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Assign valves to
group 3.3

Setting valves
3.3.3

Assign group to
program 3.4

(De)activate valves
3.5

Display summaries
4.1

Print summaries 4.2

Control level 3.2

Access code 3.2

Due to the limited space on the display, the names of some settings and readouts in
Synopta and this user manual may differ from those shown on the display.

The menus, settings and readouts that are shown on the display also depend on the
unit model and the sensors that have been connected.

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Содержание Aqua CX300

Страница 1: ...SV 02 03 2020 96010102 User Manual Aqua CX300...

Страница 2: ...errors be discovered however Ridder Growing Solutions B V would greatly appreciate being informed of them Ridder Growing Solutions B V is naturally very interested in your comments and additions This...

Страница 3: ...Arrangement of settings and readouts 14 3 2 Main menu button 16 3 3 Settings 16 3 3 1 Programs 20 3 3 2 General 45 3 3 3 Setting up valves 60 3 4 Assign group to program 62 3 5 De activate valves 62 4...

Страница 4: ...5 4 pH 84 5 5 Contact sensors 87 5 6 General 87 5 7 Outside conditions 88 5 8 Start 88 5 9 Re start 89 5 10 Sensor 89 5 11 Error 91 5 12 I O modules 91...

Страница 5: ...esired dosages and setpoints in the irrigation programs you can select which program should be used for which valve group The Aqua CX300 features a modular design which means you can upgrade the syste...

Страница 6: ...ype plates Each modular component in the Aqua CX300 system contains a type plate Each type plate shows the following minimum of information Figure 1 1 Example of Aqua CX300 type plate No Meaning No Me...

Страница 7: ...valves Valves can be assigned to valve groups in any combination Each of these valve groups can then be assigned to one of the pre set irrigation programs An irrigation program is a group of settings...

Страница 8: ...pre set ground frost temperature If a valve group cannot be activated because another valve group is currently active the valve group will be queued However if a start condition of the valve group tha...

Страница 9: ...be changed once they have been set These are the basic controller settings such as the type of EC and pH control degrees of longitude and latitude and the number of valves present 1 9 Type of irrigat...

Страница 10: ...ss and hold down push button 1 on the display board while switching on the controller 2 2 Keyboard Figure 2 1 Keyboard Character Meaning Use A Numeric keys Keys for adjusting the values of settings B...

Страница 11: ...of the alarm has been removed Press Start G Select the desired valve group Press Enter E H Pause button To manually pause an active valve group Press Pause H If the fogging program is also active you...

Страница 12: ...X300 is equipped with up to 10 irrigation programs each of which can be configured independently An irrigation program enables you to set the various control parameters for irrigation Each valve group...

Страница 13: ...a detectable error situation occurs an alarm message will be triggered A number of alarms will result in the irrigation group being paused To acknowledge an alarm press the Delete key After resolving...

Страница 14: ...13 Irrigation EC control EC pre blending pH control Pre mix unit Time start Alternative time start Cyclic start Contact start Radiation start Frost prevention sprinkling Weather influences Program cha...

Страница 15: ...es 3 3 3 Assign group to program 3 4 De activate valves 3 5 Display summaries 4 1 Print summaries 4 2 Control level 3 2 Access code 3 2 Due to the limited space on the display the names of some settin...

Страница 16: ...enables you to select the difficulty level of the controls 1 Only frequently used settings are visible 2 less frequently used settings 3 program safeguards monitoring and program characteristics 4 sy...

Страница 17: ...s from version 6 0 it is possible to assign valves to two valve groups You can also set the sequence in which valves open If a valve sequence is set and irrigation is applied with multiple valves simu...

Страница 18: ...then been assigned to valve group 4 A valve sequence cannot be entered or displayed on this screen To add a valve place the cursor on the desired valve and then press E Since a valve can be assigned t...

Страница 19: ...If you enable the Set valve sequence function the controller will use the Sequence in first valve group for the first valve group number and the Sequence in second valve group for the second valve gro...

Страница 20: ...ee EC control on page 23 EC pre blending see EC pre blending on page 28 pH control see pH control on page 29 Unit pre mixing see Pre mix unit on page 33 Time start see Time start on page 34 Alternativ...

Страница 21: ...es that each valve will supply or the number of minutes that each valve will open in order to rinse the crop prior to nutrient application Post rinse time The volume of water in litres that each valve...

