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  • Page 1 AGRIBOX pro Installation and user manual Original manual V1.0 © Agrilight b.v. 2020...
  • Page 3 This manual is intended for both the installer and the end-user of the AGRIBOX pro. The table of contents allows you to find the information you need in the manual. We recommend that you perform the steps in the order described in this manual.
  • Page 4 Note that if the AGRIBOX pro becomes part of a larger system, this system as a whole must be qualifi ed for the CE mark. Safety must be assured at all times so that the installer, the end-user and third parties can use the AGRIBOX pro safely.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Electrical connection of the AGRIBOX pro Setting up the AGRIBOX pro Add a second AGRIBOX pro as slave Prepare the AGRIBOX pro for 0 - 10 V luminaires 7 Operation Switching a program on or off Switching the groups on or off...

  • Page 6: Precautions And Safety Instructions

    3 Warranty Agrilight B.V. offers a warranty on production and material faults for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase of the product, on condition that the product is used only for its intended purpose. Any damage caused by abnormal use, improper handling, cleaning or negligence is not covered by this warranty.

  • Page 7: Technical Specifications

    4 Technical Specifications General product specifications Product description Name: AGRIBOX pro Year of production: 2015 Manual version 08-2020 Technical specifications Voltage 100-240 V(AC) (-15% / +10%) Frequency 50-60 Hz Current 0.47 A @ 115 VAC / 0.28 A @ 230 VAC Starting peak 55 A @ 115 VAC / 95 A @ 230 VAC...

  • Page 8: Environmental Influences

    Environmental influences The AGRIBOX pro may only be used indoors in livestock pens, agricultural buildings and sheds. The product must not be used in wet environments or outd oors. Use in other environments can influence the performance of the product or may damage the product.

  • Page 9: Most Important Parts

    5 Most important parts AGRIBOX pro Parts list Washers Touchscreen Mounting holes (4x) Sealing plugs for the glands not used Cover Plugs Light sensor Screws Glands Overview of touchscreen icons and most important screens Start screen Overview screen...
  • Page 10 Touchscreen icon Description The corresponding function is switched OFF. The corresponding function is switched ON. The program is switched ON. Confirm an entered value. Delete the whole value. Backspace; delete the last character. The function bar of a group: - OFF: The group is switched off. - ...

  • Page 11: Installation And Setup

    • helmet and protective overalls. Draw up a lighting plan Before you start to install the AGRIBOX pro, you should first consider carefully how you want to work in the building. Questions that you should ask yourself: • Into how many groups do I want to divide the building? •...

  • Page 12: Installing The Agribox Pro

    Place the upper side of the glands, including washers (figure right) in the right positions on the outside of the AGRIBOX pro. Screw on the lower part of the glands on the inside of the AGRIBOX pro. Press a sealing plug (figure right) into the glands that are not used.
  • Page 13 Fit the cover again. Deliveries from January 2019 will contain a hinge for the cover. Tighten the plastic screws again in clockwise direction using a screwdriver. Installing the AGRIBOX pro with brackets 6.3.3 Place the brackets onto the rear side of the AGRIBOX pro.

  • Page 14: Installing The Light Sensor (Ip65)

    Fasten the brackets to the AGRIBOX pro using the screws supplied. Tighten the screws in clockwise direction using a screwdriver. Mark the desired positions for the brackets. Drill holes and insert the plugs supplied. Attach the brackets in the desired position using the screws supplied.
  • Page 15 Pull a 3-core screened cable through the gland and connect it to the terminal: 1 UB + 2 Ausg. 3 GND Set the dip switches to the 20 kLux position: - Dipswitch 1 OFF - Dipswitch 2 OFF - Dipswitch 3 ON - Dipswitch 4 OFF Default setting is 20 kLux.

