Heartbleed openssl bug … v1.3 smart controller patch
Our smart controllers were running a version of openssl that was affected by the heartbleed bug consider ‘the biggest security vulnerability of all time’ as an attacker can remotely connect and steal...
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shellshock bash bug?
shellshock is frightening. it does not affect any of the current releases.
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smart controller evolution … v2 coming soon
we ran into production related challenges and had to reconsider numerous scenarios. we pivoted some and our new v2 smart controllers boards are just about ready. v2 comes with inbuilt linux...
View ArticleThe Benefit of an Internship
Kijani Grows is an aquaponics company so one may expect to learn aquaponics farming through an internship with them. However, though the success of the farms is the ultimate goal of the work, you will...
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visualizing myself freezing
the last two weeks of the year normally sets the trends for my next year. my new year generally starts just before xmas which means my focus is renewed and runs deep during the holidaze. this results...
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milestones
i had multiple milestones yesterday. some enormous ones lost me in the future. in the numbness of the present, all i could think about was teachers that taught and helped me learn. i think i was...
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visualizing munchies and me junking out
i love flowers .. all shapes, all sizes, all colors … above all(most) scents. sometimes it is the only thing i grow … in my shamba. coming to thinking about it, i think i choose a science pathway...
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Purchase an introduction to aquaponics class
Aquaponic gardens grow yummy organic food using fish waste in a recycling water system. That is the last time you will hear such a goofy thing in this class and perhaps anything else you thought you...
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connecting sensors to a v2 controller
Sensor types: V2 smart controllers support different sensors including digital sensors(eg a float switch), analogue sensors(eg photocell), 1-wire sensor(temperature), i2c, serial and usb based sensors...
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building a v2 based smart aquaponics garden
aquaponics uses bacteria to break down fish waste to grow plants without soil in a recirculating water system. smart aquaquaponics allows you to use your computer or mobile devices to visualize and...
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configuring a v2 based smart aquaponics garden
system configuration once the sensors from the garden are connected to the v2 controller board, we are ready for system configuration. we will configure host names, time zones and wifi. at which point...
View Articleupdating your v2 controller kernels and linux builds
i had fun creating this tutorial on how to update your v2 controller and linux applications
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using 1-wire temperature sensors with the v2 controller
i have always enjoyed using 1-wire devices because i like that i can use multiple digital sensors from the same data pin. this was another fun document to write. here are further instructions on how to...
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temperature comprison
and san mateo was the clear winner in a couple of gardens i help manage remotely. here in is san mateo oakland, chicago, milwaukee
View Articlesetting up OS X Arduino library
download this pdf on how to setup library files on OS X! setting up OS X Arduino library
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measuring pH, EC, or even DO,OPR using a v2 controller
i enjoy looking at things i cannot see – such as concentrations of soluble solids in water. in such instances i really appreciate the power of visualization even more. we use atlas-scientific sensors...
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springtails
a close-up of my garden showing springtails below wikipedia says they are the largest of modern hexapods that are not considered insects because they have internal mouthparts they are called...
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monitoring water quality using a smart v2 controller
my favorite xmas presents included the tentacle shield, water quality kit probes and electronics i received from atlas-scientific as well as whitebox labs. i have used atlas devices for a while and...
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kijani seedlings spring integrated program
this spring break, we are opening our doors to 10 people – high schoolers or college students to spent a week geeking out with us at our offices and workshop at american steel studios. we will spent...
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introducing jellyfish our mini diy educational aquaponics kit
Kijani Grows Mini DIY Aquaponics Kit Smart Aquaponics is a fun way to study STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) and to grow your own food. We designed this kit for Makers of...
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