virtual probe temp reading

this is me

this is me

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Can someone with a p3(ex) with the latest FW 5.15 do me a favor and create a virtual temp probe and let me know if the reading in the virtual probe track with the real probe?
I created a virtual temp probe and the reading does not update. It stays where the temp was created. Not sure if this is a FW issue or I might have missed something.
 
Bug in the firmware 5.15.
Virtual temp probe will not track with real probe in Fahrenheit but only in Celcius.
 
So no one has a P3 that can do this and verify? Even the main GHL support forum is dead.

How to create virtual probe.
-From the controller panel, hit up or down arrow system to get to "system", press enter
-Press up or down button til til to get to "virtual probe", press enter
-"create new probe", enter
-"copy", enter
-"temperature", enter

You should see a new temp reading on the display. Now take the temp probe out of the water and just leave it in the air. The temperature should be moving around.
 
this is me said:
So no one has a P3 that can do this and verify? Even the main GHL support forum is dead.

How to create virtual probe.
-From the controller panel, hit up or down arrow system to get to "system", press enter
-Press up or down button til til to get to "virtual probe", press enter
-"create new probe", enter
-"copy", enter
-"temperature", enter

You should see a new temp reading on the display. Now take the temp probe out of the water and just leave it in the air. The temperature should be moving around.
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GHL forum is non responsive from GHL! Don't really call in there like I used to. Check every 10 days now to see if any new software!

Will try to set up virtual probe for you, but more than likely will be weekend for me. But will try tonight if I can.
 
Nick can you tell me how to do it from the PLC? I can't easily get to the front of my ProfiLux to follow those instructions.

If you can tell me how to do it from the software I'll do it right now and let you know what I find out.
 
Can only be done with the controller panel.
However, PLC does have a "remote control" so basically, you are in front of your controller. ;)
 
I must've done something wrong here. FW was updated on 3/14. It wasn't until the 3/22 that I was playing with the virtual probes. My reading is storage is all effed up! I don't see this jitter in the controller reading itself.
I think it's time to bust out my back up unit and do more experimenting
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Got it. As soon as I read "Remote" I went "Oh Yea silly!"

I created the VP per your instructions and pulled it out of the water. It started a steady decline just as I had expected.

Is that what you expected or no?
 
That is what supposed to happen. But my virtual probe doesn't track with the real probe. The temp of the virtual probe stays at the temp where I created.
Let me do a factory reset and upload my setting back.
 
Nick I went back and double checked... My "Actual Temp Probe" does indeed drop but the Virtual Probe stays exactly where it is whenever the VP is created.

I don't think you have a problem unless I'm not understanding you correctly.
 
Nope still not tracking.
Alan,
your real probe should be Temp1. if you create a virtual temp probe, it'll be temp2. Does temp2 track with temp1 in fahrenheit unit? Mine will only track in Celcius.
 
BigAl2007 said:
Nick I went back and double checked... My "Actual Temp Probe" does indeed drop but the Virtual Probe stays exactly where it is whenever the VP is created.

I don't think you have a problem unless I'm not understanding you correctly.
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Okay, that's a confirmed Firmware bug then. Change the unit to Celcius and it will track. I live in a Fahrenheit world so Celcius is like an alien unit to me. Damn, we are getting hosed by these German! :lol2:
 
this is me said:
Okay, that's a confirmed Firmware bug then. Change the unit to Celcius and it will track. I live in a Fahrenheit world so Celcius is like an alien unit to me. Damn, we are getting hosed by these German! :lol2:
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Yes oh yes!!

Of course I think most of what they do is in C so they may not always remember to test everything on F.

At least we confirmed it's not something in your controller that's out of whack.
 
this is me said:
Okay, that's a confirmed Firmware bug then. Change the unit to Celcius and it will track. I live in a Fahrenheit world so Celcius is like an alien unit to me. Damn, we are getting hosed by these German! :lol2:
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Checked this also, as I just got home from work.

Works as you have described and one further note! If created when in celcius mode, and then convert reading to Farenheit, the virtual probe still reads in celcius and tracks the primary probe correctly.

Only when the Virtual probe is created in Farenheit mode, does it not track the primary probe at all.

Of course we are in Celcius here, so no worries for me(Converted in 1967, so I still know imperial)!!:thumbsup:
 
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