NLC-100S Hybrid Installation & Troubleshooting
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1. um Flow sensor 18 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Programming of decoders and master valve Connect the decoder or master valve to the 3D programming connectors Proceed to For decoders or For master valve 19 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting For decoders 1 Push the Prog button once The ST LED will be lit 2 Manually activate the desired station on the controller for at least 1 sec For example activate station 1 to assign id 1 to the decoder Proceed to the next decoder For master valve 1 Push the Prog button twice The MV LED wil be lit 2 Activate any station connected to 3D on the controller for at least 1 sec to assign the decoder as master valve Cc A i ST MUFS aas hih Prog DE AT White Blue CD Y A este STMV rs oo Pr og EES 7 E White Blue NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Connecting Sensors The NLC takes input from different sensor types ET devices rain sensors flow sensors and regular auxiliary alarms This sections shows you how to connect these sensors to the controller Connecting an ET Device The NLC supports ET in two ways 1 ET Enabled mode in which the controller just lets an external device tell it when to irrigate and when to stay passive In this mode the controller supports two ET devices WR 7 and WR100i To make the controller receive instructions from an ET device connect th2. NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting 80 GROW MORE WITH LESS N NETAFIM NETAFIM USA 5470 E Home Ave Fresno CA 93727 CS 888 638 2346 www netafimusa com
3. NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM LANDSCAPE CONTROLLERS NLC 100SH INSTALLATION amp TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL NLC 100SH NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Copyright January 2014 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher Netafim USA 5470 E Home Ave Fresno CA 93727 Phone 888 638 2346 559 453 6800 Fax 559 453 6803 Email communications netafimusa com 450 230 0006 A NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introducing NLC 1008H ccccoconocooncnncnnononnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnononnnnncnnnnnnnonnnncnnonannnnnnncos 7 The Two wire Technology cccccccocccccncccnonccnnnnnnnancnnnonnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnncnnnnnnnnncnns 7 TWO Wire layout cicin ac 7 Conventional layOUt cocooooconccoconocooncnnononononannnnccnnnnnnnoncnnncnonnnncnncncnnnnns 8 The Controller srein iore e a E EEE E a 8 LFFISATION FEATURES ds 9 Chapter 2 System Installation vccsvissccecissscdccnccassasssecosseacdassasansssecvoesvensecesceseasvestcedsaaveatecvecdssacee 11 Mounting the Controller cccccssesscccecessseececceeeeeeccceeeeeeeecssseeeseecesseeeeeeeeees 11 Marking up the mounting holes oooccccnncnccnccnnnccnnnncnncnonancnonnnnnnanininonnn 12 Conn
4. Press any key to continue In this case the license is valid for three moisture sensors 66 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting conventional valves from the Controller Testing Stations This section describes the various ways you can troubleshoot your controller and stations Enabling current readings The most important tool in day to day troubleshooting is the built in current readings To enable current readings in the display of the NLC follow this procedure 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED PAUSE AWO RESUME STOP MANUAL SET DATE 8 TIME OFF e PROGRAM e o RAIN OFF RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET 8 RAIN O O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR e o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS gt ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 67 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Py NETAFIM F Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 2 Select8 Enable Disable line mA display and push the ENTER button 3 Use the item selectors to select Enable and push the ENTER again When you return to either AUTO or MANUAL mode you ll see the line status in the upper right hand corner Py NETAFIM Manual Operations I 290mA Select Program or Station Note The display will return to showing the time if you power down the controller The current reading will togg
5. F Ye F yo Controller FE Ay Vp a aS _ WS yO Ap Vp at vy A gt 02 3 y AR IO lt gy gt The two wire technology has several obvious advantages over a conventional system e Ease of installation You are only handling one roll of wire e Ease of expansion When you need to add a station in the field you don t have to dig in a new cable and risk damaging the existing web of cables already in the ground you simply attach the new station to the existing cable Cost reduction You save money on expensive copper cable using 20 compared to traditional cabling The Controller The heart of a NLC based system is the controller This is a microprocessor controlled device that stores your irrigation programs and NLC individual stations in the field when to activate their valve s NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Irrigation Features Here are the main features that the NLC utilizes to help you automate your irrigation Controls up to 100 solenoids attached to valves or relays via the built in connection board and three expansion boards Provides ET corrected irrigation for optimal adjusted water consumption Measures water flow and raises alarms or halts irrigation on unexpected flow Allows for 10 independent irrigation programs In addition there is a fixed test program that activates all 100 stations in turn A program can activate up to 100 stations in named order Each station can run
6. Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM Flow Sensor Setup 1 Flow Sensor Type 3 Use the item selectors to locate the Custom option and select it by pressing the ENTER button Now you ll see the calibration screen N NETAFIM Flow Sensor Calibration K factor 000 000 offset 4000 000 ActualFlow K Pulses Offset About the two values you need to enter e The Offset value is to correct the input from your sensor 50 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting e The K value can be looked up in the data sheet for your sensor 4 Use the item selectors to enter your values and push the ENTER button to save your settings Setting the Flow Sensor Adjustment If you want to calibrate your flow sensor you can use the sensor adjustment to multiply the values from your sensor with anything between 0 00 and 9 99 This comes in handy if you have a standard sensor that behaves slightly different than the built in profile calculates Adjusting the flow sensor input 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED use the tem selectors to scroll to item number 3 FloGuard and push the ENTER button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM FloGuard 1 Station Status 51 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 2 Select 4 Flow Sensor Setup and push the ENTER button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM Flow Sensor S
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8. and Rain Every now and then you might want to check out how much rain has fallen or how much water has evaporated the NLC has a screen that shows you the accumulated values in real time Reading current aggregated ET and Rain figures 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED 30 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting AUTO PAUSE resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME a Ne ee e PROGRAM RAIN OFF e RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 2 Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 31 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM ET Moisture 1 ET 3 Select1 Current Accumulated ET and Rain from the menu and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen N NETAFIM Current Rain Current ET Hour 0 07 Day 0 07 0 00 Corr 0 00 These figures will be reset at midnight when they ll be used to calculate tomorrow s ET budget 32 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Connecting a Rain Sensor You can connect a rain sensor pulse or switch to the NLC via the grey terminals labeled Rain 33 NLC 1005H Installation and troub
9. dial to ADVANCED PAUSE AUTO Resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME OFF o A PROGRAM RAIN OFF RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o O PROGRAM STATUS e SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 60 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 2 3 N NETAFIM Advanced Setup 1 Flostack w Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 4 NETAFIM te te woe ET Moisture 1 EF we Select 2 Moisture and push the ENT ER button Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM Moisture 1 Moisture Program Settings 61 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting 4 Select2 Moisture Sensor Setup and push the ENTER button Now the display looks like this 4 NETAFIM Id Enabled Type 1 1 Enable sms 100 1 andard 5 Use the item selectors to select the ID of the sensor you wish to configure You assigned the ID in the previous procedure Appendix 2 Assigning an ID to a soil moisture sensor on page 56 and then adjust each column Column Description Enable Whether the moisture sensor should be enabled or not Type The type of sensor associated with the ID Supported sensors are e SMS 100 Soil typ
10. valve open which is ok since this is typically in the 200 400 mA range 70 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting If the station fails the display will look something like this N NETAFIM Tast of Station STL Station OmA OmA If the station is not working correctly it is typically not pulling any current at all the current reading is O mA Note Special current readings from the station test Reading Meaning 1mA 1mA There is a short on the terminal on the controller Important If you experience a short on the terminal and fix it you must restart the electrical test or all following stations will appear to have a terminal short 2mA 2mA There is a situation of overload more than 2A for more than five minutes NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Reading Meaning 3mA 3mA There is a blown fuse on the connect board Regardless of whether the station fails or turns out ok you move on to testing the next station in line by pushing the ENTER button Running the Water Test The water test is a built in program that will activate all 100 station identities in the system in turn This way you can walk through the landscape and ensure that all stations are actually pulling the valves open Running the test program 1 Turn the dial to manuat PAUSE RESUME STOP MANUAL OFF RAINOFF RAIN ALARM STATUS
