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INSTRUCTION MANUAL VERSION 2 AT 220 Vac (or 115 Vac) INDEX Section Theme Page Sections for the user INDEX/PRESENTATION PROGRAMS READINGS BASIC FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 8.1. Totals readings Sections for the installer 8.2. Anomalies readings DIMENSIONS 8.3. History readings INSTALLATION 8.4. Sensors readings 4.1.
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2. BASIC FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION Independent pre- and post-irrigation values for every program. Electronic unit for the control of irrigation, fertiliza- The time or volume of application of every fertil- tion, pH, pumping and filter cleaning, plus malfunction izer can be programmed independently for every sub- detection and with the possibility of telemanaging the program.
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sectors when cleaning. Assignation of generals and VISUALIZATION counters. Control of continuous cleanings. Lightened screen of 2 lines of 40 characters, with internal contrast adjustment. Membrane keyboard with MANUAL CONTROL 23 keys and pulsing acoustic warning device. “STOP” With manual control, you can start, stop and key.
WARRANTY Model with power supply at 230 Vac. (115 Vac.) The irrigation controller Agrónic 4000 meets all the or at 12Vdc. norms set by the CE. Extension of Analog inputs and outputs, 4 in- The products created by PROGRÉS enjoy a two- puts and 2 outputs 0-10 V.
3. DIMENSIONS 4. INSTALLATION In the “built-in mo- del”, a hole is to be done in the frontal part 4.1. PLACING THE UNIT of the wall or desk, Place the unit at the right position and height. according to the mea- sures in the section Avoid direct sun exposure, humidity, dust and DIMENSIONS.
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In the “box” model, the unit is held by the upper transparent front cover for the keyboard/display and pieces at the corners and by the two holes placed at an opaque cover for the connection housing. the below cover of the connection housing, according In order to maintain isolation of the box it is to the measures shown in the section DIMENSIONS.
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4.3. CONNECTION that the earth line is correctly installed and free of electric noise. It is also used to protect the unit by The unit has to be installed following the directing all electrical sparks through the internal gas prevailing regulations for electrical installations. The discharger to the earth.
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the output of the transformer into one of the terminals extend the outputs at a distance, in external modules marked as “COMMON / 24 V N”, and the other pole “via radio” or “via cable”. into one of the terminals marked as “24 V F”. The maximum number of sectors to be controlled Connect the solenoids, relays, etc.
4.4. EXTENSIONS characteristics as it may damage the unit if this is not taken into account. On installing extensions in the Agrónic 4000, pro- The fuse marked as “Output fuse” protects the tecting measures have to be taken in order not to outputs from short-circuits.
Examples: 00000008: digital input 8 of the Base 01000402: digital input 2 of the Expansion module 4 (ME4) 08101502: digital input 2 of the Agrónic Radio 868-16, Agrónic Radio module 15 (MAR15) 09102301: digital input 1 of the Agrónic Radio 2.4, Agrónic Radio module 23 (MAR023) 07109007: digital input 7 of the Agrónic Monocable 120, Agrónic Monocable module 90 (MAM90) 4.6.3.
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• • Agrónic Radio 868: Agrónic Monocable: • • Agrónic Monocable 120?. By responding Agrónic Radio 868-16?. Responding yes indicates that the model connected to the yes indicates that the model connected to equipment is 868-16 (with 16 outputs), no the equipment is the 120 (up to 120 MAM indicates that it is model 868 (8 outputs).
5. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Power supply Tension 230 Vac or 115 Vac+5% -10% CAT II Frequency 50-60 Hz Energy consumption Below to 43 VA Fuses Input 0,800 A, T type, 250 V (slow) Output 6,3 A, F type, 250 V (fast) Keeping the memory which can be erased Lithium Battery, at 3 V.
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6. PARAMETERS and in its totality when it is programmed in parallel. They stop when the programmed units in one of them finish. Look at the explicative drawings. In order to install the unit, it is necessary to enter in the section of “Parameters” to adapt it to the par- The proportional fertilization consists in apply- ticular necessities of each installation.
The unit allows to do a cleaning of the pipe lines of “General outputs parameters” to configure the and injector with water at the end of each fertilizers at number and the outputs of each group of filters. the series application or at the end of them all in the Each group of filters is independent, in its con- parallel one.
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filters cleaning will temporary stop. Once finished, the start is ordered. If the value is set at 0, the output acti- sectors will continue at the same point where they vation is immediate. stopped. The stop temporization keeps the output acti- In order to avoid a continued filter cleaning, a vated as long as programmed here when the order of maximum number of cleanings can be configured.
When applying water is necessary for the fertilizer fact of activating or not the alarm at each anomaly can injector cleaning, an output relay will be assigned. be modified. The alarm outputs can act intermittently by giving start or stop temporization, or fixed by giving them Fertilizer general output : 00000000 when working.
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• general output operation in order to have the chance Code 11: Irrigation counter 1, pulses of acting. • Code 12: Irrigation counter 2, pulses When a malfunction has taken place and then it • Code 13: Irrigation counter 3, pulses has been repaired, the “Manual Function”...
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It is important to give this value when doing the Sensor 02 control by lack of flow. Input number : 00000000 The Agrónic 4000 allows us, as well, to work with the irrigation counter by frequency, asking for the The measure unit each sensor will use is defined cycles per liter the counter sends.
• longer than the time stated in the “Detection delay”, Try not to surpass the inputs voltage limits. the unit will work according to what is set at “Stop • The voltages generated by the sensors with type”. outputs 4-20 mA in the different units are = •...
