Breakout box switch program issue

[Ines Braganca]

Hello,

I wired to my breakout box switch 1, a button switch so I can insert in each device I want to turn off for Feeding or Maintenance. The switch is working fine, as the Fusion shows it Closed when I press the button, and Open when I press it again. The problem I´m facing in the program of this switch.

The outlet (Digital Switch 1 on the Apex Base Unit - base_I1) was renamed to FEEDER

Created a VO called FeedTime:
Set OFF
If FEEDER CLOSED Then ON


I save the program with success, but when I enter again to check it, it has somehow automatically changed to this:

Set OFF
If FeedA 000 Then ON


What I am doing wrong?

[Todd]

It looks like it is interfering with a keyword. Try giving the switch a new name without the word Feed in it and see if that works.

[zombie]

Yep. Don't start any outlet or switch names with feed, pH, ORP, outlet, output, flow, etc. If it starts with a system keyword it can cause a plethora of bugs or not take the name right currently or down the road. I actually got bit by that once with a firmware update that worked fine with FeedVO until the update, then everything stopped working related to that VO. Changed to vFeed and never had a problem after.

You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.

[zombie]

On a side note, your code as is (if it did take) needs adjustment. You need the line

Min Time XXX:XX Then ON

At the end where XX is the desired feed length.

You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.

[Ines Braganca]

It worked! I changed the Swich and VO names and now it´s working like a charm.

Thank you very much!!!

[Todd]

On a side note, your code as is (if it did take) needs adjustment. You need the line

Min Time XXX:XX Then ON

At the end where XX is the desired feed length.

You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.

It looks like he is using a latching switch. The Min Time would only be needed if a momentary switch.

[zombie]

It looks like he is using a latching switch. The Min Time would only be needed if a momentary switch.

Maybe. He said press a button, so I assumed momentary.

You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.