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The Archon isn't going to change the face of aquarium control the world over, but it is definitely a huge step up from the current DA line of controller. Programming is much easier, and there are a lot of nice little improvements that we all will put to good use. One example, you can assign multiple alarms to a channel with alarm #1 taking precedence over the others. This adds a lot of possibilities. You can name Alarms, timers, standbys, and modules/channels. The base unit has 4 virtual channels built in. 0v - 10v and PWM built in. I believe people making the switch will be very happy. Archon was designed from the beginning by a hobbyist and it really shows.
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12/28/2014, 11:26 AM | #27 |
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We have two RKL we have been running for three and four years respectively. They work great for us, but I do have to say that when we have had a question customer service is not good. I thought that when our units fail we would change to the Neptune system but they keep on going. We have always wanted to get the net module but have heard the problems.
Is this something Archon will help? Does D.A. Sell the Archon head unit separately? IMHO if D.A. Had a good customer service team this would be the MFG'r to have, hands down! |
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I believe they will since it is compatible with the modules for the RKE/RKL head units. While it hasn't been pushed as an "upgrade" that is essentially what it will be. Quote:
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Dave, Thank You for the info.
Also did I understand you correctly that at some point we would be able to update firmware on our existing RKE, and RKL head units to be compatible with Archon? |
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A little update in regards to the DA support forum here on RC going away. As I suspected, it is merely a billing issue and will be resolved as soon as the accounting folks at DA can get a hold of accounting folks here at RC. I am sure it will be resolved in a few days.
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I contacted DA about an issue concerning my RKL head unit via email. They replied to me 4 days later with the info I needed.
Their forum support is almost same day. I don't have any complaints about my two DA systems.
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Those darn accountants !
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As reported in the Archon thread on the DA support site, they are targeting January 20th as a ship date for the Archon system. Unfortunately for DA but fortunately for all of the users of the Archon, the beta testers have come up with a lot of cool features that we want added into the Archon software. Most, if not all of these improvements are being added in, along with a few bugs that we found being corrected. With this system being Linux based, something I know very little about, it seems like a great deal of features can be added over time via a software update. It really is a powerful system.
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Those sure are some busy accountants. Lol
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Anyone been contacted for payment and shipping yet? I have not ! :-(
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Beware of Digital Aqautics:
I bought the Reefkeeper Lite in late November and it had problems so I decided to upgrade to the Reefkeeper Elite rather than exchanging the RKL, which showed up defective..the clock didn't work on it so it is useless. I contacted customer service and they told me that they would send another one. It has been over a month and nothing so far and all of my calls to their sales and support numbers go straight to voice mail with no return calls. I have also sent emails with no replies so here I sit with a Reefkeeper Elite head unit in the box and can't get a hold of them to replace it. I have filed a Better Business Bureau complaint against them, which they have a C- rating because there are plenty of complaints about the same thing...terrible customer service and warranty support. If they don't respond to that, small claims court is next but since I just bought the RLE in mid-December, I called the credit card company and disputed the charge due to defective equipment. I have lot of unanswered emails to provide to them as evidence of the lack of support but my attempt to resolve it. |
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I still want my archon, power bars, and probes.
Come on people, TAKE MY MONEY!!! |
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I had a RKL for about two years and upgraded to a RKE about three years ago. I am very happy with my experience with DA. Sometimes the high tech stuff takes me awhile to sort out but that's my issue, not DA's. I was notified today that the Archon head unit is ready for shipping to pre-sale orders of which I am one!!!! Can't wait.
If I were in the market today for my first controller I would give the Archon some serious thought.
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To program an output. Select outputs from the menu bar. To program the output you wish click on the gear for that output. Select the function then click show beside the function. Now fill out data for that function. It is that easy. If the output was in off mode it will be put in auto for you. Make sure when entering set points such as temp to add tenths ect. Example temp setpoint of 78 would be entered as 78.0. You can use more than one alarm per output. Alarms and timers can be named like the modules and ports. When I placed a module that was named with the RKE the name followed on the Archon. Hope this helps a little at getting started. The alarms and timers can be added and edited from the system page. |
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Now that it's shipping to the non beta purchasers, how about some pics of the programming screens?
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After being a faithful Digital Aquatics supporter for several years and standing up for their lack of customer service on several forums many times, I am beginning to lose faith. I placed my Archon pre-order December 11th 2014 and waited patiently. On January 20th 2015 ,I received a phone call from DA telling me they were ready to ship and I would get an e-mail confirming order and payment method. I waited 48 hours and no e-mail. Since January 22nd I have called and left three voice mails and wrote 2 e-mails to support expressing my understanding that they were busy but I had not received the promised e-mail and would just like to know aprx. ship date and confirm my payment method. All 5 of my communication efforts have not generated a simple reply of any kind. I hope they can recover from whatever spell they are under and let their customers know they DO WANT US AS CUSTOMERS.
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