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8.9 

Dispensing

This input mode allows the user to dispense a set amount of fluid (in milliliters) at a set rate 

(Motor % Speed). 

Default settings: 

 

Amount Per Dispense = 1,000 mL 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor % Speed = 50%

To Enable Dispensing:

1

Open the 

App Drawer

2

Select 

Dispensing

3

Select 

Settings

 to configure 

Dispensing settings

4

Set 

Amount Per Dispense

(in mililiters)

5

Set 

Motor % Speed

(0.04 -100)

6

Dispense Run Time will be 
displayed.

Confirm by pressing 

Save

Note: If your Dispense run time is shorter than 1 second the pump will generate a “Run Time 
Too Short!” ERROR. Please reconfigure dispensing settings to be greater than 1 second

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Input Setup

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Output Setup

To Enable the Relay:

1

Open the 

App Drawer

2

Select 

Outputs

3

Select 

Relay & Contacts

4

Set 

Desired Values 

(refer to chart below)

!

Contact #1 

!

Contact #2

!

Contact #3

!

Relay Output

5

Confirm by pressing 

Save

9.1 

Relay

This feature is used to assign alarms to relay & contact closures

One value to be defined: 
1) Relay Output

Selection:

Contact energizes when:

Pump Run/Stop

Motor turning (roller assembly is rotating)

Monitor Run/Fail

Motor fails to respond to commands

Manual Speed Active

Manual Speed mode is running

Prime Active

Prime mode is running

FVS

After the programmed delay time pulses are not received from flow sensor.

TFD

Tube failure is detected by sensors in the head

Both TFD/FVS

Either TFD or FVS system triggers

Summary of Contents for FLEXFLO A3 Series

Page 1: ...Peristaltic Metering Pump Series A3...

Page 2: ...9 0 Output Setup 30 9 1 Frequency Output 30 9 2 Relay Contact Output 31 9 3 4 20mA Output 32 10 0 Industrial Protocols 33 10 1 Control and Status Mapping for Profibus and EtherNet IP 33 10 2 Control...

Page 3: ...Page 3 FLEXFLO A3 READ THE ENTIRE OPERATING MANUAL PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND USE 1 714 893 8529 sales blue white com customerservice blue white com 5300 Business Drive Huntington Beach CA 92649...

Page 4: ...order Please Note Your new pump has been pressure tested at the factory with clean water before shipping You may notice trace amounts of clean water in the pre installed tube assembly This is part of...

Page 5: ...every A3 peristaltic metering pump Page 5 FLEXFLO A3 1 0 Introduction A3 Peristaltic Pump USB Flash Drive With Instruction Manual Standard Mounting Brackets Spare Tubing Tube Installation Tool Injecti...

Page 6: ...240VAC 50Hz 1ph 1 0 Amp Maximum 230VAC 50Hz 1ph 1 0 Amp Maximum Power Cord Options 115V60Hz NEMA 5 15 USA 230V60Hz NEMA 6 15 USA 220V50Hz CEE 7 VII EU 240V50Hz AS 3112 Australia New Zealand 230V50Hz B...

Page 7: ...ft Tube Material 2 0 Engineering Specifications Page 7 FLEXFLO A3 Flow Rate ml min Flow Rate ml min 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 0 30 60 90 125 Motor RPM output of 1 700 cP fluid vs motor rpm 0 50...

Page 8: ...3 1 Non Wetted Components 3 2 Wetted Components Page 8 FLEXFLO A3 3 0 Materials of Construction...

Page 9: ...ter and hose directed water and that will be undamaged by external formation of ice on enclosure IP66 No ingress of dust complete protection against contact Water projected in powerful jets against en...

Page 10: ...e to the pump tube in the event that the discharge line becomes blocked NOTE The does not require back pressure Keep the discharge pressure as low as possible to maximize pump the tube life All diagra...

