Vertex Illumina Light Studio Programming Thread

DrBegalke · Jul 26, 2012

How do you guys have the special settings programmed?

Animadverto · Jul 27, 2012

Hi Jason,

I have mine programmed with 8 clouds at a maximum duration of 4 minutes for each cloud and a 10% dimming on the lights. I'm not using the lightening feature at all. I'm guessing that the clouds will be random throughout the day as I did not see an option where you can specify the time frame for the clouds to appear. I would have liked them to come on during the most intense lighting period of the day. I hope that helps. If anyone on here knows more about this program, please chime in.

David

Arati · Aug 2, 2012

thanks for the config download.

crabbyreef · Aug 13, 2012

How does one upload your file to the device. I just can't figure this out.

Thanks

Mike

notclear · Aug 14, 2012

I am not 100% sure about your question.

If you already have programmed the schedules, etc., then just go to File, select Upload Program, the program will then be uploaded to the lighting fixture.

However, if you meant that you have got a configuration csv file from someone, then you just have to first establish connection between your fixture and your computer, click on the Day button, then from File, select Load Settings, then browse to your csv file, click on Open to load the program file to your Studio Application, from there you can modify the schedules, etc. After that you just need to Upload the Program to the fixture.

But be careful with your Desktop version, you will want the file you got from someone was generated with the same version as yours.

Hope this helps.

medox · Aug 15, 2012

Animadverto said:
Hi Jason,

I have mine programmed with 8 clouds at a maximum duration of 4 minutes for each cloud and a 10% dimming on the lights. I'm not using the lightening feature at all. I'm guessing that the clouds will be random throughout the day as I did not see an option where you can specify the time frame for the clouds to appear. I would have liked them to come on during the most intense lighting period of the day. I hope that helps. If anyone on here knows more about this program, please chime in.

David

Hello,

I have similar questions as David !!!

"Weather control Cloud questions"

I would like to know how it really works.

- If I put six cloud by day, I guess the 6 clouds appear only during the period when the LED are on.

- Is that these clouds are distributed beyond following day Period divided
by 6?

- Finally, if you put "maximum cloud dim out" : 20%, I guess it reduces the intensity of all LED 20%
Ex: White = 60%> 48%
Blue = 75%> 60%

- I would have liked them to come on during the most intense lighting period of the day.

Thank you for your answers,

stÃ©phane

Animadverto · Aug 17, 2012

Notclear, you have owned this fixture longer than most of us on here and hopefully can share some information about this. Is it possible to program the clouds to come on during the most intense lighting period? Stephane (Medox) and I have the same question, but nobody responded. Also, what is the function of the "Wave Width" tab in the Special Setting mode? Thanks.

notclear · Aug 17, 2012

I do not set the clouds so I am not so sure but I doubt you can do that.

As for the wavelength, based on the change log on Vertex site, it says you can specify the optical length of the wave. But I have no idea on exactly what does this mean. Sorry.

notclear · Aug 17, 2012

Good news, I got the answer from Jamie of Vertex regarding the Wavewidth:

Let me try to explain this clearly. The Wave is the flowing change of intensity from pad to pad, left to right or right to left. It is associated to the West Point First, West Triangle, etc. I often refer to this funtion as a 'walk'. Our programmers have dubbed it 'Wave'. Very poetic.

If the Wave is at one, in any given wave function, the first pad will reach 100% of the programmed function (dimming, storm, etc) before the next pads starts with the function. When set at two, then the second pad will start when the first pad has reached 50% of the programmed function. With 4 Wave, the second pad starts at 25% of the first, the second at 50% of the first, the 3rd at 75% of the first, etc. I hope you follow this.

This can give a soft change of intensity or a strong change during a wave. This designation will be integrated in all wave functions. One cannot have a Wave 1 for moon and a Wave 4 for daylight (not yet, anyway. Could come, who knows). Your wave number cannot be greater than the number of main modules, obviously.

Other than the optical effect created, I find the wave allows a more natural sun transit effect, which lights the corals at changing intensities from different angles. Pigment and zooxanthellae distribution is thus more even in the corals tissues and you avoid that coloured top/browned underside effect.

