TWC USER MANUAL
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1. C Getting Started You need to set up a few parameters prior to making the first connection to the remote controller 1 Setup the Modem The program uses the Windows Modem setup feature To install the Modem under Windows 95 98 please refer to your Windows and or Modem Manual In most cases the Plug and Play installation of new hardware should work well If you click the Modem Setup you will be taken to the Modem Properties window Modems Properties 21x 3 LASAT 28800 Internet modem Plug amp Play 26 2 Setup the Telephone Book Irrigation Schedules Open Phone Book Select the Open Phone Book function in the File menu and the Telephone List Get Inst Data will be displayed Edit Installation Transfer Inst Data set Set Time Date Sian An etet Exit The Phone Book allows you to enter data for the site i e you can enter Site Name and Telephone Number ft Phone Book ge N Direct If you have a direct connection to the controller Serial Cable with Optocoupler you must enter the COM port in the phone number field If you are using a Modem telephone line to connect to the controller you enter the phone number here If you have to dial through a switch board you will probably have to enter a prefix such as O or 9 The prefix should be followed by a ora w The will give a pause of 1 second whereas the w will for2. BLSGD 34567890BLSGD or in case of full alphabet OPQRS XYZ 1234567890ABCDEFGH NES The Selector has two speeds If itis turned slowly it changes the target slowly If it is turned more quickly it changes the target very rapidly The Selector is used to select the actual field The field between and is the selected one Finish selection with pressing the ENTER button When the ENTER button has been pressed the gt and lt turn into and which are now blinking to indicate that the field is ready for input When the Selector is turned the content of the field varies Finish input by pressing the ENTER button Certain fields require alpha numerical input f inst Decoder installation In this case each position in the field may be entered separately When a position is active and the selector is turned the available selec tion of digits and letters passes the position The position is like a window through which only one digit atatime can be seen Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 14 L4 0 MTWTFSSMTWFSS 100 P Use selector to move to the right schedule and press STEP button to enter the schedule Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 20 Schedule 1 2 SMTW F S T T Schedule 1 2 SMTW F S T T 000Min OK Insert Delete Q If you are writing a new schedule step number 1 will be active Otherwise use selector to get to the right one
3. Alarm leak Activate decoder Mot Used when flow is above Call followed by message This window allows you to sum the measurements from all sensors and set up the total flow to trigger alarms and log the measurements to the monitor file in the same way as for the individual flows When you press Finish the data setup for the sensor decoders will be stored in the data file on the PC For more details on the Flow Sensor please referto the installation section of this manual Flow measurements in the Monitor file Measurements from the Sensor Decoders are used in two different ways As an alarm trigger i e if a certain event happens the controller will react in a certain way Refer to the previous pages As a means of monitoring the system i e monitoring the water flow The flow measure ments made by a The monitoring is used as follows specific Flow sensor is stored in the monitor The controller stores in memory all events e g start a Decoder stop a Decoder file only if you check get a measurement from a flow sensor this box Definition Flow ED ai rad Units stank Lag flow to file 35 Me m q TS T RAN AT E This is useful if you have several water sources and you want to keep track of the flow rates from each water source The measurements are stored in the monitor file and can be seen in the raw monitor data If you use the Extract and View can befound inthe
4. 6 CANCEL ENTER Total Schedule 1 2_SMTW F S T T SS 56 No CANCEL ENTER Schedule 1 Tua 1 Total Schedule 1 Total 14 35 15 12 M T S W S 100 P 2 SMTW F S T T SS 3 Schedule 1 Total 2 07 14 35 15 M 12 M T W 1 gt 22 00 100 P oe UE You may set up to 6 TIME s To enter a start time press the TIME button When the per day When finished light flashes you are ready to begin programming a start time Select start time 1 through 6 and press the a ENTER button When the curso is blinking rotate the 2_SMIW F S T T S __ 3 dial to your desired time Press ENTER To en your session press TIME button HINT Remember the controller is setto Military Time 57 al al al 0 44 10 55 40 3 3 30 105 P 0 44 10 55 40 3 3 30 105 P 0 44 10 55 40 3 3 30 105 P 0 44 10 55 40 3 30 105 P Schedule 1 Total 12 M T S W S BUDGET PASSIVE VAZ see Schedule 1 12 M T S W S Total 2 07 14 36 00 1 22 00 125 lt P Schedule 1 12 M T S W S Total 2 07 1 22 00 14 36 05 125 A An Active schedule will run as programmed if controller is set to AUTO Schedule 1 Total 2 07 14 36 10 2 07 14 35 55 1 22 00 100 lt P al 0 44 10 55 40 3 3 30 105 P 12 M T S W S 1 22 00 1257 P A Passive schedule will not run when cont
5. 17 Flow Sensor Digital type The Digital divides in two types depending on the pulse rate For high pulse rates the number of pulses in 10 seconds are counted For low pulse rates the time between the pulses in ms is measured Pulse 10s This type is used for sensors with high pulse rates Fastest rate is 5 ms pulse 200 Hz with a pulse pause ratio of 2 5 ms 2 5 ms This allows up to 2000 pulses to be counted At the highest pulse rate 5 10 ms some pulses might be lost resulting in a reading 10 26 too low ms pulse This type is used for sensors with low pulse rates The shortest time that can be measured is 100 ms with a pulse pause ratio of 50 ms 50 ms The longest time is 655 secs mA This type is used for sensors which gives a 4 20 mA signal The resolution is 200 steps Connecting an Analog Sensor Line Sensor ent blue cum red Sensor Decoder green yellow Ground Rod Example A sensor has max flow of 60 Gpm and at that flow outputs 78 4 Hz 78 4 Hz equals 12 7 ms per pulse The Sensor Decoder should be set up for Pulse 10s 78 4 Hz pulses per second equals 784 pulses in 10 seconds The Sensor Decoder is supplying the power for the sensor on the red wire arrow shows current direction The current is returned from the sensor on the black wire The Sensor Decoder is in direct contact with the line and the potential of the black wire
