which is a better controller

[Pistol]

I was able to hard wire mine, got a 75 foot cable from Monoprice for $12.

 

[Pistol]

(Poop), I actually have a Digital Aquatics RKE, not an Apex.....

I knew I had one of the two. lol

I've run both, they each have their pros and cons, the RKE was easy to use and reliable, however I never did set up the NET module. You got an awesome deal on that as I recall.

 

[Salty Cracker]

[quote author=Salty Cracker link=topic=8515.msg91534#msg91534 date=1398455319]
I think you have to get a wifi adapter for the apex.  I did anyway.  I had a great one, now I have a crappy one.  Hard to find an \"access point\" it seems anymore.

yup,  i think your talking about the 3rd party WIFI extenders that run through the wall plugs right? you plug your ethernet cable into it from the apex? as far i as knew this was the only way to make the apex wireless, the JR, Lite, And Full version only support ethernet connections. the JR doesnt have a spot for a PH Probe either. but it uses the identical hardware for the computer and all the software is the same.. connects the same and funtions the same. its essentially the same just missing PH probe, 4 outlets and VDM. i have the older JR that came without the display screen, its a bummer you cant still buy them like that, because as far as i knew there was no 4 addon limits back then, if it was hardware limited mine should still support more than 4 addons via using the aquabus ports on extra EB8s, if its software implimented.. well thats just retarded and Neptune probably will take some slack if someone who had a JR with more addons running and working fine upgrades their firmware and all of a sudden only 4 will work..
[/quote]

No just a wireless "game adapter".

 

[theyangman]

[quote author=theyangman link=topic=8515.msg91535#msg91535 date=1398455360]
(Poop), I actually have a Digital Aquatics RKE, not an Apex.....

I knew I had one of the two. lol

I've run both, they each have their pros and cons, the RKE was easy to use and reliable, however I never did set up the NET module. You got an awesome deal on that as I recall.
[/quote]

I bought a REALLY expensive version of this:

lol, I just need to set it up properly and get it working right.

 

[Pistol]

[quote author=Pistol link=topic=8515.msg91546#msg91546 date=1398458639]
[quote author=theyangman link=topic=8515.msg91535#msg91535 date=1398455360]
(Poop), I actually have a Digital Aquatics RKE, not an Apex.....

I knew I had one of the two. lol

I've run both, they each have their pros and cons, the RKE was easy to use and reliable, however I never did set up the NET module. You got an awesome deal on that as I recall.
[/quote]

I bought a REALLY expensive version of this:

lol, I just need to set it up properly and get it working right.


[/quote]Looks pretty complicated, I hope you have some engineering background.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

why will yu need wifi on tye apex ?

 

[Pistol]

You need a wireless game adapter to make it work wirelesslly on your network or you can hard wire it to your router.

 

[Pistol]

why will yu need wifi on tye apex ?

oops, read question wrong, need wifi to access it from your network.

 

[Duke]

i didnt know they supported wireless game adaptors, thats neat.

 

[Salty Cracker]

i didnt know they supported wireless game adaptors, thats neat.

Like this little guy.  http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WGA54G-Wireless-G-Gaming-Adapter/dp/B00009X6DT
Plug it in, connect to your wireless and you're good to go. 

 

[Duke]

ok ya those are what im talking about. not sure why that wouldnt work this an apex JR.. i used one for a while and it worked great.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

i know my apex box is connected to the router hardwired. and it shows u on my computer. and i can acess the apex on the computer from my ipad aand blackberry  and i can control it from anywhere either wifi or cell network  and imcan zoom and tilt my camera  but to zoom and tilt i do that from my camera app

 

[Duke]

i know my apex box is connected to the router hardwired. and it shows u on my computer. and i can acess the apex on the computer from my ipad aand blackberry  and i can control it from anywhere either wifi or cell network  and imcan zoom and tilt my camera  but to zoom and tilt i do that from my camera app

right but the apex is hard wired only.... any fancy box you buy to make the wired signal broadcast wirelessly is aftermarket and will work with all 3 Apex models(and anything else in the world that has an ethernet wired connection) thats all i was getting at.

 

[Pistol]

i know my apex box is connected to the router hardwired. and it shows u on my computer. and i can acess the apex on the computer from my ipad aand blackberry  and i can control it from anywhere either wifi or cell network  and imcan zoom and tilt my camera  but to zoom and tilt i do that from my camera app

sometimes you might not be able to hard wire the apex, thats where the game adapter comes in.

 

[Salty Cracker]

ok ya those are what im talking about. not sure why that wouldnt work this an apex JR.. i used one for a while and it worked great.

Yeah I think they would work fine.  I bought the full setup because I needed a bazillion outlets and figured I needed the PH and ORP probes.

 

[Victoss]

[quote author=theyangman link=topic=8515.msg91555#msg91555 date=1398460840]
[quote author=Pistol link=topic=8515.msg91546#msg91546 date=1398458639]
[quote author=theyangman link=topic=8515.msg91535#msg91535 date=1398455360]
(Poop), I actually have a Digital Aquatics RKE, not an Apex.....

I knew I had one of the two. lol

I've run both, they each have their pros and cons, the RKE was easy to use and reliable, however I never did set up the NET module. You got an awesome deal on that as I recall.
[/quote]

I bought a REALLY expensive version of this:

lol, I just need to set it up properly and get it working right.


[/quote]Looks pretty complicated, I hope you have some engineering background.
[/quote]

I could never figure how to get the wifi working on these things.

 

[bart84]

is an acjr just the first generation of the apex and if so can I run apex mods on it?