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3.2 NMC Pro and NMC Junior - Irrigation

1. FIGURE 12 HARDWARE CHECKUST SCREEN ein bt eee ee aD 13 FIGURE 14 TIME AND DATE SCREEN S FIGURE 15 SISTIENESET UP SCREEN FIGURE 16 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION 5 FIGURE 17 HUMIDITY CALIBRATION SCREEN FIGURE IS EC pH CALIBRATION SCREEN is air t pa Y SNR OH ANI RAN RUNS CH ANI AN V UN HN ANS AN E NR HUE FIGURE 19 PRESSURE CALIBRATION SEK a FIGURE 20 WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION FIGURE ZI SENSORSLOGGING SCREEN a aH NH Ha M Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 3 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM HGUREZZ DEERETETUSTORY DATA CREEN oinnia r a e A AAEE AAA OOE FIGURE 25 SNMG PRODATA PLUG ki NUUS RUPES FIGURE Z4 NIVIC JUNIOR DATA PLUG i HGUREZS NIC BC DATAE airar FIGURE 26 OVERWRITE DATA PLUG CONFIRMATION SCREEN 6 essere mener FIGURE Z7 DATA PLUG FAILURE SCREEN FIGURE 28 CONTROLLER DATA OVERWRITE FIGURE 29 CONTROLLER NUMBER
2. 90 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 5 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS INDEMNITY Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd has taken all reasonable care in ensuring the integrity and reliability of the information contained in this document Despite this Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd takes no responsibility for any damage or loss that may result from the use of this manual This document should be regarded as the property of Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd This document is not intended for further training and neither may it be reproduced nor copied in its current form or temporary form This document may not be revealed and or carried over to any third party without the explicit written consent of Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd This document is presented with the exclusive aim of notifying selected potential clients regarding the Installation Software Irrigation Receipt or the possession of this document does notimply rights and the contents should be viewed as a proposal only This document is neither issued as a guarantee nor does it confirm any legal obligations on Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd whatsoever Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd reserves the right to make changes in its products and in the Installation Software Irrigation without prior notice DOCUMENT INFORMATION CMT Manual version 3 01 Software version 3 04 14 Last updated 25
3. FIGURE 48 CONTROL CYCLE COARSE TUNING AND FINE TUNING ADJUSTMENT GRAPHIC FIGURE 49 EC PRE CONTROL CONFIGURATION SCREEN FIGURE DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION SCREEN i33195m6x504 5121544439492851 01139493 0909E0AREN S349 PEE REI SANE AASIAA FIGURE 51 SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION SCREEN ikkurata kassis ada datu o bit FIGURE 52 RADIATION SENSOR CONFIGURATION SCREEN eere Herne FIGURE 53 EC pH SENSOR CONFIGURATION SCREEN FIGURE 54 PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION FIGURE 55 COOLING CONFIGURATION SCREEN e iii FIGURE 56 MISTING CONFIGURATION SCREEN rr nenne nennen nes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 4 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM FIGURE S7 IN TALE FIO IN MENUS CREE NE itini er er EE AAA OAA E EON 82 FIGURE 59 DEVICE LAYOUT SCRE EIN iii bia IMMINENTE DENEN id 83 FIGURE 59 CASESTUDYARRIGAHON VALVES ossesbetekotmbolubtekben SR HH ERE EE ERAI Rs 85 FIGURE 60 SAME AS RELAY SPECIAL CASE EXAMPLE 86 FIGURE DLOBEVICELISIESCEREEDBSS aa a a Ki 8 FIGURE 62 DIGITAL INPUT FUNCTION SCREEN 88 FIGURE 63 DIGITAL INPUT FUNCTION SCREEN NMCJUNIOR eee 89 FIGURE 64 ANALOGUE INPUT FUNCTION
4. Main Valve Filter Filter Filter Main Filter V Dosing Channel Dosing Channel Dosing Channel Dosing Booster Selector Selector Selector Agitator Agitator Agitator Valve Same As Relay Valve Valve Valve None Pump Cooling Cooling None Pump Misting Misting None Alarm 1 Press ENTER to Manual Operation HD BP 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 I AUN LOCAL Load Output Level A D Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation ON OFF ON OFF MAN OFF MAN OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Page 18 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TEST RELAYS e OUTPUT NUMBER NMC Pro relay output number e FUNCTION and NUMBER NMC Pro relay output function and function number See 8 1 DEVICE LAYOUT for all the output functions available e STATUS Current output status o OFF The output is not active o output has been activated by the relevant software program o MAN The output has been manually activated To activate an output manually navigate with up down arrow keys to the relevant output and press ENTER The output will be activated and STATUS will be shown as MAN To deactivate output press ENTER again The manual operation is automatically cancelled after 30 minutes of being idle e LOCAL Load Output Level A D
5. NMC Irrigation Page 1 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITHLESS 3 2 6 11 EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK tenente tenerent tette tnnc 49 3 2 6 12 5 5 aO netten tenerte te tette terere rte tete reete tenti 50 3 2 6 13 PERSONAL TOTO 50 3 2 6 14 VPD SENSOR SETUP tenente tenente tenerent 51 FIGURE 34 VPD SENSOR SCREEN eeeeeeeeennnen eene tnter nin 51 A 52 3 2 7 1 DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION tenente tette nc 53 3 2 7 2 PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION 56 3 2 7 3 VALVE 2 00 200 0 06 01010010110 tenente tenerent tette teres 60 3 2 7 4 VALVE FLOW RATE o csscsssscssessssesssssessssssussssucssssssuesscsssvessascssssesssseessavessarsacessaseseessansseansaeeasaeeses 63 3 2 7 5 WATER METER sccssscsscssssccsessssessssecsvssssvcscsucsssssucsessssesscssssesussucsessssvssssussessssecsesessessesssseeesseeses 64 3 2 7 6 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION eene tenete tentent 66 3 2 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION sscssssessesssscesesscsescssesssssvessescssessaucseessavesssusaeessaseseessaneseansateasaeeses 68 3 2 7 8 EC PRE CONTROL CONFIGURATION netten 71 3 2 7 9 DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION eecetetetetetetetntenenetete tenente tentent tenente 72 3 2 7 10 SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION cette 73 3 2 7 11 RADIATION CONFIGURATION ceeeeeeennn nennen tenete tenete tenen 74 3 2 7 12 EC pH CONFIGURATION csccscsscssesssse
6. BACK key Delete To erase typing mistakes Arrow To scroll up down left and right to select menus or values mE To toggle between positive and negative values mark check boxes for option selection and in history screen used to toggle between quantity and time format MEE The key enters a decimal point To change a value press ENTER to confirm Also used as shortcut to menu screen selection Enter To enter menu or submenu and to confirm a value change Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 11 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 2 ALPHABET CHARACTERS ALLOCATED TO KEYPAD BUTTONS Both the numeric and the alphanumeric keyboards feature the same alphabet characters These characters automatically come into use when entering text using a menu where text is required 3 2 0 5 NMC PRO GENERIC OPERATION GUIDELINES The NMC Pro operation is simple and intuitive To change specific settings navigate the cursor flashing underline mark using the arrows until it is under the relevant setting Change settings according to type of field value list of options etc as follows e Value use the numeric keys to change the value and press ENTER to confirm e Options List press ENTER to open the options list of the screen you are in Use the arrow keys to navigate the cursor to the right field and press ENTER again to confirm e Time hh mm ss set hours press the ENTER key
7. GROW MORE WITH LESS Drain Type Value in range Total or Sample Define drainage type o Total Drainage is collected from the complete valve area total area irrigated by valve o Sample Drainage is collected from a representing part of the valve area part of total area irrigated by valve This does not apply to the NMC Junior e Sample Value in range 0 0000 to 100 0000 When using Drain Type drainage measurement Sample it is required to define the ratio of the sample area to the complete valve area This does not apply to the NMC Junior Note that it is possible to set several valves to the same drain meter when working by Drain Type Total The system does not allow operating several valves on the same drain meter when operating by Sample Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 62 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 VALVE FLOW RATE The valve flow rate menu screen allows to set the nominal minimum and maximum flow rate for each valve FIGURE 44 VALVE FLOW RATE SCREEN VALVE FLOW RATE Nominal Minimum Maximum m3 h m3 h m3 h VALVE FLOW RATE e Valve No Value in range 1 to 255 Irrigation valve number NMC Junior Value in range 1 to 15 e Nominal Value in range 0 to 999 999 Define nominal valve flow rate in m h The NMC Pro uses the set nominal flow rate to calculate the boundaries for alarms 25 or 2596 and to calculate the
8. NMC Irrigation Page 50 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 VPD SENSOR SETUP FIGURE 34 VPD SENSOR SCREEN VPD SENSOR SETUP VPD Temp sensor alloc Temp 1 VPD Hum sensor alloc Hum 1 None Out temp Temp 1 Temp 2 Temp 3 Temp 4 Temp 5 Temp 6 Temp 7 Temp 8 Avg Temp None Out hum Hum 1 VPD SENSOR SETUP VPD Temp sensor alloc The temperature sensor allocated for VPD Sum calculations VPD Hum sensor alloc The relative humidity sensor allocated for VPD Sum calculations The NMC Junior does not feature irrigation by VPD Sum Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 51 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 3 2 7 CONFIG In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the config icon and press ENTER or press 7 to enter the 7 Config menu FIGURE 35 CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN fa lon t 151 CONFIGURATION DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION VALVE CONFIGURATION VALVE FLOW RATE WATER METER DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION DOSING CONFIGURATION EC PRE CONTROL CONFIGURATION DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION RADIATION CONFIGURATION EC pH CONFIGURATION PRESSURE SENSORS RANGE DEFIN COOLING CONFIGURATION MISTING CONFIGURATION IE LE MU Configuration menu provides for system device and sensor configuration These features are not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925
9. P Out Sensor SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION Low Pressure Alarm Value in range None P In Sensor or P Out Sensor Choose the sensor that must defined a low pressure alarm None sensor defined low pressure alarms not possible Sensor System inlet pressure sensor before filter Out Sensor System outlet pressure sensor after filter Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 73 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 RADIATION CONFIGURATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Define which radiation sensor DAVIS or NETAFIM is connected to the system FIGURE 52 RADIATION SENSOR CONFIGURATION SCREEN RADIATION SENSOR CONFIGURATION Radiation Sensor Type DAVIS NETAFIM RADIATION SENSOR CONFIGURATION e Radiation Sensor Type Value in range DAVIS or NETAFIM Choose the type of radiation sensor connected and to use for system radiation measurements o DAVIS This sensor is used for solar radiation level measurement only o NETAFIM This sensor is used for solar radiation level and radiation sum measurements See the nstallation Hardware NMC Pro manual for more information Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 74 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 EC pH CONFIGURATION Define configuration settings for the EC and or pH sensors FIGURE 53 EC pH SENSOR CONFIGUR
10. Value in range NO or YES Select NO for volumetric or proportional dosing Define whether EC control should be operative e pH Control Value in range NO or YES Select NO for volumetric or proportional dosing Define whether pH control should be operative Alarms Value in range NO or YES Define whether EC related alarms are operative When EC control is set to YES EC Alarms are automatically set to YES and cannot be changed e Alarms Value in range NO or YES Define whether pH related alarms are operative When pH control is set to YES pH Alarms are automatically set to YES and cannot be changed e Minimum On Time sec Value in range 0 4 to 99 9 Define the minimum time that the dosing valve may be activated for This setting is used to adjust the duty cycle of the valve to within its specifications Use the default settings for FertiKit and NetaJet e Minimum Off Time sec Value in range 0 4 to 99 9 Define the minimum time that the dosing valve may be deactivated for This setting is used to adjust the duty cycle of the valve to within its specifications Use the default settings for FertiKit and NetaJet Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 68 GROW MORE WITH LESS e Coarse Tuning 0 10 Value in range 0 to 10 EC Coarse tuning is used to adjust the speed of the EC course control A low value will result in slow correction and reac
