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MCI Series Decoder Control User and Installation Manual

1. Option Description Default Allowed Value See Page 57 Keypad security 0 0 99 28 58 Delay between valves in Seconds 0 0 59 23 59 Multi wire controller only not in use 0 60 Specify number of back flush valves 0 0 15 29 61 Back flush delay between valves 0 0 127 29 62 Back flush on PD only 0 0 127 29 63 Back flush on PD and Time 0 0 127 29 64 Back flush priority 0 0 1 29 65 Number of Log Days PC option 0 0 32 27 66 Number of Log Days Confirmation PC Option 0 0 32 27 68 Multi wire controller only not in use 0 0 1 4 70 Number of Automatic Start programs to back up 0 0 15 18 71 Number of Continual Cycling programs to back up 0 0 15 18 72 Volume Meter Type 0 0 127 29 13 Volume Meter Units 0 0 127 29 74 Volume Meter Timing window 0 0 127 29 75 Volume Meter Scaler 0 0 127 29 76 Volume Meter Hold Off for Flow rate Alarm 0 0 127 29 77 Max Percentage error in flow rate 0 0 100 29 79 Number of MPD Dosing Controllers Connected 0 0 1 29 80 Logging rate of Flow and EC and pH values 0 0 99 29 81 Logging rate of Analogue Values 0 0 99 29 27 KEYPAD SECURITY Option 57 A security code can be set to prevent unauthorised use of the controller Make sure the VALVES OFF screen is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 57 now pre
2. current overload when current and subsequent _ run the program to see what valve valves running irrigation programmes or valves are running when the more 1 6amps will continue If 20 faults fault occurs May be coil short CAB O L4 aa occur all programs will circuit on the output of a decoder be halted or to many valves running View current by setting option 51 decoder output overload current and subsequent there is a short or the coil is failing Nx O L6 ao i one more than 0 5amps irrigation programmes on the output of the decoder Find will continue If 20 faults the decoder with valve reference reference oar occur all programs will number disconnect the coil from be halted the decoder and test again no acknowledgement current and subsequent find the decoder with the valve Nx DECO from the decoder when irrigation programmes reference number Check decoder x valve switching on will continue If 20 faults serial is correct Check decoder reference occur all programs will is wired to specification Refer number be halted TESTING DECODERS or try decoder locally at controller no acknowledgement all irrigation pro find the decoder with the valve ref Nx OFF from decoder when grammes will be halted erence number Retry the decoder x valve switching off twice to see if problem repeats reference Check joints to decoder If decoder number still fails test at controller Refer TESTING DECODERS The f
3. Check all joints that are immersed in water and for damaged cable Isolate areas of the cable and see if the problem goes away or resistance increases 30 100 ohms A solenoid coil is connected directly across the cable or a decoder has failed or there is a short circuit very much greater than 1Km 1 mile from controller Cut the cable in half and see if problem goes away 20 30 ohms There is a short circuit on cable The short will be about 1 Km 0 7 mile away 15 30 ohms There is a short circuit on cable less than 1 Km 0 7 mile away 21 FAULTS If a fault occurs whilst the controller is running a watering program for example a cable breaks then the following display is shown TIME 12 11 FAULT The nature of the fault is displayed by pressing the RIGHT arrow key The Fault Page will be displayed FAULT N12 O L6 N16 O L6 In the example above the Fault Page indicates that current Over Load 6 O L6 has occurred on valves with Valve Reference Numbers 12 and 16 To find the appropriate decoder serial number and or valve name from the Valve Reference Number go to the Serial Number Pages Display Fault Response Action CAB O L1 two wire cable line all irrigation programs Refer to TESTING loading not ok will be halted DECODERS remote short on two wire all irrigation programs Refer to TESTING CAB O L2 cable more than will be halted DECODERS 1 6amps
4. 0 4 8 23 20 Maximum number of cycling programs to run together 0 0 1 23 21 Allow only one program to run whether normal or cycling 1 0 1 23 22 Multi Interface board uses alarm op as 4th op 0 0 1 29 23 Run valves synchronously 0 0 1 10 24 Use wean facility 0 0 1 28 25 Chain Programs 1 2 28 26 Single Analog Interface Board Fitted 0 0 1 29 27 Remote Input interface Board Fitted 0 0 1 29 28 Multi Interface Board Fitted 0 0 1 29 29 Cycling programs priority over all automatic started programs 0 0 1 6 18 30 Program 1 will take priority 0 0 1 4 23 31 Program 1 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 32 Program 2 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 33 Program 3 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 34 Program 4 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 35 Program 5 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 36 Program 6 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 37 Program 7 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 38 Program 8 Options 0 0 127 9 14 17 39 Multi wire controller only not in use 40 Manually Start programs in parallel 0 0 1 4 23 41 Fertigation 0 0 29 42 Valve names use a letter suffix PC use only 0 0 1 29 44 Put Controller in configuration mode 0 0 1 12 45 Put controller in test mode Engineering Use Only 0 49 Display optical errors Engineering Use Only 0 50 Display decoder two wire cable line quality 0 0 1 20 21 51 Display current 0 0 1 20 55 Controller address PC option 1 0 5 29 56 Baud Rate PC Option 2 0 2 29 More options next page 26
5. 1 2 and 3 have been set to 8 3 and 0 When the required options have been set press the LEFT arrow key past Option 1 to return to the VALVE OFF page The 15 basic options are listed below ae Default Allowed Option Description tid lie See Page 1 Set number of valves 48 4 150 8 2 Set number of Daily automatic starts 0 0 30 11 3 Set number of Weekly automatic starts 3 0 32 ig 4 The number of irrigation programs 1 1 15 8 5 Set pump pressurisation time in minutes 0 0 59 7 6 Set pump pressurisation time in seconds 2 0 59 T 7 Rain sensor connected and number of historical rain days 0 0 4 19 8 The Day of the week 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 1 7 1 7 8 9 Controller does a permanent Stop instead of Freeze 0 0 1 24 10 Display Low Tank instead of Freeze or Stop 0 0 1 24 11 Use Percentage Up and Down 0 0 1 16 12 Spare not in use 0 13 Use Disable Automatic Starts facility Rain off 0 0 1 16 14 Spare not in use 0 15 DISPLAY ADVANCED OPTIONS OPTIONS 16 TO 77 0 0 1 8 More Options next page 25 ADVANCED OPTIONS Option Description Default Allowed See Value Page 16 Allocate Il input to a specific program 1 1 15 23 17 Over Load 1 threshold Engineering Use Only 70 19 Maximum number of automatic started programs to run together 0
