Profilux II plus aquarium controller

[reef]

having problems connecting the dosing pumps.

i have to power bars that are daisy changed out of s1-4.

i have connected the dosing pump to the end of the last power bar.

also gone to the socket functions and programe digital power bar and dosing pump.

dosing pump numbers selected as 1-4 as i have a 4 dosing pump unit.

after all this the dosing pumps stay on. i cant turn them off.


any ideas?

any chance that we can copy and paste the screen shots so we can post post them on the forum.

[reef]

am also finding it rediculously difficult to connect with WLAN

try this.

first get the SSID from your router, to do this you have to go into the router software. i get into mine by putting 10.1.1.1 on the internet explorer bar. wher you would normally put Http//:

go to wireless, you should find the SSID, also make sure that the security of the router says none or off. depends which router you have. i have a Dlink.

Then go to system in the profilux control software.
highlight the WLAN and then go to configuration.

IP setting should be obtain ip automatically

SSID should be teh same as your router.

select adhoc.

press save, if you go back it will show the default settings, dont worry about it.


got to general and select tcp/ip when connect the profilux.



hope that works,

[Matthias Gross]

Hello Teejay,

what do you mean with "cannot program it with the buttons on the actual unit"? Do the keys not work? Or don't you know how to operate the unit? If the keys don't work: Maybe while transportation the keyboard got a shock and a key is now clamped. If this would be the case: Open the housing (described in manual) and make sure all keys are free.

WLAN-step by step:
http://www.ghl-kl.de/Produkte/Aquari...AN_new_eng.pdf

This doc does not mention the "automatic IP feature", that means from 3.05 on you need not any more to deal with IPs. I think reef explained in a few easy words exactly what has to be done.

1. Connect controller with RS232 to PC, start ProfiLuxControl
2. Connect over RS232
3. Go to system, select WLAN-card
4. Press "Configuration"
5. Now comes the configuration dialog. Enter the SSID of your home network. CHoose ad hoc if you connect from PC directly to ProfiLux, choose infrastructure if you want to have a connection via your router. Press save.
6. Go to "General", press disconnect.
7. Choose "TCP/IP" under connection. Press connect.

That's it!

If you would have wireless network security enabled (like WPA or WEP) then please refer to the doc i mentioned.

[Matthias Gross]

reef,

regarding dosing pump.

Your pumps have numbers 1,2,3,4, correct?
And your powerbar has some numbers above, for example 5-10?

If you use the manual override can you activate each dosing pump and socket as expected? (the pumps react when you activate a socket with number 1-4, the sockets react when you activate sockets 5-10 in ProfiLuxCOntrol)

[reef]

i just found this which helped
http://www.ghl-kl.de/Produkte/Aquari...DosingPump.pdf

Your pumps have numbers 1,2,3,4, correct?
And your powerbar has some numbers above, for example 5-10?

Do they have to be 1-4?
can i put them after the last power bar, so say 13-16?



if i put the dosing pumps on 1-4 then it i have to change all my existing sockets and timers.

[Matthias Gross]

"Do they have to be 1-4?" - No, you can assign any numbers for digital powerbars and dosing units you want.

"can i put them after the last power bar, so say 13-16?" - yes

Hint: With firmware 3.05 you can program powerbars and dosing units (startnumer or initial state) with ProfiLuxControl 3.0.5.0

[reef]

Thanks again Matthias,

Perfect, i got the dosing pumps going.


So when i select 24 dosings per day for pump one, will it dose every hour?

[Matthias Gross]

Originally Posted by reef

Thanks again Matthias,

Perfect, i got the dosing pumps going.


So when i select 24 dosings per day for pump one, will it dose every hour?

Exactly!

[teejay]

Excuse my ignorance but what is an SSID and how do I find out what mine is?

[Bulltrader]

I have to admit, these things are great. I've had one for 5 months now and just love everything it can do and I haven't even started to use everything yet. It has so many features with the lighting, I love it!!