11. Wind Speed 753 Rain Sensor 54 Rain Collector 55 Reset Alarm 56 1058 External Alarm 1 to 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIGITAL INPUT e n This column is divided sub columns indicating digital input location and number o Location Value in range LOCAL or EXT 1 to 3 Digital input location LOCAL Digital input installed in the local controller EXT 1 to 3 Digital input installed in expansion box 1 2 or 3 This is not applicable in the NMC Junior o Number Value in range 1 to 32 NMC Pro digital input number inputs 1 to 32 will be allocated as follow Digital Input Card No 1 Inputs 1 to 8 Digital Input Card No 2 Inputs 9 to 16 Digital Input Card No 3 Inputs 17 to 24 Digital Input Card No 4 Inputs 25 to 32 The digital input card number is set according the card jumper settings regardless of its location After making changes exit and return to this table to check for errors The NMC Pro will delete conflicting items Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 88 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS These features in FIGURE 62 are not available in the NMC Junior and the screen layout is replaced with FIGURE 63 below There is no protection in the NMC Junior against defining two inputs with the same function Verification manually is recommended FIGURE 63 DIGITAL INPUT FUNCTION SCREEN NMC JUNIOR lt gt 01 to 03 Water
12. in liter per pulse e On Delay Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define how long a valve which is configured to this drainage meter should be open before the measured drainage is related to this valve All drainage measured before this time has elapsed will still be related to the previous opened valve that was configured to this drainage meter if the Off Delay for the previous valve is still applicable e Off Delay Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define how long after irrigation has finished for a valve which is configured to this drainage meter the measured drainage can still be related to this valve This value is used to determine when to stop relating drainage to an irrigation valve and store it to the relevant history tables The On Delay has a higher priority than the Off Delay when the On Delay for the current active valve elapses before the Off Delay for the previous active valve the drainage measurement will stop for the previous valve and move to the current valve Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 72 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Define which pressure sensor inlet or outlet should be used for the systems low pressure alarm FIGURE 51 SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION SCREEN SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION Low Pressure Alarm gt P In Sensor None P In Sensor
13. move to the minutes set the minutes press the ENTER again to move to the seconds e Factors use the left and right arrows to change the factor up and down respectively e Selection use the key to select or un select options e Delete to erase typing mistakes Remember to confirm changes by pressing the ENTER key or the down arrow If you don t confirm the new value will not be saved and the controller will revert to the previous value Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 12 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 6 CHECKING NMC PRO CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION To check the NMC Pro Controller Software version by pressing MENU navigate to the system MAIN MENU screen and from there toggle with the MENU key to the default hot screen Press the HELP button when in the default hot screen The SOFTWARE VERSION SCREEN will be displayed This screen provides information on the software version release date communication version relay card version digital input card version boot version and run time Press ENTER to exit SOFTWARE VERSION SCREEN 3 2 0 7 RESETTING NMC PRO CONTROLLER In the unlikely event that the controller software for example freezes or a software setting change is not implemented the controller could require a reset The NMC Pro Controller can be reset by e 1 Warm Reset 2 Cold Start Both the warm and cold resets are explained in 4
14. 0 1024 RH 50 308 RH 100 620 TCz20 768 Temperature Sensor 25 489 50 250 See 3 2 0 8 ANALOGUE INPUTS for description of A D Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 22 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 TEMPERATURE This screen shows the temperature readings from the connected sensors FIGURE 10 TEMPERATURE SENSORS TEST SCREEN TEMPERATURE No Value CON DU BWN LS TEMPERATURE Number Temperature sensor number e Value C Temperature sensor reading The NMC Junior is limited to 2 temperature inputs Although the Temperature Sensors Test Screen in the NMC DC is the same as the NMC Pro it is limited to 4 sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 23 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 8 HUMIDITY This screen shows the humidity readings from the connected sensors FIGURE 11 HUMIDITY SENSORS TEST SCREEN HUMIDITY Value CON HUMIDITY e Number Humidity sensor number Value 96 Humidity sensor reading The NMC Junior is limited to 1 humidity input Although the Humidity Sensors Test Screen in the NMC DC is the same as the NMC Pro it is limited to 4 sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 24 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 BB HARDWARE CHECKLIST This feature is n
15. 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 25 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM To update the hardware checklist do a Cold Start see Resetting NMC Pro Controller This table should be turned anti clockwise through 90 to determine physical card position For example The communication card COM will actually be on the bottom left side of the box 3 2 POWER AND COMMUNICATION NMC DC The NMC DC features 3 2 5 7 Power and Communication which reads the voltage status Solar panel Main battery Back up battery 9V DC battery Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 26 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B SETUP In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the setup icon and press ENTER or press 6 to enter the 6 Setup menu FIGURE 13 SET UP MENU SCREEN TIME amp DATE SYSTEM SETUP TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION HUMIDITY CALIBRATION EC pH CALIBRATION PRESSURE CALIBRATION WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION SENSOR LOGGING WRITE TO DATA PLUG READ FROM DATA PLUG SI 4 Setup menu provides for clock system and sensor setup Data plug operations are also performed here These features are not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 27 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 8 TIME amp DATE The time amp date screen allows you to set the current time
16. AND CALIBRATION OVERWRITE FIGURE 30 DATA PLUG CONFIRMA TION SCREEN cibi asas va bala us aa eani pv ea FIGURE 31 EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK SCREEN DNUS Md O NEQUE DUERME ELO FIGURE ES SENI B iui M FIGURE 33 gt PERSONAL MESSAGE SCREEN oU AI ud mut ERA neem FIGURE 35 CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN THEFT LOO FIGURE 36 DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION SCREEN l eese FIGURE 37 DEVICE DELA f EXAWIPDE FIGURE 38 VALVE DELAY BETWEEN CLOSING AND OPENING FIGURE 39 EXAMPLE OF STAGGER VALVE DELAY MULTIPLE FIGURE 40 NMC PRO PUMP STATION FIGURE 41 PUMP START UP AND SHUTDOWN EXAMPLE 5 eerrrbrkssadeve tee bbkREERE VUE PEE EEREER E EE EV PPEEEEE Lees FIGURE 42 NMC JUNIOR PUMP FIGURE 4S VALVE CONFIGURATION bbo eiai IUE RR IRE bd FIGURE4 4 VALVE FLOW RATE SCREEN a FIGURE 45 WATER METER CONFIGURATION FIGURE 46 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION FIGURE 47 DOSING CONFIGURATION
17. Dosing meter 3 X Dosing valve 1 X Dosing valve 2 Dosing valve 3 gt lt Irig valve 5 gt lt Irrig valve 1 Dosin EGIpH 1 Main BOSCO E FertiKit or NetaJ et Dosing Unit filter Booster pump Main valve WA Irrig valve 2 valve Water Low Press Irrig valve 3 meter Ext Pause i Pump 2 Dam filling Irrig valve 4 Cooling valve 1 Cooling valve 2 Cooling Pump 3 Temp For Cooling and Misting systems it is Misting valve 1 recommended to use a constant pressure system Misting valve 2 Misting Pump 4 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 16 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 8 TEST In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the test icon and press ENTER or press 5 to enter the 5 TEST menu FIGURE 6 TEST MENU SCREEN RELAYS DIGITAL INPUT ANALOG INPUT TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY HARDWARE CHECKLIST Test menu functions provide a quick way of checking NMC Pro functionality The NMC Junior does not feature 5 6 Hardware Checklist The NMC DC features the extra sub menu 5 7 Power and Communication Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 17 3 2 Bl RELAYS i NETAFIM The relay test screen allows you to check the current output status and to verify electrical operation FIGURE 7 TEST RELAYS SCREEN TEST RELAYS OUTPUT FUNCTION STATUS CON DU
18. Humidity 6 5 EC pH calibration 7 5 Water meter definition 4 11 Sensors log 6 11 Edit SMS 7 11 Radiation configuration phonebook 4 12 Event log 6 12 SMS setup 7 12 EC pH configuration 7 9 4 13 System log 6 13 SMS personal 7 13 Pressure sensor range message definition 7 14 Cooling configuration 7 10 5 7 applies to the NMC DC only These features are not available in the NMC Junior 6 14 VPD sensor The numbers in parentheses are the index numbers in the NMC Junior where they differ from the setip NMC Pro 7 15 Misting configuration 7 11 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 15 GROW MORE WITH LESS Selector 2 Selector 3 FIGURE 5 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE CASE STUDY All settings shown in control screens based on case study Agitator 1 Agitator 2 Agitator 3 Temp Hum VPD Sum Alarm Condition Dam Level A Tank B Tank Ci Tank Radiation Sum Selector 1 Delta Pres 7 Dosing meter 1 Dosing meter 2 Optional Optional 7
19. Local controller output level load e EXT 1 to 3 Load Output Level A D Expansion box 1 to 3 output level load The load output value is constantly updated in accordance to relay operation and output level load This value is used to calculate the Short Output Level that will be considered a short circuit and is set in 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION See Section 4 2 3 3 The test relay screen in the NMC Junior is limited to 15 outputs Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 19 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 5 DIGITAL INPUT The digital input test screen allows you to verify the proper operation of digital inputs and sensors FIGURE 8 DIGITAL INPUT TEST SCREEN DIGITAL INPUT Channel Card No 2 CON DU DIGITAL INPUT e Channel Digital input number for each card e Card No 1 Digital input card number 1 e Card No 2 Digital input card number 2 e Card No 3 Digital input card number 3 e Card No 4 Digital input card number 4 The card number is allocated by its jumpers settings and will be applied regardless of its location local or expansion box For the local controller and expansion boxes maximum 2 digital input cards can be installed per box Digital inputs that are defined as meters water meters dosing meters etc will count the number of pulses from O to 255 and then automatically reset to O Other digital inputs dry contact external pause et
20. Meter 1 to 3 04 to 09 Dosing Meter 1 to 6 10 External Pause 11 Delta Pressure 12 to 17 Dry Contact 1 to 6 18 to 23 Auxiliary Meter 1 to 6 TABLE 8 DIGITAL INPUT FUNCTIONS Drain Tank Empty Drainage tank empty protection for EC pre control system These features in TABLE 8 are not available in the NMC Junior Figures in parentheses are applicable to the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 89 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 3 2 ANALOGUE INPUT 1 Define analogue input function and function number for each analogue input FIGURE 64 ANALOGUE INPUT FUNCTION SCREEN ANALOG INPUT Temp Sensor Humidity Sensor Temp Sensor EC Sensor Temp Sensor pH Sensor None EC Sens Verify None pH Sens Verify 4 EC Sensor EC Pre Control pH Sensor Out Temp Radiation Out Humidity None Radiation Humidity Senso Wind Direction Humidity Senso Pressure In None Pressure Out Rain Sensor O CON BW ANALOGUE INPUT e Channel Value in range 1 to 11 NMC Pro analogue input number Input Function and No See table below for input functions and function numbers The NMC Junior has fixed analogue inputs Channels 1 to 5 are allocated to pH sensor EC sensor humidity sensor 1 and 27 temperature sensors respectively The allocation is simply a yes or no as to whether they are valid Version 3 01 JA20120925 Insta
