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iPonic 614 Installation Manual
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ADVANCED PROGRAMMING
Control Strategy
Growth Cycle
You may find that you would like to alter the setpoints and settings of your growing environment at
predictable times due to the growth cycle of your crop. Two phases that may create distinct needs are the
vegetative phase and the flowering phase. Using the Growth Schedule you can choose your temperature,
humidity, CO
2
and time setpoints, as well as your light settings, well in advance of when the controller will
be using them. You can have different day period lengths, temperature and humidity allowances, CO
2
targets and even use different light banks depending on the phase or week your grow cycle is in. By
programming in your entire schedule this way you have the freedom to do other things and even be other
places while the controller stays on top of the changing needs of your crop. You can also save this
schedule to a USB stick and reuse it every time and everywhere an iPonic
TM
614 acts as your
environmental control system.
Enable/Disable Growth Curve
You can enable the menu option, “Growth Schedule,” that will let you adjust all of your settings, in
advance, for the different phases and individual weeks throughout the growing cycle. The defaults for the
vegetative phase and any weeks that fall outside of the flowering phase are set to the same defaults as
the unit itself (seen in figure 1.1 in the previous section). The flowering phase and the weeks that fall
within it have a shorter day setpoint lasting from 5:00AM to 5:00PM and the cool setpoint for that day is
two degrees warmer at 80ºF. The default is set for a 12 week growing cycle with the flowering phase
lasting from the beginning of week 5 to the end of week 12.
Menu->System Setup->2.Scheduling Setup->button 1 to enable/disable growth curve
Set Duration of Entire Grow Cycle
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 2 to set duration of entire grow cycle in weeks
Vegetative/Flowering Duration
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 3 to set duration of vegetation phase of growth
cycle (in weeks)
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 4 to set duration of flowering phase of growth
cycle (in weeks)
Set Vegetative and Flowering Start Weeks
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 6 to set start week of vegetation phase of growth
cycle
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 7 to set start week of flowering phase of growth
cycle
Set Start Date for Entire Cycle
Menu->Growth Schedule->4. Duration Settings->button 5 to set the day your growth cycle schedule will
begin
Change Setpoints and Settings of Weeks and/or Phases
Menu->Growth Schedule->(select Phase or Week)->(select Setting Type)->adjust as you would Basic
Settings
To Save Entire Schedule for Future Use
Insert USB into port inside the controller case.
Menu->Growth Schedule->5. Save/Restore Sched->button 1 to save, choose a name for your settings file
and press OK
