RF Expansion

Expansion modules and attachments
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Lionfan
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I did a factory reset, so I assume they are back on basic mode
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yea, I did a quick double check, the radions are in basic mode. what is the range of the rf attachment?
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A few feet.
As much as the ecotech radio can reach.
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I moved it to about 8" away from the lights.. Still nothing.
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Are you able to control your vortech pumps?
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My vortech pumps aren't here right now, they were shipped to ecotech for warranty repairs
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So im stumped on this one
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rimai
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Just to remove the internal memory messing with it, did you try it with hard coded settings?
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rimai wrote:Just to remove the internal memory messing with it, did you try it with hard coded settings?
tried, no luck.
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rimai wrote:Just to remove the internal memory messing with it, did you try it with hard coded settings?
well, looks like the rf expansion is gonna be disconnected and sold. theres no use if I can't get it to control my lights.. anyone looking for a RF expansion? 75 bucks, shipped.
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If you didn't get it to work, Roberto just released a firmware update that fixed my issue (and maybe yours too)
Lionfan
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Ah, bummer.
I sent my RF module in for credit
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Use it for a new RF module :)
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Concur, this thing works AWESOME!

I setup a "dummy" relay box where I can enable 10k, 14k, 20k, all blue, moonlights only, etc. Working on programming the moonlights tonight.
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Thats a great idea!!! Doing that next. :)
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Yup yup, should work well when I want to take pictures or show someone what something looks like under different lights. I'll probably use the blues if I want to keep the tank on longer late at night for guests. Who doesn't love the neon blue effect?
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So just a tease of what I'm setting up right now.

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#define LED_4to1  Box3_Port1
#define LED_3to1  Box3_Port2
#define LED_2to1  Box3_Port3
#define LED_1to1  Box3_Port4
#define LED_BLUE  Box3_Port5
#define LED_WHITE Box3_Port6
#define LED_MOON  Box3_Port7
#define LED_STORM Box3_Port8
So for each relay I figure I have two buttons that I can trigger. I'm basically going to monitor each port. If it goes on it will set the override dimming value to the preset numbers for "ON" and then reset the port. If I click on "OFF" then it will run a different preset. Effectively giving me 16 macros on relay bar. The ones that are ratios will be blue:white for ON and white:blue for OFF. The color ones will be ON for high and OFF for low. Storm, I'm thinking I can trigger a cloud effect on one and cloud+lightning on the other.
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