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1. On Trigger Type One Shot Condition Input Off Irrigation Program Off On Trigger Type Multi Shot Condition Input On Irrigation Program Off On Trigger Type Only if ON i Condition Input Irrigation Program Off Start On Stop Dry Contact Condition Input Off Stop On Condition Input Off Irrigation Program Off Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 58 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Example External condition program for storage tank filling Dry contact 2 Dry contact 1 FIGURE 49 EXTERNAL CONDITION STORAGE TANK FILLING EXAMPLE Dry contact 1 Low Level Sensor will start Condition Program 1 and Dry contact 2 High Level Sensor will stop Condition Program 1 Condition Program 1 is connected to Irrigation Program 3 please see Example Irrigation based on External Condition Dam Level FIGURE 50 EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM From To Start hh mm hh mm Dry Cont Trigger Stop Dry Cont One Shot Dry Con 1 lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot One Shot Dry Con 2 lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt FIGURE
2. When irrigation is not taking place this screen will display as NEXT IRRIGATION Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 19 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM HOT SCREEN 2 ACTIVE IRRIGATION AND DOSING STATUS Hot screen 2 is only relevant during an active irrigation process FIGURE 9 HOT SCREEN 2 DISPLAY OF IRRIGATION STATUS IRRIGATION PROCESS Valve 3 14 56 57 Actual 26 365 300 000 300 000 100 000 e IRRIGATION PROCESS Active program number preceded by abbreviated program trigger Manual Radiation Uncompleted Program etc active valve number if two or more valves are active the first valve number will be displayed with a mark next to it and current time o Functions devices left column Active devices for the current irrigation Set Total quantity time to be given during the current irrigation Actual Actual quantity time already given Flow Actual measured flow rate of the device O O All irrigation flow rates indicated will be in m h cubic metres per hour and dosing flow rates will be in 8 h litres per hour o Valve Current status on off of the valve and or dosing channel The display in the NMC Junior is limited to its hardware constraints Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 20 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HOT SCREEN 3 DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OF THE IRRIGATION PROGRAMS To nav
3. O O O The Prg and Min Max are calculated according to the 1 3 DOSING program settings dosing channel flow rate allowed deviation High and Low set in 7 6 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION and actual measured water flow When EC pH control is active the Open will change according to the difference between the set and the actual EC pH values If the Open is close to the Min or Max it means that there is a big deviation between the dosing program settings to the actual injection ratio The Open cannot be higher than the Max and cannot be lower than the Min If it is identical to one of them the NMC Pro Controller will not be able to reach the set EC pH values and the dosing program settings must be rechecked See Section 5 5 The Bucket Test Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 24 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HOT SCREEN 5 FILTER FLUSHING INFORMATION FIGURE 14 HOT SCREEN 5 DISPLAY OF FILTER FLUSHING STATUS FILTER FLUSHING STATUS em Flush Status OFF Time to Next Flush 00 00 30 Delta Pressure Digital Flushing Filter No Remaining Filters Qty Delay Current Delta Pressure FILTER FLUSHING STATUS Item o Flush Status Indication of the filter flushing status on off waiting o Time To Next Flush hh mm ss Remaining time until next filter flushing cycle f Time To Next Flush is only counted when irrigation is active i Irrig
4. SELECTOR Dosing S1 Prog 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 63 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 FILTER FLUSHING The filter flushing program can control the cleaning of filters by back flushing of up to 24 filters in a battery type filtration system FIGURE 56 FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM SCREEN FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM Time Between Flushing hh mm Flushing Time mm ss Delay Between Filters mm ss Delta Pressure Digital Delta Pressure Value bar Delay Delta Pressure mm ss Delta Pressure Reiteration Dwell Time Main mm ss YES FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM e Time Between Flushing Value in range 00 00 or 99 59 Time interval between two consecutive flushing cycles The time is only counted during irrigation If the time between flushing is set to 01 00 it means that a flushing cycle will be activated after 1 hour of irrigation regardless of delta pressure switch status If set to zero flushing will only take place if triggered by a delta pressure switch e Flushing Time Value in range 00 00 or 99 59 Activated time of each filter back flush valve e Delay Between Filters Value in range 00 00 or 99 59 The delay time between one filter back flush valve closing to the next filter back flush valve opening This time is usually used to allow pressure build up Delta Pressure Value in range NO or YES Define whether filter back
5. EC PRE CONTROL EXAMPLE EC PRE CONTROL SCHEMATIC EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLES OF RUN TIMES FROM EXTERNAL CONDITIONS EXTERNAL CONDITION STORAGE TANK FILLING EXAMPLE EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE EXAMPLE OF RUN TIME BASED ON EXTERNAL CONDITION AGITATOR SCREEN AGITATOR PROGRAM EXAMPLE FERTILISER SELECTOR SCREEN EXAMPLE OF SELECTOR PROGRAM FOR STORAGE TANKS FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM SCREEN 11229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 6 FIGURE 57 FIGURE 58 FIGURE 59 FIGURE 60 FIGURE 61 FIGURE 62 FIGURE 63 FIGURE 64 FIGURE 65 FIGURE 66 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM SCREEN PIETER FEUSHING PROGRAM EXAMPLE a iei vore COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM COOLING PROGRAM IN GREENHOUSE COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM SCREEN GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE COOLING PROGRAM GREENHOUSE MISTING PROGRAM SCREEN cerir eo ERE AEA S E A MISTING PROGRAM GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE ioter tied det urat ere inii koe MISTING PROGRAM SCREEN GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE WATER HEATING SCREEN FIGURE 67 WATER HEATING FIGURE 68 FIGURE 69 FIGURE 70 FIGURE 71 FIGURE 72 FIGURE 73 FIGURE 74 FIGURE 75 FIGURE 76 FIGURE 7
6. Time since the last irrigation cycle referring to the last irrigation of a specific valve Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 95 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 3 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION The uncompleted irrigation table provides information of irrigation cycles that were started but could not be completed for individual valves To understand why an irrigation cycle was not completed it is advisable to cross reference between this table and the 3 2 ALARM HISTORY table The uncompleted irrigation table consists of up to 200 lines This feature is indexed as 4 2 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION in the NMC Junior FIGURE 88 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION SCREEN UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION Time Prog VI 1 Program Left hh mm Qty Qty 01 Feb 08 08 30 4 000 0 700 01 Feb 08 08 32 00 02 00 00 01 20 Maximum 200 lines UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION e Number Uncompleted irrigation line number e Date dd MMM yy Date that the failure occurred and the line was added to the uncompleted irrigation table e Time hh mm Time that the failure occurred and the line was added to the uncompleted irrigation table e Program Number Irrigation program number e Valve Number Indicates the associated valve If a failure occurs for a group of valves that were configured to irrigate together only the first valve number of the group is shown but a sign is added next to it to indicate that more valves are associated
7. UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS Time Prog Start Prog hh mm No Time Cyc 01 Feb 08 16 00 Maximum 200 lines UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS e Number Uncompleted programs line number e Date dd MMM yy Date that the failure occurred and the line was added to the uncompleted programs table e Time hh mm Time that the failure occurred and the line was added to the uncompleted programs table e Program number Uncompleted irrigation program number e Start time hh mm Irrigation program start time e Programmed Cycles Number of irrigation cycles that were programmed in irrigation program e Cycles Number of uncompleted irrigation cycles Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 98 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 5 DAILY IRRIGATION This table allows you to view history of irrigation quantities or time per valve This feature is indexed as 4 4 DAILY IRRIGATION in the NMC Junior FIGURE 90 DAILY IRRIGATION HISTORY SELECTION SCREEN DAILY IRRIGATION 2 1 Day Ago 2 Days Ago 3 Days Ago 4 Days Ago 5 Days Ago 6 Days Ago Open pull down menu by pressing ENTER navigate with up down arrow keys to the option required and press ENTER to confirm Daily irrigation table will be displayed Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 99 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 91 DAILY IRRIGATION HISTORY SCREEN DATE 01 Feb 11 DAILY IRRIGATION Water Dra
8. EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM SCREEN One Shot Multi Shot Only If On EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM From To Start Trigger Stop hh mm hh mm Dry Cont Dry Cont lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt lt NONE gt One Shot lt NONE gt 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lt NONE gt Dry Con 1 Dry Con 16 EXTERNAL CONDITION PROGRAM e Value in range 1 to 15 External condition program number e From Value in range 00 01 to 23 59 Set the start time of the condition program time frame Value in range 00 01 to 23 59 Set the end time of the condition program time frame The condition program will only be operational in the defined time window between start From to end To times Each condition program can be operational on different hours A closed contact will be regarded as an active contact Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 56 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Start Dry Contact Value in range NONE 1 to 16 Set
9. If the calculated dosing channel flow is 100I h and the dosing flow difference of 25 an alarm will be generated when the actual flow measured is less than 75l h or above 125l h e Missing Pulses For No Flow Value in range 0 to 99 Number of missing pulses from the water meter before the system will generate a no flow alarm The system calculates the expected time between pulses from the set flow rate and the pulse rate of the water meter If more time has passed than expected for the set number of missing pulses the system will generate a no flow alarm e Stop System Consecutive Flow Alarms Value in range 0 to 99 Number of consecutive flow alarms of the same type high flow low flow and no flow from different valves or valve groups before the system is stopped This setting is used to pause the system when there is a general malfunction that occurs in a few valves or valve groups e Number of Irrigations Without Drainage Value in range 0 to 99 Number of irrigations given without measuring drainage above which an alarm will be generated This alarm usually indicates that the irrigation quantity is too small or that there is a malfunction in the drainage measurement e Low Pressure Alarm Value in range 0 to 10bar Define the minimum allowed irrigation system pressure under which an alarm will be generated e Number of Short Circuits To Pause Value in range 0 to 99 Number of short circuit alarms detected before the s
10. START STOP VALVE Do you really want to start valve 3 e Select YES if you wish to start the relevant valve When you enter the start stop valve screen during an active irrigation you will be asked whether you wish to stop the active valve FIGURE 75 VALVE STOP CONFIRMATION START STOP VALVE Do you really want to stop valve 3 e Choose YES to stop the valve Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 77 i NETAFIM 4 2 FILTER FLUSHING Manually start a filter back flushing sequence FIGURE 76 MANUAL FILTER FLUSHING SCREEN MANUAL FILTER FLUSHING Which Filter To Flush lt gt All Filters Filter O1 Filter 24 Select which filter to flush and press ENTER to confirm You can flush individual filters or all filters all filters setup and flushed one after the other Manual filter back flushing can be started only during an active irrigation cycle as it cannot activate the irrigation system pump Manual filter back flushing will not be possible until the Water Fill Up time in screen 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION has elapsed This Water Fill Up time is applied after the start of each valve in the irrigation cycle The NMC Junior is limited to 15 filters Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 78 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 4 2 8 ALARM In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the alarm icon and press ENTER or press 3 to enter the 3 ALARM men
11. 14 Cooling configuration 7 10 5 7 applies to the NMC DC only These features are not available in the NMC Junior 6 14 VPD sensor The numbers in parentheses are the index numbers in the NMC Junior where they differ from the Seb NMC Pro 7 15 Misting configuration 7 11 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 32 GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 20 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE CASE STUDY Y NETAFIM All settings shown in control screens based on case study Agitator 1 Agitator 2 Agitator 3 Temp VPD Sum Alarm Condition it Dam Level A Tank B Tank Radiation Sum V selector 2 selector 3 V Selector 1 Delta Pres Dosing meter 1 Dosing meter 2 Optional Optional Dosi ter 3 X Dosing valve 1 X Dosing valve 2 0 Dosing valve 3 Ing vaie 5 Dosing pump iri vei _ Dosin EC pH rrig Pump 1 Main 9 FertiKit et Dosing Unit booster filter Booster pump Main valve Hor 2 07 gt lt Irrig valve 2 valve Water Low Press gt lt Ive 3 meter Ext Pause Mibi P
12. 2 Value in range 0 to 8 Assign up to 2 temperature sensors to the water heating program If 2 sensors are assigned the water heating program will use the average reading between the sensors Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 73 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM Example Water Heating for frost control It is required from 04 00 until 07 00 every morning to activate the frost control system when the temperature drops below 2 C Frost control can stop if the temperature increases to 5 C Temperature sensors number 3 and 4 measures outside temperature FIGURE 67 WATER HEATING EXAMPLE WATER HEATING From Time To Time Water Temperature Difference Temp Sensor 1 2 3 C Temperature Temp Sensor 2 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 74 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 8 MANUAL In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the manual icon and press ENTER or press 2 to enter the 2 MANUAL OPERATION menu FIGURE 68 MANUAL OPERATION SCREEN X 2 Manual MANUAL OPERATION IRRIGATION PAUSE START STOP PROGRAM START STOP VALVE FILTER FLUSHING 4 2 IRRIGATION PAUSE Manually pause the system during an active irrigation program to calibrate EC pH probes fix leaks etc FIGURE 69 IRRIGATION PAUSE SCREEN IRRIGATION PAUSE Pause Irrigation NO NO YES e Pause Irrigation Value in range NO or YES Set YES and press ENTER
13. 51 EXAMPLE OF RUN TIME BASED ON EXTERNAL CONDITION Start Condition Input Stop Condition Input Irrigation Program Version 3 00 JA20111229 6 sec delay On User Manual NMC Irrigation 6 sec delay 59 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 AGITATOR The agitator program is used to agitate the fertilizers and acid in the storage tanks in order to keep a constant concentration during the storage period A maximum of three agitator outputs can be defined to be activated in parallel or serial operation FIGURE 52 AGITATOR SCREEN AGITATOR Off mm ss Dosing Active mm ss Dosing not Active mm ss mm ss Operation Mode Parallel Parallel AGITATOR e Dosing Active Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Definition of the on and off times of the agitator when dosing is taking place Define the required agitating time o Define the required rest time for agitators e Dosing not Active Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Definition of the on and off times of the agitator when dosing is not taking place o Define the required agitating time o Define the required rest time for agitators e Operation Mode Value in range Parallel or Serial Define to operate agitators in parallel or serial mode o Parallel Agitators will be activated all at the same time o Serial Agitators will be activated one after the other and cycled accord
