Controller Setup And Configuration; Overview - Toro Micro-Master Series User Manual

5

Controller Setup and Configuration

5.1

Overview

The Micro-Master Touch contains a large number of setup and configuration options.
The various options are described below.
System Setup
The controller setup supports multiple controller ID's within the one installation. To prevent confusion
each controller must be assigned a unique controller identification number. Numbers do not need to
be sequential.
A system wide date/time subsystem keeps track of day and time. The day and time is used to tag
events within the controller.
The controller serial number is a unique factory assigned number.
The controller version displays the current revision of the firmware. The firmware number is in the
form xx,yy,zz. Major revisions ( denoted by xx ) may not be compatible with earlier versions of the
software or hardware. Minor revision numbers ( denoted by yy ) and indicate updated or added
functionality in the firmware. All minor revisions are compatible within a major revision. For
example, minor revision 1.4.z is compatible with revisions 1.0.z through 1.3.z. Minor changes to
controller firmware are denoted by zz.
Changing the firmware is possible by loading a compatible firmware on to a USB flash storage device
and installing the USB device in the front panel USB connector. Selecting the revision in the System
Setup window and clicking the Edit icon will request confirmation. If approved, the controller will
reboot and attempt to update the firmware from the file on the USB device. If a compatible file is not
found, the controller will abort the firmware upgrade and restart.
Global Setup
The controller supports several functions for upgrading, or controller maintenance. The Global Setup
screen supports backup of all controller configuration and totals to a connected USB storage device.
This file can be used to restore the controller to a known state in the event that the front panel needs
to be replaced, or the controller is inadvertently reset.
Options exist to clear the controller totals and logs only, or clear the entire controller configuration to
the factory defaults.
For maintenance purposes the controller has two levels of program control. A Global Enable
prevents all programs from starting. A rain switch enable prevents programs from starting, unless the
program has the Ignore Rain Switch option ticked. By default, all programs obey the rain switch.
It is recommended that after the controller has been installed and configured, a backup of the
controller be performed and the USB backup file stored in a safe location.
Unit Configuration
Each Unit can be assigned a name and individually be enabled or disabled. Each Remote Unit can
be accessed using RS485 or RMT200 expansion modules. Selecting the Comms item and selecting
edit will display a list of available Radio-Master for Touch radio addresses or RS485 addresses.
Selecting the scan option on the radio address screen will search the controller network for all
Radio-Master for Touch or RS485 based modules.
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Micro-Master Touch User Guide
13 Ver 1.2, June 2014