Current Signature (Edit screen only)

This section shows you what your signature looks like right now, as well as providing you with the URL to your signature (right click on the image and select 'Copy Image Location'.

Controller Details

Signature Name: This field is read-only and is based on your username.

Controller Type: Pick your type of controller. At this time, only Neptune Systems AquaControllers with an ethernet port or AquaNotes and Premium Aquatics LightHouse line of controllers are supported. If you have a different controller that has a web interface, contact me via scott@webvoodoo.com.

URL: This is the publicly accessible URL for your controller's web interface (the status page). This URL should not include a dynamic ip address. If your internet connection's ip address changes, check out dyndns.org or no-ip.com to set up a static name for your connection. Note: this URL must point to your status page (AC Jr / 2 / 3) or the data.htm page (LightHouse).

Username: If your controller requires a username (AC3) to view the status, enter it here.

Password: If your controller requires a password (AC3) to view the status, enter it here.

Parameter List: This is a tcl formatted list of all the data fields that your controller generates that you can then use in the template (see below). For the LightHouse line of controllers, the data.htm page lists many name=value pairs. Choose which of these parameters you would like the sig generator to make available. An example would be {Time pH Temp ORP Title}. For the AquaController line of controllers, this parameter list includes the x-10 or dc8/4/4hd device names you set up to be controlled plus Time, Tmp, pH, and ORP for each tank. An example would be {Time Tmp pH ORP LT1 LT2 LT3 CO2 ALM}

Notes: Not used at this time.

Signature Template Contents

These five lines lay out the contents of your signature. Only the first line is required. These lines can contain literal text, or $variable substitutions using variables listed in the parameter list field.

Figure 1. Example AC Jr / 2 / 3 Template


Figure 2. Example LightHouse Template (Older Version)


Figure 3. Example LightHouse Template (Newer Version)

Color Details

Select either 'Background Color' or 'Text Color' and then click a color in the chart to change that color.

Background Color: If you don't have a background image, the color you choose here will be used as a background. If you want your signature to match the background of the page on which it's displayed, click the 'transparent' button.

Text Color: This color will determine the color of text when your signature is displayed.

Background Image

You can choose to display an image as the background of your signature. The signature will dynamically resize to match your background image, but a recommended size is 400 pixels wide by 85 pixels high. This image must be a PNG file (PNG-24, specifically).

Graph Labels

You can choose the labels displayed on both the X-Axis and Y-Axis for each of the three graphs that are created. For example, if your temperature readings are celcius instead of farenheit, or if your ORP probe has been replaced with a second ph probe.