14. FLOW RATE Low Flow Measured irrigation system flow rate is less than the set minimum flow rate also see menu screen 7 4 VALVE FLOW RATE No Flow No flow in the irrigation system has been registered Delay setting not allowed for no flow alarm Dosing Channel Leak Flow through the dosing channel s have been registered when the channel s are closed Dosing Channel Fault Flow through the dosing channel s have not been registered when the channel s are opened External Pause The external pause alarm is used to pause the system through a digital input This alarm can be activated by any external digital sensor flow no flow switch pressure switch etc The action applied from an external pause alarm to the irrigation and dosing processes cannot be changed from PAUSE IRRIGATION Dosing Booster Protection This alarm is used to protect the dosing booster pump through a digital input This alarm can be activated by any external digital sensor but normally a pressure switch is used Low Pressure With pressure sensors transducers connected to the NMC Pro the irrigation system pressure can be monitored In menu screen 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION line Low pressure Alarm bar the pressure value for this alarm can be set Remote Unit Error Error detected on single cable remote unit or radio unit Remote Unit Communication Failure Communication failure with remote unit communication lost with single cable remote unit or radio
15. MORE WITH LESS After start up of an irrigation cycle automatic filter back flushing will not be possible until the Water Fill Up time in screen 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION has elapsed This Water Fill Up time is applied after the start of each valve in the irrigation cycle Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 65 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Example Filter Flushing Program for filter back flushing FIGURE 57 FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM Time Between Flushing hh mm Flushing Time mm ss Delay Between Filters mm ss Delta Pressure Digital Delta Pressure Value bar Delay Delta Pressure mm ss Delta Pressure Reiteration Dwell Time Main mm ss FIGURE 58 FILTER FLUSHING PROGRAM EXAMPLE Time between flushing 1h 1h Irrigation Delay Irrigation 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 After 2 hours of water flowing through Trigger filters flush every filter for 30 seconds Trigger Flushing Flush time delay between filters Filter 1 Filter 2 M 30s 35 30 5 35 30 5 delay delay 30 seconds of flushing with 3 second Dwell time main delay between flushes filters Filter 1 Delta pressure reiteration DP DP DP Signal Signal Signal Alarm Stop DP flushing After 3 flushes if Delta Pressure shows a blockage
16. VPD sum limit used to trigger irrigation are specified per period see Radiation Sum Limit VPD Sum Limit below If irrigation is not triggered due to the relevant Radiation Sum Limit VPD Limit and the maximum time see Maximum Time below has elapsed irrigation will be performed When choosing Radiation Sum the screen will be split in two To view the cycle sequence press the Down arrow when the cursor is placed on the bottom of the screen Radiation VPD sums are not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 37 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Start time Value in range 00 01 to 23 59 ENTER up to 6 start times periods per day for each program Setting start time as 00 00 means program is off o Clock Start Value in range 0 to 99 Set the number of irrigation cycles that must be performed in this period For Constant and Daily the first cycle will start at the specified start time subsequent cycles will start after the specified delay time set see Minimum Time below In the NMC Junior this feature is called Cycles Set the number of irrigation cycles for each period The first cycle starts at the specified start time Subsequent cycles will start after the specified Delay time in the row underneath o Condition Starts Value in range ON or OFF can be triggered by the 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION program if the spec
17. WITH LESS The SMS Subscription menu allows you to define which subscriber will receive an SMS in the event of an active alarm within the listed alarms or group of alarms NO SMS will not be sent to this subscriber for this alarm YES SMS will be sent to this subscriber in the event of an alarm within the times of day that are set for the send period e PRIORITY SMS will be sent to this subscriber in the event of an alarm immaterial of the send period The send period for sending out an SMS is defined in menu 6 12 SMS SETUP Verify that the subscriber is defined as ACTIVE in the menu 6 11 EDIT SMS See 3 2 Installation Software NMC Irrigation of the CMT Manual The NMC Junior does not feature SMS Subscription Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 91 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 8 HISTORY In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the history icon and press ENTER or press 4 to enter the 4 HISTORY menu FIGURE 85 HISTORY MENU SCREEN 4 History HISTORY IRRIGATION LOG RAD SUM amp DRAIN LOG UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS DAILY IRRIGATION IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION WATER amp AUX METER ACCU ACCUMULATION RESET FILTERS COOLING SENSORS LOG EVENT LOG SYSTEM LOG ee pr lg e The history menu provides extensive information regarding measurements and processes performed by the NMC Pro This does not apply in t
18. Water Fill Up time is applied after the start of each valve in the irrigation cycle Water Leak Value in range 0 to 9999 99 Quantity of water that must be measured by the water meter when an irrigation cycle is not active that will trigger a water leak alarm Water Leak Period Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Time period to measure the water leak quantity above If it takes the system longer than indicated here to measure the water leak quantity the alarm will not be generated Identify Leak Subtracting Meter Value in range or YES Choose to identify or not identify a water leak from a subtracting water meter relevant only when operating by water meter type water source in menu screen 7 5 WATER METER e Dosing Channel Leak Delay Value in range 0 to 99 Delay after dosing channels are stopped before the system starts measuring for dosing channel leaks This feature is usually used to cope with problems regarding hydraulic pumps that work with dosing meters Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 82 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e Dosing Channel Leak Value in range 0 to 99 Number of pulses measured from the dosing meter when the dosing channel should be idle before the system will generate a dosing leak alarm e Dosing Flow Difference Value in range 0 to 99 Percentage difference from calculated dosing channel flow above or below which an alarm will be generated For example
19. flushing can be triggered by a digital delta pressure switch e Delta Pressure Value Value in range 0 to 10bar Define the delta pressure of the inlet pressure sensor Pin and outlet pressure sensor Pout at which filter back flushing will be triggered Only relevant when the application consists of analogue Pin and Pout sensors e Delay Delta Pressure Value in range 00 00 or 99 59 Define the time that the delta pressure digital or value must be relevant before a filter back flushing cycle will be triggered This time is used to prevent unnecessary back flushing cycles from taking place Delta Pressure Reiteration Value in range 0 to 99 Number of consecutive filter back flushing cycles triggered by the delta pressure that can take place When this number of consecutive cycles are reached the NMC Pro will generate an alarm indicating that the delta pressure sensor is defective The NMC Pro will then ignore the delta pressure and will continue flushing according to the set Time Between Flushing only until the alarm is reset e Dwell Time Main Value in range 00 00 or 99 59 Define for what length of time the main filter valve must be activated before the filter back flushing cycle is started This output is typically used to control a pressure sustaining valve or to start a booster pump to build up pressure for the back flushing process Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 64 Y NETAFIM GROW
20. in menu screen 5 1 RELAYS Calculate the desired threshold level as follows TABLE 4 SHORT CIRCUIT THRESHOLD SET VALUES 0 to 60 Add 30 Do not set a value less than 60 60 to 300 Add 50 If upper limit of 350 is exceeded use external power source Above 300 Use external power source consult Netafim technician e Use the calculated value to set the Short Output Level in menu screen 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION for the Local and Expansion Boxes if connected e To disable Short Output Level set the value In addition to the list in FIGURE 80 the NMC Junior lists the following alarm definitions in Sub menu 3 3 that are listed elsewhere in Sub menu 3 5 in the NMC Pro e Delta EC Low Delta EC High Delta pH Low e Delta pH High See Section 4 2 3 5 for their descriptions Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 84 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 ALARM SETTING The alarm setting table allows you to define the required response to failures recognized by the NMC Pro controller FIGURE 81 ALARM SETTING SCREEN ALARM SETTING Description Dose Alarm Active High Flow STOP Low Flow STOP No Flow STOP D Ch Leak STOP D Ch Fault STOP Ext Pause IRRIG D Boos Prot STOP Low Pressure STOP R U Error STOP R U Comm F STOP ALARM SETTING e Description O High Flow Measured irrigation system flow rate exceeds the set maximum flow rate also see menu screen 7 4 VALVE
21. includes an EC pre control system the valve will be shifted towards the fresh water source o pre control is active for this dosing program The NMC Junior facilitates 8 dosing channels and only 6 dosing meters EC Pre control is not featured INJECTION PER DOSING CHANNEL e Dosing channel number 1 to 8 e Reaction A read only line indicating the injection method for the dosing channel dosing channel reaction is set in screen 7 6 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION EC Dosing through this channel will be controlled by measured EC level o Acid This channel is used for high pH level correction Dosing through this channel will be controlled by measured pH level o Passive Dosing through this channel do not respond to changes in measured EC or pH levels This channel will be controlled as set in the dosing program regardless of the EC or pH values Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 50 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS o Alkali This channel is used for low pH level correction Dosing through this channel will be controlled by measured pH level e Dosing channel volume Value in range 0 to 9999 99 or 0 to 99 59 Set the quantity time to be injected for each dosing channel The injection volume proportional quantity proportional time time and quantity see dosing injection method below can be set separately for each reaction method of injection EC Acid Passive Alkali
22. range 1 to 8 Choose the required program 1 to 8 press ENTER to confirm e Status Value in range Cooling or Humidification Define whether the programs first priority is maintaining temperature or humidity o Cooling The programs first priority is to maintain set temperature o Humidification The programs first priority is to maintain set humidity level e Program Line 1 and 2 Each cooling humidification program has 2 program lines A single line or both lines can be setup per program When using both program lines there are two options for the program setup o Different time frames Two different time frames can be defined each with its own start from and end to times Each time frame can be setup with its own temperature and humidity levels o Overlapping time frames When overlapping time frames are setup for program lines 1 and 2 the program operation will be dynamic The software will calculate and apply the on and off times between the programmed on and off times for the 2 program lines based on the measured temperature or humidity This dynamic Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 67 NETAFIM operation will be controlled by measured temperature for cooling or measured humidity level for humidification e From Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the start time of the cooling humidification program To Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the end time of the coo
23. system will raise an alarm and stop flushing according DP Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 66 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 8 COOLING Eight cooling programs are available with two programs periods in each program The periods can be defined to overlap thus creating dynamic cooling or humidification Different temperature and humidity sensors can be connected to each program There are five cooling programs in the NMC Junior There are a maximum of two temperature sensors and one humidity sensor The cooling humidification program is used to keep the temperature below a set value and or the humidity above a set value Each program can be set to maintain temperature or humidity as its first priority The status can be defined as cooling or humidification The aim of the status field is to help the user to understand the process that should take place by placing the related set point first 1 Above temperature when the status is cooling or 2 Below relative humidity when the status is humidification FIGURE 59 COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM SCREEN Cooling Humidification COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM Status Cooling DEM From To Above t Below RH On Off 1 hh mm hh mm nnn hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm hh mm nnn hh mm ss hh mm ss Cool nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn Temp Sens n n Hum Sens n n COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM e Program Value in
24. the dry contact number for activating the condition program Trigger Type Value in range One Shot Multi Shot or Only If On Choose one of three trigger types o One Shot If the start dry contact is closed for more than 6 seconds the associated condition program will be started The contact must open and close to initiate the condition program The run time for an irrigation program connected through this trigger will be according the water run time setup for this irrigation program o Multi shot If the start dry contact is closed for more than 6 seconds the associated condition program will be started If the contact is still closed when the irrigation water run time has elapsed the condition program will remain active and another irrigation cycle will be initiated The start dry contact do not have to open and close in order to keep condition program active it only needs to be closed when the irrigation water run time elapses The minimum run time for an irrigation program connected through this trigger will be according the water run time setup for this irrigation program o Only If On If the start dry contact is closed for more than 6 seconds the associated condition program will be started The condition program will remain active as long as the dry contact is closed Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 57 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 48 EXAMPLES OF RUN TIMES FROM EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
