Digital Aquatics Archon Owners Thread

[mypepper]

I hate to say, I'm not upgrading until all the bugs are worked out with the Archon programming.

Thanks, my ReefKeeper Elite is running just fine for now.

Randy

[n2585722]

Mike,
My time is ok but I did uncheck DST to get the right time. I have posted the issue along with some others I have with the new firmware. As SoloGarth mentioned. His time issues show up when he changes the username and password from the default. I have also posted about this issue. Is there a different issue you are having? If so I can pass it along. I didn't have the time issue until one of the later updates. I am not sure which one. It did work without issues before.

[janes_mw]

Originally Posted by n2585722

Mike,
My time is ok but I did uncheck DST to get the right time. I have posted the issue along with some others I have with the new firmware. As SoloGarth mentioned. His time issues show up when he changes the username and password from the default. I have also posted about this issue. Is there a different issue you are having? If so I can pass it along. I didn't have the time issue until one of the later updates. I am not sure which one. It did work without issues before.

I didn't have the issue until 1.03 flash update best I can tell. Actually things were pretty stable. I gave up a long time ago trying to set a different username and password and have always left to the default.

It may seem minor, but if the timers don't work, the system is not usable to me. I depend on those, the alarms, and the float switches to both program events and catch system anomalies.

Also, why aren't the developers accessible and willing to get this correct. The only communication the users have is through the beta users. Not saying anything what so ever bad about the beta group (because without you guys this would have failed months ago), but they (DA) don't seem to be connected to the users and how frustrated we are becoming. I defy anyone to call DA and get someone to answer the phone. IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN and that is totally unacceptable to me. If they have cloud plans, TELL US, if they are working on a fix TELL US. Why do they have to let the beta testers be the fall guys??

I JUST DON'T GET IT to be honest. I really have been open minded and supportive, but it needs to be a two way street.

Eric is a one man show best I can tell, or he is the only one that cares. If it was not for him, many of us would have been Apex users by now. This has potential, but the VERY POOR business behavior of DA really makes me wonder if they know what they are doing.

mike

[n2585722]

Eric is the one that us Beta tester communicate with. Have you tried it without the DST checked. I think that was one of the things added in that release along with the AM/ PM. I have my UTC at -6 and I had to uncheck DST to get the correct time without resetting and changing the UTC. Since it has been working correctly since Wed night I am reluctant to try reseting it and changing the UTC. I too have timers setup and they are working since the time has been correct on the system.so I am guessing that your timer cannot just shift the hour that the time is changing. How do you have the timer setup.

[janes_mw]

Originally Posted by n2585722

Eric is the one that us Beta tester communicate with. Have you tried it without the DST checked. I think that was one of the things added in that release along with the AM/ PM. I have my UTC at -6 and I had to uncheck DST to get the correct time without resetting and changing the UTC. Since it has been working correctly since Wed night I am reluctant to try reseting it and changing the UTC. I too have timers setup and they are working since the time has been correct on the system.so I am guessing that your timer cannot just shift the hour that the time is changing. How do you have the timer setup.

My latest try was to set to -5 (I am EST). I then went in and made sure DST was unchecked. I did the synchonizetime(). The time came back at 1 hour different than my local time. I did this a few times (reset and blah..). Always the same result.

I manually changed the time and then did a sync.. on the last reset. We will see what tomorrow brings.

Even if they rewrote the code to do something easy to fix the system time like duh.... Systime = UTC plus offset, if DST checked -1 if date () seems pretty straight forward to me.

[SoloGarth]

Yes these problems should be fairly easy to correct and I do wish they were being addressed in a more timely manner. The pH resolution issue should have been resolved before it went up for general sale. That is a basic system function. I understand that the clock issue is (fairly) new. Even with my clock set my timers still act unpredictably. I have never gotten the timer for my Gyre to work. The username and password issue is a big deal to me. Have others had trouble with this? I see now that at least 2 people left it as defaults. I don't trust this as the controller is in charge of pumps inside my home, heaters in the tank, a caRx . . . I emailed DA about my continued timer issue on Friday but didn't hear back and now am stuck with this the way it is for the next week.

[n2585722]

Are you on Software version is: 1.09.23? The latest I herd is there more features coming. I think Dave is the latest to talk with Eric. He may be more up to date on any specifics. They both were at MAX last weekend I think. I was not able to go this year.

