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Device List ................................28 Digital Input ................................ 28 Analog Input ............................... 29 Hot Keys and Status Screens ..........................30 Controller Test Procedure............................. 32 Relays ................................32 Digital Input ................................ 32 Analog Input ............................... 33 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 3...
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Irrigation ................................51 9.1.1 Setting Irrigation that is Longer than 24 Hours ..................55 Influence Program .............................. 55 9.2.1 Using the Influences ..........................55 9.2.2 Setting the Influences ..........................55 Water Run Time ..............................60 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 4...
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Humidity Calibration ............................75 11.5 EC/pH Calibration ............................76 11.5.1 Calibration of the EC/pH Monitor Transmitter ................... 76 11.5.2 EC/pH Transmitter Monitor & NMC-Junior Pro Correlation............... 78 11.6 Sensors Logging ............................78 11.7 Write to Data Plug ............................79 11.8 Read from Gold Data Plug ..........................
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Controller Components ..........................92 16.2.1 Keyboard & Display ........................... 93 16.2.2 Hardware Components ..........................93 16.2.3 Power Supply Card............................ 95 16.2.4 Input and Output Card ..........................98 Appendix F: Main Menu Tree .......................... 99 Warranty ................................100 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 6...
proper grounding of low voltage cable shield wire that the controller and inverter cables are kept in separate conduits or wire bundles 1.3 General Dimensions NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 7...
Note: Hardware Test is used for quality control only. 3.3.2 Running the Application Note: Pressing Exit or ESC takes you to the previous menu. 1. Select Hardware Firmware. The following screen appears (example only): NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 16...
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At the end of the process, the following screen appears (the version numbers are examples only): New Software Version New Software Found COLD START REQUIRED!! Old Version: 8.02.00 New Version: 8.02.49 Press ENTER To Continue. 8. Press Enter and perform a Cold Start. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 17...
• Example of Output Wiring 4.2.1 Output Terminal Wiring 4.2.2 Example of Output Wiring Note: Before switching the controller on, the technician should verify that there is no short circuit on each output. (Resistance test) NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 19...
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 4.3.2 Digital Input Examples • Example A Digital input 1: Water meter, Fertilizer meter Digital input 2: Float switch, Pressure switch Digital Input 3: Water Meter with Photo-Diode Output NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 21...
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• Example B: EC / pH sensors Can wire EC/pH main power source to 24VAC on the output terminals. • Example C: Temperature / Humidity Sensors Can wire 24VAC source in same way as on previous page. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 22...
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 4.4.1.2 Option B: RS-485 Card 4.4.2 Wiring and Controller Setup • Option A: RS-232 Setup • Option B: RS-485 Setup • Communication Distance and Baud Rate NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 24...
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• Refer to 4.4.2.3Communication Distance and Baud Rate. 4.4.2.2 Option B: RS-485 Setup • Use 2 wire shielded communication cable. • Do not connect the end of the cable’s shield to the ground. • Refer to 4.4.2.3Communication Distance and Baud Rate. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 25...
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4800 BPS 2500 meter / 1.55 mile 1800 meter/ 1.12 mile 2400 BPS 3000 meter / 1.86 mile 2400 meter /1.49 mile Baud rate is dependent on cable length and number of controllers. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 26...
4. If you wish to define several devices of the same type, for example valves 1 to 10, configure the first one and press ENTER a few times until you reach the required amount. The NMC-Junior Pro automatically continues with the same device until instructed otherwise, or until reaching the system limitation for that device.
Valve Pump Note: After making changes, be sure to exit and return again to check for errors. The NMC-Junior Pro will delete and replace conflicting assignments with ‘---‘. 5.3 Device List The Device List screen allows you to view what type, and how many devices are currently defined. This screen automatically updates depending on the devices set in the 7.1 screen.
One Shot One Shot Dry Con 14 Multi Shot Dry Con 14 <NONE> One Shot <NONE> Only If On <NONE> One Shot <NONE> <NONE> One Shot <NONE> <NONE> One Shot <NONE> <NONE> One Shot <NONE> NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 29...
Chan. 1 Clock Starts – Given/Set —/— Chan. 2 Starts Due to Rad Sum Chan. 3 Starts Due to Max Time Chan. 4 Total Cycles Given Last Start 12:00 Elapsed Time 3:00 Next Start 15:43 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 30...
