Neptune Apex OSC Check

Christopher Poore

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Looking for feedback on the following commands to ensure I've set them up accurately. The goal is to have my skimmer turn on for 6 hours at 0:00 (midnight), then off for 6 hours, in a continuous pattern.

Question: does the "FeedA" statement impact the repetitiveness of the cycle? IE if I use Feed A once today, will my "on" OSC command be pushed back to 0:30?

Fallback OFF
OSC 0:00/360:00/360:00 Then ON
Set ON
If Output Vectra_R4 = OFF Then OFF
Defer 030:00 Then ON
If FeedA 030 Then OFF
 
I do believe the way the code stack is written, the feed or defer command will not disrupt the timing of the OSC command.
 
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Last command wins, so remove or move set on above osc
 
looks good.
I have my skimmer to Fallback/default ON.
personal choice i guess.
 
Will this time related command work better?

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If Time 6:00 to 12:00 Then OFF
If Time 18:00 to 24:00 Then OFF
If Output Vectra_R4 = OFF Then OFF
Defer 030:00 Then ON
If FeedA 030 Then OFF
 
looks good.
I have my skimmer to Fallback/default ON.
personal choice i guess.

Thoughts on simplifying the OSC command with a Time command?

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If Time 6:00 to 12:00 Then OFF
If Time 18:00 to 24:00 Then OFF
If Output Vectra_R4 = OFF Then OFF
Defer 030:00 Then ON
If FeedA 030 Then OFF
 
doesnt matter.
unless you decide 3 hours on then 3 hours off, or 1 hour etc. then the osc is your pal.
I tried cycling the skimmer, but i think it wants to run continuously to not dry out the throat.
 

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