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  • Page 1 RPM Preferred with Touch Technology Operators Manual RPM Preferred With VRI Operation Manual...
  • Page 3 Touch Screen Operation Manual ™ Revision D (01/15) P/N 117112-1.0 WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Our mission... to exceed our customers' expectations of quality, service, and innovation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents System Safety..................I-IV Main Screen Overview..............1-7 Screen Navigation Setup Options..........8-21 Navigation................8 General Pivot Settings..........9-11 Main Water Pump Settings........12-13 Power Restart..............14 Start Sequence Setup............15 Weather Station Setup.............16 Main Line Flow Meter Setup..........17 Communications Setup...........18 Alarm Input Setup............19 Auxiliary Output Setup...........20 Temperature setup............21 Program Options.................22-29 Navigation.................22...
  • Page 6 Pivoting/Lateral Setup and Programming Continued Building Stages in Filed Designer......47-48 Programming Stages within Field Designer.....49-52 *NEW* End Stage Programming....51 *NEW* Strip Programming.....52...

  • Page 7: System Safety

    System Safety WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY The Reinke Electrogator II System is designed with many electrical and mechanical safety features. However, each operator must read and understand this and all other accompanying owners manuals the safe and efficient operation of your Reinke Electrogator II System .
  • Page 8 Tower Barricade water streams from sprinklers and end guns. is properly installed as per this manual. Reinke disclaims any and all liability Keep away from fields where the system is (including any liability created pursuant to chemigating.
  • Page 9 System Safety WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Safety Decals - located on Main Control Panel...
  • Page 10 System Safety WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Do not attempt to perform maintenance procedure until the main control panel disconnect switch and all pump and other disconnect switches are locked in the “OFF” position.

  • Page 11: Main Screen Overview

    Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY System Status Displays the current status of the system: stopped, running, direction of movement, running wet, running chemical, end gun, and park position. System Status Color Codes Blue=system moving wet Green=system moving dry Dark Green=system moving w/chemicals Red Blinking Line on Location=safety shutdown Note: VRI controlled pivot is shown in this diagram and only the very center circle will show...
  • Page 12 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY a. Start and Stop Control Buttons Use the START button to start the system moving in the forward or reverse direction. Use the STOP button to stop the system at any time. If there is a start sequence set up, the START SEQ button can be used to start the system using that sequence.
  • Page 13 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY SETUPButton Pressing the SETUP button as shown below will take you to the setup screen. If the system is running you will only be allowed to view the current setup. To change the system setup you must first stop the system.
  • Page 14 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Button Pressing the PROGRAM button will take you to the program screen as shown below. Program Screen More detail about programming the system can be found in a later section of the manual. (Programming Options: pages 22-30). Touch Screen User's Manual...
  • Page 15 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY PARK Button Pressing the PARK button will open a keypad as shown so you can enter the position in which the system should park. If there is already a park position entered pressing the park button again will turn off the park position.
  • Page 16 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Logs Table & Graphs The logs table shows a spreadsheet of the data that has been logged by the system. The table can be filtered using the “Filter By” pull down menu. The data is displayed in the table by month. The month displayed can be changed by using the “View”...
  • Page 17 Main Screen WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY a. Information Center Different information will be displayed in this area pertaining to the status and operation of the system. b. Recent Activity Pressing the RECENT ACTIVITY button will display the most recent actions of the system (see screen below).

  • Page 18: Screen Navigation Setup Options

    Screen-Navigation WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY System Setup: a. Setup Tabs The tabs at the top of the screen are used to easily navigate through the different set up screens. b. Cancel Button The CANCEL button exits to the main screen without saving any settings that have been changed. c.

  • Page 19: General Pivot Settings

    System Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 1. General System Settings: a. System Type The “System Type” drop down menu allows selection of Pivot, Linear, or Part Circle or Pivoting Lateral. If Pivoting/Lateral is selected also select the Linear checkbox. “Part Circle” allows the user to set a barrier down to 1 from 5 Use extreme caution when selecting this option.
  • Page 20 System Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Pivoting/Lateral Systems h. Language Drop Down Menu Select local languages here. Supported languages/fonts are English, Spanish, Russian and Simplified Chinese. Please note that all buttons and logs will be re-labled in the selected language. j. Version Indicator Shows all software versions currently running on Touch Screen.
  • Page 21 System Sertup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Note: In “File Maintenance”, unless a USB drive is inserted into the control panel, only local hard drive buttons will be available to save or backup files to. a. Local Backup Files Backs up current setup and programs to the system hard drive. 1.

