Apex AFS Programming

[GoPitt88]

So I'd like to have the drum rotate twice when I manually click on Feed Cycle A. I don't want to program a start time. I need this to only happen when I manually click on Feed Cycle A. Any ideas?
Thanks [emoji16]

 

[GoPitt88]

My current program states:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON

What should I add?

 

[themcfreak]

I think it is some sort of OSC statement, but I'm not 100% sure. You may need to use a virtual outlet to do that. I know if you wanted to do automatically based on time (this code does it twice a day, I believe, with 3 rotations. note on rotations after code):
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OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then On if Time 00:00 to 13:00 Then Off
if Time 13:04 to 17:00 Then Off
if Time 17:04 to 00:00 Then Off

if FeedA 000 Then On
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Note that each ‘If Time..’ statement is longer – 4 minutes instead of 2 which gives you the 3 x 1 minute rotations plus a little time so the outlet doesn’t turn OFF too early. If you wanted a different number of drum rotations at each feeding, simply adjust the times accordingly – 2 minutes for a single rotation, 3 minutes for 2 rotations, 4 minutes for 3 rotations, etc. This way you could have 2 rotations at the 1pm feeding but 4 rotations at the 5pm feeding. (credit, Neptune guide)

 

[GoPitt88]

The problem is that I don't want to do it automatically based on time.

 

[MarineMalecki]

have you searched on Neptune's forum? https://forum.neptunesystems.com I've often found good resources and coding examples there

 

[GoPitt88]

have you searched on Neptune's forum? https://forum.neptunesystems.com I've often found good resources and coding examples there

Took your advice and found the solution here: https://forum.neptunesystems.com/sh...-Rotations-when-Feed-000-Then-ON&goto=newpost
Thanks! [emoji106]

 

[MarineMalecki]

Wonderful, glad it was a quick find for you!

 

[LiquidFunk]

I have my AFS programmed via Fusion as follows:
First feeding 10:00
Rotations 1
Feedings per day 2
Repeat interval 420


However my feeder continues to run through the night,,, I woke up this AM to hearing it run twice in the middle of the night. It has been doing this for weeks but always forget to fix it when I wake up. Today I finally got it back on fusion because I could not find the programming on the device itself. With my PO4 at 1ppm I must get this fixed. I only have it running my feeder, CO2 and heaters and cannot get it to do that right.

 

[MarineMalecki]

@LiquidFunk can you post the specific code for your AFS? Have you searched at all for solutions on the Neptune Forums?

 

[LiquidFunk]

@LiquidFunk can you post the specific code for your AFS? Have you searched at all for solutions on the Neptune Forums?

What else would you need besides the attached?
I have not looked extensively for a solution, but since this thread was titled “Apex AFS programming” I thought it was appropriate.

 

[rkpetersen]

What else would you need besides the attached?
I have not looked extensively for a solution, but since this thread was titled “Apex AFS programming” I thought it was appropriate.

Go to the Outputs page in Fusion, locate your feeder output (it will be of Type 'afs'), click on it, and then either copy/paste or screenshot the code here.

Should be something like this:

OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 09:59 Then OFF
If Time 10:01 to 16:59 Then OFF
If Time 17:01 to 00:00 Then OFF

 

[LiquidFunk]

Go to the Outputs page in Fusion, locate your feeder output (it will be of Type 'afs'), click on it, and then either copy/paste or screenshot the code here.

Should be something like this:

OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 09:59 Then OFF
If Time 10:01 to 16:59 Then OFF
If Time 17:01 to 00:00 Then OFF

I cannot find this type of output in either the iOS app or desktop interface, all I get is the attached screen shots?

Thanks for the help

 

[rkpetersen]

Under 'Control Type', pull the menu down to 'Advanced' and your code will appear.

I should have mentioned that step. I keep everything on Advanced and sometimes forget that it isn't the default. This also works with other outputs that have been configured through the wizard.

 

[LiquidFunk]

Under 'Control Type', pull the menu down to 'Advanced' and your code will appear.

I should have mentioned that step. I keep everything on Advanced and sometimes forget that it isn't the default. This also works with other outputs that have been configured through the wizard.

That makes more sense, man I thought I was completely blind not being able to find it. :0

I had not logged into the apex for years, so perhaps now that I’ve fussed with it, it will be fixed?

 

[rkpetersen]

Well, that programming is correct, and should do what you expect it to. You should only be getting two automatic feedings a day, plus any manual feedings that you may do.

You've got logging turned on I see, so if it happens again, it would be very interesting to see what the Output Log from that time shows. Or, if you remember exactly when it happened before, look at that day/time's output log and see if the unscheduled activations were recorded.

 

[LiquidFunk]

It happened at 2:30am this am, but logs apparently wheren’t turned on prior to me getting it online and logging into fusion today. I may set up a motion camera tonight to catch it if it runs at night again.

Thanks again for the help, I hope it works, good thing it’s only the feeder because if it was a dosing pump or otherwise going crazy I could have nuked the tank....