vortech controller anyone?

[chiefzod]

All sorted was an a different issue.

Now i have the unit all working and have the pumps set to tidal mode from 8am to 11pm and the profilux controlled from 11pm to 8am so i can do a night mode. Didn't seem to use the pump night mode otherwise that i can see.
Has anyone else found that to be the case?

Also from what i can see the feeder pause on the profilux doesn't work on the Vortechs. Anyone else have that problem or is there a work around?

Also is there anyway top make the Vortechs come on full bull or all ramp up and ramp down for a storm?

[Matthias]

Didn't seem to use the pump night mode otherwise that i can see.

- I didn't understand this question - the VorTech-Controller should be in ProfiLux controlled mode between 11pm and 8am and should follow the ProfiLux pump channels pattern

synchronize VorTech with thunderstrom or feedpause:
sync. is only possible when the VorTech-Controller is in ProfiLux controlled mode at this time

I think there is still space for firmware extensions in the future

[chiefzod]

- I didn't understand this question - the VorTech-Controller should be in ProfiLux controlled mode between 11pm and 8am and should follow the ProfiLux pump channels pattern

Yes it does but only if i set it that way. So yes works fine. Just would have been nice if it if it was automatic.

synchronize VorTech with thunderstrom or feedpause:
sync. is only possible when the VorTech-Controller is in ProfiLux controlled mode at this time

I think there is still space for firmware extensions in the future

Yeah i thought so. Would be nice if the thunderstorm mode just overrided the vortech modes and did what you wanted for a storm and the same for feeding pause. I feel some of the Vortech modes still have a better flow pattern and would still rather leave them on that. Please add these last 2 features

[richard.mayo]

[QUOTE=chiefzod;17887]All sorted was an a different issue.

I have the same issue, how did you solve it, i have FW 0 for the controller interface and 0 for the RF module, also the software (just the Vortech section) is very very slow

[richard.mayo]

Im having some big problems

just got it to connect and i updated the FW of the controller to 1.01 downloaded from the aquariumcomputer website but when i click on the Vortech Overview in the software it still says version 1.00 and i cant update anything as the button is greyed out??

I have FW 5.04a and software 5.0.4.2???
Controller Interface says 4.7
RF-Module says 1.02

HELP

[richard.mayo]

Anyone please please help

[Matthias]

for the update of the VorTech-Controller firmware 1.01 is necessary - if the controller has a lower version an update of the pumps is not supported, therefore the update button is greyed out

please try again to update the VorTech-Controller firmware to version 1.01 - at the end of the update a "success message" must be displayed

keep in mind: during the update only the device which should be updated has to be connected to PAB!

[richard.mayo]

yeah i did this and updated from the download file on the site, how could it have been wrong?

[richard.mayo]

OK ive just downloaded a fresh version and updated but still saying 1.00, i got the success message, can you please look at the download file to see if its correct?

[richard.mayo]

sorry to be pushy, really want to get it working, any luck????