  • Page 16: Electrical Connection Of The Agribox Pro

    Electrical connection of the AGRIBOX pro The following parts have to be connected electrically in the AGRIBOX pro: - Power supply - Light sensor - Control light - Screen (optional) - DALI (optional) - Slave (optional, see section 4.5) Proceed as follows: Unscrew the plastic screws (4x) in anti- clockwise direction using a screwdriver.
  • Page 17 Pull the correct cable through the gland and connect it to the correct terminal: 1: Screen connection Uppermost terminal (connector J5) • + = fl oating contact • - = fl oating contact 1.1: Push button (overrule “v” for main lights) •...

  • Page 18: Setting Up The Agribox Pro

    Setting up the AGRIBOX pro The first time the AGRIBOX pro is switched on, the default language is English. 6.6.1 Set the language Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Language’.
  • Page 19 Press ‘English’. Select the desired language by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 20 6.6.2 Set date and time Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Date & time’ if this screen is not yet displayed. Press on the time behind ‘Set time’. Enter the desired time and press the green button to confirm.
  • Page 21 Press on the date behind ‘Set date’. Enter the desired date and press the green button to confirm. Press on the year behind ‘Set year’. Enter the desired year and press the green button to confirm. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 22 Set number of groups With the AGRIBOX pro it is possible to divide the luminaires into groups. This allows you, for example, to switch off the luminaires in one part of the barn while leaving the luminaires in the rest of the barn switched Draw up a plan where the luminaires are divided into groups.
  • Page 23 Press on the number behind ‘Number of groups’. Enter the desired number of groups and press the green button to confirm. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 24 All luminaires must be live before this step is carried out. No luminaires are connected when the AGRIBOX pro is switched on for the first time. A luminaire has one or two drivers, each of which controls a row of LED lamps. Each driver has its own code. The luminaires are added as soon as the AGRIBOX pro reads in the codes.
  • Page 25 Press on the text behind ‘Find drivers’. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. The AGRIBOX pro now searches for all the drivers. The message ‘Ready’ appears when the search has been completed. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 26 6.6.4.2 Add a single luminaire at a later date Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Search’. Press on the text behind ‘Search mode’.
  • Page 27 Press on the text behind ‘Search drivers’. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. The AGRIBOX pro now searches for the new drivers. The message ‘Ready’ appears when the search has been completed. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 28 6.6.5 Divide luminaires into groups All luminaires must be on before this step is carried out. A luminaire has one or two drivers, each of which controls a row of LED lamps. To divide the luminaires into groups, each driver has to be switched on manually. Then you have to determine visually in which group the LED lamps come on.
  • Page 29 Press ‘V’ (ON) behind ‘Driver 1’ to switch on the corresponding lamp. Find the luminaire whose lamp is switched on and determine to which group it belongs. Press on the text behind ‘Driver 1’ (under ‘Group’). Select the desired group by pressing the ‘<’...
  • Page 30 6.6.6 Set lighting programs A lighting program allows you to switch the luminaires on and off within a period of 24 hours at the times desired by you. A total of 10 lighting programs can be set. 8 times can be set per lighting program. Example: From 6:00 until 21:30 the group of luminaires will illuminate the barn for 100%.
  • Page 31 A lighting program is set as follows: Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘PROGRAM’. Press the desired program. Press on the time behind ‘1’. Enter the desired starting time and press the green button to confirm.
  • Page 32 Press on the percentage (%) behind ‘1’. Enter the percentage with which the lamps are to be switched on at this time and press the green button to confirm. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for the other required times. When all the times have been entered, program 1 is set. If necessary, repeat steps 3 to 8 for the other programs.
  • Page 33 6.6.7 Set control light Four control lights program can be set. The control light is less strongly perceived by the animals. The animals are therefore not disturbed in their day and night rhythm. Set the control light program as follows: Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen.
  • Page 34 Enter the desired starting time and press the green button to confirm. Press on the time behind ‘1 OFF:’. Enter the desired end time and press the green button to confirm. If necessary, repeat steps 5 to 7 for the other times. A maximum of 4 times can be set for switching the control light on and off.