25. to confirm irrigations will be paused until the value will be set back to NO When the system is released from Pause mode it will complete all irrigations that should have taken place while it was paused Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 75 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 START STOP PROGRAM Manually start or stop an irrigation program FIGURE 70 START STOP PROGRAM NUMBER START STOP PROGRAM e Type a program number to start manually and confirm by pressing ENTER this will open the confirmation screen FIGURE 71 START CONFIRMATION START STOP PROGRAM Do you really want to start program 1 e Select YES to confirm your choice and start the relevant program When you enter the start stop program screen during an active irrigation you will be asked whether you wish to stop the active program FIGURE 72 STOP CONFIRMATION START STOP PROGRAM Do you really want to stop program 1 2 e Choose YES to stop the program Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 76 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 START STOP VALVE Manually start or stop an irrigation valve FIGURE 73 START STOP VALVE SCREEN START STOP VALVE Valve Run Time Dosing Program e Enter a valve number water run time number and dosing program number optional press ENTER to confirm numbers and then press MENU to open the confirmation screen FIGURE 74 VALVE START CONFIRMATION
26. unit Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 85 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e irrigation and Dosing Value in range STOP or CONTINUE Action applied to processes o STOP Stop irrigation and or dosing for the current valve or valve group and continue to the next valve or valve group o CONTINUE Continue irrigation and or dosing for the valve valve group that caused the alarm This option means that the system will register an alarm but will not take action e Delay Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Define the period that the failure must be active before the NMC Pro will register an alarm and take action e Alarm Active Value in range No or Yes Define whether the alarm output should be triggered by the corresponding alarm An alarm will be generated on the NMC Pro even if the alarm settings are set to continue the process and or the alarm output has been set to not active The NMC Junior does not feature these alarm settings In addition to the list in FIGURE 81 the NMC Junior lists the following alarm settings in Sub menu 3 4 that are listed elsewhere in Sub menu 3 6 in the NMC Pro EC High Fail EC Low pH High e pH low Fail See Section 4 2 3 6 for their descriptions Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 86 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 5 EC pH ALARM DEFINITION Use this screen to set EC and pH alarm threshold values FIGURE 82 EC pH
27. which multiplies the VPD in kPa by time in minutes EQUATION 2 VPD SUM VPD sum kPa min VDP kPa x accumulated time minutes The VPD sum at which to irrigate is chosen by the irrigation operator The NMC software allows the operator to select different VPD sums for different periods of the day FIGURE 32 IRRIGATION BASED ON VPD SUM Between 06 00 to 10 00 16 00 to Between 10 00 16 00 the VPD sum 19 00 the VPD sum level to start level to start irrigation is 80 kPa min irrigation is 120 kPa min Irrigation Irrigation required every 20 minutes required every 40 mins to 2 hours to 1 hour 1 2 Program 5 will be used to control numbers 1 and 2 VPD sum limit In addition to control radiation sum limit 1 irrigation cycle is required to at 05 30 to start the day s irrigation After 19 00 no more irrigation cycles are required Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 45 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM FIGURE 33 MENU 6 1 TIME amp DATE SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM TIME amp DATE Current Time 20 30 30 Date 02 Dec 11 End Day Time 00 00 Start time for VPD Sum 05 30 End time for VPD Sum 19 00 The setting of the time and date is explained in section 3 2 6 1 of Installation Software Irrigation of the CMT Manual FIGURE 34 MENU 6 14 VPD SENSOR SETUP EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM VPD SENSOR SETUP VPD Temp sensor al
28. 11229 User Manual Irrigation Page 10 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM FIGURE 1 MAIN MENU SCREEN FIRST FOUR ICONS AND SECOND FOUR ICONS Icons 1 4 User icons 4 Histor Icons 5 8 T Software installation S Install T LM 4 2 0 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION e The NMC Pro is a modular flexible irrigation controller with many customizable features o Output card options for 24VAC and or dry contact o Input cards for digital and or analogue sensors Sensors for EC pH temperature humidity weather station etc o Local or remote communication to PC e The new and advanced large LCD graphic screen 16x40 lines makes the NMC Pro user friendly and easy to operate and program e The Pro is modular and can be expanded by adding additional I O cards 4 2 0 2 MAIN FEATURES e Large graphics LCD 16x40 characters e 15 Irrigation programs e 60 Floating runtime programs irrigation water programs e Flow control high and low flow uncontrolled water flow e Upto 8 dosing channels optionally with dosing meters e Fertigation by quantity time ratio l m and EC pH e Filter flushing up to 24 filters e Cooling humidification program e Misting program e History of water and fertigation quantities e Fault and event list registration e communication and HMI e Outputs amp inputs test e Plug amp play hardware with automatic checklist e Data plug for backing
29. 1229 User Manual Irrigation Page 54 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM Example EC Pre Control for re circulating drainage water from greenhouses When collecting drainage water from greenhouses the grower can re circulate this water by setting an EC target before water goes through the irrigation system FIGURE 45 DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN EC PRE CONTROL EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM Pre Control ON INJECTION PER DOSING CHANNEL EC 5 50 Target EC Target pH Target EC Pre Control EC Dosing Method PH Dosing Method EC Pre Control will only be available if the relevant outputs and inputs are defined under 8 Installation FIGURE 46 EC PRE CONTROL SCHEMATIC EC Sensor Target 0 5 EC NetaJet NetaJet NetaJet Inlet Outlet Example System Nutrigation check EC pH is on target A detailed explanation on how to check that the EC pH is on target is given in Section 5 5 The Bucket Test Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 55 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 EXTERNAL CONDITION The NMC Pro software includes 15 external condition programs The external condition program allows starting and or stopping irrigation according to dry contacts In addition it is possible to define an output called Condition This output will be active whenever the condition program settings are met This enables using the condition program to start any external device FIGURE 47
30. 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 12 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 0 4 KEYPAD FIGURE 3 KEYPAD NUMERIC WITH MAIN MENU TABLE 1 KEYPAD BUTTONS To access help screens and graphs Menu Back To access main menu also acts as ESC and BACK key Delete To erase typing mistakes Arrow To scroll up down left and right to select menus or values NE To toggle between positive and negative values mark check boxes for option selection and in history screen used to toggle between quantity and time format EE The key enters a decimal point To change a value press ENTER to confirm Also used as shortcut to menu screen selection Enter To enter menu or submenu and to confirm a value change Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 13 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 2 ALPHABET CHARACTERS ALLOCATED TO KEYPAD BUTTONS Characters Both the numeric and the alphanumeric keyboards feature the same alphabet characters These characters automatically come into use when entering text using a menu where text is required 4 2 0 5 NMC PRO GENERIC OPERATION GUIDELINES The NMC Pro operation is simple and intuitive To change specific settings navigate the cursor flashing underline mark using the arrows until it is under the relevant setting Change settings according to type of field value list of options etc as follows e Value use the numeri
31. 24 FIGURE 25 FIGURE 26 FIGURE 27 FIGURE 28 FIGURE 29 FIGURE 30 FIGURE 31 FIGURE 32 FIGURE 33 FIGURE 34 FIGURE 35 FIGURE 36 FIGURE 37 FIGURE 38 FIGURE 39 FIGURE 40 FIGURE 41 FIGURE 42 FIGURE 43 FIGURE 44 FIGURE 45 FIGURE 46 FIGURE 47 FIGURE 48 FIGURE 49 FIGURE 50 FIGURE 51 FIGURE 52 FIGURE 53 FIGURE 54 FIGURE 55 FIGURE 56 Version 3 00 JA201 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS N IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN IRRIGATION BASED ON TIME EXAMPLE IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN FOR TIME BASED IRRIGATION EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON STORAGE TANK LEVEL IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR EXTERNAL CONDITION IRRIGATION RUN TIME FOR EXTERNAL CONDITION EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON RADIATION SUM MENU 1 1 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR RADIATION SUM GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF IRRIGATION BY RADIATION SUM IRRIGATION BASED ON VPD SUM MENU 6 1 TIME amp DATE SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM MENU 6 14 VPD SENSOR SETUP EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM MENU 1 1 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF IRRIGATION BY VPD SUM WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM SCREEN WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN DOSING PROGRAM PROPORTIONAL DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN EC pH BASED DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM EC pH BASED DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM BULK DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING BULK VS SPREAD DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN
32. 4 2 4 13 SYSTEM LOG Version 3 00 JA20111229 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 4 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM LIST OF TABLES TABLE L 284 2 BOTTON cm TABLE 2 ALPHABET CHARACTERS ALLOCATED TO KEYPAD TABLE NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE MENU TABLES SHORT CIRCUIT THRESHOLD SET VALUES ENAN LIST OF EQUATIONS E OTI E E E E E E FOUA NON YPO S LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 MAIN MENU SCREEN FIRST FOUR ICONS AND SECOND FOUR ICONS FIGURE 2 MAIN MENU SCREEN INDIVIDUAL ICONS eU bbbi UP FIGURE 3 KEYPAD NUMERIC WITH MAIN iio EF ese VPE USE FIGURE KEYPAD AUPE ANU IV ERIC FIGURE 5 EXAMPLE OF HOW A GRAPH IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN FIGURE 6 HOT SCREEN DISPLAY OF HOT SCREEN FIGURE 7 HOT SCREEN 1 DISPLAY OF ACTIVE IRRIGATION eee FIGURE 8 HOT SCREEN 1 DISPLAY OF NEXT FIGURE 9 HOT SCREEN 2 DISPLAY
33. 4 9 COOLING in the NMC Junior FIGURE 96 COOLING HISTORY SELECTION SCREEN COOLING How Many Days Ago gt 1 Day Ago 2 Days Ago 3 Days Ago 4 Days Ago 5 Days Ago 6 Days Ago 7 Days Ago 8 Days Ago 9 Days Ago Open pull down menu by pressing ENTER navigate with up down arrow keys to the option required and press ENTER to confirm Daily cooling table will be displayed Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 106 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 97 COOLING HISTORY SCREEN DATE 01 Feb 08 COOLING Prog From To No hh mm hh mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DATE dd MMM yy Date for data displayed in table COOLING e Program Number Cooling program number e From hh mm Start of cooling humidification program To hh mm End of cooling humidification program e Cycles Number of cycles completed Version 3 00 JA201 11229 User Manual Irrigation Page 107 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 SENSOR LOG The sensor log table include history of average measurements of logged sensors The type of sensor that will be logged here is setup in 6 8 SENSOR LOGGING and the frequency of data logged on line History Resolution under the heading HISTORY in 6 2 SYSTEM SETUP FIGURE 98 SENSOR LOG SCREEN SENSOR LOG Date Time Avg pH Sensor Sensor Sensor Temp 01 Feb 08 00 01 Feb 09 00 SENSOR LOG e Date dd MMM Date data was logged e T
34. 5 EXAMPLE OF HOW A GRAPH IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN u 0O 00 ODO 5 1 a ba ae 2o RS Press HELF For This sub menu is indexed as 4 10 SENSOR LOG the NMC Junior The available sensors are fixed as average temperature humidity EC and pH A maximum of three sensors can be displayed per graph Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 15 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 0 7 HOT SCREENS The NMC Pro software includes nine hot screens that allow you quick access to information of current and future processes as well as general conditions Continual pressing of the MENU key from anywhere will eventually take you to the MAIN MENU screen in FIGURE 2 Once in the MAIN MENU screen any further pressing of the MENU key will toggle between the MAIN MENU screen and the default HOT SCREEN The default HOT SCREEN is set by Netafim as HOT SCREEN 1 when the controller is dispatched The default HOT SCREEN may be changed by the user if desired Go to sub menu 6 2 SYSTEM SETUP which can be accessed from the 6 SETUP icon See Section 3 2 6 2 INSTALLATION SOFTWARE NMC IRRIGATION for further details The HOT SCREENS are accessed once you are in the default HOT SCREEN by pressing one of the numeric keys 0 to 8 There are only seven hot screens in the NMC Junior They are accessed by pressing keys 0 to 6 when you are in the default hot screen EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATION OF HOT SCREENS A
35. 7 FIGURE 78 FIGURE 79 FIGURE 80 OPERATION SCRE E nist irons _____ START STOP PROGRAM NUMBER sssssscccceesssessseeeeeccessssssseeeeceeessesesueeeeeeesssessnaaseeeeeeesns STARF CONFIRMATIO N _______ SOP COI NON START STOP VALVE SCREEN ee ee ee VALVE STARF CONFIRMATION VALVESIOPEODBEBRNIDATIODIN GS d atit scenes N MANUAL FILTER FLUSHING SCREEN ALARM MENU SCREEN ACAR RESET CRE ENE E E E A A E AEA TORY e 1 2 E ALARM DEPFINEHON SCREEN asiadveui ann En FIGURES LALARM SETTING SCREEN E s FIGURE 82 FIGURE 83 FIGURE 84 FIGURE 85 FIGURE 86 FIGURE 87 FIGURE 88 FIGURE 89 FIGURE 90 EC pH ALARM DEFINITION SCREEN scctcccdvsseevencestoctocssnesanetoonsdesereteukeonediocseneneuedeaoncdvsedebanesens EC DHALARM SETTING SCREEN SMS SUBSCRIPTION ALARM S STORY MENMI SCREEN DT ___________ _________ RIG ATO IN OG SCRE EIN RADIATION SUM AND DRAINAGE LOG UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION SCREEN UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS SCREEN UI sua ERU E Eo DA
36. ALARM DEFINITION SCREEN EC pH ALARM DEFINITION Delta EC Low Delta EC High Delta pH Low Delta pH High Delta EC Pre Control Low Delta EC Pre Control High Emergency EC High 1 Min Dly Emergency pH Low 1 Min Dly The NMC Junior does not feature Sub menu 3 5 EC pH ALARM DEFINITION However these features asterisked in FIGURE 80 are handled in 3 3 ALARM DEFINITION EC pH ALARM DEFINITION Delta EC Low Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured EC value is lower than the set value minus delta EC low the system will generate a Low EC Alarm Delta EC High Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured EC value is higher than the set value plus delta EC high the system will generate a High EC Alarm Delta pH Low Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured pH value is lower than the set value minus delta pH low the system will generate a Low pH Alarm Delta pH High Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured pH value is higher than the set value plus delta pH high the system will generate a High pH Alarm Delta EC Pre Control Low Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured EC pre control value is lower than the set value minus delta EC pre control low the system will generate a Low EC Pre Control Alarm Delta EC Pre Control High Value in range 0 2 to 99 0 If the measured EC pre control value is higher than the set value plus delta EC pre control high the system will generate a High EC Pre Control Al
37. E FOR RADIATION SUM DATE 01 Feb 08 TIME 08 30 30 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Priority 14 Start Time Clock Start Rad Sum Min Time Max Time Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Day 01 01 Dose Water FIGURE 31 GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF IRRIGATION BY RADIATION SUM This graphic is according to the settings in FIGURE 30 Irrigation E 300 Irrigation by clock start 7 00 Bde don Irrigation by radiation sum k 7 00 8 00 10 00 16 00 Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 44 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 1 1 4 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT VPD SUM Irrigation starts based on VPD sum are done according to the accumulation of units of VPD multiplied by time and measured in kilopascal minutes kPa min VPD Vapour pressure deficit is the difference in vapour pressure measured in kPa between saturated air 10096 relative humidity inside the stomata of the plant leaves and the actual air vapour pressure less than 10096 humidity away from the plant leaves EQUATION 1 VPD VP saturation kPa Less VP air kPa VPD kPa These theoretical vapour pressures can be estimated by measuring the air temperature and the relative humidity The NMC Pro software calculates the VPD using readings from a temperate sensor and a relative humidity sensor VPD Sum The irrigation interval between irrigation starts is set according to a chosen VPD sum