Page 11: ...curely mounted to most any surface floor shelf or skid Brackets lift the pump up 4 1 2 inches 11 43 cm for easy pump access in hard to reach areas Extended Brackets Front View Bottom View Mounting Hol...

Page 12: ...lied with a ground wire conductor and a grounding type attach ment plug power cord To reduce risk of electric shock be certain that power cord is con nected only to a properly grounded grounding type...

Page 13: ...1 OPEN CIRCUIT IMPEDANCE MUST BE GREATER THAN 50K OHM OUTPUT 4 20 mA POSITIVE 1 2 NEGATIVE P4 P1 P2 P3 P5 OUTPUT 1 4 20mA RECEIVER 600 OHM LOAD MAX DIGITAL PULSE RECEIVER CIRCUIT 1 5K OHM EXTERNAL SOU...

Page 14: ...tor 1 of 2 Tube Info Blue White Icon Home Screen Start Stop Tube Info Blue White Icon Pump Status Chemical Name App Drawer Run Status Settings Tube Calibration System Time Pump Name Run Mode Run Time...

Page 15: ...ut Connector 2 M12 Input Connector 1 M12 Output Connector 4 M12 Output Connector 3 M12 Output Connector 2 M12 Output Connector 1 6 4 IO Connection USB C Power Supply ON OFF M12 Profibus Ethernet Pump...

Page 16: ...C Ground 0 VDC P4 P1 P2 P5 M12 Input Connector 2 PIN Function Specifications Reference P1 Dry Contact N O Dry Contact Closure Open Stop Gnd Run P2 4 20mA In 120 Impedance Loop Ref to Ground P3 4 20mA...

Page 17: ...Contact 8 Amp Max 30VDC 1 Amp 125 VAC P5 Ground Relay Out COM Contact M12 Pro bus Connector PIN Function Specifications Reference P1 VP 5V supply for terminating resisters P2 RxD TxD N Data line minus...

Page 18: ...a rocker switch to power ON OFF the pump Ensure that the power cord is securely plugged into the corresponding power source before powering on the pump I is pressed to turn on the pump O is pressed to...

Page 19: ...re your A3 pump Refer to section 11 of this manual to change any of these options after you have finished the initial configuration Welcome Screen Configuration 1 Local Language 2 Set Time Local Date...

Page 20: ...speed by selecting Increase or Decrease 8 1 Manual Speed Adjust This input mode allows the user to set a specific speed and the pump will run at that speed until stopped There are up and down arrows...

Page 21: ...to set a range of mA input signals to a given motor speed flow rate or rpm Used to remotely control the pump with an incoming 4 20mA signal Four points on the slope must be defined 1 a low mA value 2...

Page 22: ...to remotely control the pump with an incoming high speed frequency signal Four points on the slope must be defined 1 a low Hz value 2 an output rate at the low Hz value 3 a high Hz value 4 an output r...

Page 23: ...Used to remotely control the pump with an incoming pulse signal Default settings Pulse Count Trigger 1 Pump On Time 2 5 seconds Amount Per Trigger Fluid supplied per trigger To Enable Pulse Input 1 O...

Page 24: ...rted by the remote contact the display background will turn green IMPORTANT If the Remote Start Stop Input is enabled the pump will display STANDBY if the pump has been stopped by the Remote Start Sto...

Page 25: ...e is used to monitor the pump fluid input If the pump does not dispense fluid when pump head rotor is turning the pump will go into an alarm mode and stop FVS requires a sensor that is connected to th...

Page 26: ...otor speed for sixty seconds 5 Pump will remain in Prime Input 8 7 Prime This mode allows the user to prime the pump at 100 motor speed for sixty seconds After the prime is complete the pump will rema...

Page 27: ...000 000 seconds 6 Set Cycle Time 1 1 000 000 seconds 7 Confirm by pressing Save 8 8 Manual Cycle Adjust This input mode allows the user to run the pump at a set motor speed Pump Speed for a set amount...