  • Page 35 6.6.8 Add a lighting program to a group Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘GROUPS’. Select one of the desired groups at the top of the screen. Press on the text behind ‘Select Light program’.
  • Page 36 Remove a luminaire from the AGRIBOX pro system 6.6.9 Remove the luminaire from the livestock pen/shed/agricultural building. Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Search’.
  • Page 37 Press on the text behind ‘Search drivers’. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. The AGRIBOX pro searches for drivers that are still installed in the system. The message ‘Ready’ appears when the search has been completed.
  • Page 38 Daylight can shine in and thus influence the light level. The light sensor detects the amount of daylight and feeds this information back to the AGRIBOX pro. The AGRIBOX pro then activates the luminaires in order to achieve the desired light level.
  • Page 39 Press ‘Settings’. Press on the text behind ‘Daylight sensor’. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. The daylight sensor is switched on. A number of values to be set appear under ‘Daylight sensor’. Press the two 'down' arrows until ‘Calibration light outside’...
  • Page 40 Press on the value behind ‘Calibration light outside’. Press the green button to confirm. The light sensor automatically calculates the amount of daylight (in lux). When confirmed, this value is stored in the system. Press on the value behind ‘Calibration light inside’.
  • Page 41 “Response delay”. If the daylight in the barn is reduced for a brief time (for example due to a cloud), the AGRIBOX pro can switch on the luminaires after a certain time. This is the response delay.
  • Page 42 14. Calculate and set the light sensor range: Use the table below to calculate the correct light sensor range. Set the range in the sensor by dip switches and in the Control box by adjusting the setting “Measurement range sensor” A = Actual measured lux level outside B = Calibration lux level light outside (see manual chapter 6.6.10.1.7 –...
  • Page 43 15. Close the cover of the light sensor. 16. Press the two ‘down’ arrows until ‘Measurement range sensor‘ appears on the screen. 17. Press on the value next to ‘Measurement range sensor‘. 18. Select the calculated range for the light sensor in chapter 6.6.10.1.14 by pressing the ‘<’...
  • Page 44 6.6.10.2 Activate or deactivate daylight compensation per group Daylight compensation means that the light is automaticaly regulated by the light sensor Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘GROUPS’. Press the desired group at the top of the screen.
  • Page 45 Screen compensation can be set if an automatic screen/curtain is installed. There is a possibility to connect a contact of this screen/curtain to the AGRIBOX pro. When the screen/curtain is closed, there is less light in the barn. With this setting, the lights will be increased when the screen/curtain is closed.
  • Page 46 Press on the text behind ‘Screen’. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. Screen compensation is switched on. ‘Screen compensation’ is displayed. Press on the value behind ‘Screen compensation’. Enter the percentage of daylight to be blocked by the screen.
  • Page 47 6.6.10.4 Activate or deactivate screen compensation per group Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘GROUPS’. Press the desired group at the top of the screen. Press on the text behind ‘Screen compensation’.
  • Page 48 6.6.10.5 Activate of deactivate the daylight sensor Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Settings’. Press on the text behind ‘Daylight sensor’.
  • Page 49 Perform one of the following actions: - Press the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button and select ‘Yes’ to activate the daylight sensor. - Press the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button and select ‘No’ to deactivate the daylight sensor. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. Default setting is “yes”.
  • Page 50 Press ‘Settings’. ‘Display brightness’ appears on the screen. Press on the percentage (%) behind ‘Display brightness’. Enter the desired percentage brightness of the display and press the green button to confirm. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.
  • Page 51 6.6.12 Factory settings and operating hours 6.6.12.1 Reset the displayed time that a group has been in operation As soon as a program belonging to a group is switched on, the number of hours and minutes that the group is (has been) in operation is displayed. To reset the time, proceed as follows: Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen.
  • Page 52 6.6.12.2 Reset the AGRIBOX pro to the factory settings When the following steps are performed, all settings are deleted and reset to the factory settings. Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed.

