Apex not seeing Liquid level sensor

[crappie]

Can anyone help with installing the liquid level sensor? The Apex just doesn’t see it. Am I looking in the wrong place?

 

[Sean Clark]

You may need to go into your FMM settings and set the port to the correct length LLS for your Apex to report it correctly.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

You may need to go into your FMM settings and set the port to the correct length LLS for your Apex to report it correctly.

^^THIS^^

 

[crappie]

You may need to go into your FMM settings and set the port to the correct length LLS for your Apex to report it correctly.

That’s the problem, the apex doesn’t see that it’s connected or maybe I’m not looking in the right place.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

That’s the problem, the apex doesn’t see that it’s connected or maybe I’m not looking in the right place.

Where it shows the FMM simply click on that and it will show you the individual outlets. Then you select the port that you have the LSS and select the appropriate one in the drop down menu.

 

[Sean Clark]

You want to get to this page:

You can also run the task function to add your LLS.

 

[Doctorgori]

Perhaps not in this case but be advised This is a product with a high fail rate. IME easily 1 in 4

 

[crappie]

WOW!!! Thanks for the help, I’m new to apex and so far it doesn’t seem very intuitive. I didn’t realize I had to choose the port in the configuration page. I just assumed it would automatically see it. Thanks for the quick responses!

 

[crappie]

Where it shows the FMM simply click on that and it will show you the individual outlets. Then you select the port that you have the LSS and select the appropriate one in the drop down menu.

This was it!

 

[RoanokeReef]

WOW!!! Thanks for the help, I’m new to apex and so far it doesn’t seem very intuitive. I didn’t realize I had to choose the port in the configuration page. I just assumed it would automatically see it. Thanks for the quick responses!

Make sure you make use of the tasks button as it walks you through most setups :)

 

[Sdbuehler1]

Make sure you make use of the tasks button as it walks you through most setups :)

+1

Run the liquid level sensor calibration task to calibrate it.

 

[crappie]

Just found out the tasks section is actually a very user friendly step by step guide!
Maybe I missed it but that should be labeled as a start here for new equipment. I thought tasks was something I could mark as needing to do later

 

[RoanokeReef]

Just found out the tasks section is actually a very user friendly step by step guide!
Maybe I missed it but that should be labeled as a start here for new equipment. I thought tasks was something I could mark as needing to do later

Agreed that's why I mentioned it, most people don't realize it's there.

 

[crappie]

Agreed that's why I mentioned it, most people don't realize it's there.

I sure didn’t! Thanks for the help, I was starting to think bad stuff about Apex

 

[crappie]

Anyone know the command to turn on solenoid to refill ato reservoir? I don’t want the solenoid refilling every few minutes so I’m thinking when it is at the 4 inch mark it will turn on then at the 7 inch mark it will turn off.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Anyone know the command to turn on solenoid to refill ato reservoir? I don’t want the solenoid refilling every few minutes so I’m thinking when it is at the 4 inch mark it will turn on then at the 7 inch mark it will turn off.

For your solenoid outlet put:

If LSS < 4.0 Then ON
If LSS > 7.0 Then OFF

Change LSS to whatever you named that sensor.

I'm pretty certain there's a task or wizard to help set that up too.

Although if you're wanting that solenoid outlet to do more, it might get a bit complicated.

 

[crappie]

So that’s what I’ve been doing but as soon as it’s above 4 it turns off. I’m needing something like turn on at less the 4 until it reaches 7 but I can’t find the right combo

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

So that’s what I’ve been doing but as soon as it’s above 4 it turns off. I’m needing something like turn on at less the 4 until it reaches 7 but I can’t find the right combo

Do you have SET OFF in the code? Remove that line.

Just have:

If LSS < 4.0 Then ON
If LSS > 7.0 Then OFF

in there.

 

[crappie]

Do you have SET OFF in the code? Remove that line.

Bingo! That was my first line as soon as I removed SET OFF it fills until 7!
This group is awesome!