6. Table of content White section Green section Yellow section oystem overview Introduction Getting started Controller installation Remote Access Software Using local controls Schedule setup Troubleshooting Options Appendix Equipment photos Specifications Index 72 74 78 80 TWC USER MANUAL Rev 3 30NOV00 System Layout PC Mains Transformer Y Optocoupler N Phone Outlet LTB 100 vo N en eee l N N Line Termination Box Rain Sensor 2 wires Line Decoder T TEN Pump Alarm Valve Rod Sensor lt Decoder Sensor The TWC controller has 3 versions TWC 50 with a capacity of 50 decoders TWC 100 with 100 decoders and TWC 200 with l 200 decoders All are available with the same capacity and a Line built in modem indicated by the extension C Decoder Only TWC XXO0 C which has built in modem Solenoid AN Note Optional LTB 210 with provision for 5 field lines Valve Introduction The 2 wire or decoder system uses one 2 wire line that runs from the controller to the nearest valve from thereon to the next valve etc With all the valves sitting on the same line a decoder is needed at each valve to interpret signals from the controller and to turn on or off the attached valve The 2 wire line carries both signalling and power to operate the valve and is continuously
7. You can sort by Account Site Name and date File P pend C Repace Append 7 Replace Browse Append C Replace Browse The data will be extracted to a file and you can specify the location and name E TucarTurf RAS 1 11Bet ofthe extraction file Select if you want to append to an existing file or you wasnt to replace data overwrite Specify the data you want to see Typically all The extraction file created by the above is a comme delimited text file which looks like this The extraction file may be imported into your favorite spreadsheet or you may simply view it in a text editor e g Notepad 47 Annex Main Files The TWC RAS needs creates the following main Files Turf exe Main Program Ctrlserv exe Server Program Odbcserv exe Database control Program Turf_ser exe Server Program Flowsense exe Flow Sensor setup Program The above files are all loaded into memory when you start Turf exe twc ldb Setup file Monitor Idb Monitoring data file Turf cfg Configuration File stores the setup of windows sizes and location Turf hlp Helpfile about the TWC RAS program Twc hlp Helpfile About operating the controller During operation the program creates some Log files Connect log Show the calls connections made from the PC SQL log Show details about how the database has been called Turf ser log Show details about the communication modem data Turf log
8. 0 00 14 36 05 125 Stop Manually started Schedule SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION N 7 xt o O O AUTO MANUAL AUTO O O IO No CANCEL ENTER 62 Start Station Decoder manually SCHEDULE STATION MANUAL 7 SCHEDULE STATION O O AUTO AJ O 0 Active Decoders P L1 lt 000 Min eS Se Active Decoders Lev MEN Min lt To start another Decoder SCHEDULE STATION N l 7 MANUAL Mj 7i 11 25 28 11 25 37 Sus eof CANCEL ENTER be d CANCEL ENTER 63 Stop manually started Decoder SCHEDULE STATION O MANUAL G P D3 000 Min Stop all manually started Decoders SCHEDULE STATION O XX AUTO A O 11 59 48 b d CANCEL ENTER 64 Pause Schedule M CANCEL ENTER O Use Cancel pM d CANCEL ENTER Schedule 5 Schedule 5 D3 008 Min Enter to Pause current Schedule to Abort Total D3 008 Min Pausinc Total Paused 14 06 11 0 45 14 06 12 0 38 100 P 0 45 14 07 01 0 38 100 P When you press the Cancel button you have the possibility to regret and cancel To proceed press Enter The irrigation continues until the next full minute and the display states Pausing to indicate that your command was registered At the full minute all activ
9. Datafiles sees 37 20 A About the TWC RAS Program The system consists of the TWC RAS program and the controller installed at the remote site The TWC RAS program is a Windows 95 98 program and it allows Remote Access of the Tucor family of controllers the TWC 50 the TWC 100 the TWC 200 the COM 25 and the COM 50 The program is set up to store information about the Modem and the COM port used by the system To connect the operator simply clicks on the site information and the program will establish the connection to the remote site Once connection has been established a picture of the remote controller will appear on the screen and operation is made by clicking the push buttons of the controller with the mouse The picture of the controller is constantly updated to reflect the real appearance of the remote controller to the extent that the text of the controller display is pictured on the screen of the PC and the pictures of the push buttons of the controller blink exactly as the buttons on the remote controller The TWC RAS program also allows you to Enter Edit Installation Data and Irrigation Schedules off line and transfer the Data to the Controller We hope that you will find the program relatively easy to operate Supplied by Tucor Inc Phone 724 935 6850 518 Wallace Road Fax 724 935 8233 Wexford e mail mail tucor com PA 15090 8642 www _http www tucor com B In
10. Multipart cable AIT ZZ 1 VIL with 6 wires Y V max dia 4 Preferably multistranded Flexible Warning De When mounting the cabinet care must be taken that it paths does not become grounded through the mount steel mm structure etc If this happens even small thunderstorms that do not otherwise damage the Rain Sensor system may result in a shorted Line output Short Circuit Pump Sensor Internal Connections TWC XX Master Control Module Display Module LD 100 MCM XX Power Supply Module PSM 100 Data Module MM XX Data Module MM 100 Program Module TM XX me NADA deterius m e En PEE vtae Mn zi Modem port ON OFF switch DIP Switch 12 9 8 5 4 1 TWC XX C installing the phone cable MOP 0 Display Module LD 100 Clip Power Supply Module PSM 100 DIP Switch 12 9 8 5 4 1 ee en eg AS ae Tat Gh hin eee AE te ee ee d Master Control Module Modem port MCM 100 ON OFF switch Phone Cord To eliminate disturbances from noise it is essential to attach the phone cord to the 3 plastic clips The Flowmaster Models TWC 200 100 50 The 3 Flowmaster models TWC 50 TWC 100 and TWC 200 consists of a base unit and some plug in modules It is the plug in modules that determines the actual model The following 3 pictures shows which mod
11. Show Data function If you want to use the flow measurements to calculate the water consumption you must check this box Flow displayed an controller Sensor 2 3 4 45 B meten i ix les an Iv Log flow ta file Using this allows you to monitor the sum of several flow meters in the above example we haves flow meters installed but we only want to sum number 2 and 3 The total as defined above is shown in the display of the controller and is also stored in the Monitor file where it is used to calculate the water consumption Can be viewed in Extract and view using the Show Overview function Refer to page xx Monitoring Data for more details 3 Transfer of Installation Data When you have edited the Installation Data and the Irrigation Schedules you can transfer the Data to the Controller Irrigation Schedules pen Phone Book Transfer of Installation Data CP You have selected ta Transfer Installation data to Site SM AEn Before the actual transfer of Data m Transfer Data from the PC to the chosen Site you Ru MIU Edit Installation will be asked if you really want to Bye ETE proceed The Transfer will ERASE all INSTALLATION DATA and IRRIGATION SCHEDULES currently stored at this site MEGA ELE If you accept to transfer Data the program will call the Controller and automatically transfer Data Do you wish to continue with the Transfer On completi
