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    Optical sensor

    I’m using 2 OS for high and low in my ato resivor. I can only get 1 to give me a reading but it’s very delayed by about 5 min. Yes it’s pointed vertical. And the second I can’t get it to read at all. I’m trying to get it to turn a selonoid valve on and off to fill my ato reservoir from my ro station.
    Right now I’m kinda messing with the coding so I have it as
    1 fallback on
    2 if swx6_4 closed then on
    3 if swx6_4 open then off.

    I can’t get the selonoid to turn on or off as I add or remove water. Or it finally does but way later. Like 5 min. Or I re code

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    You have the same switch named in both lines. Rename them to something meaningful like below with X being longer than it should take to fill from the bottom to the top.

    Fallback OFF
    If ResLow OPEN Then ON
    If ResHigh CLOSED Then OFF
    Defer 000:10 Then ON
    Defer 000:04 Then OFF
    When On > X Then OFF

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    You also need to make sure they are seated all the way in the connector (if it didnt click pop, it didnt go in all the way) and that they are configured for optical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    You also need to make sure they are seated all the way in the connector (if it didnt click pop, it didnt go in all the way) and that they are configured for optical.

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    I will have to download check how far it went in. I’m sure it’s all the way in that’s a simple connection tho haha.
    How do you configure for optical?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgarcia View Post
    I will have to download check how far it went in. I’m sure it’s all the way in that’s a simple connection tho haha.
    How do you configure for optical?
    It's in the module setup page (icon looks like a module).

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    Sorry don’t see it. But I do see it as a digital switch. I don’t know where to change that

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    This is the icon.

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    Hey zombie I made it home finally. And they weren’t pushed in all the way.
    Also I changed configuration to optical.
    My next problem is coding. Ive been trying to think it out in my head for the sequence but still don’t know it. Can you help me out please.
    I want
    Sensor 1 to open selonoid valve
    Sensor 2 to close selonoid valve
    Selonoid valve not open again until my reservoir water trips sensor 1again

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgarcia View Post
    Hey zombie I made it home finally. And they weren’t pushed in all the way.
    Also I changed configuration to optical.
    My next problem is coding. Ive been trying to think it out in my head for the sequence but still don’t know it. Can you help me out please.
    I want
    Sensor 1 to open selonoid valve
    Sensor 2 to close selonoid valve
    Selonoid valve not open again until my reservoir water trips sensor 1again
    See post 2.

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