11. 100 field stations comprise a complete system In addition the controller will accept input from several external sensors in order to adjust its irrigation to the local weather conditions The NLC controls up to 100 solenoids attached to valves or relays via the built in connection board and three expansion boards In addition communication between the controller s 3D and the stations happens over a two wire path Depending on the signal from the controller s 3D the stations each activate or deactivate a valve The controller s 3D signals to the stations based on configurable schedules eliminating the need for human interaction when the park garden or other surroundings need watering once set up the NLC runs on its own The Two wire Technology The NLC uses two wire transmission technology to tell the stations when to act This means that instead of laying out a cable to each individual valve just one or two single cables are laid out and the stations all connectto the same cable s Two wire layout ip aly aly aty 2 e 2 a ws E RS A gt Ve Ve Vp Sa a S ae ris WS Controller Ye Ye av a a d GE TE RS Vp Y aty a a D 202 ge R q INS WS IS Y ay gt NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting In contrast this is how the above system would look using a conventional irrigation system that needs a dedicated cable to each individual valve Conventional layout q SA SU Y 208 aS aS K SN se i Y gt
12. 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM ET Moisture 1 ET 4 Select 4 Moisture Sensor Id Assign and push the ENTER button Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM tkt Mo 1 Moisture Pro 5 Select 4 Moisture Sensor Id Assign and push the enter button Now the display looks like this e Moisture Select ID TA 58 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting The number of sensors available in the list depends on your license 6 Use the item selectors to choose the ID you wish to assign to the newly connected moisture sensor and push the ENTER button Now the controller will first check that there are no existing moisture sensors with the ID you chose Py NETAFIM Programming moisture sensor with id 1 Checking existing Please Wait If no clashes in ID numbers are found the controller moves on to detect the new sensor 4 NETAFIM Programming moisture sensor with id 1 Checking new Please Wait If all goes well you will see the following message in the display 59 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Py NETAFIM Moisture Sensor Id Assign Assigning ID to sensor Once your moisture sensor has an ID you need to tell the controller what type of sensor it is and in which type of soil it is placed Follow this procedure to make the sensor known to the NLC Configuring a soil moisture sensor 1 Turn the
13. 5H Installation and troubleshooting Connecting a Moisture sensor ne 26 P D D P HG Connecting Configuring and Using Moisture Sensors This section describes how you actually get the moisture sensors ready for use and how they can improve your irrigation The NLC works with the following moisture sensors SMS 100 single sensor 55 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Connecting and configuring a moisture sensor Before you can enjoy the benefits of moisture sensor input you must connect it to the moisture sensor wire obtain a license from your distributor and perform some basic configuration Follow this procedure to get your moisture sensor up and running Assigning an ID to a soil moisture sensor 1 Connect the soil moisture sensor to the RS232 port on the controller via an SMI 100 interface 2 Turn the dial to apvance iw 56 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting AUTO PAUSE RESUME STOP MANUAL SET DATE 8 TIME o ee e PROGRAM RAIN OFF O RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 3 Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 57 NLC
14. 7 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Py NETAFIM F Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 6 Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen Py NETAFIM ET Moisture 1 ET 7 Select 6 Device Setup Now the display will look like this N NETAFIM t Device Setup 1 ET Input Method 38 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 8 Select2 ET Rain Setup and then 2 ET and Rain Inch Pulse settings Now you ll see something like this N NETAFIM ET Inch per Pulse Rain Inch per Pulse 0 01 0 01 9 Use the item selectors to set your values and push the ENTER button to save your settings Setting Hourly Maximum Rain and Rain Alarm Level The NLC allows for two precautions when you experience rain You can set a threshold value for how much it should rain before the rain alarm will be activated Here is how this calculation is done e Based on historical ET data for the area the controller knows how much water is evaporating per day during the current season e The NLC assumes that 75 of the daily ET is evaporating between 8AM and 8PM and the remaining 25 between 8PM and 8AM e When the amount of rain exceeds the rain alarm level you define the rain alarm is activated e Now based on the historical ET data the controller will calculate 39 NLC 100SH Installation an
15. D you see in this display keep this ready when ordering 64 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 4 NETAFIM License verified controller size is 36 Press any key to continue 3 Press the ENTER button once and the first license key character starts blinking Now you can use arrow keys to select the right characters and the right arrow to move on to the next character If your license code is correct you will see a message like the following In this case the license is valid for 36 stations Your new license will take effect immediately and you can start building irrigation programs with all your licensed stations right away 4 After pressing any key to continue you will be back at this display N NETAFIM License setup ID 0200 00F8 14D7 A89E Controller Size 36 Key FFFFFFFFFF Moisture license 5 Repeat 1 og 2 If you have a license for moisture sensors push the up arrow key to locate the line for moisture sensor license code 65 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 4 NETAFIM License setup ID 0200 00F8 14D7 A89E Moisture Sens 3 Key FFFFFFFFFF Press the ENTER button once and the first license key character starts blinking Now you can use arrow keys to select the right characters and the right arrow to move on to the next character If your license code is correct you will see a message like the following N NETAFIM License verified moisture sensors 3