Страница 22: ...ctive simultaneously then the Minimum flow will be multiplied by the number of valves that are active To disable monitoring enter value 0 Maximum flow 0 9999 L min If the flow rate rises above this va...

Страница 23: ...perc EC Max rad influence on EC Gain Integration time Path Settings Programs Program name EC control Enable EC control No Not active Yes Active Day EC setpoint 0 9 9 mS cm The desired EC value of the...

Страница 24: ...ter without fertilizers is being applied to the crop This safeguard is active during pre rinsing and post rinsing and if the EC controller is disabled It ensures that an alarm will be triggered if for...

Страница 25: ...ctivate the calculation of a moving average of the EC measurements Time span of moving EC average The time span over which a moving average of the EC measurements will be calculated Pre measurement No...

Страница 26: ...to 200 EC 1 6 mS cm Set the gain to 100 EC control tends to function best when the differentiation time is disabled set to 0 2 If EC control is still too unstable lower the value set for Maximum contr...

Страница 27: ...w to set the optimum integration time Make sure the integration time is not set too low if the water remains in the mixer tank for a long period of time Generally it can be said that the integration t...

Страница 28: ...sired EC value of the irrigation water during pre blending Minimum alarm zone of EC pre blending 0 9 9 mS cm The value in mS cm that the Measured pre blending EC must drop below the Calculated EC setp...

Страница 29: ...uated Maximum control percentage of EC pre blending 0 100 1 99 The percentage of the total run time that the mixer valve will be actuated 100 Maximum control percentage EC has no influence 3 3 1 4 pH...

Страница 30: ...ller is disabled It ensures that an alarm will be triggered if for example the pH dosage valve is defective and has failed to close Maximum fresh water pH 0 9 9 The measured pH value above which an al...

Страница 31: ...ge pH has no influence This setting limits the length of time that the mixer valve will be actuated so that a delay in the dosing system e g due to a mixer tank will not cause fluctuations in pH contr...

Страница 32: ...pH setpoint are quickly corrected proceed to step 2 If the measured pH swings high above the calculated pH setpoint adjust the gain to a lower value at least 15 If it takes too long for the measured p...

Страница 33: ...t Pre mix empty mixer tank if EC control is active to Active Set the Fill time for the mixer tank Prog X activate the Pre mix unit setting Empty mixer tank Max time to empty mixer tank Pre mix unit Pr...

Страница 34: ...l last EC setpoint of unit pre mixing 0 9 9 mS cm The desired concentration level of nutrients in the irrigation water during the pre mixing process of the unit Minimum alarm zone of pre mixing EC 0 9...

Страница 35: ...native time start will be executed If Every day is selected the alternative time start will also be executed on the current day unless the start time has already elapsed In that case the alternative t...

Страница 36: ...before or after sunset Period 1 cycle time The duration of a cycle A start will be executed once the cycle time has elapsed The cycle time will then reset and the countdown will start again The countd...

Страница 37: ...e or after sunrise Sunset time before or after sunset No start will be executed if 00 00 00 real time is set for the end time Start level for contact start 0 100 The level as a percentage of the measu...

Страница 38: ...for end influence 90kg An additional 5 litres needs to be applied during the irrigation cycle for every kilo above 50kg Max influence is 90kg 50kg 1 Litres 40 litres This is 40 of 100 litres Settings...

Страница 39: ...or a contact start Ignore main pause time No The valve group will only be activated once the main pause time has elapsed Yes The valve group will be activated immediately even if the main pause time h...

Страница 40: ...uted Every start The radiation sum counter will be reset after every start when a valve group is queued 00 00 00 The radiation sum counter will be reset at midnight 3 3 1 11 Frost prevention sprinklin...

Страница 41: ...t which an alarm will be triggered Once an alarm has been triggered no new alarm messages will follow unless you adjust the value set for Outside temperature for start frost prevention sprinkling Temp...

Страница 42: ...th Settings Programs Program name Weather influence Start of wind trajectory 0 40 m s The wind speed at which the wind influence will start End of wind trajectory 0 40 m s The wind speed at which the...

Страница 43: ...ging program and another program are active at the same time the pre set Number of valves simultaneously up to 6 may be insufficient to enable both programs to operate normally Irrigation based on Tim...

Страница 44: ...Stop Stop the program Pause start Pause the program Continue irrigation when the external contact is no longer detected Alarm The alarm is enabled This function may be combined with any of the above f...

