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AQUAERO 5/6

25. Functional upgrades by aquabus devices

25. Functional upgrades by aquabus devices

25. Functional upgrades by aquabus devices

25. Functional upgrades by aquabus devices

25.1. Compatible aquabus devices

25.1. Compatible aquabus devices

25.1. Compatible aquabus devices

25.1. Compatible aquabus devices

Additional functionality, outputs and sensor inputs can be added by connect-
ing aquabus expansion devices. The following table provides information on
expansion options:

aquabus device

aquabus device

aquabus device

aquabus device
(Article number)

(Article number)

(Article number)

(Article number)

Outputs

Outputs

Outputs

Outputs

Inputs

Inputs

Inputs

Inputs

Note

Note

Note

Note Max. number

Max. number

Max. number

Max. number

(Bus address)

(Bus address)

(Bus address)

(Bus address)

aquastream XT 
(41059, 41060, 41061)

1x Pump speed 1x Temperature

2

(10-11)

compact 600/12 V USB
(41098, 41099, 41100, 41101)

1x Pump speed 1x Temperature

2

(10-11)

D5-Pump with aquabus (41093)

1x Pump power 1x Temperature (ext.)

4 (12-15)

Flow sensor high flow USB
(53129)

1x Flow
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

Flow sensor mps flow 
(53130, 53131, 53132)

1x Flow
1x Water temperature
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

poweradjust 2 
(53082, 53083)

1x Fan

1x Temperature (ext.)
1x Flow (ext.)

8

(50-57)

aquaero LT as expansion device
(53095)

4x Fan

4x Temperature (ext.)

1

(fest 50-53)

Pressure sensor mps pressure 
(53133, 53134, 53135, 53136, 
53160)

1x Fill level / Pressure
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

aqualis XT (34041, 34042, 34050, 
34058, 34059, 34060, 34061, 
34072)

1x Fill level
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

aquainlet XT 
(34066, 34067, 34068, 34069)

1x Fill level
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

Pump adapters and modules with fill lev-
el sensor
(41095, 41097, 41099, 41101)

1x Fill level
1x Temperature (ext.)

4

(12-15)

tubemeter (93265)

1x Fill level

 

1 (12)

Real Time Clock (53127)

Date/time

1 (111)

multiswitch (53050, 53051)

8x power output
8x LED output
1x Relay output

 

2

(20-21)

 Overlapping bus addresses, only on device per address!

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Страница 1: ...anual User and installation manual aquaero 5 aquaero 6 The information contained in this manual is subject to change without prior notice All rights reserved Current as of April 2014 2014 Aqua Computer GmbH Co KG 1 Gelliehäuser Str 1 37130 Gleichen ENGLISH PAGE 1 DEUTSCH SEITE 49 computer aqua ...

Страница 2: ...2 Operation without USB connection 14 5 3 Operation via keys and display aquaero 5 6 PRO and XT only 14 5 4 Operation via aquaremote aquaero 5 6 PRO and XT only 14 5 5 Configuration menu aquaero 5 6 PRO and XT only 15 6 Infrared remote control aquaremote 15 6 1 Modes of operation aquaero PC keyboard PC media keys 15 6 2 Special functions in aquaero mode 16 6 3 Special functions in PC keyboard mode...

Страница 3: ...rs 30 12 Controller configuration aquasuite device menu 30 12 1 Curve controllers 30 12 2 Set point controllers 31 12 3 Two point controllers 31 12 4 Preset values 31 12 5 RGB LED controller 31 13 Fan configuration aquasuite device menu 32 13 1 Minimum and maximum power 32 13 2 Power speed or PWM controlled mode 32 13 3 Start boost and output settings 32 13 4 Programmable fuses 33 14 Output config...

Страница 4: ...ared commands 40 21 4 PC wake up and shut down by infrared remote control 40 22 Data log aquasuite device menu 41 22 1 Configure log data sets 41 22 2 Transfer log data into aquasuite aquasuite only 41 22 3 Save log data as XML aquasuite only 42 22 4 Delete log data from aquaero memory 42 23 System settings aquasuite device menu 42 23 1 Device information 42 23 2 System event log 42 23 3 Profile m...