[n2585722]

SoloGarth,
Did you make it into Austin OK?

[SoloGarth]

Originally Posted by n2585722

SoloGarth,
Did you make it into Austin OK?

Still traveling. About to board in Chicago. Can you explain how the respect X times is supposed to work?

I have a timer that is set up to come on at 12 stay on for 4 hours and off for 1 with repeat 1x

It does the first 4 hour cycle fine but does not come on after the hour has elapsed. I tried to set up a second timer but he only seem to work 50% of the time. I wish they would turn on if the timer is made for a start time before the current time. It would make things a lot easier.

[n2585722]

The repeat x times. I thought it worked the same as the RKE but Ken mentioned that you have to include the first time in the number. That is one I haven't tried. I will setup an unused output and see what happens.

The repeat timer I have setup for my Swabbie I used continue forever as I just wanted it to turn on for 1 minute every 4 hrs. I also have an alarm set to make sure it doesn't turn on if the skimmer is off.

[n2585722]

OK, I set one up to come on at 7:15 stay on 1 min off for 2 mins repeat 4x. I will see how many time it comes on on the graph.

[SoloGarth]

Ah. So if the repeat x times is set to 0 then it won't do anything? Haha this is exactly what I am talking about. I am proficient in C++ Java and VHDL. Things like this are something that should be fixed during debugging. It prevents that sort of counter intuitive interface. Oh well. That would make sense though as to why my timer doesn't work. The one stirring the Kalk Rx has worked without a problem but it has continue forever checked. Another not very well chosen parameter name.

I'm just not a fan of trying to figure this stuff out by trial and error.

[SoloGarth]

When I have some down time I am going to go through all the files the Archon uses and figure out what does what.

[SoloGarth]

Originally Posted by n2585722

OK, I set one up to come on at 7:15 stay on 1 min off for 2 mins repeat 4x. I will see how many time it comes on on the graph.

Great thanks. Let me know. It is too hard to experiment due to my slow upload times when I am outside the house.

[janes_mw]

I have a Zeovite tumbler that I run for a few minutes several times a day. I found it was just easier setting up a timer for each one. You can do three timers on an output I think. They seem to run pretty reliable. It appears like you can set up a lot of timers but not sure how many you can assign to an output.

[n2585722]

OK, it came on 4 times. I know they got a lot of grief about the way it was done on the RKE where it would run once and repeat x times. A lot of people complained it should on run how many times there was in repeat. I guess that is how they decided to have it work on the Archon.

[SoloGarth]

Ok thanks. Well that answers that problem at least. I had been setting it to only repeat once because I only wanted it to repeat . . . Once. Haha.

One thing I would really like to see is more response from the Webserver and for it to check for out of bounds inputs. For instance if you tell it not to repeat ie repeat 0 times it should inform you that the timer will not work. And for things like setting up the mail setting it should pop up letting you know something has occurred.

[n2585722]

Mike you can use up to three timers per output. I think if any one of the timers is active then the output is active. I haven't tested this yet to be sure.

[n2585722]

I can try the repeat 0 and see what happens.

[n2585722]

OK, it did run once.

[Pickupman66]

Strange. I ran a ramp test and repeat 4 and it went 5 times. I'll set it up again on my spare ramp channel.

[Pickupman66]

Well now I don't remember. I'll check it tomorrow

[Pickupman66]

Sorry it took me so long on the timers. So here is a timer that I created just for testing purposes. Just to see how the repeat works. As you can see it is set to repeat 5 times of a three minute on and 3 minutes off cycle. According to the ground this particular timer ran a total of 5 times. So if you want something to run one time you can leave it as repeat equals 0 or repeat equals 1. Either of these should cause the timer to run just one time. I have verified this.


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[Pickupman66]

This timer only runs once a day.uploadfromtaptalk1430307055576.jpg

[SoloGarth]

So I have had 2 total failures in the past 3 days I have been gone. Yesterday the power went out and the archon shutdown and didn't come back up. I had my girlfriend unplug everything twice to get it to reset. When it did the non Archon input values were 20X higher than they should have been.

This morning it is shutdown again. I don't know for how long as I have received no notification. No one is there to reset it today. I imagine I may lose everything in my tank because of the Archon. Heaters don't work, caRx doesn't work, ect. I really wanted this to work but I am ready to throw in the towel. The controller is not reliable.