12. 1 21 15 100 L Se See al 0 44 10 55 40 3 3 30 105 P ACTIVE BUDGET PASSIVE LINK mode Schedule 1 is a DT start schedule The MASTER Schedules 2 5 are slaves i e Schedule 2 links to 1 LL 3 LL LL 2 LE 4 LE LL 3 LL 5 LL LL 4 A linked schedule only runs on the days programmed If a day is not programmed for a linked schedule it will be skipped and the next in numerical order will be started instead Other schedules can only toggle status between A and P If a linked schedule has status P it will be skipped and the next in numerical order will be started instead Time field for linked schedules always shows 60 Schedule 4 1 23 00 16 06 02 If any schedule overlaps a Schedule Overlap MASTER schedule this message appears ERROR Run time overflow The total sum of schedule run times and calculation time must be less than the programming period 14 or 15 days If the sum is in excess this message is reduce one or more schedules displayed DT mode Schedule 1 Total 4 23 15 29 59 If Schedule 1 has status A 2 WTFSSMTWTFSSMT 1 21 15 100 A or P schedules 2 5 wil run as programmed DAY amp TIME 61 Start Schedule Manually SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION l N O O lr 9 AUTO MANTAL AUTO A O I O Schedule 1 Total LA 12 Wednesda A 2 07
13. Information from the turf program The 3 last files are cleared whenever the TWC RAS program is started and the Log files are intended for trouble shooting only Software version 1 14 48 This page is intentionally blank 49 Irrigation Schedules The Flowmaster can store 5 TWC 200 10 irrigation schedules Each schedule is identified by a number as follows Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Schedule 10 0 44 10 55 40 Each Schedule consists of 1 60 STEPS Zones TWC 200 has 100 STEPS defined by step number Decoders Valves and Run time DAYS when irrigation shall take place During the installation the calendar is set to either 14 or 15 days cycle Each Schedule can start automatically up to 6 TIME s per day WATERBUDGET may be set from 0 250 96 This adjusts the run time of all steps in a Schedule A schedule can be set to either ACTIVE or PASSIVE When in AUTO only active schedules will start For L Link see page 13 50 Steps Each step contains Decoders Valves and Run Time The maximum number of valves running at the same time is 10 valves COM 50 5 valves only This means that you may include up to 10 5 valves in each step provided your hydraulics can handle this The controller checks out the number of valves and it will prevent you from including too
14. Ma M4 MS ME MZ Me Ma D5 10 37 AM 49 0 1 488 REN Test 10 37 AM NT M2 NS M4 NS Ne NZ Ne MI Db 10 38 AM 2123 1 2123 10 Test 10 38 AM 01 O2 O03 04 056 06 OF OB OB D1 10 39 AM 588 1 588 REL Test 10 39 AM P1 P2 P3 P4 PS P6 P7 Pa P9 D2 10 40 AM 455 1 455 n s Test 1 Stop 10 40 AM fe E 15 08 oof Total 1502 2 Gallons As you can see the overview gives details of start stop time for each step and if you have a Flowmeter Sensor decoder installed it will also give you the water consumption per step and per day The overview is calculated from the raw data Show Data View Monitoring Data The View function performs the same function as the Extract and View function but it does not extract new data It will open the Excel spreadsheet for viewing 46 Extract Mon Data Extract Monitoring Data will ask you if you want to connect to th econtroller to collect monitoring data Collect Mon Data X 2 Do you whish to connect ta the controller for Monitor Data collection If you answer Yes to the question the connection to the controller will be established and monitoring data will No be collected from the Controller and you will be asked to specify the data you wantto extract Extract monitor data ru Betor P oor 135 24 2000 4013 2 7 opecify the date interval Data Selected All jut coat jv Device jv SteWame Ii Device tyne M Date jw Measure jv Tine fe Action Orderd by
15. Unit Remote operation amp higher 24 volts 50 60 Hz 50 VA 34 VAC 100 50 10 Reduced or full alohabet Max length 6 characters 5 2 or 10 2 as defined during installation 5 1 Test schedule 5 may operate simultaneously Yes Steps 14 or 15 as defined during installation 6 per program Day amp Time start Linked schedule start O to 999 min 0 to 250 10 pumps 1 Master 9 Boosters Individual Decoders or schedules Raincheck 1 extra Electronic Using Line Tester LT 100 No total time for a schedule is shown Active Decoders shown with remaining time Remote program uploads all actions to a PC Flow Sensors may supervise maximums and leaks Yes From another Flowmaster via serial cable or modem From PC via serial cable or modem No more than 5 10 in one step in one schedule With simultaneously operation of more schedules the limit is 7 12 If more valves are scheduled the superfluous are neglected with no warning Start and ending of schedules must differ with at least one minute TWC 50C amp TWC 100C has built in modem 79 FLOWMASTER TWC 200 TWC 200C Version 2 31 Input voltage Output Max number of Decoders Max number of Sensor Decoders Decoder names Max number of simultaneous valves Schedules Schedule pausing Irrigation methods Days Start times Start methods Run time Water budget Pump control Manual
16. is 20 V with respect to ground The sensor must therefore be isolated from the surroundings Potential free Erase All OK to Erase All Data 16 03 42 gt Use to Cancel Setting Date Time iud 1 Installation 12 31 35 gt 2 Setting Date Time gt 1991 lt 03 29 12 31 40 12 31 45 Friday 4 Se CANCEL ENTER for Year L O Month Date Hour Minute Seconds Finish with selecting from Main menu 4 Return After setting Date Time you must turn off the controller and on again to set the monitoring clock i d CANCEL ENTER Operators Manual TWC Remote Access System Software Contents Page A About the Tucor TWC RAS Program eneen B Installing and operating the TWC RAS sssse C Getting Started ccccccceece eee eee esas eeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeenenaes 9 Modem Setup the Telephone Book Communications Log RW D Setup Controller Installation Data o a 12 Collect Data Edit Installation Data Transfer Installation Data Get Set Controller Time E Setup Controller Irrigation Schedules esses 24 Collect Data Edit Irrigation Schedules Transfer Irrigation Schedules zal geile 29 Call the Controller Update of Water Budget G Working with the DAE sarren enne eaten vat EFE P ron 31 Backup Restore Print Functions Monitoring Data Appendix A
