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[GDSever]

I finished the second generation of technology aids for when I brew my own beer. It uses XBee wireless modems in End-Device mode to detect level switch states, which allow the Netduino to turn the pumps on and off.

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=DYasuzgusIY

 

Additional details are available on my blog:

 

http://brewznet.word...y/brewznet-2-0/

 

The VB.NET Code, Eagle files, and other stuff is available:

 

http://brewznet.word....com/downloads/

 

 

 

[swamplander]

I've been reading up on your project quite a bit on my last roadtrip... thanks for writing so much up on your blog! I was looking for your contact info today but didn't see an easy way to contact you, but now that I see this, it helps!

 

I'm looking to build a system to help control water changes for a 120 gallon aquarium... while not the same as your project, there are a lot of overlaps like float switches & pumps involved. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see a post or schematics for how you handle the opening / closing of your valves & pumps... any info you can share?

[GDSever]

Hey! Thanks for your interest in the project.

 

Schematics are available in the Eagle files (as well as my PCB layouts) - available for download from my OneDrive:

 

https://onedrive.liv...FCDC3DBD261!366

 

I am not doing anything with solenoids / valves (don't really need to) but I turn the pumps on & off with a pair of 10A SSRs from Crydom. They are probably overkill, but better safe than sorry, as far as I am concerned.

 

Hope that helps!

[swamplander]

Ah... misunderstod... I thought you were managing solenoids / valves... my bad. I did see where you were controlling a pump.

 

You seem to have started out with a Netduino but recently the posts mention Anduino. Was there a switch?