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Thank you. That is what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

I was wondering if the offset starts at the beginning of the dosing or after dosing has ceased. For example Dosing pump 1: Doses for 11 minutes per hour with 0 offset Dosing pump 2: Doses for 20 minutes with a 10 minute offset Which one will happen? Outcome 1: 00:00 - Dosing pump 1 turns on and dose...

Thanks! I'll do that once I get my replacement cable.

What do you use to serial into it?

I'm used to using putty. I'm assuming that it will work as long as I select the right com port.

The low ATO port changes when it is flipped that's why I'm confused because as you said, the code looks like it should work. I'm going to add some print lines and serial into it once I get a new cable. During the last push of the code, some pins got caught and tore a wire out. I had to take off the ...

I was wondering what all of you use to test your code before you push it to the controller?

I would like to be able to add printlns and run the code to see what variable values are during runtime to ensure that the controller is doing what I expect it to do.. What is the best way that you know of?

Well there were a few issues: 1) I had port 2 assigned to both solenoid valves (copy/paste error). port 2 is my wavemaker so it was not coming on and I could not figure out why at first 2) The float switch in the sump that is supposed to turn off the ATO solenoid is not overriding the value when on....

How has the longevity been for your modification? any issues?

Alright, I took a stab at it while adhering to KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) I implemented my own checkSwitches method. Would you mind giving it a second look? I also added schedules for the ATO solenoid and the RODI reservoir solenoid and added a hardcoded doser (as I understand it, you can only hav...

that was more painless than I thought. I can't believe I spent that long uploading code every time I wanted to change dosing schedules. Now I can start mixing some in code functions (shutting off skimmer when waste container is full, solenoid valve timers, etc) and I'm set. Thanks for your help

I took a glance at your code and it seems to be what I am looking for. I'm at work right now, so I can't write a version for my system just yet, but I will post back with my code when I get a chance. Might be a little while due to the holidays and having to finish shopping and what not. Thanks for o...

Could you explain a little more about using the variable locations? perhaps give a simple example of the variable, how it can relate to the port, and how it would be accessed through the API? I'm a software engineer II if that helps you decide how to explain this to me. I'm used to Java and front en...

I am switching from a pump based float switch ATO to a solenoid valve/float valve system. This frees up my 2 float switch ports. I want to use one in my container that holds skimmer waste. When the float switch is active (the container is full), I want to shut off the protein skimmer port. I've had ...

I'm assuming that it is okay to use both internal memory and code? Example: I want to use internal memory for my daylights, actinic, moonlight, heaters, and dosers, but I want a special 2 hour daily timer for a solenoid valve, which would require the parameters to be set in code. (Since there is no ...

awesome!

I am currently not using an app. I have an iphone and the last I heard is that authentication is not supported with the iphone app, so I have a shortcut on my home screen to point to the portal. I use the portal on my laptop for the most part.

That definitely puts my mind at ease. Thanks! Do you have to send commands through api calls in the url or is there an interface in the portal to change scheduled values?

Awesome! I've always been afraid to switch to in memory because of the warning that is stated that I will need external tools to update the code. If I store the code in memory, am I forced to use the portal (or other external tools) to make changes to my logic or would I be able to run the wizard ag...

I have never got my ph probe to read properly. I gave up a few month ago, but I am going to give it another try. I calibrated using ph 7 and ph 10. My test kit and my LFS ph meter have the same value, but my RA is consistently reading .4 high. I want to hardcode the ph.min and ph.max. I am going to ...

I use 3 dosing pumps and any time that I want to change the schedule for them, I have to physically connect my laptop to the controller and upload the code that has only changed 3 values. Does anyone know of a way to change dosing schedule from anywhere using the wifi module? Any help would be appre...