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GalStar 

Instruction 1.0

3. Basic Operation

3.7  Fertilization:

 The operation of fertilization in the Gal-Star controller uses up to 3 Fertilizer 

Pumps per irrigation head. The pumps are operated via the “Fertilizer Programs” that are then 
assigned to the “Irrigation Program”.
Press “Main”>“Head-1”> “Fert” to access the “Fertilizer Status - 14” screen:

When irrigating with fertilizer many parameters concerning the fertilization 
activity and EC are shown.
Press “Fert Prgrms” in the “Fertilizer Status - 14” screen to access the “Fertilizer Program - 
141” screen:

Screen Explanation:

For each fertilizer pump defined enter:

Summary of Contents for GalStar

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Page 2: ...GalStar Instruction 1 0...

Page 3: ...rams 17 2 7 Program Constants 18 2 8 Program programming 19 2 9 Starting the Program 19 3 Basic Operation 20 3 1 The main menu 20 3 2 Operation of head No 1 21 3 3 Programs and Sequences 22 3 4 Progra...

Page 4: ...h setup 54 Water counter status 56 Water counter setup 56 Head 2 56 System status 57 Head 1 Program status 57 Sequences status 58 Valves status 58 Fertilizers status 59 Head 2 Status 59 Other elements...

Page 5: ...CPU Board 75 4 AC Power Supply 76 5 AC Outputs Card 78 6 Discrete Inputs Card 80 7 AC Analog inputs Card 81 8 DC Power Supply 83 9 DC Outputs Card 84 10 DC Analog Inputs Card 86 Gal Star Mini 87 1 Min...

Page 6: ...arge Although the Gal Star controller can be connected to a PC computer it is mainly designed to be locally operated via the keyboard and display Because of its unique function keys it represents a br...

Page 7: ...and date are displayed on the bottom row Keyboard Layout The keyboard contains 10 digit keys a decimal point clear 13 navigation keys and 8 function keys The key clears the parameter below the cursor...

Page 8: ...vethefirstprogrammabledata Use the arrow keys to navigate between data the cursor moves accordingly To change parameters type the required numeric value or press Select to choose from the alpha numeri...

Page 9: ...der to program Day Timing alpha numeric parameter carry out the following steps Step 6 Press Page Down to scroll the screen Step 7 Press Down 5 times to reach the required parameter Step 8 Press Selec...

Page 10: ...nd start the irrigation We highly recommend going over the tutorial before the controller is connected 2 1 The required steps are 2 1 1 Setting system to active 2 1 2 Defining I O 2 1 3 Setting the ir...

Page 11: ...ing Tech Setup 6 Press the Tech Setup function key the word password flashes on the bottom part of the screen Enter to access the technical menus 2 2 3 System Setup 61 Press the System Setup function...

Page 12: ...ey to access the I O Connection screen in which the I O cards installed are shown Then press the Head 1 Conn function key to access the Head 1 Connections screen 621 2 3 1 Setting the Output of Valve...

Page 13: ...d 1 Input screen 6215 assign slot number 1 port number 1 1 001 to counter no 1 and set the pulse size for counter no 1 An example of programming the parameter Press Press and confirm by pressing 2 3 3...

Page 14: ...r counter No 1 to 1 000 See the above example for the Water Meter Setup 2 4 Setting the Irrigation Head to Active Press the Head 1 function key in the Main menu screen to access In the above screen 1...

Page 15: ...access Press the Valve Const function key to access 133 2 5 1 Set the Valve setup parameter to Active 2 5 2 The Valve type parameter must be Irrigat 2 5 3 Set the Water Meter No to 1 Press Esc and con...

Page 16: ...then F Pumps Const function key to access 1423 Select By Puls for Fert Pump Type Press Esc and confirm by Enter Press Esc to access the Fertilizing Status screen Press the F Cntr Consts fertilizer cen...

Page 17: ...sing enter You will return to the Fertilizer Status screen The fertilizer status should be Ready 2 6 4 Fert Programs In the Fertilizer Status screen press the Fert Prgms function key to access 141 2 6...

Page 18: ...h Program Setup select Active 2 7 2 2 Change the Water Unit parameter to Min Sec 2 7 2 3 Set the first valve of the program to No 1 Press Enter Press esc and confirm by pressing enter You will return...