Page 28: ...p Drawer 2 Select Dispensing 3 Select Settings to configure Dispensing settings 4 Set Amount Per Dispense in mililiters 5 Set Motor Speed 0 04 100 6 Dispense Run Time will be displayed Confirm by pres...

Page 29: ...alarms to relay contact closures One value to be defined 1 Relay Output Selection Contact energizes when Pump Run Stop Motor turning roller assembly is rotating Monitor Run Fail Motor fails to respond...

Page 30: ...s in sync proportionally data logging systems and other external devices for plant automation Four points on the slope must be defined 1 a low Hz value 2 an output rate at the low Hz value 3 a high Hz...

Page 31: ...20mA This feature can be used to control other pumps in sync proportionally data logging systems and other external devices for plant automation Four points on the slope must be defined 1 a low mA va...

Page 32: ...otating Monitor Input Incoming analog or digital signal is not received or out of range Monitor Output Outgoing analog or digital signal not transmitted or out of range Monitor Run Fail Motor fails to...

Page 33: ...Page 33 FLEXFLO A3 10 0 Industrial Protocols 10 1 Control and Status Mapping for Profibus and Ethernet IP...

Page 34: ...rime Status 0 Deactivated 1 Activated 0001 Cover Status 0 Cover Attached 1 Cover Detached 0002 Motor Direction 0 Clockwise 1 Counter clockwise 0003 TFD status 0 No TFD alarm 1 TFD alarm 0004 FVS statu...

Page 35: ...dustrial Protocols 3 Select EtherNet IP 4 Pump will go to home screen 5 Select Settings to input IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Always on 6 Confirm by pressing Save 10 3 EtherNet IP This is used to co...

Page 36: ...will go to home screen 5 Select Settings to input IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Always on 6 Confirm by pressing Save 10 4 Modbus TCP IP This is used to configure the Modbus TCP IP Three values to be...

Page 37: ...elect Industrial Protocols 3 Select Profibus 4 Pump will go to home screen 5 Select Settings to input IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway 6 Confirm by pressing Save 10 5 Profibus This is used to configure...

Page 38: ...p including Tube type Tube installation date Tube run time Current maximum tube flow rate To View The Tube Info 1 Tap on the Tube Info text in the top portion of the screen 2 Tube info will be display...

Page 39: ...librate the pump s indicated flow rate to the system To Calibrate Your Tube 1 On the home screen select the Calibration Icon 2 Enter values Pump Speed Speed Run Time seconds 3 Select Start to begin 4...

Page 40: ...p Drawer 2 Open Settings 3 Open System 4 Select Pump Name 5 Enter desired Pump Name 6 Confirm by pressing OK 12 1 Pump Name This is to change the name of the pump that is displayed on the home screen...

Page 41: ...Volume 1 Open the App Drawer 2 Open Settings 3 Open System 4 Select Unit of Volume 5 Select desired Units of Volume Milliliters Ounces Liters Gallons 6 Confirm by pressing OK 12 2 Unit of Volume This...

Page 42: ...ings 3 Open System 4 Select Unit of Time 5 Select Desired Time Minutes mL ounces only Hours Days Gallons only 6 Confirm by pressing OK 12 3 Unit of Time This will change the Unit of Time that is displ...

Page 43: ...a Chemical Name 1 Open the App Drawer 2 Open Settings 3 Open System 4 Select Chemical Name 5 Enter desired Chemical Name 6 Confirm by pressing OK 12 4 Chemical Name This is used to change the Chemical...

Page 44: ...2 Open Settings 3 Open System 4 Select Locale 5 Select Desired Language English Deutch Espa ol Fran ais Portugues 6 Confirm by pressing OK 12 5 Set Language This setting is used to change the system...

Page 45: ...the tube Important Changing the rotational direction of the pump reverses the inlet outlet sides IMPORTANT Swap sides of the suction inlet and discharge outlet tubing piping There is no need to remove...

