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    Variable Speed Ports Control of SB Reef Lights

    I am attempting to set up 3 SB Reef Lights using the variable speed ports on my main control unit and a VDM module. I have programming set up in Fusion using the graphing window to establish ramp times and intensity for both the blue and white channels for each light. I noticed today that only one of the LED indicator lights for the variable speed ports is lit. It is V3 on the main unit and V1 and V2 on the VDM. The programming is running in Fusion and appears to ramp up and down as programmed. When I turn both the blue and white outputs ON both LED indicator lights come on. What am I doing wrong. I am following a YouTube hack with these lights but the hack doesn't indicate exactly how to wire the VDM cables to the light. It just shows how to set up profiles in the Classic Dashboard. BTW, I set up those profiles but they were ignored in Fusion. That is why I went to the graphing function to set up ramp times and intensities for each output, blue and white. Let me know what I am doing wrong. Thanks.

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    Click the gear and go into the advanced window. Type in

    Set 10

    Upload and see if they look about 10% intensity. Then try other intensities and see if the lights follow them in AUTO. If they do you're good to go. Delete the set statement and let them use the graph. If not, there might be a wiring error.

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    Thanks for the reply. Do both the VSP indicator lights have to be on for proper operation? I don’t have these lights connected yet pending working out any bugs first.


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    Quote Originally Posted by crs751 View Post
    Thanks for the reply. Do both the VSP indicator lights have to be on for proper operation? I don’t have these lights connected yet pending working out any bugs first.


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    No. You can check the voltage with a multimeter if you're worried.

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    Ok thanks for the response.

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