Страница 5: ... device keys XT PRO only 47 26 6 Device does not respond to aquaremote 47 26 7 Expansion board connected to aquabus is not discovered 47 27 Technical details and care instructions 48 27 1 Technical details 48 27 2 Care instructions 48 27 3 Waste disposal 48 27 4 Contact Aqua Computer 48 2014 Aqua Computer GmbH Co KG 5 Gelliehäuser Str 1 37130 Gleichen computer aqua ...

Страница 6: ...ety precautions The following safety precautions have to be observed at all times 1 1 1 1 Read this manual thoroughly and entirely Read this manual thoroughly and entirely Read this manual thoroughly and entirely Read this manual thoroughly and entirely 2 2 2 2 Save your data onto suitable media before working on your hardware Save your data onto suitable media before working on your hardware Save...

Страница 7: ...product can reasonably be expect or systems where malfunction of this product can reasonably be expect or systems where malfunction of this product can reasonably be expect or systems where malfunction of this product can reasonably be expect ed to result in personal injury Aqua Computer GmbH Co KG cus ed to result in personal injury Aqua Computer GmbH Co KG cus ed to result in personal injury Aqu...

Страница 8: ...itoring and will decrease considerably at lower output voltages In case an output amplifier temperature rises to ca 95 C the output is set to 100 power After cool ing down to ca 70 C normal operation will resume If the temperature ris es to ca 100 C the output will be permanently disabled To reactivate the output the aquaero or the complete PC has to be disconnected from power for a short period o...

Страница 9: ... Fan 1 Special feature Fan 1 Special feature Fan 1 This connector can alternatively be connected to a flow sensor If connected to a flow sensor select Sensors Flow sensors Flow 2 from the menu and set Mode to Fan 1 Flow sensor Pin assignment Pin 1 GND Pin 2 0 12 V Pin 3 Speed signal Pin 4 PWM signal aquaero 5 Fan 4 only 4 4 Connector PWM 1 2 4 4 Connector PWM 1 2 4 4 Connector PWM 1 2 4 4 Connecto...

Страница 10: ...compatible with 3 pin aquabus devices The additional pin 4 supplies power to compatible 4 pin aquabus devices For example a poweradjust 2 unit 3 pin and a mps flow 200 unit 4 pin can simultaneously be connected using a 4 pin Y adapter cable art 53124 Pin assignment Pin 1 GND Pin 2 SDA Pin 3 SCL Pin 4 5 V 4 7 Connector RPM Tacho 4 7 Connector RPM Tacho 4 7 Connector RPM Tacho 4 7 Connector RPM Tach...

Страница 11: ...motherboard Pin assignment Pin 1 5 V red Pin 2 D white Pin 3 D green Pin 4 GND black Pin 5 not connected 4 10 Connector Flow 4 10 Connector Flow 4 10 Connector Flow 4 10 Connector Flow Connector for a flow sensor Use sensors and cables specified by Aqua Com puter only Pin assignment Pin 1 GND Pin 2 5 V Pin 3 Speed signal 4 11 Connector RGB LED 4 11 Connector RGB LED 4 11 Connector RGB LED 4 11 Con...

Страница 12: ...he computer is in soft off state even if no USB standby power is supplied For use with Aqua Computer article number 53047 only not included in delivery Pin assignment Pin 1 GND Pin 2 5 V Standby 4 14 Compatible optional accessories for the 4 14 Compatible optional accessories for the 4 14 Compatible optional accessories for the 4 14 Compatible optional accessories for the aquaero 5 6 aquaero 5 6 a...

Страница 13: ...4 aquaero 6 only Acrylic glass display cover for aquaero 5 6 PRO article no 53159 5 Operation of the aquaero 5 6 device 5 Operation of the aquaero 5 6 device 5 Operation of the aquaero 5 6 device 5 Operation of the aquaero 5 6 device Depending on the variant the aquaero 5 6 can be operated and configured via USB connection by using keys and display of the device itself or by using the aquaremote i...