  • Page 22: Main Water Pump Settings

    Pump Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 2. Main Water Pump Settings: a. Depth @100%(IN.) For “Depth” enter the depth of water applied by the system while running at 100%. Again see system chart in panel. (Shown below) b. Pressure Sensor On the “Pressure Sensor” drop down menu select the pressure device installed: None, Switch, Transducer (0-200, Transducer (0-25) or EOS Transducer (0-200) 1.
  • Page 23 Pump Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 2. Main Water Pump Settings Continued: a. Pump Flush with Chem (s) When adding chemicals, enter the number of seconds for the water pump to continue running in order to flush the chemical out of the system once the system is stopped. b.

  • Page 24: Power Restart

    Restart Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 3. Power/Pressure Restart Settings: Warning: If power restart is checked it is possible for the system to restart on it’s own if the main power supply is in the ON position, ensure when auto-restart is not desired shut main power supply OFF.

  • Page 25: Start Sequence Setup

    Start Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 4. Start Sequence Set Up: a. Start Sequence Setup Select all “Start Sequence Setup” commands which the system should run upon startup from the popup menu. b. Start Pull In Time “Start Pull In Time” is the amount of time the computer will hold-in the forward or reverse contactor, overriding the limit circuit.

  • Page 26: Weather Station Setup

    Weather Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 5. Weather Station Set Up: a. Weather Check Box a. Check box to enable the weather tab. b. Wind Vane Check Box b. Check the box to enable wind options. Select an operation from the popup menu for when the wind gets greater and less than the speeds entered.

  • Page 27: Main Line Flow Meter Setup

    Flow Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 6. Main Line Flow Meter Settings: a. “Flow” Check Box Check the “Flow” box to enable the flow tab. b. “Main Line Flow” Put a check in the “Main Line Flow” box to turn on and use the flow meter if installed. c.

  • Page 28: Communications Setup

    3. Remote PC (to use this selection the system must have the telemetry option installed also requires software and radios provided by your local dealer) 4. Open Comm (allows communication between Touch Screen and another Reinke computer panel, via radio signal, to send start, start/pump or stop commands to another system. Keep in mind each system has to have a different ID # and if connecting to RAMS panel put a check in the RAMS box see item “D”).

  • Page 29: Alarm Input Setup

    Alarm Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 8. Alarm Input Set Up: a. “Alarms” Check Box Check the “Alarms” box to enable the alarms tab. b. “Alarms #1 & #2” Alarm #1 or #2 is a switched 120V device such as a chemical mixer, diesel fuel tank, flow switch or any other external input outside the irrigation system.

  • Page 30: Auxiliary Output Setup

    Aux Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 9. Auxiliary Output Set Up: a. “Auxiliary” Check Box Check the “Auxiliary” box to enable the auxiliary tab. b. “Auxiliary 1-4” Pulsed: For “Auxiliary 1-4 if Pulsed” use the popup menu to enter the number of seconds the pulsed output should remain on.

  • Page 31: Temperature Setup

    Temp Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 10. Temperature Set Up: a. “Temperature” Check Box Check the “Temperature” box to enable the temp tab. b. “Temperature Type” None: No temperature control is installed on panel. Analog: With the “Analog Sensor” enter the low and high temperatures and then select the function from the popup menu to run when the set temps are met.

  • Page 32: Program Options

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 11 Programming: a. “Program” Button From the main screen, select the program button to begin the programming of the system. b. “Programming Tabs” Tabs will bring up pages for programming the end gun, barriers, sector, step, time, VRI, run and zone functions.

  • Page 33: End Gun Program

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 1. End Gun: a. “Begin & End” Enter the begin and end positions for each area that the selected group should run. Each group can hold up to ten different sectors. Multiple groups can be ran simultaneously allowing for up to 40 positions to operate the end gun or another output.

