“ BLACK BOX CONTROLLER“ (User Manual)
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1. or the days when it must be switched off 3 Once all the settings are carried on you can save clicking on the button In this way you can set different programs even on the same plug e BLACKOUT This menu allows to hold a plug on ON or OFF mode after a BLACKOUT This function can be used for skimmers to wait for the water level in the SUMP to be in the right position after a blackout Duration Minimum time In this control panel you can select Duration of the action how long you want the plug to remain switched on or off Minimum Blackout Time Minimum blackout duration to start the Blackout Program ON OFF It shows if the plug must be switched ON or OFF after the blackout e SUMMERFUNCTION 16 This menu allows to select one or more plugs that are automatically switched on for 5 minutes every hour This function is used in freshwater aquariums to start heating cables placed under the sand during summer This menu allows to set 2 or 3 plugs working in sequence This allows to create a wave effect using ON OFF pumps setting the activationtime for every pump Clicking on the button following page is displayed PUMP1 PUMP2 PUMP3 um 1 ar 1 Vw X we X m 00 00 10 00 00 05 00 00 10 A B In this frame you can chose on what plugs the effect must be performed for how long the pumps must remain activated and during what days of the week and from what2. AQuatronica BLACK BOX CONTROLLER User M anual 2 arena 5 Rouatronica BLACK BOX CONTROLLER INDICE e General Notice 3 e Safety Notice 4 e BlackBox Connections 9 e Installation Information 6 e Connection to LAN H M 8 e WiFi Connection 10 e Connection of AQUATRONICA mmm mens 12 e Login 13 e Widget Data 14 EE co MM Z1 1 1LLLove m 15 e 16 17 OOA AE ont bn 19 ao E E E E E E 21 EE 200000 50r MM 23 8 25 ZZ Z1 vnm 26 The contents of this manual cannot be reproduced transferred distributed or saved in any form without written permission of AQUATRONICA SRL The information included in this manual can be modified at any moment and without prior notice at the AQUATRONICA SRL s discretion Thesemodificationswill be added in the next editions of this manual AQUATRONICA SRL reserves the right to modify or improve any of its products described in this manual without prior notice Please read carefully this manual before using the TOUCH CONTROLLER system DISPOSAL OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC PARTS Pursuant to Directive no 13 on the 25th of July 2005 Clause no 151 200
3. BATTERY INSTALLATION Remove the cover of the device then remove the battery and replace it with a new one 3V coin cell battery CR2032 then replace the cover The battery has the only function of maintaining the hour during blackouts BRACKET ASSEM BLY Assembly the bracket only after verifying that all the cables in the connector compartment are well connected and the cover well placed Firstly insert the bottom pivot in the slot positioned in the bottom part of the BlackBox then use your fingers to push the bracket rotating it till it fits in the back cover see picture r fiouatronica BLACK BOX CONTROLLER ss To install the device proceed as follows Firstly after removing the BlackBox from its package place it in the corner where you want to installit and connect only the 12V power supply connector Therefore the BlackBox will turn on and you will be able to notice the four front blue LEDs emitting quick flashes Once turned on you have to connect the product to the router so twill be able to communicate with the external mobile devices you want to use Connect the product to the router via the RJ45 cable provided Once the LAN cable is connectedboth to the router and to the BlackBox check that the green and orange LEDs are on or flashing Proceed with the identification of the IP address provided by the router to the BlackBox There are two ways to do so A Access the router settings and go to the
4. 0 0 24 p pe MME 00 00 10 Following 5 Same Summed up MaxPower 100 MinPower E NMRA 00 00 05 00 00 20 00 00 05 Following g Same Summed up MinPower 96 10 After adding the pumps you can set the following parameters for each pump Rise time time the pump must employ to go from the minimum to maximum speed Maxtime long the pump must remain on the maximum speed Descenttime Time the pump must employ to go from maximum to minimum speed Afterwards you must set the relation between the pumps The options are Following selected pump starts increasing its speed only when the previous one is back to its minimum value Same selected pump advances together with the previous one Summed up The selected pump starts increasing its value only when the previous one has reached its maximum value FJ XV y X Following C X I S _S FX _ Summed up NB THE FIRST PUMP OF THE SEQUENCE M UST ALWAYS BE SET AS FOLLOWING The PUMP DIM M ER MENU allows the use of all the Aquatronicadosing pumps connected to the system Several dosing pumps can be connected to the same system PROGRAM S 23 00 DO Dosingpumps When the menu is open you can add one or more programs for every dosing pump uantity ml 20 Time hh mm ss 30 Single Repetitive 7 00 00 00 DE 22 07 2015 Weekly For every pr