Page 46: ...to change the local time that is displayed To Input The System Time 1 Select the Time in the upper right hand corner 2 Select Desired Hour 3 Select Desired Minute 4 Select AM or PM 5 Confirm by pressi...

Page 47: ...User Passcode and create new a six digit code 6 Confirm by pressing Save 12 8 Passcode This setting is used to enable disable the passcode adjust the passcode time out and set or change the User Passc...

Page 48: ...Confirm by pressing Continue 6 Pump will Reboot and run through the initial setup process 12 9 Factory Reset This setting is used to factory reset the pump This will erase all of the configurations a...

Page 49: ...ion to be displayed Pump Name Chemical Name Firmware Version System Build Manufactured Data Time Serial Number Model I O Port Firmware Version Motor Firmware Version Industrial Protocol Firmware Versi...

Page 50: ...www blue white com resources To Update The System Firmware 1 Plug pump into a computer via USB and open Blue Central program 2 Select firmware tab and select Start Upgrade 3 The firmware upgrade box...

Page 51: ...s of severe chemical attack If this occurs immediately remove chemical from pump Determine which parts are being attacked and replace them with parts that have been manufactured using more suitable ma...

Page 52: ...g pull out the old Tube Assembly TIP Let the pump do the work for you Just guide the tubing out between the two rollers located on the Rotor Press the STOP button at any time to stop the pump Pull out...

Page 53: ...er through the pump and suction discharge line to remove chemical Always wear protective clothing face shield safety glasses and gloves when working on or near your metering pump Additional precaution...

Page 54: ...n condensation etc or sili cone oil roller and tubing lubricant If a TFD alarm occurs the pump will stop and the screen will turn red with TFD Chemical from tube failure If TFD alarm occurs 1 Remove t...

Page 55: ...Page 55 FLEXFLO A3 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...

Page 56: ...bing C 330 6 2 Quick Disconnect Fittings only available for Q tubes 7 Quick Disconnect Fittings 1 50 M NPT FKM KIT QMV 50 M NPT EP KIT QME 50 Barb FKM KIT QBV 50 Barb EP KIT QBE Miscellaneous Parts So...

Page 57: ...lex A Thane 187 ID TK Flex A Chem 375 ID A3 S ND T Sample Model Number Tube Material Size Feed Rate Max Speed Max Pressure Max Temperature GPH LPH mL Min RPM PSI bar F C Flex A Thane Tube GE Up to 4 6...

Page 58: ...separately KIT M12 Kit contains Two M12 cables CABLE UAC Kit contains One 3 USB A to USB C cable CABLE UAC USB A C CABLE KIT M12 TWO M12 CABLES KIT M12 WIRING INSTRUCTIONS DIAGRAM PIN WIRE COLOR PIN...

Page 59: ...FLEXFLO A3 16 0 Accessories KIT MVM Kit contains One Tube Install Tool One Foot Strainer One injection valve C 342 6 One Tube Strainer 1 4 ID KIT MTVS Kit contains 10ft Suction Tube 10ft Discharge Tub...

Page 60: ...FLEXFLO A3 Page 60 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...

Page 61: ...duct warranty and provides the user with important safety information Purchasers installers and operators of Blue White products should take the time to inform themselves about the safe operation of t...

Page 62: ...ensity polyethylene LPH Liters per hour mA Milliampere min Minute mL Milliliters MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet N C Normally Close N O Normally Open NPT National Pipe Thread NSF National Sanitation F...

Page 63: ...aterial Pump Tube Size ND Flex A Prene 075 ID 001 2 1 GPH 125 PSI GE Flex A Thane 125 ID 002 4 60 GPH 65 PSI NEE Flex A Prene 093 ID 002 4 76 GPH 110 PSI GG Flex A Thane 187 ID 004 10 1 GPH 65 PSI NGG...

Page 64: ...minimize any potential effects of EEE on the environment and human health due to the presence of hazardous substances The WEEE marking applies only to countries within the European Union EU and Norwa...

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