Страница 14: ...to the right of the display the aquaero 5 6 XT additionally provides four programmable keys below the display The upper and lower key on the side of the display will select information pages during display mode and select and alter menu entries The middle key on the side will open the device menu while in display mode and confirm selected menu entries or values The four additional keys below the d...

Страница 15: ... sensors and expansion boards For instance the sub menu Sensors Temperature sensors will only show sensors currently connected to the aquaero while adding a poweradjust expansion board via aquabus will instantly show an addition fan output in the sub menu Out puts Fans 6 Infrared remote control aquaremote 6 Infrared remote control aquaremote 6 Infrared remote control aquaremote 6 Infrared remote c...

Страница 16: ... the aquaero display for approxi mately two seconds after switching modes Additionally in PC keyboard mode and in PC media keys mode a PC label will be permanently dis played in the lower right corner of the display In all modes the key toggles between lower and upper characters and the Alt green and Alt blue keys activate and deactivate the numbers and special characters printed in the correspond...

Страница 17: ...ently connected and will display only these sensors in the configuration menus For example after connecting a poweradjust 2 unit to the aquaero 5 6 via aquabus con nection the corresponding sensors will appear in the configuration menus of the aquaero and can be used for automatic control Linking element between temperature sensors and the outputs are the vari ous controllers controllers controlle...

Страница 18: ... values can be calculated Control processes can not be based on power values Fill level sensors Control processes can not be based on fill level val ues Pressure sensors Control processes can not be based on pressure val ues 7 2 Controllers 7 2 Controllers 7 2 Controllers 7 2 Controllers The following controller models are available Curve controllers Adjustable control curves defined by 16 tempera...

Страница 19: ... of the web site After downloading install the aquasuite software Depending on your selec tion during the installation process the aquasuite software may start auto matically upon restart or may be accessed through a symbol on your desktop or in the start menu 8 2 Basic operation 8 2 Basic operation 8 2 Basic operation 8 2 Basic operation The program window is divided into two main areas On the le...

Страница 20: ...ces can be dis played in overview pages For each device a pre configured overview page is automatically generated the first time the device is connected to the PC These pages can be individually modified and new pages can be created Within one overview page data from all connected devices can be accessed 9 1 Desktop mode 9 1 Desktop mode 9 1 Desktop mode 9 1 Desktop mode Each overview page can be ...

Страница 21: ... diagram click the arrow or plus and minus symbols to access individual items Please note that individu al values can be selected as well as higher ranking control elements Custom controls can be selected for example to im port image files Confirm your selection by click ing OK The new element will be displayed in the upper left corner and the configuration window is displayed Configure the elemen...

Страница 22: ...ext drawing elements 9 7 Custom controls Images text drawing elements 9 7 Custom controls Images text drawing elements 9 7 Custom controls Images text drawing elements By using custom controls simple drawing elements such as circles rectangles and texts as well as images and more sophisticated elements can be added to an overview page To do so add a Custom control to an overview page Switch to the...

Страница 23: ...a right click and select Export selected from the context menu For import right click a free spot of the page and select Import page or Import items from the context menu Using Import page the current page will be deleted and only the imported page items will be displayed using Import items will add the items from file to the current page without altering the existing items During import the eleme...

Страница 24: ...hart con figuration and select a data set to be displayed If no data sources are avail able you will have to configure the log settings as described in the corre sponding chapter of this manual Select the time period to be displayed on the right side of the window and add the data to the chart by clicking the Add data to chart button Repeat this procedure if you want to display more than one data ...

Страница 25: ...he text You may also drag the little circle beside the text box to move the connecting line to the desired position Use drag and drop to move exist ing annotations This function can be used to remove lines or annotations from the chart While this function is activated simply click the element to be removed This function can be used to move the visible portion of the chart Press and hold the mouse ...

Страница 26: ... to each export data set the total number of export data sets is also unlimited 11 Sensor configuration aquasuite device menu 11 Sensor configuration aquasuite device menu 11 Sensor configuration aquasuite device menu 11 Sensor configuration aquasuite device menu aquasuite Select Sensors from the device list for the device to be config ured Device menu Select Sensors from the menu list and confirm...