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Flush Status <NONE> <NONE> Time to Next Flush --:--:-- <NONE> ---- Delta Pressure (Digital) AVG. <NONE> <NONE> Flushing Filter No. Sen#T H VPD VPD SUM Remaining Filters Qty. <NONE> Delay 00:00 Current Delta Pressure ---- NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 31...
The Digital Input test screen allows you to verify the proper operation of digital inputs and sensors. Digital inputs are defined as meters (water meters, dosing meters, etc.) that count the number of closed contacts from 0 to 255 and NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 32...
This table shows the current temperature sensor readings in degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on the setup in the screen). TEMPERATURE Value 27.3 28.6 6.5 Humidity This table shows the current humidity sensor readings in percentage relative humidity. HUMIDITY Value 57.3 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 34...
The device with the shortest time will be stopped first and shifted to procedure shutdown. Therefore it is recommended that the device that is to be stopped first be set as 00:00 (automatically changes to --:--). NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 35...
This means that the next valve will start before the previous one. • Stagger delay (sec): Define the time (in seconds) for the first shift and the last shift delay between valves (inside of group). NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 36...
(see Valve Configuration for additional information regarding flow calculation). The NMC-Junior Pro will start the minimal number of pumps required to supply the calculated flow rate. If several pumps should be started, the NMC-Junior Pro starts from the largest to the smallest and will turn them off from the smallest to the largest.
Note: When using more than one water meter only start two valves that are configured to the same water meter; the NMC-Junior Pro uses only the water meter connected to the leading valve and does not sum the flow from the rest of the water meters.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE 7.4 Valve Flow Rate • Nominal: Define nominal valve flow rate (m3/h or gallon/min). The NMC-Junior Pro uses the set nominal flow rate for calculating the ratio between valves when starting a few valves together, the boundaries for alarms, the total flow rate for calculating how many pumps to start, etc.
Note: If a few valves configured to different water meters will be started simultaneously, the NMC-Junior Pro uses the flow measured by the water meter connected to the leading valve. Water source: The NMC-Junior Pro will sum or deduct flow measured simultaneously from a few water ...
• High %: set an injection percentage limit. This percentage will limit the deviation from set dosing recipe when NMC-Junior Pro is injecting more than specified in order to try and reach the target EC/pH values. • Low %: set an injection percentage limit. This percentage will limit the deviation from set dosing recipe when NMC-Junior Pro is injecting less than defined in order to try and reach the target EC/pH values.
(see Appendix 1 – General > EC/pH correction adjustment for further information). • EC Fine Tuning (0-10): EC Fine Tuning is used to fine tune the EC control shooting (see NMC-Junior Pro Irrigation > Part 2 > General > EC/pH correction adjustment for further information).
EC/pH CONFIGURATION Sensor 4 mA 20 mA Define the range of the EC/pH transmitters. • Default settings for Netafim EC/pH transmitters is: EC: zero to 10 mS PH: zero to 14 ppm • EC Control Sensor: Define which EC sensor should be used for control. When setting EC 1 + EC 2, EC1 will be used for control, and EC2 will be used for verification.
• Pump: Configure a pump to each cooling valve. This setting is not necessary if the cooling pump is not controlled by the NMC-Junior Pro. • Main Valve: Configure a main valve to each cooling valve. This setting is not necessary if the cooling doesn’t have a main valve.
Check if EC/pH is on Target 1. Go to Program > Dosing. 2. Enter required amount of fertilizer to inject per dosing channel in l/m³ (USA: Gallon/1000 gallon) 3. Enter required target EC/PH levels. 7.13.2 Water Run Time NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 46...
• Dosing Configuration • Error! Reference source not found. • Hot Keys and Status Screens 8.1 Pump Station Configuration 8.2 Multiple Water Meters Only one water meter can be measured at a time. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 48...
• Control cycle: Delay time from fertilizer/Acid injection point to EC/pH sensors reading • EC/pH averaging: Balanced reading from EC/pH sensors • Dose boost off delay: Time clear water circulated through system after fertigation stops and Venturi closes NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 50...
The Irrigation Program screen includes all the settings for configuring automatic irrigation start. It depends heavily on the Water Run Time and dosing program screens; therefore it is recommended to configure these screens before irrigation takes place. The NMC-Junior Pro consists of 15 irrigation programs. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 51...
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If start time and priority are the same, irrigation programs with a lower number are executed first. Priority ranges are between 0 and 15, 15 being the highest (See NMC-Junior Pro Irrigation – Part 2 > Priority specifications for further information).
