Aquasuite X.47 update - now with Inputs!

Aquacomputer has released Aquasuite X.47 in December 2021. The new release has support for user inputs and improved profiles handling.
I take a quick look at the latest update and set up an input to control my water temperature.
Link to the changelog:
forum.aquacomputer.de/weitere...
Chapters:
00:00 The new release
02:07 Setup an input
04:25 Use input in fan controller

[@stephanwille5624]

Great Video! If you set the target temperature to 0°C at the OCTO you don't need to add an virtual sensor.

[@tathkara]

As an Aquacomputer junkie I enjoy this good tutorial and am going to share it. Super

[@MeanieMcMeanie]

You are the main Tec man when it comes to Aquasuite - they should give you a job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PKAWA]

If you add a virtual sensor that calculates coolant delta with some smoothing you can use that as a fan controller. I've set mine up as data source and the temp at 6c. so when the water reaches a delta 6 the fans go from 33% to 70%. The big advantage is that this delta setting will work in summer and winter time unchanged since I always want the same max difference but the baseline of the water temp changes in summer vs wintertime.

[@detrophy]

What a lovely video, I like it. Please keep up creating such videos in the future! If you don’t know what topic you could do, why not giving a deep dive on the possibilities of the playground in multiple videos?

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you very much! That is a good suggestion, I'll definitely take that into consideration

[@john_hind]

Just discovered Aqua myself! It is a real breath of fresh air after Corsair's disappointing iCue! How do manufacturers not get that there is no point in sophisticated RGB, PWM and temperature sensor hardware if it is tied to limited, dumbed down software? Still wish they'd give us a scripting language like Python or Lua for complete flexibility though. I've been experimenting with differential temperature control of fans, i.e. subtracting an ambient temperature sensor from the radiator/CPU/GPU sensor before using it as target temperature or fan curve input. Using the greater of temperature and power or load percentage is also worth exploring as it may allow the fan to spin up quickly and back down more slowly.

[@KayBeeTech]

I'm not a big fan of using temperature difference as a target/input - then your water or component max temperature suddenly is dependent on the room temperature. I'd rather set an absolute maximum temperature, where my devices are within specs, and run the fans at whatever speed is required to maintain that.

[@john_hind]

@@KayBeeTech My point is really that you should be able to do this, not that you should necessarily do it. Most people who can afford a computer with this kind of functionality will have good temperature control in the computer room, so it is a moot point. But maybe you allow a fairly wide temperature variation in your room and your priority is silence. You want to keep the fans off until the component temperature rises significantly above ambient. If you go for absolute temperature control, the main control parameter may be the ambient temperature rather than the component temperature and the fan may be running ineffectually at low speed and continually starting and stopping. There is no point in blowing air that is warmer than the component! Perhaps the best would be an absolute temperature set point with a relative temperature threshold for starting the fan. Point is that Aquasuite, unlike iCue and others I could name, lets you combine multiple sensors in flexible ways - what you do with that flexibility is your own business.

[@adamu6941]

Hi! I just start WC. EK Pump and WB and hardware labs radiators, and BeQuiet Silent wings 4. I connected all of my FANS (1 to CPU and 2 others on SYS connector). It looks to works fine, and on silent, and also at full load. I prefer to make my settings in the bios than having to use software, especially since I also use Linux. But as I said, I'm a beginner, so I may be wrong.

[@varmastiko2908]

If you use Aquaero, it can run completely standalone so same settings will work under any operating system.

[@ronmccann9114]

If the Octo has enough inputs (with splitters), what would be the reason to use an aqueiro ?

[@Rossyboyy]

I have tried to setup a fan controller using this method but the fans run at 0% until the target temp is reached at which point the fans instantly ramp up to 100%. They will then constantly switch between nearly full power and

[@hellraserfleshlight]

What purpose does making fan control so complicated serve? I can't think of any scenario where this is provides any benefit to users.

[@Methodical2]

Is there a manual or guide for this software? If so, where do you find it? I am having a hard time finding the manual for the Aquareou 6XT or for this piece of software.

[@KayBeeTech]

You can find the user guide on their website (aquacomputer.de/handbuecher.html?file=tl_files/aquacomputer/downloads/manuals/aquaero_5_aquaero_6_english.pdf) - The Aquasuite software is covered in the last part of the guide

[@Methodical2]

@@KayBeeTech Thanks. I downloaded all of the manuals for future reference.

[@Methodical2]

Do you settings automatically save or do you have to save them in the software?

[@GtsAntoni1]

Settings can be saved directly onto the hardware controller, eg the Aquero, QUADRO, OCTO etc. Once set, you don't even need to run Aquasuite if you don't want. I see in a different comment you have the Aquero. Personally I think the OCTO is superior except for some specific use cases, or if you really want a drive bay display.

[@Methodical2]

@@GtsAntoni1 I bought the Aquaero about 7 years ago when I didn't really know much about the system and it wasn't as mature as it seems to be now. It sat for those 7 years because I never completed the build. I wanted visuals in the drive bay area, but in reality, I won't even touch it to make any adjustments because it would be too cumbersome, so all settings will be done via the software. I recently purchased the OCTO as I saw it provided basically all that the Aquearo does, just not the visuals.

[@GtsAntoni1]

@@Methodical2 That's awesome. Hope you're pleased with it. For display and remote control, you could opt for the Vision Glow. It sits on the desktop, can change colour based on data etc. I'll be buying one when they're back in stock.