All Discussions Tagged 'network' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T16:41:31Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/group/automation/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=network&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAquaponics sensor network project in need of help...tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-28:4778851:Topic:3966352012-09-28T14:32:23.901ZShaun Mavronicolashttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ShaunMav
<p>This was posted to the group initially but I felt it would be better suited to have a place for discussion here. I do apologize for double posting this, I should have posted this here at the outset in retrospect.</p>
<p>A short intro... I got in to AP at the start of 2011. After firing up the system in May 2011 I quickly realized how helpful monitoring several parameters would be, as I am sure most newbies would find. I am not a software/code guy so I asked someone to help with that part, at…</p>
<p>This was posted to the group initially but I felt it would be better suited to have a place for discussion here. I do apologize for double posting this, I should have posted this here at the outset in retrospect.</p>
<p>A short intro... I got in to AP at the start of 2011. After firing up the system in May 2011 I quickly realized how helpful monitoring several parameters would be, as I am sure most newbies would find. I am not a software/code guy so I asked someone to help with that part, at a reasonable rate. Unfortunately, it's now over a year since this began and still it's not done.</p>
<p>I had intended to share this with the community once it was complete, for no cost. Seems I need to do this before things are ready as it needs others to help complete it. So my offer is to make available all the code and my crude diagrams to someone who is willing to dive in and wrap this up. The person who wrote the code to date has said he will share what ever "knowledge" is necessary for you to familiarize yourself with the code.</p>
<p>The code has been well commented. It is based on the Arduino FIO and XBEE series 2B radios which are running in API mode. The main app is written in Python and initially is for the MAC platform, however, since Python is cross platform and the DB uses SQlite it is easy adapted to Windows.</p>
<p>There are 2 main sensor types... the one which has been developed now includes relays at the cost of no pH/DO. The second includes pH/DO at a cost of no relays. Typically you would only need one of the pH/DO sensors, the rest would be the relay contact version. Each sensor has the following capabilities in addition to either relays or pH/DO: Temp + humidity, thermocouple temp (for remote temp measurement), water flow, water depth (0-12" for GBs or shallow sumps), light intensity, 3 relays and 3 current clamps for "event" triggers. All this fits into a tiny 4x2x3/4" case. It's wireless needless to say (XBEE radios in API mode) allowing many sensors around a greenhouse for example, to be polled.</p>
<p>With the data in a DB I was hoping to be able to easily display information visually through a web page/iPhone/iPad app (not part of this project but needed). I was going to begin by using a third party tool.</p>
<p>Things were getting close before the developer said he has no further time to complete this for me. So here we are... is there anyone interested and willing to commit to completing this project with me for the community? This project does require someone who is very experienced with the Arduino, XBEE radios using API mode and Python. This seems to have turned into a complex little project with hardware that has been tough to get working with the limited capabilities of the Arduino.</p>
<p>I have built three complete sensors on Veroboard as my test bed, in this tiny footprint.</p>
<p>I am based in Vancouver, BC but am certainly willing to see how completion of this can happen remotely.</p>
<p>I do realize there seem to be a lot of these little projects springing up but to my best knowledge, as yet, I haven't come across anything that is freely available that does everything each of these sensors does in one unit.</p>
<p>Anyone interested?</p>
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<p>Here is a picture of the simpler probe hardware:</p>
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