5. 2 95 CE 2002 96 CE and 2003 108 CE issued by the European Parliament regarding the use reduction of dangerous substances in electrical and electronic equipment as well as waste disposal Products bearing the barred dustbin symbol must be disposed of separately from other waste Therefore the user must dispose of this product at suitable recycling centers for electronic and electro technical waste otherwise the user must hand over the used product to the retailer when buying a new equivalent product in a proportion one to one Separate waste collection allows that used equipment are recycled treated and disposed of without negative consequences for the environment and health and it allows the recycling of materials provided in the equipment as per Law Decree no 22 1997 Clause no 50 and following no 22 1997 Use the product only for the purpose for which it has been designed any other use not mentioned in this manual can cause irreparable damages to the product Do not attempt to disassemble the product as it does not contain parts that can be repaired or replaced by the user Onlyqualifiedpersonnel can makerepairs in authorized centers If the product is tampered with AQUATRONICA will not be responsible for damages to things or people Use only authentic AQUATRONICA accessories or those approved by AQUATRONICA The use of unapproved accessories can cause damages fires electric shock and injury to people Keep the product out of t
6. connected power unit will be displayed File Modifica Visualizza Cronologia a E Xs Aquatronica Controller x 192 168 1 5 Rouatronica 08 30 01 04 2014 S PU LD PD LO ED 0 F O C OFF Menu A start YER In the same way it is possible to connect to the system the other compatible devices by Aquatronica like sensors modules and interfaces The Widgets displayed in the Home Page contain all the necessary information on the device they represent TYPE OF DEVICE v PLUG NAME POMPA PRINCIPALE PROGRESSIVE ID OF THE DEVICE PLUG STATUS PLUG POSITION ACTIVE PROGRAM TYPE ON THE POWER UNIT ON THE PLUG Connecting to the BlackBox froma device you will always be able to view the settings and the data related to your aquarium To control the system by modifying its settings and programs it is necessary to LOGIN To do so click on the entry LOGIN at the top left of the page and type the password set In this way it will be possible to modify all the data and control the system 12 After logging in it is possible to set and customise the system Double clicking on a widget you can perform some operation such as Change IP name Change Widget name Manual switching on off After modifying the wanted parameter press on the button DONE to confirm and save the changes Some devices such as light dimmers and pump dimmers allow to set also the value
7. e time and the percentage for every point composing the customized curve IM PORTANT Every program must start and end with 0 Time hh mm ss Cancel C e MOON Some modules by Aquatronica such as LED fixtures have a channel dedicated to moonlight In this menu you can decide how to use this kind of light MOON PHASES the system controls automatically the moonlight following the moon phases The one parameter you have to set is midday that is the central lighting hour of your tank PROGRAM this program allows to switch the moonlight on in a determined time interval at the set percentage 19 e DEMO DEM O is a function that shows the light in your tank Clicking on DEMO in the menu DEMO the light will be activated in demo function and will repeat the same cycle during the whole day according to the preset program To stop the DEM O mode press OFF ATTENTION If the DEM O mode isactive all the light programs will be disabled In this menu you can check the data collected by the sensors connected to the system Entering the menu you can see all the sensors connected and on each of them it is possible to perform the following operations S Temperature 00 A S 01 A 5 r 02 A Redox X A S 03 L e CALIBRATE This menu allows the periodical calibration of the sensors connected to the system Depending on the sensoryou can have one point or two point calibra
8. he reach of children to prevent the risk of electric shock The warranty does not cover failures due to the use of unapproved material The product is not waterproof Do not put in direct contact with liquids Do not use flammable liquids for cleaning They could come into direct contact with the electrical parts and cause fire BACK USB flash drive or WIFiAdapter Internalbattery CR2032 RJ45 LAN Connection Powersupply 12VDC 1A Aquatronica Bus Optional connectors TOP Functionbuttons BOTTOM SD CARD reader gt Optional MINI USB connector 5 e and CLOSE the connector compartment cover To open the back cover of the device press it with your fingers and pull it backwards To replace the cover follow the same procedure in the opposite way e and CLOSE the external USB cover To open the device s USB slot USB or WiFi key press on the closing tab and pull the cover at the same time To close the compartment follow the same procedure in the opposite way e Compartment for USB flash drive or WiFiadapters The external USB connector allows the connection of various USB devices flash drives or WiFiadapters INSERT and REM OVE the SD Card To insert the SD card pay attention to the position of its contacts that must be on the side of the display as shown in the picture To remove the card be sure the Black Box is not saving anything on it Extract the card by pullingit