Page 19: ...Main Menu press the Manual Manual Head 1 function keys to access 71 Change the Start Program No parameter to 1 and press Enter note after a few seconds the parameter returns to zero Press the Main ke...

Page 20: ...ws the status of the system the options are N Active Active Irrigating Paused Alarm Head Status The table shows the status and the numbers of valves operating in each of the two heads Each head is dis...

Page 21: ...plies to Head No 2 Press Head 1 in the Main Screen to enter the Head 1 Status 1 screen in which the status of the head is shown and in which a table lists the programs operating For further details se...

Page 22: ...of the fertilizer pumps only defined fertilizer pumps are shown o Flow flow rate Shows the required nominal and the current flow rates of the irrigation program 3 3 Programs and Sequences The basic p...

Page 23: ...t flow rate if the program is not running it is the flow rate at the moment the program ended o Last EC The EC reading at the moment the program ended o Last pH The pH reading at the moment the progra...

Page 24: ...ure Action continue stop The action to be taken in the case of fertilizer failure Press Page Down to scroll down to see the rest of the screen Current Timing these parameters are for both information...

Page 25: ...w many cycles the program repeats for every start time o Cyc Interval HH MM The amount of time between start to start If this time is less than the actual cycle time the cycles will run continuously o...

Page 26: ...ation of the water required entered in the program programming screen parameter by the area of the valves in the program The resulting amount of water is shown in the Current Irrigation screen under t...

Page 27: ...s in this screen are for information only and are similar to the parameters in the Irrigation Program Information 3 6 1 Sequence Programming In the last screen press Sequnc Prog to access the Sequenc...

Page 28: ...nation Sequence Setup N Active Active Paused Sequence Initiation Similar to Irrigation Program Priority Similar to Irrigation Program Prior Upgrade Min Similar to Irrigation Program Programming Sequen...

Page 29: ...the Fertilizer Programs that are then assigned to the Irrigation Program Press Main Head 1 Fert to access the Fertilizer Status 14 screen When irrigating with fertilizer many parameters concerning th...

Page 30: ...ion of the parameter Quantity by the area of the valves of the program o Ltr M3 Gallon THG Proportional fertilization Litres Cubic Meter Gallon THG o Ratio Proportional fertilization Enter the total a...

Page 31: ...element type for example navigates between Irrigation Program No 1 to Irrigation Program No 2 Head 1 Status 1 This screen displays the head status along with information about the program sequence op...

Page 32: ...ne the number of cycles carried out since the start of the irrigation program Cycles Left Today Current Water Change see Program Constants Next Cycle Time Next Irrigation Day Cycles Remaining describe...

Page 33: ...ond End Log Cond Fault Log Cond The status of the logical condition The options are Void Defined On Last Irrigation 1211 Press Last Irrigation in the Program Information 121 screen Screen Explanation...

Page 34: ...em by flow rate One is by cubic meter per hour over under the flow rate and the other is by percentage over under the nominal flow rate The parameters are o Deviation Units M3 Hr GPM Select the prefer...

Page 35: ...rograms assigned to the sequence Each row represents one program with the following properties columns Program Number Program Status The options are None Num the number of the program is out of range...

Page 36: ...f water Finish Stop the program immediately It will start again according to the Next Start Time Pause Stop the program immediately It will resume from the same point when Automat is selected CnclTdy...

Page 37: ...ter out of range W Mt Df error in the water meter definition W M Mis the water meter definition is missing when water meter is required Current Irrigation Information about the water fert time flow ra...

Page 38: ...t can be used when you want to apply a condition on certain programs by assigning them a CoValve and making the condition on the CoValve Water Meter Number The number of the water meter that measures...

Page 39: ...s the number of the valve group 100 For example Valve No 103 in the Irrigation Program means Valve Group number 3 Up to 10 groups can be defined Press Valve Groups in the Valves Status 13 screen to ac...

Page 40: ...tilizer in the same way as any other valve Water Count No Shows the valve number as assigned by Valve Group Setup or in the valve setup If this parameter is zero then the water meter of the group is t...

Page 41: ...oller is by programming Fertilizer Programs and assigning them to an Irrigation Program EC pH Control The Gal Star controller enables fertilization with EC pH control The EC pH correction is made by l...

