need help with aquacontroller JR

[GSMguy]

need help with writing some code for fans to come on when temp reaches 79 and off when it hits 76.

also need to figure out how to reprogram the individual channels on my dc8

im kind of slow so id love to have someone talk me thru it but dont know who has aquacontrollerjr

Mike? you got me into this with your lil talk :lol: :lol:

 

[MJAnderson]

What do you mean by reprogram? rename?

Do you have aquanotes and a serial port? It's much easier when you can write it out and upload.

If you name the outlet "FAN" that your fan is plugged into (tricky, huh) the first part would be:

If Temp > 79.0 Then FAN ON
If Temp < 76.0 Then FAN OFF

 

[GSMguy]

no aquanotes but i have the serial port

problem is i dont have a computer with windows in the house just macs

yes i want to reasign channels new names and shedules right now im on the default
just got it yesterday.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10074414#post10074414 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MJAnderson


If you name the outlet "FAN" that your fan is plugged into (tricky, huh) the first part would be:

If Temp > 79.0 Then FAN ON
If Temp < 76.0 Then FAN OFF

do you have to do anything more than that to change say the co2 channel to a fan channel then just input the code acording to the manuals instructions.

 

[GSMguy]

thanks mj for the help.

 

[MJAnderson]

Not sure if it comes preprogrammed, but the Timers are under

Setup---Timer Setup---Timer Names

Edit C02 and change it to FAN.

Then go

Setup---Timer Setup---Timer Programs

scroll through until you get the one you want (FAN) then select and you have to scroll through each word available to you in the programming language. Kinda slow. Have to do each one.

Aquanotes Lite is Free and is very handy and runs on Windows. It lets you do all your programming and create variables. I top off using kalk and only do so at night for 10 minutes at a time to keep my PH swings down. You can only do something like that using Aquanotes.

 

[GSMguy]

you are da man it was the edit and change to that i was having trouble with

Dr Evil saves the day

o just hooked up a tunze ozmolator for top off i like it so far
im using kalk as well

on the aquacontroller i have the ph probe but have not calibrated it yet. In the manual it says to use 7.0 and 10.0 solutions but i only have 4.0 and 10.0 can i still calibrate it or do i need to have salty critter send me the 7.0?

 

[GSMguy]

no MSwindoze in my house but that might have to change.

 

[MJAnderson]

Have to have the 7. It will ask you for it specifically. You can single point calibrate, but I think only if you have Aquanotes (you can type in an offset). Using the two point is better anyway.

Makes sure you calibrate the temp as well. Mine as way off.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10075595#post10075595 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MJAnderson
Have to have the 7. It will ask you for it specifically. You can single point calibrate, but I think only if you have Aquanotes (you can type in an offset). Using the two point is better anyway.

Makes sure you calibrate the temp as well. Mine as way off.

thanks how should i calibrate it i have a cheap digital one that says its about 1 degree hotter than the aquacontroller reads

 

[MJAnderson]

I have a glass one I compared it to.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10076072#post10076072 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MJAnderson
I have a glass one I compared it to.

like an oral thermometer?

 

[GSMguy]

what would the code be for the lights to turn off at 84 degrees and back on at 82

 

[MJAnderson]

Hmm, not sure. To get the lights to turn off over 84 just add

IF Temp > 84 Then LT1 OFF

Not sure if the IF Temp < 82 then LT1 ON will work because it will conflict with your time statements. It reads them in order every minute, so

If Time > 11:00 Then LT1 ON
If Time < 22:00 Then LT1 OFF
IF Temp > 84 Then LT1 OFF

Works becuase if it's between 11am and 10pm and the temp hits 84 then it will turn them off. The minute after the temp hits 83.9 it will turn the lights back on due to the prior statements. But this:

If Time > 11:00 Then LT1 ON
If Time < 22:00 Then LT1 OFF
IF Temp > 84 Then LT1 OFF
If Temp < 82 Then LT1 On

Would just confuse it, since If it's after 22:00 and the temp is less than 82 the lights will come on. To do that you need Aquanotes where you can use an intermediate variable.

One thing you might try is this:

Max Change 015 M Then LT1 OFF

It says that the minimum amount of time between changes in the state of LT1 is 15 minutes. So if it hits 84 and the light kick off then they will stay off for 15 minutes before the LT1 is evaluated again.

 

[GSMguy]

gosh that is confusing
dont most people have this programed into their units?
or is the best way to use aqauanotes?

 

[MJAnderson]

It might work if you do it like this:

If Temp < 82 Then LT1 On
If Time > 11:00 Then LT1 ON
If Time < 22:00 Then LT1 OFF
IF Temp > 84 Then LT1 OFF

And yes, most people use aquanotes.

 

[GSMguy]

what i dont get is what is a serial cable good for? None of the computers i see sold these days have a serial port its all USB. how do you hook it to your computer if you dont even have a serial port

im thinking i will have to buy a used beat up pc to run aquanotes

 

[MJAnderson]

Yea, i use an old laptop. The cable is pretty antiquated and the one they use is actually an old Mac printer cable. 5 pin round to 8 pin.

They have serial to usb converters and they are cheap.

 

[GSMguy]

thanks for all your help MJ