Animadverto · Aug 17, 2012

notclear said:
Good news, I got the answer from Jamie of Vertex regarding the Wavewidth:

Let me try to explain this clearly. The Wave is the flowing change of intensity from pad to pad, left to right or right to left. It is associated to the West Point First, West Triangle, etc. I often refer to this funtion as a 'walk'. Our programmers have dubbed it 'Wave'. Very poetic.

If the Wave is at one, in any given wave function, the first pad will reach 100% of the programmed function (dimming, storm, etc) before the next pads starts with the function. When set at two, then the second pad will start when the first pad has reached 50% of the programmed function. With 4 Wave, the second pad starts at 25% of the first, the second at 50% of the first, the 3rd at 75% of the first, etc. I hope you follow this.

This can give a soft change of intensity or a strong change during a wave. This designation will be integrated in all wave functions. One cannot have a Wave 1 for moon and a Wave 4 for daylight (not yet, anyway. Could come, who knows). Your wave number cannot be greater than the number of main modules, obviously.

Other than the optical effect created, I find the wave allows a more natural sun transit effect, which lights the corals at changing intensities from different angles. Pigment and zooxanthellae distribution is thus more even in the corals tissues and you avoid that coloured top/browned underside effect.

Thank you! You have been most helpful on this forum. Jamie used to be really active on the Vertex forums and monitored everything like a hawk and responded to questions. What happened? :fun4:

Animadverto · Aug 17, 2012

medox said:
Hello,

I have similar questions as David !!!

"Weather control Cloud questions"

I would like to know how it really works.

- If I put six cloud by day, I guess the 6 clouds appear only during the period when the LED are on.

- Is that these clouds are distributed beyond following day Period divided
by 6?

- Finally, if you put "maximum cloud dim out" : 20%, I guess it reduces the intensity of all LED 20%
Ex: White = 60%> 48%
Blue = 75%> 60%

- I would have liked them to come on during the most intense lighting period of the day.

Thank you for your answers,

stÃ©phane

Stephane, you may want to contact Jamie from Vertex directly regarding questions that may not have been answered on here. His username is KologneKoral. Good luck.

boomerreefer · Aug 23, 2012

I am new to the Vertex as i got my light a week ago. I have read the post and still confused on setting up the sunrise and sunset. Can some one explain to me or help me with programing the function in Expert mode. Help greatly appreciated

Animadverto · Aug 23, 2012

boomerreefer said:
I am new to the Vertex as i got my light a week ago. I have read the post and still confused on setting up the sunrise and sunset. Can some one explain to me or help me with programing the function in Expert mode. Help greatly appreciated

It seems that the "expert mode" is a sub program of the "custom mode". Your best bet is to program your light using the "custom mode" with the "compose color" tab along the with the graph on your screen. Upload the program and then click on the "file" tab and select "copy custom" from the drop down menu. Then, fine tune your program in "expert mode". Your sunrise and sunset program can now be done using different points on the graph. I hope that helps.

notclear · Aug 23, 2012

From the Light Preview button you can view the 24-hour schedule in 5 minutes.

notclear · Aug 23, 2012

I don't have the program with me but should be in the Special Setting sub-menu.

alanbates12 · Aug 28, 2012

Trying to figure out clouds in the special settings menu. This is what I have
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I just want random clouds through the day. I want them to start at one end of the fixture and finish at the opposite end. I'm not really sure about the wave setting I'm thinking this means that two pads will finish there cycle before they move to the next.
Also I want to see what is going to look like so I hit, do cloud, but I do not see the fixture do anything.
So what am I doing wrong and how do you set up clouds?

alanbates12 · Aug 29, 2012

Someone help me out with my cloud cover please.

alanbates12 · Aug 30, 2012

No worries I've got this thing figured out......

notclear · Aug 30, 2012

Can you share your findings?

alanbates12 · Sep 1, 2012

notclear said:
Can you share your findings?

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Average clouds per day 8
Maximum cloud dim out [ %] 50
Maximum cloud duration [min] 3
Lightening Probability for a cloud [%] 0
Average lightening per cloud [n] 0 `
Wave Width 3

With this setting I could not see any cloud cover. I later changed the dim out % to 100 and eureka I've got cloud cover moving across the tank. :lol2:

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