21. alarm purposes When using a dosing meter for control purposes the Method should be set to Liter Pulse and the volume per pulse of the dosing meter should be defined in the Ratio column This parameter will be disabled when operating by Liter Pulse in the Method column The values indicated for the DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION above do not relate to the other screens applicable the values shown are intended to show and explain the options available The V P L option is not available in the NMC Junior When using a dosing meter this can only be done selecting the Litre pulse method in the Method column The NMC Junior allows 8 dosing channels but only 6 dosing meters Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 67 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 DOSING CONFIGURATION Set dosing configuration options for the dosing processes FIGURE 47 DOSING CONFIGURATION SCREEN DOSING CONFIGURATION EC Control pH Control EC Alarms pH Alarms Minimum On Time sec Minimum Off Time sec EC Coarse Tuning 0 10 EC Fine Tuning 0 10 pH Coarse Tuning 0 10 pH Fine Tuning 0 10 Control Cycle EC pH Averaging 0 Low 20 High Dosing Boost Off Delay mm ss Dosing by QTY Method SPREAD NO BULK YES SPREAD These features are not available in the NMC Junior In the NMC Junior the coarse and fine tuning are for the EC and pH combined DOSING CONFIGURATION e EC Control
22. displayed the data plug is not installed or it is faulty Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 45 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 27 DATA PLUG FAILURE SCREEN PLUG FAILURE CHECK IF THE PLUG IS INSTALLED AND TRY AGAIN Press any key to continue When writing to a data plug the old data on the data plug will be overwritten The data plug should be used when the system is idle because the running programs will be interrupted Do not leave the data plug in its socket the data saved on it might be corrupted Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 46 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 810 READ FROM DATA PLUG The data plug can be used to upload and restore controller settings when needed Please also see 6 9 WRITE TO DATA PLUG Enter the 6 10 READ FROM DATA PLUG screen To confirm and load settings from data plug choose YES To exit screen and keep current NMC Pro settings choose NO The NMC Junior s index is 6 8 Read from Data Plug FIGURE 28 CONTROLLER DATA OVERWRITE SCREEN ACTION WILL OVERWRITE YOUR CONTROLLER DATA ARE YOU SURE If YES was selected above below screen will be displayed Choose YES to overwrite all settings on NMC Pro Choose NO if 6 2 SYSTEM SETUP gt COMMUNICATION gt Controller Number and sensor calibration value settings must be left unchanged FIGURE 29 CONTROLLER NUMBER AND CALIBRATION OVER
23. following e Outside temperature and humidity sensors calibration can be done using reference temperature and humidity sensors When using genuine NMC sensors calibration should not be required e Wind direction sensor should be calibrated so that the value indicated by the NMC Pro fits the actual direction pointed by the wind direction sensor north 0 use compass e For the radiation sensor factor o When using DAVIS radiation sensor set this value to 1 67 o When using NETAFIM radiation sensor set this value to the value indicated on the calibration sticker supplied with the sensor e The radiation offset should be set to 17 unless specified otherwise Setrain sensor delay time if required see below for explanation e Rain sensor level A D should be set to 80 unless specified otherwise FIGURE 20 WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION SCREEN WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION pValue Factor Temperature Humidity Wind Direction Radiation F Rad Offset Rain S Del s Rain S L A D Press Arrows to Increase Decrease Enter Speeds Up Radiation Factor Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 40 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION e Temperature Outside temperature sensor e Humidity Outside humidity sensor e Wind Direction Wind direction sensor e Radiation F Radiation sensor calibration factor e Rad Offset Radiation sensor c
24. range 1 to 6 Pump number e Capacity Value in range 0 000 to 999 999 Define pump capacity in m h This will be the maximum pump capacity above which the NMC Pro will turn on another pump if available e Stability Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Stability time is the start up time required for the current active pump before the next pump can be started up Stability time is usually used to prevent voltage drop and water hammer e Off Delay Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Off delay will be the delay time for current active pump to stop after last pump has stopped This delay is usually used to prevent water hammer e Station Value in range NO or YES Define whether the pump is part of the pump station or not Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 56 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS PUMP SELECTION PRIORITIES IN A PUMP STATION ACCORDING TO FLOW RATES For a calculated flow rate the NMC Pro will choose pumps according to the following order One pump that will equal the calculated flow rate A combination of pumps that will equal the calculated flow rate One pump that will provide closest flow rate that is greater than the calculated flow rate A combination of pumps that will provide the closest flow rate that is greater than the calculated flow rate QE Ip The closest proximity to the calculated flow rate overrides the number of pumps If a closer flow rate can be achieved by a com
25. reaching good accuracy stop the valve and start it again with fresh water only for a few minutes until the system is flushed Start the valve again this time with the same dosing program you used before and check how long it takes the system to stabilize If it takes too long increase the coarse and fine tuning values slowly until the desired response is achieved Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 70 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 EC PRE CONTROL CONFIGURATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Set configuration options for the EC pre control process FIGURE 49 EC PRE CONTROL CONFIGURATION SCREEN EC Pre Control Configuration EC Pre Control Runtime EC Pre Control Control Cycle Coarse Tuning Fine Tuning EC Pre Control Pump Start With First Last Device Off Delay First EC Pre Control Configuration Pre Control Runtime mm ss Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Set the time it takes the EC pre control mixing valve to move from fully closed to fully open This parameter is very important and must be exact as the controller uses this parameter to calculate the opening percentage of the EC pre control valve Pre Control Control Cycle mm ss Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Define the control cycle for EC pre control This should be the time it takes the system since it injected drainage water until the change is recognized measured by the syst
26. to each cooling valve This setting is not relevant if the cooling main valve is not controlled by the NMC Pro It is preferable not to control a pump for cooling using an NMC controller Rather keep the pipeline before the cooling valves pressurised with a suitable pressure tank and operate the pump independently with a pressure switch Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 79 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 5 MISTING CONFIGURATION In the NMC Junior this is indexed as 7 10 Misting Configuration Define the configuration of pump s and main valve s for system misting valve s FIGURE 56 MISTING CONFIGURATION SCREEN MISTING CONFIGURATION Pump Main Valve MISTING CONFIGURATION Mist No Value in range 1 to 40 Relevant misting valve There is a maximum of 24 misting valves in the NMC DC Pump Value in range 0 to 6 Define a pump to each misting valve This setting is not relevant if the misting pump is not controlled by the NMC Pro the use of a constant pressure system is recommended This feature of pump allocation is not used for the NMC Junior here under 7 15 Misting Configuration A pump allocated to misting in the NMC Junior is done so in 7 2 Pump Configuration Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 80 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e Main Valve Value in range 0 to 6 Define a main valv
27. total flow rate for controlling a pump station Therefore it is recommended to try and set the nominal flow rate as close as possible to the actual flow rate e Minimum Value in range 0 to 999 999 Minimum valve flow rate under which the system will generate a low flow alarm When changing the nominal flow rate this setting is automatically set to 2596 under the nominal flow but can be manually changed e Maximum Value in range 0 to 999 999 Maximum valve flow rate above which the system will generate a high flow alarm When changing the nominal flow rate this setting is automatically set to 2596 above the nominal flow but can be manually changed When starting several valves simultaneously the system will sum their nominal minimum and maximum flow rates An alarm will be generated only if the measured flow rate is lower than the total minimum or higher than the total maximum When running several valves simultaneously in a group the quantities for history data will be divided between them based on the ratios of their nominal flows Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 63 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 9 WATER METER The water meter menu screen is used to configure the water meter s and auxiliary meter s connected to the NMC Pro Maximum number of water meters available is 6 and auxiliary meters is 8 In the NMC Junior the maximum number of water meters available is 3 and
28. 2 0 9 Resetting NMC Pro Controller of the 4 2 User Manual NMC Irrigation 3 2 0 8 ANALOGUE INPUTS Analogue inputs are received from an analogue sensor as either a voltage or a current However a computer cannot read such a value without it being converted to a digital number The analogue inputs in several of the NMC software s screens such as Status and Test screens are displayed in values which are labelled as A D A D Analogue to digital converter This simply means analogue to digital converter and the values displayed in these screens are numbers that can be read by a computer in this case the NMC Controller The numbers themselves have no unit of measurement They are more like a code which the controller is pre programmed to read Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 13 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 9 GETTING STARTED TABLE 3 lays out the entire menu structure When installing the software it would be easiest to start with 8 Installation beginning with 8 1 Device Layout then 8 2 Device List and so on and then work backwards through 7 Configuration then 6 Set up and finish the software installation with 5 Test Thus when using this manual for installing the software go to Section 3 2 8 first and then work forwards to Section 3 2 5 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 14 GROW MORE WITH LESS
29. ATION SCREEN EC pH CONFIGURATION 4mA 20 mA Sensor Dif EC Control Sensor pH Control Sensor EC1 EC2 2 EC 1 pH 1 EC pH CONFIGURATION Sensor Relevant EC and or pH sensor o 1 Sensor number 1 o 1 Sensor number 1 o 2 Sensor number 2 pH2 pH Sensor number 2 o ECP ECPre control sensor 4mA Value in range 0 to 99 EC or 0 to 14 pH Define the corresponding EC and or pH value for the relevant EC and or pH sensor with an analogue input value of 4mA e 20 mA Value in range 0 to 99 EC or 0 to 14 pH Define the corresponding EC and or pH value for the relevant EC and or pH sensor with an analogue input value of 20mA See the NMC Pro Irrigation Controller Hardware Manual for more information Between the 4 to 20 mA analogue input values the NMC Pro will calculate linear values Sensor Dif Value in range 0 to 99 EC or 0 to 14 pH EC 2 and or pH 2 verifying sensors value difference from EC 1 and or pH 1 control sensors that will trigger an alarm to indicate a discrepancy in sensor readings e EC Control Sensor Value in range EC 1 EC 2 EC 1 or EC 2 Define which EC sensor will be used for system EC control If selecting EC 1 EC 2 EC 1 will be used for control and EC 2 for verification Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 75 GROW MORE WITH LESS e Control Sensor Value in r
30. E EXEPECTED A D VALUES E TABLE 5 PUMP STATION START PRIORITIES EXAMPLE 7 iccccsassseexeeseexxs TABLE 6 PUMP STATION START PRIORITIES EXAMPLE 2 TABLE 7 RELAY OUTPUT FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTION NUMBERS eere TABLES DIGITAL INPUT FUNC FONS UEDINENPI UU UEM TABLE 9 ANALOGUE INPUT FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTION LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 MAIN MENU SCREEN FIRST FOUR ICONS AND SECOND FOUR ICONS FIGURE 2 MAIN MENU SCREEN INDIVIDUAL ICONS arrest etienne kit HR FIGURE 3 KEYPAD NUMIERIC WITH MAIN MENU ter kk iktar kata iet FIGURE 4 KEYPAD ALPHANUMERIC dd Vasa uv ma a atl S du PATH FIGURE S NMG PROIRRIGATION SOFTWARE CASE SIU D FIGURE 5 TEST MENU SCREEN QA RD HARI Ya eU uA MR Qu FIGURE TEST RELAY SCREEN FIGURE S BIGITALINPOT TESESEREEDIS FIGURE 9 ANALOGUE INPUT TEST SCREEIM iisxcsascuexibhdd aue e Uc p RER ana NATURA ARA FIGURE 10 TEMPERATURE SENSORS TEST SCREEN PY E eee FIGURE TE KU MID SENSORS
31. Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 52 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 3 2 DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION The device delay configuration menu screen enables the set up of the starting shut down order and the delay between the irrigation system pumps main valves and irrigation valves for starting or stopping FIGURE 36 DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION SCREEN DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION Pump Main Valve Valve Shift delay sec Stagger delay sec DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION o Pump Irrigation system pump s o Main Valve Irrigation system main valve s o Valve Irrigation system field valve s Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 The values ENTERED here determine the device start up and delay order The device with the shortest delay time will be started first and all other On delay times will be relevant to this delay time It is therefore recommended to set the device required to start first to 00 00 automatically changes to From Example above The pump will start without delay when irrigation program starts 5 seconds after the pump started the main valve will open and 5 seconds after the main valve opened the irrigation field valve will open irrigation field valve set to open 10 seconds after pump start Please also see graphical explanation below Off Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 The values ENTERED here determine the device shut down and delay order The device with the shortest del
32. Irig valve 4 Dam filling Irrig valve 4 Dry contact card This can be achieved by in the hardware installing a normally open dry contact card to occupy relays 33 to 40 of the NMC Pro s bus card as shown in FIGURE 60 Then physically bridge across two top terminals and two bottom terminals of this dry contact card with wire In this case the terminals to be bridged are relays 33 and 34 of this dry contact card Bring power from the 24 VAC transformer to the bottom terminals of the dry contact card Booster pump relay Wire in from the top terminals of the dry contact card to the booster pump relay as shown in FIGURE 60 From there wire in to the top terminals of a 24 VAC output card The common back to the 24 VAC transformer is internally pre wired 24 VAC digital output card Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 85 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS In the hardware there is a 24 VAC output card to occupying relays 17 to 24 of the NMC Pro s bus card In the software above in FIGURE 58 Irrigation Valve 1 is allocated to Relay 18 and Irrigation Valve 5 is allocated to Relay 23 of this 24 VAC digital output card In the Device Layout software above in FIGURE 58 select e Relay 33 to be the Same As Relay 18 e Relay 34 to be the Same As Relay 23 FIGURE 60 SAME AS RELAY SPECIAL CASE EXAMPLE HARDWARE Booster 2 d pump relay Comms RS485 Version 3 01
33. JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 86 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B DEVICE LIST The device list screen summarizes the output devices defined for the system The screen automatically updates depending on the devices set in 8 1 DEVICE LAYOUT FIGURE 61 DEVICE LIST SCREEN DEVICE LIST Type 00 Valves Main Valves Pumps Filters Main Filter Valve Dosing Channels Dosing Booster Selector Agitator Cooling Misting Water Heaters Alarm Cond Pr Active EC Pre Ctrl Open EC Pre Ctrl Close EC Pre Ctrl Active 4 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 2 Please see 8 1 DEVICE LAYOUT Function and No for a description of the type of devices and the maximum quantity allowed These devices are not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 87 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 8 DIGITAL INPUT Define digital input function for each digital input FIGURE 62 DIGITAL INPUT FUNCTION SCREEN PRO lt gt DIGITAL INPUT 01 to 06 Water Meter 1 to 6 07 External Pause Delta Pressure 08 Dos Bst protection Water Meter 1 09 Delta Pressure External Pause 10 to 17 Dosing Meter 1 to 8 Dosing Meter 1 18 25 Drain Meter 1 to 8 Dosing Meter 2 26 to 33 Auxiliary Meter 1 to 8 Dosing Meter 3 34 to 49 Dry Contact 1 to 16 Dry Contact 1 50 Fresh Tank Empty Dry Contact 2 Drain Tank Empty 52
34. NETAFIM TABLE 3 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE MENU STRUCTURE 8 Installation 8 1 Device layout 8 2 Device list 1 1 Irrigation 2 1 Irrigation pause 3 1 Alarm reset 4 1 Irrigation log 5 1 Relays 6 1 Time amp date 7 1 Device delay configuration 1 2 Water run time 2 2 Start Stop 3 2 History 4 2 Rad sum amp drain 5 2 Digital input 6 2 System set up 7 2 Pump station configuration program log 1 3 Dosing 2 3 Start Stop valve 3 3 Alarm definition 4 3 Uncompleted 5 3 Analogue input 6 3 Temperature 7 3 Valve configuration irrigations calibration 1 4 Ext condition 2 4 Filter flushing 3 4 Alarm setting 4 4 Uncompleted 5 4 Temperature 6 4 Humidity 7 4 Valve flow rate programs calibration 8 3 Digital input 8 4 Analogue input 1 5 Agitator 8 5 Analogue input 2 8 6 Hardware checklist 1 6 Selector 1 7 Filter flushing 3 6 EC pH alarm 4 6 Irrigation 5 6 Hardware 6 6 Pressure 7 6 Dosing channel configuration setting accumulation checklist calibration 1 8 Cooling 3 7 Not applicable 4 7 Water amp aux 5 7 Power 6 7 Weather station 7 7 Dosing configuration accumulation communication Calibration 3 8 Not applicable 4 8 Accumulation reset MW 7 8 EC pre control configuration 6 6 1 9 Misting 3 9 SMS 7 9 Drainage configuration Subscription 6 7 1 10 Water heating 4 10 Cooling 6 10 Read from data 7 10 System pressure plug 6 8 configuration 3 5 EC pH alarm 4 5 Daily irrigation 5 5
35. Sep 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Netafim South Africa Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 6 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 INTRODUCTION This section of the CMT manual can be used for the software installation of both the NMC Pro and the NMC Junior It is written as though the NMC Pro is the product software being installed The NMC Junior uses the same software format as the NMC Pro however the software is constrained by the limitations of the NMC Junior s hardware Where the NMC Junior differs these limitations or differences are explained in a JR box as follows beneath This box explains the differences or limitations of the NMC Junior as they occur in the manual This box explains the differences or limitations of the NMC DC as they occur in the manual Netafim s NMC Pro is a top of the line irrigation controller with the most updated technology It manages irrigation fertigation misting and cooling systems This section of the CMT Manual describes the NMC Pro software installation operating procedures Prior to using the controller in your facility you will need to complete the controller s hardware installation see section 2 2 Installation Hardware NMC 64 Pro Once the controller is installed configured set up and tested all relevant menus will be available for use All values indicated in this manual are in SI metric units In everyday use the user of the cont
36. Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 30 GROW MORE WITH LESS WEATHER STATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Controller function Value in range LOCAL SLAVE or MASTER Define if this controller is connected to a weather station directly or through the network o LOCAL Weather station sensors are connected to this controller Data is used only locally and should not be passed or received through the controller network o SLAVE This controller receives weather station data through the network Data is collected by another NMC Pro or NMC 64 Climate Controller with weather station sensors connected The controller collecting the data will be defined as MASTER Sensors connected directly to a SLAVE controller will be used by it and will have a higher priority then those transmitted by the MASTER o MASTER Weather station sensors are connected to this controller and its data should be transmitted through the controller network to other controllers There can be only one MASTER controller per network COMMUNICATION Controller Number Value in range 0 to 50 Select the controller number address for the communication network The controller number will match for the controller and the NMCnet PC software but will be determined by the number set here Each controller in the network must have a unique number BaudRate Lower Port Controller and PC Communicatio
37. WRITE SCREEN Read all settings including calibr amp controller number Y Read all settings N Skip private setting Below screen will be displayed press ENTER to overwrite NMC Pro settings or Menu to exit and leave NMC Pro settings unchanged Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 47 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 30 DATA PLUG CONFIRMATION SCREEN When reading from a data plug the current controller settings will be overwritten Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 48 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK FIGURE 31 EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK SCREEN EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK No User name Phone number l From HH MM To HH MM RST All owed 1 JOE BURGER 27821234567 2 JACK SMITH 0821236789 4 EDIT SMS PHONE BOOK Up to 12 recipients can be entered into the SMS phone book e User name Up to 11 characters Enter the recipient name using the numeric keypad e Phone number Up to 20 digits Enter the recipients phone number The international dialling code can precede the phone number if desired e From To HH MM Schedule the time period for each subscriber o From Time of day in 24 hour format o To Time of day in a 24 hour format Example 1 00pm 13 00 e RST Allowed Define the subscriber s authorisation to reset the alarms o Yes Subscriber
38. XAMPLE 2 Irrigation flow rate Pumps chosen by the NMC Pro Total flow rate of pumps chosen PUMP START UP AND SHUT DOWN ORDER Once the combination of pumps that will be used for a given flow rate have been selected by the NMC Pro they will start up from the largest pump first to the smallest They will shut down in the reverse order smallest pump first If two pumps are the same size they will start up according to their numerical order For instance Pump 2 will start before Pump 3 Example The following FIGURE 41 is the start up and shut down order according to the settings in FIGURE 40 and a calculated flow rate of 45 m h FIGURE 41 PUMP START UP AND SHUTDOWN EXAMPLE mmr ss In the NMC Pro pumps allocated to cooling and misting are done so in 7 14 COOLING CONFIGURATION and 7 15 MISTING CONFIGURATION respectively Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 58 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM This part of the menu in the NMC Junior is simplv called 7 2 PUMP CONFIGURATION The NMC Junior does not give the option of a Pump Station See FIGURE 42 All pumps are treated as a pump station 7 14 COOLING CONFIGURATION and 7 15 MISTING CONFIGURATION do not exist Instead pumps for cooling and misting in the NMC Junior are allocated here in 7 2 PUMP CONFIGURATION as demonstrated with a YES or NO in FIGURE 42 However it is preferable not to control either a cooling or a misting pump using th
39. alibration offset e Rain S Del s Rain sensor delay time measured in seconds from the moment the rain sensors indicates rain until the NMC Pro will change the controller status to RAIN Rain S L A D Threshold that would indicate RAIN with an analogue rain sensor Not used NMC standard rain sensor is digital sensor e Value Relevant sensor reading o Temperature C o Humidity o Wind Direction degrees o Radiation W m Rad Offset W m e Factor Calibration factor o Temperature Value in range 5 0 to 5 0 Humidity Value in range 25 0 to 25 0 Wind Direction Value in range 359 to 359 Radiation F Value in range 00 00 to 99 99 Rad Offset Value equals 17 00 Rain S Del s Value in range 0 to 9999 Rain S L A D Value equals 80 O O O O When exiting this menu screen after changes was made to the calibration values choose YES or NO to save the changes made Save Changes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 41 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 3 2 BB SENSORS LOGGING FIGURE 21 SENSORS LOGGING SCREEN SENSORS LOGGING Temperature Average Temperature sensor 1 Temperature sensor 2 Temperature sensor 3 Temperature sensor 4 Temperature sensor 5 Temperature sensor 6 Temperature sensor 7 Temperature sensor 8 Humidity Average Humidity sensor 1 Humidity sensor 2 Humidity sensor 3 Humidity se
40. and date as well as the end day time FIGURE 14 TIME AND DATE SCREEN TIME amp DATE Current Time 08 45 30 Date 01 Feb 08 End Day Time 00 00 Start time for VPD Sum 00 00 End time for VPD Sum 00 00 TIME amp DATE e Current Time Set the current controller time here e Date Set the current controller date here e End Dav Time Set the start time for a new controller day choose value from pull down menu At end day time o All ACTIVE ALARMS as indicated in 3 1 ALARM RESET are reset o All 4 3 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATIONS are reset Irrigation cycles that was not completed will move to 4 4 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS Irrigation cycles for these valves will not be completed automatically o Cycle days in 1 1 IRRIGATION are moved one day ahead The Daily 96 in 1 1 IRRIGATION are zeroed Constant will be unchanged Currently active irrigation program will continue according its settings until completed e Start and End Times for VPD Sum Set the time of day during which irrigation based on VPD Sum should begin To adjust the time and date place the cursor on the setting you wish to modify with the arrow keys change the numbers using the keypad and press ENTER to save your changes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 28 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 SYSTEM SETUP FIGURE 15 SYSTEM SET UP SCREEN ENGLISH SYSTEM SETUP SPANISH Language ENGLISH ITALIAN Temp
