AI Wireless Module (AWM) - Setup Guide
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First, test your fixture by turning your Hydra light outlet to ON using the Dashboard. Your fixture should turn
on with 100% intensity, all colors – maximum brightness. If so, communications is working and you can set
the outlet to OFF for now until it’s programmed.
Your light fixture has multiple colored LED’s. Each color channel can be independently controlled in terms of its
intensity (0 – 100%). In addition, the overall intensity or brightness of the fixture can be controlled, again 0 –
100%. This is established using profiles. You can have up to 32 different profiles defined with the Apex
controller. Using profiles, you can define a color assortment for midday and a different color profile for
mornings or evenings.
Defining your profiles will be the first step in programming and you do this from the Configuration – Profiles
Setup web page. Follow these steps:
1.
Select an unused profile (default names are PF1 – PF32).
2.
Change the default name to a unique profile name. Note that profile names are case sensitive!
3.
Select ‘Vega/Hydra’ for the Control Type. You will see all the possible colors along with
begin/end overall intensity and Ramp Time. We’ll use these in just a minute.
4.
The following chart shows what colors/#LEDs are available with which fixture – colors that your
fixture doesn’t support can just be left at 0
Color
Hydra
Hydra
FiftyTwo
Vega
Vega Blue
Cool White
X4
X16
X4
X4
Warm White
O
O
Neutral White
O
O
Green
X2
X4
X1
O
Violet
X2
X4
O
O
Red
X2
X4
X1
O
Blue
X4
X4
Deep Blue
X4
X8
X4
X4
Royal Blue
X4
X12
X6
X8
UV
X2
X4
O
O
X = Standard color and number of LED’s in that color
O = Optional with ‘Power Pucks’
5.
Begin entering your selected color intensities skipping those colors your fixture does not support.
Here’s some intensities you might want to start with – note that unless you’re replacing existing LED’s
it’s best to work up to these levels, especially UV. Watch your corals carefully for any signs of bleaching
or browning and adjust your intensities down/up accordingly:
•
Cool White
45%
•
Green
49%
•
Violet
58%
•
Red
49%
•
Deep Blue
55%
•
Royal Blue
55%
•
UV
59%