16. FIM ET Moisture JE 1 ET 4 Select 6 Device Setup Now the display will look like this N NETAFIM Device Setup 1 ET Input Method 5 Select1 ET Input Method Now the display will look like this N NETAFIM reer ET Input Method torre Local Weather Station 6 Use the item selectors to select Local Weather Station and push the ENTER button 24 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 7 Select 3 ET Base Setup from the menu and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen N NETAFIM ET Base Setup Program T 1 0 20 8 For each program use the item selectors to determine how many inches of water the program will provide when running at a 100 water budget The controller needs this in order to re calculate run times based on ET corrections Push the ENTER button to save the value 9 Push the CANCEL button once to return to the main Intelliset menu 10 Use the item selectors to select 2 ET Limits Min and Max and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 25 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting 4 NETAFIM Minimum ET Maximum ET 0 00 0 00 11 Now use the item selectors to determine the two values and push ENTER to save your settings e Minimum ET The ET figure must exceed this value in order for the controller to irrigate at all e Maximum ET Ifthe ET balance for a prog
17. O VIEW ALARMS O VIEW ET 8 RAIN O VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o SETUP SENSORS SOLENOID AMPS SET DATE 8 TIME PROGRAM RUNTIME O WATER DAYS O START TIME WATER di O PROGRAM STATUS ADVANCED 2 Pushthe procram button locate the Test program called T and push the ENTER 3 Now you can set the time each valve should be pulled open and which station you wish to start from 72 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting The interval must be between 10 and 990 seconds N NETAFIM Select program T Start With Station 1 Enter station test time in seconds 010 Once you ve set the interval time push the enrer button to start the test program 4 Once the test program starts running you ll see each station activated in turn starting at the station you chose in the last step N NETAFIM Program T Station ST1 08 20 PM Remain 0 09 50 Remain 0 00 10 OGPM 73 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Testing Programs The easiest way to test whether a program is running correctly that is it activates the correct stations master valves and booster pump relays is to try to run the program manually 74 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 3D decoders and valves Test run Push the Test button on the 3D to test the sensor decoder MV and the 24 possible STs e The test program runs until complete or until an error is discovered e The stations will be tested in the followi
18. TUP SENSORS PAUSE RESUME STOP SET DATE 8 TIME OFF o e PROGRAM e e RAIN OFF e O RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o O PROGRAM STATUS e SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 45 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM Sensor Setup de dede 15 ET 2 Use the item selectors to select item number 3 Alarm Flow and you ll see the default setting for sensor setup Flow Pulses N NETAFIM Al F Sensor Setup Flow Pulses 3 Push the enter button to save your selection Now the NLC is ready to accept input from your flow sensor but before you can use it to anything meaningful you need to configure threshold values and actions read more in the next section Configuring for Flow Sensor Input In the previous section you enabled the NLC to accept flow sensor input now you need to configure what to do with it and this section walks you through the relevant procedures 46 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Selecting Sensor Type By telling the NLC which type of sensor you are using the controller can calibrate the input it receives from the input terminals The NLC knows the calibration profiles for five different sensor types if you re not using one of these you ll have to skip to the next procedure to perform a manual c
19. a location that meets these requirements e The controller must have access to 120 VAC e You must be able to connect all cables to the controller at the location e To minimize electromagnetic interference make sure that the controller is placed at least 15 feet away from any high draw motors like air conditioners refrigerators pool pumps etc Once you ve designated a suitable location for the controller you re ready to mount it on the wall or whatever vertical surface you have chosen Here s what you are going to need in order to mount the controller properly e Ascrew driver that matches the above screws e Apen ora marker to mark up where to put the screws e If you re mounting the controller on a concrete wall you will need an electric drill Before you start mounting the controller you should remove the lower front plate inside the controller cabinet 11 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Marking up the mounting holes 1 Make sure the bracket is in level Mark up the mounting holes 12 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting NETAFIM N AUTO SET OATE amp TIME DA PROGRAM O RUNTIME O WATER DAYS START TIME WATER BUDGET ET PROGRAM STATUS NN a ADVANCED 2 Use a pen to put marks on the wall through the hole in the back of the controller cabinet 3 If you re placing the controller on a concrete wall take down the controller drill out t
