Sig / Stats Generator

[Scott Rowe]

What is it?

 

An application that I made that takes the statistics provided by your web enabled controller (AC Jr / 2 with AquaNotes, AC3/3Pro with ethernet, or Premium Aquatics LightHouse) and turns them into an image that you can use as a signature on your favorite forum, emails, or even as an image on your web page.

 

How does it work?

 

A program on my server reaches out every five minutes to your controller and gathers data that you specify. Temperature, ph, ORP, device status- most any data that your controller displays on a web page- all of it can become part of your image. This data gets formatted in the way you want, either fancy or simple, and turned into an image.

 

How much does it cost?

 

Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. There are no ads, no pop-ups, no tracking cookies, or fees. This was just something cool that I came up with because I'm a reef geek. If you feel guilty about using it for free, then renew your membership to your local reef club, send a donation to MASNA, or give a newbie a frag of something and help spread the responsible reef keeping ethic.

 

Okay, cool, how to I get started?

 

Register for an account at reefchat.org and once you're logged in, click 'Extras' then 'Signature Generator' from the top menu. Help is available from every screen, and I've even put up a HOWTO with screenshots. I'd appreciate feedback on how to make it better, too.

 

The controllers the application supports can grow, too. If you have another controller that has a web interface, and it's not listed here, I'd love to work with you to make it compatible.

 

Here are a few sigs that some users have..

 

Yes, Brent needs to calibrate his ph probe

 

[Scott Rowe]

Oh, I added a new feature.. since I'm grabbing everyone's stats, why not graph them?

 

Click mine to view my stats for today..

[Guest tgallo]

that is so cool, i need a controler with pc interface know.

[Scott Rowe]

I really hope someone with an RK II and the new firmware will give me a ping so that I can make it work with this.

[dbartco]

Only problem is that everyone will be posting every 5 minutes to see what their tank stats are!

 

cool idea

[Scott Rowe]

I added another new feature. You can get your stats in XML (for integration into your own web pages) as well.

 

http://www.rowelab.com/AquaController/Ashlar.xml

[Scott Rowe]

I've added support for a couple more controllers- RKE w/ NET module, Profilux, and the Neptune Apex. Give em a try and let me know if you have any other controllers you'd like me to support.

[Scott Rowe]

*bump* I've added support for the new Profilux 3, as well as options for different fonts and font sizes.

[Coral Hind]

Scott, I just wanted to say thanks to you for offering this cool service.

[lanman]

Yeah - me, too!! Many Thanks! I use it when I'm traveling, just to check up on my tanks!

 

bob

[Scott Rowe]

Yeah - me, too!! Many Thanks! I use it when I'm traveling, just to check up on my tanks!

 

bob

 

Glad you guys like it! If you have any other ideas for things that might be cool in the signature, let me know, I'm always tinkering on something.

[Sikryd]

Glad you guys like it! If you have any other ideas for things that might be cool in the signature, let me know, I'm always tinkering on something.

 

 

It works good for me too. I pull up the DNS info on my phone since it isn't "fully" enabled, and it still works great to get all the info.

[Der ABT]

signed up for my account last night will be getting it up and running as soon as i can.

I dont have a dedicated internet line for the controller yet (just one i hook up when im gone) but im working on that.

 

thanks for the program, set up doesnt seem to be very difficult but if i run into any problems ill be sure to make any suggestions.

 

now to crop a picture