LED Full Spectrum Controller based on Mega2560 board

[kapelan]

Images updated.
Will try to create a video how it work with corals.

[kapelan]

video
https://youtu.be/TjtvJr6B_kE

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

video
https://youtu.be/TjtvJr6B_kE

Will this touch screen work 3.2 Inch 320 X 480 TFT LCD Display based on the IC: ILI9481 driver?

[kapelan]

Originally Posted by Stefanm

Will this touch screen work 3.2 Inch 320 X 480 TFT LCD Display based on the IC: ILI9481 driver?

ILI9481 supported.

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

ILI9481 supported.

Thanks and the higher resolution is ok I assume?

[kapelan]

Originally Posted by Stefanm

Thanks and the higher resolution is ok I assume?

Not sure what you mean.
This TFT has only one resolution: 240x320

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

Not sure what you mean.
This TFT has only one resolution: 240x320

Ok, I ordered one which uses the SSD1289 ic, same as the sainsmart one you had linked to a few pages back, please tell me that is supported?

[Stefanm]

Here's the link https://www.tanotis.com/products/tan...nt=42166211344

[kapelan]

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

Oops, I'll try to change the order.

[Stefanm]

Oops again, itbd driver supports ssd1289.

[Stefanm]

I'm getting confused, is ITBD a library that supports various IC's? or is it an IC?
Also does it support the SSD1289 IC?

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by Stefanm

I'm getting confused, is ITBD a library that supports various IC's? or is it an IC?
Also does it support the SSD1289 IC?

Apologies you had answered this on page 6.

[Stefanm]

I got the Mega, touch screen shield and ILI9341 based touch screen, the Mega seems to work properly, the touch screen has a few artifacts on some of the screens and the touch operation is kind of weird, if I touch a button on the top nothing happens, if I touch it like it's an opposite it works, basically the top to bottom axis is reversed, any solution or is the screen/shield faulty?

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by Stefanm

I got the Mega, touch screen shield and ILI9341 based touch screen, the Mega seems to work properly, the touch screen has a few artifacts on some of the screens and the touch operation is kind of weird, if I touch a button on the top nothing happens, if I touch it like it's an opposite it works, basically the top to bottom axis is reversed, any solution or is the screen/shield faulty?

The same issue can be seen here, this person has uploaded videos of the issue,
http://www.ferduino.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=102

[kapelan]

open a case, get money back?

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

open a case, get money back?

Yeah I'm trying that, it seems they're closed today (early evening here) so will wait to hear from them on Monday.

[Stefanm]

I bought a new touch screen whilst awaiting the replacement, works well. Hopefully will be able to test the LED's over the weekend. I did notice some artifacts on the lower half of the screen, these disappeared after naming the channels.

Looking forward to finally powering up my lighting, my wife can have the dinning table back!

[Stefanm]

Well I blew up my arduino and the new touch screen a few weeks back, little mishap

Today I received the replacement touch screen for the original I had bought, again it's the same one with the Y-axis reversed, the screen pcb is marked TFT_320QDT_9341, it seems that many people have this screen and now is becoming common, everyone has the same issue. The issue can be edited in the code, I think I have booked marked the solution somewhere.

Kapelan, is there any chance you can release a version for this board? I can email the links that I've found if it's of any help.

[kapelan]

version 2.17 has a quick fix to support touch screen with Y-axis reversed:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4...ktMcGNfR0E4QkU
Before loading controller software please run on Arduino this script:

#include <EEPROM.h>

void setup()
{
  EEPROM.write(274,2);
}
void  loop(){  
}

[Stefanm]

Thank you very much, that works great!

[Stefanm]

Hi Kapelan, is the ds3231 incompatible with your controller?

I was trying to get one to work and it is either incompatible or faulty, I'm ordering a ds1307.

[kapelan]

Unfortunately library from ds3231 not backward compatible to ds1307

[Stefanm]

Originally Posted by kapelan

Unfortunately library from ds3231 not backward compatible to ds1307

Thanks for the reply, I got a ds1307 today and it's working no problem.

[muelpaul]

Originally Posted by kapelan

One wire bus for temperature sensor DS1820: A3
Timer DS1307 rtc( 42,43)
LED pins: 13,12,11,10,9,8,44,45
Cooler for LED: 46
PH: A1
ORP: A0
Power lines: A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,A13,A14,A15
To contact sensors (overflow): A4,A5,A6,A7

Hello kapelan,
using your sketch for the first time this evening and like very much how it is thought out.

The led lights work using LDD-1000H and 700H drivers.

The DS1307 is keeping and saving time as it's supposed to do.

however the DS18B20 that is connected to A3 is not found, it did work using an example sketch from the DallasTemperature library before I loaded your sketch.

There is an AVC 120MM 4pin fan connected to pin 46 through a Coralox ver 1.5 fan controller board - it runs when the lights are on but at full speed.
Does this controller identify pin 46 as a fan specifically?

I will be doing more testing with this tomorrow, but did want to let you know how well thought out this was and so easy to load!