6. decoder output on SETTING DECODER SERIAL NUMBERS You need to set the decoder serial number of each irrigation valve The decoder serial number is shown on the side of each decoder Any decoder serial number can be assigned to any valve For example if you have a decoder with serial number 02345 and you wish this to be valve 1 you must assign 02345 to valve 1 Proceed as follows Press RIGHT arrow key until the following page is displayed EDIT S N Press SELECT and the following page will be displayed EDIT S N 001 VALVE 1 02345 Now using the keyboard enter the required serial number for valve 1 example 02345 Press RIGHT arrow key to enter serial numbers of other valves To return to the time page press START STOP key twice PUMP START The MCI does not have a pump start output To facilitate a pump start output you must purchase a Heron Two Wire Pump Start There are a number of options available Important Never connect any relay across the two wire cable See page 30 for Pump Start options PUMP PRESSURISATION IN MINUTES Option 5 The pump pressurisation time in minutes can be set make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 5 using the key pad change delay time between minute to 99 minutes Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling
7. fens sosraddu PuopIpre juw Boome Ure ein aces AIPUD OF HP AUM OML 10 ddi So TORO at tOD jee POLE sus Q Puo sagouigss and UOR UR efi DAND Soeseidds Pug ippe uow AR PPID aj wog TageumMae WHssadds Sp uow APO AM OML SPELI saqgamoss aD LO pua e jorteiddns a junow Ns Jo Uoneljeysu z BIJ ormene x ure ni JAPO Of INSTALLING DECODERS Never expose decoders to direct sunlight or in locations where they may be exposed to ambient temperatures of more than 38 C In warmer climates this will necessitate installing in valve box underground It is recommended that a two wire water proof cable joiner eg 3M DBY or similar is used to connect the decoders All cable joints must be sealed to minimise water ingress The controller gives out 30VAC to power 24VAC solenoids This larger voltage allows for voltage drop in the two wire cable If you are connecting solenoids close to the controller less than 200m there will be little voltage drop and you should check that the solenoids are capable of withstanding a voltage as high as 30VAC IMPORTANT use decoder models DECB1 DECB2 and DECB3 only The decoder outputs are on the following wires The return wire from the solenoid valves is wired to either of the red wires Decoders are available with 1 2 or 3 outputs Decoder output can operate a load of 0 6A Ist Serial No 2nd Serial No 3 Serial No Serial No controls YELLOW wire WHITE wire PURPLE wire
8. need to access these to allow certain programming Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 15 press 1 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page SET NUMBER OF VALVES Option 1 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 1 the default valve number is 32 using the key pad change to your required number of valves A maximum of 150 valves can be set Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page SET REQUIRED NUMBER OF PROGRAMS Option 4 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 4 and now key in your desired number of programs between 1 and 15 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option 1 the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page MAXIMUM NUMBER STARTED PROGRAMS TO RUN TOGETHER
9. return to red 3rd output is on purple return to red Jnputs O8 S F3 Output Fuse HO 20A f Lid PCB fuse Remote Remote Surge Earth Connect to Jocal Earth Rod Output Wiring Note Two red wires are internally connected You must inthe decoder use the cable tie Two wire cable IMPORTANT YOU MUST CONNECT SURGE EARTH 4 TWO CORE CABLE PATH OUTPUT One two wire cable output rated at 1 6A at 30VAC The two core cable output is protected by an electronic fuse which is set at 1 6A The controller gives out 30VAC to power 24VAC solenoids This larger voltage allows for voltage drop in the two wire cable If you are connecting solenoids close to the controller less than 200m there will be little voltage drop and you should check that the solenoids are capable of withstanding a voltage as high as 30VAC TWO CORE CABLE PATH No special two wire cable is required No restriction on the topolgy of the two wire cable When solenoid valves are located at some distance from a controller there will be a voltage drop in the cable Care must be taken to ensure that the maximum cable run will not create excessive voltage drop to prevent the solenoid valve from working A maximum of 150 single station decoders can be connected to the two wire cable When installing a looped path do not run cable back to output terminal Join cable at ground level below controller see Fig 2 page 5 The maximum cable run is de
10. tank runs low As described above add 8 to the appropriate Program Option number 14 OPERATING CONTROLLER MANUALLY To manually start the pump a valve or an irrigation program press START STOP and the following page will be displayed START PUMP VALVE PROG PUMP START Press START STOP key with the flashing arrow pointing at PUMP press SELECT to start Pump 1 The display below will be shown TIME _ 12 30 PUMP ON VALVE START Press START STOP key press the RIGHT arrow key to position the flashing arrow to point at VALVE Press SELECT and the page below is shown START VALVE 5 2 Enter the number of the valve to be started Press the RIGHT arrow key and then enter the number of minutes the valve is to run In the example above valve 5 has been set to run for 2 minutes Now press SELECT to start this valve The TIME PAGE will be displayed as shown below Important manual valve activation will run from 1 second up to 59 minutes only TIME 12 30 VALVE 5 1 58 PROGRAM START Press START STOP key to start an irrigation program press the RIGHT arrow key to move to PROG Press SELECT to start the irrigation program Enter any program 1 to 15 press SELECT to start the irrigation program The time page will be displayed as shown below TIME 1222 PROG 1 VALVE 01 9 59 MANUAL STOP Pressing START STOP at any time when a p