Страница 45: ...settings Weather configuration Water configuration Communication Registration Assign contact start I O variables Backup settings Path Settings General Date The current date Time The current time Summe...

Страница 46: ...ess E Wait for the display to indicate that the measuring time of 60 seconds has elapsed Press E to save the calibration values or ESC to terminate the calibration process If the calibration process w...

Страница 47: ...sign a module ID Afterwards switch the system off and back on Only one module may be assigned an ID at the same time For a detailed explanation on how to assign an ID to a module see the Aqua CX300 In...

Страница 48: ...ement range Error General error Too high Above measuring range Too low Below measuring range Network Network error Sensor Readout of the type of sensor for example Contact 0 1 or Temperature 25 75 C R...

Страница 49: ...one in relation to Greenwich Mean Time This time zone is used to calculate at what times sunrise and sunset will occur Synopta Select whether Synopta is present or not The Synopta software enables you...

Страница 50: ...easurement Radiation smooth rate The rate at which the measured radiation level will be increased or decreased 00 00 00 No smoothing will be applied 00 10 00 Field value Wind speed measurement Yes Act...

Страница 51: ...rm delay of 3rd EC sensor Min pulse of pre blend EC EC dosage valve with pump Type of pH control Min pH control pulse 2nd pH sensor Alarm delay of ctrl pH sensor Alarm delay of pH mon sensor Type of u...

Страница 52: ...start when the measured value rises above a preset level Under Execute a contact start when the measured value drops below a preset level Central contact smooth rate The speed with which the measured...

Страница 53: ...rol pulse time 0 4 4 sec The minimum number of seconds that the mixer valve or dosage valve must remain open Enter the lowest possible value This setting also determines after how many seconds the val...

Страница 54: ...deviation Alarm delay of third EC sensor The length of time that the EC sensor alarm will be delayed Enter value 00 00 00 to disable the alarm Minimum control pulse of pre blending EC 0 4 4 sec The mi...

Страница 55: ...y If a small value is set fertilizers will be dosed in short pulses more frequently If the pulse time drops below the Minimum control pulse this duration will be added to the next control pulse Try to...

Страница 56: ...the mixer tank can be emptied when the last valve is finished At the start of an irrigation cycle the mixer tank can first be refilled with water which is then circulated until it reaches the desired...

Страница 57: ...contact is present Flow meter A flow rate meter e g GF15 is present Flow factor of drain water meter 0 200 Flow rate meter The K factor of the flow rate sensor in pulses litres Water meter The flow ra...

Страница 58: ...use filter flushing Filter flushing active Enables you to activate automatic filter flushing No Not active Yes Active Start time of filter flushing The filter will be flushed as needed between the sta...

Страница 59: ...e measurement The time at which the flow rate per valve should be measured 3 3 2 4 Assign contact start Contact start 1 with valve no Contact start 1 type Contact start 1 smooth rate Contact start 10...

Страница 60: ...te The speed with which the measured value of the contact start measurement will be raised or lowered 00 00 00 No smoothing will be applied 00 10 00 Field value If the contact start measurement is a w...

Страница 61: ...up 0 160 The sequence number of the valve in the first valve group it has been assigned to Valves with the same sequence number are actuated simultaneously if allowed by the Number of valves simultane...

Страница 62: ...m can be found on the right hand side of the summary After selecting a program press the E button to assign the program to the valve group Use the Program names and Group names options to rename G01 P...

Страница 63: ...1 Activities GO1 Section 1 P01 Pepper Valve Time Litres Litres Measurements 11 00 01 30 300 300 Irrigating 12 00 01 30 23 300 Flow 415 13 00 00 00 0 300 Ctr EC 2 3 Summary on display Meaning Gxx The n...

Страница 64: ...EC in mS cm This is the EC value measured by the sensor based on the EC level is controlled Mon EC EC2 The measured monitor EC in mS cm This is the EC value measured by the monitor sensor i e the seco...

Страница 65: ...art Repetition Contact start level Influence on irrigation time Influence on irrigation volume Main pause time Manual start Number of starts Path Display summaries Start conditions Day of time start T...

Страница 66: ...t of a negative value as a result of the measured contact value Influence on irrigation time 0 3600 sec The duration by which an irrigation cycle has been lengthened or shortened in the event of negat...

Страница 67: ...water Post rinsing The crop post rinse phase is active During this phase no fertilizers are dosed into the irrigation water Volume of last irrig cycle 0 9999 Liters The number of litres of water suppl...

