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| Author: | mistergreen [ Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
This project is in the inception phase right now. It's in my head but hopefully and slowly will take form overtime. I've read up on the jarduino, an arduino controller project. While very cool and took a lot of work, I see issues with it. It's not very flexible or easy to use. The dream I want to creat a controller using the arduino and a wi-fi shield where you will interface with the arduino via an iPad app or your computer. Another key point is that this is a plug and play. You can plug devices into to this chain and start playing right away; no adding more code and recompiling to the arduino. The goal is user friendly. You can be a complete novice and make it work. You just need some soldering skills. |
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| Author: | JairunCaloth [ Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
Are you set on using Arduino? When I first started thinking about building an aquarium controller Arduino was the first thought in my head as well. I have a raspberry pi that's looking for a nail though and I've been debating trying to use it instead. Wireless isn't a concern for me at the moment, but with a cheap USB wireless stick it can do that if needed. Pros: It's cheaper then an Arduino + wifi sheild, especially if wifi isn't a concern It's quite a bit more powerful and flexible Software can be written in whatever language you like Code is more portable Cons: Setup is potentially more complex Interfacing with some hardware might not be as straightforward |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
Yeah, I'll stick with the arduino for now. Development is pretty easy for it. The complexity of plug and play will need some complicated object oriented programming like c++. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
Oh! I just realized that this plan of mine is exactly like the Lego mindstorm. http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/history/default.aspx I actually have a mindstorm set I can use for reference. I'll plan on using cad5 connectors for easy connections as well. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
I'm going to use the MVC, model-view-controller, model when making this: meaning that the view or the interface is separated the logic and the data. So theoretically, the interface can work with any microprocessor. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
Here's a quick sketch what I'm thinking |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
I've been reading on the Arduino WiFi. It's a recent product with some bugs. I think they're fixing the firmware problems now. The wifi shield is $85, pricey. The ethernet shield is $45. I wonder is it's cheaper to use this with a ethernet wireless bridge thing. A wifi-usb dongle won't work. It has no logic. I basically will need to turn the Arduino into a web server. |
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| Author: | mistergreen [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
I was going to make an iPad app as the view for this and thought better. It would be better if the arduino server would serve up HTML pages for devices to view. That way, any device can interact with it; android, pc, Mac, etc... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD |
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| Author: | mogg851 [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
| Author: | mistergreen [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plug 'n Play aquarium controller |
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