17. is needed it is recommended to close the switch for 14 day operation If you plan to use the Field Access Unit you have only a limited choice of characters when naming the valves If the switch is closed only valid characters can be selected Me m y LA aT T RAN AT E 11 Installation of Data The display normally shows information for irrigation scheduling Before any operation scheduling can be done it is necessary to enter Installation Data decoders pumps sensors etc and to setthe date and time The Menu Tree below shows how to get to the various items To enter the menu system press both ENTER and CANCEL buttons simultaneously Menu Tree 1 Remote Connection 17 2 3 2 Installation 4 5 6 T l 8 3 Setting Date Time Main Menu 1 4 Test 2 3 4 5 Return Test of Line Decoders Short Finding Ground Fault Test Return Valve Types Decoders Pump Sensors Switch Settings Erase All Select Country Return English USA Spanish O 00 N ee sd od Return kkk Only if Valve D10 is closed Type switch D CANCEL ENTER Press both ENTER and CANCEL button to go to Main Menu 12 The TWC Front Panel The 5 buttons are used when writing schedules The 4 buttons are used for manual operations and to start irrigation SCHEDULE STATION he number indicates the s
18. leak in Auto mode but no Irrigation Schedule is running Activate hd decoder wv hd when flow is above 5 Call tt followed by message 22231221 0000 If the flow exceeds 5 GPM for more than 2 minutes the Controller will activate the decoder MV and call the pager at 712223 1221 to display the message 0000 The action can be Activate or Deactivate and the decoder can be any decoder in the installation or all decoders The Alarm leak function will typically be used to close a Master Valve Note The function Call Is intended for used with a paging service The controller will dial the number indicated and transmit a series of number plus and Characters are not supported A w or may be inserted after the phone number w wait for ting tone and wait one second Theformatfor the pager call depends on the service you are subscribing to If your controller is connected to more than one Flow sensor you can set up the others in the same SHE Next gt Done Cancel way by pressing Next 34 When you have defines all Flow Sensors press Done and the following window will appear Ei Flow Sensor Edit v1 2 Jones Park East Flow displayed on controller Sensort 1 ec deb cal 8 3 lt Maho Ty P oP Fw Log flow to file yen ee fan 1 Alarm high Stop irrigation when flow rs above Call amp followed by message
19. many The FLOWMASTER executes an irrigation schedule by running one step at a time Lawns Schedule You wantto irrigate each valve for 10 minutes and your pipes and pump will allow you to run 3 valves atthe same time The program could look like this STEP DECODERS RUN TIME 1 L1 L2 L3 10 2 L4 L5 L6 10 3 L7 L8 L9 10 4 L10 L11 L12 10 5 L13 L14 L15 10 6 L16 L17 L18 10 When the above program is started it will begin with step 1 where L1 L2 L3 will all be activated and run for 10 minutes After the 10 minutes valves L1 L2 L3 wil be switched off and step 2 L4 L5 L6 will be started and so on Alternatively you may want to run only one valve at a time in which case you could write your schedule like this STEP DECODERS RUN TIME 1 L1 10 2 L2 10 18 L18 10 As can be seen from the above the STEPS will allow you to have full control You may even include steps without decoders which would then just give a pause in the schedule execution You may also include the same decoder in as many steps as you wish Max 10 valves per step One step at a time Example 1 Example 2 Schedule pause Cycle and Soak 91 The Selector NES Select Field Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 40 2 000Min lt OK Insert NES Select Field Input Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 44 008Min OK Insert NES Select alphanumerically
20. operation Sensors Overload protection Test Dry run Monitoring Field Access Unit Hemote operation No more than 5 10 in one step in one schedule With simultaneously operation of more schedules the limit is 7 12 If more valves are scheduled the superfluous are neglected with no warning Start and ending of schedules must differ with at least one minute TWC 200C has built in modem amp higher 24 volts 50 60 Hz 100 VA 34 VAC 200 10 Reduced or full alphabet Max length 6 characters 5 2 or 10 2 as defined during installation 10 1 Test schedule 10 may operate simultaneously Yes oteps 14 or 15 as defined during installation 6 per program Day amp Time start Linked schedule start O to 999 min O to 250 96 10 pumps 1 Master 9 Boosters Individual Decoders or schedules Raincheck 1 extra Electronic Using Line Tester LT 100 amp built in tests No total time for a schedule is shown Active Decoders shown with remaining time Remote program uploads all actions to a PC Flow Sensors may supervise maximum and leaks Yes From another Flowmaster via serial cable or modem From PC via serial cable or modem Am ERN Aoi FLOWMASTER INDEX Active A P 57 Rain Sensor 66 Auto 58 Remote Connection 70 71 Remote Access Software 21 Booster Pump 15 Resume Schedule 65 Country Select 14 Select Country 14 Selector 13 Date Time setting 20 Sensors 1
21. the Sensor Decoder is printed on the decoder label Calibration Data aCe alts This information is needed to enable the Controller to convert the measurement into GPM Here we have defined that 784 pulses counted by the sensor over a 10 second period correspond to 60 GPM The actual numbers depends on the flow meter and the pipe size Different types of flow meters can bu used and you can set up the sensor decoder to measure in various Ways 33 An m N TS T RNN AT E l Pulse 10 seconds are mostly used with impeller type flow Units Pulse Us meters Not installed Pulse De ms pulse milli seconds between pulses is used with sensors mz pulse that give a small number of pulses per second res For more information about the calibration of the Flow Sensor see appendix A If you check this box f Lag flow to file all flow measurements will be logged in the monitor file Alarms You may set two different types of alarms MA 4 20 mA is an industrial type of sensor Alarm when an Irrigation Alarm high Schedule is running Stop irrigation when flow is above EL Call followed by message 712 223 1221 1111 If the flow exceeds 50 GPM for more than 2 minutes we will get an alarm When this happens the controller will stop all decoders in the current step and call the pager phone 712 223 1221 to display the message 1111 Alarm when the controller is Alarm
22. 10 12 Controller Type 14 Values a pointer Sch Day Time B 3 11 32 am WOK Zoom out rid Print 38 The Edit Window contains the following elements Irrigation Schedule Edit Jones Park West The Top Line shows the Name of the Site The Overview shows when Irrigation will take place and each of the 5 Irrigation Programs are shown on the 5 indes cards that can be accessed by clicking the corresponding tab number The tabs are colour coded Green Tab Program is active Hed Tab Program is passive Grey Tab Program does not contain Data In the above example Programs 2 amp 3 are both active Programs 1 amp 4 are passive and Program 5 does not contain Data The main part of the Overview shows when Irrigation is scheduled to take place The Irrigation is shown by the Blue bars this will be helpful to avoid Schedule overlap Each Program is represented on this axis gt 3 Ig gg Gg d On this axis the Days are shown Wales m pointer sch Day Time 1 Y 11 20 am The lower part of the Overview shows at the left side the values under the cursor Irrigation Schedule Day and Time The right part shows the Controller Type Controller type COM 25 39 and the bottom holds the functions WOK Zoom out Grid Print Zoom If you place the Cursor in the display of Schedules and h
