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    Question Is there a quick way to turn my Gyre off a few times per day?

    Hi All,
    I have the IceCap Gyre module and have programmed it with a few profiles so that it Ramps up in the morning, Pulses during the day, Ramps down then has a more gentler pulse mode at night... the usual sort of thing.

    Question is: Is there an easy way to programme it to turn off once per hour or at certain times when the auto feeder comes on?? The reason I want to do this is with me Peninsula style tank the Gyre is keeping surface scum at the opposite end of the tank, it i turn it off for a few minutes it soon flows over the weirs... So if I was able to turn the gyre off every hour for a minute or two then all would be well but i was hoping to do this without making loads of profiles!

    All help much appreciated.

    TIA
    Jules

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    Since you are asking for a modification to your existing programming, you should post that existing programming so that someone can give you specific guidance rather than a generalized suggestion.
    Please do not send me PMs with technical questions or requesting assistance - use the forums for Apex help. PM me ONLY if the matter is of a private or personal nature. Thanks.

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    Add in where you want it off.
    If Time 10:00 to 11:00 Then OFF

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    Thanks for the reply, do I just add in as many 'OFF' lines as I want (say every 2hrs during the day), or do i have to make a ne 'PULSE' line inbetween each 'OFF' line?

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    I think if it is in between your pulse mode times, or your other modes, you'll want to add in the pulse mode again and just keep all your lines sequential. Like this:

    If Time 10:00 to 11:00 Then Pulse
    If Time 11:01to 11:05 Then OFF
    If Time 11:06to 12:00 Then Pulse
    If Time 12:01 to 12:06 Then OFF

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    Okay, thanks for your help, i'll give it a go and see what happens :-)

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    Just reporting back that it worked a treat, thanks for your help :-)

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    Awesome, your welcome!

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    Is there a quick way to turn my Gyre off a few times per day?

    I think if it is in between your pulse mode times, or your other modes, you'll want to add in the pulse mode again and just keep all your lines sequential. Like this:

    If Time 10:00 to 11:00 Then Pulse
    If Time 11:01to 11:05 Then OFF
    If Time 11:06to 12:00 Then Pulse
    If Time 12:01 to 12:06 Then OFF
    The above is completely unnecessary; there is no value in breaking up the period for Pulse into smaller ones. Let's look at an example of the right way to do this:

    If Time 10:00 to 22:00 Then Pulse
    If Time 12:00 to 12:01 Then OFF

    As soon as the Apex clock hits 12:00 sharp, the output will turn off because the If Time 12:00 to 12:01 Then OFF statement became true. As soon as the clock hits 12:02, that statement will no longer be true, so the output be under control of whatever statement is true... in this case, the If Time 10:00 to 22:00 Then Pulse will be the last true statement, so the pump will simply resume doing whatever the Pulse profile is configured to do.


    @Wiljuchi, you mentioned that you might want the pump off for a short period every hour... you could add in many many If Time xx to yy Then OFF statements, but there's a much better way. I'm going to give you an example that will turn the Gyre off for 2 minutes at the top of each and every hour.

    Create a virtual output called (for example) GyreSTOP. Program it like this:

    OSC 000:00/002:00/058:00 Then ON

    Then add just one more line to your Gyre output program:

    If Time 09:00 to 09:59 Then Ramp_UP
    If Time 10:00 to 21:59 Then Pulse
    If Time 22:00 to 22:59 Then Ramp_DOWN
    If Time 23:00 to 08:59 Then Night
    If FeedA 000 Then OFF
    If Output GyreSTOP = ON Then OFF

    Whenever GyreSTOP turns ON, the Gyre will be turned off.

    Nice and clean!
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    Thank goodness for the experts, thanks Russ!

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    Hi Russ,
    Thanks for the reply, that's really helpful and enlightening for other ways of programming. I'll have a go with what you've suggested as well.

    Thanks for everyones input

    :-)
    Jules

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