AC3 lighting programing help

[tjp]

this is what I have now:
If Time > 09:30 Then LT1 ON =1 bulb on standard output
If Time > 23:31 Then LT1 OFF
If Time > 10:00 Then LT2 ON =2 bulbs on IC 430
If Time > 22:00 Then LT2 OFF
If Time > 12:00 Then LT3 ON = 4 bulbs on IC 660
If Time > 19:00 Then LT3 OFF
If Time > 23:31 Then MON ON = 4 LED Lunar Simulator
If Time > 09:30 Then MON OFF

I'd like to switch it to a more real lighting but still see the tank on my life, could someone give me a hand with it?
I was thinking like this?

IF SUN 180/+240 THEN LT1 ON
IF SUN 210/+180 THEN LT2 ON
IF SUN 330/000 THEN LT3 ON
IF MOON 180/180 THEN MON ON

I live in Minnesota and the time off set thing is making my head hurt, does the lighting times look right?

Thanks for the help
Terry

 

[tjp]

sorry to be a pain but will this work? or what would you do?

 

[ciphros]

Should work fine. You can always test it out on ken's simulator to be sure before loading it to your controller though. The simulator is available for free download from his website. Highly recommended if you aren't sure what the changes are going to do to the way your tank behaves. It allows you to simiulate the program running at an accelerated time rate so you can run through an entire day and watch status changes to make sure it does as you want - or adjust and try again.

 

[tjp]

thanks I changed it in the AC3 and it came up with:
IF SUN 180/+240 THEN LT1 ON \\ Error: Offset must be between -128 and 127
IF SUN 210/+180 THEN LT2 ON \\ Error: Offset must be between -128 and 127
IF SUN 330/000 THEN LT3 ON \\ Error: Offset must be between -128 and 127
IF MOON 180/180 THEN MON ON \\ Error: Offset must be between -128 and 127

so I can't do the real time thing?

 

[ciphros]

I think you are trying to offset too far from the real time.

You may be better off getting a copy of aquanotes from Nepune's website and editing the table of times rather than trying to do such large offsets. I know it can be done, but haven't done it myself. I do remember hearing that the seasonal table could be edited using aquanotes though. Maybe Ken, Russ, or someone else who has done it will pipe in with the process for doing this...if not, send an e-mail to Curt at Neptune, he should be able to help you out as well.