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GalPro

AC/DC

Operating Manual

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Page 3: ...demands of agriculture The controller excels in its new hardware and software A great deal of emphasis was placed on user friendliness The Gal Pro allows you to enjoy high performance data collection...

Page 4: ...ush System Menu 21 f Alarm Menu 22 g Log Books Menu 22 6 Programming 23 a Valves Water and Fertilizer Programs 24 b Sequence Setup 26 c Sequence Timings 27 7 Information and Programming 28 a System St...

Page 5: ...supply of 12 VDC disposable dry battery or rechargeable battery of 5 7 Amp Hours Using the rechargeable battery requires the use of an adequate power supply with an output of 13 8 volts or a solar pa...

Page 6: ...ly off Pressing any key or turning the Menu Selector turns the display on When the keys are untouched for more than two minutes the display turns off 2 Keyboard 7 keys The keyboard provides navigation...

Page 7: ...such as pressure stat differential pressure stat etc 7 Output Connectors Connect the system solenoids and alarm outputs 8 Reset Button on CPU Pressing this button resets the following parameters time...

Page 8: ...tion from the climate by installing it in a sheltered position Appropriate installation of the controller will ensure its dependable running throughout the years The controller can be installed in two...

Page 9: ...lled on a bar below the controller Output Connection Diagram 1 Remove all of the detachable connectors 2 Insert the solenoid wires via the antigrons on the bottom of the casing and connect them to the...

Page 10: ...connected to the output and the second wire has to be connected to the COM It is highly recommended to mark with an indelible pen all of the output functions Connect all of the detachable connectors...

Page 11: ...ion inputs and 5 commons 1 Remove all of the detachable input connectors 2 Insert the solenoid wires via the antigrons on the bottom of the casing and connect them to the detachable connectors Every i...

Page 12: ...l it is recommended to use a charge controller to protect the battery from overcharging Internal Battery Power Supply 1 Remove the battery compartment cover by unscrewing the 2 Phillips screws 2 Inser...

Page 13: ...ity The BAT OUT connector on the terminal board is designed to supply power to an Amiad fertilizer pump pulse transmitter or other uses Power supply to Gal Pro AC controller From Gal Pro AC controller...

Page 14: ...eens such as valves sequences water meters and paging the log book The and keys are used to change the numeric value in programming and the selection of different options in the definition of the cont...

Page 15: ...ers on black background Valves Water and Fertilizer Valve water and fertilizer programming Sequence Timing Timing program for the sequences Group C System definition and constants blue letters on grey...

Page 16: ...ts if using internal batteries and 12 Volts if using an external power supply 2 Move down one more row and select the screen contrast level 5 is the default c Solenoid Pulse Duration Definition For Ga...

Page 17: ...ixed Main Open The system is working automatically normally the main valve is always open It will only close in the case of a fault Queue Operation Yes Yes Sequences work one at a time not simultaneou...

Page 18: ...delays time and amount are defined the first to occur will activate flow alarms Flow Dev Unit M3 H The unit for flow control M3 H or Flow Delay Unit M3 The flow delay unit for the definition in Valve...

Page 19: ...n the sequence Two consecutive faults of this type causes the water meter to fault and all of the valves using this water meter will not work Ignore The controller continues irrigating Alarm During th...

Page 20: ...o The fertilizer pumps work alternately between the 2 pulses of water according to the previous parameter Pipe Delay Sec 10 Defines the amount of time before starting the fertilizer pump in order to s...

Page 21: ...water counter used if the option Wtr Setup M3 is used If using more than one water meter enter zero in order to create a virtual water meter in which the flow rates and accumulations of all of the wat...

Page 22: ...reset and all messages have been deleted 2 Move down until you reach Diary Msg Setup The following is a list of possible diary messages Start Irrig Msg Irr Not Fin Msg Start Fert Msg End Fert Msg Unde...

Page 23: ...lve irrigates during the course of one irrigation cycle It is measured in units of Liters or M3 according to the definition of the Water Unit Fert Req The amount of fertilizer that is injected into th...