20. alibration for your sensor Using a known sensor type to enable a built in profile Using a built in calibration profile 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED use the tem selectors to scroll to item number 3 FloGuard and push the ENTER button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM FloGuard 1 Station Status 2 Select 4 Flow Sensor Setup and push the ENTER button Now you ll see this display 47 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Y NETAFIM Flow l T Sie Senso 3 Choose 1 Flow Sensor Type by pushing the ENTER button Now you ll see this display Py NETAFIM Select Flow Sensor Type 11 5 RS Use the item selectors to select one of the 13 built in profiles 1 RS 1 PDH 1 5 RS 1 5 PDH 2 RS 2 PDH 3 RS 3 PDH 48 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting e 4 RS e 4 PDH e 6 RS e 6 PDH e Custom 5 Push the ENTER button to save your selection If your sensor doesn t fit any of the built in profiles you have to enter your own manually Using a custom calibration profile 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED use the tem selectors to scroll to item number 3 FloGuard and push the enter button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM FloGuard 1 Station Status 2 Select 4 Flow Sensor Setup and push the enter button Now you ll see this display 49 NLC 1005H
21. d troubleshooting how much rain will evaporate and mapping this number against the known amount of fallen rain the controller will intelligently know when it is safe to turn off the rain alarm i e when enough rain has evaporated that we are below your defined alarm level The soil holding value is also a parameter since you can never benefit from more rain than the soil is capable of holding the rain alarm will not stay on forever after a few days of intensive rain If it rains intensively for more than an hour you may get so much water that the soil can not benefit from all of it the excess water will simply run off the surface So if you run programs in ET corrected mode the controller won t subtract all of the rain from tomorrow s ET figure it will cut off the amount of rain to subtract at the hourly maximum Example If the hourly maximum is 0 02 and it rains 0 03 per hour for three hours only 0 06 and not 0 09 will be subtracted from tomorrow s ET budget See the NLC User Manual Setting the Hourly Max Rain and Rain Alarm Level 1 Turn the dial to ADVANCED 40 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting AUTO PAUSE resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME a Ne ee e PROGRAM RAIN OFF e RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now t
22. e ET enable A from the device to the green terminals labeled ET 2 ET Pulses mode where you connect a weather station that continuously tells the controller how much water is evaporating Combined with the input from a rain sensor the controller will then on its own figure out how much to irrigate Running in this mode you still just connect the weather station to the ET terminals aa sele oleo ela Se O A A elele a NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Using a Connected Device Weather Station Connecting an ET device on site gives you the most accurate adjustments as the ET device will monitor the exact weather condition right where irrigation will take place Configuring ET Input 1 Before moving on make sure you have connected the ET device 2 Turn the dial to ADVANCED 22 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting AUTO PAUSE resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME a Ne ee e PROGRAM RAIN OFF e RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 3 Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 23 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETA
23. e The type of soil in which the sensor is placed Options are e Clay e Sand e Loam e Standard 6 Push the enter button to save your configuration 7 Repeat steps five and six for all sensors you wish to configure Now the moisture sensors are ready to use and the next sections go into detail on how you assign them to control your irrigation schedules 62 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Chapter 3 System activation The default license that ships with your controller allows for only one station Most likely you have purchased a license that allows for more stations and to unlock the NLC to control all your licensed stations follow this procedure Station license 1 Turn the dial to Advanced PAUSE AUTO RESUME STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME OFF PROGRAM O O RAIN OFF O RUN TIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR O PROGRAM STATUS O j SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS 63 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting The display looks like this N NETAFIM Advanced Setup l 1 FloStack 2 Press the arrow key down to 9 License and you will see a display like this your ID will be different Py NETAFIM License setup ID 0200 00F8 14D7 AS9E Controller Size 36 Key FFFFFFFFFF Note To obtain a license key for more stations you need to know the I