41. ange pH 1 pH 2 pH 1 or pH 2 Define which pH sensor will be used for system pH control If selecting pH 1 pH 2 pH 1 will be used for control and pH 2 for verification In the NMC Junior this feature is indexed as 7 8 EC pH Sensor Range It is limited to only the analogue range for 4 mA and 20 mA and further limited to only one EC sensor and to one pH sensor Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 76 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Define configuration settings for the system pressure sensors inlet and or outlet FIGURE 54 PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION SCREEN PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION OVolt 7T 5 Volt Pin bar 0 00 10 00 Pout bar 0 00 10 00 0 Volt 5 Volt 4 mA 20 mA PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION Sensor Relevant pressure sensor Pin bar System inlet pressure sensor before filter Pout bar System outlet pressure sensor after filter 0 Volt Value in range to 10 Define the corresponding pressure value bar for the relevant pressure sensor with an analogue input value of O volt 5 Volt Value in range to 10 Define the corresponding pressure value bar for the relevant pressure sensor with an analogue input value of 5 volt OR 4 mA Value in range to 10 Define the corresponding pressure va
42. arse Tuning Fine Tuning Coarse Tuning Fine Tuning Time 0 Time Coarse setting too fast Correct settings To prevent crop damage during system tune up make sure you choose a valve that is not irrigating an active crop section Control Cycle Set a runtime program with sufficient time 30 minutes or so 1 2 WATER RUN TIME Manually start a valve associated with the above set runtime program in 2 3 START STOP VALVE there is no need to attach a dosing program Manually open one of the dosing channels through 5 1 RELAYS and measure the time in seconds until the EC level start to increase Do the same test for all the dosing channels Stop the dosing channel in 5 1 RELAYS and stop the valve in 2 3 START STOP VALVE Calculate the average time from all the channels this value can be ENTERED as the Control Cycle time Coarse and Fine Tuning Set the coarse and fine tuning to 1 Slow in 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION Set a dosing program with realistic settings in 1 3 DOSING program Start the valve from 1 above again this time with the above set dosing program also associated While the system is dosing and after verifying that there are no large variations between set and actual flow rate start increasing the coarse tuning value until the system gets to an accuracy of about 0 3 to 0 4 above or below set EC and or pH levels Then start increasing the fine tuning until reaching the best possible stability After
43. ay time will be shut down first and all other Off delay times will be relevant to this delay time It is therefore recommended to set the device required to shut down first to 00 00 automatically changes to From Example above The irrigation field valve will close without delay when the irrigation program finishes 5 seconds after the irrigation field valve closed the main valve will close and 5 seconds after the main valve closed the pump will stop pump set to stop 10 seconds after irrigation field valve closed Please also see graphical explanation below Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 53 GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 37 DEVICE DELAY EXAMPLE NMC Device delay Valve Main valve Pump Irrigation IN PROGRAM DELAYS e Shift delay sec Value in range 999 to 999 Define the required delay between valves the delay between closing a valve until opening the next one If you wish to open and close the valves simultaneously set to O A negative value can be used to overlap valve change over When a negative value is set the next valve will start when the current valve stops The current valve will be on for this specific negative time longer Example Delay between valves e Delay between valves is set to 10 seconds e Valve 115 set to operate alone for 00 01 00 e Valves 2 are set to work together for 00 01 05 e Valve 4 is set to work 00 05 00 c
44. bination of pumps than one pump the NMC Pro will choose those pumps instead of one pump If the closest flow rate can be achieved equally by either one pump or a combination of two pumps or more it will choose the one pump Example An example is given in Table TABLE 5 For a calculated irrigation flow rate of 40m h two pumps that together deliver exactly 40m h Pumps 1 and 2 would be chosen by the NMC Pro instead of one pump Pump 3 that delivers 55m h Should the calculated irrigation flow rate increase to 41m h one pump Pump 3 that delivers 55m h would be chosen Should the calculated irrigation flow rate increase to 56m h the NMC Pro would in addition to Pump 3 bring in the pump that would provide the closest possible flow rate that is greater than 56m h That would be 65m h by bringing in Pump 2 in addition to Pump 3 TABLE 5 PUMP STATION START PRIORITIES EXAMPLE 1 a flow rates are in Irrigation flow rate Pumps chosen by the NMC Pro Total flow rate of pumps chosen However if this example had a fourth pump with a flow rate that equalled the combined flow rates of Pumps 1 and 2 then for a calculated irrigation flow rate of 40m h the NMC Pro would chose Pump 4 as in Table 4 and not the combination of Pumps 1 and 2 that were chosen in Table 3 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 57 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 6 PUMP STATION START PRIORITIES E
45. c show either O when the contact is open or 1 when the contact is closed The digital input screen in the NMC Junior is limited to 6 channels There is only one card and the word card is replaced by the word value Jumper settings are not applicable Although the Digital Input Test Screen in the NMC DC is the same as the NMC Pro it is limited to one card with 4 channels Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 20 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 3 2 88 ANALOGUE INPUT The analogue input test screen allows you to verify the proper operation of analogue inputs and sensors FIGURE 9 ANALOGUE INPUT TEST SCREEN ANALOG INPUT Card No 1 Card No 2 CON DM BW ANALOGUE INPUT Channel Analogue input number for each card e Card No 1 Analogue input card number 1 e Card 2 Analogue input card number 2 The NMC Junior is limited to 5 analogue inputs namely pH EC humidity and two temperature inputs The NMC DC is limited to 4 analogue inputs The A D value for each input will be indicated table below indicates the expected A D values for the most commonly used analogue sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 21 Humidity Sensor 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 4 EXEPECTED A D VALUES Sensor type A D value 205 pH sensor pH 7 0 615 pH 14 0 1023 EC Sensor EC S2 370 EC 10
46. e Junior Rather keep the pipeline before the cooling or misting valves pressurised with a suitable pressure tank and operate the pump independently with a pressure switch FIGURE 42 NMC JUNIOR PUMP CONFIGURATION PUMP CONFIGURATION Capacity Stability Off Delay Irrigation Cooling Misting m3 h mm ss mm ss 00 30 00 15 00 10 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 59 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 718 VALVE CONFIGURATION The valve configuration menu screen enables the set up of the irrigation system pump or pump station main valve water meter and drainage meter for each valve FIGURE 43 VALVE CONFIGURATION SCREEN VALVE CONFIGURATION Valve Pump Main Water Drain Drain Sample No Valve Meter Meter Type Station a Sample Station Sample Station Sample Station Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lt NONE gt Pump 3 Pump 4 Station The NMC Junior only features the Valve No Main Valve and Water Meter An irrigation valve cannot be allocated to a specific pump VALVE CONFIGURATION Valve No Value in range 1 to 255 Irrigation valve number NMC Junior Value in range 1 to 15 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 60 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e Pump Value in range NONE Pump 1 6 or Station Define which pump or if the pump station should be started when irrigating this valve When cho
47. e expanded The NMC DC has fixed inputs and outputs limited to 24x24 outputs o 4 digital inputs o 4analogue inputs which in turn are limited to EC pH temperature and humidity Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 8 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 2 MAIN FEATURES e Large graphics LCD 16x40 characters e 15 Irrigation programs e 60 runtime programs irrigation water programs Flow control high and low flow uncontrolled water flow Up to 8 dosing channels optionally with dosing meters e Fertigation by quantity time ratio m EC pH e Filter flushing up to 24 filters e Cooling humidification program e Misting program e History of water and fertigation quantities e Fault and event list registration communication and HMI e Outputs amp inputs test e Plug amp play hardware with automatic checklist e Data plug for backing up settings and setup standard The NMC Junior has only 15 x 24 VAC outputs and therefore filter flushing is limited to 15 filters Plug and play hardware with automatic checklist does not apply to the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 9 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 0 3 MAIN MENU SCREEN Press the MENU key a few times until you reach the MAIN MENU screen The MAIN MENU screen contains eight icons Use the arrow keys t
48. e to each misting valve This setting is not relevant if the misting main valve is not controlled by the NMC Pro It is preferable not to control a pump for misting using an NMC controller Rather keep the pipeline before the misting valves pressurised with a suitable pressure tank and operate the pump independently with a pressure switch Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 81 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B INSTALLATION In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the install icon and press ENTER or press 8 to enter the 8 Install menu FIGURE 57 INSTALLTION MENU SCREEN Ny 8 Install DE INSTALLATION DEVICE LAYOUT DEVICE LIST DIGITAL INPUT ANALOG INPUT 1 ANALOG INPUT 2 HARDWARE CHECKLIST Installation menu provides for system output s and or input s configuration The NMC Junior installation screen lists only one analogue input and no hardware checklist Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 82 3 2 B DEVICE LAYOUT i NETAFIM Define output functions and function numbers for each output relay Function Version 3 01 JA20120925 FIGURE 58 DEVICE LAYOUT SCREEN DEVICE LAYOUT Z O w N Main valve Filter Filter Filter Main Filter V Dosing Channel Dosing Channel Dosing Booster Selector Selector Selector A
49. em Coarse Tuning Value in range 0 to 10 Coarse tuning is used to adjust the control speed of the mixing valve A higher value will result in faster correction but might lead to over shooting the target value a lower value might result in slow reaction e Fine Tuning Value in range 0 to 10 Fine tuning is used to adjust the control speed of the mixing valve to achieve stability for the EC pre control value A to high or to low value will result in an unstable EC pre control value EC Pre Control Pump e Start With First Last Device Value in range First or Last Define whether the EC pre control pump should start with the first or the last device of the irrigation Off Delay mm ss Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Define the off delay if required for the EC pre control pump after the irrigation has stopped Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 71 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 3 2 9 DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Set the configuration options for the drainage meters connected to the system FIGURE 50 DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION SCREEN DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION Meter Ratio On Delay Off Delay No Liter Pulse 00 05 00 00 12 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DRAINAGE CONFIGURATION e Meter No Value in range 1 to 8 Drainage meter number Ratio Value in range 0 to 99999 000 Define the volume per pulse of the drainage meters
50. er value number value in range in range in range NMC Pro NMC DC NMC Junior Function output Output description Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 84 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS With outputs defined the relevant software menus will become available for configuration After making changes exit and return to this table to check for errors The NMC Pro will delete conflicting items 3 2 1 SAME AS RELAY SPECIAL CASE The Same As Relay feature enables one output to be active with another output Menu 8 1 Device Layout only permits the Same As Relay feature to link an output with just one other output not two or more For example see Relay 33 in FIGURE 58 It is only linked to one output that is Output 18 in this specific case There is no option to link to another output However it is possible that there would be a need to link two outputs to be the same as one output such as in the example in FIGURE 5 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE CASE STUDY Here a booster pump one relay is needed for Irrigation Valve 1 and for Irrigation Valve 5 two relays e Irrigation Valve 1 must be the same as the relay for the booster pump e Irrigation Valve 5 must be the same as the relay for the booster pump FIGURE 59 CASE STUDY IRRIGATION VALVES Irrig valve 5 Irrig valve 1 Booster pump gt lt Irrig valve 2 gt lt
