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How can I find and copy my old code?
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Thats odd. How long has it been since the classic was last used?
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How can I find and copy my old code?
What happens when you click on apex lite. Does it show your dashboard?
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It looks like this when I click it. I can still see an old picture and all my failsafe float switch’s on the BOB.
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Heres the best way. From that apex list screen click on the “apex lite” now from the dashboard click the 3 bars in upper left. Next scroll down till you see “summary” then click that. The summary shows all your code for each output...
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Oh man, you might be SOL...It looks like this when I click it. I can still see an old picture and all my failsafe float switch’s on the BOB.
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Tried it, but the code isn’t normal. I thought it may only be my phone, but even on the laptop it looks like this:
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Yeah, I think so. It’s OK, I’m gonna tear into the Apex PDF instructions soon. If anybody has Code for their Carbon Doser (for those of us interested in a controller based setup for pH control, failsafes, alerts, graphs, etc.) please post up.
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If apex is disconnected u can reach ur summary as follows. Yet u can back it up and reinstall even on same apex. U need to type it again but its helpful to just copy paste the commands.
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If apex is disconnected u can reach ur summary as follows. Yet u can back it up and reinstall even on same apex. U need to type it again but its helpful to just copy paste the commands.
I wanna copy and paste, but the pics above are the confi summary. Not sure why it looks like that.
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This was basically my old setup I believe:
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If u scroll down u will see the commands u had set and u can copy those and paste them in ur new program .
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Playing Devil's advocate:
Who says that a properly coded apex is any less reliable than your carbondoser? Both are using simple programming on a microcontroller to control a relay. And who says the relay in the apex is any less reliable than the relay in your Carbondoser? Both have millions fielded, and none of us know the actual failure rates. To stop it before it starts, your single points of anecdotal evidence of unit failures mean little with millions of units sold when it comes to meaningful reliability data, especially when both units have unhappy customers from time to time.
I don't disagree with the school of thought to tune the reactor to just maintain a pH level with a constantly "on" carbondoser. That is a cool way to do things for sure. Though I often have challenges getting that stable.
I do take exception to all the folks who claim that any Apex use is a ticking time bomb. If you distrust computers or your own programming skills, state that as your reason for not using the Apex. Otherwise is the equivalent to shouting "cars are bad!" just because you can't drive one.
To answer the OP. I currently control reactor pH with the apex, and alarm if it is high or low. I have also previously set the apex desired reactor pH to my lowest acceptable reactor value and let the carbondoser handle the dosing and hold reactor pH just above the apex "desired" pH. This lets the Carbondoser do the heavy lifting relay-wise and lets the Apex act as a failsafe if the carbondoser should stick on or anything. You could also tell the apex to secure CO2 to the reactor if the tank pH dives or ALK spikes signaling that something has gone wrong with your effluent rate. Lots of options, but as usual, run your program by a few people before your implement it to check for likely trouble.
Good luck!
Who says that a properly coded apex is any less reliable than your carbondoser? Both are using simple programming on a microcontroller to control a relay. And who says the relay in the apex is any less reliable than the relay in your Carbondoser? Both have millions fielded, and none of us know the actual failure rates. To stop it before it starts, your single points of anecdotal evidence of unit failures mean little with millions of units sold when it comes to meaningful reliability data, especially when both units have unhappy customers from time to time.
I don't disagree with the school of thought to tune the reactor to just maintain a pH level with a constantly "on" carbondoser. That is a cool way to do things for sure. Though I often have challenges getting that stable.
I do take exception to all the folks who claim that any Apex use is a ticking time bomb. If you distrust computers or your own programming skills, state that as your reason for not using the Apex. Otherwise is the equivalent to shouting "cars are bad!" just because you can't drive one.
To answer the OP. I currently control reactor pH with the apex, and alarm if it is high or low. I have also previously set the apex desired reactor pH to my lowest acceptable reactor value and let the carbondoser handle the dosing and hold reactor pH just above the apex "desired" pH. This lets the Carbondoser do the heavy lifting relay-wise and lets the Apex act as a failsafe if the carbondoser should stick on or anything. You could also tell the apex to secure CO2 to the reactor if the tank pH dives or ALK spikes signaling that something has gone wrong with your effluent rate. Lots of options, but as usual, run your program by a few people before your implement it to check for likely trouble.
Good luck!
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If u scroll down u will see the commands u had set and u can copy those and paste them in ur new program .
For some reason, mine doesn’t have the commands. Has everything else. Weird.
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I agree, there’s a ton of options. I always have a backup plan though. This is why I also purchased a needle valve and have extra feed/circulation pumps on hand. Should something fail, I’d get the alert and quickly change out equipment or troubleshoot the issue.
Do you have a screenshot of your program?
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Here’s a quick video of what I’m seeing. No code:
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Might just be easier to rewrite the commands. It's weird that ur old ones just disappeared.
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Yeah, I'm just going to rewrite everything. I think I have all I need here:
