Help with Apex programming

[GugsJr]

I need help programming an Apex for a Vivarium. I run a GHL on my reef tank so I'm having trouble setting this up. I'm thinking I'll need to setup a virtual outlet but can't figure it out.

Need a mister to come on for the following.

8am for 15 seconds
12pm for 10 seconds
4pm for 10 seconds
8pm for 15 seconds


Anyone able to helpe figure this out?

 

[SuncrestReef]

Because you have different durations at different times, that adds a little more complexity. If you are OK with 15 seconds each time, it's simple:

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:15:/239:45 Then ON
If Time 20:01 To 07:59 Then OFF

This would use a repeating pattern of 15 seconds every 4 hours, but would skip the hours between 8:01pm - 7:59am.

But since you want some of them to be 15 seconds and some to be 10 seconds, you will need a couple virtual outputs to act as the timers, then control the physical mister output based on the virtual outputs:

[10_seconds] -- virtual output, turns on at 12pm, 4pm for 10 seconds each
OSC 000:00/000:10/239:50 Then ON
If Time 00:00 To 11:59 Then OFF
If Time 16:01 To 23:59 Then OFF

[15_Seconds] -- virtual output, turns on at 8am, 8pm for 15 seconds each
OSC 480:00/000:15:/239:45 Then ON

[Mister]
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Output 10_Seconds = ON Then ON
If Output 15_Seconds = ON Then ON

To get this set up, be sure to read my tutorial on Virtual Outputs: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-5-virtual-outputs.703/

Also read my tutorial on Apex Timers for details on how OSC and If Time works: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-2-timers.689/

 

[robbyg]

Thank God your on the forum.
Apex programming is real easy for basic stuff but becomes so complicated once you need to do anything that requires even a moderate amount of complexity.

 

[GugsJr]

Because you have different durations at different times, that adds a little more complexity. If you are OK with 15 seconds each time, it's simple:

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:15:/239:45 Then ON
If Time 20:01 To 07:59 Then OFF

This would use a repeating pattern of 15 seconds every 4 hours, but would skip the hours between 8:01pm - 7:59am.

But since you want some of them to be 15 seconds and some to be 10 seconds, you will need a couple virtual outputs to act as the timers, then control the physical mister output based on the virtual outputs:

[10_seconds] -- virtual output, turns on at 12pm, 4pm for 10 seconds each
OSC 000:00/000:10/239:50 Then ON
If Time 00:00 To 11:59 Then OFF
If Time 16:01 To 23:59 Then OFF

[15_Seconds] -- virtual output, turns on at 8am, 8pm for 15 seconds each
OSC 480:00/000:15:/239:45 Then ON

[Mister]
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Output 10_Seconds = ON Then ON
If Output 15_Seconds = ON Then ON

To get this set up, be sure to read my tutorial on Virtual Outputs: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-5-virtual-outputs.703/

Also read my tutorial on Apex Timers for details on how OSC and If Time works: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-2-timers.689/

Thank you I did read it but the OSC commands gives still confused me.