38. F THE IRRIGATION PROGRAMS 21 HOT SCREEN 4 DOSING PROCESS INFORMATION certet 23 HOT SCREEN 5 FILTER FLUSHING INFORMATION sccssecssesssessecssecssscssecssecssecsscesscasecatecsseesecssecasecaseese 25 HOT SCREEN 6 TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR READINGS ccsscsssessseessecssecssecsecsseeaseeaseeae 26 HOT SCREEN 7 WEATHER STATION SENSOR READINGS cssscsssesssecssecssecssecsscssecasecssecssecsecssecasecaseese 27 HOT SCREEN 8 SYSTEM INLET AND OUTLET PRESSURES sssesssesssecssecssecssecsscssecssecssecsseesecesecasecaseese 28 4 2 0 8 CHECKING NMC PRO CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION sscsssesssecssecssecstessecssecssecsseesesseeasees 28 4 2 0 9 RESETTING NMC PRO CONTROLLER scsscsssesssesssessscssscssecssecsuscsucesscasscssecsseesseesecasecasecsteeseesecasees 29 A2091 WARM RESET 29 D pu UR MU CS 30 4 2 0 10 ANALOGUE INPUTS cesscsssscssecssecsssssscssscssscssecsuscsscesscasscssecsuecsusssscasscatecssecssessecasecasecateessesseeasees 31 We PRORA a ne ee ee ee ee ee 34 MR 35 4 2 1 1 1 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON TIME treten tenen 41 4 2 1 1 2 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON EXTERNAL CONDITION STORAGE TANK LEVEL 42 4 2 1 1 3 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON RADIATION 43 4 2 1 1 4 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT VPD 45 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual
39. High Highest EC value recorded during irrigation Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 93 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e Low Lowest pH value recorded during irrigation e Avg Average pH value recorded during irrigation e pH High Highest pH value recorded during irrigation Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 94 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 8 RADIATION SUM AND DRAINAGE LOG This table provides information on radiation sum levels accumulated and drainage quantities measured This feature does not apply to the NMC Junior FIGURE 87 RADIATION SUM AND DRAINAGE LOG SCREEN DATE 01 Feb 08 TIME 08 30 30 RAD SUM 8 DRAIN LOG Time 01 Feb 08 30 1 Maximum 200 lines DATE dd MMM yy Current date TIME hh mm ss Current time RAD SUM amp DRAIN LOG e Date dd MMM Date when the irrigation started e Time hh mm Time when the irrigation started Valve Valve number for a group of valves the number of the leading valve will be displayed e Reason Irrigation trigger Time Condition Radiation Sum Manual etc e Water m Irrigation quantity e Drainage 96 Percentage of drainage for the relevant irrigation cycle e Drainage litres Drainage quantity for the relevant irrigation cycle e Radiation Sum J cm Accumulated radiation sum level when the irrigation started e Interval minutes
40. ILY IRRIGATION HISTORY SELECTION nennen Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 7 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM FIGURE 91 DAILY IRRIGATION HISTORY 5 100 FIGURE 9Z IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION 101 FIGURE 93 WATER AND AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION 102 FIGURE 94 ACCUMULATION RESET SCREENDL cete nt Fey Fal Eu Pr Ru a riva eae 103 FIGURE 95 FILTRATION HISTORY SCREEN no eate cs 105 FIGURE 96 COOLING HISTORY SELECTION SCREEN nib pep 106 FIGURE 97 COOLING HISTORY PAD ___ ______ ______ 107 FIGURE SS SENSOR LOG SCREEN ____ __________ ___ 108 FIGURE SS EVENT LOG SCR EIN ______ teres 109 FIGURE SYSTEM LOG SCREEN _ _________ ____ 110 Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 8 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS INDEMNITY Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd has taken all reasonable care in ensuring the integrity and reliability of the information contained in this document Despite this Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd takes no responsibility for a
41. LING PROGRAM GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE Temp Off Time 2 5 5 7 5 10 12 5 At 30 C greenhouse temperature and humidity lt 80 the cooling valves on time will be 10s and time will be 7 5s Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 70 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 9 MISTING The misting program is a time scheduler used open close misting valve any other device that is operated sequentially Up to 40 misting programs can be programmed FIGURE 63 MISTING PROGRAM SCREEN MISTING PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I O On hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss Off hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss MISTING PROGRAM Value in range 1 to 40 Misting program number Number Value in range 1 to 40 Assign a misting valve number to the program It is possible to associate the same misting valve to several programs Start Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the start time of the misting program If start time is set to 00 00 it will automatically be changed to meaning the program is operational End Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the end time of the misting program The misting program will only be operational in the defined time window between Start to End times Eac
42. MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM HOT SCREEN 4 DOSING PROCESS INFORMATION This screen is very useful for the setup and checking of the dosing system Hot Screen 4 15 only relevant during an active dosing process FIGURE 12 HOT SCREEN 4 DISPLAY OF DOSING PROCESS NMC PRO WATER amp FLOW EC pH Target 1 7 5 9 Actual 1 7 5 8 __ Open Min Prg Max 96 FIGURE 13 HOTSCREEN 4 DISPLAY OF DOSING PROCESS NMC JUNIOR Status Irrig Nom Flow 5 000 Act Flow 4 942 Open Min 9 Prg 68 49 70 91 68 49 70 91 e WATER Status Water status Wait Irrigation process is not active Irrig Irrigation process is active o m h Displays the set nominal flow rate Act m h Displays the actual measured flow rate e EC pH o Target Set required EC pH and EC Pre control values o Actual measured EC pH and EC Pre control values Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 23 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS EC Pre control is not available in the NMC Junior See Error Reference source not found e Lower section o Dosing channels left column Dosing channels setup for system Actual opening percentage of the dosing channel Min Minimum allowed opening percentage of the channel Prg Calculated opening percentage of the channel Maximum allowed opening percentage of the channel
43. NEL EC 5 50 Target EC Target pH EC Dosing Method PH Dosing Method FIGURE 42 DOSING PROGRAM EC pH BASED DOSING EXAMPLE Controlled EC pH Target 1 8 EC 5 8 pH Proportional dosing quantities will be adjusted according the High and Low set in 7 6 Dosing Channel Configuration to maintain the set EC and pH levels Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 53 i NETAFIM Example Dosing program based quantity Treatment Dosing program 3 will be used for dam filling It is required from the dosing system to inject 250 litres of the chemical in Tank C2 Dosing Channel 3 to do a chemical treatment on the water FIGURE 43 DOSING PROGRAM BULK DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM Program 3 INJECTION PER DOSING CHANNEL 1 2 3 PASSIV PASSIV PASSIV 0 00 0 00 250 Passive Dosing Method Dosing will be done in one BULK or SPREAD throughout the irrigation depending on the setting in 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION for the line Dosing by QTY Method FIGURE 44 DOSING BULK VS SPREAD e Bulk Irrigation water run time gt Dosing quantity in one bulk after water before time or quantity elapsed 250 litres Dosing Quantity e Spread AA Irrigation water run time Dosing quantity spread out after water before time or quantity elapsed Dosing Quantity From Example Dosing Channel 3 Qty 1 Qty 2 Qty 3 A Qty n 250 litres Version 3 00 JA2011
44. NMC Irrigation Page 2 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITHLESS 4 2 1 2 WATER RUN TIME sccsscssesssesssessecssecsscssecsscasscsscasscsusasscsuscsscssscsscasecsucasscsucasecsueasecaueesecateesecaneesees 48 PA ER INTC 50 4 2 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION cccssccssssssessesssessscssesssccsssssccssssscssssssssssccssssscsssssscssscsscsseccscsnecsscssseeseesses 56 4 2 1 5 AGITATOR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMN 60 2A Eoo 62 4 2 1 7 FILTER BUDSHINGL 64 2 67 c 71 4 2 1 10 WATER 73 Bet eins erate 75 4 2 2 1 IRRIGATION PAUSE c sccscsssesssesssssssccsesssecsessscsssssscssscsssssscsssssscsssssscssscsscesscsscesecescssecessssseeseesses 75 4 2 2 2 START STOP PROGRAM sscssesssesssessecssecsscasecsscasecsusesscssessscssscsscssscsucasscsscasecsucaseestecsecatessecatecsees 76 4 2 2 3 START STOP VALVE EE Q 77 4 2 2 4 FILTER 1 2222 78 79 4 2 3 1 ALARM RESET RE 80 LL HISTORY A gee m 81 N NN I 82 4 2 3 4 ALARM 85 4 2 3 5 EC pH ALARM DEFINITION ccsscssssssecssessecssecsecosessscssecssessscssessscssessscssscsscesecssessscaseasecaseesecateesses 87 4 2 3 6 EC pH ALARM SETTING scssscsscs
45. OF IRRIGATION STATUS ta ee FIGURE 10 HOT SCREEN DISPLAY OF IRRIGATION PROGRAM STATUS NMC PRO FIGURE 11 HOT SCREEN DISPLAY OF IRRIGATION PROGRAM STATUS NMC JUNIOR FIGURE 12 HOT SCREEN 4 DISPLAY OF DOSING PROCESS NMC PRO FIGURE 13 HOTSCREEN 4 DISPLAY OF DOSING PROCESS NMC FIGURE 14 HOT SCREEN 5 DISPLAY OF FILTER FLUSHING 5 FIGURE 15 HOT SCREEN 6 DISPLAY OF TEMERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSORS READINGS FIGURE 16 HOT SCREEN 7 DISPLAY OF WEATHER STATION SENSOR FIGURE 17 HOT SCREEN 8 DISPLAY OF PRESSURE SENSOR READINGS FIGURE 15 NIVIC PRO WARM RESE Tierna _______________ ____ FIGURE 19 NIVICJUNIOR WARM RESET FapE put RE vu sU GER Eon ETUR dd RerR CPUS DES FIGURE 19 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE CASE STUDY iiis ee one tarot etg er eser eso ave Fees FIGURE ZI PROGRAM MEINUSSCEREDEDLm iris us tiui eda FIGURE 22 IRRIGATION PROGRAM DEPENDENCIES nennen nennen Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 5 FIGURE 23 FIGURE
46. ONE NONE NONE NONE 22 8 59 3 N TEMP amp HUMIDITY e No Temperature amp humidity sensor number maximum number of 8 sensors per type Average reading of all the temperature and humidity sensors connected will be displayed in the last row e Temp C o Temperature reading from sensors connected e Humidity RH o Humidity reading from sensors connected The NMC Junior is limited to 2 temperature sensors and 1 humidity sensor Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 26 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM HOT SCREEN 7 WEATHER STATION SENSOR READINGS This feature is not available in the NMC Junior FIGURE 16 HOT SCREEN 7 DISPLAY OF WEATHER STATION SENSOR READINGS WEATHER STATION Outside Temperature 28 99 Outside Humidity 67 396 Wind Direction 2309 Wind Speed NONE Radiation 1026 Watt m2 Radiation Sum 5603 J cm2 Rain Flow NONE Daily Rain 0 0mm WEATHER STATION e Outside Temperature C Outside temperature reading e Outside Humidity Outside relative humidity reading e Wind Direction 0 3607 Wind direction reading e Wind Speed km h Wind speed reading e Radiation W m Measured radiation level e Rad Sum J cm Measured radiation sum form End Day Time set in 6 1 TIME amp DATE which can be accessed from the 6 Setup icon e Rain Status Not visible on above screen Rain status
47. Quantity litres Accumulated dosing quantities per channel and per valve The number of dosing channels setup will be displayed maximum number is 8 To change the data viewed between quantity and time press the key Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 101 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 WATER AND AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION The WATER METER accumulation allows you to accumulate the total quantity of water passed through the irrigation system water meter from the last time it was reset The AUXILIARY METER accumulation allows you to accumulate the total quantity of water from meters that do not have any other connection in the software These water meters are accumulators only and are not a part of the irrigation control For example Measure filter back flush water quantity measure the cooling system consumption etc FIGURE 93 WATER AND AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION SCREEN WATER amp AUX METER ACCUM 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 01 Feb 08 WATER amp AUX METER ACCUM e Meter Relevant water or auxiliary meter e Quantity m Accumulated quantity for relevant meter e Date dd MMM yy Date of last accumulator reset for the relevant meter Quantities displayed up to 9 999 999 m This feature is indexed as 4 6 AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION in the NMC Junior It exclu
48. VAILABLE HOT SCREEN 0 ICONS OF ACTIVE PROCESSES Hot screen icons are only displayed when processes are active Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 16 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 6 HOT SCREEN DISPLAY OF HOT SCREEN ICONS Irri Ilozirn Alarm Cooling Mistana Agt iue Fluzhirns e Waiting The controller is idle no processes are taking place e Irrigation process is active e Pump or more of the pumps are active e Dosing Dosing process is active e Alarm Active One or more alarms are active e Filter Flushing The filter flushing process is active e Cooling The cooling process is active meaning its conditions are met This doesn t necessarily mean a cooling valve is opened e Misting The misting process is active meaning or more misting valves are open Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 17 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HOT SCREEN 1 SUMMARY OF ACTIVE PROCESSES IRRIGATION PROGRAMS IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND TIME amp DATE FIGURE 7 HOT SCREEN 1 DISPLAY OF ACTIVE IRRIGATION ACTIVE IRRIGATION po SET ACTUAL LEFT 2 1 1 STATUS ACTIVE PROGRAM 1 14 56 57 IRRIGATION VALVE 3 01 08 B DOSING 3 MESSAGES 2 HIGH FLOW VALVE 3 e ACTIVE IRRIGATION Displays SET ACTUAL given and LEFT outstanding irrigation cycle data o CYCLE Display
49. ain 5 2 Digital input 6 2 System set up 7 2 Pump station configuration program log 1 3 Dosing 2 3 Start Stop valve 3 3 Alarm definition 4 3 Uncompleted 5 3 Analogue input 6 3 Temperature 7 3 Valve configuration irrigations calibration 1 4 Ext condition 2 4 Filter flushing 3 4 Alarm setting 4 4 Uncompleted 5 4 Temperature 6 4 Humidity 7 4 Valve flow rate programs calibration 8 3 Digital input 8 4 Analogue input 1 5 Agitator 3 5 EC pH alarm 4 5 Daily irrigation 5 5 Humidity 6 5 EC pH calibration 7 5 Water meter 8 5 Analogue definition input 2 1 6 Selector 3 6 EC pH alarm 4 6 Irrigation 5 6 Hardware 6 6 Pressure 7 6 Dosing channel configuration 8 6 Hardware setting accumulation checklist calibration checklist 1 7 Filter flushing 3 7 Not applicable 4 7 Water amp aux 5 7 Power and 6 7 Weather station 7 7 Dosing configuration accumulation communication Calibration 3 8 Not applicable 4 8 Accumulation 6 8 Sensors logging 7 8 EC pre control configuration reset 6 6 1 9 Misting 3 9 SMS 4 9 Filters 6 9 Write to data plug 7 9 Drainage configuration Subscription 6 7 1 8 Cooling 1 10 Water heating 4 10 Cooling 6 10 Read from data 7 10 System pressure plug 6 8 configuration 4 11 Sensors log 6 11 Edit SMS 7 11 Radiation configuration phonebook 4 12 Event log 6 12 SMS setup 7 12 EC pH configuration 7 9 4 13 System log 6 13 SMS personal 7 13 Pressure sensor range message definition 7
50. ams and triggers as shown by the diagram FIGURE 22 IRRIGATION PROGRAM DEPENDENCIES 1 1 Irrigation Programs 15 Programs Radiation Sum 6 Start times Program e set per 99 Cycles Start time 40 Valves Program program start 14 Cycle days Program 1 2 Water 1 3 Dosing Programs 1 4 External Condition Run Time Programs 10 Programs 15 Programs 60 Programs Time Quantity or Start Stop up to 2 Dry Time or Quantity EC pH Contacts Program Water Before and 8 Dosing Channels Start End Time for After Dosing Program Irrigation Period Trigger Type Radiation sum is not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 35 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN showing pull down menus and screen lines inter connected to program trigger options FIGURE 23 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN Screen value key d Day n Number h Hour s Second m Minute y Year M Month Daily Lines only visible Cond with relevant trigger chosen Rad Sum VPD Em DATE dd MMM yy TIME hh mm ss f IRRIGATION PROGRAM Program nn ___ Pririy nn Const Start Time Clock Start Con Starts Rad Sum Li VPD Sum Li Min Time Max Time nn96 Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Day 02 14 Dose Water Water If required navigate to shaded None part of screen with arrow keys e DATE Displays current date e TIME Displays
