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IS255

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21A

Manufacturing

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Eau

Claire,

54701

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800

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998

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2398

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www.jdmfg.com

P a g e

Introduction

This

user’s

guide

for

the

installation

and

use

the

JDN4

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system.

Contents

Introduction

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Contents

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

The

JDN4

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System

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Main

Features

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Section

–

Electrician’s

Guide

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Chapter

‐

Installing

the

JDN4

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System

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Supplying

Power

the

JDN4

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System

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Chapter

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Temperature

Sensor

Installation

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Placing

the

Temperature

Sensors

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Extending

the

Temperature

Sensor

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Chapter

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Rain

Sensor

Installation

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Decide

Location

Rain

Sensor

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Rain

Sensor

Sensitivity

Adjustment

…………………………………………………………………………………….

Connecting

the

Rain

Sensor

the

JDN4

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………………………………………………………………………….

Controlling

Multiple

Curtains

with

Single

Rain

Sensor

…………………………………………..….……..

Rain

Sensor

Troubleshooting

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Chapter

–

Curtain

Motor

Load

Sensor

Installation

…………………………………………………………………………………

Chapter

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Wind

Meter

Installation

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Chapter

–Curtain

Motor

Wiring

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Curtain

Motors

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Curtain

Motors

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Curtain

Motors

Troubleshooting

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Curtain

motors

not

run

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Troubleshooting

Relays

…………………………………………………………………………………….

Emergency

Latching

Output

Relays

…………………………………….………………………………………..

Electrician

Checklist

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Summary of Contents for JDN4-5

Page 1: ...IS255 21A J D Manufacturing Eau Claire WI 54701 1 800 998 2398 www jdmfg com JDN4 5 J D Manufacturing 2016 Rev 01 21 ...

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Page 3: ...Temperature Sensors 5 Extending the Temperature Sensor 5 Chapter 3 Rain Sensor Installation 6 Decide Location of Rain Sensor 6 Rain Sensor Sensitivity Adjustment 7 Connecting the Rain Sensor to the JDN4 5 8 Controlling Multiple Curtains with a Single Rain Sensor 9 Rain Sensor Troubleshooting 9 Chapter 4 Curtain Motor Load Sensor Installation 10 Chapter 5 Wind Meter Installation 11 Chapter 6 Curtai...

Page 4: ...e Parameters 19 Understanding Curtain Cycle Time 19 Understanding Rain Sensor Perimeters 20 Troubleshooting Amp Overload 20 General Configuration parameters 21 Fans 22 Fan Parameters 22 When should I start my fans 23 Variable Speed Fans 23 Sprinklers 25 Sprinkler soaker information 25 What sprinklers do 25 When should the sprinklers turn on 26 How much water should I spray on the cows 26 What is t...

Page 5: ...s Main Features The JDN4 5 System is designed for the unique challenges of livestock facilities Controls up to four individual curtains or up to 6 fans or 8 sprinkler zones Each of the curtain circuits has its own temperature setting Has adjustable open and shut temperature Rain sensors for two curtains circuits Optional Has toggle switch overrides for all output relays Effective temperature compe...

Page 6: ...nclosures from moisture mount them in a secure and dry place Place JDN4 5 and power supply where cows are not be able to come in contact with them Important Only drill holes in the bottom of the enclosures Drilling holes into the top of the enclosures voids the warranty Supplying Power to the JDN4 5 System Power the system with 120 VAC as shown in Image 1 Installing surge protection back at breake...

Page 7: ...o contact with direct sunlight Extending the Temperature Sensor The sensor that s included is 10 feet long If you extend it do the following 1 Run a length of 18 24 AWG wire twisted or shielded if possible from the temperature sensor to the JDN4 5 Keep the sensor wire away from high voltage wire by at least 1 foot 2 Solder or use gel filled crimps to connect the wires to the temperature sensor 3 A...

Page 8: ...height of the rain sensor compared to your eave is the rain response mechanism Use Image 3 and the following steps to determine where to mount the sensor Visualize rain falling straight down from the edge of the eve Visualize wind beginning to blow the rain towards the sidewall As wind increase it blows the rain in the barn at an increasing height Decide at what height the rain is unacceptable Mou...

Page 9: ...IS255 21A J D Manufacturing Eau Claire WI 54701 1 800 998 2398 www jdmfg com P a g e 7 Rain Sensor Sensitivity Adjustment Image 4 ...

Page 10: ... sensor terminal block inside the JDN4 5 The terminal block has four terminals marked Blue Black Brown and White Connect the rain sensor cord to terminals as per wire color marked on the rain sensor terminal block Temperature Sensor 1 24 vdc O v Sensor 2 Input 3 Input 4 input input ground ground Connecting the 3rd and 4th rain sensors If no wind meter is being used the 3rd input terminal can be us...

Page 11: ...owered the black and blue wires from the 3rd and 4th rain sensor will need to be connected to the Rain Sensor input 1 corresponding terminals Rain Sensor Troubleshooting When it senses rains the sensor will connect brown white together When the rain sensors input circuit is activated by rain and closed the controller will display R1 or the respective sensor number To show if sensor is working the ...

Page 12: ...s the amp draw for the motors Wire the signal wires with 18 to 24 awg as shown below Wire the power to the curtain motor power supply as shown below Neutral or L2 does not go through the amp meter Go directly to curtain motor power supply after you went through the amp meter Do not power anything else after the amp meter or it will cause inaccurate amp readings Install the amp meter on Hot or L1 f...