23. 6 17 66 Day 55 Settings DIP switches 10 Decoders 15 Short Circuit 66 Delete Step 53 Short finding 68 DIP switch 10 Simultaneous Schedules 58 DT mode 60 opecifications 78 79 Start Manually 61 Erase All 20 otart Decoder 62 External connections 6 otep 39 49 50 52 54 otop all man started Decoders 63 Field Access Unit 72 73 Stop Irrigation 58 Flow Sensor 16 17 Stop Manually started Schedule 61 Stop Decoder 63 Insert Step 53 Internal connections r Test of Line Decoders 68 Irrigation Schedule 49 Test Schedule 69 Irrigation Start Auto 58 Time 56 Irrigation Stop 58 Valve Types 14 Line Connections 6 Water Budget 57 LINK mode 59 Menu Tree 11 Minutes 54 Modify Schedule 52 57 Modules 8 9 Passive A P 57 Pause Schedule 64 Phone cable 7 Power Failure 67 Plug in Modules 8 9 Pump Sensor 66 Pump 19
24. Confirm by pressing ENTER button Ld CANCEL ENTER Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 25 CANCEL ENTER OK Insert Delete ie 3 CANCEL ENTER Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 30 000Min OK Insert No CANCEL ENTER Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 40 lt 000Min OK Insert You may enter up to 10 Decoders valves o3 Make Modify schedule Insert step d CANCEL ENTER Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Total 010Min Total 1 52 12 23 37 OK Insert 1 52 12 23 39 OK Insert Delete Make Modify schedule Delete step Mice CANCEL ENTER O Schedule 1 Total 013Min Schedule 1 12 B12 Schedule 1 gt 13 lt B14 Total 012Min Total 014Min 1 52 12 33 45 OK Insert gt Delete lt 1 39 OK 1 39 OK 12 33 47 Insert Delete 12 33 49 Insert Delete If you want to squeeze in a step between two steps you must select the Insert function In this example you want to insert a step between step 3 and 4 First select step 3 and press ENTER button Then select Insert and press ENTER button The action of step 3 and all successive steps are moved one step 3 to 4 and so on The new empty step is inserted in step 3 as can be seen on the next display If you want to delete a step you must use the Delete function In this example you want to delete step 13 First select ste
25. TION DATA currently stored for this site Da you wish to continue with the Collection If you confirm Yes the call will start and during the collection this message will be displayed Installat Currently collecting Installation Data Decoders tram site at the number 2 Edit Installation Collect Data Transter Data Edit Installation Controller Type Print Inst Data Valve Types Get Set Time Date Decoders This will open the Edit Installation Wizzard You are asked to confirm that you want to make the call because the Data that you collect from the Site will replace the Data that is currently stored in the PC PE 29 First you must indicate the type of controller Edit Installation Jones Park East Controller Type 34 w COM25 comso C Tyc SD TACO C TWC 200 Number af Days Mas WER Gti E a 15 5 If you are uncertain about the Controller Type you can get the information if your connect to the Controller on Site via the direct connection feature ad Control of COM25 V2 17 The top bar displays the controller type and the on board software version Edit Installation Jones Park East When you have entered the data for the controller type simply press Next and you will be taken to the Valve Type Window For details about the valve types please refer to the Controller Op
26. ated sprinklers will stop and the display states Paused 65 Resume Schedule b c d CANCEL ENTER Schedule 9 D3 008 b d CANCEL ENTER SC h ed u le 5 D3 008 Total 0 45 Min Paused 0 38 Total 0 45 Min Paused 0 38 14 22 31 100 P 14 22 31 100 P When you press the Cancel button you have the possibility to regret and cancel To proceed press Enter When you press the Cancel button you have the possibility to regret and cancel To proceed press Enter 66 Sensors generally Xxxx Sensor 2 23 21 Out 11 37 13 3 04 00 Rain Sensor Rain Sensor 2 23 21 Out 11 37 13 3 04 00 Pump Sensor Pump Sensor In 3 11 40 Out 11 41 27 Short Circuit Short Circuit CANCEL to Finish 11 12 37 2 23 21 Out If a Sensor becomes active a message like this will be displayed The digit 2 after In is the number of the day where the Sensor went active If the Sensor is still active there is no Out time Press any button to remove the message As long as the Sensor is active the mes sage will be redisplayed every time a function is selected Manual or Auto If more than one Sensor is active only the first one will be displayed When this first Sensor is deactivated the next will be displayed When the Rain Sensor is activa
27. ce the Modem to wait until it gets a dial tone before dialing the next digits Examples 0 8123422 or 0w8123422 27 3 Setup Communications Log Help Modem setup Tools Comm Log show Log Window 000 0 Modem Lag Comm Lag Lag auto on off These functions are mostly of interest in case of communication problems They will show all data transmissions commands to from theModem to allow trouble shooting mostly during setup of your system You will not need to be concerned about this once your system is properly setup D Setup Controller Installation Data The TWC RAS program can be used to program or edit the Installation Data in the Controller This is done in three steps you should take care to go through the process by following the steps carefully 1 Collect Data Irrigation Schedules pen Phone Book When this function is activated the Collect Data program will dial up the Controller and retrieve the Installation Data Transter Data and the Irrigation Schedules Edit Installatian Print Inst Data set Set Time Date Before the call to the Site is made you will be asked if you want to make the call 28 AN LS me SOUS in Collect Installation Data 2 You have selected ta Collect Installation Data from Site Site Nama Jones Park West Phone Ma 211 2577 This Collection will CHANGE ERASE all INSTALLA