24. ecting the Controller oooccccnnccoonncnnnncnancnnnnnonannnnnnnnnnannnnncnnnanccnnnnnns 14 Grounding the Controller cccccnnccocnncccccnnonnnncnonccnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnoness 14 Connecting the conventional field wires oooonnccnnnccnnnncnnnnonannccnnonnnancnnnnnnns 15 Connecting Two wire with shared COMMON cccooccncnnnncnnnoncnncnonanoncnnnnnanaccnnnnnos 16 Connecting pure TWO WII occococcnncconnnonoconnncnnonnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnonaranoncanonnnrnnnnnnnnnnos 17 Connecting Master valve and Flow sensor via Two wire ccccooccccnnnnccnncncnnnnnn 18 Programming of decoders and master valve oooonnnnccncccccnnnncconononnnnnnnnnannnos 19 E O RA 20 For mastef A NO 20 Connecting SENSOMS ascvcnnarminarionaorriacania nana deiaiecodn nino risa caen inc n nsme rene naaa 21 Connecting an ET DEVICE waccscascncsscacescnsseanswvenccnaeesnasacdecasds niaan EAREN 21 Using a Connected Device Weather Station ccccccccccnccncnnnononococncinnnannnos 22 Configuring ET INPUT sica aaia i or Eiaa ERE cal 22 Checking the Current Aggregated ET and Rain occcccccncncncnccncnoncncnncnnnannnnnnnnns 30 Reading current aggregated ET and Rain figures cccccccccnonnncnccncnnnnnnnnnnss 30 Connecting a Rain Sensor ooccccnccnnccnnnnononononnnnonnncnnnncnnnonannonarononcononnnrnnnacannnnars 33 Configuring for a Rain Sensor ccccccococnnnncccncnnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnncnnnnnonaness 35 Setting Hourly Maximum Rain and Rain Alarm
25. etup 1 Flow Sensor Type 3 Choose 2 Flow Sensor Adjustment Now you ll see the screen for adjusting the flow sensor input N NETAFIM Flow Sensor Adjustment o n Adjustment factor T 0 4 Use the item selectors to set your adjustment factor Push the ENTER button to save your selection Viewing the Current Flow Given that you have configured your flow sensor correctly the NLC lets you see the real time flow directly in the controller display 52 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 1 Turn the dial to apvancep use the item selectors to scroll to item number 3 FloGuard and push the enter button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM FloGuard 1 Station Status 2 Select 4 Flow Sensor Setup and push the ENTER button Now you ll see this display N NETAFIM Flow Sensor Setup 1 Flow Sensor Type 3 Select3 Current Flow Pulses and GPM and you ll see the current system flow in both pulses per second and gallons per minute 53 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 4 NETAFIM Gallons per minute 0 Pulses per second 0 Connecting an Alarm The grey terminals labeled AUX are intended for a regular auxiliary alarm elolele eloo oloo olo Sn 2 z 8 8 eo co O a a z area IL Og M202 M203 M204 M205 EZO 5 wor 54 NLC 100
26. figuring a soil moisture Sensor ccccccccnnccnnnncononcnnnnnnnnccnnnnononononnnnnnnocos 60 Chapter 3 System actina 63 Stationlicens e ii ta A to 63 Moisture lis iia iii 65 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting conventional valves from the Controlan rot DAA AA E Add AA 67 TESTING STATIONS nn TA adan iaa sano ae 67 Enabling current readings cooocccnnnccoocccnnnnnnnoncnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnannnnnnnnnns 67 Running the Electrical Test ccccccccccsssseccccesessecccceeeeseecceseeeseeeeeeeenees 69 Special current readings from the station test occconccococncncnnnnnnnn 71 Running the Water Test cccccccsssseccceessseeccceeeeeeeeceeseeseeceeeseeeeeeeeeseneeeeeees 72 Running the test Program cccccccssesccccececeecccceeesaeccceceesaeecceeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 72 Testing PROBTAINS ccccecccescsccenecctnasstecessersverdeweresenvevactssteredsdneredcenesestnesetavsseese s 74 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 3D decoders and valves cococoococcncconononnnnnnncononnnnnnncncnonanannnnnos 75 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Testi bits 75 DIP SWIECHES oi Aa 76 LED Number patterns ni da erie We ee i 76 ACER LED cod 68 A a eBid Bodeoes 77 GIOSSARY cesses A E NN ALO 79 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Chapter 1 Introducing NLC 100SH The NLC is a microprocessor based irrigation control system A central controller and up to
27. for up to 17 59 50 In fact you can boost this even further by increasing the water budget Each program can activate a one or more booster pumps in addition to the stations Master valves and booster pumps will be activated in parallel in all connection and expansion boards All programs have 12 start times per day All programs can run simultaneously to capacity of the transformer anc connection board You configure each program to run on any selection of days in a 14 day period or on odd even dates You can activate one or more valves or programs manually while one or more programs are running up to a total of 12 simultaneously running valves A master valve can be selected that will open when any program or station is run You typically assign master valve status to the valve controlling access to municipal water or pumping station Up to 10 moisture sensors that can monitor soil moisture and adjust irrigation accordingly NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting 10 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Chapter 2 System Installation Mounting the Controller Though the NLC is designed to resist both rain and direct sun light you should place it in a friendlier environment if possible Installing the NLC inside a utility room or a shed is the perfect solution but if this is not possible try to place it somewhere dry and out of sight Furthermore make sure that you place the controller in