51. erature Unit H JAPANESE Volume Unit METRIC RUSSIAN Maximum Cooling Parallel 1 GERMAN Maximum Misting Parallel 1 FRENCH STOP IRRIGATION TURKISH During Filter Flushing NO POLISH During Cooling Process NO HEBREW During Misting Process NO STOP DOSING NO JK i MAIN SCREEN Default Hotkev Number 1 HISTORV 1HOUR WEATHER STATION B LOCAL COMMUNICATION Controller Number 1 BaudRate Lower Port gt 9600 BaudRate Upper Port gt 9600 Remote Unit Type gt NONE 1 HOUR Expansion Box 1 Connected gt 2 HOUR Expansion Box 2 Connected gt 3 HOUR Expansion Box 3 Connected gt 4 HOUR WATER SOURCE 6 HOUR Flow Rate Start From 8 HOUR Calculated Flow Delay mm ss 12 HOUR DAY ZERO Rojo ji NOMINAL SNGL NET SLAVE RADIO MASTER These features are not available in the NMC Junior These features are not available in the NMC Junior or the NMC DC Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 29 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS SYSTEM SETUP e Language Choose controller language e Temperature Unit Value in range C or F Choose controller temperature unit e Volume Unit Value in range METRIC or GALLON Set controller volumetric unit as metric m or liter or gallon imperial This unit also influence the pressure measurement unit to be metric bar or imperial PSI e Maximum Cooling Parallel Value in range 1 to 8 Define the maximum numbe
52. g 1 Day 01 01 1 Dose Water D F Valve Program instruction 6 jgRuntime4 2224 7 4 Stagger valve delay Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 55 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 3 2 PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION The NMC Pro can control up to 6 pumps total Each irrigation valve cooling valve or misting valve can be connected to one of the pump s setup Each irrigation valve can also be setup to the pump station The pump station is a group of pumps out of the 6 possible pumps that will be started and controlled in accordance with the required flow The pump station configuration screen allows you to define the capacity of the pumps setup their start up and shutdown delays and which pumps are part of the pump station For pumps defined as part of a pump station the NMC Pro will automatically calculate the expected flow for the active irrigation valves from the 7 4 VALVE FLOW RATE table and decide which pump s from the pump station should be started to satisfy the flow rate required See also 7 3 VALVE CONFIGURATION The NMC Junior does not give the option of not being a pump station It is always a pump station Irrigation valves cannot be assigned to a specific pump FIGURE 40 NMC PRO PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION Capacity Stability Off Delay Station m3 h mm ss mm ss PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION Pump Number Value in
53. gitator Agitator Agitator Valve None Valve Valve Valve Valve Pump Cooling Cooling None Pump Misting Misting None Alarm Same As Relay Same As Relay None None None None None None 2 NO ES Installation Software NMC Irrigation Valve Main valve Pump Filter Main Filter V Dosing Channel Dosing Booster Selector Agitator Cooling Misting Water Heater Alarm Cond Active amp EC P Ctrl Open EC P Ctrl Clos EC P Ctrl Pump Same As Relay Page 83 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM The NMC Junior s Device Layout is limited in to 15 relays These features are not available in the NMC Junior DEVICE LAYOUT Relay This column is divided in sub columns indicating relay location and number o Location Value in range N A LOCAL EXT 1 to 3 or R U Output relay location N A Relay output not installed LOCAL Relay output installed in the local controller EXT 1 to 3 Relay output installed in expansion box 1 2 or 3 R U Remote output key installed for relay output The location is not applicable in the NMC Junior o Number Value in range 1 to 256 NMC Pro relay output number e Function and No See table below for relay output functions and function numbers TABLE 7 RELAY OUTPUT FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTION NUMBERS Function Function Function number value numb
54. his menu screen is used to calibrate humidity sensors connected to the NMC Pro Use the left right arrow keys to increase decrease the calibration values It is recommended to calibrate the humidity sensors using a reference sensor When using genuine NMC humidity sensors calibration should not be required FIGURE 17 HUMIDITY CALIBRATION SCREEN HUMIDITY CALIBRATION Humidity Factor Press Arrows to Increase Decrease The NMC Junior is limited to 1 humidity sensor This NMC DC is limited to 4 humidity sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 35 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HUMIDITY CALIBRATION e Sensor Humidity sensor number Humidity 96 Humidity sensor reading Factor Value in range 25 0 to 25 0 Calibration factor When exiting this menu screen after changes was made to the calibration values choose YES or NO to save the changes made Save Changes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 36 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 BIB EC pH CALIBRATION This menu screen is used to calibrate EC pH transmitter s connected to the NMC Pro The calibration for the EC and pH probes are done on the EC pH transmitter s See Calibration of EC and pH Sensors in Section 7 4 of the CMT Manual and must be done before calibrating the EC pH transmitter s to NMC Pro Only one EC pH transmitter can be connected t
55. i NETAFIM CMT MANUAL 3 2 INSTALLATION SOFTWARE NMC IRRIGATION NMC PRO NMC DC AND NMC JUNIOR GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM TABLE OF CONTENTS Eee 6 DOCUMENT INFORMATION c sscssssssssssssessssscsessesscssssucsessessssucsucsesscsncsucsecscsnssucsucsesassucacsacsncsucaeeasenssneseeseenss 6 A E OMEN MINNIE 6 3 2 0 INTRODUCTION M 7 3 2 0 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION cscssssessssessessssessesscsscsessssecsssvcscsussvcsssucsessessssvssesessesssseeessesseestassseseeessees 8 3 2 0 2 MA NEE RT Vet 9 3 2 0 3 MAIN MENU SCREEN teet tenente tenete tette 10 PE o 11 3 2 0 5 NMC PRO GENERIC OPERATION GUIDELINES 12 3 2 0 6 CHECKING NMC PRO CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION ssesssssssesseseesessssecseesessssesseseessaeesen 13 3 2 0 7 RESETTING NMC PRO CONTROLLER scsscsessessssessessssesssssssecscsucsesussessssucsessssecsessesussesssseessaeesess 13 3 2 0 8 ANALOGUE INPUTS cscsscssssessessssessesscsesscsucsessssvesessssssssucsesessussssssseesssussessssessesssseeseensseessaeesen 13 3 2 0 9 GETTING STA RIED a tatna 14 p 17 3 2 5 1 RELAYS ccccsccscssescsssssesessssvcssssssscsssucssesssvesssusssssssusssesssvesssucacsassucsesssavesesusaceasaueseessaceseansaee
56. ing is active o Hydraulic The dosing channel uses a hydraulic dosing pump The dosing booster will not be turned on when dosing is active When working with a hydraulic pump the Method can only be Liter Pulse and the Reaction can only be PASSIVE which mean no EC and or pH control o Electric The dosing channel uses an electrical dosing pump The dosing booster will not be turned on when dosing is active e Method Value in range Liter Pulse Time cc sec Time Liter min or Time Liter hour Select the operating method o Liter Pulse With this method selected dosing will be volumetric or proportional without EC and or pH control Defines that a dosing meter is connected to this channel for control purposes Set the volume per pulse litres per pulse in the Ratio column o Time cc sec Define that the flow rate of the dosing channel is in cc per second The channel flow rate will be ENTERED in the Ratio column Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 66 GROW MORE WITH LESS o Time Liter min Define that the flow rate of the dosing channel is in liter per minute The channel flow rate will be ENTERED in the Ratio column o Time Liter Hour Method selected for FertiKit PB and NetaJet with EC and or pH control Define that the flow rate of the dosing channel is in liter per hour The channel flow rate will be ENTERED in the Ratio column e Ratio Value i
57. llation Software NMC Irrigation Page 90 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 9 ANALOGUE INPUT FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTION NUMBERS Function number Function number Function output Analogue input description value in range value in range NMC Pro NMC Junior VA VA wee imn 1 ec sens veriy eC Sensorforverfeaton 1 7 T 7 7 7 7 7 e Ib 3 2 BIB ANALOGUE INPUT 2 Please see identical to 8 4 ANALOGUE INPUT 1 This feature is not applicable to the NMC Junior 3 2 BIB HARDWARE CHECKLIST Please see identical to 5 6 HARDWARE CHECKLIST This feature is not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 91
58. lose time not shown in below figure FIGURE 38 VALVE DELAY BETWEEN CLOSING AND OPENING EXAMPLE Valve no 4 Valves no 2 3 Valve no 1 0 0045 00130 00 45 01 00 01 15 01 30 01145 02100 0245 02130 0245 0300 0 00 15 00 30 00 45 01 00 01 15 01 30 01 45 02 00 02 15 02 30 02 45 03 00 Stagger delay sec Value in range 0 to 999 Define the time in seconds for the first shift and last shift delay between valves inside of a group See FIGURE 39 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 54 NETAFIM FIGURE 39 EXAMPLE OF STAGGER VALVE DELAY MULTIPLE SHIFTS Operation method The stagger valve delay is only active at the start and at the end of the irrigation Stagger Shift Shift Shift Stagger On delay On delay On delay On delay Off delay 20 sec 30 sec 30 sec 30 sec 20 sec E 1 l V2 2 iii i E V4 um 4 V5 AE TT 5 v7 E E L E i amp on Fert b 4 id L L E Stagger valve delay active Shift delay Stagger valve delay active DATE O1 Feb 11 TIME 08 30 30 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Start Time 08 00 lt Program instruction Run time 1 Stagger valve delay un time 1 un time 2 un time 2 un time 3 un time 4 Run time 4 Stagger valve delay Clock Start 1 Min Time 00 30 Valve 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 Run Time 701 d d Dosing Pro
59. lue bar for the relevant pressure sensor with an analogue input value of 4 mA 20 mA Value in range O to 10 Define the corresponding pressure value bar for the relevant pressure sensor with an analogue input value of 20 mA Between the 4 to 20 mA or 0 to 5 Volt analogue input values the NMC Pro will calculate linear values Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 77 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM 2 COOLING CONFIGURATION In the NMC Junior this is indexed as 7 9 Cooling Configuration Define the configuration of pump s and main valve s for system cooling valve s FIGURE 55 COOLING CONFIGURATION SCREEN COOLING CONFIGURATION Pump Main Valve COOLING CONFIGURATION e Cool No Value in range 1 to 40 Relevant cooling valve There are a maximum of 24 cooling valves in the NMC DC Pump Value in range to 6 Define a pump to each cooling valve This setting is not relevant if the cooling pump is not controlled by the NMC Pro the use of a constant pressure system is recommended This feature of pump allocation is not used for the NMC Junior here under 7 14 Cooling Configuration A pump allocated to cooling in the NMC Junior is done so in 7 2 Pump Configuration Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 78 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e Main Valve Value in range 0 to 6 Define a main valve
60. may reset the alarms o No Subscriber may not reset that alarms e Active Define whether the subscriber has been activated to receive SMS alarms o Yes Subscriber is active o No Subscriber has been deactivated Verify that the SMS Support ON is set to YES in order for the subscribers to receive their SMSes See 6 12 SMS SETUP below The NMC Junior does not feature SMS sending Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 49 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B2 SMS SETUP FIGURE 32 SMS SETUP SCREEN SMS SETUP SMS Support ON YES Send Period hh mm ss 00 05 00 SMS SETUP e SMS Support ON o Yes SMS support is active o No SMS support has been deactivated Send Period hh mm ss Defines how often the controller will check for new alarms to send Default every 5 minutes 00 05 00 3 2 3 PERSONAL MESSAGE FIGURE 33 SMS PERSONAL MESSAGE SCREEN PERSONAL MESSAGE Time JOE BURGER 12 x columns of names TEXT GOOD AFTERNOON maximum 70 characters A text of 70 characters may be smsed at a preset time to any or all of the recipients who have been entered in 6 11 Edit SMS Phone Book e A maximum of 12 texted messages e Text A message up to 70 characters long e Time HH MM Time of day to send the personal message e Recipients names YES or NO whether to receive the personal message Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software
