Control cabinet
The control cabinet includes the following components
- Main control unit (Raspberry Pi)
- Relay actuation unit
- Power supply 12V
- Fuses
- Circuit breaker
- Main switch
- Relays for manual control of pumps and skimmer
- Sockets for power output to pumps and skimmer
Requirements
- The control cabinet shall have the possibility to cut off the connection to the power supply (all wires).
- The control cabinet shall limit the current drawn from the power supply.
- The control cabinet shall limit the current drawn by each actuator (all pumps, skimmer, feeder, heater, ventilation).
- The control cabinet shall provide switches accessible without opening the cabinet allowing to switch off the following devices:
- Protein skimmer
- Main pump #1
- Main pump #2
- Auxiliary pump #1
- Auxiliary pump #2
- Heater
- Feeder
- The control cabinet shall provide power sockets for the following devices:
- Protein skimmer
- Main pump #1
- Main pump #2
- Auxiliary pump #1
- Auxiliary pump #2
- Heater
- The control cabinet shall provide signal indicator lamps for the following devices:
- Protein skimmer
- Main pump #1
- Main pump #2
- Auxiliary pump #1
- Auxiliary pump #2
- Heater
- The control cabinet shall allow to route the cables to outside of the cabinet - preferably at the bottom of the cabinet.