on controller and display SD card, odd instance when a rule was deleted it wasn't on controller
- controller restart email quit working, it works again
- external IP email that goes out when your IP changes was always being sent when controller started up
- fixed "syncing display and controller" feature, the dosing pump rate and dose amount was switched
- other minor issues fixed I forgot to write down.
I improved how the display starts up, even though the controller startup properly once a while when it was the displays turn to start up it just hung and had to be restarted or more likely the local weather data didn't load properly.
There was a couple small additions, one was adding the main ATO sensor to custom rules. Now when the ATO triggers on and off you can have a custom rule turn an outlet on or off as an example. The main ATO sensor isn't monitored in real-time as you have the option to set how often its checked so remember the custom rule won't trigger until the ATO pump does. If you want an instant ATO you can leave it set in "test mode".
That main ATO sensor was also added to "port assignment" page, you can now set it to digital or analog sensor.
I also added email alerts to custom rules. When you create a rule there's a setting to turn it on or off for each rule. If you turn it on the main list will say "email" in green under the delete button. Today the custom rules have generic names but I will be changing that so it uses the custom names setup on the display.
And when I added the local weather last time I forgot to create a shortcut for the home page dock so you can now set that up in the "customize home dock" page, I also added a shortcut to the custom rules.
The best improvement on this update is the AC outlet scheduling. Now you can set up to 10 schedules per outlet, each schedule can turn the outlet on or off and can be set for any days of the week you select.
This means you could turn an outlet on Monday at 9:00am and not turn off till maybe Friday at 8:30pm, or you could turn an outlet on using a schedule and turn it off using a custom rule or vice versa. If you want an outlet on all the time just set a schedule for any time and day turning it on and it'll stay on forever. The smart start routine has also been updated so it'll still search all the schedules and determine the state each outlet should be when the controller starts up. This new system will be more reliable.
Here's the screen you see when you go to the outlet schedules. The outlet color reflects the current status of each outlet, green means it's currently on and grey is off. If you go on and change a schedule the controller will look at the new time and see if it should be on or off and set it to that state, when you back out and come back to this screen you'll see it updated. To change a schedule press the outlet you want to adjust.
Once you select an outlet you get a list of the 10 schedules, it'll show time, if it turns on or off and the days of the week it'll trigger. If there's no "X" on one of the days the schedule is disabled and will say disabled. The order of schedules doesn't matter, it sorts them before checking. Select any of the schedules to edit it.
When you select a schedule you'll get this edit screen. Change the time to what you want, select the days and press on/off to toggle between them.
The next change was to the feeding schedule, this is something I should have done long ago. Now you can select a "no action" mode, instead of just on or off. If you don't want an outlet to change when the feed cycle starts press the outlet until it turns grey, to have it turn on select green and red is for off. After the feed cycle timer expires the outlets resume to whatever they were previously in.
And finally editing custom labels has arrived. Now you can view a list of all the labels and change them on the display, no more messing with the SD card. I started with the labels that were already added but will be adding more now that's its setup. You'll be able to setup internet info etc... from the display soon enough. To edit a label press the one you're after.
You'll then see this screen showing the currently label and what it's for, press "clear and edit label" and enter new label. Because the displays can't read more than one touch if you want an uppercase letter you press "caps lock", it'll turn red and you can type, press it again to go to lowercase. I think I have all the special characters needed, if I missed anything let me know.
If you have any feedback or come across any issues let me know.