61. n Network Select the lower port baud rate communication speed for communication The baud rate in each controller and in the NMCnet PC software must match otherwise the communication will not operate BaudRate Upper Port Remote Unit and Expansion Box Network Select the upper port baud rate communication speed for communication The baud rate in the controller and in the remote unit or expansion boxes must match otherwise the communication will not operate Remote Unit Type Value in range NONE SINGLENET or RADIO Select the type of remote unit connected to the NMC Pro o No remote units are connected to the NMC Pro o SINGLENET SingleNet remote units are connected to the NMC Pro not used o RADIO radio remote unit is connected to the NMC Pro not used Only one type of remote unit SingleNet or Radio can be connected to a specific controller Expansion Box 1 to 3 Connected Value in range NO or YES Specify whether the relevant expansion box is connected or not If YES the NMC Pro will search for the relevant expansion box and will update the 5 6 HARDWARE CHECKLIST and all other relevant settings accordingly if communication to it is established If the NMC Pro does not recognize the expansion box an alarm Ext Box Com Fail will be generated If communication is re established the alarm will be automatically reset not used Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigati
62. n range 0 to 999 999 Define dosing channel pulse rate or flow o Method is Liter Pulse Define the volume per pulse liter per pulse o Method is Time Define the flow rate of the dosing channel This will be the nominal flow rate of the dosing channel e React Value in range EC ACID PASSIVE or ALKALI Set the required reaction control this dosing channel will provide o dosing channel is used to control the EC level o ACID The dosing channel is used to decrease the pH level o PASSIVE The dosing channel is used for proportional timed or volumetric dosing dosing will be according the values set in the 1 3 DOSING program with no control for EC or pH levels o ALKALI The dosing channel is used to increase the pH level e High Value in range to 100 Set an injection adjustment percentage limit This percentage will limit the increase applied to the set dosing recipe quantity or time when the NMC Pro is injecting more than specified in order to reach the target EC and or pH values e Low Value in range to 100 Set an injection adjustment percentage limit This percentage will limit the decrease applied to the set dosing recipe quantity or time when the NMC Pro is injecting less than specified in order to achieve the target EC and or pH values e V P L Value in range 0 to 999 999 Define the volume per pulse in liters per pulse for the dosing meter when using a dosing meter for measurement and
63. ne This parameter is relevant only when NOMINAL has being selected in the previous parameter In this period Low Flow and High Flow alarms will not be detected Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 32 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION This menu screen is used to calibrate temperature sensors connected to the NMC Pro Use the left right arrow keys to increase decrease the calibration values It is recommended to calibrate the temperature sensors using a reference sensor When using genuine NMC temperature sensors calibration should not be required FIGURE 16 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION SCREEN TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION Temp Factor Press Arrows to Increase Decrease The NMC Junior is limited to 2 temperature sensors This NMC DC is limited to 4 temperature sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 33 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION e Sensor Temperature sensor number Temperature Temperature sensor reading Factor Value in range 5 0 to 5 0 Calibration factor When exiting this menu screen after changes were made to the calibration values choose YES or NO to save the changes made Save Changes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 34 GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 HUMIDITY CALIBRATION T
64. nsor 4 Humidity sensor 5 Humidity sensor 6 Humidity sensor 7 Humidity sensor 8 EC Sensor pH Sensor EC Pre Control Sensor Outside Temp Minimum Outside Temp Average Outside Temp Maximum Outside Hum Minimum Outside Hum Average Outside Hum Maximum Wind Speed Average Wind Speed Maximum Wind Direction Avg Rain Status Daily Rain Rain Flow Radiation Average Radiation Sum Pressure In Minimum Pressure In Average Pressure In Maximum Pressure Out Minimum Pressure Out Average Pressure Out Maximum Delta Prssr Minimum Delta Prssr Average Delta Prssr Maximum Press To Select Deselect Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 42 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM n the NMC Junior this is indexed as 6 6 Sensors Logging and only these 6 measurements are logged This menu screen is used to set which sensors data should be logged To select a sensor move the cursor to the relevant sensor with the arrow keys and select de select sensor by pressing the key Selected sensors will be indicated with a V When the sensors logging setup is changed the NMC Pro needs to reset the 4 11 SENSOR LOG for the change to take effect Choose YES to confirm change or NO to delete change In the NMC Junior this is indexed as 4 10 Sensor Log FIGURE 22 DELETE HISTORY DATA SCREEN THIS WILL DELETE YOUR HISTORY DATA ARE YOU SURE When
65. o navigate and select icons The selected icon will be highlighted and can be used to display the menu screen by pressing the ENTER button Alternatively you can press the number indicated next to each icon For example press the 3 key to go directly to the Alarm Menu To go back to the MAIN MENU screen simply press MENU button FIGURE 2 MAIN MENU SCREEN INDIVIDUAL ICONS Alarm reset history and thresholds Programs System pause Irrigation Conduct manual Water run time irrigation process Dosing and filter flush Condition Agitator Selector 2 Filter flushing J jA Irrigation log history and accumulators Filters cooling sensors events and system log Cooling Mosa 28 i Misting rogram 2 Manus ar 4 Hiztor Water heating Manually test kal bx field devices f i N pumps valves Se DELIJE f Lonfid S Install Device layout and list Hardware checklist sensor operation water meter and sensor values system set up EC temp etc Ep sensors calibration Device checklist and logging configurations Data plug operation Time amp date Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 10 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 3 2 0 4 KEYPAD FIGURE 3 KEYPAD NUMERIC WITH MAIN MENU TABLE 1 KEYPAD BUTTONS To access help screens and graphs Menu Back To access main menu also acts as ESC and
66. o the NMC Junior When the calibration of the EC pH probes are finished use the left right arrow keys to increase decrease the calibration values until the values displayed on the NMC Pro are equal to the values displayed on the transmitter s We recommend immersing the EC and pH probes in calibration fluid when doing this calibration Under normal operation conditions this calibration process should be done only when there are system changes For Example When changing EC or pH sensors or analogue input cards It is recommended however to verify that the readings of the EC pH transmitter s and of the NMC Pro are equal every time EC pH probe calibration are performed and adjusted if required FIGURE 18 EC pH CALIBRATION SCREEN EC pH CALIBRATION 1 71 5 67 NONE NONE NONE Press Arrows to Increase Decrease EC pH CALIBRATION e Sensor Relevant EC pH sensor o EC1 ECControl sensor number 1 o pH1 pH Control sensor number 1 o EC2 ECVerify sensor number 2 o pH2 Verify sensor number 2 o ECP ECPre control sensor e Value Relevant EC or pH sensor reading e Factor Value in range 3 0 to 3 0 Calibration factor Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 37 GROW MORE WITH LESS When exiting this menu screen after changes was made to the calibration values choose YES or NO to save the changes made Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installati
67. of auxiliary meters is 6 FIGURE 45 WATER METER CONFIGURATION SCREEN WATER METER Ratio Water Meter 1 1000 00 STANDARD Water Meter 2 STANDARD Water Meter 3 STANDARD Water Meter 4 STANDARD Water Meter 5 STANDARD Water Meter 6 STANDARD AUX Meter 1 AUX Meter 2 AUX Meter 3 AUX Meter 4 AUX Meter 5 AUX Meter 6 AUX Meter 7 AUX Meter 8 STANDARD The Type and Sum columns do not apply to the NMC Junior WATER METER e Description Description of water meters and auxiliary meters e Ratio Value in range 0 to 99999 000 Set volume per pulse of each water meter or auxiliary meter in liters per pulse L P e Value in range STANDARD or WATER SOURCE Define type of flow calculation o STANDARD This option allows the use of a single water meter for flow measurement Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 64 GROW MORE WITH LESS For this water meter flow calculation type valves which are operated in a group should be connected to the same water meter If a group of valves with valves configured to different water meters are started the NMC Pro uses the flow measured by the water meter setup for the leading valve only o WATER SOURCE This option allows the use of up to 6 water meters for flow measurement The NMC Pro will sum or deduct flow measured simultaneously from the number of water meters setup When choosing this function an additi
68. on Software NMC Irrigation Page 38 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 BB PRESSURE CALIBRATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior This menu screen is used to calibrate the system inlet and outlet pressure sensors connected to the NMC Pro Use the left right arrow keys to increase decrease the calibration values It is recommended to calibrate the pressure sensors using a reference sensor FIGURE 19 PRESSURE CALIBRATION SCREEN PRESSURE CALIBRATION Value Factor Pressure In 0 00 0 00 Pressure Out NONE Press Arrows to Increase Decrease PRESSURE CALIBRATION e Sensor Relevant pressure sensor o Pressure In System inlet pressure sensor before filter o Pressure Out System outlet pressure sensor after filter e Value Relevant pressure sensor reading Factor Value in range 3 0 to 3 0 Calibration factor When exiting this menu screen after changes was made to the calibration values choose YES or NO to save the changes made Save Changes Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 39 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 B WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION This feature is not available in the NMC Junior This menu screen is used to calibrate the weather station sensors connected to the NMC Pro Use the left right arrow keys to increase decrease the calibration values Weather station sensor calibration requires the
69. on Page 31 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS WATER SOURCE This feature is not available in the NMC Junior This feature is not available in the NMC DC e Flow Rate Start From Value in range ZERO or NOMINAL Select the flow rate start method for a system using Water Source more than one flow meter used to determine system flow configuration for flow measurement o ZERO flow rate calculation for an irrigation cycle will begin with the value zero 0 The flow rate will increase according to the pulses received NOMINAL The flow rate calculation for an irrigation cycle will begin with the nominal flow value which is the sum of the nominal flows for all the active valves in the irrigation The flow rate will increase or decrease according to the pulses received e The calculation method is important primarily for dosing with EC and pH control With a system that operates with flow meters supplying slow pulse rates it is recommended to choose the NOMINAL flow rate option due to inaccurate flow calculation in the first stage of the irrigation When operating with slow pulses and starting with a ZERO value it will take a long time for the controller to reach its actual flow rate value When operating by fast pulses choose either ZERO or NOMINAL Calculated Flow Delay Value in range 00 00 to 59 59 This setting defines the time that the controller uses its nominal flow rate value before switching to the measured o
70. onal column called SUM will appear This column enables to define which water meters should be summed and which deducted to calculate the measured flow Water meter flow calculation type is a general definition for all water meters therefore when changing type of water meter for one of the water meters the type will be changed for all water meters When setting water meter flow calculation type to WATER SOURCE it is not possible to configure valves to water meters in 7 3 VALVE CONFIGURATION Sum Value in range or Define whether flow measured by each water meter should be added or deducted to calculate the measured flow o Flow measured by this water meter will be added in the calculation to determine total measured flow o Flow measured by this water meter will be deducted in the calculation to determine total measured flow If the calculation for measure flow equals a negative flow value the NMC Pro will indicate zero flow If all valves are set to deduct the system will ignore the calculation for measured flow and calculated the flow based on the nominal flow for the valves setup in 7 4 VALVE FLOW RATE It is very important to choose the correct flow meter for the application and to do its installation properly The wrong flow meter or a poor installation will result in measurement errors and or inaccurate control For instructions regarding how to choose the correct water meter and install it refer to
