BigBudBalls
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Yup. leave my hydro and soil set up alone for 2 weeks constantly. (working, slowly, on the totally hands-off hydro system)
my computer controlled grow room - GrowControl 1.1
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BloodShot420
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i could go 2 weeks if i had to, i usually change the res/adjust the lights about every weekend tho...
i dont think i'll ever automate the nutrient adding, water refilling, or light lifting though.... that would get a little too involved, and i wouldnt know if it was measuring right until the plants were burned or dead. lol
i dont think i'll ever automate the nutrient adding, water refilling, or light lifting though.... that would get a little too involved, and i wouldnt know if it was measuring right until the plants were burned or dead. lol
Anotheroldephart
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Great thread!! I'm going to watch this one because I go out of town occasionally. A source for some devices is X10 for security monitoring and surpluscenter.com for relays,boxes, switches, and such. I'm working on a short term power source for the transition from hoese current to the genset. We lost power last night,. That woke me up..shot me off the couch..twisted my hip..All so I could unplug the timers somy plants wouldn't go schizophrenic with the interuption of *day* as i've had thatoccur before with semi-disasterous results, the girls went back into veg growth briefly, and i wonder why I'm losing my hair! I haven't read the full details, I will, and I'm going to work out my system with a former Cisco routing guru. The more deeply I get involved with growing, the more i want to maximize my yeild..besides, it's cheap(relatively) compared with my other hobbies.
around 800ma before you start to have trouble with the contacts fusing together. a quick tap unlatches them, but could end up with a ruined crop by that time. controlling multiple grows from a central location, something else you have to think about. if one grow is busted, they all go down. just follow the wire.
BloodShot420
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you can password protect the PLC program (and even if you didnt, cops are too stupid to figure that shit out)
also "the wire" would be over the internet...
but i think i would still go with individual systems...
also "the wire" would be over the internet...
but i think i would still go with individual systems...
lol, thanks. gotta love the industrial parts too! those systems and walmart timers are like night and day
BigBudBalls
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Hey, I got a couple of these that I've just started playing with:
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ci_82500
I've got it working well with applescript for the I/O. Haven't tried the serial yet. But kinda cool to have a simple box on ethernet. Just wish it was PoE.
But does need level shifting to control anything. The outputs are rather low current whether sink or sourcing.
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ci_82500
I've got it working well with applescript for the I/O. Haven't tried the serial yet. But kinda cool to have a simple box on ethernet. Just wish it was PoE.
But does need level shifting to control anything. The outputs are rather low current whether sink or sourcing.
ISmokePotBecauseItsCool
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wow this thread blew my mind. I know nothing of programming or logic controllers or anything to that effect. I spent 10 mins figuring out my digital timer in between bong hits. +rep to all you guys with all those braincells left
I look more like pinky from pinky and the brain, dopey dim wit and all. lol
nice toy, I like those. I really need to learn assembly or get better at c so I can build one
rolln1up
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built a computer controlled dwc system last year. the program is a java based so it crossplatform compatable. It used the paralel port for control had remote access a webcam and everything your building. In my signature is a link to the journal with a link for you to down load the java script hope you can find my write up useful good luck
nice work. I'd like to post my code soon, but I have to make sure my server is secure before I post links to things. kinda paranoid about that now, don't want problems to deal with.
BigBudBalls
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parallel and crossplatform is an oxymoron. serial(232) or USB is MUCH more universal. (and java was intended to be x-platform, but barely made that grade. every OS tossed it's own wrench into the works)
But kudos!!!!
haha, that's a good joke. even made my friend laugh.
mono develop could turn into "the" programming language for cross-platform apps. I personally can't stand the whole .net framework thing, but it really looks like they're going in the right direction fast with that program.
rolln1up
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What do you mean java and parrale isn't a good
Crpssplatform option being that java runs in virtual environent on ever os. Parrell allows the designer to emplement the system with much less design requirment using only simple relays.
Anotheroldephart
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Building a PC is simple really. Different components have different style plugs. I've built three..still don't no diddly about the workings, but sure as hell can build one!(lol) If you are going to build one, go to tigerdirect.com for the parts and pieces. They've got the best prices on the innards, as for the case, I'll dig around and see if I can find where I got it f you're interested. TD is good to work with . Their customer service really is.. The staff is quite knowlegdeable about the differences between seemingly the same thing and happy to help. if there are any problems with any of the parts TD will exchange no hassle, no worries. If you're in the market for a great security program one of my lil companies is a reseller for that and other software*mini plug**s*
tigerdirect has some good deals and they're reliable. I've gotten parts from them many times, and have built more then a few computers. unfortunately, that's not the kind of computer I was talking about building. more like a single chip that can fit on the tip of your finger. they had a 1tb sata hard drive on there for $80 the other day. I wanted 2.
Merry Christmas!
BigBudBalls
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Lets see, most PC's these days don't have parallel ports. Macs, SGI's, Sun's, NeXT's never had them. (BeBOX had that cool 'geek port')
Nearly every java program I have tried, I had to screw with to get it to run on anything other then Windows. (makes me feel like getting open source C code and compiling myself, with needed tweaks)
Other thing I find interesting about java. Take VB. Everyone said its crap because its an interpreted program (p-Code) long comes java, which is the same thing. But has that cross platform aspect to it.
With all the hype around java, I have yet to see a 'real' program written in it. Its still slated for web apps and little utilities. Even after 10 years, still nothing to speak of.
I think you'd like the hardware I'm using. a simple serial card with 6 i/o outputs and 4 analog inputs. easy enough to plug it right into the serial port, the protocol for it is really simple. one command turns a port on, another turns the port off. no flickers when the computer is booting up. add an rs-232 to rs-485 adapter in place of the serial cable, then you can add up to 32 devices on a chain of a single twisted pair of wires up to 4000 feet from the main computer. they are doing away with serial ports too slowly, but at least you can still buy usb to serial adapters.
rolln1up
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A video of my computer setup and running 8 out puts 4 inputs using linux but I've ran it on windows for a friends grow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOocX6Acihs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOocX6Acihs