NEW: aquaero 5 series

[basserdan]

I have this "atx break" for my A5. It's two 24-pin atx connectors with the green #16 wire ps_on replaced with a long wire to relay on A5. It also has a wire added to both #7 and #9 pins corresponding to Standby that route to a standby switch on the A5. I should be able to splice these wires into my ps atx connector, right?



Can anyone shed any light on what the third wire is for the relay connector on the A5? Diagram (above) is for A4. A5 has 3-wire relay.

[barfastic]

I just purchased 3 PA2s, im a bit bewilded as to how to connect them together and finally to the AQ5 as everything is in german.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

[frank anderson]

I just purchased 3 PA2s, im a bit bewilded as to how to connect them together and finally to the AQ5 as everything is in german.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Power Adjust 2 aquabus > aquabus > aquabus > Aquaero High Speed Bus, You can daisy chain them is the easiest method.. There are already numerous post/threads here and on AC forum explaining this.. Also please don't forget to use the old Aquasuite 4.72.00 software and change the firmware to 1003 if not already done so and ID of each PA2 to 50, 51 and 52..

[SpuTnicK]

Can anyone shed any light on what the third wire is for the relay connector on the A5? Diagram (above) is for A4. A5 has 3-wire relay.

Unlike Aquaero 4, the newbie features a three-pin relay. This provides opportunities for not only cutting down the power lane but also switching from one power lane to another.

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[Hi-Fi]

Where can I find aquaero xt and flow sensor to buy?
This lacking in all the shops that send to Brazil ..

[Spillertwo]

Just got my Aquaero XT today and have two questions:

+ anybody have problems with the buttons beeing over sensitive ? I took the sensitivity down in the options to only level 3 ?

+ next i replaced the front cover from alu to black. Four white washers dropped out but i'm not sure where they go back . Do they go between the faceplate and the print plate or do they go between the brackets and the printplate ?

[Raul-7]

I'm about to purchase an Aquaero, but I would like to know - can it power LED strips, like the Phobya Flexlight?

[frank anderson]

Where can I find aquaero xt and flow sensor to buy?
This lacking in all the shops that send to Brazil ..

These should be available at most major online distributors and they do ship anywhere overseas as far as I know, ie; sidewinders, PPC, etc.. or you can try http://shop.aquacomputer.de direct.

Just got my Aquaero XT today and have two questions:

+ anybody have problems with the buttons beeing over sensitive ? I took the sensitivity down in the options to only level 3 ?

+ next i replaced the front cover from alu to black. Four white washers dropped out but i'm not sure where they go back . Do they go between the faceplate and the print plate or do they go between the brackets and the printplate ?

The white washers go between the front aluminum plate and the PCB right behind that, I cant tell at the moment as I would have to take my unit apart to see, but that's what I remember.

As for the over sensitive touch buttons, you need to loosen the 4 screws in front a bit, if they are too tight, it'll cause the buttons to "click themselves"...

I'm about to purchase an Aquaero, but I would like to know - can it power LED strips, like the Phobya Flexlight?

I don't see why you can not, the PWM 1/2 output on the Aquaero are 12v / 1A max, since you can extend the flexlight 12/24/36/so on... I wouldn't go nuts and attach 100 LED's to it, but a reasonable amount should be no problem.

[Spillertwo]

I returned my Aquaero XT today.
The keys remained over sensitive even on sensitivity setting 1 and with the front screws very loose.
Also could not update the firmware.
The trick to update with the jumpers on the sensors is something i read about but there are no jumpers included with the device.
Just to much hassle for something that for this price should work perfectly out of the box.

[basserdan]

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Thanks SpuTnicK - I saw that you had responded but I just took a moment to check the link.

So, this connector only ever has two wires going to it at a time with placement depending on atx break or power button wiring?

[Bestofbritish96]

Hi all,

I get this error when I try to setup a curve controller in Aquasuite (aquaero 5). After clicking through Aquasuite crashes, any ideas?

[franknitty69]

with aquasuite open, unplug the aquaero usb cable from the motherboard. exit aquasuite.

open aquasuite and plug the cable back in. go to fans and verify that all the fan information (name, min/max power/rpm, etc) is there. If it looks good, try to create your curve controller again.

[cmdprompt]

Quick question: PA 2 Ultras... can one of them handle both a 655 and a second flow meter at once (connection wise)? I've poked around a bit (including reading this entire thread and I'm still not sure.)

Essentially, I'm planning on 2X 655 pumps for dual loops, 2 flow meters, 4 water temp sensors, some led lights and about 12 fans (GT 15's) in 4 banks...
(4 fans), (4 fans), (2 fans), (2 fans)

I was thinking the PRO + 2 PA 2 Ultras.

Anybody see a problem with that? I've done the math and I think I'm Okay, just not sure about the two flow meters? I'm planning on running both pumps off the PA's...

PRO will be on LC.

Thanks

[franknitty69]

Quick question: PA 2 Ultras... can one of them handle both a 655 and a second flow meter at once (connection wise)? I've poked around a bit (including reading this entire thread and I'm still not sure.)

Essentially, I'm planning on 2X 655 pumps for dual loops, 2 flow meters, 4 water temp sensors, some led lights and about 12 fans (GT 15's) in 4 banks...
(4 fans), (4 fans), (2 fans), (2 fans)

I was thinking the PRO + 2 PA 2 Ultras.

Anybody see a problem with that? I've done the math and I think I'm Okay, just not sure about the two flow meters? I'm planning on running both pumps off the PA's...

PRO will be on LC.

