BitFenix Recon Owners

Thanks Tealc and BrianB :cool:

BrianB: Essentially you're beta testing now -- we haven't release a non-beta version yet.

Hopefully there will be a release next weekend (no promises though). After that I might make more regular "snapshot" releases of where the code is currently at. The reason I'm not making a snapshot release before the next "official" release is that profiles are stored differently now (don't worry, the new method will import any existing profiles you've made) and it's probably best to ensure the new method is "stable" before moving on...
 
I am liking the program!

Only problem I have is that sometimes if I set it to an RPM it will drop 100 higher or lower on the scale, I think it's just because of my fans RPM reading from the controller though happened with the bitfenix app oto.

Well done anyway, I love not having to load a web page every time I want to change fan speeds. Nice and stable so far. UI is nice and simple.
 
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I am liking the program!

Only problem I have is that sometimes if I set it to an RPM it will drop 100 higher or lower on the scale, I think it's just because of my fans RPM reading from the controller though happened with the bitfenix app oto.

Well done anyway, I love not having to load a web page every time I want to change fan speeds. Nice and stable so far. UI is nice and simple.
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Thanks very much, BrianB (is your name Brian?)!! :D

Not sure about the RPM issue. Possibly it's, as you say, your fans. I do know that after manually setting the RPM Phoebetria's display may "jump" once or twice... this is because it's waiting for acknowledgement of the RPM change from the Recon and/or processing a message already sent from the Recon before the RPM change. I could write a bunch of complicated code to possibly mitigate this further although I won't revisit this until after next release (basically because it will probably involve time-stamping everything internally and be complicated) :)

There are some bugs in the version that you're running, but they're not deal breakers (they relate to sometimes the tooltips of current speed not updating... so visual bugs). I think I've fixed them in the current source code, but I'd have to check.

Just a quick suggestion (and you may have already done it)... disable the BitFenix Recon service (fan controller) in Windows unless you happen to use the bitfenix software. Stops Phoebetria getting confused :D

Thank you again, very much, for the encouragement.


Edit: Oh thank Christopher (aka digitalm3) for the UI... if it had been left to me it would have been all grey and black :D He does a great job.
 
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Hey Craig,


I stumbled apon this as the official BitFenix software link is currently broken...

I'll say no more on that :mad:


The Recon is an integral part of the planned cooling system of my build in progress Air Flow Mini Concept (link in signature), lets just say I was contemplating swapping it out for the Lamptron FC Touch as this was my third attempt at getting the BitFenix software to work correctly :rolleyes:


Can I just say a HUGE thank you :D

I won't be bothering to install the BitFenix software (which in all fairness s*cks)

Your own works flawlessly and I'll be awaiting further developments with great interest


Great job fella :cool:
 
Thank you for your reply! Yes, my name is Brian. :D What's your's? Oh, it's Craig. :D

The software is functioning perfectly for me, it is just where I must wait for the fan speed to change that was confusing me. It is faster than the Bitfenix.

I uninstalled Bitfenix software before installing this, no bugs! If you guys sort out some kind of automatic feature where I can use just 1 temp probe near my GPU/CPU then this program will be 100% perfect for me.

I would have had the UI black and grey also, but it look's very good as it is I am happy with it. :)
 
Phoebetria is a great open source program. Too bad we can't tell you what we (Phoebetria + BitFenix) have in store for the next year or so.
 
Hi all

FYI

Due to personal issues and responsibilities that have arisen in my real life (and Chris's) it's unlikely there will be a release this weekend. Coding is going ahead with the software auto etc but there are a lot of loose ends that need tying up. Once things are at a point where the new functions and modifications are usable I'll probably upload a pre-release executable (and announce it only here). Hopefully not too far away! :D

Cheers
Craig
 
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Good luck!
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If you want to test with non standard RPMs (i.e. those not in multiples of 100) you can do this:

a) Navigate to C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\Phoebetria\Presets\ (replacing {Usnername} with you username and C: with your system drive if it's not C:)

b) Copy one of your saved presets (e.g. test.ini) and open it in a text editor

c) Change rpm= for each channel with whatever you like (e.g. rpm=1250)

d) Save

e) Reload the profile in Phoebetria

Obviously the LED display is not going to show 1250. And, the yellow bars under the channel sliders will stay yellow, but if you have a multimeter you can measure the (PWM) voltage and it really is somewhere between the voltage for 1200 and 1300RPM

Edit: if anyone does try this remember it's a "not supported" function ;) I'd also like to hear of your experiences because I have a grand total of one Recon and this has been tested on just one Recon (mine) :D
 
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Hm, seem's to only set my D14 at 1300 RPM...might be limitation of the Recon though. I remember it couldn't even control my 120mm Noctua from the front of the D14. Will go test it.

Don't know why it behaves so erratically with my Noctua fans >_< I have just the 1300RPM 14cm fan plugged into the Y splitter now and it has set the RPM to 800 and it's nice n quiet. Now I plugged in the 120mm and it's setting the RPM accordingly. I don't get why it misbehaves like this. :p Working now...
 
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BrianB said:
Hm, seem's to only set my D14 at 1300 RPM...might be limitation of the Recon though. I remember it couldn't even control my 120mm Noctua from the front of the D14. Will go test it.

Don't know why it behaves so erratically with my Noctua fans >_< I have just the 1300RPM 14cm fan plugged into the Y splitter now and it has set the RPM to 800 and it's nice n quiet. Now I plugged in the 120mm and it's setting the RPM accordingly. I don't get why it misbehaves like this. :p Working now...
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I think it's either the fans or the Recon. I have four identical Noctua fans... two of them have a max speed of 1300 and the other two 1400. But sometimes all 4 are 1400. Hmm :confused:
 
>_< I got annoyed with the temp probes being in my 5.25" bays so I took then off, you can't even manually control the speeds without them. So annoying. :D
 
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