To maintain a healthy fish tank, key parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH must be measured and monitored to keep the water in a balanced condition. These tasks are often neglected, resulting in the water deteriorating and even becoming unsafe for the fish. It is also important to correct any deviations as quickly as possible which can be challenging if the owners are away.
The LDSBus system, with its range of sensors and actuator devices, allows such monitoring and control systems to be created easily. Connect the sensors and output actuators to a host computer and create your own control software quickly and easily based on our examples and software libraries.
Deviations in water temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen can cause unsafe conditions for fish. Manual monitoring means the intervals between testing are often too long.
Even with monitoring in place, water quality can deteriorate, causing fish to die if not corrected quickly, especially if the owners are not on-site.
Monitoring solutions often require individual instruments, operating in isolation from each other with their own connectivity and user interface.
Many sensing and automation solutions support only short cable lengths between sensors and user interface.
Lack of support for adding sensors and control devices prevents the system being expanded in future.
Developing software to monitor and control fish tanks from scratch can be time consuming and difficult.
Maintaining optimal conditions in a fish tank can be difficult and time- consuming
Maintaining optimal conditions in a fish tank can be difficult and time- consuming
Using the LDSBus, developers and enthusiasts can provide monitoring and automation to a wide range of applications. In this example, we use the LDSBus to monitor some key parameters of the water in the fish tank. This helps to ensure that the water is at the optimal temperature for the fish and that the pH and Dissolved Oxygen are at safe levels. The LDSBus is connected to the host computer via the LDSBus USB Adapter. The host computer can be a Windows PC, Linux box, or Raspberry Pi. You can program your own application in Python or C# language using our Software Development Kit (SDK).
Control an air pump to maintain oxygen levels (Relay actuator)
Continuous monitoring of Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and pH levels ensure that the fish are safe and happy. Avoid the need to do manual samples at regular intervals. You can develop code to display the data in real time as well as logging it for long-term monitoring.
Program automatic responses to activate devices to maintain the conditions even when you are not there. For example, the LDSBus Relay can activate the air pump when required without it running all of the time.
All sensors and actuators use the same connection and protocol, allowing them to work together on the same bus. Avoid the need to have separate monitoring systems for different parameters which are connected separately. Develop just one piece of software to monitor and control all your LDSbus devices.
The host computer can also be some distance from the fish tank, as the LDSBus can run for distances up to 200m using convenient CAT5e/6 cabling with RJ45 connectors.
You can easily extend the system using additional Quad T-Junctions. Monitor other parameters such as water quality (via Oxygen Reduction Potential and Electrical Conductivity sensors) and Ambient Light levels (via 4in1 sensor). Control other devices such as heaters and lights via LDSBus Relay and LDSBus Dimmer actuators.
Use our Software Development Kits (SDK) in Python or C# to develop your application. We have a wide range of examples included in the SDK showing you how to use the different sensors and actuators and providing a starting point for your own code.
Fish Tank Monitoring with our Long Distance Sensor Bus (LDSBus) devices
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