Advanced Monitoring & Control with the Breakout Box
- Seamless Integration with Apex Controllers: Designed for the Apex Controller, enabling up to six external switches for enhanced monitoring and control.
- Expand Your Monitoring Capabilities: Connect float switches, push buttons, leak detectors, and magnetic switches to monitor and automate your aquarium.
- Versatile Usage for Every Need: The possibilities are endless, allowing for a highly customized setup
- Plug-and-Play Convenience: Easy installation and compatibility with any open I/O port on an Apex Controller System ensures a hassle-free setup process.
Expand your aquarium's automation and monitoring capabilities with the Neptune Systems I/O Breakout Box, the ultimate accessory for your Apex Controller. This versatile device is compatible with any Apex Controller, allowing you to connect and manage up to six external switches for comprehensive control over your aquatic environment.
What Can You Do With a Breakout Box?
The versatility of a Breakout Box lies in its ability to connect various open/closed devices, allowing for a wide range of custom automations and alerts that enhance the functionality of your Apex. Here are just a few of the useful things you can use a Breakout Box for:
Automate Water Level Management: Connect float switches for automated top-offs or water changes.
Enhance Safety with Leak Detection: Attach leak detectors to promptly alert you to water leaks, helping prevent damage to your home.
Monitor Environmental Conditions: Integrate humidity sensors for turning on/off fans or dehumidifiers.
Customize Feeding and Maintenance Schedules: Set up push buttons to initiate special feed modes, cleaning, or maintenance tasks.
Intrusion Detection: Implement magnetic switches on cabinets or covers for security, alerting you to unauthorized access by curious children or pets.
Note for Apex Jr. owners: A module, such as the PM1, with an I/O port is required for connection.
| SKU | 207510 |
|---|---|
| UPC | 696859111150 |
| Aquarium Type | Saltwater, Freshwater |
Product Questions
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Are there any guidelines on wire thickness vs. distance? Can any braded type wire (lamp wire, 18/2) be used?
The breakout box measures: 3.8" x 2.1"
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Thanks!
They can be used well over 50 feet from the source with thicker gauge wire. Neptune has informed us that some customers have taken an ethernet cable wires apart and used the wires to run well over 50'. Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions!
It depends on which apex unit you have. If you have a full apex system it will connect to the "I/O" port on the head unit. If you need to add more then one, or have an Apex Jr, then you would need to pick up a probe module 1 or probe module 2 which will give you additional I/O ports.
They sure will. The RK comes with two pieces of wire, one has a 2 pin plug on it and bare leads on the other, the other is the float switch with bare wires. When used with there equipment you connect the two together after the float switch is secured to the bracket. In your case you would just toss that pigtail with the 2 pin connector and use the float switch with the bare wires.
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The I/O breakout box is compatible with all versions of the Apex so long as you have an available I/O port. On the regular Apex this is a port that is built into the head unit, if you have a different version, or have used up the port, you may need to add an additional module to give yourself a free I/O port to plug the breakout box into.
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