51. arm Emergency EC High 1 Minute Delay Value in range 0 to 99 0 If the measured EC is higher than the value set here for more than 1 minute the system will be stopped This setting should be used to protect the plants and should generally be higher than the EC high alarm Emergency pH Low 1 Minute Delay Value in range 0 to 99 0 If the measured pH is lower than the value set here for more than 1 minute the system will be stopped This setting should be used to protect the plants and should generally be lower than the pH Low alarm Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 87 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 8 EC pH ALARM SETTING The EC pH alarm setting table allows you to define the required response to EC and pH failures recognized by the NMC PRO FIGURE 83 EC pH ALARM SETTING SCREEN EC pH ALARM SETTING Description Irri Dose Delay Alarm mm ss Active EC High Fail EC Low pH High pH Low Fail EC P Hi Fail EC Pre Low E Tank Fresh E Tank Drain EC Sen Dif pH Sen Dif The NMC Junior does not feature Sub menu 3 6 EC pH ALARM SETTING However these features asterisked in FIGURE 83 are handled in 3 4 ALARM SETTING EC pH ALARM SETTING e Description ECHigh Fail Measured EC exceeds the set maximum or the EC probe is faulty Low Measured is lower than the set minimum o High Measured pH exceeds the set maximum o Low Fail Mea
52. ate alarm was generated e Time Time alarm was generated Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 80 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 30 HISTORY A record of every alarm reset are kept in this screen up to 250 records lines FIGURE 79 ALARM HISTORY SCREEN ALARM HISTORY Message Dosing Chan 1 Fault 01 Feb ALARM HISTORY e Number Alarm record number e Message Alarm record description e Date Date alarm was generated e Time Time alarm was generated Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 81 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 ALARM DEFINITION This screen is for the configuration of certain alarm functions FIGURE 80 ALARM DEFINITION SCREEN ALARM DEFINITION Water Fill Up min Water Leak m Water Leak Period hh mm Identify Leak Subtr Meter Dosing Channel Leak Delay s Dosing Channel Leak Pulse Dosing Flow Difference Missing Pulses For No Flow Stop System Cons Flow Alarms of Irrig Without Drainage Low pressure Alarm bar No Of Short Circ To Pause Short Output Level 60 350 Short O Level EXP1 60 350 Short O Level EXP2 60 350 Short O Level EXP3 60 350 These features are not available in the NMC Junior ALARM DEFINITION e Water Up Value in range 0 to 99 Time for pipeline fill up The system will ignore high flow and will not generate a high flow alarm during this period This
53. ation Page 68 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM OPERATING A COOLING PROGRAM BY TIME ONLY No temperature or humidity sensors must be defined as analogue inputs in order for a cooling program to run only on time Dynamic operation of cooling program is also not possible e Status can be set to cooling or humidification e From start and To end times for cooling program must be set e Set the Above temperature and Below relative humidity to 0 e Define the required On and Off times for the cooling valve or group e Next to Cool define the cooling valves numbers connected to the cooling program e not define any temperature or humidity sensors for the cooling program Example Cooling Program for greenhouse FIGURE 60 COOLING PROGRAM IN GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE Valve Valve ABBR Dynamic cooling is required greenhouse from 08 00 to 16 00 for cooling valves 1 and 2 The valves on time is fixed on 10 seconds At 25 C the valve off time must be 10sec and at 35 C the valve off time can be reduced to 5 seconds Greenhouse humidity level cannot exceed 80 FIGURE 61 COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM SCREEN GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE COOLING HUMIDIFICATION PROGRAM Status Cooling I From Above t 1 Below 1 08 00 16 00 00 00 10 00 00 10 2 08 00 16 00 00 00 10 00 00 05 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 69 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 62 COO
54. ation time not clock time Delta Pressure Digital Digital delta pressure status on off Flushing Filter No Current filter number being flushed Remaining Filters Qty Shows how many filters are still to be flushed Delay Flush Time mm ss Delay Countdown delay time between flushing one filter to the next Visible when flushing is not in progress Flush Time Countdown remaining flush time for the filter being currently flushed Visible when flushing is in progress o Current Delta Pressure bar Measured delta pressure pressure differential between inlet pressure sensor Pin and outlet pressure sensor Pout Active if Pin and Pout sensors are configured and connected o Main Filter Delay mm ss Not visible on the screen in Error Reference source not found Dwell time for the main filter valve When flushing is in progress this value will show the remaining dwell time O O O O Current Delta Pressure is not available in the NMC Junior The Main Filter Delay is always visible Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 25 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HOT SCREEN 6 TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSOR READINGS FIGURE 15 HOT SCREEN 6 DISPLAY OF TEMERATURE AND HUMIDITY SENSORS READINGS TEMP amp HUMIDITY ono Temp Humidity _ 22 8 55 3 lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt lt NONE gt NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE N
55. c keys to change the value and press ENTER to confirm e Options List press ENTER to open the options list of the screen you are in Use the arrow keys to navigate the cursor to the right field and press ENTER again to confirm e Time hh mm ss set hours press the ENTER key to move to the minutes set the minutes press the ENTER again to move to the seconds e Factors use the left and right arrows to change the factor up and down respectively e Selection use the key to select or un select options e Delete to erase typing mistakes Remember to confirm changes by pressing the ENTER key or the down arrow If you don t confirm the new value will not be saved and the controller will revert to the previous value Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 14 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM 4 2 0 6 VIEWING GRAPHS ON THE NMC PRO The NMC Pro has a graphical LCD screen which can display graphs A maximum number of 3 sensors data can be displayed per graph by selecting the relevant sensors from the sensor log The 4 11 SENSOR LOG is a sub menu that can be accessed from the 4 History icon After accessing the sensor log press the HELP key and select Graph Move between the sensors data with the up and down arrow keys and select the data to be displayed 3 sensors maximum on the graph with the key Press MENU to display graph Press MENU twice to exit graph end return to 4 11 SENSOR LOG FIGURE
56. current time e IRRIGATION PROGRAM o Program Value in range 1 to 15 Select a program by entering the program number and confirm by pressing ENTER Priority Value in range 0 to 15 Priority determines the order in which program starts will take place If start time is the same higher priority programs come first Higher priority programs do not stop currently operative programs If start time and priority are the same irrigation programs with a lower number are executed first Priority ranges are between 0 and 15 15 being the highest o Constant Daily Condition Radiation Sum Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 36 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Constant Value in range 100 to 999 Increase or decrease the irrigation run time quantity for all valves included in this program 0 means the time quantity will be as specified in the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program 100 will be twice the time quantity 50 will be half the time quantity specified in the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program To decrease enter the required percentage of change press the key and then confirm with the ENTER key The percentage of change will be active until you specify otherwise Daily Value in range 100 to 999 Increase or decrease the irrigation run time quantity for all valves included in this program 0 means the time quantity will be as specified in the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program 100 will be twice the ti
57. des water meters accumulation Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 102 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 8 ACCUMULATION RESET Various options are available for resetting accumulators choose to reset for valve s water meter s and auxiliary meter s This feature is indexed as 4 7 ACCUMULATION RESET in the NMC Junior FIGURE 94 ACCUMULATION RESET SCREEN ACCUMULATION RESET Reset Valve Quantity For lt None gt Reset Water Meter For lt None gt Reset Aux Meter For lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt All Valves All Meters All Meters Valve 01 Meter 01 Meter 01 Meter 02 Meter 02 03 03 Valve 255 Meter 04 Meter 04 Meter 05 Meter 05 Meter 06 Meter 06 Meter 07 Meter 08 ACCUMULATION RESET e Reset Valve Quantity For Value in range None All Valves or Valve 1 to 255 Reset o None Nothing will be reset o All Valves All valves setup will be reset o Valve 1 to 255 Only selected valve will be reset e Reset Water Meter For Value in range None All Meters or Meter 1 to 6 Reset o None Nothing will be reset o All Meters All meters setup will be reset o Meter 1 to 6 Only selected meter will be reset e Reset Auxiliary Meter For Value in range None All Meters or Meter 1 to 8 Reset o None Nothing will be reset o All Meters All meters setup will be reset o Meter 1 to 8 Only selected m
58. e Run Number Indicates the associated water run time program e Dosing Program Number Indicates the associated dosing program e Programmed Quantity m or hh mm ss Set quantity from the water run time program The water runtime method will determine the unit as m or time e Left Quantity m or hh mm ss Uncompleted quantity The water runtime method will determine the unit as m or time Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 96 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS In order to manually stop an uncompleted irrigation you must go to the 2 3 START STOP VALVE menu screen because the activation is according to single valves The NMC Pro will attempt to complete the irrigation cycle for the current day until end day time upon manual or automatic alarm reset Please also note e The valve number of irrigations that to be completed will be highlighted e The valve number of irrigations that are currently being completed will blink Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 97 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 4 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS It is important to understand the difference between this table and the 4 3 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION table This table provides information on irrigation programs that could not be completed The uncompleted program table consists of 200 lines This feature is indexed as 4 3 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS in the NMC Junior FIGURE 89 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS SCREEN
59. e Target EC Value in range 0 to 10 Set the required EC target value This line will be visible if EC Control or EC Alarms are set to YES in screen 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION e Target pH Value in range 0 to 14 Set the required pH target value This line will be visible if pH Control or pH Alarms are set to YES in screen 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION e Target EC Pre Control Value in range 0 to 10 Set the required EC pre control target value This line will be visible if EC Pre Control is set to ON see EC Pre Control above e Passive Dosing Method Value in range P QTY P TIME TIME or QTY Set the required injection method for the passive dosing channels see Dosing injection method below e EC Dosing Method Value in range P QTY P TIME TIME or QTY Set the required injection method for the EC dosing channels see Dosing injection method below e pH Dosing Method Value in range P TIME TIME or QTY Set the required injection method for the pH dosing channels see Dosing injection method below DOSING INJECTION METHOD e Proportional Quantity liters m Liters of fertilizer to inject per cubic meter 10001 of irrigation water Each dosing channel can be set to give a different amount o For example dosing channel is set to P QTY of 5 0 m set water quantity is 15 0 m h then the total quantity of fertilizer that will be given is 5 0 2 m x 15 0 m3 h 75 litres e Proportional Ti
60. er 24 hours the irrigation will repeat itself continuously which means continuous irrigation Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 40 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 4 2 1 1 1 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON TIME FIGURE 24 IRRIGATION BASED ON TIME EXAMPLE 1 Cycle 1 Valve No 2 Cycle 2 V2 8 00 9 00 1 30 Time For program 1 valve numbers 1 and 2 are required to run as a group simultaneously and valve number 3 to work independently All valves must run 6 cycles but cycle starts are not at the same interval FIGURE 25 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN FOR TIME BASED IRRIGATION EXAMPLE DATE 01 Feb 08 TIME 08 30 30 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Priority 15 Const 20 Start Time Clock Start Min Time Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Day 02 07 Dose Water Due to climatic conditions it is required to increase irrigation 55 run time 20 Days of week to irrigate Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 41 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 1 1 2 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON EXTERNAL CONDITION STORAGE TANK LEVEL FIGURE 26 IRRIGATION BASED ON STORAGE TANK LEVEL Dry contact 2 pig Dry contact 1 Valve number 4 is used for dam filling Program 3 will be used to control the dam filling through a 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION program Dry contact 1 Low Level Sen
61. eter will be reset When resetting a valve s its history will be deleted from the 4 5 DAILY IRRIGATION and 4 6 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION tables When resetting an auxiliary meter its history will be deleted from the 4 7 WATER AND AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION table Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 103 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM In the NMC Junior Reset Water Meter For does not apply The valve number goes up to 15 The meter number goes up to 06 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 104 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 8 FILTERS The filter history table provides information summarised per day of the number of filter back flush events activated by Delta pressure time and manually This feature is indexed as 4 8 FILTERS in the NMC Junior FIGURE 95 FILTRATION HISTORY SCREEN FILTER Date Delta P Time Manual 01 Feb FILTER e Date dd MMM Date the information was recorded in the table e Delta Pressure Number of filter flush cycles triggered by pressure difference across filters e Time Number of filter flush cycles triggered by time e Manual Number of manually started filter flush cycles Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 105 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 10 COOLING View the history of cooling humidification activities per program This feature is indexed as