28. ds with the following addresses 284 286 287 292 293 295 RON Pumps no 2 10 are permanently assigned as Booster Pumps 16 Sensors Rain Sensor Pump Sensor 14 16 06 Active Passive Flow Sensor Sensor Decoder Schedule 1 Total 2 07 14 36 10 L13 16 Min Remaining 1 24 8 1Gpm A Flow Sensor Flow Definition Remember to set Sensor contact mode on Switch D8 for Rain Sensor and D7 for Pump Sensor See DIP switches on page 10 A Rain Sensor which gives a contact opening when it rains should be installed as Normally Closed NC If a Sensor Decoder is connected to the system it must be set up with the Flow Sensor wizard see page 31 The flow will only be shown when the controller is in AUTO or in MANUAL mode The flow will then be indicated instead of the WATER BUDGET The measurements from the Flow Sensor is stored in the monitoring file The Sensor Decoder may be programmed to accommodate 2 different types of sensors Digital pulse output and analog 4 20 mA For all the sensors it is necessary only to give a flow and the corresponding output from the sensor This establishes the conversion ratio used by the program to calculate the flow It is recommended however to use the max flow because this determines which of the two pulse types to select The resolution is given as soon as the type is selected
29. eration Manual To move on press Next to enter the information about the Decoders Valve Types lt Back Next gt Done 30 IE dit Installation Booster 1 Mot used Mot used RR xm xs a aa ee eed Ediinsaltion Master vane 204 Booster Booster2 Boosters Boosters Boosters Boosters jo aF Boostez jo an Boosters lo aren Boosters lo aen L 5 ll o RE TH mn c En BOE TI TI TI T c c IRE H Ti c B5BBnS The table allows you to enter Name of decoder Valve the address of the decoder the type of valve connected to the Decoder and a description of the valve The description wil not be transferred to the controller When all decoders have been entered you can move on to the Pump decoder definition by pressing Next Now you can move to the final step in the Installation Setiup Wizzard by pressing Next 31 Edit Installation Jones Park East When you press Done the setup wizard will close Flowmeter Sensor Decoder If a flowmeter sensor Decoder is connected to th econtrolle you need to set up the sensor decoder Go to File Edit Installation and Flow Sensors Flow Sensors 32 Now you have to key in the information needed to set upthe flow sensor Sensor Decoder See FT haies FOT The address of
30. item Y Press Y to go to next e menu item Y Y 1234567890BLSGD INT DELAY O PULS TIME 0 MAIN MENU gt Reset will set all values to factory default If more than one Field Access Unit is used each must be set to its own number Up to 10 Field Access Units may be used simultaneously After a delay the menu on page 18 is active 74 Line Decoder LD 100 Surge Protection SP 100 73 Line Termination Box LTB 100 Pump Decoder with socket PD 100 76 Remote Controller COM 50 Sensor Decoder SD 100 Tf Field Access Unit FA 100 Chassis Mount CO 210 CA External Cover CO 210 Ex CO 210 CO af EM lec dad E j a s EE a EN gt Field Access Unit Pedestal Connectors for Connection Box FAB 100 PED 100 Field Access Unit 78 BEN mi EN Lc mg EP TTN y NN FLOWMASTER TWC 100 TWC 50 100C 50C Version 2 31 Input voltage Output Max number of Decoders Max number of Sensor Decoders Decoder names Max number of simultaneous valves Schedules Schedule pausing Irrigation methods Days Start times Start methods Run time Water budget Pump control Manual operation Sensors Overload protection Test Dry run Monitoring Field Access
31. ize ofthe controller 50 100 or 200 decoders The display gives an overview of the status and is used when installing data and writing schedules This rotating knob the selector is used for variable input like minutes and for selecting from menus These 2 buttons are used to confirm or cancel selections 13 The Selector NES Select Field STEP STATION MINUTES etc Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 40 2 000Min lt OK Insert NES Select Field Input Schedule 1 Total 0 00 14 18 44 008Min OK Insert CES Select alphanumerically BLSGD 34567890BLSGD or in case of full alphabet OPQRS XYZ 1234567890ABCDEFGH NES The Selector has two speeds If itis turned slowly it changes the target slowly If it is turned more quickly it changes the target very rapidly The Selector is used to select the actual field The field between gt and lt is the selected one Finish selection with pressing the ENTER button When the ENTER button has been pressed the gt and lt turn into and which are now blinking to indicate that the field is ready for input When the Selector is turned the content of the field varies Finish input by pressing the ENTER button Certain fields require alpha numerical input f inst Decoder installation In this case each position in the field may be entered sepa
32. n this state the Flowmaster changes the frequency of the Line Voltage to 50 Hz With this frequency a meter will give correct reading If the short is taking a high current the Flowmaster will automatically limit the current to a safe value 200 mA Use a Clamp Amperemeter to trace shorts on the lines Put the clamp around one wire and follow the current from the controller and out When the reading dis appears you have passed the short 69 Test Schedule SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION l O xt O AUTO AI O yf l Test Total 0 00 14 43 13 L1 001 Min Remaining 0 14 100 P CANCEL ENTER Select counterclockwise until the Test schedule is found It is located just before Schedule 1 14 33 55 Station Active Time gt 120 lt Seconds Test Total 0 00 14 43 13 SUNDAY 14 44 100 P CANCEL ENTER Test Total 0 00 14 43 13 L1 001 Min Remaining 0 14 100 P 6 CANCEL ENTER A Time may be adjusted from 1 to 240 seconds The Test Schedule will run the Stations valves one by one in the order they are listed in the database Time per Station will be as selected 70 Remote Connection En ee a Menu 13 51 42 O Remote ru hi 7 PME CANCEL ENTER CANCEL ENTER Remote Connection 13 51 44 C T 1 CANCEL ENTER a ee Phone 13 51 47 a ee Finish Cy CANCEL ENTER i9 Si
33. oix all Direct To call the Controller Simply click the telephone picture in the Call column As soon as you have clicked the TWC RAS program will start dialing the telephone number of the Site or use the serial connection of the COM port 2 Update the Water Budget All Tucor Irrigation Controllers include functions for adjusting daily irrigation by use of a Water Budget 0 to 250 96 In order to adjust the controller in the Phone Book a functin for updating of the Water Budget has been included in the TWC RAS program In the Main Menu hne Setup Help click Connect and TWC Control Water Budget a B This will open the Water Budget table E Water Budget kjel Account Ste Phoney Budget p Direct COM2 100 In this table you can adjust the WB by entering the appropriate figure in the Budget 96 column Once this has been done you click the s button in the top left had corner The TWC RAS will now call the site and transfer todays Water Budget to the controller If the Water Budget is updated while the controller is irrigating the new Water Budget will be effective on execution of the next Irrigation Schedule i e it will not effect the currenely running Schedule 42 Should a call not be successfull the program will stop and display an error message 25d This indicates that the phone line is busy This indicates that the remote Controller Vime does not re
