More on Tubemeters

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Top_Nurse

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More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 11:49am

So does anyone know what the Tubemeter Aquabus cable is for? Looks kind of like a USB with a power connector attached? Are all Tubemeters USB devices? Do I have to have the Aquabus cable + the USB cable?

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 2:17pm

When you order a tubemeter, you get the tubemeter and a USB-Connection-cable.
But if you have an aquaero, you might have the wish to connect the tubemeter to the aquaero _instead_ to the usb-port - then you must add the auqabus-cable to your order.

Id the tubemeter is installed to the usb-port, it will be an own device in the aquasuite (like the aquaero).
If it's installed to the aquaero, it will be shown in the Tab "Tubemeter" in the Aquaero-Part.

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Beun

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 8:28pm

With the auqabus-cable can it be mounted directly to the aquaearo? or do you need a auqabus?

Stephan

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 8:49pm

The aquaero has a aquabus connector. You can use this connector to add several aquabus devices like multiswitch, tubemeter etc. There can be up to 64 devices at the aquabus. You don't need more than aquaero, aquabus-cable and the tubemeter. The cable for the tubemeter is special, because the aquabus doesn't supply the tubemeter with power (USB does it). So you also have to connect it to the PSU.

The firmware of the tubemeter detects if it is connected to the aquabus or USB. So you don't need other tubemeter versions and you are free to change it to USB at any time.

Top_Nurse

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 10:15pm

So what is the best way to hook it up?

Beun

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Thursday, October 27th 2005, 11:07pm

Thanks Stephan, finally I understand. I'll order it this weekend

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Friday, October 28th 2005, 3:24pm

Quoted from "Top_Nurse"

So what is the best way to hook it up?

I would guess the aquabus, because you can add it to your "emergency shutdown settings" (so the aquaero can shutdown your PC when the tube loses his content

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Top_Nurse

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Friday, October 28th 2005, 3:40pm

Quoted from "x-stars"

I would guess the aquabus, because you can add it to your "emergency shutdown settings" (so the aquaero can shutdown your PC when the tube loses his content ).

Thanks for the answer.

So how do I wire multiple Tubemeters to the Aquabus? The cable set I ordered only had what looked like one set of connectors. Can I wire that in parallel to another Tubemeter and have it recognized as an independent device?

Top_Nurse

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 10:53am

^ Anyone?

Do I also gather I can use the Tubemeter upside down like seen in this pic:

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 11:22am

Quoted from "Top_Nurse"

^ Anyone?

Do I also gather I can use the Tubemeter upside down like seen in this pic:

Otherwise it wouldn't be mentioned by AC (this is an original-AC-pic -> so, yes you can

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Top_Nurse

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 1:28pm

What about if I wanted to use a Tubemeter that is sitting at say a 15 degree angle from straight up and down like in this pic:

Mr_modnaR

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 3:28pm

i should think it'd work, all the tubemeter is is a row of moisture sensors on a stick, so basically it'll give you a measurement of the water height whichever way up it is, the only problem being that its range of measurement decreases as you move it towards the horizontal plane.

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 5:04pm

Quoted from "Mr_modnaR"

i should think it'd work, all the tubemeter is is a row of moisture sensors on a stick, so basically it'll give you a measurement of the water height whichever way up it is, the only problem being that its range of measurement decreases as you move it towards the horizontal plane.

I think it could work, if you make an fix in the software (I'll write to Sebastian - I'll get the same problem when everything should work as I planned :

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Tuesday, November 1st 2005, 7:48pm

Quoted

if you make an fix in the software

yeah, something like a row of buttons to select what angle/position the tubemeter is in.

Top_Nurse

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Re: More on Tubemeters

Wednesday, November 9th 2005, 11:04am

On the Tubemeter I found what appears to be a "1" next to one of the pins. I assume this is pin 1, but is it pin 1 per the USB specification wich is positive or is it the Aquaero type pin 1 which is negative?