GaryL January 18, 2014 Share January 18, 2014 Ok so i have had an apex for a long time.... A) i suck at programming it. B) i want to look at it from my computer c) can anyone offer a sample code for light cycle, skimmer, fuge light etc d) is it better to look at it from my computer eeze? e) can i make it wi-fi compatible? f) shoot me? lol i have read a ton of info and got kinda confused so when i programmed the outlet for my skimmer for some reason it would cycle on off on off... any help would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 January 18, 2014 Share January 18, 2014 have you looked at the user guide on neptune's website? That is a good start. It has tons of sample code in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 18, 2014 Author Share January 18, 2014 Actually I just did Scott a little after I posted this. They are much better than the ones that came with the controller... A few months ago I looked online and the links were all broken. I have printed some out and will give it a go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed January 19, 2014 Share January 19, 2014 (edited) The Neptune forums are quite good. Happy to help get you started if you're having problems though. Regarding viewing on the computer, I take it you have not hooked it up to a network? I accomplished this by using a wifi game adapter. I picked up one of these used on ebay: http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Wireless-Gaming-Adapter-TEW-647GA/dp/B0024G48VA If you are lucky enough to be within cabling distance, just run a cable and be done with it. Once you configure it to be on the network, and view the IP address on the display, you can login to the Apex via web browser. The skimmer ought to be quite simple. Something like this: Fallback ON Set ON If Outlet Return_Pump = OFF Then OFF Defer 002:00 Then ON I have it wait 2 minutes so that if the return is off, and it goes back on, the skimmer doesn't kick on immediately. 2 minutes should be enough time for my return to clear out the sump, and the siphon overflow to restart. Note that I don't turn the skimmer off when I feed. You can, but I don't really care to do that, nor do I turn off the return. Eat fast fishies and coral, or don't eat at all Edited January 19, 2014 by wangspeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 19, 2014 Author Share January 19, 2014 ok i ran an ethernet cable and a bridge one goes to my tv and the other goes to the Apex. looks like i got it kinda working the way i want to. my dashboard still hast the old setup even after i updated to the newest firmware. at first i could only look at it if i typed the IP addy in my browser. then i figured how to update the firmware and it let me used the client on my computer. kinda glitchy but i think it is my fault. so i will tinker around with it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 19, 2014 Author Share January 19, 2014 any tips on the cool dashboard thingy when you pull it up? i still get the old readout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed January 19, 2014 Share January 19, 2014 Fusion hasn't been released yet, AFAIK. -- Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 19, 2014 Author Share January 19, 2014 hmm.. i thought it was part of the 4.0 firmware...but still learning. Thanks Warren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 19, 2014 Author Share January 19, 2014 cool... Still tinkering Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 26, 2014 Author Share January 26, 2014 (edited) ok i found on the firmware installer it has a button to update webpages. so now you can play with the dashboard and configure different dashboards by moving tiles and saving up to 4 different ones. the only problem i see is that it works best with Explorer...chrome makes it all garbled. i havn't tried FF or safari yet. Edited January 26, 2014 by GaryL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 26, 2014 Author Share January 26, 2014 (edited) Here is a new pic of the dashboard which I haven't played with. It looks fine in safari on my iPhone not the best pic i might add lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 26, 2014 by GaryL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm5406 January 26, 2014 Share January 26, 2014 That is actually the web page version. That is what I see from my computer at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 26, 2014 Author Share January 26, 2014 Correct worm but before i updated web page in my firmware updater it was only showing the old school dash board... Which was boring lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm5406 January 27, 2014 Share January 27, 2014 Yeah it was. I had to do the web update a few times as it kept failing. But I am all good since it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 29, 2014 Author Share January 29, 2014 Looks like the time zone issue fixed my losing time issue. It was default to -9 and I set it to -5 on Sunday and it has not lost time yet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 make sure you clear your cache of your browser(s). That should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 January 29, 2014 Share January 29, 2014 make sure you clear your cache of your browser(s). That should help. It works in any browser. They actually recommend Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL January 29, 2014 Author Share January 29, 2014 i'll do that scott. i chrome was all garbled but i'll try! thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL April 26, 2014 Author Share April 26, 2014 Ok I'm late to the game but I figured out if you want to see your dashboard app outside of your home network you'll have to set up port forwarding and use your computers IP address . In iPhone app you can set up 2 programs with different IP addresses to pull it up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 26, 2014 Share April 26, 2014 why do you have Apex and then Apex external? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL April 26, 2014 Author Share April 26, 2014 That's the only way I could get it to work from my phone when I'm not hooked to the Wi-fi. One uses the apex's actual 10.0.0.23 address and one uses my computer's IP Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman April 26, 2014 Share April 26, 2014 why do you have Apex and then Apex external? I had to do the same thing in order to access it locally on my wifi and then when I was away from my network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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