  • Page 34: Barrier Program

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 2. Barriers: a. “Enable Barriers” Check Box This box must be checked in order for the barriers to be present. The box can be unchecked to turn off the barriers without deleting the current barrier settings. °...
  • Page 35 Programming 2. Barriers Continued: a. “System Status Display” The system status display shows a pictorial display of the barrier location. A red barrier means the pivot will auto stop. A green barrier means the pivot will auto reverse. Both will occur at the barrier in the direction the system is moving.

  • Page 36: Sector Program

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 3. Sectors: Pivot Only a. “Location” To determine a sector of the field, enter the beginning and end points of the selected sector in degrees. In this example sector 2 has been selected to run. [Use the BACK and NEXT buttons to navigate through the sectors.

  • Page 37: Step Program

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 4. Step: a. “Location and Depth” Enter the desired location of the selected step in degrees and enter the depth at which the pivot should run during the selected step. b. “Step drop down” Select the step from the drop down menu. If more steps are required use the ADD button to add up to 25 steps per program.

  • Page 38: Time Program

    Programming WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY 5. Time: a. “Operation” Select up to three operations from the popup screen for the system to run at the scheduled time entered. b. “Time Section” Select the time slot from the drop down menu. Enter the time (in 24 hours time or military time) in which the selected time slot should start.

  • Page 39: Program Run Selections

    “Auto Switch Prescriptions” The main screen will show what programs are currently running and the position of the current step. Congratulations on completing programming of a Reinke Touch Screen System!! Touch Screen User's Manual...

  • Page 40: Vri Interface

    VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY I. Getting Started with VRI Step 1. Insert a thumb drive into the panel using the USB Port. Step 2. Press the “Program” button on the main screen. Step 3. Select the “VRI” tab at the top of the screen. A list of all prescriptions available on the thumb drive will appear Step 4.

  • Page 41: Downloading The Prescription

    VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY II. Downloading the VRI Precription: Step 1. Select a prescription by clicking on it. Press the “Load” button to begin the download. Step 2. Step 3. A progress bar will display on the screen while the prescription downloads. Step 4.
  • Page 42 VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Step 5. When download is complete, A diagram of the loaded prescription will appear. Step 6. If the system is using “Sector VRI Prescription” skip to (Step 16) If the system is using “Zone VRI Prescription” proceed to Step 7.
  • Page 43 VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Now Coordinate each zone with a touch screen address as shown below. Step 9. If the system is using all 6 relays in order.For each valve box throughout the system, Step 10. select the “AUTO” and skip to (If unsure contact the dealer who installed (step 15).
  • Page 44 VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Reasons for manually entering zone zddresses: Step 14. a. Incorrect installation of tubing. This may need to be programmed in a different order to fix the issue rather than re-plumbing the valve box. b. Some control valves in the valve boxes are unused. This requires skipping some of the relays that would normally be set up in “AUTO”...
  • Page 45 VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY There are two options available to run the VRI program. “Run VRI” runs only the Step 18. VRI program and the “Run VRI S1” runs the VRI and the Sector Program #1 (from the program, sector tab) together. NOTE: Step and Time programs can be selected to run also with either of these VRI options.

  • Page 46: Zone Tab

    VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY III. Zone tab: Note: This area of the Zone tab will show blank if the prescription does not match the RRx file for the system. A caution symbol will also display on the main screen. See diagram bottom of facing page.

  • Page 47: Review The Vri Settings

    VRI-Review WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY IV. Review of the VRI settings: Shows who wrote the Rx when pressed. The following steps are for Sector prescriptions only, with the system running, and the pump on. Step 1. Once a base depth is set for watering and the system is running, the actual Current Speed and Depth applied is displayed on the left side of the graphics.
  • Page 48 VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY The following steps are for Zone prescriptions only. Step 3. When the system is running in the Zone VRI mode, the operator can view the rate of watering in each zone at the pivot’s current location by pressing the program button and looking under the VRI tab.