9. id 7 When the quantity of liquidis correct press stop The PROGRAM S menu allows to insert all the the programs related to the sensors connected to the system The BlackBox programs have many potentialities as they can make use of different variables and perform different actions at the same time To create a program it is necessary to 1 Choose the INPUT variable Sensors Time Repetition and define its values 2 Choose the OUTPUT action plugs dimming lights dosing pumps mail alarms and define its action 3 Name the program in the section INFO Programmi m NOMEPROGRAMMA Oe e a z By clicking on the fF y you can add a new program 25 Input Select the sensor or sensors you wish to include in the program by clicking on the relative Widgets It is possible to select as program inputs the connected sensors the keys on the BlackBox F1 F4 hours of the day TIM E and REPETITIONS Once the sensors are selected press on the tab OUTPUT and choose on which item the program must be activated Output HU mE je CALCIO ram Riscaldatore Pompa Rabbocco TE L NS 7 e 5 T y T J UE o Pompa Principale NS D 4 Select the Widgets of the devices on which you wish to act with the program you are creating You can choose the program s OUTPUT among the following ones Power Units Dosing Pumps Light D
10. immer Pump Dimmer Alarms E mail After having selected the outputs click on all the input and output of the program and define theur values and conditions 26 BETTE Replenishment Program Program Timeout 00 00 00 To end the program select the tab INFO and give a name to the program For some programs it is possible to insert also a maximum duration Timeout Program This is the maximum time by which the program must end This parameter is usually used in the programs for automatic replenishment so the program will stop if the system is not able to replenish the evaporated water by the set time In this way you can prevent possible floods or the pump to burn out 21
11. of the channel by the definition of a percentage 94 Using the manual control applied to a widget of a dosing pump allows the manual dose of the set quantity of liquid The button M enu in the bottom left part of the page allowsto access the M ain M enu of the unit where you can find the main settings of Aquatronica system grouped by icons 13 Power Unit Icon Thisis the menu where you can insert programs for power units Light Dimmer Icon It allows the access to the Light Dimmer M enu for the settings of dimming lights and modules Sensor Icon It allowsto access the M anagement M enu of the sensors connected to the system Pump Dimmer Icon It allows to access the Dimming Pumps PumpDimmer Management M enu Dosing Pumps Icon It allowsto control the dosing pumps DosingPumps Programs Icon In this menu you can add all the programs and alarms Programs xX Plug controlled by the program Black Out n 0 Plug controlled by the program Summer Fuction 14 Plug controlled by the program Tide Effect Plug controlled by the program Wave Effect Plug controlled by the program Temperature Plug controlled by the program Level Plug controlled by the program M anual Plug controlled by the program Timer Plug controlled by the program Conductivity Plug controlled by the program Density Plug controlled by the program pH 2 05 Plug controlled by the p
12. ogram you can set the following parameters Quantity Quantity in ml for the program Time What time you want the dosage Duration If you want to divide the dosage during a time period ex 30 min If you set Duration to 00 the pump will perform one dosage Single The program will work only once and when it is finished the controller willdelete it Repetitive The program will work at regular intervals If you select the repetitive mode you will be able to define quantity and period For example 3 days or hours or months Weekly The program will work only during the days of the week selected e CALIBRATION The new dosing pump has a standard default setting You can redo the calibration in order to have a precise dosage over the months To do the calibration use the plastic measuring cup provided with the dosing pump included 24 Insert Value ml 40 _ Insert Value ml CALCIUM 21 Ar Insert Value ml r r EET To calibrate a dosing pump do as follows 1 By means of the button found on the pump you want to calibrate make sure the hoses are full of liquid and devoid of air 2 Enter the menu Calibration 3 Insert the quantity of liquid for calibration in the option Insert value 4 Press START 5 Seize the graduated container provided with the pump 6 Pressthe button on the pump more than once if necessary until the graduated container is filled with the set quantity of liqu
13. ontact When the Remote Access page is open you will see the following frame where you can type your login information the same inserted for the remote access of your BlackBox Controller Rouatron ca AQuARIUM COMTROL SYSTEMS Aquatronica Remote Access Remote access to your controller system For direct access to your controller please insert username and password and press 1GOT If you want to see your public IP address please insert username and password check WHAT IS MY ADDRESS and press GO Usemame user Password password LIWHAT IS MY ADDRESS At this point you have two options e Select theoption WHAT IS M Y ADDRESS then click GO this way you will be able to view only the BlackBox s PUBLIC IP ADDRESS and the external port used e Click directly on GO without selecting the optionWHAT IS M Y ADDRESS this way you will be able to open the remote access section on your BlackBox 10 POWER UNITS CONNECTION To connect one or more Power Units to the BlackBox do as follows Open the connection from the remote device connecting to the BlackBox by a Web page Connect the USB cable of the ACQBUS between theBlackBox Controller USB connector in the back compartment and one of theirACQBus connectors of the Power Unit Automatic M anual Button Temperature and levelsensors ACQ Bus Temperature and levelsensors P ugs Connector for oldACQ001 On the remote device the Widgets of the