62. evious current irrigation cycle Elapsed Time hh mm ss Elapsed time since the start of the last irrigation cycle Next Start hh mm Start time of next irrigation cycle O O O O O O O O Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 21 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM Hot Screen 3 in the NMC Junior is significantly different to the NMC Pro and is described separately below FIGURE 11 HOT SCREEN 3 DISPLAY OF IRRIGATION PROGRAM STATUS NMC JUNIOR PROGRAM STATUS Date 29 Oct 08 Time 14 56 57 Status Next Start Total Cycle Act Cycle Left Cycle Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Hot Screen 3 e PROGRAM STATUS Current date and time O Status Cycle status End All of the cycles are done Wait In between cycles Delay Time Irrig Irrigation is active Next Start When Status is Wait row will show the time for next irrigation Total Cycle Total number of cycles to be given for the current period Act Cycle Number of cycles already given for the current period Left Cycle Remaining number of cycles to be given for the current period Example Program 2 in FIGURE 11 has to perform three cycles One has already been given and two are remaining If the starting time of a future program has already passed the Next Start displays the passed start time while the Status displays Wait Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 22 GROW
63. for 2 minutes 30 seconds FIGURE 65 MISTING PROGRAM SCREEN GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE MISTING PROGRAM On Off hh mm ss hh mm ss 00 00 05 00 02 30 s Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 72 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 0 WATER HEATING Water heating operates according to temperature within a set time frame and can be used to increase irrigation water temperature or prevent frost One water heating program and output is available FIGURE 66 WATER HEATING SCREEN WATER HEATING From Time To Time Water Temperature Difference Temp Sensor 1 Temp Sensor 2 WATER HEATING e From Time Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the start time of the water heating program To Time Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 Set the end time of the water heating program e Water Temperature Value in range 20 C to 50 C Water heating will be activated when the measured temperature drops below this value e Difference Value in range 0 3 C to 20 C Dead band for stopping water heating When the measured water temperature reaches the set water temperature difference water heating will be stopped For example Water temperature is set at 25 C and the difference set at 2 C Water heating will start when the temperature drops below 25 C and will stop when it is 27 C or above The Minimum difference is 0 3 C and the default is 0 5 C e Temperature Sensor 1
64. from the set level of 1 2 EC pH correction is not required Dosing program 1 will be used for this recipe FIGURE 40 DOSING PROGRAM PROPORTIONAL DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM INJECTION PER DOSING CHANNEL 1 2 3 PASSIV PASSIV PASSIV 2 40 0 8 0 00 Target EC 1 2 Passive Dosing Method P QTY Dos Ch 2 0 28 m 0 22 mP 1 026 3 0 26 3 Irrigation water run time 1 0m Dos Ch 1 TEE i i i 0 46 0 46 0 46 m3 0 46 m3 0 46 m3 0 46 m1 Dosing Channel 1 gt Proportional Quantity 2 4 litres m Dosing Channel 2 gt Proportional Quantity 0 8 litres m From Example Dosing Channel 1 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 24 litres m Dosing Channel 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 litres m Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 52 GROW MORE WITH LESS N NETAFIM Example Dosing Program based on Controlled EC and pH Greenhouse It is required from the dosing system to maintain EC level at 1 8 EC and pH level at 5 8 throughout the dosing process The fertigation program shows that to maintain above EC and pH levels the dosing system is required to inject 4 5 litres m from Tank A Dosing Channel 1 5 5 litres m from Tank Dosing Channel 2 and 5 0 litres m Acid from Tank C1 Dosing Channel 3 Dosing program 2 will be used for this recipe FIGURE 41 DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN EC pH BASED DOSING EXAMPLE DOSING PROGRAM INJECTION PER DOSING CHAN
65. h misting program can be operational on different hours On Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define the on time of the misting valve If on time is set to 00 00 00 the misting valve will not be opened Off Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define the off time of the misting valve If off time is set to 00 00 00 the misting valve will be constantly on The misting program table is sorted according to misting valve number as the first priority and start time as the second priority The misting valves will always appear in groups with an increasing order so that the orientation is quick and easy Each misting group has an inside start time sorting misting valves with a later start is moved to the end of the group If you delete a row by zeroing the misting valve number it will be moved to the end of the table and the rest of the rows will move one step up Pressing the MENU key does this sorting Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 71 GROW MORE WITH LESS N NETAFIM When misting is on all related devices misting valve main valve and or pump are operational When misting is off only the pump continues to operate Example Misting Program for greenhouse FIGURE 64 MISTING PROGRAM GREENHOUSE EXAMPLE Valve 1 Misting valve 1 is required to cycle on and off from 08 00 to 16 00 for 5 seconds and off
66. he NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 92 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 IRRIGATION LOG The irrigation log table includes up to 200 rows of recent irrigations data each row includes information of a valve that was activated for irrigation To view additional information use the left right arrow keys to switch between dosing quantities or time simply press the key FIGURE 86 IRRIGATION LOG SCREEN DATE 01 Feb 08 TIME 08 30 30 IRRIGATION LOG Reason Water Duration Chan EC Low EC Avg EC High pH Low pH Avg pH High 01 Feb 08 30 3 971 00 48 23 Maximum 200 lines Maximum 100 lines in the NMC Junior DATE dd MMM yy Current date TIME hh mm ss Current time IRRIGATION LOG e Date dd MMM Date when the irrigation started e Time hh mm Time when the irrigation started e Valve Valve number for a group of valves the number of the leading valve will be displayed e Reason Irrigation trigger Time Condition Radiation Sum Manual Uncompleted e Water m Irrigation quantity e Duration hh mm ss Irrigation duration Flow m h Average flow throughout the irrigation cycle e Dosing Channel Quantity litres Dosing quantities per channel The number of dosing channels setup will be displayed maximum number is 8 e EC Low Lowest EC value recorded during irrigation e EC Avg Average EC value recorded during irrigation e EC
67. i NETAFIM CMT MANUAL 4 2 USER MANUAL NMC IRRIGATION GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM TABLE OF CONTENTS AAEE NEOA E N EO MS AA EAA IENA E TE AE 9 RII RI D RT RR IRR UR 9 quent idoneo thin ap mtu ecco EDU REM aAa aii 9 AE NEE IE EENE 10 4 2 0 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION eterne ttes 11 4 2 0 2 MAIN iSc ERE 11 4 2 0 3 MAIN MENU SCREEN cssccssecssecssecsscssscssscssscssecssscsscasscasscssecsueessessscasscssscsuecssessecasecatecsueeseeseeasees 12 4 2 0 4 KEYPAD ccccscsssssssecssecssecssessscssscasscssscssessucssscssscssscsusssucasscssscssecsuessucssscasscssecsueessessscasecasecaueesesseensees 13 4 2 0 5 PRO GENERIC OPERATION GUIDELINES tenen 14 4 2 0 6 VIEWING GRAPHS ON THE PRO sessesssesssessscssscssecssecssecssessscasecssecssecssessecasecasecsteeseeseenseee 15 12 07 TAO SCREEN E MEM DIET 16 HOT SCREEN 0 ICONS OF ACTIVE PROCESSES csssssssecssesssecssesssessscssscssscssecssecsscasscasecssecssecseeasecaseeaseese 16 HOT SCREEN 1 SUMMARY OF ACTIVE PROCESSES IRRIGATION PROGRAMS IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND TIME amp DATES 18 HOT SCREEN 2 ACTIVE IRRIGATION AND DOSING STATUS csscsssssssecssssssecssecsscssecasecstecsseesecesecaseesseese 20 HOT SCREEN 3 DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING ALL O
68. ified condition program settings are met condition program active Off Irrigations will not be triggered by the 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION program regardless of the condition program status o Radiation Sum Limit Value in range 0 to 9999 Specify the radiation sum limit at which irrigation will take place The radiation sum counter of the specific program is automatically reset when irrigation is performed If radiation sum limit is O it is ignored o VPD Sum Limit Value in range to 9999 Specify the VPD sum limit kPa min at which irrigation will take place The radiation sum counter of the specific program is automatically reset when irrigation is performed Irrigation based on VPD sum occurs only during the VPD time frame set in Sub menu 6 1 See Section 3 2 6 1 Installation Software Irrigation o Minimum Time Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 For time based irrigation the minimum time delay time between cycles is counted from start of previous cycle to start of next cycle For condition and radiation sum modes this setting is used to determine the minimum time allowed between irrigations If the condition program becomes active or the radiation sum limit has been reached irrigation will not be performed until this time has elapsed o Maximum Time Value in range 00 00 to 23 59 The maximum time between two subsequent cycles This value is used to limit the time between two cycles when using dynamic irrigation tr
69. igate between the irrigation programs use the left amp right arrow keys FIGURE 10 HOT SCREEN 3 DISPLAY OF IRRIGATION PROGRAM STATUS NMC PRO PROGRAM STATUS 01 Feb 08 14 56 57 Status Wait Time Minimum 00 20 Time Maximum 01 00 Rad Sum Measured Limit 103 150 Clock Starts Given Set Starts Due To Rad Sum Starts Due To Max Time Total Cycles Given Last Start 14 15 25 Elapsed Time 00 41 32 Next Start 15 15 25 e PROGRAM STATUS Active program number current date and time Status End All of the irrigation cycles are complete Wait In between irrigation cycles Irrig Irrigation cycle is active Time Minimum hh mm Minimum time between starts of irrigation cycles Time Maximum hh mm Maximum time between starts of irrigation cycles Rad Sum J cm Measured Limit Measured Measured radiation sum since start of last irrigation cycle Limit Set radiation sum limit from irrigation program Clock Starts Given Set Given Number of irrigations cycles already performed due to clock starts Set Number of irrigations cycles for this program to be performed due to clock starts o Starts Due To Rad Sum Number of irrigations cycles performed due to radiation sum o Starts Due To Max Time Number of irrigation cycles performed due to Time Maximum Total Cycles Given Total number of irrigation cycles already performed Last Start hh mm ss Start time of the pr
70. iggers such as condition program or radiation sum limit When the specified maximum time from the start of the previous cycle has elapsed irrigation will take place regardless of the condition program status or radiation sum value In the NMC Junior the minimum and maximum times are replaced by Delay the time between the start of a cycle and the start of the next cycle For example if the set Run Time is 30 minutes and the Delay is 45 minutes the second cycle will start 15 minutes after the end of the first cycle Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 38 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS o Valve Value in range 0 to 255 The NMC Pro can operate valves in any required order valve number and press ENTER The following window will appear Select blank and press ENTER to set the valve to operate alone or select olus to operate together with the next valve Several valves can be set to work together as a group A valve group will have the same 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program and the same 1 3 Dosing program the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME and or 1 3 DOSING program numbers set for the valve to the far left of the group will be used Each irrigation program can include a maximum of 40 valves columns in any required order all of them set to work together one after the other a few groups etc The same valve can be entered several times with different settings In this wind
71. ime hh mm Time data was logged e Average Temperature Average temperature recorded during history resolution time e Average Humidity 96 Average humidity recorded during history resolution time e EC Average EC level recorded during history resolution time e Average pH level recorded during history resolution time e Sensor Additional sensor setup for logging please see 6 8 SENSOR LOGGING for all the sensors available for data logging The sensor log table contains up to 10 000 data fields Date and time are 2 fields per line and every sensor is an additional field For example Logging of 2 sensors uses 4 data fields 2 for date and time and 1 for each sensor in this case the table will consist of a maximum of 2 500 lines This feature is indexed as 4 10 SENSOR LOG in the NMC Junior and is limited to 2 x temperature sensors a humidity sensor an EC sensor and a pH sensor Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 108 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 0 EVENT LOG This table provides information of all the processes performed by the NMC Pro including their date and time This feature is indexed as 4 11 EVENT LOG in the NMC Junior FIGURE 99 EVENT LOG SCREEN EVENT LOG No Event Valve 1 No Flow 01 Feb Manual Reset Alarm 01 Feb Program 1 Auto Off 01 Feb Maximum 999 last events EVENT LOG e Number Number of event logged e Event Description of event
72. in Dra Q Chan 1 Chan 2 Press to Toggle Quantity Time e dd MMM yy Date for data displayed in table e DAILY IRRIGATION Valve Valve number Water m Irrigation quantity Drainage 96 Percentage of drainage for the relevant irrigation cycle Drainage Quantity m Drainage quantity for the relevant irrigation cycle Dosing Channel Quantity liters Dosing quantities per channel The number of dosing channels setup will be displayed maximum number is 8 O O To change data viewed between quantity and time press key These features do not apply to the NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 100 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 6 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION The irrigation accumulation table allows you to accumulate water and dosing quantities for specific valves and in required periods The accumulation of each valve can be reset separately in the 4 8 ACCUMULATION RESET table This feature is indexed as 4 5 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION in the NMC Junior FIGURE 92 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION SCREEN DATE 01 Feb 08 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION Date Water 01 Feb 08 3 971 Press to Toggle Quantity Time DATE dd MMM yy Current date IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION e Valve Valve number e Date dd MMM YY Date for data displayed in table e Water m Accumulated irrigation quantity per valve e Dosing Channel
73. ing the on and off times set In the NMC Junior agitators only operate in parallel Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 60 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM Example Agitator program for storage tanks FIGURE 53 AGITATOR PROGRAM EXAMPLE AGITATOR On Off Dosing not Active 05 00 90 00 Operation Mode A Tank B Tank C1 Tank Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 61 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 4 2 86 SELECTOR Enables the use of more than one fertilizer stock tank per dosing channel Every dosing program can be connected to one or more selectors Using the selector outputs you can choose which fertilizer stock tank will be connected to each dosing program Maximum number of selectors is 7 The maximum number of selectors in the NMC Junior is 5 FIGURE 54 FERTILISER SELECTOR SCREEN SELECTOR S3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I or V Selector de select by pressing key SELECTOR e Dosing Program Value in range 1 to 10 Dosing program number e 5110 S7 Value in range or V Select which selector must be turned on by which dosing program To activate selector change to V by pressing key at the appropriate position in the matrix Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 62 GROW MORE WITH LESS Y NETAFIM Example Selector program for storage tanks FIGURE 55 EXAMPLE OF SELECTOR PROGRAM FOR STORAGE TANKS
74. ling humidification program e For Status Cooling o Above Temperature Value in range 0 to 50 Start cooling above this temperature Cooling will stop if the temperature drops below the set point minus internal dead band of 0 5 For example If set to 30 cooling will start when the temperature is above 30 and will stop when it drops below 29 5 o Below Relative Humidity Value in range O to 100 Start cooling below this humidity Cooling will be stopped when the humidity level reaches the set point plus internal dead band of 2 For example If set to 80 cooling will stop when the humidity is above 82 and will be resumed when the humidity drops below 80 e For Status Humidification o Below Relative Humidity Value in range 0 to 100 Start humidification below this humidity Humidification will stop if the humidity goes above the set point plus internal dead band of 1 For example If set to 80 humidification will start when the humidity is below 80 and will stop when it is above 81 o Above Temperature Value in range 0 to 50 Start humidification above this temperature Humidification will stop if the temperature drops below the set point minus the internal dead band of 0 5 C For example If set to 25 C humidification will stop when the temperature drops below 24 5 C and will be resumed when it goes above 25 C On Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define the on time of the cooling valve If on time is