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In Rad/VPD sum and condition modes determine the minimum time allowed between irrigations. Even if the Rad/VPD sum limit / condition limit has been reached irrigation will not be performed until that time has passed. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 53...
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Max. Time from the beginning of the previous cycle has elapsed; irrigation will take place regardless of the Rad/VPD Sum level or the Condition program status. • Valve #: The NMC-Junior Pro can operate valves in any required order. Set the valve number and press enter. The following window appears: Select ‘blank’...
1. Go to Install > Device Layout. 2. Define relays as dosing channels, as required. 3. Go to Program > Irrigation. 4. Using the arrow keys, scroll down to Screen 2. The following screen appears. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 55...
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Example: As sunlight increases, a crop requires higher EC levels. The following screen illustrates increasing in the EC based on radiation. Since Irrigation Junior Pro calculates the increase in EC proportionally, there will be a 7.5% increase when the radiation reaches 60 w/m2. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 56...
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130. DATE: 2 –Feb-12 TIME 12:52-08 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Program: Priority: -- Const. INFLUENCE TABLE ACTIVE/SOURCE Radia./EC DRAIN% RadS Drain/RadS Drain/MinT VPD/EC Temp/EC Screen 2 of 2 – In order to view the NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 57...
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3. In Configuration > Dosing Channel Configuration set React to EC. 4. In Configuration > Dosing Configuration > EC Control, set EC Control to Yes. 5. In Program > Irrigation, select VPD/EC. a. Define the VPD sum points. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 58...
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5. Set ACTIVE/SOURCE, select the temperature sensor number. DATE: 2 –Feb-12 TIME 12:52-08 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Program: Priority: -- INFLUENCE TABLE OUT temp Temp 1 Radia./EC Temp 2 Drain/RadS Drain/MinT VPD/EC Temp/EC Screen 2 of 3 – In order to view the NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 59...
• After: Set quantity/time without dosing at the end of each irrigation cycle. Note: Before and After settings are deducted from the Water settings. Therefore Water quantity/time must be greater than or equal to the Before and After settings. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 60...
P.QTY Screen 2 of 3 – In order to view the NMC-Junior Pro includes 10 predefined dosing programs. Each program consists of injection methods, quantities and EC/pH target values. Each channel is completely independent and can be set to give a different amount.
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Dosing channel 1 is set to 00:10; Dosing channel 2 is set to 01:00. Set irrigation time is 03:00 hours. The NMC-Junior Pro will proportionally divide the set fertigation time for each dosing channel across the set irrigation time (quantity).
Only If On: The associated Irrigation program will be turned on, providing the Start Dry Contact has been closed for more than 20 second and will remain on as long as the contact is closed. The following is a description graph of the Condition program: NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 63...
• Dosing Not Active: definition of the On and Off times of the agitator when dosing is not taking place: On: Define the required mixing time. Off: Define the required time between mixing. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 64...
• Delta Pressure Reiteration: Number of consecutive filter flushing cycles triggered by the Delta Pressure that can take place without any breaks, before the NMC-Junior Pro will generate an alarm indicating that the Delta pressure sensor is defective. The NMC-Junior Pro will than ignore the Delta Pressure and will continue flushing according to the set Time Between Flushing only, until the alarm is reset.
On time is fixed to 30 sec in both periods. Off time is 3:00 minutes which relates to the lowest temperature setting (30°C) Off time is 1:00 minute which relates to the highest temperature setting (40°C) NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 66...
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Humidification will be resumed when the temperature goes above the internal dead-band of 0.5 C. For example, if set to 25 C humidification will stop when the temperature drops below 24.5 and will be resumed when it goes above 25 NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 67...
Pressing the menu key does this sorting. Note: When misting is on all related devices (e.g. misting valve, main valve and pump) are operational. When misting is off, only the pump continues to operate NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 68...
The Minimum difference is 0.3ºC and the default is 0.5ºC. • Temp. Sensor 1/2: Assign up to 2 temperature sensors. If you assign 2 sensors, the NMC-Junior Pro will operate according to their average. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual...
No. When the system is released from Pause mode it will complete all irrigations that should have taken place when it was paused. 10.2 Start/Stop Program 1. Enter a program number to start and press ENTER. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 70...
2. Select 'Yes' if you wish to start the relevant valve. 3. When you enter the Start/Stop screen and a valve is active you will be asked whether you wish to stop the relevant valve. Choose Yes to stop the valve. NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 71...