11. EDIT PROG 1 cursor will be flashing on 1 if you want to set another program select any number between amp 15 press SELECT then press SET ALL The cursor will be flashing on 1 press the RIGHT arrow key to move cursor use the key pad to select your last valve number press the RIGHT arrow key to drop down to valve water time Use key pad to enter your chosen water time Press SET ALL to accept your run time SET VALVES TO RUN IN BLOCKS Option 23 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 44 and press 1 now scroll back using the LEFT arrow key to option 23 and press 1 press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page The controller has now been set to operate a maximum of 4 valves Press the RIGHT arrow key to display EDIT PROG 1 cursor will be flashing on one if you want to set another program select any number between 1 amp 15 press SELECT your program will now be similar to the following VALVE 01 10 00 VALVE 02 05 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 Dl gt mW p gt If you want the first 2 valves to run together and the next 2 valves to run together press the RIGHT arrow key to scroll to B at valve 02 press SELECT to change to A
12. KR Heron MCI Decoder Control PRODUCTS MCI Series Decoder Control User and Installation Manual Model MCI40S Model MCIIS50S Version 6 11 1 PERTH SYDNEY MELBOURNE BRISBANE ADELAIDE PH 08 9455 1677 PH 02 9725 5733 PH 03 9457 7500 PH 07 3290 1200 PH 08 8341 0008 FAX 08 9455 1680 FAX 02 725 5283 FAX 03 9457 7400 FAX 07 3808 4997 FAX 08 8341 0707 hrproducts bigpond com au nsw_hrproducts bigpond com vic_hrproducts bigpond com qld_hrproducts bigpond com sa_hrproducts bigpond com www hrproducts com au Lit HR 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Selecting the Location for the Controller 4 Mounting the Controller 4 Mains Connection 4 Two Core Cable 5 Cable Earth Points 5 Installing Decoders 7 Setting Decoder Serial Number q Pump Start 7 Pump Pressurisation 7 Set Number of Valves 8 Set Extra Options Access 8 Programming Instructions Set Current Time 8 Set Today 8 Set Valve Water Time 9 Set Run Times in Hours amp Minutes 9 Set All Valve Run Times 9 Set Valves to Run in Blocks Synchronously 10 Set Delay Between valves 23 Set Days of the Week Cycle Starts 11 Set Daily Cycle Start Times 11 Set Required Number of Programs 8 Maximum Number Started Programs to Run Together 8 Operating the Controller Manually 15 Manual Station Advance 15 Manual Stop Terminating a Watering Cycle 15 Manually Turning a Stat
13. Mount the controller on a solid smooth surface shoulder high so the operator can easily see the display and read the faceplate graphics Outdoor Wall Mount The most desirable location is shoulder high on the shady side of a suitable wall Avoid concealing the controller behind a shrub of near ground level where it will be in the direct path of a sprinkler head Do not mount the controller in direct sunlight Do not mount the controller where ambient temperatures above 40 C are present MOUNTING THE CONTROLLER Wall Mount Select suitable fasteners such as molly bolts in plaster board wood screws in wood etc Check to see that the head of the screw will pass through the lid bolt hole Controller should be mounted using four screws one screw through each corner lid bolt hole Warning additional holes should not be drilled through controller casing CONNECTING MAINS SUPPLY Licsensed Electrician Important Make sure mains supply is turned off before connecting the controller Check that the mains supply voltage is 240vac same as controller input voltage The mains supply should be fused with a 3 amp fuse and connected via a residual Current Circuit Breaker Connect the mains supply to the three terminals inside the IEC plug Live to L Neutral to N and Earth to E as shown in Fig 1 Warranty void if Mains Surge Earth not connected NOTE Transformer Wrong fuses fitted For multi output decoders 2nd output is on white
14. Now scroll to A at valve 03 press SELECT to change to B You program will now be similar to the following VALVE 01 10 00 VALVE 02 05 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 ww gt gt Now when this program runs it will run all the valves marked with an A until it reaches valves marked with B So in the above program it will run VALVE 01 and VALVE 02 together The program will then run VALVE 03 and VALVE 04 for the set water time etc The program will not move onto the next group until all valves have run the set water time In the above example VALVE 03 and VALVE 04 will not run until VALVE 02 has finished Important Ensure that your program never has a consecutive string of more than 4 A s or 4 B s as the controller will not run the program The controller will one valve at a time if more than 4 A s or 4 B s are set This still applies even if the valve times are 0 If you have valves at the end of your program that you don t use set the left hand column to A B A B etc for these valves When finished set Option 44 back to 0 This prevents the sequence number and the valve names being changed Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 44 and press 0 now scroll back past option 1 th
15. Option 19 This specifies the maximum number of automatically started irrigation programs that can run at the same time If this option is set to 0 only one irrigation program can run at any time Setting this option to 2 will allow 2 irrigation programs to run at the same time Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 19 and now key in your desired number of programs between and 4 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page Note A maximum of 4 irrigation programs can run at any time This includes automatically started AND continually cycling programs See Option 20 SET VALVE RUN TIMES Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press the RIGHT arrow key to display EDIT PROG 1 to select other programs use the key pad to enter your chosen program between 1 amp 15 now press SELECT and the display will change to display the below The cursor will be flashing on VALVE 01 time Heron controller is factory set to 59 minutes and 59 second VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 p ph p a Now you want VALVE 01 to run for 10 minutes amp VALVE 02 to run for 5 minutes use the ke