14. page of the devices connected to the network Among these identify the device with the M AC code corresponding to the BlackBox can be found in the back compartment of the device The device pointed out take note of the corresponding IP address the format is usually 192 168 x x B Insert theprovided SD card in the BlackBox Press and hold the button F4 until you hear a beep come from the product Remove the SD card and insertit into a PC Open the text file in the SD card that has been created with name XXXXXXXXXXX and check the IP address assigned to the BlackBox e Connect the remote device PC tablet smarthphone to the BlackBoxusing an Internet browser Ensure the mobile device or the PC you wish to use is connected to the same network as the BlackBox Type the IP address of the BlackBox you have previously noted in the address bar for example 192 168 1 5 e fthe procedure of installation of the BlackBox to the network has been successful after having typed the IP address in the URL bar the Aquatronica page of the BlackBox will open File Modifica Vist ualizza Cronologia Segnalibri Strumenti Aiuto l Aquatronica Controller ies e Q cerca amp 6 08 30 01 04 2014 PU LD PD LO 2 oO start To access enter the Aquatronica website www aquatronica com and select REM OTE ACCESS REMOTE ACCESS History Videogallery C
15. rogram Redox 1j Light channel controlled by M anual Light Dimmer in DEM Omode J m O Dimming pump channel controlled by M anual Dosing program active Plug controlled by the program Flood Plugs blocked manually button AUT M AN on the power unit Power Unit disconnected fromthe power supply Device disconnected SMS module s battery exhausted GSM module signal level 0 DHO i Absent GSM signal Be In this menu it is possible to carry out the settings related to the Power Units connected to the system By means of the tabs in the top part of the frame you will be able to access the following submenus 15 PROGRAMS BLACKOUT SUM MER FUNCTION WAVE EFFECT TIDE EFFECT BEN e PROGRAMS From this menu you can set timer programs on the plugs connected to the systems gg M MB onamo ooon Maii By selecting the widget of the chosen plug you can fill in the following fields FROM Time of plug s switching on TO Time of the plug s switching off ON e OFF If you wish the plug to turn on and off repetitively during a set time interval just set these parameters If during the time interval you wish the plug to remain switched on leave the values ON and OFF to zero 0 24 Option If you wish the plug to remain switched on for entire days you can click on this field and quickly set the plug on ALWAYS ON Days You can chose the days when the plug must be switched on
16. time to what time the effect must be performed Once the selected fields are all completed press SAVE e TIDE EFFECT This menu allows to set two plugs that work alternately with a preset 6 hour time tide period This makes it possible to obtain a simple tide effect using ON OFF pumps 17 TIDE EFFECT In the BlackBxx the LIGHT DIM MER menu allows the use of all the dimming lights connected to the system In Aquatronica systems there are two ways to connect dimming lights to the controller Dimming modules Led fixtures byAquatronica In this menu it is possible to choose among the following programming options simple Program Advanced Program Mom J bemo O J O O e SIMPLE PROGRAM In this menu you can easily set a program for dimming light You just have to set four parameters Night Sunrise Day Sunset Night With this kind of program you can set all the light types compatible with the Aquatronica system just setting four values 00 LD Light dimmer Time Sunrise start 15 00 00 Sunriseduration 00 30 00 00 07 00 00 00 30 e ADVANCED PROGRAM If you want to customise the light using each channel in different ways you can select the ADVANCED PROGRAM It is important to know that if the advanced program is selected you will not be able to use the simple program at the same time In the advanced program for each channel of the module or of the lamp you can choose th
17. tion The calibration frame requires to set the desired value s Cancel e DIAGRAM By the use of this option it is possible to view the graphic trend of the selected sensor s value The system allows to display diagrams on a daily basis ry a8 CO J nm JI 30 Zc 7 a p a 2 6 7 X 7 a 49 Zl e EXPORT Through this option it is possible to export all the data stored by the sensors in csv format The file thus created can be used to import data in other programs such as Microsoft Excel The PUM P DIMMER menu allows the use of all the variable speed pumps connected to the system You can add several programs even at different times of the day thus building different and customisedwater movement effects If you decide to add a new program you can choose the following options 21 10 00 00 22 00 00 gt In the time fields FROM and TO you can insert the time of beginning and end of the wave effect you are setting If you want the wave effect to be active during the whole day do not type the time but select the option 0 24 Once the duration of the effect is set by clicking on the icon 53 you can choose which pumps will perform it acm By dicking on the wanted pump and pressing OK you will add the pump to the list of the ones involved in the current program BE 10 00 00 20 00 00 SEA E 00 00 10 Hh mmiss Hh mmiss E E unin 00 00 4
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