Страница 27: ...rs In the aquasuite data sources from the sensor list can be assigned to the corresponding areas labeled Temperature sensor 1 3 using drag drop Existing assignments can be deleted by clicking the red X sym bol 11 3 Software temperature sensors 11 3 Software temperature sensors 11 3 Software temperature sensors 11 3 Software temperature sensors Eight available software temperature sensors can be us...

Страница 28: ...programs are running so no data will be available while the operation system is starting up or shutting down or if an involved program is closed If no data is available or the data has not been updated within the time interval defined as Timeout in s the aquaero will use the Fallback temperature instead As soon as data is available again normal operation of the software sensor will resume automati...

Страница 29: ...ween two temperature sensors and the current flow rate Water ha a thermal capacity of 4187 Ws kg K meaning an energy of 4187 Ws is required to increase the temperate of 1 kg of water by 1 Kelvin Power thermal capacity volume flow temperature difference Due to inaccuracies of temperature and flow sensors and temperature inertia of the cooling system power measurement is a bit problematic in general...

Страница 30: ...ontrollers 12 1 Curve controllers 12 1 Curve controllers Curve controllers are easy and intuitive to set up Output values can be as signed to 16 temperature values the aquaero will automatically interpolate between defined temperatures The controller curves are graphically dis played in the device display as well as in the aquasuite The startup temperature will also be factored into the controller...

Страница 31: ...12 3 Two point controllers 12 3 Two point controllers Two point controllers will switch assigned outputs on and off when the tem perature reading of the data source temperature sensor rises above falls below predefined values Controller name lower and upper limits can be set In total 16 independent two point controllers are available 12 4 Preset values 12 4 Preset values 12 4 Preset values 12 4 Pr...

Страница 32: ...wer value and remain active Set minimum power to a value at which the connected fan or pump reliably starts up 13 2 Power speed or PWM controlled mode 13 2 Power speed or PWM controlled mode 13 2 Power speed or PWM controlled mode 13 2 Power speed or PWM controlled mode In power controlled mode an output value from a controller will be linearly converted to the range between minimum and maximum po...

Страница 33: ...nt is surpassed To reactivate the output the aquaero or the complete PC has to be disconnected from power for a short period of time For fan outputs of expansion boards connected via aquabus fan outputs 5 12 the programmable fuses will have a considerable delay before tripping because of the aquabus communication Please note The fan outputs are not short circuit proof even if programmable fuses ar...

Страница 34: ...itching outputs the threshold level and mode of operation can be set The following modes of operation are available Controlled by data source The relay output is exclusively controlled by assigned controller Controlled by event system The relay output is exclusively controlled by alarm actions and infrared events Not operational for switching out puts of multiswitch expansion units On The relay ou...

Страница 35: ... User interface and Information pages are used for lan guage and unit selection as well as configuring display and buttons In partic ular each of the up to 32 available pages displayed in normal operation can be individually configured some of which have factory presets that can easily be adjusted aquasuite Select User interface from the device list for the device to be configured All settings on ...

Страница 36: ...menu navigation In display mode the keys are pre configured to access certain in formation pages Key functions and labels can be reassigned the keys can be configured to provide direct access to any menu or information page While the device menu is displayed the keys have specific functions that can not be changed To program function keys select User interface Keys and then Program mable keys from...

Страница 37: ...sting pages can be removed by clicking the red X symbol If no page is assigned the pages defined in the area Information pages will be displayed instead The time interval after which the aquaero will be considered idle can be set in the User interface Display menu idle mode can also be completely deacti vated 17 3 Information pages 17 3 Information pages 17 3 Information pages 17 3 Information pag...

Страница 38: ...ending on the severity of the malfunction graduated alarm actions can be configured For example the aquaero could be configured to activate the integrated alarm buzzer when a temperature sensor reads more than 40 C and to shut down the PC if the same sensor reads more than 50 C using the relay output optional accessories required aquasuite Select Alarm actions from the device list for the device t...

