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Personal Table 2

Introduction​

In the menu, Personal Table 2 corresponds to the Custom2 program.

Custom2 automatically calculates daily times by interpolating between:

  • sunrise and sunset of the initial day;
  • sunrise and sunset of the final date.

The calculation occurs in minutes, is updated based on the device date and rounds the interpolation to the nearest minute.

Actual menu path​

Route:

MENU -> Use Program -> Prg: Custom2 -> ENTER

Screens displayed:

  1. Start date pho
  2. Sunrise today
  3. Sunset today
  4. End date photo
  5. Sunrise end
  6. Sunset end
  7. Sunrise duration
  8. Sunset duration

Start date pho​

The starting date is not entered manually.

The display shows the current date and, when you press ENTER, the control unit copies:

  • RTC day;
  • RTC month;
  • RTC year;

in the program start parameters.

To change the starting date of Custom2, first correct the device date in the Modify / Date / Time menu.

Sunrise today​

Set the sunrise time of the starting day.

Format:

HH:MM

Real limits:

  • hours: 00 - 23
  • minutes: 00 - 59

Commands:

  • LEFT increases hours;
  • UP increases minutes;
  • ENTER confirms.

Sunset today​

Set the sunset time of the starting day.

Format:

HH:MM

Real limits:

  • hours: 00 - 23
  • minutes: 00 - 59

Commands:

  • LEFT increases hours;
  • UP increases minutes;
  • ENTER confirms.

End date photo​

Set the end date of the photoperiod.

The control unit initially proposes the day following the initial date.

Real commands:

  • DOWN increments day;
  • RIGHT increments the month;
  • MENU increments the year;
  • ENTER confirms.

Real limits:

  • day: 01 - 31, then corrected based on the month;
  • month: 01 - 12;
  • year: 2018 - 2099.

The day calculation uses non-leap months: February is limited to 28 days.

Real validation:

  • the final date must be later than the initial date;
  • the maximum distance accepted is 363 days;
  • if the date is not valid the display shows Date error and Press ENTER.

Sunrise end​

Set the sunrise time to reach the final date.

Format:

HH:MM

Real limits:

  • hours: 00 - 23
  • minutes: 00 - 59

Sunset end​

Set the sunset time to reach the final date.

Format:

HH:MM

Real limits:

  • hours: 00 - 23
  • minutes: 00 - 59

Sunrise duration​

Set the dawn ramp duration.

Real limits:

  • minimum: 1 minute
  • maximum: 100 minutes

Sunset duration​

Set the duration of the sunset ramp.

Real limits:

  • minimum: 1 minute
  • maximum: 100 minutes

Real automatic calculation​

The control unit calculates, for each day:

  1. absolute starting day;
  2. absolute final day;
  3. current RTC day;
  4. position of the current day between start and end;
  5. Sunrise and sunset interpolated between the initial and final values, rounded to the nearest minute.

If the device date is before the beginning, the control unit uses the first day. If the date exceeds the end date, use the end values.

The result is limited between 00:00 and 23:59.In the total light information screens, the device also adds Sunset duration to the time between sunrise and sunset. The total displayed is limited to 23:59.

Default values​

When reloading the default parameters, the control unit sets:

  • start date: 01/01/2026;
  • initial dawn: 08:00;
  • initial sunset: 18:00;
  • end date: 31/12/2026;
  • final dawn: 07:30;
  • final sunset: 19:00.

These values ​​are internal defaults and can be changed by user programming.