The Botanix screen is divided into four areas. Main menu at the top, sub menu to the left, main display and options in the centre and status display to the right.

From the home screen you will see a series of icons horizontally across the top of the screen which are main menu items. Home, Fan Channel 1, Fan Channel 2, Heater, Settings and Warning status. These buttons are used to navigate to the associated menus.

Positioned vertical on the home screen are play and history. Play shows the current temperature and humidity or home screen.  History shows the high and low temperature and humidity since the last time it was rest.

Positioned under the main read out for temperature and humidity the bar graph will show set points (small blue lines under the bar graphs) and highs and lows (red lines on the bar graphs). These bar graphs also appear under Fan1, Fan2 and Heater in the right hand pane of the screen. These show the fan run speed, again with the red lines to show highs and lows. The Heater bar graph will show if its on or off. These can be reset by resetting the Min Max values within the history screen.

Positioned under the main read out for temperature and humidity the bar graph will show set points (small blue lines under the bar graphs) and highs and lows (red lines on the bar graphs). These bar graphs also appear under Fan1, Fan2 and Heater in the right hand pane of the screen. These show the fan run speed, again with the red lines to show highs and lows. The Heater bar graph will show if its on or off. These can be reset by resetting the Min Max values within the history screen.

The Fan1 icon is a fan blade with 1 dot next to it. Within this menu you have options for Fan maximum run speed and fan minimum run speed (25% being the lowest or 0% off)
To change the setting just press the number, adjust the number using the + – keys, tick to confirm or cross to cancel.

Fan1 set points. You can adjust the temperature and hysteresis. Example:- Temperature set to 25c with a hysteresis of 2c. This will run the fan at the minimum speed when the temperature is at 25c. As the temperature rises the fan speed will increase until it reaches 27c at which point the fan will be running at its maximum speed. If the temperature stabilises within the set points, lets say 26c at 50% run speed the fan will not go any higher. The same goes for the temperature dropping, as the temperature drops so will the fan speed. ­

Fan1 set points. Its also possible to use fan 1 to control humidity. The same applies, set your humidity and hysteresis and the fan will speed up and slow down across the hysteresis.

Fan1 set points. Its also possible to use both temperature and humidity as set points for the control of the fan. It will depend on which one is reading higher as to whether the fan will speed up or down.

Fan1 general settings. In the sub menu you can turn the channel on or off and change from proportional to switched, handy if you want to turn AirCon or a Dehumidifier on and off.

The Fan2 icon is a fan blade with 2 dots next to it. Fan 2 has the most functionality of all the channels. Firstly you can link Fan2 to Fan1 and run it a percentage of Fan1. This can be used to create a negative pressure within your grow space.

Example:- you have 2 fans of the same size and power, your extractor could possibly have a filter or long duct runs, which in itself will reduce air flow. By linking the fan channels and running Fan2 at a lower percentage of Fan1 you can maintain a negative pressure and maximum air flow.

Fan2 set points. Within this menu you have options for Fan maximum and minimum run speeds (25% being the lowest). To change the setting just press the number, adjust the number using the + – keys, tick to confirm or cross to cancel.

Fan2 set points. You can adjust the temperature and hysteresis.

Example:- Temperature set to 25c with a hysteresis of 2c will run the fan at the minimum speed at 25c, as the temperature rises the fan speed will increase until it reaches 27c at which point the fan will be running at its maximum speed. If the temperature stabilises within the set points, lets say 26c at 50% run speed the fan will not go any higher. The same goes for the temperature dropping, as the temperature drops so will the fan speed. This also applies to humidity In the same way.

Fan2 set points. Its also possible to use the fan to control humidity. The same applies, set your humidity and hysteresis, the fan will then speed up and slow down across the hysteresis.

Fan2 set points. Its also possible to use both temperature and humidity as set points to control the fan. It will depend on which one is reading higher as to whether the fan speeds up or slows down.

Fan2 also has a function for humidifying. This is a stand alone function with it’s own settings. When humidify is selected the channel works in a switched mode only. This is done automatically so no need to change it in Fan2’s general settings.

Fan2 General settings. In the sub menu you can turn the channel on or off and change from proportional to switched, Use proportional for fans and switched if you want to turn AC or a Dehumidifier on or off.

The heater icon is a small flame. The heater channel has settings for set points and hysteresis.

Example:- A Temperature set point of 19c and a hysteresis of 1c will activate the heater at 19c and deactivate at 20c. To change the set point and hysteresis just press on the number and adjust using the + and – , tick to confirm cross to cancel.

Heater general settings, you can turn the output on and off.

The first sub menu in settings is for selecting Centigrade or Fahrenheit and calibrating the sensor, simply press on the number and adjust to your own thermometer. The sensors are fairly accurate but if you want extra precision calibrate using a glass thermometer and a mechanical hygrometer.

The second sub menu Deals with sound and vision. First is the screen saver. Setting this to off will keep the screen on at all times, after that you have settings for 1min, 5min and 10min. Second, the lower set of icons you can turn the X LED on the main unit off and on, as well as the warning sounds and key sounds.

The last sub menu deals with the warning statuses. Within this menu you can set 2 warnings for upper temperature, 2 for lower temperature, 2 for upper humidity and 2 for lower humidity. A warning will be shown by the triangle on the main screen and the X on the front of the unit. A yellow warning X shows you have reached the lower warning set point. A red warning X shows you have reached the upper warning set point. To cancel press the warning triangle on the screen, this will show you the warning status screen. Providing the unit is back working within the set points you can cancel the warning alarm.

The final icon is factory reset. Pressing this will give you the option to continue or cancel. Continuing will rest all values to their original state.