Page 42: ...ameters The values of the actual readings momentary average alarm extreme and required are shown A list of alarms that include Uncontrolled Fert No Fert Pulse Fert Flow Fail They appear when relevant...

Page 43: ...hectare Gallon Acre the multiplication of the quantity by the total areas of the valves in the program For proportional fertilization select Ltr M3 liter per M3 Gallon THG Ratio the fertilizer quantit...

Page 44: ...amount of fertilizer programmed being executed by the fertilizer pump Required Fert The amount of fertilizer after calculations For example when Liter Ha is chosen as the Fertilizer Unit it shows the...

Page 45: ...e solenoid o By Pulse A fertilizer pump equipped with a fertilizer meter that works according to pulse measurement and the ratio of pulses between water and fertilizer as opposed to all of the other p...

Page 46: ...Sec The maximum time permitted between pulses or at the beginning of irrigation This type of failure suggests that the fertilizer tank is empty or that the fertilizer meter is faulty Flow Calc Time S...

Page 47: ...n for the EC pH it waits for this period of time before analyzing the reaction to the correction and making a further correction Auto Cancel Alarm Yes No See Alarm Setup EC pH Faults 1432 Press EC pH...

Page 48: ...This shows a list of 24 possible alarms that appear when relevant Cancel Head Alarms Yes No Select Yes No in order to cancel all of the Head No 1 alarms Access this screen from screen number 15 Faulty...

Page 49: ...al Constants 161 Press H Gnrl Const in the Head Constants 16 to access Screen Explanation Programmable screen Limit Flow M3 Hr GPM It is possible to define a limit flow rate that is compared with the...

Page 50: ...tem This parameter is not reset and can only be altered manually Cancel Fert Yes No It is possible to cancel fertilization for all of the programs in the head without erasing the fertilization program...

Page 51: ...lve that finishes valve overlap Enter the overlap time here Pause Elements 163 Pause Element is an element that contains a condition input or a sensor and Pauses the system according to the setup and...

Page 52: ...See screen 161 Auto Reset Yes No See Auto Reset explanation in the Alarm Setup chapter Other Elements An access menu for programming filter flushing and water counters information Flush Status 181 Thi...

Page 53: ...ce the last flush Curr Flush Unit The number of filter that is currently flushing Continous Flush When working with a pressure differential stat and immediately after flushing the pressure stat is sti...

Page 54: ...possible to enter the interval by either time or volume Quant Interval M3 Gallon See the previous item Unit On Time Sec The time duration of each filter flush Unit Off Time Sec The delay time between...

Page 55: ...t is sometimes necessary to stop irrigation during flushing Sust Preced Sec When using a pressure sustaining valve it is usually necessary to first sustain the pressure and only start flushing after a...

Page 56: ...ze 2 parameters For information only See Setup chapter Reset Flow Mnt The number of minutes from the last pulse after which the flow rate is reset No Pulse Time Sec The maximum time difference between...

Page 57: ...ation running test The last two parameters show the number of loops that the program runs during one minute A smaller number means that the controller is more heavily loaded The first parameter is a c...

Page 58: ...equnc in the Head 1 Status 31 screen to access Screen Explanation This screen shows the status of all ten sequences of the Head Valves Status Press Valves in the Head 1 Status 31 screen to access Scre...

Page 59: ...Press Cntrl Sensor in the System Status 3 screen to access the Control Sensor Values 34 screen in which you can see up to 50 sensor values they only appear when defined Conditioned Inputs 35 Press Con...

Page 60: ...An auxiliary output is a simple program that operates a certain physical output It is totally independent and does not have any connection with the irrigation programs Press Main General Elemnts Aux O...

Page 61: ...ime and End Time definitions are optional If entered the auxiliary output will only work during the time range If not entered the auxiliary output will only work according to the conditions All condit...

Page 62: ...iliary Queue 413 Press Aux Queue in the Auxiliary Status 41 screen to access the Auxiliary Queue 413 screen Enter here the number of auxiliary outputs working together Manual Auxiliaries 417 Element S...

Page 63: ...which the condition is activated the if clause The options are N Active Input conditioned input On Off Valve On Off Program Irrigation Program On Off Frt Pmp On Off Aux Out On Off Sensor Value FiltGrp...