34. old down the right mouse button you can draw a rectangle and when you release the mouse button the time scale will be Zoomed In To get back to the full display you click the Zoom Out button Grid This will toggle a grid on off When you want to Edit an Irrigation Schedule you click the relevant Tab Irrigation Schedule Edit Jones Park West S fo m PUNTI Er Ss gt a v MI T wh TT FP sh sf M Status Active C Passive Link 1 1 20 3 r TS Tb n 120 3 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 4 5 hi Th T TS T3 T10 25 5 T 10 b T8 z 10 ri T1 T3 T5 IF T3 5 5 Ta En M ERN gt In this Window you can enter Data about Mode Active Passive Link Days of Irrigation up to 6 start Times and Water Budget 0 to 250 96 For full details of the Irrigation Schedules please refer to the Controller Manual When you have edited all Irrigation Schedules click Wok 40 You can now transfer the Irrigation Schedules to the Controller Transfer Data Transfer of Irrigation Schedules F Connecting 1 Call a Controller When you select the Connect function Before the actual transfer starts you will be asked if you really want to transfer Data to the Site When the transfer takes place the Data will overwrite the Irrigation Schedules already stores in the Controller 41 the Phone Book will appear Er TUCOR Flow Master Phone Book
35. on of the transfer an automatic disconnection will be made The Controller must be in a state where it is not Irrigating or waiting to automatically start Irrigation Auto Mode in order to transfer and update Installation Data If the Controller is not ready to accept the update of Installation Data an error Message will appear If this Message appears you must connect to the Controller by selecting the Connect function and change the Controller i e Stop Irrigation or disable Auto mode 36 4 Set Controller Time Irrigation Schedules The Controller runs on its Open Phone Book built in clock and it is necessary to verify that the Collect Data time and date used by the Transfer Data controller are correct Edit Installation Frint Inst Data Get Set Time Date You start the procedure by using Get Controller Time This will establish a connection to the controller and retrieve the date and time of the controller If you need to change this you enter the correct data in the section Set controller Time and when you press Send time to Controller a connection will be made and the date and time transferred to the controller Note The time and date can be corrected even if the controller is in Auto mode and even if one or more schedules are in fact irrigating If you change the time while irrigation is taking place the r
36. p 13 then select Delete and finish by pressing the ENTER button The actions of step 13 are now removed and you get step 12 displayed What was previously in step 14 is now found in step 13 and all following steps are moved one step too Note that also the total time has changed 54 Make Modify schedule Step Min Schedule 1 Total gt 000Min lt Schedule 1 Total 010Min Schedule 1 Total 010Min Schedule 1 Total 000Min EA CES EA C39 You may repeat up to 60 STEPS TWC 200 100 STEPS When finished with STEPS Schedule 1 Total 2 SMTW F S T T SS 3 0 00 14 18 40 OK Insert 0 00 14 18 45 OK Insert 0 10 0K 0 10 14 18 50 Insert 14 18 55 OK Insert Delete EN CANCEL ENTER No CANCEL ENTER bo A CANCEL ENTER bo d CANCEL ENTER 55 Total 3 1 Total N F S T T SS 3 Schedule 1 2 SMTW F S T T SS 3 DAY Vul CARS ZN TIME Press the DAY button When the light flashes you may begin to select the day or days of the week you want to water When you push ENTER the day of the week stays and the cursor moves to the next day When you press CANCEL the day will be blanked out Press DAY button to end session HINT When you first press the DAY button the current day of week will be your starting point 6 CANCEL ENTER
37. powered The TUCOR 2 wire technology has been used for golf applications worldwide since 1987 and approximately 2000 systems are now installed and still in operation with a total of half a million decoder buried in the ground Main features of TUCOR 2 wire Technology Wire costs are lower The system may be expanded from any point of the 2 wire just by splicing in further 2 wire paths Power requirement 10 times lower than conventional technology The low power directly translates into longer wire runs Electronic protection against corrosion of wires Two way communication on 2 wire allows usage of Field Acces Unit and Sensor Decoder see options Options LTB 210 PD 100 FA 100 SD 100 Line Termination Box If your field installation needs more than 2 individual cables from the controller you may use this box which has provisions for 5 cables Pump Decoder has a set of relay contacts instead of the ususal power output Both make and break contacts are employed The decoder is for dry environments only Field Access Unit plugs directly into the 2 wire and operates any valve connected to the system Sensor Decoder may be installed anywhere on the 2 wire and will read and transmit to the controller the status of a sensor being it a switch on off or an analog sensor flow temperature etc Help support Call TUCOR 724 935 6850 or use our web site
38. r fou can choose not to install TUCOR AAS by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files TUCOR RAS Browse Cancel setup Complete Setup has finished installing TUCOR AAS on your computer Setup can launch the Head Me file and TUCOR AAS Choose the options you want below RREESEESSSEEEEEEEESESSSEESEEERSESSSENEEEERSESEESSEREEEEESESSSSEREEEEERSESEERERUSRERESREEEEEE Click Finish to complete Setup B The installation program will suggest that the Software is to be installed on the C Harddisk in the Program Files Tucor RMS directory Naturally you can change these parameters during the installation When you have entered the information requested by the installation program the files will be copied to your Hard Drive And you will get this Setup Complete window Note The TWC RAS software requires the TCP IP protocol to communicate between the various programs in the package and it is typically installed on your PC already when an Internet Service Copnnection or a Local Area Network is configured Should this not be the case you will be guided through the installation The Windows CD ROM will be required for this 23 Start the TWC RAS Program fF c WIND MEE File Edit iew Help mi To start the program double click the icon 1 object s selected M3b 7 or use the Windows Explo
