arduino reef controller?

i ordered a rkl but before i did i was studying about people taking a arduino mircoboard thing and making into a controller. Has anyone here done that? it would definately be cool to build a controller to suit you own needs.

 

There are a couple of us working on one. Very few though.

You can get a Reef Angel for pretty cheap. It is Arduino based and does quite a bit for the cost.

 

well ide figure ide build one eventually just to say "hey see that... i built it". I need some people to teach me the basic's of stuff like that thought. all I know is that you start will an arduino decousilo (dont know how to spell it) get a 16x 2x or 20x 4x lcd screen. i dont know how to put them together or anthing else. does anyone know what parts would be to build one?

 

Unfortunately, we are just learning as well. Not much information to share at this point. There are a couple decent threads on RC, and some more scattered around the interweb. Just do some searches and read.

Mine will be a little different.
Most of the programming will be stolen and reconfigured from the Reef Angel software.
The hardware will be mostly the same as the Reef Angel, but with a different main board. I need more Inputs/Outputs than the Duemilanove can provide.

 

so your probley using the MEGA then right?

 

Nope. Sanguino Pro. It has 32 Digital I/Os plus 8 Analog, and 6 PWM. It has breakouts built in, so no soldering needed to attach cabling. Should be more than enough for what I need.

 

do you have any picture of it so far?

 

I am still in the R&D stage.

Products

The above link shows the board that I want to use.

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Good link for boards, add ons, and such.