16. P key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 71 and press 1 for the cycling program to be backed up Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page CYCLING PROGRAMS TAKE PRIORITY OVER AUTO START PROGRAMS Option 29 This option allows any of the continually cycling programs to take priority over any automatically started irrigation program With this feature set if an automatically started irrigation program is running the con tinually cycling program will cut in and run The halted automatically started irrigation program will then continue from where it was stopped once the cycling program has completed If you want this facility set Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 29 and press 1 for the cycling program to take priority Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page 18 RAIN SENSOR TO REDUCE WATERING Option 7 The Heron rain sensor allows the irrigation program to be reduced depending on the amount of rain that has fallen up to 4 rain days of historical data can be stored and included in the rain fall meas
17. PROG 1 screen the following screen allows you to Specify the start and stop times for the continual cycling period Set the delay period in hours and minutes between each cycle Disable Enable the continual cycling program CYCLE PROG 1 CYCLE NEVER WAIT 0 00 Now Press SELECT to enter the start and stop times for continual cycling and the delay period between cycles In the example below program 1 has been set to continually cycle from 6 00 hours to 21 30 hours with a 20 minute delay between each cycle CYCLE PROG 1 CYCLE 06 00 21 30 WAIT 0 20 NEXT 13 30 The time that the next cycle will begin is automatically calculated and displayed if the real time is within the cycling range In the example above the next continual cycle of program 1 will begin at 13 30 hours Disabling Continual Cycling You can disable the continual cycling program by pressing the SELECT button when the continual cycling screen is displayed CYCLE PROG 1 CYCLE NEVER WAIT 0 00 To re enable continual cycling press the SELECT button again The start times will be redisplayed 17 BACK UPA CYCLING PROGRAM Option 70 71 If a Continual Cycling program cannot run because another program is running the controller can remember that a program tried to start The controller will then run the program when the other program s have finished Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STO
18. alve Connected from two wire 24Vac at built in surge protection DECBMV path will activate 24vac 0 6amp excellent immunity to electrical solenoid when 30vac on surges path Programmable Master Connected from two wire 24Vac at built in surge protection Valve path programmable 0 6amp excellent immunity to electrical DECBMV2SN decoder has ON srial amp OFF serial numbers will activate 24vac solenoid Also used with DECBP24V to provide isolation from surges or intelligent pump start surges 30 CALCULATING VOLTAGE DROP The following assumes the decoder current is negligible The cable voltage drop is given by the formula Cable Voltage Drop 2 x Lx RxC L is length in Km between the controller and the valve as measured along the length of the cable R is the resistance per Km C is the current consumption of the valve a standard valve will take a current of 0 25A Running Multiple Valves from One Output If you run valves in parallel then you must multiply the valve current by the number of valves you are running in parallel Looped Cables The resistance of a looped cable is halved because the current has two paths to follow The voltage drop of a looped cable is Cable Voltage Drop 0 5x Lx Rx C Where the L is measured around the total circumference of the loop Approximate Cable Resistance The table below lists approximate values of cable resistance Always check the actual resistance of your cable
19. am 3 and then Pprogram 4 28 PC CONNECTION One four pin connection for communicating with a PC A Heron RS232INTD optical interface plugs into this 4 pin connector The Heron Optical interface provides a 5mm optical isolation gap between your PC and the controller to protect the PC from electrical surges For simple uploading and downloading of programs the Heron RS232INTB can be used Consult HR Products for PC connection programs and details RS232INTD maximum distance between PC and controller 500m RS232INTB maximum distance between PC and controller 100m FERTIGATION Option 41 79 80 81 The Fertigation option will only operate with a MPD dosing controller MPD dosing controller connected the dosing controller will be instructed to add fertilizer only on valves with sequence numbers Check with HR Products for more details BACK FLUSHING Option 60 61 62 63 64 The back flushing facility available on Agricultural models only Check with HR Products for more details WATERMETERS Option 72 73 74 75 76 77 Watermeter option requires multinterface card to support volume instead of timed watering logging flows and monitoring irrigation flow rates to set ranges Check with HR Products for more details SENSORS Heron have the following range of sensors available Heron Light Sensor Heron Humidity Sensor Heron Temperature Sensor Heron Rain Sensor Consult HR Products for more details MULTI INTERFACE CARDS Interface cards are a
20. ault page is cleared by manually starting and stopping an irrigation program 22 IRRIGATION PROGRAM OPTIONS Maximum Number of Automatically Started Programs to Run Together Option 19 amp 20 This specifies the maximum number of automatically started irrigation programs that can run at the same time If this option is set to 0 only one irrigation program can run at any time Setting this option to 2 will allow 2 irrigation programs to run at the same time Note A maximum of 4 irrigation programs can run at any time This includes automatically started AND continually cycling programs See Option 20 Allocate Remote Start input to a Program Option 16 The Remote Start Input can be assigned to initiate any irrigation program Enter the number of the irrigation program you want it to initiate If this option is not set the Remote Start Input will trigger irrigation program by default Program 1 will Take Priority Option 30 This allows program to take priority over any other automatically started irrigation programs If you need his facility set Option 30 to 1 Default is O0 With Option 30 set if a program is running and program 1 wishes to start it will cut in and run The halted irrigation program will continue from where it was stopped once program 1 has completed Note If option 29 has been set then any the continually cycling program will have priority running over irrigation program 1 Delay Between Valv
