Reeftronics Tools for Apex

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RussM

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Many of you that have been around for a while know of the free online tools available on Reeftronics for Apex (and in some cases, AC3), I just made some enhancements. For those of you who are not familiar with them...

There are 4 tools:

  • Apex Program and Profile Lister - generates a report showing all Apex outlet programming and profile parameters on one page. There are two variants - one for those whose Apex is accessible from the Internet, and one for those whose Apex is not. Both variants offer a choice of a detailed listing or a brief listing (this part is new!). The detailed listing is great for reviewing your programming in one report (without jumping from outlet to outlet or profile to profile in the Apex web pages), or simply to have a hard-copy printout. The brief report is primarily intended for posting your programming & profiles here on RC (please post only the parts pertinent to your post, not the entire thing.) The 'via Internet' version of this tool was just enhanced to include the actual outlet type if the target Apex has v.4.10 or newer firmware. I also fixed a minor cosmetic issue affecting only Apexes with ancient (pre-v4.05) firmware. This is by far the most popular of my online tools. :)
  • Apex & AC3 Outlet Log Processor - generates an outlet log report for a selectable period of time (1 - 14 days) and a specified start date (it defaults to the last 7 days). The Apex's built-in XML outlet log lists every outlet event in chronological order; the Log Processor uses the same data, but outputs it in order of outlet then time, which makes it *much easier* to examine the history/behavior of a given outlet. Once again, there are two variants - one for those whose Apex is accessible from the Internet, and one for those whose Apex is not.
  • Apex Inventory Report - generates a simple listing of outlet name, outlet type, and internal outlet ID. (works with v4.10 or newer firmware only)
  • Apex/AC3 Network Diagnostic - tests Internet access to an Apex or AC3, and gives some indication of what may be wrong (if anything.)


Examples:


Program/Profile Lister
[ LED_White ] ( baseVar3 )
Program Type: Advanced
Display Icon: Moon
Program:
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 09:00 to 09:59 Then W_Up
If Time 10:00 to 18:59 Then OFF
If Time 19:00 to 19:59 Then W_Down



[ W_Down ] ( PF24 )
Type: Ramp
Ramp Time: 60
Start Intensity: 0
End Intensity: 100
​
Outlet Log Processor

Doser:Alk
04/24/2012 07:58:00 ON
04/24/2012 08:00:00 OFF
04/24/2012 15:58:00 ON
04/24/2012 16:00:00 OFF
04/24/2012 23:58:00 ON
04/25/2012 00:00:00 OFF
04/25/2012 07:58:00 ON
04/25/2012 08:00:00 OFF
04/25/2012 15:58:00 ON
04/25/2012 16:00:00 OFF
04/25/2012 23:58:00 ON
04/26/2012 00:00:00 OFF
04/26/2012 07:58:01 ON
04/26/2012 08:00:00 OFF
04/26/2012 15:58:00 ON
04/26/2012 16:00:00 OFF
04/26/2012 23:58:00 ON
04/27/2012 00:00:00 OFF
04/27/2012 15:58:00 ON
04/27/2012 16:00:00 OFF
04/27/2012 23:58:00 ON
04/28/2012 00:00:00 OFF
04/28/2012 07:58:00 ON
04/28/2012 08:00:00 OFF
04/28/2012 15:58:00 ON
04/28/2012 16:00:00 OFF
04/28/2012 23:58:00 ON
04/29/2012 00:00:00 OFF

​
The tools are located on the right sidebar at http://www.reeftronics.net

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These are great. I use your site all the time to check on my system, but had missed these tools.

thanks again!!
 
Russ, First off - I love your site and the value it brings. So THANK YOU!!.

Something I noticed and thought I'd share - For the Apex Program & Profile Lister [across Internet] (On three different computers) Instead of the output as in your example, it looks as if each word is on a seperate line. HOWEVER, when I cut and past it, it comes out normal, like your example and below. Not sure if most people will think it's something wrong with their PC. Just FYI for everyone.

[ VarSpd1_I1 ] ( base_Var1 )
Program Type: Advanced
Display Icon: Up/Down Arrows
Program:
Set Night_L
If Time 09:00 to 09:29 Then Dusk_L
If Time 09:30 to 21:59 Then Day_L
If Time 22:00 to 22:30 Then Dusk_L
If Outlet v_FlushTimer = ON Then FlushA
If Outlet v_Random = ON Then Random_L
If FeedA 005 Then Feed
If FeedB 005 Then Feed_2
If Outlet v_OVERFLOW!! = ON Then Feed
 
Same happened to me. Initial browser response - word wrapped wrong, cut and paste formatted correctly.
 
Hmm. Haven't seen or heard of that in the years it's been up. I'll do some more testing.

What browser?
 
Somebody send me a screen shot please so I can see exactly what you are talking about. You both have my email address. If not... russ@ (mywebsite)

I just tested again with:

IE9, FF, Chrome, Safari running in Win7
FF, Safari running in Mac/Lion

I can't see any display or formatting issues.
 
Ok, I just tested with an ultralight notebook, and see what you are seeing... now I just need to figure out why. Only with IE though... FF was fine.
 
Just tried at again and it worked fine. This was with a fresh browser window. If it happens again I'll try a few changes and let you know.
 
Try it now... I had to put a workaround in my code to handle a quirk with IE running on a PC with certain screen resolutions.

Did I mention that I still despise IE?
 
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And thank you guys for pointing out that formatting problem. I test as best I can, but usually only can test with 2 computers, both with HD displays.

Feedback in the form of constructive criticism and new feature suggestions from various RC members has helped me enhance Reeftronics quite a bit over the years... I really appreciate it.
 
For everyone who finds as much value in the reeftronics.net site, the email notifications if you're signed up, the tools, etc - ask yourself - did I donate anything? I know Russ does all this as to contribute to this great hobby of ours, but I'd say he's gone quite beyond what you or I do to give back. Give "Make a Donation" a thought.
 
I just enhanced the Program & Profile Tool again... you can now choose to download the report in PDF format. This applies only to the "via Internet" version, not the copy & paste version.

The downloadable file name includes the current date, making it easy to keep multiple versions as your program evolves over time.
 
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