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Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Vivarium Controller ** An archive/homage of the original |
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Hey all! We were playing with the code, getting things working and then we came across Home Assistant. I love the code we've been using and updating as well as really enjoying the mental gymnastics in making the software bend the way we want but Home Assistant is a game changer. Loads on the same Raspberry Pi, uses the same sensors and relays but can do an order of magnitude more. It can use other wireless devices you may already be using, it can use a TON over other sensors, other IC devices (including WIFI and Bluetooth boards), can be controlled from an app on your smart device and uses a logic flow that is amazing. Seriously, if you're interested in this code, give Home Assistant a look first. Huge user community, lots of online help and super user friendly. |
IT'S ASLEEP!..... A-S-L-E-E-P!!! |
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IT'S ALIVE!..... A-L-I-V-E!!! |
Well, we've been tinkering here in the labs and have successfully tweaked the code to work with the newers Pi's. We're still working to dot all the T's and cross the I's (probably why it's taking so long, maybe we should reverse that..) and we're trying to document some of the load changes (some of the older git grabs are now a bit different) but it's working non the less. If you would like a copy of the updated code give me a shout at the address hinted at below and I'd be happy to send you a copy of the upated software. As always, shout out to Nate for puttings this all together first, we're simply standing upon his shoulders for this! |
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Control & monitor from anywhere The Raspberry Pi Vivarium Controller can be accessed anywhere you have an Internet connection and a web browser. You may also keep it private on your local network. |
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A perfect starting point The Raspberry Pi Vivarium Controller can be used to monitor more than just vivariums. It's perfect for greenhouses and any application that requires automated environmental control & monitoring. |
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Raspberry Pi? The Raspberry Pi is a $25 - $35 credit card sized single board computer that runs on Linux, an Open Source computer operating system. |
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Easy to customize With Raspberry Pi Vivarium Controller it's easy to build exactly what you need. Rather than having several random components each doing different jobs, you can now have one system to control everything |
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You will need to run this software on an older version of Raspbian (Jessie) and up to a RaspberryPi-3B, not a 3B+. The currently supported version of Debian (Stretch) only supports PHP7 and this code requires PHP5 for the MYSQL db calls. Also, while Stretch supports the Pi 3B+ Jessie only supports the Pi 3B. Jessie may be modified to run on the Pi 3B+ but that is outside current scope of this document. You can download an older copy of NOOBS 2.2 HERE which still works with this software and instructions. Perahaps an easier option, you can just download an image file for JESSIE (7/5/17) HERE. Use ETCHER to burn it to an SD card and follow the steps as normal.
Or, you could just DOWNLOAD a fully configured image including JESSIE, MySQL, Web Files, Database, etc. The only configuration option
left to you would be the WIFI settings (covered in instructions) if desired. Use ETCHER to copy to the MicroSD card. File download is 8Gb which requires a same sized MicroSD card. Any needed passwords are in the Instructions file. |
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Raspberry Pi Vivarium Controller is FREE and OPEN software. Get started today! Excited yet? Start exploring and experience RasPiViv 
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** This website is a static(ish) archive/homage of the original RaspiViv website. Content was recovered from an online archive as well as my own history after www.raspiviv.com went dark. I don't have copies of the forum but if anyone would like to start anew, let me know. The file download was the orignal offered, I may have a more updated version and will replace if I can. Feel free to drop me an email at this domain, addressed to Vivhomage... 2018 |
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