Page 24: ...amming the water required Water Req 30 M3 The amount of water for the irrigation cycle Frt Req 2 L M3 The amount of fertilizer required according to the unit set in the Fert Unit Wtr Befor 5 M3 The am...

Page 25: ...OverFlw React Alarm Select one of the following options Ignor The controller ignores the under flow fault Alarm The controller issues an alarm but the irrigation continues Fault The controller issues...

Page 26: ...irrigates in the sequence 6thValve Number 0 The sixth valve that irrigates in the sequence 7th Valve Number 0 The seventh valve that irrigates in the sequence 8th Valve Number 0 The eighth valve that...

Page 27: ...Selecting Yes will start the sequence on this day Irrigat Tuesday No Selecting Yes will start the sequence on this day Irrig Wednesday No Selecting Yes will start the sequence on this day Irrig Thurs...

Page 28: ...tatus Active Shows the system status The options are Active Alarm Pause Fault Irrigat Fertig SysInit OutTest I O Status FM 2 Feedback from all of the I O of the system The options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 29: ...Valve Operat Cancel Irrig Today Water Prg 20 M3 The valve s programmed amount of water Info only Frt Req 2 L M3 The valve s programmed amount of fert Info only Irr Status Irrigating The options are N...

Page 30: ...ay Daily Water 54 The amount of water that the valve has accumulated today Daily Fert 60 The amount of fert that the valve has accumulated today Daily Minutes 431 The amount of minutes that the valve...

Page 31: ...manently pauses the current cycle CnclTdy The sequence will not irrigate today Valve 1 Finish Start Enables manual control for each valve in the sequence The following options are available Automat St...

Page 32: ...The waiting time while in the queue for irrigation Info only Wait Reason Free The options are Free The sequence can irrigate Valve The sequence is waiting for a valve that cannot currently operate Seq...

Page 33: ...recognizes uncontrolled water Not Exe Pulse timeout has been reached Fault Current Flow 80 The current flow rate in the water counter Daily Wtr m3 136 The total amount of water that has flowed throug...

Page 34: ...tre 14 The total amount of fertilizer injected today No fert Pump Alarms Fertilizer faults whilst fertilizing The options are No fert Pump Alarms No Fert Pulse Fault Fert Leakage Fault Accum Litre 573...

Page 35: ...ay Pipe Delay Min 0 5 Fin pipe delay means that the fill pipe delay has finished Pipe Delay Min shows the time remaining for the fill delay Cycles Today 5 The number of times that the system has flush...

Page 36: ...g a sequence This start will not change the program timetable Stop Sequence No 0 Enables manually stopping an irrigating sequence Pause Sequence No 0 Enables pausing an irrigating sequence Auto Sequen...

Page 37: ...oller confirms the alarm cancellation with Cancel Alarms Done 2 Automatic Alarm Cancellation The controller performs automatic alarm cancellation in a cycle defined here Move to the Auto Reset Min row...

Page 38: ...paging up Erasing the Diaries After 128 events have been accumulated the controller automatically erases the last 64 events In order to perform manual erasion of all of the events move down until you...

Page 39: ...control delay is measured 2 In the Valve Water Fert menu define for each valve the following parameters Water Flow M3 H Enter the nominal flow rate of the valve Under Flow Deviation Enter the allowed...

Page 40: ...h the controller definition depends The following are instructions for the connection and definition of the most widely used condition contacts If you wish to connect other types of condition contacts...

Page 41: ...nput No and enter the number of the condition input to which the PD switch is connected Define the number of continuous flushes this number determines how many continuous flushes are allowed before th...

Page 42: ...rsor to the different outputs and press Enter to open the output An additional Enter will close the output It is possible to open several outputs together for a predefined time that is programmed in t...

Page 43: ...water quantity or PD switch Irrigation Day Definition according to cycle days or days of the week Irrigation Cycles per Day From 1 to 255 Diaries Alarm and event records of irrigation activity Up to 1...

Page 44: ...Galcon Email info galconc com Website www galconc com waterworks agriculture Residential Gardening Turf Landscape...

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