20+ years of trying every type of growing budz there is with HID lighting (all kinds) I’ve switched to LED. The LED led me astray with HID growing habits/parameters… highs and lows of temp & RH… can’t apply them to the AI controller. During initial installation, I went for not the ‘beginner’ mode’ but right to ‘advanced’ and with HID brain… after a month of fighting their AI system, deleted everything and reinstalled… this time though I went in right to ‘beginner’ mode and took all AIs pre determined settings for exhaust, humidity and VPD… don’t know how it works but I don’t care… the girls (actually I’m down to 1 girl) look great… didn’t have to change a thing.
Actually, whole grow tent packages from ACI look like a beginners dream… the AI controller would be a few bucks more but it takes a lot of guessing out of the beginners stage of growing this amazing weed.
Semper Fi Jar Head
Semper FI… oooRA!!
After using this controller fore 2 weeks, ‘the light came on’… It is growing by VPD. There are 3 ‘Phases’ of control: Seedling, Vegetative and Bloom.
I’ve always chased VPD and never was good at it. This controller uses the same High/Low Temps and RH% throughout the 3 phases of growth.
VPD, is set @ the TARGET VPD and then AI controls the Exhaust Fan, AC, Humidifier and the Dehumidifier to achieve the VPD target. She looks great
I’m still struggling to understand this controller. The biggest concern is that I have yet to see the light follow any kind of schedule. It doesn’t even turn off, ever. I’ve been running the tent empty to test before putting plants in. What am I missing? I know this can be done manually, but I’m trying to understand the AI part. Ive even switched to flower and still no lights out. I ran on humidity and temp initially. Now I’m running by vpd.
Bro, if you call their customer support, they’re pretty good… step by step, took me by the hand… I wanted to start in advanced mode, know it all that I am. WRONG… beginner mode; standard AI settings and all is well. I tried juggling the numbers too… I’m not smart enough.
- Not a Bro
- I’m aware of their customer service. Didn’t help. Which is why I asked here.
Sorry YVP… wasn’t paying attention…
When first setting up the AI, in beginner mode, you need to set up the light cycle, 18/6but after you select the devices by the port numbers you have assigned to each device… ya with me?
Gotta go slow here YVP… your light isn’t ACI (mine too) it can only be on or off.
18/6 good… does the light go on and off at your designated times? on the initial (first screen) , lets call it HOME screen. are all your components listed in the ports you want AI to control?
I don’t know how you’re doing screen shots… I Don’t know how.
OH! and BTW, all components will show OFF while AI is in control. You can see in the top right corner of the first screen you posted it says it’s ON. One can only adjust the components from the top right screen you posted. Unless you turn AI OFF, adjust the component and turn AI ON.
YVP… have you grown weed before this endeavor into AI?
Sorry I didn’t see your first post with all those screens you put up. confusing to me. Going slow, please post your HOME screen image only and then in a separate post the image of the screen you go to from the HOME screen.
Sorry for all the separate posts but buzzed at 7am. Thoughts are a little disjointed.
AND Yet… another…
I’m betting you set up lighting schedule outside of AI… no,no. You need to go to the screen with ‘device settings’ go to you light sand set up ONs and OFFs there. AI doesn’t care about your setups outside of AI.
Recently ACI suggested to me to not use VPD as the controlling factor in AI.
The suggestion was to use Temperature and Humidity control… didn’t know it was a choice… thought VPD ws AIs only action… wrong! T&H has it running smoother and with parameters more to my liking. So VPD is out.
I don’t have the AI one but I use the 69 pro and use temp and humidity as my parameters. I find it does way more harm than good chasing VPD. Keep those two in check and you’ll have a successful grow.
I have 2 pro69s… they’re in a drawer. I may set one up in the Seedling area but nothing has changed in there in 20 years… Finished with ‘chasing VPD’, yes, but once you know about it and it’s in your face one can not un-see it. I can now base my learned ‘technique’ tweaks to AI that I want… it’ll tell me if I screw it up. Probably could now do the same with the pro69s…
Went to BLOOM yesterday… AI set its’ parameters and I narrowed them down to what I want, a more narrow use of Temp & RH%… adjusting RH% is a growth driver . Now not using VPD although AI reports it, using TEMP & RH% was great for my brain.
Today (Day 5 Bloom) I thought that the Vivosun Humidifier and AI weren’t great friends… I had an ACI ,T3 Humidifier on the shelf. Took the Vivosun Huey out put the T3 in… The AI intelligents is happier with the ACI (his little brother T3) humidifier, making many ON/OFF adjustments to achieve set parameters.
If I were just starting out I’d get one of the ACI tent packages with the AI controller… Now, if the night time RH% goes from 75% (lights on) to 66% (lights off) . Work in progress. But all looks good for day 5 Bloom. She gets more defoliation Day 12 Bloom… More defo later, IDK right now but probably again Day 16 Bloom.