Thanks

The PA2 standard and ultra can handle fans or a pump, a temp sensor, a tacho out and a flow meter.

you should be fine with the pro + 2 PA 2's. You should go with standard btw. The only reason to go with the ultra is if you are using the PA2's standalone w/out an aquaero and you want to temp control outputs.

[cmdprompt]

I don't think I was very clear. Can one PA 2 (standard) handle both a pump and a flow meter at once, or are they limited to a single connected device?

Good advice on the standard vs. the ultra. Thanks.

[jcrouse]

Can one PA 2 (standard) handle both a pump and a flow meter at once, or are they limited to a single connected device?

Yes. This is a rear view of the PA2 (standard). You can find the manual on the Aquacomputer website. Use Google to translate where necessary.



Enjoy,
John

[cmdprompt]

Thank you.

[franknitty69]

Tachosignal = tacho output
Durchflusssensor = Flow Sensor Input
Temperatursensor = Temp Sensor Input
Aquabus 1/2 = Aquabus 1/2
Leistungsausgang = Fan or Pump Output
Stromversorgung = 12v Power Input

[jcrouse]

Here is a picyure of the Aquaero5 acting as an equalizer using WinAMP, LCDHype and the plugin from Aquacomputer. If anyone is interested I can write up
instructions. There is a set floating around but the miss many things.





Enjoy,
John

[SpuTnicK]

jcrouse have you wrote the script yourself or just used the one on Internet?
Anyway, do write instructions.

[jcrouse]

I used the one onthe Internet. There are a few things i haven't figured out yet as for the automation part, like when I launch LCDHype automatically using the startup group, how do i start my script. Also, how do I start the Winamp Plug-in Automatically. Anywyas, we can get that part together. I've been busy finishing my build and haven't even looked yet. The LCDHype forum does look pretty good.

more to follow ...
John

[Martinm210]

That's awesome..love the spectrum analyzer..

[D749]

Here is a picyure of the Aquaero5 acting as an equalizer using WinAMP, LCDHype and the plugin from Aquacomputer. If anyone is interested I can write up
instructions. There is a set floating around but the miss many things.





Enjoy,
John

That's awesome. I wonder if there is something like that for FooBar.

[cmdprompt]

Has anyone spliced two two of the RGB LED modules together and run them off of one PRO or XT LED connection? Can it handle it?

Thanks.

[jcrouse]

This is a brief tutorial for setting up the Aquaero 5 XT as an equalizer using Winamp and LCDHype.

Files you will need:
Winamp (full version) - http://www.winamp.com/
LCDHype (latest version) - http://lcdhype.condense.de/
Aquaero LCDHype Plugin - http://forum.aquacomputer.de/berwach...das-aquaero-5/

Instructions:
Install Winamp.
Install LCDHype.

Winamp Setup:
Copy the Winamp folder fron C:\Program Files (x86)\LCDHype\stuff to C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins.



Copy the file vis_waspec.dll from C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins\winamp to C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\Plugins (essentially moving the file “up” one folder level).



Start Winamp and click on the wavy icon on the top left corner, select vizualization and select plugin. Pick data collector.



Now we need to create a playlist in Winamp, set it to run in the notification area and start automatically.

Again, select the wavy icon in the upper left hand corner.
Select Options
Select Preferences
Select General Preferences
Under Show Winamp in:, select Notification area

In the left hand menu, select File Types
Make sure “M3U” is highlighted (this is the extension for playlists).
Select Close

Now, let’s create a Winamp playlist
With the focus on Winamp, press ALT-E on the keyboard
You should see this …



Select ADD
Select ADD DIR
Select the folder containing your music
It will read all the song in.
Select List OPTS
Select SAVE LIST
Save the list to a known spot on your hard drive. I recommend the Music folder where the songs were.
Create a shortcut in the startup group for the file you just saved. It will have an M3U extension.
This is a Windows thing and is up to you to figure out how.

LCDHype Setup:
Extract the file aquaerolcdhype to an empty folder. Copy the Aquaero folder from this folder to the C:\Program Files (x86)\LCDHype\controller folder.



Launch LCDHype.
Click on Configuration
Click on LCD Configuration
Click on the “+” sign and select the Aquaero 5 from the list



Click on Common Configuration
Place an “X” in Start script automatically after application startup
Place an “X” in Minimize application on startup
Remove the “X” from Show splash screen

Click on Scripting
Paste the following code into the scripting box

CODE (start copy at the beginning of the next line of text)

%Graph.Font('FixedSys', 9, 1)
/%Graph.SetTextArea(0, 0, 255, 63)/
#Header
%Param.RenderMode(Simple)
%Param.FastWrite(1)
#EndHeader

#TextMode
#EndTextMode
#GfxMode
%LCD.Gfx_SetOverlayMode()
%WinAmp.SpecAnalyzer(FFT, PeakedBars, 255, 63, 50, 5, 0.5, 2, 1, 0, 0)
/'Time -> ' %System.GetDateTime('hh:nn:ss')/
/%Graph.Rect(50,20,200,50,1,1) /
#EndGfxMode

CODE (stop copy at the end of the previous line of text)

Click the X in the upper right hand corner to close LCDHype
When asked to save the script changes, select OK
When asked to close the application, select Yes

Create a shortcut in the startup group for the LCDHype program. Left click the shortcut, select Properties and set Run to “Minimized”.
This is a Windows thing and is up to you to figure out how.



Now in Aquasuite 2012 you need to add the LCD USB screen to your list of screens that show on the Aquaero 5 LCD. After adding it, check the permanent box for testing.

After that, go through your menus and select the Winamp Playlist shortcut icon from the Startup folder. (make sure music is playing).
Go back to the startup folder and select the LCDHype shortcut.
The equalizer should now be working on the Aquaero 5.


Enjoy,
John