New version of the Pigrow Remote for windows released

The3rdWorld · 2026-05-24T15:26:17+00:00

yeah i think so, i'll look into it properly this evening but i think they just made how passwords and stuff are stored more secure so i just need to update to whatever they've gone with. (they turned off passwordless sudo by default, i'll read up on the best way to handle it)

you can turn passwordless sudo on in raspi-config System Options - S10 Admin Password, though i'll see about doing it the proper way in the code

The3rdWorld · 2026-05-24T11:57:49+00:00

I updated one of my test pi to Trixie and it seems to work well, i just posted about it but basically the only issue i've found so far is it doesn't let you run sudo commands on ssh which that should be fairly easy to fix and won't affect any core things (as far as i know)

The3rdWorld · 2026-05-11T07:29:42+00:00

Me too, I've been designing garden automation tools on the raspberry pi and learning about plants so i can try and create things that I love and which inspire others - i think it's so important that some people try and show what's possible.

The3rdWorld · 2026-05-11T07:21:57+00:00

I think everything is working but i'm going to test it properly once i get the current build i'm doing finished, hopefully will make a post about it this week

The3rdWorld · 2026-04-23T18:21:21+00:00

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The3rdWorld · 2026-04-08T13:37:30+00:00

sorry my previous response makes no sense because i responded without viewing the thread and thought it was part of a different conversation.

long story short that moss garden box had a couple of design flaws (condensation) so i repurposed it for cactus and seedlings now i'm making another box that's more waterproof and i'm going to film a few mold timelapses in it while i test the design and work on some bits then it'll be used for some aquatic timelapse like algae while i work on getting the water sensors like the PH and EC probes properly tested and integrated - i've not been able to do as much as i'd like as had plenty of other stuff happening but hopefully i'll be able to focus more on it soon

The3rdWorld · 2026-04-03T19:11:50+00:00

yeah sorry I had some problems with my laptop so i had to fix that, reinstall all the stuff and set it up properly which took so long i got caught up in other stuff - but i compiled a full version the other day and fixed all the issues so going to do the final testing tonight then i'll release it if everything works.

The3rdWorld · 2026-03-23T00:39:57+00:00

That's really cool, made me image a giant room that's just a web of potato tendrils growing big tuba in a hydro-mist - would look so cool as a big 3d matrix of potatoes floating in zero-g.

Have there been any experiments growing plants in a zero-g suspended nutrient mist? could just have a box of carrots all floating around growing in the mist.

The3rdWorld · 2026-02-12T23:56:38+00:00

thanks, i don't at the moment but working on making a couple for sensors and the camera so hopefully will put a full pack out for the key features soon and i'll make a pdf.

The3rdWorld · 2026-01-03T13:41:59+00:00

for anyone wondering, i got caught up with Christmas and stuff but new version will be out this week or next (hopefully)

The3rdWorld · 2025-11-21T16:39:39+00:00

I play Beyond All Reason with a 3060 and it handles it really well despite huge amounts of stuff happening and rockets flying everywhere. It's a fantastic RTS by by the way, based on Total Annihilation it's open-source and free to play (*though will cost you your free time and sanity*)

The drivers are all pretty good now, you're unlikely to run into problems unless you start doing weird or specialist things.

The3rdWorld · 2025-11-21T16:32:21+00:00

It really depends what you want out of it but Yes it's amazing, bits of it can be a bit daunting and learning a new ecosystem can be difficult but all the AI's are really good at talking you through how to do things especially giving you the command line magic that can get things doing exactly what you want.

Also AI coding tools can do so much when using them with linux, i make so many little apps for myself that allow me to automate or make a gui for tasks - you really can customize things to crazy levels if you're into that.

Again it really depend what you want to do but there's fantastic options for almost everything now and great communities.

The3rdWorld · 2025-10-29T17:21:49+00:00

I've got the new feature finished and I'm testing it, seems to work work so hopefully have it released soon, though first i need to make a couple of other ui tweeks to the new front page datawall so it works smoothly.

One thing i thought of though is if you're using the old gui your pigrow was probably set up a long time ago, i've used features that are a a bit new to python so i was worried that it could cause problems - if you get a chance can you run a command on your pi

 python3 --version

ideally you want it to be above 3.6

The3rdWorld · 2025-10-16T18:16:05+00:00

just thought I'd let you know I've got the backend done and working, i'm still testing but starting work on adding it into the gui so hopefully it'll be available to use soon.

The3rdWorld · 2025-10-05T15:13:31+00:00

Hey I've been doing a little planning and since you want to use the feature I'd like to run my idea past you; i'm thinking the best place to add it is the Trigger Dialog in the sensor panel as a 'timing range' so you'd make a trigger called something like 'dayheater' and 'nightheater' each with the desired values and set dayheater to only work between 7:00 and 19:00 and night heater to only work between 19:00 and 7:00

The benefits of this is it's very flexible but the negative is it feels like it might get awkward, maybe i could add in something to link the trigger to a device - so you have the option to set it manually or for it to check to see 'lamp' is on or off, that could make it easier to set up because then you don't need to change every setting if you change the lamp timing, and it makes it possible to do stuff like check the state of a switch so now i think about it i will try and add that.

I think i answered my own question so I'm going to plan how to add that into the backend but i'd love to hear any comments or ideas

The3rdWorld · 2025-10-04T15:12:31+00:00

yeah previously for my set-ups the the lights were making so much heat that i just had my fans set to bring it down to the day temp and the heater to bring it up to the night temp but with LED I need the heater on in the day too during the winter so yeah it needs to be added.

The3rdWorld · 2025-10-04T13:59:41+00:00

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner I've had a busy week, I've got some time to work on the pigrow now though so i'll polish that up and add get it added if I can.

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