28. he display looks like this N NETAFIM Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 2 Use the item selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen 41 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 3 N NETAFIM OET A Moisture A 1 Select 1 ET Now the display will look like this N NETAFIM Intelliset 1 Current Accumulated ET and Rain 4 Select 3 Max Hourly Rain and Rain Alarm Limit from the menu and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen N NETAFIM Hourly Max Rain Rain Alarm Level 0 40 0 80 42 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Use the item selectors to set the desired values and push the ENTER button to save your settings 43 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Connecting a Flow Sensor A traditional flow sensor is connected to the Flow terminals A photo diode type flow sensor is also connected to the Flow terminal and via the V Aux terminal through a resistor Resistor Recommended resistor values e 9V 330 Ohm 0 25 Watt e 12V 470 Ohm 0 5 Watt 44 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Enabling Flow Sensor Input pulses By default flow sensor input is enabled in the NLC To enable flow sensor input to accept pulses follow this procedure Enabling flow sensor pulse input in the NLC 1 Turn the dial to SE
29. he hole put in the wall anchor and put back the controller on the wall 4 Fasten the screw in the wall through the holes in the back of the controller cabinet 13 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Now the controller should be mounted firmly on the wall After mounting the controller it s time to connect the power and connect boards follow the instructions in the next section to do this Connecting the Controller Grounding the Controller To secure your NLC against lightning you must ensure that the controller is grounded through a ground rod connected to the ground lugs E eee a f eloo o e2eeea00 QO capo Teg Te ar oeo 58300 cos L2D020823 2 WOXDLO gt O D Warning 14 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Connecting the conventional field wires Dip switch 5V voltage selector T 5 Md Common 12V 16V 100mA 15 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Connecting Two wire with shared Common Dip switch sv nv voltage selector 16V sells 5 w E 5 E E 5 16 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Connecting pure Two wire Common 17 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Connecting Master valve and Flow sensor via Two wire Dip switch voltage selector x o pe For more information turn to Enabling Flow Sensor Input pulses on page 45 x Master Valve
30. le between current readings for the internal connection board and any expansion boards you may have connected 68 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting The reading will be prefixed with l for Internal board or a number for an expansion board 1 for the first expansion board 2 for the second and 3 for the third Running the Electrical Test The NLC has a built in test that will activate each station in turn for just one second in order to check if they are responding correctly The stations must be connected to the solenoids that activate valves in the landscape and the test can tell whether the stations and solenoids are working correctly in conjunction 1 Turn the dial to SOLENOID AMPS PAUSE AUTO eee EP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME OFF o PROGRAM o o RAIN OFF O RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS START TIME VIEWET amp RAIN O O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR e o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS gt ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display will look like this 69 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM Station Test Start frome STi 2 Usethe item selectors to select a station and push the ENTER button to start the test If the station is ok the display will look something like this Py NETAFIM Test of Station STL Station 0mA 238mA In this case the station is pulling a current of 238mA to keep the
31. lectors to select 2 Rain and push the ENTER button Now the display looks like this 4 NETAFIM ip sje wr Rain Sensor Setup Current status Disabled Open 4 Now you can choose between three settings Rain gauge Pulses If your rain sensor provides dynamic data in the sense that it sends a pulse for each unit of rain it detects select Pulses Rain contact N O or N C If your rain sensor simply tells the controller whether to irrigate or not if it s raining or not you need to tell the controller if the input is normally open or closed Whenever the device is in the opposite mode the controller will not irrigate 36 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Disabled Don t use the Rain input Use the item selectors to locate the setting you want and if you chose anything but Rain gauge Pulses push the ENTER button to save your selection and the SENSORS button to exit sensor configuration If you do chose Rain gauge Pulses you need to tell the controller how many inches of rain each pulse corresponds so please continue to the next step 5 Turn the dial to ADVANCED PAUSE AUTO RESUME STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME a No e e PROGRAM RAIN OFF O RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O O START TIME VIEW ET 8 RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o O PROGRAM STATUS O SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 3
32. leshooting 7 elglolo 8 brut II Jo lolelolelalela O mum mE re TEN cafheoia 255350 6 The NLC can accept input from an external rain sensor or a tipping rain bucket and react in three ways e Simply stop irrigating if it rains at all works with sensors and tipping rain bucket e Stop irrigating if the rain level exceeds a certain threshold works with sensors and tipping rain bucket e Adjust irrigation based on the amount of rain only works with a ripping rain bucket 34 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting The following procedure walks you through configuring the controller for rain sensor input it is identical to parts of the procedure for ET Configuring for a Rain Sensor 1 Before moving on make sure you have connected the rain sensor For more information refer to the separate Installation and Troubleshooting manual 2 Turn the dial to SETUP SENSORS AUTO PAUSE resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME OFF o o PROGRAM e RAIN OFF RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS START TIME WATER BUDGET ET PROGRAM STATUS VIEW ET 8 RAIN O VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 35 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM der Sensor Setup der 1 ET 3 Use the item se