Page 64: ...onditions one and three are activated condition three is independent of the link with condition one When using Or when condition three is activated condition one is also activated Link Type And Or Lin...

Page 65: ...he alarm status screens The first is System Alarms Status 51 screen In this screen a list similar to the previous screen is shown Alarms Timing Definition 513 Press Main Diaries Alarms Alarms Status A...

Page 66: ...a special log book that shows the data that is sent to the database in the PC from which the report are created by the GalGraph program Other Options There are several additional presentation options...

Page 67: ...uts Info 58 In the case of assigning the same outputs to two different elements an alarm is issued The outputs that are doubly assigned are shown here Manual Overriding 71 Press Manual In order to acc...

Page 68: ...Programs above for operation or the whole sequence Manual Operation Programs in the Sequence 10 parameters While the sequence is running it is possible to manually intervene in the operation of each s...

Page 69: ...ncelled manually This parameter is a toggle i e changing it to Yes changes the status of the system and then the parameter returns to No Pause Minutes Enter the number of minutes for the system to be...

Page 70: ...0 ft to 2600 m asl 8 500 ft Relative humidity must not exceed 80 Avoid high vibrations Do not install on the same frame with diesel motors or any other vibrating device Avoid corrosive remains or vapo...

Page 71: ...ndard and large They are modular and can be connected to each other In addition the console keyboard and display can be installed in several positions in the casing Specification Material PCADF Water...

Page 72: ...Casing AC AMGS6S01 DC AMGS7S01 The Gal Star standard casing is compact and limited to 5 I O cards fitted in appropriate slots AC Model Upper Bar Protections Lower Bar Direct I O Power Supply Location...

Page 73: ...imited by the software The right hand side of the box contains slots for future use CPU Card Input Card Protections Outputs Card Protections Analog Card Protections Power Supply CPU Slot For Future L...

Page 74: ...nt screen It is connected to the CPU via 2 cables one for the display and one for the keyboard Although it is physically impossible to wrongly connect the keyboard and display flat cables please make...

Page 75: ...tion with a PC computer The CPU board is connected to the I O cards via the bus board and can be connected to a PC via the J45 RS232 port It has a lithium battery to back up the RAM Specification Cata...

Page 76: ...e o Pay attention to the voltages and frequency specifications marked on the power supply panel o The power supply includes 2 transformers one of which is switched and can be connected to a wide range...

Page 77: ...ection input voltage 24VDC Maximum current o Output connections 3A o Input connections 2 5A o Analog connections 1A Fuses o Main fuse 5A o 24VAC Output fuse 3 15A o 24VDC analog fuse 1A o 12VDC input...

Page 78: ...of the controller slots and are automatically recognized plug and play Each of the I O cards can be equipped with a lightning protection card fitted on top of the card 8 Output Protection card 24VAC...

Page 79: ...nstructions Specification Catalog No Card AMC1021 Protection AMC1012 Number of outputs 8 Output Type Relays Output Voltage 24VAC Maximum Current 1 5A per single output Connections 1 wire to the approp...

Page 80: ...Instruction 1 0 5 Gal Star Hardware Setup Instructions 8 Discrete Input Card and Protection Bus Connector Discrete Input Card Input Protection Card Ground Common 12VDC Not in use Input connector from...

Page 81: ...n Catalog No Card AMC1030 Protection AMC1014 Voltage 12VDC Current 5 8mA Sampling rate Slow 1 Sec Normal 100ms Fast 50ms Minimum on off time 100ms Total read minimum cycle 200ms Impedance 2K Connectio...

Page 82: ...Card AMC1031 Protection AMC1013 Input type 4 20 mA or 0 2V when the jumper is connected the Analog input setting is 4 20mA Input impedance 100 Analog Input Card 4 20mA 0 2 Volt Jumpers Comm indication...

Page 83: ...s are battery operated The DC bus is different from the AC bus catalog No Big DC AMC1D10 Small DC AMC1A11 DC Power Supply the DC power supply includes a 12 VDC battery and connections It can be connec...

Page 84: ...e 30mA DC I O Cards Two of the three I O card types are different from the AC models the output and the analog input 8 DC Output Card Operates 2 or 3 wire latching type solenoids For operation of 3 wi...

