OpenCoral Open Source Aquarium Controller

Welcome! You've reached the home of the OpenCoral open source aquarium controller home page. Here you will resources for the construction of DIY automation equipment, developed in an open fashion usable by experienced hobbyists, for the control and monitoring of aquariums (both saltwater and freshwater).

Syndicated news feeds:

• OpenCoral Wiki Updates

These projects are developed by the main team behind OpenCoral.

• OpenCoral: Overall description about the modular OpenCoral system - hardware, software, firmware.

Hardware/Firmware/Specifications:

• OpenCoral OCnet The communications bus used by OpenCoral modules.
• OpenCoral Luna Moonlight The 6 or 12 LED PWMable moonlight/blue augmentation strip.
• OpenCoral Power Center Retrofit system for controllable outlets.
• BeagleBoard Scuba Aquarium control interface, using the BeagleBoard as a base unit.

Software:

• CoralWare Python-based, web front end aquarium control system.

Various resources for aquarium automation topics. Links to threads, distributors, circuits and schematics.

• pH Probes and Circuits
• Distributor list
• PCB and Schematic Design Software
• General equations and General constants
• LED Lighting
• Code Examples, Arduino Sketches for Aquarium Use
• Full Controller Projects, Open Source and Commercial

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