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    Default Octo (Reef Octopus) wave and return pumps control

    Purchased Octo Pulse 4 wave pumps which are Apex Ready with 0-10V port, is it possible to control them using Profilux 4?

    The standalone controller only allows 30% to 100% power.

    Any Reef Octopus users?

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    Hi boshkg
    is it possible to control them using Profilux 4
    yes

    Octo Pulse 2und 4_ 1-10V Anschluss4.png

    regards Pit

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    Thanks for the quick reply. So this 0-10V cable can be purchased through GHL and it plugs straight into the back of the Profilux 4 or do I need a module similar to the GHL Vortech module?

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    A suitable cable is not available directly from GHL
    There are several ways to connect the pump to the Profilux
    1:
    You buy a cable with RJ12 plug 6p6c and install the audio plug on one side.
    2:
    you buy a cable with the audio plug, and connect it with a 6p6c RJ12 plug.
    3:
    You buy a cable with the audio plug and connect it to a (LBF-AP) (PL-0067) if you can buy another one

    RJ12 Steckerbelegun L-Schnittstellen.jpg

    regards pit

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    Thank you.
    So with both pumps connected to the Profilux, I can program them at any % power and to operate in sync or anti-sync (mirror) ?

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    Yes, with all the features the Profilux offers. You may have to increase Umin at the 1-10V settings. You have to try ~2.4V.

    regards Pit

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    I think this is all you need:
    Quote Originally Posted by PIWAWT View Post
    Now you need to find out, which of the 2 rings resp. the tip of the jack belongs to which cable.
    Usually the yellow ring is GND and goes to the shield (bare).
    Not sure about the other 2, but a DMM will show you if they belong to red or white.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matthias View Post
    I think this is all you need:


    Now you need to find out, which of the 2 rings resp. the tip of the jack belongs to which cable.
    Usually the yellow ring is GND and goes to the shield (bare).
    Not sure about the other 2, but a DMM will show you if they belong to red or white.
    What's a DMM?

    When testing the wires with a multimeter I get nothing from the red wire and fluctuating readings from the white wire, so I'm guessing that I just connect the bare ground wire to terminal 3 and the white wire to terminal 2, but I've not done this before or actually used a multimeter before so I'm hoping to get some confirmation?

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    I guess DMM = Digital MultiMeter...

    So the wire that provides a reading would be the wire that I connect to terminal 2.

    I'll give it a go and see what happens.

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    That worked fine. I assumed the bare wire was the ground and then found the wire that gave a reading with the multimeter. That wire was put in terminal 2 and it works fine. Using a multimeter was the key to this and once I got hold of one it was easy to get this working.

    Far simpler than I was thinking and the breakout box does make it far easier than fiddling around trying to get two wires into the slots on an RJ12.

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