APEX Feeding question

[hhv00586]

So I have my APEX running along with the APEX AFS

I have set the AFS to feedA and to turn on at 9:45am for 1 turn and again 600mins later

I have set the return pump and skimmer to turn off on FeedA (If FeedA 000 Then OFF)

If I manually enable FeedA from the APEX display panel everything works as I had hoped
If I let it automatically run at 9:45am the return pump and skimmer do not turn off

Why?

 

[bcavalli]

If feedA 020 Then OFF

20 mins is the time the feed button will remain off

 

[hhv00586]

Return pump outlet code
Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 005 Then OFF


AFS code
OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 09:45 Then OFF
If Time 09:47 to 19:45 Then OFF
If Time 19:47 to 00:00 Then OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON

 

[bcavalli]

The easiest way is to set up a virtual outlet. After you created the VO use the following programming. Repeat it in your skimmers programming.

Return pump outlet code
Fallback ON
Set ON
If Outlet Auto_Feed = ON Then OFF (Outlet Auto_Feed is your virtual outlet you have created)
Defer 005 Then OFF. (This delays the return pump for 5 mins)

 

[mhwang]

hhv00586;1052282 wrote: Return pump outlet code
Fallback ON
Set ON
If FeedA 005 Then OFF


AFS code
OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 09:45 Then OFF
If Time 09:47 to 19:45 Then OFF
If Time 19:47 to 00:00 Then OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON

The AFS code doesn't really turn on FeedA. All it is doing is turning the AFS on when you hit FeedA. Like Bcavalli said, your best bet would be to set up a virtual outlet.

Though I would probably code it like this (with FeedingTime being the virtual outlet):

FeedingTime
Set ON
If Time 00:00 to 09:45 Then OFF
If Time 09:47 to 19:45 Then OFF
If Time 19:47 to 00:00 Then OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON

Return pump outlet code
Fallback ON
Set ON
If Outlet FeedingTime = ON Then OFF
Defer 005 Then ON

AFS
OSC 000:00/000:30/000:30 Then ON
If Outlet FeedingTime = OFF Then OFF

ProteinSkimmer
Set ON
If Outlet FeedingTime = ON Then OFF
Defer 010 Then ON
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I included FeedCycle A in the code in case you wanted to trigger the process by mashing the FeedCycle A button too.