Help setting up Apex program for Avast Plank feeder

[polyppal]

Nothing hurts my head more than trying to program an Apex manually ;Dead

I have a new Apex plank feeder that has to be setup on a timer. The idea is to have a small portion introduced several times throughout the day.

Ideally, I would like to program it to:

• Turn on for a very short period (10 seconds)
• 5 times a day (at 10am, 12p, 2p, 4p, 6p
• Repeat indefinitely

Can one of the apex experts help me out with the code to make this happen?

Thanks!

 

[SuncrestReef]

This can be done with a combination of the OSC command to produce a repeating cycle of 10 seconds On every 2 hours, then an If Time command to disable that cycle between 6:01 pm through 9:59 am:

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:10/119:50 Then ON
If TIme 18:01 to 09:59 Then OFF

You can enable the Log checkbox on that output so it will create a log entry every time it runs. This will allow you to review the Output Log to ensure it's doing what you intend.

See my tutorial on Apex Timers for more details on OSC and If Time:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 2: Timers

Part 2 of a series on learning how to program your Neptune Apex. Today's article is all about timers: OSC, If Time, DOW, Defer, When, and Min Time.

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[polyppal]

This can be done with a combination of the OSC command to produce a repeating cycle of 10 seconds On every 2 hours, then an If Time command to disable that cycle between 6:01 pm through 9:59 am:

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:10/119:50 Then ON
If TIme 18:01 to 09:59 Then OFF

You can enable the Log checkbox on that output so it will create a log entry every time it runs. This will allow you to review the Output Log to ensure it's doing what you intend.

See my tutorial on Apex Timers for more details on OSC and If Time:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 2: Timers

Part 2 of a series on learning how to program your Neptune Apex. Today's article is all about timers: OSC, If Time, DOW, Defer, When, and Min Time.

www.reef2reef.com

@SuncrestReef to the rescue again, thank you!

 

[ChrisQ0904]

This can be done with a combination of the OSC command to produce a repeating cycle of 10 seconds On every 2 hours, then an If Time command to disable that cycle between 6:01 pm through 9:59 am:

Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:10/119:50 Then ON
If TIme 18:01 to 09:59 Then OFF

You can enable the Log checkbox on that output so it will create a log entry every time it runs. This will allow you to review the Output Log to ensure it's doing what you intend.

See my tutorial on Apex Timers for more details on OSC and If Time:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 2: Timers

Part 2 of a series on learning how to program your Neptune Apex. Today's article is all about timers: OSC, If Time, DOW, Defer, When, and Min Time.

www.reef2reef.com

Will be using this programing as well, thanks for helping!

 

[kinetic]

How big is your tank that you're using this program? I have a 32 gallon with about 4 fish, and I'm really not sure where to start. I might use this but still unsure.