71. osing Station the NMC Pro will choose which and how many pumps should be started to supply the required calculated flow See 7 2 PUMP STATION CONFIGURATION for more information This does not apply to the NMC Junior Main Valve Value in range 0 to 6 Define which main valve should be opened when starting each valve NMC Junior Value in range 1 to 3 e Water Meter Value in range 0 to 6 Configure a water meter to each valve This option is only available when the water meter Type in 7 5 WATER METER is defined as STANDARD NMC Junior Value in range 1 to 3 When operating by Water Meter Type in 7 5 WATER METER as WATER SOURCE a valve is not configured to a specific water meter In this case all water meters set in the system are relevant for each irrigation and their pulses are calculated for the flow rate Under this situation the Water Meter column will be ignored in 7 3 VALVE CONFIGURATION When using more than one water meter it is recommended not to start the valves that are configured on different meters simultaneously The NMC Pro uses only the water meter connected to the leading valve and does not sum the flow from the rest of the water meters This could cause unexpected alarms e Drain Meter Value in range 0 to 8 Define which drain meter this valve is connected to This does not apply to the NMC Junior Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 61 NETAFIM
72. ot available in the NMC Junior The hardware checklist displays the quantity and location for input and output cards installed for the local controller and expansion boxes Position of cards connected will appear on the bottom table FIGURE 12 HARDWARE CHECKLIST SCREEN HARDWARE CHECKLIST Analog Input Digital Input Relay Card Ext Box Version Qty Rem Output Key Bhh COM A ln No 1 No 1 i osi nom ssh o es _ 18 9 gt 16 17 gt 24 25 gt 32 5 HARDWARE CHECKLIST e DESCRIPTION Description of card connected o Analog Input Analogue input card o Digital Input Digital input card o Relay Card 24VAC and or Dry contact output cards o Extension Box Version Expansion box software version only shown for expansion boxes 1 to 3 o Quantity Remote Output Key Quantity of outputs available from the remote output keys for the remote unit Radio e LOC Local controller card quantity e EXT1 Expansion box 1 card quantity e EXT2 Expansion box 2 card quantity e EXT3 Expansion box 3 card quantity DESCRIPTION OF CARDS CONNECTED e Relay x 2 x 24VAC and Dry contact output cards with controller relay output numbers gt Remote output keys with controller relay output numbers D In No x Digital input card with card number In No x Analogue input card with card number e RS 485 Communication card e P S Power supply Version
73. r of cooling programs to be operated simultaneously This number refers to the number of cooling programs that will be operated in parallel Valves from the same cooling program will always be operated sequentially In the NMC Junior Maximum Cooling Parallel Value in range 1 to 5 e Maximum Misting Parallel Value in range 1 to 40 Define the maximum number of misting programs valves to be operated simultaneously STOP IRRIGATION During Filter Flushing 7 Value in range No or Yes Define if irrigation should be stopped during filter flushing e During Cooling Process 7 Value in range No or Yes Define if irrigation should be stopped during cooling During Misting Process 7 Value in range No or Yes Define if irrigation should be stopped during misting STOP DOSING e During Filter Flushing 7 Value in range No or Yes Define if dosing should be stopped during filter flushing MAIN SCREEN e Default Hotkey Number Value in range 0 to 8 Define the default hot screen number this hot screen will be set as the system MAIN screen When the system is left idle the controller will automatically switch to this screen HISTORY e History Resolution Choose the history collection rate for sensors setup in 6 8 SENSOR LOGGING The average reading recorded during this time frame will be logged For example If set to 15 minutes the controller will log the average reading for defined sensors every 15 minutes
74. roller will only use the first four icons of the main screen Icons 1 to 4 However prior to using them the installation of the software must be complete This software installation is handled using the second set of 4 icons Icons 5 to 8 This section of the CMT Manual only deals with the second set of 4 icons Icons 5 to 8 For the first 4 icons see section 4 2 User Manual NMC Irrigation Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 7 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM FIGURE 1 MAIN MENU SCREEN FIRST FOUR ICONS AND SECOND FOUR ICONS Icons 1 4 User icons 4 Hiztor Icons 5 8 ys Software ky installation tia 8 Inst icons 3 2 0 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION e The NMC Pro is a modular flexible irrigation controller with many customizable features o Output card options for 24VAC and or dry contact o Input cards for digital and or analogue sensors o Sensors for EC pH temperature humidity weather station etc o Local or remote communication to PC e new and advanced large LCD graphic screen 16x40 lines makes the NMC Pro user friendly and easy to operate and program e The NMC Pro is modular and can be expanded by adding additional I O cards The NMC Junior has fixed inputs and outputs limited to o 15 24 outputs o Gdigital inputs o 5 analogue inputs which in turn are limited to EC pH temperature and humidity The NMC Junior cannot b
75. ssaeeses 18 3 2 5 2 DIGITAL INPUT 20 3 2 5 3 ANALOGUE INPUT scscsscsssssssessssscscssssscscsssssessucsessssvcsssscsssesscsessssecsssussesessessesessussnsesseeesaeeeess 21 3 2 5 4 TEMPERATURE eeeeeeeeetneennnenene tenete tenete tenete tette EEAS terere tte tette 23 zv puni A 24 3 2 5 6 HARDWARE CHECKLIST scsesscssssessessssesscsscsessssscsessssecsessssessssucsessssvesssusseesssscsesssseesesssseeesseesen 25 3 2 5 7 POWER AND COMMUNICATION NMC DC 26 3 2 8 Plz MO 27 WI Wc A 28 3 2 6 2 SYSTEM SETUP ccccsscsscsssscssssssscssssecsvssssvcscssssvssssucsessssetsessssesussucsessssssssussesessessesesseesesssseeessecees 29 3 2 6 3 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION eeceeeetetetertetetetnte tenente tenete tenete 33 3 2 6 4 HUMIDITY GALIBRATIG Na 35 3 2 6 5 EC pH CALIBRATION tentent tenete tette tette terere 37 3 2 6 6 PRESSURE CALIBRATION tenente tenente tette tenete teet 39 3 2 6 7 WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION eeeeeteeetettenet nennen tenente tette 40 3 2 6 8 SENSORS 42 3 2 6 9 WRITE TO DATA PLUG cssccssssssessescsesssssscsscsessssucsessssecscsscsessssucsesassecsssussessssecsesissessesesseesssessens 44 3 2 6 10 READ FROM DATA PLUG tenente nennen tenente tenerent 47 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software
76. ssesscsesscsscsessssvcsessssessssucsessssecsesssseesssecsessssessesssseeesseseess 75 3 2 7 13 PRESSURE SENSOR RANGE DEFINITION eene 77 3 2 7 14 COOLING CONFIGURATION 78 3 2 7 15 MISTING CONFIGURATION ccscsscsscssessessessessssssssesscssessesscsseseeseessessarsatsatsasesteseeseeseeseeseeseesen 80 LEA PE Tres NINE I ES 82 3 2 8 1 DEVICE LAYOUT TTS 83 3 2 8 1 1 SAME AS RELAY SPECIAL CASE ccccsscsssssssesssssesessssvcsesscsessssecsessssvcssssssesssssssssissesesssseeesaecses 85 3 2 8 2 DEVICE rte tette tette rte tent 87 3 2 8 3 DIGITAL a 88 3 2 8 4 ANALOGUE INPUT 1 o ccccsscsssssssessssecsessssecscsscsesssssesessssvssssussessssucsesssseesesussesessecsesessessesnsseesssecies 90 3 2 8 5 ANALOGUE INPUT 2 nennen tenete tete 91 3 2 8 6 HARDWARE CHECKLIST scsesscssssessessssessessssessssscsessssecsessssessssucsessssecsssusseeessecsesssseseesssseeesseeses 91 Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 2 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 KEYPAD BUTTONS EEEE TABLE 2 ALPHABET CHARACTERS ALLOCATED TO KEYPAD TABLE PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE MENU STRUCTURE eere TABL
77. sult in slower changing of the measured EC and or pH value used by the system EC and or pH averaging could be used to improve the performance of a system with poor mixing It is recommended to use the default value as far as possible e Dosing Booster Off Delay mm ss Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Define the time that the dosing booster should be left on after the dosing has finished This time is usually used to flush the high concentrations of chemicals from the dosing bypass to prevent corrosion of the system components when it is idle e Dosing by QTY Method Value in range BULK or SPREAD Define quantity dosing method not applicable for proportional quantity dosing or dosing by time o BULK All channels set to quantity dosing method QTY will inject the set quantity in one bulk as soon as the irrigation quantity time available for dosing starts o SPREAD All channels set to quantity dosing method QTY will spread the set dosing quantity throughout the irrigation quantity time available for dosing See Control Cycle Coarse Tuning and Fine Tuning Adjustment on the next page Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 69 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 48 CONTROL CYCLE COARSE TUNING AND FINE TUNING ADJUSTMENT GRAPHIC Desired Offset Desired Set Point Set Point Offset Dosing Level Dosing Level diee Co
78. the Netafim Product Guide For the NMC Junior there is no distinction between Type Standard and Type Water Source All meters are defined to valves When using more than one water meter it is recommended not to start to valves that are not configured to the same water meter simultaneously The NMC Junior uses only the water meter connected to the leading valve and does not sum the flow from the rest of the water meters This might create unexpected alarms and malfunctions Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 65 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 6 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Configuration for up to 8 dosing channels must be set in this menu screen FIGURE 46 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION SCREEN DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Pump Method Ratio React High Low V P L 1 Venturi Time Lit h EC Venturi Time Lit h EC Electric Liter Pulse PASSIVE 2 3 4 8 Venturi Liter Pulse Hydraulic Time cc sec ACID Electric Time Liter min PASSIVE Time Liter hour ALKALI DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION e Value in range 1 to 8 Dosing channel number The NMC Junior facilitates 8 dosing channels but only 6 dosing meters e Pump Value in range Venturi Hydraulic or Electric Select the type of dosing pump o Venturi Pump type selected for FertiKit PB and NetaJet The dosing channel uses a venturi type injector The dosing booster will be turned on when dos
79. tion times it will also take time to achieve the target value A high value will result in fast correction and reaction times but could cause over shooting the target value See Control Cycle Coarse Tuning and Fine Tuning Adjustment page 112 Fine Tuning 0 10 Value in range 0 to 10 EC Fine tuning is used to fine tune the stability of EC control A too low or to high value could cause the system to be unstable at the target value e Coarse Tuning 0 10 Value in range 0 to 10 pH Coarse tuning is used to adjust the slope of the pH course control A low value will result in slow correction and reaction times it will also take time to achieve the target value A high value will result in fast correction and reaction times but could cause over shooting the target value e pH Fine Tuning 0 10 Value in range O to 10 pH Fine tuning is used to fine tune the stability of pH control A too low or to high value could cause the system to be unstable at the target value e Control Cycle sec Value in range 1 to 60 Define the control cycle for EC and or pH control This should be the time it takes the system since it injected fertiliser acid until the change is recognized measured by the system e EC pH Averaging 0 Low 20 High Value in range 0 to 20 Averaging factor for EC and or pH measurement A low value will result in faster changing of the measured EC and or pH value used by the system A high value will re
80. you change the sensors logging setup the sensors history table 4 11 SENSOR LOG resets all sensors data logged will be deleted The NMC DC Sensors Logging screen is the same as the NMC Pro but is limited to 4 sensors Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 43 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 3 2 BB WRITE DATA PLUG The data plug can be used to save controller settings and restore them when needed Plug the data plug into the NMC Pro data plug socket the data plug is symmetric so it can be plugged in both directions For the NMC Pro use the YELLOW data plug only FIGURE 23 for the NMC Junior the CLEAR or BLUE data plug FIGURE 24 and for the NMC DC the YELLOW data plug FIGURE 25 FIGURE 23 NMC PRO DATA PLUG Version 3 01 JA20120925 Installation Software NMC Irrigation Page 44 GROW MORE WITH LESS N NETAFIM FIGURE 25 NMC DC DATA PLUG 2 6 1 S MEN pss i bu LIII j anwusso Enter the 6 9 WRITE DATA PLUG screen confirm and back up settings to data plug choose YES To exit screen and discard back up choose NO settings will not be saved to the data plug The NMC Junior s index is 6 7 Write to Data Plug FIGURE 26 OVERWRITE DATA PLUG CONFIRMATION SCREEN ACTION WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING DATA PLUG ARE YOU SURE If below message is

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