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Need help making a Cycle Timer using...
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| Topic: | Need help making a Cycle Timer using System Builder This thread has 5 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday June 8, 2014 at 18:32 |
jesterselv Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2009 288 |
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I'm trying to do something in System Builder for my house and I cant figure out something. I have a pump for a aeroponic garden system I built (its like hydroponics but not quite). I need the pump to run and cycle water every 7 minutes on and 7 minutes off. repeated, forever. Im trying to use a CLW-LDIMEX-2 2 as the controlled outlet for the pump. I tried doing a Scheduler, but cant figure out how to repeat the events in minutes to cycle on and off. I tried adding a timer and that's not working out either. Any ideas? An actual hydroponics timer that does this is called a "cycle timer" or "repeat timer". The 7 minutes on and off is a starting point, I may need to fluctuate the times to be 6 on, 4 off, or 5 on 7 off. Dependant on the time of season if its hotter in July, I may need the roots to stay wet longer, etc.
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| Post 2 made on Monday June 9, 2014 at 09:04 |
mrfreeze Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2004 167 |
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I do not use System Builder but in Simpl there is the Oscillator and Variable Oscillator. Are these present in System Builder ?
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| Post 3 made on Monday June 9, 2014 at 11:23 |
Tom Luczywo Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2001 115 |
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Yes, easy to do in Simpl. I'll look into SB...
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| Post 4 made on Monday June 9, 2014 at 18:42 |
Tom Luczywo Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2001 115 |
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So in SB, insert 2 Separate Timers. Set the time perameter in the properties of each timer. Feed the Timer Expired to initiate the other Timer. Timer 1 will be your "On" and Timer 2 will be your "Rest". Obviously initiate your action when Timer 1 goes high, stop your action when Timer 2 goes high. Initiate Timer 1 or Timer 2 on System Start, or via button press (can pause or stop the cycle also with a button press). Very Crude but try and see if it works. Test lots.
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| Post 5 made on Saturday June 14, 2014 at 16:47 |
lites4u Active Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2006 745 |
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Just create a module in simpl and bring it into system builder. Done.
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| Post 6 made on Saturday June 14, 2014 at 21:20 |
kgossen Super Member |
Joined: Posts: | March 2008 3,026 |
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On June 14, 2014 at 16:47, lites4u said...
Just create a module in simpl and bring it into system builder. Done. If he's using SB, probably not familiar with SIMPL.
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