Activate "Feed" with a switch?

[Oblivionis]

Is it possible to activate a Feed mode with a switch (doorbell for example) or is via the display the only way to activate it?

I want to turn off my Koralias when I feed and I have a doorbell switch mounted close to my feeding spot. I would like to be able to press it to activate a Feed mode. I couldn't figure out how to do it so I did this... but it is not working.

Set ON
If Switch3 CLOSED Then OFF
Min Time 002:00 Then ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF

The FeedA line is in there so I can also enable it from the display.

 

[RussM]

You cannot activate FeedX with a switch. But you can provide similar functionally. Use Max Change to hold the pumps off for the desired amount of time after the momentary pushbutton switch is depressed. You may have to hold the switch down for a second or two.

 

[bazineta]

Note that there's a shortcut to enable the latest feed cycle by just pressing the down arrow once on the display. You can also select a different cycle by continuing to press the down arrow, but it defaults to a very brief delay, then auto-starts whatever your last feed cycle was.

You may have known this already, but if not, it's a good deal faster than going through the menus.

 

[swearint]

Is it possible to activate a Feed mode with a switch (doorbell for example) or is via the display the only way to activate it?

I want to turn off my Koralias when I feed and I have a doorbell switch mounted close to my feeding spot. I would like to be able to press it to activate a Feed mode. I couldn't figure out how to do it so I did this... but it is not working.

Set ON
If Switch3 CLOSED Then OFF
Min Time 002:00 Then ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF

The FeedA line is in there so I can also enable it from the display.

You were almost there. I find it helpful to ignore the 'Then', so Min Time ON/OFF will hold it in the specified state for at least that duration before allowing it to change. Try:

Set ON
If Switch3 CLOSED Then OFF
Min Time 002:00 Then OFF
If FeedA 000 Then OFF

So the switch will change it to OFF and the Min Time will hold it OFF for two minutes, then the Set ON will change it back. The same will also apply to the FeedA, Min Time will hold it for two minutes after it expires. If you want them to be independent, create a virtual outlet for the switch and Min Time.

Todd

 

[Oblivionis]

Thanks everyone. Todd, that's what I was looking at. I just tested it and it works like I want it to. Awesome.

 

[RussM]

Doh! Brainfart! I was thinking back to when I did this same thing with 2 pushbutton switches on my AC3. In the pre-Apex models, Max Change is the command to use (it's been renamed in the Apex as Min Time for the sake of clarity).

I used one pushbutton for a 20-minute feeding period of calm... I did it to make things easier for my wife when I was out of town on a trip - she was deathly afraid of touching the AC3 in any way, even to initiate a feed cycle. The button switch was mounted on the back on the canopy... all she had to do was hold it for 2 seconds until she heard the return pump shut off, dump in the food, and walk away. The other button was used for a 60-minute maintenance window.