Reef Angel: Open-Source Controller

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  1. samsdb0

    samsdb0 Bristle Worm

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    this is freaking amazing. do want.
     
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  2. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    ReefAngel,

    First off, I will say that you have made a very good product here. It has definitely reinforced my ideas that I had for my own project.

    I am going to go ahead and build a Sanguino to do basically the same thing, except have the extended outlet options.

    Would you mind if I used some of your coding to write my own? This would same me a ton and a half of work.
     
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  3. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    You say GUI, I say HMI., And someone else says MMI. ;)
     
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  4. reefangel

    reefangel 3reef Sponsor

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    I actually would love if you could use it. Afterall, that's what the core of open source is: sharing knowledge.
    Please keep me updated though. I'd like to know mods and anything you can share :)

    Roberto.
     
    reefangel, May 23, 2010
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  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Well, GUIs are a subset of HMIs, which are a subset of MMIs, so we'd be talking about slightly different things when you watn to get technical. ;D


    (For anyone wondering why I say HMI is a subset of MMI: Who says a biological machine isn't a machine?)
     
    blackraven1425, May 23, 2010
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  6. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    Technically, no, GUI's are not any different from MMI's or HMI's.

    I've bought these for a living and work directly with Rockwell Automation/ Allen Bradley, along with other companies like Siemens.

    To get back to the real topic, are these Reef Angels ethernet capable?
     
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  7. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Er, subset....a HMI doesn't need anything other than a keyboard, while a GUI requires more than a keyboard.

    On the MMI part you're right, I thought machine-machine interface lol.
     
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  8. horkn

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    GUI's and MMI's along with HMI's can be made several ways. Touch screens have no keypads unless you hook up a laptop to them, or connect to them via remote computer.

    None of these terms are specific about keyboard or touch screen, or any other method of input. That's why all these terms are interchangeable.
     
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  9. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Except for the GUI. The GUI requires some interaction other than a keyboard, like a mouse or touchscreen. The HMI doesn't; I can have a data entry program that's keyboard-only, in a text console, and it's not a GUI, but is an HMI.
     
    blackraven1425, May 23, 2010
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  10. reefangel

    reefangel 3reef Sponsor

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    Hey Horkn,

    Not yet, but take a look at this: YouTube - Reef Angel Controller - Wifi Prototype
    So, it is just a matter of some time for me to get boards developed and manufactured and I should have something out.
    My library is probably going to serve something like this:
    http://www.reefangel.com/wifi/

    Roberto.
     
    reefangel, May 23, 2010
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