Страница 68: ...24 hour period Av control pH 24hr period 0 10 The average value of the measurement in question measured during the previous 24 hour period Av monitor pH 24hr period The average value of the measuremen...

Страница 69: ...r alarm Group continued Date 31 12 11 Time 08 37 08 Path Display summaries Alarm reports Line 1 and 2 Location and cause of the alarm Line 3 Action that took place after the alarm occurred Time The ti...

Страница 70: ...tive Frost prevention sprinkling is active or the frost prevention program is waiting until the main pause time has elapsed Date first start The date when frost prevention sprinkling started the first...

Страница 71: ...ght Radiation sum of previous day 0 2500 J cm The measured radiation sum in J cm2 of the previous day Measured wind speed 0 60 m s The current wind speed in m s smoothed Measured wind speed peak 0 60...

Страница 72: ...default or from March to October Automatic summer time begins at 02 00 on the last Sunday in March At that time the sunrise and sunset times are set forward by one hour Automatic summer time ends at...

Страница 73: ...ge of all valve groups since the reset Total drain water 0 10000 Litres The measured volume of drain water since the readout was reset This readout is reset when the time set for Registration reset ti...

Страница 74: ...e pre set influences Calculated EC setpoint 0 10 mS cm The EC setpoint calculated by the controller This is the value after it has been corrected by the pre set influences This is the actual target va...

Страница 75: ...etpoint Calculated setpoint Control pH Monitor pH Control value Ratio of dosage valve 1 8 Path Display summaries pH control activities Pre set setpoint 0 10 The pre set pH setpoint of the irrigation w...

Страница 76: ...uptime after restart Computer uptime after new start Memory usage Path Summaries to display System summary Program name The name of the program Program version The version number of the software Progr...

Страница 77: ...lve skipped The valve has been skipped because the measured flow rate is too low The controller will continue with the remaining valves in the valve group Check Is the Minimum flow rate set too high F...

Страница 78: ...roller will continue with the next valve Check the cause of the external contact External contact valve group activated The valve group has started irrigation because of the external contact 5 3 EC Co...

Страница 79: ...pre blending EC and compare this value with the calculated EC setpoint the pre set EC setpoint the Minimum EC zone or the Maximum EC zone are set too low the Radiation influence on the EC value the in...

Страница 80: ...e EC controller may be switched off The program will continue Check the EC pre blending control the EC value of the fresh water Fresh water EC too high group paused The EC value measured during pre ri...

Страница 81: ...culated EC setpoint the pre set EC setpoint the Minimum EC zone or the Maximum EC zone are set too low the Radiation influence on the EC value the influence of the EC value of the supply water whether...

Страница 82: ...ted EC setpoint the pre set EC setpoint the Minimum EC zone or the Maximum EC zone are set too low the Radiation influence on the EC value the influence of the EC value of the supply water whether the...

Страница 83: ...EC value control monitor or pre blending EC and compare this value with the calculated EC setpoint the pre set EC setpoint the Minimum EC zone or the Maximum EC zone are set too low the Radiation infl...

Страница 84: ...for Response to EC pH alarm the program will either be paused or irrigation will continue with fresh water Check the measured pH value control or monitor pH and compare this value with the calculated...

Страница 85: ...on selected for Response to EC pH alarm the program will either be paused or irrigation will continue with fresh water Check Check the pH sensors and if necessary clean them Calibrate the pH sensors F...

Страница 86: ...rogram will either be paused or irrigation will continue with fresh water Check the measured pH value control or monitor pH and compare this value with the calculated pH setpoint the pre set pH setpoi...

Страница 87: ...nit Check The fluid level of the mixer tank The pump thermal alarm from system pump The flow pressure EC pH and water temperature Pump alarm group has been paused The valve group has paused irrigation...

Страница 88: ...mand Contact start executed The Contact Start program has issued a start command Time start executed The Time Start program has issued a start command Manual start executed A start command has been is...

Страница 89: ...been erased All the settings will need to be re entered after the computer has restarted automatically System reinitialized settings erased Internal computer malfunction The active valve groups have b...

Страница 90: ...s outside the measurement range Check the sensor Contact your installer Outside temperature sensor alarm The value measured by the sensor is outside the measurement range Check the sensor Contact your...

Страница 91: ...ection of the outputs has been activated Reset the module Max current for each output is 500 mA max current for each module side is 2 A Module contact lost The connection with the I O module has been...

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