Страница 39: ...n Fan alarms Alarms can be raised if no speed signal is detected For each configuration two alarm levels can be configured Flow alarms For each flow monitoring setting individual alarm levels can be assigned to flow limits An alarm can be raised either if a limit is exceeded or underrun Pump alarms Alarms can be raised if connected aquastream XT pumps report errors Fill level alarms For each fill ...

Страница 40: ...out aquaremote 21 2 Keyboard layout aquaremote 21 2 Keyboard layout aquaremote Keyboard events forwarded to the PC will be processed by the PC according to the currently selected keyboard layout in the operating system The aquaero supports two different keyboard layouts for QWERTY and QWERTZ layouts 21 3 Trained infrared commands 21 3 Trained infrared commands 21 3 Trained infrared commands 21 3 T...

Страница 41: ...e available memory is exhausted the aquaero will start overwriting the oldest data in memory Up to 16 log data sets can be configured independently The information pages Diagrams can be used to plot a chart from log data on the aquaero device display see information pages aquaero 5 6 XT PRO only 22 2 Transfer log data into aquasuite aquasuite only 22 2 Transfer log data into aquasuite aquasuite on...

Страница 42: ...ce information 23 1 Device information The details displayed here might be required when you contact our service for support 23 2 System event log 23 2 System event log 23 2 System event log 23 2 System event log Various system events such as system startup alarms and timer events are logged with date and time by the aquaero Events can be filtered by type in the aquasuite event listing for better ...

Страница 43: ...ero 5 LT expansion device firmware 23 5 aquaero 5 LT expansion device firmware 23 5 aquaero 5 LT expansion device firmware 23 5 aquaero 5 LT expansion device firmware As a special feature aquaero 5 LT devices can be programmed with an ex pansion device firmware to be controlled as an aquabus expansion board by another aquaero 5 or aquaero 6 device Programming the expansion device firmware will com...

Страница 44: ...are 24 1 Language 24 1 Language 24 1 Language 24 1 Language Select a language from the drop down menu After changing the language setting the software will have to be restarted 24 2 Units 24 2 Units 24 2 Units 24 2 Units Select the units to be used for temperature and flow values from the drop down menus After changing these settings the software will have to be restarted 24 3 Application start up...

Страница 45: ...peed 1x Temperature 2 10 11 D5 Pump with aquabus 41093 1x Pump power 1x Temperature ext 4 12 15 Flow sensor high flow USB 53129 1x Flow 1x Temperature ext 4 12 15 Flow sensor mps flow 53130 53131 53132 1x Flow 1x Water temperature 1x Temperature ext 4 12 15 poweradjust 2 53082 53083 1x Fan 1x Temperature ext 1x Flow ext 8 50 57 aquaero LT as expansion device 53095 4x Fan 4x Temperature ext 1 fest ...

Страница 46: ...e following procedure 1 Shut down the PC and disconnect all cables from the aquaero except the power supply 2 Place jumpers on temperature sensor input 5 6 7 and 8 3 Supply power to the aquaero and wait for approximately 60 seconds The device display will show information on the deletion process 4 Shut down the power supply and remove the jumpers from the tempera ture sensor inputs 5 Connect the U...

Страница 47: ...on aquasuite aquaremote Incorrect key sensitivity setting XT only Adjust key sensitivity aquasuite aquaremote Defective touch controller board XT only Contact Aqua Computer or replace with spare part no 53128 26 6 Device does not respond to aquaremote 26 6 Device does not respond to aquaremote 26 6 Device does not respond to aquaremote 26 6 Device does not respond to aquaremote Possible cause Poss...

Страница 48: ...nt or water 27 3 Waste disposal 27 3 Waste disposal 27 3 Waste disposal 27 3 Waste disposal This device has to be disposed of as electronic waste Please check your local regulations for disposal of electronic waste 27 4 Contact Aqua Computer 27 4 Contact Aqua Computer 27 4 Contact Aqua Computer 27 4 Contact Aqua Computer We are always happy to answer questions regarding our products and to re ceiv...

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