33. ng order FS MV ST1 ST2 ST24 The green LED will blink if the station is active the red LED will blink in case of an error e The Flow sensor is only checked for presence e fthe test program encounters a failure the Act Err LED will show corresponding error codes See Act Err LED codes e Press Test button to clear the error and resume the test e Press Prog button to exit the test program and resume normal operation NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting DIP switches Number Off Default On 1 Station Normal Power Station High Power About About 25mA 35mA 2 MV Normal Power About MV High Power About 35mA 25mA 3 Dynamic load 4 Not in use Not in use LED Number patterns The LEDs will blink a pattern that can be translated into a number For example 21 will be Long on long off long on long off short on The pattern for 3 and 12 is also shown as example The space between numbers will be shown as a pause Number Blink LED Number examples 10 Long 21 D 1 Short 3 D D D Space Pause 12 O D D 76 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Act Err LED codes Code Error Cause Action information 10 Short circuit in two The 3D is in protection Check two wire path wire path mode limiting current Disconnect any to a safe level remaining valves in the field 20 Station activa
34. ou chose anything but ET device Pulses push the ENTER button to save your selection and the SENSORS button to exit sensor configuration If you chose ET device Pulses you need to tell the controller how many inches to the current ET figure per pulse it receives please proceed to the next step default setting is 0 01 15 Turn the dial to ADVANCED PAUSE AIU RESUME STOP MANUAL SET DATE 8 TIME OFF o 0 PROGRAM e e RAIN OFF C RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o PROGRAM STATUS SETUP SENSORS gt ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 28 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM F Advanced Setup 1 FloStack 16 Usethe tem selectors to select 3 Intelliset and push the ENTER button Now you ll see the following screen N NETAFIM te te ve ET Moisture 1 ET 17 Select 6 Device Setup Now the display will look like this N NETAFIM t Device Setup 1 ET Input Method 29 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting 18 Select 2 ET and Rain Inch Pulse Settings Now you ll see something like this 4 NETAFIM ET Inch per Pulse Rain Inch per Pulse 0 01 0 01 19 Use the item selectors to set your values and push the ENTER button to save your settings Checking the Current Aggregated ET
35. ram exceeds this value the program will only irrigate to that limit and the remaining water will be added to the ET figure for the following day 12 Turn the dial to SETUP SENSORS PAUSE AUO Resume STOP MANUAL SET DATE amp TIME OFF o o o e PROGRAM RAIN OFF e RUNTIME RAIN ALARM STATUS O WATER DAYS VIEW ALARMS O START TIME VIEW ET amp RAIN O WATER BUDGET ET VIEW MOISTURE SENSOR o O PROGRAM STATUS 3 O SETUP SENSORS ADVANCED SOLENOID AMPS Now the display looks like this 26 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting N NETAFIM e Sensor Setup 1 ET 13 Use the tem selectors to select 1 ET and push the Now the display looks like this N NETAFIM ate le w ET device Pulses 14 Now you can choose between four settings ET device Pulses ENT ER button Select this if you use a connected ET device that provides dynamic ET data for the controller Tipping rain bucket ET enabled N O or N C If your ET device simply tells the controller whether to irrigate or not you need to tell the controller if the input is normally open N O or normally closed N C Whenever the device is then in the opposite mode the controller will hold its irrigation This is typically a WR7 Receiver 27 NLC 1005H Installation and troubleshooting Disabled Don t use the ET input Use the item selectors to locate the setting you want and if y
36. tion Shorted output no Check decoder error decoder or solenoid or solenoid and splices Current incorrect solenoid type You do not need to consumption out The number of the open the 3D box of range station causing the error is shown on the ST or MV LEDs 21 Station activation Limit for number of Deactivate one or error active stations more stations Too many active exeeded The number You do not need to stations of the station causing open the 3D box the failure is shown on the ST LED 25 Flow sensor poll Not present or wrong Use correct flow failed type flow sensor Only sensor used for test program 30 Station Connect decoder programming No decoder attached or incorrectly connected 77 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting programming General operation timeout operation took too long 31 Station Use correct decoder programming type Wrong decoder type 32 Station Decoder could be Connect decoder programming defective again or replace Verification of the decoder programmed station failed 33 Station Station programming Keep programming sequence inside the time limit Connect decoder again or replace decoder 78 NLC 100SH Installation and troubleshooting Glossary Term Description Cable Two wires surrounded by insulation Two wire Synonym for a cable Wire An individual copper wire
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