Nov 02, 2017
Paul Wright
wrote
Hi -
Does the Maxspect/ICV app automatically adjust for daylight saving time or do I have to adjust my lighting schedules manually ?
Does the Maxspect/ICV app automatically adjust for daylight saving time or do I have to adjust my lighting schedules manually ?
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Nov 03, 2017
Chris Conti
agent
wrote
This is a good question, I have not thought about this. Since Maxspect is a Chinese company and they do not follow DST I'm thinking you will likely need to correct manually.
Nov 06, 2017
Paul Wright
wrote
Interestingly enough, I went into the app on Sunday and applied my profile without making any changes and the lighting schedule was adjusted to DST.
I know the schedule goes with a 24-hour clock, so the commend to turn on the lights at 0700 is the same command regardless of whether we are in DST or not.
The end result was that I did not have to make any changes to my lighting schedule at all and perhaps the 24-hour schedule may be the reason why a time change has no effect ?
The bigger question is "Where is the controller getting the time from ?" Does it somehow sync and store the time from my phone when I apply a profile? or just get the time from the router/internet?
Anyway, problem solved but I thought the end result was an very interesting answer :)
I know the schedule goes with a 24-hour clock, so the commend to turn on the lights at 0700 is the same command regardless of whether we are in DST or not.
The end result was that I did not have to make any changes to my lighting schedule at all and perhaps the 24-hour schedule may be the reason why a time change has no effect ?
The bigger question is "Where is the controller getting the time from ?" Does it somehow sync and store the time from my phone when I apply a profile? or just get the time from the router/internet?
Anyway, problem solved but I thought the end result was an very interesting answer :)
Nov 07, 2017
Chris Conti
agent
wrote
I assuming the controller is getting the time from your phone or internet connection? This is kind of over my head but I'm glad everything went well for you. Thanks for the update.