21. back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page PUMP PRESSURISATION IN SECONDS Option 6 The pump pressurisation time in seconds can be set make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 6 using the key pad change delay time between 1 second to 99 seconds Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page SET CURRENT TIME amp DAY Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold down on 0 key for five seconds or until flashing cursor appears Using the number keys and RIGHT arrow key the correct time of day can be entered When you have set the time press START STOP key twice SET TODAY Option 8 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 8 and using the key pad select current day of week 1 Monday 2 Tuesday etc Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option the display will take 10 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page SET EXTRA OPTIONS ACCESS Option 15 Heron controller has 81 options you
22. cores of the two wire cable FAULT CABLE BAD 200 OHM The table on next page shows the possible responses and likely causes IMPORTANT When finished testing Option 50 should be set back to 0 DISPLAY OUTPUT CURRENT Option 51 For testing purposes current flowing to solenoid valves will be displayed on fourth line of TIME SCREEN IMPORTANT When finished testing Option 51 should be set back to 0 20 MESSAGE ACTION DECO REPLY Decoder working OK No action required GOOD DECO REPLY FAIR Decoder working OK but is located a long way from MCI 100s approximately 1Km 1 mile If the decoder is local then there is too much series resistance and you should check joints in the cable DECO REPLY BAD The decoder is not working The likely causes are Break in cable to decoder Cable series resistance to the decoder is too high greater than 100 ohms Serial number not correct Decoder connected the wrong way round CABLE GOOD Cable in good condition CABLE FAIR Acceptable if there are more than 50 decoders connected If there are less than 50 decoders present then there is excessive moisture in multiple joints or the cable has a semi short circuit CABLE BAD There is a short on the cable Look at the resistance displayed on the MCI to determine the likely cause 200 1000 ohms The system will work but there is a semi short circuit which is likely to cause intermittent problems
23. e display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page 10 SET CYCLE START TIMES Option 3 Heron controller is supplied with 3 daily cycle starts per program To select days of the week make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 3 and press 32 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page Controller will now accept Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun daily or off cycle starts Flexability to choose up to 32 cycle starts on any day or 4 cycle starts on each day of the week SETTING DAILY CYCLE STARTS Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press RIGHT arrow key to display the EDIT AUTOS page press SELECT to display the following AUT START 1 PRG 1 PRG 1 PRG 1 0 00 0 00 0 00 Screen shows the 3 daily cycle starts press SELECT key to change from program 1 up to 15 Use key pad to set the first cycle start time press the RIGHT arrow key to scroll to 2 cycle start use key pad to set your second cycle start time repeat this process for a 3rd cycle start AUT START 1 PRG 1 PRG 1 PRG 1 1 00 14 00 16 00 Screen shows cycle starts at 1 00am 2 00pm 4 00pm Return to the VALVES OFF screen p
24. es Option 58 A delay between the operation of the valves within an irrigation program can be introduced using this option The delay can be set from 1 to 255 seconds Enter the number of seconds delay required The delay will apply to all irrigation programs Allow Programs to be manually Started in Parallel Option 40 With Option 40 set programs can be manually started in parallel Operation of the controller is exactly the same except that pressing Start Stop will always show the following page START PUMP VALVE PROG STOPALL To manually stop the controller you must press Start Stop to display the page above and then press RIGHT arrow to move the cursor to STOPALL and the press Select To allow programs to run in parallel you must also set one or both of the parallel program Options Option19 or 20 Allow Only One Program to Run whether Normal or Cycling Option 21 If option 21 is set to 1 only one irrigation program will ever run at any time Option 21 overrides options 19 and 20 1 e specifying how many automatically started and continually cycling programs can run at the same time Default is 1 Note If you want either automatically started or continually cycling irriga tion programs to run at the same time then you must set option 21 to 0 23 REMOTE START INPUT One remote start input A temporary closed contact on this input will start an irrigation program The user can s
25. ion On and Off 15 Manually Turning Master Valve Pump On and Off 15 Manual Activating a Station for its Programmed Time is Manual Activating a Program 15 System Check Cycle see manually activating a program 15 Customising Programs 12 Changing the Zone Number Asynchronous 12 Changing Valve Order 13 Program Configuration Options 14 Irrigation Program Options 23 Program Ignores Percentage Reduction 14 Program Ignores Freeze Input 14 Rain Off 16 Rain Sensor Control 19 Water Budgeting 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Loop Watering 17 Setting Continual Cycling Program 17 Disable Continual Cycling 17 Backing Up Cycling Program 18 Cycling Programs Priority Over Automatic Start Programs 18 Manually Starting the Loop Cycle see manual activating a program 15 Testing Decoders and Cable 20 Faults 22 Remote Start Input 24 Remote Stop Input 24 Low Tank 24 Freeze 24 Stop 24 Options 235 Keypad Security 28 Weaning Programs 28 Chaining Programs 28 PC Connection 29 Fertigation 29 Back Flushing 29 Watermeters 29 Sensors 29 Multi Interface Cards 29 Pump Start Relays amp Master Valve Decoders 30 Sizing Two Wire Cable Path 31 SELECTING THE PROPER LOCATION FOR YOUR CONTROLLER Indoor Wall Mount If possible always select an indoor location for your controller where you are assured of maximum protection from environmental hazards accidents and vandalism