Page 13: ...meter up above the roof or inside the building If you mount it inside make sure the fans will not affect it Wire the wind meter as shown in diagram Polarity is not important The screens left most decimal point is the wind meter indicator light The leftmost decimal point will blink as the wind meter rotates The blinking decimal point is how you verify the wind meter is connected correctly Image 7 ...

Page 14: ...ws how to wire multiple DC curtain motors The following are the maximum recommended wire lengths based on wire gauge for the J D DC curtain drives For all other drives refer to the motor manual for recommendations PCSR120 J D s 120W DC curtain drive wiring specs PCSR250 J D s 250W DC curtain drive wiring specs 120 if using 12 AWG wire 200 if using 10 AWG wire 300 if using 8 AWG wire 100 if using 1...

Page 15: ...2398 www jdmfg com P a g e 13 AC Curtain Motors The even numbered relays are energized for CLOSE and odd numbered relays are energized for OPEN Note If the curtain motor is more than 1 3 HP use an external contactor to switch the curtain motor current Image 9 ...

Page 16: ...You can verify if the controller and its wiring by using the relay board diagnostics The diagnostics allow you to turn the relays on one at a time via the keypad This is so we can tell if toggle switches and other components are working To turn the relays on via the keypad Turn power off to the JDN4 5 wait 10 seconds Press the Down while repowering the JDN4 5 The screen will now show 01 This means...

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Page 20: ...ature flash sometimes The screen will flash the Effective temperature when it s activated Effective temperature is automatically activated when controller thinks it s been extra hot Parameters There are several parameters that you can change The parameters are labeled P1 P2 These parameters are the curtain s temperature setpoints and cycle time Viewing and Changing Parameters To view the first par...

Page 21: ...and wait minutes The curtain switches on for P6 seconds and then waits for P7 minutes then repeats the cycle Adjust the cycle time so the curtain takes approximately one hour to fully open or close Parameter ID Description Default Min Max P1 Curtain 1 temperature setpoint 60 1 99 P2 Curtain 2 temperature setpoint 60 1 99 P3 Curtain 3 temperature setpoint 60 1 99 P4 Curtain 4 temperature setpoint 6...

Page 22: ...he problem by forcing the curtain Force it to go open While it s running watch the amp reading on the screen If it spikes near the top the top limit is not set correctly My curtain overloads all the time However the curtain still moves If a curtain overloads every couple of days or less you may have a problem It could be the limit switch on the motor is not stopping the curtain until it s wrapped ...

Page 23: ... Max seconds the curtain will close when the curtain senses rain 180 10 255 C6 MPH deadspan for fans 3 5 1 0 25 5 C7 Wind minutes minutes included in wind speed reading 3 1 5 C8 Wind meter calibration 25 1 60 C9 If fan bank 1 uses duty cycle No No Yes C10 If fan bank 2 uses duty cycle No No Yes C11 Type of 2nd sensor connected 0 none 1 humidity 2 amp meter 3 2nd temperature sensor 2 C12 If sprinkl...

Page 24: ...2nd temperature sensor How many curtains will use the 2nd sensor starting with curtain 1 0 0 4 Future C21 When raining which curtain must close before curtain 1 may close 0 0 4 C22 When raining which curtain must close before curtain 2 may close 0 0 4 C23 When raining which curtain must close before curtain 3 may close 0 0 4 C24 When raining which curtain must close before curtain 4 may close 0 0 ...

Page 25: ...re The hotter it gets the faster it goes You can adjust the P35 minimum speed and the P36 full speed When the fan will start Variable speed fans are usually connected to a circulating fan relay The circulating fan relay will stop the fan when it gets too windy or cold Note All fans run at same speed but can start at different temperatures The fans use the Effective temperature which is warmer than...

Page 26: ...run in of full speed 15 0 1 100 P38 Manual override speed This allows you to fix the fans speed indefinitely Set it to 11 for automatic temperature control Manually force it to a fixed speed by setting it between 0 10 0 is off and 10 is full speed 11 auto 1 10 The variable speed output is a DC voltage that changes with your temperature settings It varies between 0 1 to 10 volts It is connected to ...

Page 27: ...interval minutes at High temperature 5 0 1 25 5 P44 Sprinkler 1 sprinkle seconds at Low temperature 30 1 255 P45 Sprinkler 1 sprinkle seconds at High temperature 30 1 255 P46 Sprinkler 2 8 sprinkle seconds at Low temperature 30 1 255 P47 Sprinkler 2 8 sprinkle seconds at High temperature 30 1 255 Sprinkler soaker information In this chapter you will learn what sprinkles soakers are and how to use ...

Page 28: ...ecomes saturated and the water begins to run off that is the maximum wetness you can get Record the length of time it took You need to make sure that her udder is not getting wet Refer to Image 13 and Image 14 below for the proper wetness Here you can see that the water has not wetted the cow s udder Soaking the cow but not her udder is the goal Often the time needed to wet the cow is approximatel...

Page 29: ...ur cow needs extra time to cool down For optimum production and breeding the JDN4 5 calculates an effective temperature The effective temperature is patterned after your cow s body temperature It makes your fans and sprinklers run longer after a hot day Effective temperature keeps a running average of the past 12 hours temperature readings Then if the average is above 75 it assumes the cows need m...

Page 30: ... Heater hysteresis A heater set to 75 with a 1 5 hysteresis will turn on at 75 0 and off at 76 5 1 0 1 9 9 Update Log Version 10 2 11 2012 Input 4 is now programmed to be the rain sensor for curtain 4 Wind wheel input automatically turns its self into curtain rain sensor connection 3 when C1 number of curtains is 4 Changed display so it does not display effective temperature if there are zero fans...

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