Each sector will be assigned an output “Relay”; [ values for pH / EC control options ] this one can be placed at the base of the unit or in a pH injection self adjustment “Auto. pH”. external modules by cable or radio. Take into account Self adjustment temporization “T.
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[ Types 1,2,3,7,8,9,10,11 are Programs determiners Types 5 and 6 determiners: They are used to option ] stop conditionally or temporarily an irrigation ordered by a program whenever the sensor value is not a ref- The determiner factors can be digital or analog erence value.
be entered in the sensor, meaning it is the digital func- The “reference for calculation” is used to define a tion of the rain gauge. point of reference in the units of the sensor above which will be applied the modification factor in ratio to the value that surpasses the reference, when it is a P01 Determiner 4, type : 07 positive value, when negative it will be applied upon...
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The data “Transmission speed” when linking to a 6.8.2. SMS messages sending PC can be: The SMS messages option is used to send SMS 0 – 1200 bps messages to mobile phones, activity of the day re- 1 – 2400 bps ports or messages about any event or anomaly.
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6.8.3. Messages sending from a GSM tele- These orders can be to start, stop or modify the phone manual factor of the programs, to switch on or off the When the Agrónic 4000 has the “SMS messages” STOP, to do a filter cleaning, to give an Analog value, option activated and is connected to a GSM modem, to deactivate any kind of alarm and to send an imme- orders can be sent from a digital mobile telephone.
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6.8.4. GSM modem checking “Sensors power supply x10 ms: 000”, it is the time, in units of 10 milliseconds the sensors power When entering at the “GSM” section, the cover supply will last before doing the reading and deac- level of the telephone signal which is being received, tivate them.
It is necessary to install the internal modem in the If due to practical needs some programs or sec- Agrónic 4000 in order to communicate with the ex- tors want to be copied, it can be done from this sec- pansion modules by two wires of 24 volts of alternate tion.
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7. PROGRAMS To accede to the irrigation programming press Programs : 1 Readings : 2 Erasure: 3 the “FUN” (functions) key, choose number 1and then Parameters: 4 Manual Clock : 6 press "Enter". Look at an example of a program resume: The Agrónic 4000 has 40 independent programs The values of a program are the next: with 12 sub-programs or irrigation sequences at each...
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In order to postpone the irrigation some days, a set on the starting, the “MODE” key has to be variation would , for example, irrigate in alternate days pressed when the cursor is at the start value. but waiting initially 8 days: “Frequency02(08)”, once 8 days have been taken away, the counter will take the P03-00 SMTWTFS...
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The values of a sub-program are the following: 010/030 F=+07% 0.75 mm/d 00/00 to 00/00 P01-01 S33 05 ....I02:17 F1 0023 F2 0108 L Look at examples of determiners: o F=+07% 0.75 mm/d, increase the irriga- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- tion a 7 % per each 0.75 millimeters/day -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --...
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If a “in series” and “proportional” application is 8. READINGS programmed, the proportion is configured in parame- ters of fertilizers for each one of them, but, if the ap- The READINGS function will be used whenever plication is “parallel” and “proportional” it is pro- we want to consult statistical data.
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In the irrigation units, the time format is hours, • Power cut. [ - ] [ - ] minutes and seconds, and the volume is cubic meters When there is a power cut longer than 1 minute with three decimals. In fertilizer there is only one for- and shorter than 24 hours it records the date and the mat depending on the time or volume units assigned time when the cut began and when it finished.
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three consecutive times the irrigation units of the pro- 8.3. HISTORY READINGS portion finish before the fertilizers ones. The Agrónic 4000 records, independently of the • No control filters cleaning anomaly. [AL-G] [MSG] current day and the last 29 days, the starts each program has made, the number of filter cleanings, the When one cleaning after another is completed in a number configured at “Parameters-Filters”...
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8.4. SENSORS READINGS MAR01 Active: yes Com.: 1111111111111111 In case the Agrónic 4000 had a sensor connected rssi EAR: 50 rssi MAR: 50 battery: 3.6V in order to measure climatic values that affect the crop or the installation, they can be read in this section, The status of the last 16 receptions is shown on with a screen per sensor.
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9. ERASURE 10. MANUAL The ERASURE function will be used to cancel the By using the manual function, the following can programming or the totals values. To do so, press the be done: “FUN” (functions) key, choose the function by its Start the beginning of a program.
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11. CLOCK General : 1 Program : 2 Out of general service (Y/N) : NO The CLOCK function will be used to set on the in- ternal clock of the Agrónic 4000. To do so, press the Before the out of service is carried out, the con- “FUN”...
12. VIEW -> There is a “General view” and a “Programs view”. To move in between the view screens use the To go into this section press the “View” key. We up and down arrow keys. To move from a general will find detailed information about what the controller view to a programs one or to do the opposite, use the is doing.->...
The same occurs with the sectors when more than 8 the pressure regulation, with the pressure sensor are activated at a time. value, the reference and the injection %. In the lower one it shows the outputs activated, starting by the pumps (M1234), fertilizers (F12345678 06.8 pH Ref.
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When the fertilization is proportional the format is formed applying the sum of the factors with its respec- “00/00”, in this way, each fertilizer has two values, an tive signs, the result is what we see on this consulta- irrigation units one at the left of the bar and the fertil- tion screen.
VIEW SCREENS General malfunction Flow malfunction Irrigation counter malfunction VIEW No control fertilizer malfunction pH regulation malfunction Conductivity control malfunction OUT OF SERVICE General View IN STOP Sub-program View Programs Pre-irrigation proceeding Date / New Anoma- Monday 12/07/02 18:49.33 P01-08 Pre.= 00:05 lies / Mal- New anomalies : 03...