26. lve names First you need to select the configuration mode by setting Option 44 to 1 When you have finished you should now set Option 44 back to 0 This prevents the sequence number and the valve names being changed Now you need to enter the program you wish to customise Press RIGHT arrow key to display the EDIT PROG page as shown below EDIT PROG 1 Now press SELECT to edit program 1 and the first page of Program 1 will be displayed If the controller is new it will be the default configuration as shown below VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 ee p p pnt CHANGING THE ZONE NUMBER Asynchronous In the example above there are four valves displayed called VALVE 01 VALVE 02 VALVE 03 and VALVE 04 The number on the left is the irrigation zone number for the valve They are all set to 1 so all valves are in the same zone zone1 As they are in the same zone NO valves will run together If for example you wanted VALVE 01 and VALVE 02 to run together you would need to assign them to different irrigation zones as follows VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 N To do this move the cursor over the zone number for VALVE 02 and change it to 2 Important You must set the valves you wish to run together at the beginning of the program 12 CHANGING VALVE ORDER If you need VALVE 04 t
27. now been set to allow percentage water time adjustments from 1 to 250 for automatic programs Press the RIGHT arrow key until the following screen is displayed Use the key pad to make percentage changes from 1 to 250 MAN ADJUST 50 In the example above irrigation programs will run for half their normal time Important do not leave the percentage value at 0 No irrigation will run 16 LOOP WATERING Option 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 The continual cycling facility allows an irrigation program to continuously cycle Programs continually cycle between a specified start and stop time with a programmable delay between cycles This is normally used for misting or propagation applications To set a program to continually cycle make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 31 and press 1 program has now been set to operate in loop cycling watering Repeat this for option 32 33 34 35 36 37 amp 38 to change to loop cycling for programs 2 3 4 5 6 7 amp 8 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page Setting A Continual Cycling Program Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press RIGHT arrow key to display the CYCLE
28. o run before VALVE 03 then you would need to change the page to the following VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 VALVE 03 00 00 pe ph p ee Now VALVE 04 appears before VALVE 03 in the list so VALVE 04 will run first To do this move the cursor so it is over VALVE 03 and the page will automatically ask you to enter the name reference number In the example below it is currently at 003 which is the reference for VALVE 03 VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 003 00 00 VALVE 03 00 00 p p p ee Now change Name Reference Number to 004 which will be the Name Reference Number for VALVE 04 as shown below VALVE 01 00 00 VALVE 02 00 00 VALVE 004 00 00 VALVE 003 00 00 pee fee eek pe Now press RIGHT arrow key and VALVE 04 will be the third valve in the program You will need to change previous valve 04 to 03 IMPORTANT When you have finished you should now set the Configuration Option 44 back to 0 See top of page 20 for instructions 13 PROGRAM CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Option 31 to 38 Program configuration options allow individual programs to customised Option 31 relates to program 1 Option 32 to program 2 etc Programs to 8 can be individually customised The following 6 features can be set for each program Value Description of facility Program has Continual cycling facilit
29. or Pressing the spoon down every 10 seconds will increment the rain fall by 1 mm If you press the spoon enough times so that a trip level is reached you will see a reduction in the irrigation watering programs IMPORTANT The rain sensor has no effect on a manual valve start one minute must elapse before the percentage reduction will be registered after the threshold is reached Heron Rain Sensor supplied as optional extra 19 TESTING DECODERS AND CABLE Option 50 The controller has a test facility which allows you to check the two wire cable by giving a measure of how good the communication is to a decoder This is particularly useful where you may have an intermittent problem with the two wire cable To use the test facility make sure the VALVES OFF screen is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 50 press 1 Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF Now manually start the valve to be tested MCI will display the following for a good cable and decoder VALVE 1 0 59 DECO REPLY GOOD CABLE GOOD _ 5000 OHM If there is a short circuit on the cable and the MCI cannot communicate with the decoder at all the following will be displayed The resistance displayed is the resistance between the two
30. pecify the irrigation program number that is started Cable length on this input should be kept to less than 20 meters The Remote Start input is also used to connect for the Heron Rain sensor The remote start input is across I2 and C2 See Fig 1 page 3 Joining these terminals will start program 1 The terminals have to be connected for only a short period 1 second to activate the program If the contacts are left shorted program 1 will continually cycle REMOTE STOP INPUT Option 9 One Stop or Freeze input A closed contact on the input will either permanently stop an irrigation program or temporarily freeze the irrigation program for the duration of the closed contact The user can specify whether this is a Freeze Input or a Stop Input Cable lengths on this input should be kept to less than 20 meters The remote stop input is across I1 and C1 See Fig page 3 Joining these inputs halts the irrigation programs The programs will continue once the short is removed This input may be connected to a float switch in the water reservoir so that the irrigation sequence is halted if the water level is low When the remote Stop Input is active the following messages can be displayed LOW TANK Option 10 Indicates that the water level in the storage tank is low The irrigation program will temporarily stop Once the water tank has been filled the irrigation program will start again Make sure the VALVES OFF screen is displa