To flush filters manually, follow the prompts, select which filters to flush with the arrow keys and press ENTER to confirm. You can flush all filters or individual filters (without Pump or Main valve operation) NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 72...
• Start/End time for VPD Sum – Set the time frame for the VPD Sum counter. Only during this time frame will the VPD be summed At End time for VPD Sum, the counter is reset NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 73...
• History Resolution: Set the history collection rate of the sensors. For example if set to 15 minutes, the controller will collect data from the defined sensors every 15 minutes (see 11.6 Sensors Logging for configuring which sensors / data is collected). NMC-Junior Pro Installation Manual Page 74...
Slave: This controller receives weather station data through the network; the data is collected by another NMC-Junior Pro (or NMC-64 Climate), which is connected directly to a weather station defined as Master. Sensors connected directly to a slave controller will be used by it and will have a higher priority than those transmitted by the master.
• EC/pH Transmitter Monitor & NMC-Junior Pro Correlation, page 78 11.5.1 Calibration of the EC/pH Monitor Transmitter Use the following instructions when using Netafim EC/pH transmitters. When using other types of transmitters use calibration guidelines supplied by the manufacturer and jump to EC/pH Transmitter Monitor & NMC-Junior Pro Correlation.
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SETUP MENU 6. If the calibration process is completed successfully, EC Calibration OK is displayed. If it fails, EC CALIBRATION FAIL is displayed, in this case refer to NMC-Junior Pro Irrigation – Part 2 > EC/pH >Troubleshooting. 11.5.1.2 pH Calibration •...
Under normal operation conditions the correlation process should be done only when there are system changes, for example when changing EC/pH sensors, nevertheless it is recommended to verify that the readings of the EC/pH transmitter and of the NMC-Junior Pro are equal every time EC/pH calibration is performed, and adjust if required. 11.6 Sensors Logging The Sensors Logging screen allows you to define which sensors should be logged.
Note: When writing to a Gold Data-plug, old data on the plug will be overwritten. 11.8 Read from Gold Data Plug Use a data-plug to upload and restore controller settings when needed. Plug the Gold Data Plug into the NMC-JUNIOR PRO data-plug socket (see the figure below). Figure 2: Data Plug ...
NMC-JUNIOR PRO flat cable for display card Part of the 74340-004973 controller NMC-JUNIOR PRO display card with fluorescent (old type) Part of the 74340-009470 controller NMC-JUNIOR PRO display card with LED backlit (new type) 74340-004920 NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
TROUBLESHOOTING 13 APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING • Controller Display is Off • Output Malfunction 13.1 Controller Display is Off NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
TROUBLESHOOTING 13.2 Output Malfunction Outputs (valves, pumps etc.) are not working although controller show “ON” NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
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TROUBLESHOOTING NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
EMC approval EN55011 Class A EN55011 Class A EN55011 Class B EN55011 Class B EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,8,11 EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,8,11 16.2 Controller Components • Keyboard & Display, page 93 • Hardware Components, page 93 • Power Supply Card, page 95 NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
• Option A: 115 or 230 VAC Power Supply Card • Option B: 115VAC or 230VAC Power Supply Card with External 24VAC Power for Output Devices • Option C: 12VDC Power Supply Card 16.2.3.1 Option A: 115 or 230 VAC Power Supply Card NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
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130 VAC 90 VAC 0.5 Amp VAC, 0.5 Amp Note: 24 VAC available power for peripheral equipment: 50Watt/2A. 16.2.3.2 Option B: 115VAC or 230VAC Power Supply Card with External 24VAC Power for Output Devices NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
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0.5 Amp VAC, 0.5 Amp Note: System uses 24VAC External transformer with limit of 6.3 Amp (F5). 16.2.3.3 Option C: 12VDC Power Supply Card Specifications Main voltage System fuse 12 – 48 VDC/VAC 2 Amp NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
Relays outputs 15x N.O output 24VAC low power relay, 5 Amps, maximum output changing rate 0.4 Communication 1x RS232/RS485 port RS232 or RS485 communication port, function depends on type of connection and type of MUX used. NMC-JUNIOR PRO Installation Manual Page...
Netafim warrants the electronic components of the NMC-Junior Pro Controller on to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for 1 (one) year from the date of purchase by end user. If a defect is discovered during the applicable warranty period, Netafim will repair or replace, at its option, the product or the defective part.
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