Page 85: ...wire solenoids Output Voltage 17 19 VDC Pulse Duration 20 ms Capacity of the Capacitor 3300 uF Connections o 2 Wire Solenoids To the same number in the red and black sections o 3 Wire Solenoids To the...

Page 86: ...og No AMC1036 The DC analog input card is similar to the AC analog card with different internal connections Analog Input Card 4 20mA 0 2 Volt Jumpers Comm indication LEDs Analog Protection Card Ground...

Page 87: ...Inputs These models are non expandable All of the parts boxes power supply CPU etc other than the I O cards are identical to the other standard models The I O card of the mini models is a single card...

Page 88: ...n of the appropriate card Communication LEDs Output 1st Channel Communication LEDs Output 2nd Channel CPU Connector Communication LEDs Input 3rd Channel 8 x Discrete Input Connector Input Connections...

Page 89: ...te card Connections Every solenoid is connected to a 3 connections block see diagram For 2 wire solenoids connect only the black and red CPU Communication LEDs Output 1st Channel Communication LEDs Ou...

Page 90: ...screen shows the status of Head 1 and Head 2 the program version the battery status for DC controllers and the application running test The last two parameters show the number of loops that the progr...

Page 91: ...The Gal Star controller is capable of working with several languages Select the required language Inputs Sampl The rate that the controller reads the inputs The default is High Sensors Sampl The rate...

Page 92: ...ress Irrig Limit to access Screen Explanation Quantity Limit M3 Gallons The quantity limit for any Irrigation Program Enter a number that is greater than the largest quantity assigned to any Irrigatio...

Page 93: ...Set the voltage below which battery alarm and pause are active Total Initiation 618 Press Main Tech Setup enter password System Setup Total Init To access In addition to the warning message received y...

Page 94: ...ion 6214 Press Valves in the Head 1 Connections 621 screen to access For each valve define the Number Of The Slot the Number Of The Port for example if the output card is in slot No 2 valve 1 may be d...

Page 95: ...he first screen of the Wizard shows the configuration of the IO cards Press Accept Setup in order to confirm and continue If you wait more than 30 seconds the screen returns to the main menu and chang...

Page 96: ...tion is the Output Test in this screen you can choose the slot number and output number and open and close them manually Please note that if the slot number is not an output it will not function Senso...

Page 97: ...tandard sensor o 0 2 Volt Definition of sensor that transmits 0 2 Volts for low energy consumption Mininum Maximum Values 2 parameters Define the two extreme points of the reading The low point is rec...

Page 98: ...y It is possible to reset the value of the sensor The controller will then recalculate the value Restart Sensors 42111 It is possible to restart all of the defined sensors by pressing Sensor Init in t...

Page 99: ...our sensors can be defined for a group The type of group reading can be minimum maximum average etc Press Group Sensor in the Sensors Screen 42 to access the Sensor Group 423 screen The group readings...

Page 100: ...network with other Gal Star controllers and Galileo controllers The data can be transferred between all of the controllers in the network Screen Explanation Assign the Buy number from the Common Varia...

Page 101: ...nsor two parameters should be defined Sensor Number the direct sensor according to which the reading is carried out Table No a table of the points and the new values see below The Sensor Value column...

Page 102: ...0 points between 4 and 20 and assign them the actual reading For example Point No 1 input value 4 calc value 0 point No 2 input value 6 calc value 4 point No 3 input value 8 calc value 16 point No 10...

Page 103: ...r number for each of the Temperature Humidity Radiation Wind Speed and Direction sensors Enter the Slot Port numbers for the Rain Meter and then enter the size of the pulse for the rain meter in milli...

Page 104: ...1 11 or higher must be installed In this chapter we will show how to setup an irrigation program including fertigation For an explanation of all other screens please refer to the explanations describ...

Page 105: ...the Fert Unit Fert Required for each pump and the Required EC pH level for each fertilizer program each column Programming the Irrigation Program Click on the Programs button in the main menu to acces...

Page 106: ...water program by selecting the Water Unit and program the Programmed Amount parameter 2 Program the Fert Program by assigning the number 1 of the previous fertilizer program Enter Water Before and Wa...

Page 107: ...107 GalStar Instruction 1 0...

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