31. pendent upon The size of the cable The number of valves operating together The current draw of the solenoid valve and its minimum working voltage Fluctuations in mains voltage and loading on the controller transformer The number of decoders For guidance purposes we will assume that the solenoid valve takes 0 25A and is operating on its own the minimum operating voltage is 20V there are 50 decoders on the cable that are evenly distributed The following table shows the maximum distance that a valve can operate using a single cable run and a looped cable run for different size cable Important please consult HR Products when running multiple solenoids and longer cable paths are required Distance to furthest Distance to furthest Cable Size so valve on a single path valve on loop circuit 1 0mm 0 64 klm 1 28 klm 1 5mm 0 96 klm 1 92 klm 2 5mm 1 6 klm 3 2 klm See page 31 for calculating voltage drop CABLE EARTH POINTS Heron cable earth points CSUPE should be wired to the two wire path with copper earth rods A minimum of two CSUPE should be installed for any cable path Additional cable earth points should be wired every 750 m if necessary Failure to wire these earth points will make the controller liable to serious damage caused by lightning surges See Fig 2 page 6 POU ee ues O Puo uo disap ree WOR UR afin gt a paldi wp jurou AR PPID Aj Wop Sage MA c Hssaddhs up unos poy ueg saga woGL
32. ressing START STOP twice Up to 30 daily cycle starts can be set controller is supplied set with 3 To add more daily starts Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 2 and key in your daily cycles between 1 and 30 SETTING DAYS OF THE WEEK FOR CYCLE STARTS Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press RIGHT arrow key to display the EDIT AUTOS page press SELECT to display the daily start screen You need to scroll past the daily starts page press RIGHT arrow key until the following screen appears AUT START 4 PROG 1 MON AT 0 00 Cursor will be flashing on PROG 1 press SELECT key to change from Prog 1 up to Prog 15 Press RIGHT arrow key to scroll to MON press select to change to your required water Press RIGHT arrow key to scroll to time and using key pad enter your desired start time Press RIGHT arrow key to scroll to AUT START 5 and repeat the process for selected days and cycle start times Up to 32 cycle starts can be selected cycle starts can be set to any given day ie all 32 cycle starts can be allocated to one day or a series of days of the week by choice 11 CUSTOMISING PROGRAMS You only need to do this if you wish to vary the number of valves that run in parallel you wish to vary the order in which valves run in the program you wish to change va
33. rogram valve or pump is running will stop the program valve or pump immediately MANUAL ADVANCE With irrigation program running press MANUAL ADVANCE to move to next station in the sequence 15 RAIN OFF Option 13 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 13 and press 1 now scroll back option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page The controller has now been set to allow automatic starts to be disabled by pressing the SELECT key when on the Time page When automatic starts are active the controller will display the following TIME _ 12 00 MON AUTOS ON When the SELECT key is pressed the controller will then display the following and all automatic starts will be disabled until the SELECT key is pressed again TIME 12 00 MON AUTOS OFF WATER BUDGETING Option 11 Make sure the VALVES OFF screen is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 11 and press 1 now scroll to option 25 and press 1 Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page The controller has
34. ss any number between 01 to 99 This number will become the third and fourth digits of the security code The first and second digits of the security code will be 57 for example if option 57 has been set to 15 then the security code 5715 must be entered when ever the controller is operated Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page The controller has now been set to Keypad security The user must enter the security code if the keypad is not used for three minutes WEANING PROGRAMS Option 24 The wean facility allows Programs 2 3 and 4 to be operated at less frequent intervals than Program 1 For example Program 2 will start half as many times as Program 1 see table below Programs 2 3 and 4 are automatically triggered after Program 1 finishes Irrigation Initiated Irrigation Programs Run Prog 1 Prog 2 Prog 3 Prog 4 First Time X Second Time X X Third Time X X Fourth Time X X X Fifth Time X Sixth Time X X X Seventh Time X Eighth Time X X X Ninth Time X X That is Program 2 will start every second time program 1 starts Program 3 will start every third time program 1 starts and Program 4 will start every fourth time program 1 starts CHAINING PROGRAMS Option 25 The chain facility allows Programs 1 2 3 and 4 to be chained together With the option set when ever Program 1 finishes Program 2 will start and then Progr
35. urement Two trip points can be set To set the historical data make sure the VALVES OFF screen is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 7 and press your historical day number between 1 amp 4 Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page IMPORTANT setting option 7 to 0 will disable the rain sensor Connecting the Rain Sensor Connect the two terminals inside the rain sensor to Input 2 across I2 and C2 see Fig 1 page 3 The terminals in the rain sensor are accessed by removing the bottom of the rain sensor Using the Rain Sensor When option 7 is set see above the rain page can be displayed from the VALVES OFF screen by pressing the LEFT arrow key The rain page is shown below RAIN FALL 2mm ADJ 50 00 TRIP 4 9 On the rain page you can set two trip points in mm of rain fall When these trip points are met irrigation programs will run for either 50 half of their normal time or 0 of their normal time i e not run To set a trip point move the cursor under the appropriate percentage 50 or 0 and enter a number In the example above trip points have been set at 4 mm and 9 mm Testing the Rain Sensor The rain sensor can be tested by pressing the spoon down inside the rain sens