  • Page 49: In Field Update

    VRI-Interface WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Touch Screen Update IN-FIELD UPDATE PROCEDURE: Step 1: With the touch screen powered up, insert a USB thumb drive into the front USB port of the main control panel. Step 2: Press the SETUP button and then press FILE MAINTENANCE. Look for the button labeled UPDATE VERSION.

  • Page 50: Pivoting/Lateral Setup And Programming

    Pivot/Lateral Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY a. “FWD OS/US LFT/RGT” : CAUTION ONLY FOR ADVANCED USERS The following is the number of degrees cart and span are allowed off of perpendicular before the cart begins to steer. Click on each of these buttons to open a keypad popup. OS = Overspan = While standing facing main control panel, the system is in front of you.
  • Page 51 Pivot/Lateral Setup WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY d. Lateral Guidance: Highlight to select guidance to be used in field; Furrow, GPS, or Buried Wire. e. Lateral Positioning GPS is the default selection and is recommended. DED REK should only be used if GPS is not functioning. f.

  • Page 52: Getting Started With Field Designer

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY I. Getting Started with Field Designer: Before starting into field design, gathering as much information as possible about the field is helpful. It is especially good to have a scaled aerial picture of the field (like what Google maps can offer).
  • Page 53 Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY d. Create New Button: This button is used to create a new program using field designer. Skip to next page if starting a new program. e. Delete: Select this button to delete a field design that is no longer required for the system. Caution: this will permanently delete the selected program from the touchscreen hard drive.

  • Page 54: Starting A New Field Design

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY II. Starting a New Field Design: a. Graphics Window: The graphics window will be used to build the system path for the system. This is how the field design screen will look once the “Create New” button is pressed on the setup screen. b.
  • Page 55 Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY d. Scale Map Button: Select Scale Map. 1. If using a picture that has a scale available, (Example: ), click one end of the scale 300ft then the other end of that scale to set the scale of this map. Then select the “Confirm” button. Go to step 3.
  • Page 56 Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY e. Set System Length: 1. The confirm button will bring up an “Enter Length” popup. Input the length of the selected line, then press “Done”. f. Set Cart: 1. Select the “Set Cart” button. 2. Click on the picture/graphics window to locate the cart’s starting position. 3.

  • Page 57: Building Stages In Filed Designer

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY III. Building Stages in Field Designer: a. Selection of first stage: Determine how you want the system to function; i.e. lateral forward/reverse or pivot forward/reverse by clicking on the icon showing the desired motion. In this instance lateral forward was selected. b.
  • Page 58 Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Congradulations stage 1 completed. a. Selection of second stage: Again determine how you want the system to function. In this example pivoting reverse will be used. Select “Pivot with arrow showing counterclockwise” button. b. Tap on picture to indicate where the end of system will be after pivoting. c.

  • Page 59: Programming Stages Within Field Designer

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY IV. Programming Stages within Field Designer: a. “Program” button: Each stage can be programmed anytime this button is available. b. Use the “Previous Stage” or “Next Stage” to navigate between stages. c. Programming Screens: Depending upon which stage is being programmed; different tab options and slightly different information will be shown dependant upon whether in pivot stage or lateral stage.
  • Page 60 Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Programming the stages: Note: Each stage can be programmed anytime the program button is available. ENDGUN: Refer to page 23 of this manual. Refer to next page. ENDSTAGE: Refer to page 26. Only used with pivot stages. SECTOR: STRIP: Refer to page 52.

  • Page 61: New* End Stage Programming

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY a. End Stage Programming: Field designs are divided into ‘stages’. Stages represent the system moving a certain distance in either lateral or pivot mode. There is also a separate stage for when the system needs manual intervention (car rotation) in certain field designs.

  • Page 62: New* Strip Programming

    Field Designer WITH TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Strip Programming: Lateral Move Only a. “Location” To determine a strip in the field, enter the beginning and end points of the selected strip in feet or meters. In this example strip 1 has been selected to run. [Use the BACK and NEXT buttons to navigate through the strips.
  • Page 64 In keeping with our mission, “to exceed our customers’ expectations of quality, service and innovation,” Reinke Manufacturing Company may periodically decide it is most beneficial to our customers to make updates or changes to various products and options without delay. These changes may not always be fully reflected in the photographs, information and/or specifications presented in this brochure.

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