Why is this pump turning on with this code?

[Spar]

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 22:00 to 22:00 Then ON
If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF


Swx12_3 is for sure 'closed', shows as such in the dashboard. The time is not 22:00:00 to 22:00:59 ... yet, this device turns on anyway.

What am I missing here?

[Spar]

I do see now that the 22:00 to 22:00 is probably sending a 24 hour loop, not my 1 minute time as intended. But, shouldn't the switch being closed trump that anyway, since it is the last line in the programming?


edit: and if i am correct about this 24 hour loop with 22:00 to 22:00; is there a way to just turn the device on for one minute? I could do a 21:59 to 22:00 with a 001:00 defer ON; but seems like there should be an alternative here...?

[RussM]

edit: and if i am correct about this 24 hour loop with 22:00 to 22:00; is there a way to just turn the device on for one minute? I could do a 21:59 to 22:00 with a 001:00 defer ON; but seems like there should be an alternative here...?

You are correct that you had what you called a loop. The outlet was On for 24 hrs and 1 minute.

An explanation is found here https://forum.neptunesystems.com/sho...l=1#post114462

Using the Defer is one way to do what you want.

For that 1-minute ON time, you could do this instead:

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 22:00 to 22:01 Then ON
If Time 22:01 to 21:59 Then OFF
If Sw12_3 CLOSED Then OFF

[Spar]

Seems adding the off times is the most practical. Thanks for the tip!


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[Spar]

If I want the device to turn on twice during the day, but I want the code to be arranged so I can easily view the ON commands in order first, does the following work?
​remembering that my goal here is for the outlet to turn on for only 1 minute

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 02:00 to 02:01 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:01 Then ON
If Time 02:01 to 13:59 Then OFF
If Time 14:01 to 01:59 Then OFF
If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF

Also, should the code work just fine if I have the OFF lines just say 02:01 to 02:01 and 14:01 to 14:01? Mainly I am wanting to confirm that ultimately the way this is written is that the 'If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF' will ensure the outlet is OFF if this statement is true, regardless of any time constraints.

[rkpetersen]

That will work.
With that approach, making further changes could be cumbersome, and easy to make a mistake.
Here's how to do what you want with the Defer command mentioned above.

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 02:00 to 02:01 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:01 Then ON
Defer 001:00 Then ON
If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF

[zombie]

That will work.
With that approach, making further changes could be cumbersome, and easy to make a mistake.
Here's how to do what you want with the Defer command mentioned above.

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 02:00 to 02:01 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:01 Then ON
Defer 001:00 Then ON
If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF

Slight mistake...

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Time 01:59 to 02:00 Then ON
If Time 13:59 to 14:00 Then ON
Defer 001:00 Then ON
If Swx12_3 CLOSED Then OFF

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[rkpetersen]

Oh right, of course!

[Spar]

Why don't they provide us with the ability to set time by seconds? Has NS ever touched on that? Backend programming language issue probably?

[zombie]

Why don't they provide us with the ability to set time by seconds? Has NS ever touched on that? Backend programming language issue probably?

I haven't ever seen an official response and dont know the intricate details of the system, but it's likely something like a register length issue. Defer, OSC, when, min time, etc. are all limited to 16 hours and 40 minutes, so that limitation might be related to their choice to use only hours and minutes in time statements directly without additional code.

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