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E-vision: The Elos presentation

Elos has just explained several new technical features of the E-vision, that we are all waiting to try after seeing it in Singapore.



The first modules available will be ElosTempo, ElosDimmer and ElosPower and that will be followed shortly by ElosClima.

The first three modules are in fact already available in late June to early July, we see the main features in the presentation made ​​by Elos:
The Elos E-Vision is a broad new aquarium controller line that has a simple foundation but which can be built up into a very sophisticated aquarium & home controller.
Built on a framework of standard home automation bus, the heart of the E-Vision system are the individual controllers which include the Tempo, Clima, Orp, pH, Conductivity etc.

Here you can watch the video already published when Nicola, the owner of Elos, is able to change the brightness of the LEDs on each channel in its LiteXPColor in Verona, from Singapore, noted the response speed of the system when he acts on the slide.

The Elos Evision ControlCenter is the most attractive piece of the System. It is a touchscreen to remotely control your units (Timer, Temperature, pH etc. etc.). Its sensitive, high quality resistive touchscreen has a high pixel density and very high contrast and brightness.

Its unibody case is not just a plastic box but it is made by solid piece of acrilyc, CNC machined and then polished to excellent effect. It can be easily be stick on the door of your aquarium or, thanks to the magnet inside, it can be sticked to any metal surface.
Although the ElosTempo have simple onboard programming capability, the remote ControlCenter allows for more sophisticated programming of each Evision module through an easily navigable graphical user interface.

Sold at an introductory price of 320 Euro to final customer, we are actually planning a soft launch beginning for the coming summer and more widespread availability in September.

Easy Timer for easy life.

Easy: this was the keyword when we have though about a new controller to take the place of the BIOTOPUS II



Easy: this was the main target. We all know how lazy we are when it is the time to read a manual. We would like things to work once connected, without the need to do nothing.

This is what have inspired us on the production of our new line of Controllers.

But we also wanted them to be "connectable". What does it means?

Basic: they have to work in a "stand alone" configuration, but they can also be connected one to each other in an easy way. And once "part of a network" they will share informations to improve their performances like, for example: once on the network you connect the Tempo and the Clima controllers, an over- temperature detected by the temperature controller (Clima), will shut off the lights connected to the timer (Tempo).

But this is not all: we wanted it to be easily programmable, so we have created a "sensual" touch screen to easily acces to "hidden" functionalities like dosing timer, separate light timers etc. etc..

The WEB server is on board: but we wanted also to have it controllable by computer, with a "cloud type" interface so we have included the possibility to add a Web Server interface with a GPRS modem and a TCP/IP port to make it accessible by any browser, from any computer.

Robust: we wanted it to be based on an "industrial" standard". We have housed each module inside a DIN- TYPE box that allow their installation inside industrial rack permitting their integration to the household electrical system.

And much much more to come...

In the meantime you can dowload the manual directly from here: ElosTempo Manual

Actually available:
ElosTempo: DIN-Style Timer
Dimmer 3 pins: to control the Elos AquaTop
Dimmer 5 pins: to control the Elos E-liteXP and Elos E-liteXP Color
PowerBox: to control Metal Halide Lamp

You can download this presentation by clicking here: ElosNews

Returning then to us ... that mean? For many things I notice a certain similarity, certainly desired, between the Apple world and the Elos world, exclusive products, words such as unibody and more, it seems to me to go in the same direction ... Evision will be a success? We shall see, hoping soon to have a trial ... certainly it promises well for now, we just hope not to have to wait too long that all modules will be available.

DaniReef

Nice video produced by my friend Nuno

I just found this video on my friend's webpage. This is really awesome the producing and of course the discus breeding on the front glass. I hope that you enjoy it.

Postura from Nuno Almeida on Vimeo.

One picture worth than 1000 words...

One Step Closer ' June 2011

The layout is more or less as last update just because Anubias nana mini take too much time to grow and give the volume that I expect for the tree. This time I think that I took too much time to do the trimming on Hemianthus Callitrichoides; it is visible on one of the pictures that on the right side that HC is a little bit yellowish and their roots above the soil. The HC before trimming was with 3~5cm tall and if it isn't trimmed often the last layer will not get light enough to be in perfect conditions. I guess that in few days will be normal now that receives light enough to recover, anyway next time I need to trim it earlier to avoid this problem.

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Elos unveiled the New E-Vision from Aquarama

Elos has presented at international trade fairs held in Singapore Aquarama the new controller E-Vision that will replace the already gorgeous Biotopus II.

The heart of the system consists of a color touch screen module extremely sensitive to the touch. Thanks to the adoption of the modular system you can buy the complete system or any of the individual parts, without the need to buy the whole system, a revolutionary approach that probably will change the way we see computers programmed for aquariums.

The controller has a beautiful glossy finish as you can see in the picture, but the system is composed, to date, by the following modules:

• Clima – temperature module


• Tempo – module for managing the timed sockets


• Led dimmer – dimmer for LED lamps Elos compatible


• ORP – module for the management and monitoring of the redox probe


• pH – module for the management and monitoring of pH probes

All modules are extremely comprehensive and can be used alone to control the part of the automation that we are interested at a price that was announced, will be very low.

The module LED dimmer will dim any lamp Elos compatible, so maybe the E-lite second series, the E-LiteXP and E-Stripe, and will be programmed directly by module itself, with a simplified programming, or you can connect it to a PC for a more complete program, then you can connect it to the touch screen E-vision and communicate with any other modules.

Elos has also developed a complete web interface, so you can always talk to the E-vision until the point of making changes to your remote aquarium. In the video we see the Elos owner, Nicola Gandini, makes a dimming of the E-LliteXP Color based on aquarium at the headquarters of Elos in Verona, through an internet terminal in Aquarama in Singapore.

On paper the new E-Vision appears to be extremely interesting, especially regarding to price, as it seems that the touch module is expected to cost about 300-400 €, and the individual modules around 200-250 €, not just the need to purchased all modules.

We hope to have soon an E-vision to try and test… because, as you all know, I am so deeply attracted from this type of toys.

At the moment, Nicola Gandini says, the available module are Tempo (timer), Led Dimmer and Power Plug, and obviously the Touch Screen

DaniReef

Elos @ Aquarama 2011

Aquarama is one of the biggest fairs of Aquarium's hobby in the world and ELOS is represented there by ELOS Asia. The booth is as always well represented and as usual caught the attention of the public with the elegance, technology, quality and design of their aquariums and equipments.

I will let you with some pictures of the booth and keep you updated when I receive more news from there.

System 120XL Marine with ELOS Manta equipped with 2 E-Power and E-Light

Preparing the booth:


ELOS System Mini and Midi equipped with E-LightXP(mini) and suspended Aquatop(Midi):

ELOS System Midi equipped with suspended Aquatop(Midi):

General view of the booth:

And it is all for now... I hope that you enjoyed it!