Advice for programming a float switch?

[PotRoast]

Hello. I have a issue I am working through with no success.

I purchased a Davy Jones skimmate locker. It has a digital I/O to a breakout box and a pressurized switch. I want the locker to tell my apex to turn off my skimmer when the locker is full.

The directions for the pressurized switch are as follows:
'The switch (box) is wired to be normally closed; i.e. when unpressurized, the switch reports a closed, or activated state'
'Test the system by blowing on the pressure sensor tube; this will cause the switch to open and report to the controller the open state. This will signal your controller to turn off the associated pump outlet.'

I am testing this on a test outlet with a light plugged into the outlet. I can get the light to turn 'manual on' and 'manual off'. I can not get the light to turn on with my programming. Here is my test program.

Fallback Off
If Switch1 Closed then ON
If Switch1 Open then OFF

I can't get the light to turn on using this programming.

If this programming should work for my situation, I am going to look much closer at my DIY breakout box I just built.... As I understand it if the breakout box is plugged in and the switch is faulty or not being read by the bbox, (or if the bbox is bad) then the switch1 is open...which may be causing my off state on my test light?

I don't know.

 

[aquamanic]

If this is a DIY breakout box, then just short the two contacts on your switch1 plug or jack with a short piece of wire. that should close the circuit and your outlet should turn ON. IF that doesn't work, try your other jacks one by one. Maybe what you think is #1 is really #4.

 

[schwaggs]

Programming looks good. Try what Aquamanic said. Also, are you using the IO port on your base module? The switch command you are using is for base module switch inputs.