AquaPi Circuit Board (rev2). (Pre-Order)
PRE-ORDER: These are currently in backstock and all orders will be fulfilled as stock comes back in.
This the the BOARD ONLY of the AquaPi for ESPHome. Show me what you can do with it!
If you have other esp32 devkit microcontrollers, keep in mind the VIN, 3v3, and GND Pin location, as they can differ from board to board.
Use this ESP32 DevBoard
IMPORTANT: rev1 has a typo on the printed board. Pins 32 and 33 are switched, so the label D32 is actually D33. Fixed in later revisions.
The Aquarium meets the Smart Home! AquaPi for ESPHome is a project that helps you build a powerful aquarium monitoring and automation system using affordable ESPHome devices and Home Assistant. Make endless automations and monitor temperature, water level, and upgrade for advanced aquarium monitoring: pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and more (using EZO circuits and probes).
Build it Yourself | Install Guide | View Circuit Board Diagram | View STL 3D Models
Main Page, Blueprints, & GitHub.
PRE-ORDER: These are currently in backstock and all orders will be fulfilled as stock comes back in.
This the the BOARD ONLY of the AquaPi for ESPHome. Show me what you can do with it!
If you have other esp32 devkit microcontrollers, keep in mind the VIN, 3v3, and GND Pin location, as they can differ from board to board.
Use this ESP32 DevBoard
IMPORTANT: rev1 has a typo on the printed board. Pins 32 and 33 are switched, so the label D32 is actually D33. Fixed in later revisions.
The Aquarium meets the Smart Home! AquaPi for ESPHome is a project that helps you build a powerful aquarium monitoring and automation system using affordable ESPHome devices and Home Assistant. Make endless automations and monitor temperature, water level, and upgrade for advanced aquarium monitoring: pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and more (using EZO circuits and probes).
Build it Yourself | Install Guide | View Circuit Board Diagram | View STL 3D Models
Main Page, Blueprints, & GitHub.
PRE-ORDER: These are currently in backstock and all orders will be fulfilled as stock comes back in.
This the the BOARD ONLY of the AquaPi for ESPHome. Show me what you can do with it!
If you have other esp32 devkit microcontrollers, keep in mind the VIN, 3v3, and GND Pin location, as they can differ from board to board.
Use this ESP32 DevBoard
IMPORTANT: rev1 has a typo on the printed board. Pins 32 and 33 are switched, so the label D32 is actually D33. Fixed in later revisions.
The Aquarium meets the Smart Home! AquaPi for ESPHome is a project that helps you build a powerful aquarium monitoring and automation system using affordable ESPHome devices and Home Assistant. Make endless automations and monitor temperature, water level, and upgrade for advanced aquarium monitoring: pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and more (using EZO circuits and probes).
Build it Yourself | Install Guide | View Circuit Board Diagram | View STL 3D Models
Main Page, Blueprints, & GitHub.
AquaPi vs Neptune Apex
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AquaPi PRO | Apex PRO | AquaPi Essentials | Apex |
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Home Assistant* | Local & Open Source | Cloud & Proprietary Software | Local & Open Source | Cloud & Proprietary Software |
Temperature | Included - Unlimited** | Included - Limited | Included - Unlimited** | Included - Limited |
pH | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Salinity | Optional Add-On | Available | Available | Available - Additional Hardware |
ORP | Included | Included | Available | Available - Additional Hardware |
Dissolved Oxygen | Optional Add-On | Available - Additional Hardware | Available | Available - Additional Hardware |
Water Detection Sensors | 2 Optical + 1 Leak | Liquid Level Sensor + 1 Optical | 2 Optical + 1 Leak | 1 Optical + 1 Leak |
Controllable Outlets | 6 Included, No Limit† | 8 MAX | 6 Included, No Limit† | 8 MAX |
Ports | 4 Water Proof Cables - Expandable‡ | Various, Splash Resistant | 4 Water Proof Cables - Expandable‡ | Various, Splash Resistant |
Price | $1000 | $950 | $680 | $630 |
** Daisy Chainable with Y-cables, no limit but requires some extra .yaml coding. Apex is limited by number of FMM ports on the device.
† Kasa Power Strip (affliant link), integrates with Home Assistant for control.
‡IP65 rated waterproof cables, can be used for input, output, I2C, PWM and DAC. Just 1 cable type for all peripherals.