  • Page 53: Add A Second Agribox Pro As Slave

    6.7 Add a second AGRIBOX pro as slave Two additional AGRIBOX pro’s can be added to the AGRIBOX pro in order to be able to control more luminaires. These extra AGRIBOX pro’s are an extension of the first AGRIBOX pro. This means that they cannot be set independently and only perform what the first AGRIBOX pro dictates. The first AGRIBOX pro is therefore the master and the other AGRIBOX pro’s are slaves.
  • Page 54 Move jumper JP5 to the 'down' position. Move jumper J12 to the 'up' position to indicate that this AGRIBOX pro is the slave. Turn rotary switch S1 of the first slave (in the top left-hand corner of the circuit board) to 2.
  • Page 55 6.7.2 Set the slave Press the gear wheel in the top right-hand corner of the Start screen. The overview screen is displayed. Press ‘SETTINGS’. Press ‘Settings’. Press the two 'down' arrows until ‘Number of DALI circuits’ appears on the screen.
  • Page 56 Press on the number behind ‘IO address DALI circuit 2’. The AGRIBOX pro recognises the amount of slaves connected Enter the code for the slave and press the green button to confirm. See section 6.7 for further information on the code for the slave.

  • Page 57: Prepare The Agribox Pro For 0 - 10 V Luminaires

    Prepare the AGRIBOX pro for 0 - 10 V luminaires The basis of the AGRIBOX pro is a DALI steering signal. In the market there are also 0-10V luminaires available. With this setting, you can connect these kind of luminaires to the AGRIBOX pro. For the electrical connection of 0-10 V luminaires, refer to section 4.3.
  • Page 58 Press ‘dalibus’. Select ‘0-10V’ by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’ to confirm. The AGRIBOX pro is now ready for 0-10 V luminaires. Press ‘Close’ twice to return to the Start screen.

  • Page 59: Operation

    7 Operation 7.1 Switching a program on or off Switch on Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the clock icon behind ‘ON/OFF’ if it has not yet been selected. Press alongside ‘Program’ in the bar under the desired group(s). The set program for the selected group is switched on.
  • Page 60 Switch off Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the clock icon behind ‘ON/OFF’ if it has not yet been selected. Press alongside ‘OFF’ in the bar under the desired group(s). The set program for the selected group is switched off.

  • Page 61: Switching The Groups On Or Off

    7.2 Switching the groups on or off 7.2.1 Switch all groups on or off at once Switch on Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the ‘V’ icon behind ‘ON/OFF’. All the luminaires are switched on at 100%.
  • Page 62 Switch off Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the ‘X’ icon behind ‘ON/OFF’. All the luminaires are now switched off. 7.2.2 Switch a single group on or off Switch on Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the clock icon behind ‘ON/OFF’ if it has not yet been selected.
  • Page 63 Press alongside ‘Manual’ in the bar under the desired group(s). A percentage value is displayed, indicating the percentage at which the LED lamps are on. Press on the percentage value. Select the desired light level by pressing the ‘<’ or ‘>’ button. Press ‘Select’...
  • Page 64 Switch off Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the clock icon behind ‘ON/OFF’ if it has not yet been selected. Press alongside ‘OFF’ in the bar under the desired group(s). The group switches off.

  • Page 65: Switching The Control Light Program On And Off

    7.3 Switching the control light program ON and OFF Switch on - method 1 Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the ‘V’ icon behind ‘CONTROL LIGHT’. All control lights are switched on. Switch on - method 2 Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the clock icon behind ‘CONTROL LIGHT’...
  • Page 66 Switch off Ensure that you see the Start screen. Press the ‘X’ icon behind ‘CONTROL LIGHT’. All the control lights are now switched off.

  • Page 67: Maintenance And Maintenance Plan

    8 Maintenance and Maintenance Plan • Disconnect the product from the power supply before starting maintenance. • Clean the AGRIBOX pro with a dry or slightly damp cloth. • Do not use abrasive cleaning agents. • Do not use caustic cleaning agents or products with bleach.

  • Page 68: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    12 CE Declaration of Conformity...
  • Page 72 Agrilight b.v. Vlotlaan 643 2681 TZ Monster The Netherlands +31 (0)174 287 287 www.agrilight.com info@agrilight.com...

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