75. ll register an alarm and take action e Alarm Active Value in range No or Yes Define whether the alarm output should be triggered by the corresponding alarm An alarm will be generated on the NMC Pro even if the alarm settings are set to continue the process and or the alarm output has been set to not active Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 89 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 19 SMS SUBSCRIPTION FIGURE 84 SMS SUBSCRIPTION ALARMS SMS SUBSCRIPTION Hardware System Hydraulic YES Dosing PRIORITY HIGH FLOW LOW FLOW WATER LEAK LOW PRES 55 5 DELTA PRESSURE SYS LOW PRESSURE YES NO FLOW FLOW ALARM IRRIG W O DRAIN NO EMPTY TANK FRESH NO EMPTY TANK DRAIN NO NEGATIVE FLOW FERT LEAK FERT FAIL EC HIGH EC LOW PH HIGH PHLOW EC PRE HIGH EC PRE LOW EMERGENCY EC EMERGENCY PH TEMP SEN SHORT TEMP SEN CUT OFF TEMP SEN FAIL RELAY CARD FAIL CARD FAIL ANALOG IN FAIL ANALOG OUT FAIL DIGIT IN FAIL PRES IN SEN FAIL PRESOUT SEN FAIL PRES SEN FAIL EC SEN FAIL PH SEN FAIL OUT TEMP SEN SHO YES OUT TEMP SEN CUT YES OUT TEMP SEN FAI SHORT CIRCUIT HOST UNIT ERROR EXPBOX1 COM FAI EXPBOX2 COM FAI EXPBOX3 COM FAI DOS BOOST PRTCN WEATHER STATION RADIATION FACTOR YES REMOTE OUT KEY NO REMOTE UNIT OFF NO RTU OUTPUT FAIL EXTERNAL ALARM YES Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 90 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE
76. loc 1 VPD Hum sensor alloc Hum 1 The selection of the temperature and humidity sensors is explained in section 3 2 6 14 of Installation Software NMC Irrigation of the CMT Manual Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 46 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM FIGURE 35 MENU 1 1 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR VPD SUM DATE 02 Dec 11 TIME 20 30 30 IRRIGATION PROGRAM VPD Sum Start Time Clock Start VPD Sum Li Min Time Max Time Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Day 01 01 Dose Water FIGURE 36 GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF IRRIGATION BY VPD SUM This graphic is according to the Irrigation Program settings above Irrigation FO XY 118120 Irrigation by clock start 5 30 LEES Irrigation by VDP sum kPa min 80 5 30 6 00 10 00 16 00 19 00 Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 47 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 2 WATER RUN TIME The water run time table has 60 floating programs each program can be configured so that irrigation water is given in quantity m or in time hh mm ss The programs can be connected to a valve or a group of valves through the 1 1 IRRIGATION program Each program includes water water before and after settings QTY WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM amp Method Water Before nnnn nnnn nnnn hh mm ss hh mm ss hh mm ss nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nn
77. logged e Date dd MMM Date event was logged e Time hh mm Time event was logged The table will include the 999 most recent events Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 109 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 MIB SYSTEM LOG This table provides information of all the NMC Pro system changes performed including their date and time This feature is indexed as 4 12 SYSTEM LOG in the NMC Junior FIGURE 100 SYSTEM LOG SCREEN SYSTEM LOG No Event Power Off 01 Feb 08 00 Power On 01 Feb 08 15 Irrig Prog 1 Ch 01 Feb 08 25 Maximum 999 last events SYSTEM LOG e Number Number of event logged e Event Description of event logged e Date dd MMM Date event was logged e Time hh mm Time event was logged The table will include the 999 most recent events Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 110
78. me hh mm The time to fertilize will be spread equally within the given irrigation time Each dosing channel can be set to give a different amount o For example Dosing channel 1 is set to 00 10 and dosing channel 2 is set to 01 00 Set irrigation water time is 3 hours The NMC Pro will proportionally divide spread the set dosing time for each dosing channel across the set irrigation time Dosing channel 1 will be on for a total time of 10 minutes and dosing channel 2 will be on for a total time of 60 minutes during the 3 hours of irrigation e Time hh mm The time for dosing is entered for each dosing channel Dosing will be done in one bulk that will start after water before time or quantity has elapsed as set in 1 2 WATER RUN TIME e Quantity litres The quantity for dosing is entered for each dosing channel Dosing will be done in one BULK or SPREAD throughout the irrigation depending on the setting in 7 7 DOSING CONFIGURATION for the line Dosing by QTY Method Dosing will start after water before time or quantity has elapsed as set in 1 2 WATER RUN TIME Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 51 GROW MORE WITH LESS Example Dosing Program based on Proportional Quantity Open Field It is required from the fertigation program to inject 2 4 litres m from Tank A Dosing Channel 1 and 0 8 litres m from Tank B Dosing Channel 2 It is also required to receive alarms if the measured level deviates
79. me quantity and 50 will be half the time quantity specified in the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program To decrease enter the required percentage of change press the key and then confirm with the ENTER key The percentage of change will be active only for the present day Constant and Daily do not change time quantity of water before and after settings nor dosing quantities When setting watering program and using Spread the percentage affects not only the water but also the dosing Condition Value in range 0 to 15 Specify whether the condition program can start stop irrigations and choose a condition program number to start stop irrigations Irrigations will be started and stopped according to the settings of the relevant condition program see 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION program for additional information If irrigation is not triggered due to the relevant condition program and the maximum time see Maximum Time below has lapsed irrigation will be performed When choosing condition the screen will be split in two To view the cycle sequence press the down arrow when the cursor is placed on the bottom of the screen The condition program has the third priority after active irrigation and uncompleted irrigation It is not possible to set the same Condition program for two different programs Radiation Sum VPD Sum Select option if irrigations can be triggered by the radiation sum VPD sum The specific radiation sum limit
80. nd run time Press ENTER to exit SOFTWARE VERSION SCREEN The digital input card version and the boot version are not applicable to the NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 28 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS In the unlikely event that the controller software for example freezes or a software setting change is not implemented the controller could require a reset The NMC Pro Controller can be reset by 1 Warm Reset or 2 Cold Start During a Warm Reset the controller CPU is restarted The program and configuration settings will not be lost It is recommended to perform this procedure before doing a Cold Start To perform a Warm Reset stop all active irrigation processes and then depress the reset button on the CPU The reset button can be released when no text is displayed on the controller screen See FIGURE 18 for the NMC Pro and FIGURE 19 for the NMC Junior After Warm Reset procedure has ended the NMC Pro will return to the MAIN screen L KON i PES CC 1 4 E op RAT E eee b 27 DAE LAS duca 0 m af r Ee s ss SSSI ET 28 in an TH 2 Jal mL 08 4 RC Rs c i BERE C Ve e 7 LJ TE Ten a Tul icr memi HEBR rosie bli e TIO z949 ud Warm reset button Version 3 00 JA20111229 Use
81. nn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn nnnn FIGURE 37 WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM SCREEN WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM e Water run time program number o Water run time program number used in 1 1 IRRIGATION program for the run time which is connected to a valve or a group of valves e Method Value in range QTY or TIME Select the method QTY or TIME with the up down arrow keys and press ENTER to confirm Irrigation run time will be according to quantity of water m o Irrigation run time will be according to time of in hh mm ss e Water Value in range to 9999 for QTY and 0 to 99 59 59 for TIME Set the quantity time for each program The water setting is the total quantity time including the Before and After settings Before Value in range 0 to 9999 for QTY and 0 to 99 59 59 for TIME Set quantity time without dosing at the beginning of each irrigation cycle Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 48 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM e After Value in range 0 to 9999 for QTY and 0 to 99 59 59 for TIME Set quantity time without dosing at the end of each irrigation cycle Before and After settings are deducted from Water settings Therefore Water quantity time must be larger or equal to the Before and After settings Example Water Run Time Program Three different run runtimes are req
82. ny damage or loss that may result from the use of this manual This document should be regarded as the property of Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd This document is not intended for further training and neither may it be reproduced nor copied in its current form or temporary form This document may not be revealed and or carried over to any third party without the explicit written consent of Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd This document is presented with the exclusive aim of notifying selected potential clients regarding the User Manual NMC Irrigation Receipt or the possession of this document does not imply rights and the contents should be viewed as a proposal only This document is neither issued as a guarantee nor does it confirm any legal obligations on Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd whatsoever Netafim South Africa Pty Ltd reserves the right to make changes in its products and in the User Manual NMC Irrigation without prior notice DOCUMENT INFORMATION CMT Manual version 3 00 Software version 3 04 14 Last updated 29 December 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Netafim South Africa Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 9 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 0 INTRODUCTION This section of the CMT manual is 5 manual the software of both the NMC Pro and the NMC Junior It is written as though the NMC Pro is the product software being used The NMC Junior uses the same software format as
83. ow in the NMC Junior blank is replaced with a minus o Run Time Value in range 0 to 60 ENTER a 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program number for a valve or a group of valves When setting valves to work individually a 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program should be set for each valve When setting a group of valves to work together mark between them a 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program should only be set for the valve to the far left of the group the rest of the valves will follow this setting The quantity set in the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program for a valve group will be the quantity given for all valves set to operate together not per valve also see 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program o Dosing Program Value in range 0 to 10 ENTER 1 3 DOSING program number for a valve or a group of valves When setting valves to work individually a 1 3 DOSING program should be set for each valve When setting a group of valves to work together mark between them a 1 3 DOSING program should only be set for the valve to the far left of the group the rest of the valves will follow this setting also see 1 3 DOSING program Day xx xx Value in range 1 to 14 Cycle days set the right hand side value number of cycle days first see below xx xx The left hand side setting defines the current day in the cycle The standard setting for current day when using cycle days to irrigate according to days of the week is to set Monday as day 01 xx x
84. r Manual NMC Irrigation Page 29 4 NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS FIGURE 19 NMC JUNIOR WARM RESET i nam mL Net NMC JUNIOR CPU 3 2 An 2 P N JUNIOR I gt e ssessess ESTEL Warm reset button This button is underneath a steel protective cover The cover is not shown in this diagram The reset button can be accessed without removing the cover 4 2 0 9 2 COLD START e Cold Start resets the NMC Pro to the original factory settings This procedure should be performed O O O O After upgrading the controller software version When reinstalling the controller After adding input or output cards When instructed by a Netafim technician All program and configuration settings will be lost it is therefore recommended to perform a back up to the Data Plug before starting this procedure See section 6 9 WRITE TO DATA PLUG for instructions on performing the back up and section 6 10 READ FROM DATA PLUG to restore controller settings Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 30 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS e To perform a cold start o Disconnect the NMC Pro power supply o Turn power on while depressing the DELETE key until the COLD START pop up screen appears If you choose NO the NMC Pro will continue to its usual power up procedure and the settings will remain unto
85. s how many cycles are set which cycle is currently active and how many are remaining WATER m HH MM SS Displays the set water quantity time actual water quantity time and left water quantity time o FLOW m h Displays the set nominal flow rate and actual measured flow rate o EC Displays the set required EC and the actual measured EC values o Displays the set required pH and the actual measured pH values For set EC and pH not set indicates no dosing or volumetric dosing e STATUS Displays the active or next program and abbreviated program trigger Radiation Manual Uncompleted Program etc The next line displays the active or next valve if more than two valves are active the first two will be displayed with a mark next to the second to indicate that there are more valves operative The current time and date is also displayed If more than three valves are active the NMC Junior will display the first three Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 18 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM e MESSAGES Displays active alarms by flashing and scrolling alarm messages e ACTIVE Indicates active processes by black squares to the left of listed processes FIGURE 8 HOT SCREEN 1 DISPLAY OF NEXT IRRIGATION NEXT IRRIGATION ACTUAL ___ EBENEN STATUS ACTIVE PROGRAM 1 14 56 57 IRRIGATION VALVE 3 01 Feb 08 DOSING 3 MESSAGES 2 HIGH FLOW VALVE 3
86. set to 00 00 00 the cooling valve or group will not be activated If more than one cooling valve or group is defined there will be no delay between the cooling valves or groups as they work sequentially see Cool 8 below Off Value in range 00 00 00 to 99 59 59 Define the off time of the cooling valve If off time is set to 00 00 00 the cooling valve or group will be constantly on The off time is applied from the last activated cooling valve or group in the sequence see Cool below e Cool Value in range 0 to 40 10 cooling valves per program Assign cooling valves to this program The assigned cooling valves will be operated sequentially The number of cooling programs which can be operated simultaneously is defined in line Maximum Cooling Parallel which can be found in screen 6 2 SYSTEM SETUP e Temperature Sensor Value in range 0 to 8 Assign up to two temperature sensors program e Humidity Sensors Value in range 0 to 8 Assign up to two humidity sensors per program The temperature and humidity values used by a cooling program will be an average of the readings from the sensors connected to that cooling program If there is a malfunction in one of the sensors a message will be displayed and that sensor will be taken out of the average sensor calculation If all the temperature or humidity sensors are out of order the cooling program will not operate Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrig
87. shown as No Rain Rain e Rain Flow mm h Measured rain flow e Daily Rain mm Measured rain quantity form End Day Time set in 6 1 TIME amp DATE which can be accessed from the 6 Setup icon Version 3 00 JA201 11229 User Manual Irrigation Page 27 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS HOT SCREEN 8 SYSTEM INLET AND OUTLET PRESSURES This feature is not available in the NMC Junior FIGURE 17 HOT SCREEN 8 DISPLAY OF PRESSURE SENSOR READINGS SYSTEM PRESSURE Sensor Value Pressure In 4 24 The Highlighted Sensor Is The System Pressure SYSTEM PRESSURE e Sensor o Pressure In System inlet pressure upstream of filter o Pressure Out System outlet pressure downstream of filter Value bar o Pressure reading from sensors connected The highlighted sensor is the system pressure as set in line Low Pressure Alarm in sub menu 7 10 SYSTEM PRESSURE CONFIGURATION which can be accessed from the 7 CONFIG icon 4 2 0 8 CHECKING NMC PRO CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION To check the NMC Pro Controller Software version by pressing MENU navigate to the system MAIN MENU screen and from there toggle with the MENU key to the default hot screen Press the HELP button when in the default hot screen The SOFTWARE VERSION SCREEN will be displayed This screen provides information on the software version release date communication version relay card version digital input card version boot version a
88. sor will start program 3 and Dry contact 2 High Level Sensor will stop program 3 FIGURE 27 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPLE FOR EXTERNAL CONDITION DATE 01 Feb 08 TIME 08 30 30 IRRIGATION PROGRAM Priority 13 Start Time Clock Start Con Starts Min Time Max Time Valve Run Time Dosing Prog Day 01 01 Dose Water FIGURE 28 IRRIGATION RUN TIME FOR EXTERNAL CONDITION EXAMPLE 6 sec delay Start i Condition On Off Input 6 sec delay Stop On Condition Off Input Irrigation Program Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 42 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 1 1 3 EXAMPLE IRRIGATION BASED ON RADIATION SUM FIGURE 29 IRRIGATION BASED ON RADIATION SUM Between 08 00 to 10 00 radiation Between 10 00 to 16 00 radiation sum level to start irrigation is sum level to start irrigation is 300 Irrigation required every 150J cm Irrigation required every 30 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour pa pa pa 1 2 3 Program 2 will be used to control valve numbers 1 2 and 3 by radiation sum limit In addition to control by radiation sum limit 1 irrigation cycle is required to at 07 00 to start the day s irrigation After 16 00 no more irrigation cycles are required Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 43 GROW MORE WITH LESS NETAFIM FIGURE 30 MENU 1 1 IRRIGATION PROGRAM SCREEN EXAMPL
89. ssesssessecssecsscasecsscssscsusesscsusesscssscsscasscsucasscsusasecsueesecsuecsecateeseeaseesees 88 4 2 3 9 SMS SUBSCRIPTION sccsscsssessesssecsscssecssessscssecsscasscsucasscsusasscsuessscsuscsucassecsucasecsucasecsueeseesteeseeaseesees 90 SN Las sss ces snares eget eerste eee 92 4 2 ll IRRIGATION LOG c 93 4 2 4 2 RADIATION SUM AND DRAINAGE LOG csscsscsssesssessecssecsscssecsscssecsscasecsscasecssesseesseeseesteeseeaseesees 95 4 2 4 3 UNCOMPLETED treten tenter tertie ttti teni 96 4 2 4 4 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS c cscsssscssessscsssssscssssssessessscssscsssssscessssscsssssucssscsscssscesccsscesssseceseesses 98 4 2 4 5 DAILY IRRIGATION ccsscsscsssessssssecssecsscssecsscasecsscasscsucasscsuessscstsssscasscsucasscsucasecsueeseesueeseeatecseeaseesees 99 4 2 4 6 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION seeeeeeteetettetettetentte tentent treten tente ttti 101 4 2 4 7 WATER AND AUXILIARY METER ACCUMULATION csssessesssessesssecssessecsseesecasecsecasecscasecaneeseean 102 4 2 4 8 ACCUMULATION RESET sscsssessecssesssessecssessecssecsscssecsscasscsscssscssessscsseassecaseesscaseeseasecaseasecaseesecan 103 4 2 9 FILTERS RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMM 105 4 2 4 10 COOLING u cccccesscssssssecssecssessecssessscsusssscssscsscssecsusasscsusssscssecsscasecsucasscsusssscsuessecaueescasecseasecaneeseeas 106 02 DIELAKO 108 Version 3 00 20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 3 4 2 4 12 EVENT LOG
90. sured pH is lower than the set minimum or the pH probe is faulty o Pre Control High Fail Measured pre control EC exceeds the set maximum the EC pre control probe is faulty o EC Pre Control Low Measured pre control EC is lower than the set minimum o Empty Tank Fresh The fresh water reservoir is empty This alarm is generated through the digital input Fresh Tank Empty setup in menu screen 8 3 DIGITAL INPUT A low level switch in the reservoir can activate this alarm o Empty Tank Drain The drain water reservoir is empty This alarm is generated through the digital input Drain Tank Empty setup in menu screen 8 3 DIGITAL INPUT A low level switch in the reservoir can activate this alarm o Sensor Difference When the difference between the control and verify EC probes reaches the set amount this alarm will be generated o pH Sensor Difference When the difference between the control and verify pH probes reaches the set amount this alarm will be generated Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 88 i NETAFIM e Irrigation and Dosing Value in range STOP or CONTINUE Action applied to processes STOP Stop irrigation and or dosing CONTINUE Continue irrigation and or dosing This option means that the system will register an alarm but will not take action e Delay Value in range 00 00 to 99 59 Define the period that the failure must be active before the NMC Pro wi
91. the NMC Pro however the software is constrained by the limitations of the Junior s hardware Where the Junior differs these limitations or differences are explained in JR box as follows beneath This box explains the differences or limitations of the NMC Junior as they occur in the manual Netafim s NMC Pro is a top of the line irrigation controller with the most updated technology It manages irrigation fertigation misting and cooling systems This section of the CMT Manual describes the NMC Pro programming and operating procedures Prior to using the controller in your facility you will need to complete the controller s hardware installation see section 2 2 Installation Hardware NMC 64 Pro as well as its software installation see section 3 2 Installation Software irrigation Once the controller is installed configured set up and tested all relevant menus will be available for use All values indicated in this manual are in SI metric units In everyday use the user of the controller will only use the first four icons of the main screen Icons 1 to 4 However prior to using them the installation of the software must be complete This software installation is handled using the second set of 4 icons Icons 5 to 8 This section of the CMT Manual only deals with Icons 1 4 See section 3 2 Installation Software NMC Irrigation for Icons 5 8 Version 3 00 JA201
92. u FIGURE 77 ALARM MENU SCREEN 279 3 Alarm ALARM ALARM RESET HISTORY ALARM DEFINITION ALARM SETTING EC pH ALARM DEFINITION EC pH ALARM SETTING The alarm menu allows reset of active alarms history of previous alarms configuration of alarms and alarm actions The alarm menu is divided into non EC pH related alarms and EC pH related alarms These alarms are not available in the NMC Junior Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 79 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 80 ALARM RESET This screen shows active alarms and failures The upper section allows you to cancel failures and reset alarms The lower section displays active alarm information FIGURE 78 ALARM RESET SCREEN ALARM RESET Reset Now NO Period Of Automatic Reset Complete Irrig On Reset YES ACTIVE ALARMS No Message Date Time Dosing Chan 1 Fault 08 15 ALARM RESET e Reset Now Value in range NO or YES Choose NO or YES to reset current alarm e Period Of Automatic Reset Value in range 24h 12h 6h 4h 3h 2h 1h or None Set a time in which the NMC Pro will automatically reset the active alarms and attempt to complete the uncompleted processes e Complete Irrig On Reset Value in range NO or YES Choose to complete or not complete an irrigation cycle that was halted due to an active alarm ACTIVE ALARMS e Number Active alarm number e Message Active alarm description e Date D
93. uched f you choose YES NMC Pro will perform the cold start procedure and the controller will start with RAM and EPROM cleaning procedure All controller settings will be erased and restored back to default factory settings All history will be erased o After the cold start procedure has ended the NMC Pro will return to the MAIN screen 4 2 0 10 ANALOGUE INPUTS Analogue inputs are received from an analogue sensor as either a voltage or a current However a computer cannot read such a value without it being converted to a digital number The analogue inputs in several of the NMC software s screens such as Status and Test screens are displayed in values which are labelled as A D A D Analogue to digital converter This simply means analogue to digital converter and the values displayed in these screens are numbers that can be read by a computer in this case the NMC Controller The numbers themselves have no unit of measurement They are more like a code which the controller is pre programmed to read Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 31 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS TABLE 3 NMC PRO IRRIGATION SOFTWARE MENU STRUCTURE 8 Installation 8 1 Device layout 8 2 Device list 1 1 Irrigation 2 1 Irrigation pause 3 1 Alarm reset 4 1 Irrigation log 5 1 Relays 6 1 Time amp date 7 1 Device delay configuration 1 2 Water run time 2 2 Start Stop 3 2 History 4 2 Rad sum amp dr
94. uired to operate the irrigation system as set out below FIGURE 38 WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM EXAMPLE WATER RUN TIME PROGRAM Method Water Before 00 15 00 00 02 00 00 01 00 4 0 5 1 2 CON DU i m m 50 0 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 Before and After deducted from total Time Time Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 49 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 DOSING The NMC Pro Irrigation Controller includes 10 dosing programs recipes Each program consists of injection methods injection rates and EC pH target values Each dosing channel is completely independent and can be set to inject a different amount Overlapping between the various channels is possible FIGURE 39 DOSING PROGRAM SCREEN FON 6 PASSIV n nn DOSING PROGRAM INJECTION PER DOSING CHANNEL 2 3 PASSIV PASSIV n nn n nn PASSIV n nn 8 PASSIV n nn 1 PASSIV n nn Target EC Target pH Target EC Pre Control 4 PASSIV n nn 5 PASSIV n nn Passive Dosing Method EC Dosing Method PH Dosing Method DOSING PROGRAM e Program Value in range 1 to 10 Select a program by entering the program number and confirm by pressing ENTER e EC Pre Control Value in range OFF or ON o Off EC pre control is not active for this dosing program If the hydraulic system
95. ump 2 Dam filling Irrig valve 4 gt Cooling valve 1 7 Cooling valve 2 Cooling Pump 3 Temp For Cooling and Misting systems it is gt Misting valve 1 recommended to use a constant gt lt valve 2 Misting Pump 4 Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 33 GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 NETAFIM 4 2 PROGRAM In the MAIN MENU screen place the cursor on the program icon and press ENTER or press 1 to enter the 1 PROGRAM menu FIGURE 21 PROGRAM MENU SCREEN PROGRAM et IRRIGATION WATER RUN TIME DOSING EXT CONDITION AGITATOR SELECTOR FILTER FLUSHING COOLING MISTING WATER HEATING 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 To enter any of the sub menus press corresponding numeric key or scroll to the desired item using the up down arrow keys and press ENTER A new window will appear The first menu under Program is Irrigation Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 34 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 IRRIGATION The NMC Pro Irrigation Controller includes 15 irrigation programs The irrigation program depends on the 1 2 WATER RUN TIME program 1 3 DOSING program and 1 4 EXTERNAL CONDITION program therefore it is recommended to configure these screens before irrigation programming takes place Only one IRRIGATION PROGRAM can operate at any one time and is influenced by other progr
96. up settings and setup standard Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual NMC Irrigation Page 11 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS 4 2 0 3 MAIN MENU SCREEN Press the MENU key a few times until you reach the MAIN MENU screen The MAIN MENU screen contains eight icons Use the arrow keys to navigate and select icons The selected icon will be highlighted and can be used to display the menu screen by pressing the ENTER button Alternatively you can press the number indicated next to each icon For example press the 3 key to go directly to the Alarm Menu To go back to the MAIN MENU screen simply press MENU button FIGURE 2 MAIN MENU SCREEN INDIVIDUAL ICONS Alarm reset history and thresholds Programs System pause Irrigation Conduct manual Water run time irrigation process Dosing and filter flush Condition Agitator Selector 2 Filter flushing J H Irrigation log history and accumulators Filters cooling sensors events and system log Cooling eee 4 i Misting rogram 2 Manual 2 ar 4 Hiztor Water heating Manually test bx pe field devices pumps valves Da ALI re Lont c Inztall sensor operation water meter Time amp date and sensor values system set up EC temp etc ie edo sensors calibration checklist and logging configurations Data plug operation Device layout and list Hardware checklist Version 3 00 JA
97. x The right hand side setting defines the number of cycle days to use per program X X X The complete cycle number of days set will be displayed to the right hand side of the screen The current day in the cycle will be highlighted Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 39 Y NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS o Dose Water Value in range Dose Water or None By moving the curser with the arrow keys to the relevant cycle day and pressing ENTER the following screen will be displayed Set the action to be taken for each cycle day by selecting Dose Water or None and press ENTER Dose means fertigation water dosing Water means irrigation without dosing and None means the program is idle in that day The dosing operates according to Dose or Water for the present day and not according to the setting when the irrigation has started If an irrigation starts at 18 00 and on this day dosing is set D when the irrigation crosses midnight to a day where no dosing is set W dosing stops at midnight With an Irrigation Program that includes 1 3 DOSING program numbers for valves dosing will always start if the program is started manually To stop dosing for manual irrigation program start change the dosing rate set in 1 3 DOSING program quantities to 0 Setting irrigation that is longer than 24 hours If the number of cycle days is set as 1 and the water run time is ov
98. ystem is paused This setting is used to pause the system when a general malfunction occurs causing several outputs to short circuit e Short Output Level Value in range 0 or 60 to 350 Set the threshold value to be considered as a short circuit see setting short circuit threshold level below e The following parameters will be visible only if expansion boxes are defined e Short Output Level Expansion Box 1 Value in range 0 or 60 to 350 Set the threshold value for expansion box 1 to be considered as a short circuit see setting short circuit threshold level below e Short Output Level Expansion Box 2 Value in range 0 or 60 to 350 Set the threshold value for expansion box 2 to be considered as a short circuit see setting short circuit threshold level below e Short Output Level Expansion Box 3 Value in range 0 or 60 to 350 Set the threshold value for expansion box 3 to be considered as a short circuit see setting short circuit threshold level below The NMC Junior does not feature these alarm definitions Version 3 00 JA20111229 User Manual Irrigation Page 83 N NETAFIM GROW MORE WITH LESS Setting Short Circuit Threshold Level This feature is not available in the NMC Junior e In menu screen 5 1 RELAYS manually operate the maximum amount of devices to be used simultaneously maximum output load expected e Observe the value displayed to the right of the last line Load Output Level A D

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