36. vailable for use with Sensors and Watermeters Please check with HR Products for more details 29 PUMP STARTS amp MASTER VALVE A range of pump start modules are available All the pump start modules are controlled via the two wire cable All pump start modules can be remote from the controller A maximum of 100 pump start modules can be fitted Type Features Output Isolation between 2 wire cable and pump start control DIN rail relay Connected from two wire 240V contact 4mm through relay contact not DECBRDIN path will activate 240vac rated recommended for areas with high output when 30vac on probability of surge cable path Optical latching Connected from two wire 240V contact 30mm excellent immunity to DECBPL path will activate 240vac rated electrical surges output when 30vac on cable path Optical Intelligent Connected from two wire 240V contact 30mm excellent immunity to Pump Start latching path programmable rated electrical surges DECBPL2SN decoder has ON serial amp OFF serial numbers will activate 240vac ouput If pump decoder loses 30V then it will switch off Optical 24VAC Optical pump start used in 24Vac at 30mm excellent immunity to DECBP24V areas with high surges 0 4amp to electrical surges Used with DECBMV2SN contactor of to provide switching signal pump when 30vac on cable path Requires transformer 240vac 24vac supplied with DECBP24V Decoder Master V
37. y 1 See section 6 Program Valve time in Hours and Minutes 2 Sets time in hours and minutes instead of minutes and seconds Program ignores Percentage reduction 4 Ignores percentage reduction whether set manually or by rain sensor always runs at 100 Program ignores the Freeze input 8 Program ignores the freeze or Stop inputs Program can be started via Analogue input 16 See MF interface manual on MF interface Program can be started via light 32 See Light sensor manual Multi wire controllers Only 64 To include a feature add the value of the facility to the Option For example suppose you require continual Cycling on Program 1 and Program 1 to Ignore Freeze input For program we must change Option 31 Now Continual Cycling has a value 1 and Ignore Freeze Input has a value 8 The required value for Option 31 is 1 8 9 Program Ignores Percentage Reduction 4 This facility allows a program to ignore any percentage reduction that is set For example you may not want indoor irrigation to be affected by the rain sensor percentage reduction As described above add 4 to the appropriate Program Option number Program Ignores Freeze Input 8 This facility allows a program to ignore the Freeze Input For example you may have two different irrigation systems one which uses a water storage tank and one that uses mains water This facility can prevent the mains water irrigation from being suspended when the water storage
38. y pad to enter 10 minutes for VALVE 01 press the RIGHT arrow key to scroll down to VALVE 02 and enter 5 minutes Repeat this for all remaining valves VALVE 01 10 00 VALVE 02 05 00 VALVE 03 00 00 VALVE 04 00 00 p p p ee When finished press the START STOP key twice to return to VALVE OFF display Note The numbers on the left column are the zone numbers these indicate what valves if any run together In the above example all valves are in the same irrigation Zone Zone 1 so no valves will run together See page 9 for running multiple valves SET RUN TIMES IN HOURS amp MINUTES Option 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Make sure the VALVES OFF is displayed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 31 and press 2 program 1 has now been set to operate in hours and minutes Repeat this for option 32 33 34 35 36 37 amp 38 to change to hours and minutes for programs 2 3 4 5 6 7 amp 8 Press the LEFT arrow key scrolling back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page Run times are now set to 59 hours and 59 minutes SET ALL STATION RUN TIMES When setting up an irrigation program the Set All key is a quick method of setting a number of valves to the same time Press the RIGHT arrow key to display
39. yed by pushing START STOP key twice Press and hold MANUAL ADVANCE key for five seconds waiting for the option screen to appear Once option screen is displayed using the RIGHT arrow key scroll to option 10 and press 1 Now scroll back past option 1 the display will take 60 seconds to return to the VALVES OFF page LOW TANK will replace STOP in the display FREEZE indicates that a sensor connected to the remote stop input has been activated Once the freeze condition has been removed from the input the irrigation program will start again from the point at which it was temporarily halted STOP indicates that a sensor connected to the remote stop input has been activated In this case the irrigation program will not restart when the remote stop condition is removed 24 OPTIONS Heron controller is supplied with 81 user Options Throughout this User Guide you would have been setting these as you entered certain irrigation requirements This section describes the options you can set on your controller There are 15 Basic Options and 66 Advanced Options To access the configuration options press and hold down MANUAL ADVANCE button for 10 seconds The following page will be displayed OPTION 1 2 3 8 3 The LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys are used to position the cursor under the option you want to change Use the keypad to enter the required number as described below to activate the option In the example above Option s
40. you are installing Resistance Cable Size Per Kim 1 0mm 19 ohms 1 5mm 13 ohms 2 5mm 8 ohms Example If 2 0Km of 2 5mm cable was used to connect a valve taking 0 25A then voltage drop would be calculated as follows From table above 2 5mm cable has resistance of 8 ohms km Therefore Voltage Drop 2 x 2 0Km x 8 x 0 25 8 V Cable Voltage Drop 2 x Lx Rx C 31

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