39. r Schedules DhEHBIESIER EENM Connect Setu Edit Irr Schedules Print Irr Schedules Erase rr Sch and Contents 3 Monitoring Data The controller stores information about activities such as activation de activation of the valves The monitoring data can be retrieved and viewed in different ways To work with the Monitoring Data you must use the function Monitoring Data Irrigation Schedules Connect Setup Help Open Phone Book Collect Data Transfer Data Edit Installation Print Inst Data Get Set Time Date Monitoring Data Extract man data i Extr dvi Dretonhect 2 act and view V Ew Extract and View Monitoring Data The Extract and View function will also ask if you wantto connectto the controller and collect Monitoring Data Note For this to run properly you need Excel 7 or later and Windows 98 or later Having answered this question the data will be extracted and the TWC RAS program will now look for the spreadsheet program Excel If Excel is found to be installed on your PC the spreadsheet program will be started and the Monitoring data will automatically be imported into Excel You will see a screen like this Tucor Flowmaster Logviewer Show data Currently handling data from ES DIEN 45 The two functions above Show data and Show overview will open two different ways of viewing the Monitoring data Sho
40. rately When a position is active and the selector is turned the available selec tion of digits and letters passes the position The position is like a window through which only one digit atatime can be seen Select Country Select Country 14 16 11 gt 1 English Valve Types Only if Valve Type Switch D10 is closed See page 10 Valve Types gt 1 59F350 1 V type Switch No of valves 1 59F350 1 Select Switch code Ln and No of valves with Following Languages are available 1 English 2 USA 7 Spanish This will change the language for all menu s It also changes the flow units Gpm m h 2 USA 1 English 7 Spanish No CANCEL ENTER Ma CANCEL ENTER 15 Decoders Decoders 13 51 58 gt 1 Name Type Address Booster 13 52 03 gt lt 1 0 OK Finish CANCEL ENTER Select names with up to 6 characters and then select Type Address Booster 2 10 OK Select Finish when you have installed the last Decoder Name Type Address Booster 13 52 03 B12345 1 60170 gt Y lt OK Finish Pump Pump Switch Address 14 15 21 1 Master 4FFA20 284 1 Master 4FFA20 284 14 15 21 2 Booster 4FFA20 286 pod CANCEL ENTER e All valves that have a number for the Booster will run that booster pump when they are active See below The Switch on the Pump Relay correspon
41. rer to go to the RAS folder and double click the Turf exe program amp e LIninst isu 22KB ISU File 11 23 99 8 38 A readme tt 1KB Text Document 10 1 99 11 08 A mtu exe 12863KB Application 10 1 38 10 38 A mtu ser exe 1020KB Application 10 1 38 10 00 A twe Idb SKB Microsoft Access Record Lo 10 1 89 946 AM tcpipinst txt 2KB Text Document ADI SO AM turfq ini IKB Configuration Settings AAS S01 PM The program and the related subprograms will now start loading The main Menu is shown on the top Line and consists of five main Functions El TUCOR Flow Master Remote Ac BEG Functions File Irrigation Schedules Connect Setup Help File Irrigation Schedules Connect Setup Help 24 The TWC RAS program actually consists of four separate programs En TUCOR Flow Master Remote Access File Irrigation Schedules Connect Setup Help Tl MI h TECHNOLOGY IT TUCOR Flow Ma B Tur server f To exit the TWC RAS program you may use O x Or The three server programs may be left running to ensure a faster start up If you need to close them use the mouse and point to each one and right click and then select Exit or Quit File wl E Or Irrigation Schedules Open Phone Book Collect Data Transfer Data Edit Installation k Print Inst Data Get Set TimeDate Monitoring Data k JrsfS rime E mit 25
42. roller is set to AUTO 58 Start irrigation AUTO SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION Sed O O it O MANUAL MANUAL AUTO xt O n Schedule 2 3 23 00 Schedule Overlap Simultaneous Schedules Stop irrigation SCHEDULE STATION SCHEDULE STATION O O Oe ko MANUAL MANUAL AUTO O 35 O O If you have programmed two schedules to run at the same time the display will show a message as shown below The number after is the day 14 41 10 When the controller is set to AUTO the sensor system is active The controller allows all schedules to run simultaneously The only limitation is the maximum number of valves that can be open atthe same time Depending on the setting of DIP switch no 9 the max Number will be 5 2 7 or 1042 12 For this type of operation 2 more are allowed than the step maximum There is no warning that the limit has been passed It is up to the user to take care of not programming too many to run at the same time For that reason the controller still reports Schedule overlap o9 LINK start The Flowmaster can operate in two modes DAY amp TIME DT LINK mode LINK The mode is selected like this v A Schedule 1 Total 4 23 15 29 59 27 WTFSSMTWTFSSMT 1 21 15 100 P Schedule 1 Total 4 23 15 29 59 bd saa eee L the 27 WTFSSMTWTFSSMT
43. spond possibly because the Controller has been switched off Power Failure When you have clicked OK in any of these messages the box will disappear You can then later try to connect manually and if you can get contact you can set the Water Budget by using the Controller functions G Working with the Data 1 Backup Restore Data EEE In the Setup Menu you select Modem Setup the function Tools to see the Backup database Backup and Restore functions Comm Log Restore database When you activate the Backup Backup database function you will be prompted to insert a Floppy Disk in drive A Please insert a disk in drive A And after the backup is performed Backup database Database saved to drive A 43 L LM B c N LENEN The backup function copies the file TWC LDB which holds the Installation Data and Irrigation Schedules i e All the data required by the controller On the floppy disk you will see two files 2 Print Functions Twc lbkis the data file Restore bat is a program that will allow you to restore the data from the Floppy Disk double click the restore bat tec Ib restore To print the Installation Data you must access the function Print Inst Data Irrigation Schedules Open Phone Book Collect Data Transfer Data Edit Installation Get Set Time Date To print the IRRIGATION Schedules you must access the function Print Ir
44. stalling the TWC RAS The Tucor TWC Remote Access Software package has to be installed on the Harddisk of your PC Approx 10 Mb free Harddisk space is required To Install Insert Distribution CD ROM From program manager RUN E SETUPEXE Your CD ROM drive name may not be E The installation program will lead you through a number of windows and will end by copying the files from the CD ROM to the Hard Drive 21 Welcome to the TUCOR AAS Setup program This program will install TUCOR AAS an your computer Welcome Ibis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel ta quit Setup and then close any programs vou have running Click Nest to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright lam and International treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law User Information Please enter your name and the name of the company for whom WOU work M ame Lar S arver Company Tucar Inc K k Cancel 22 Choose Destination Location Setup will install TUCOR RAS in the following folder To install to this Folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folde
45. te Phone 13 52 53 Call Bellevue gt 41293568 lt Finish O ENTER Up to 20 sites may be entered Site Phone 13 53 04 O gt Call Bellevue 4129356850 Finish O ENTER CANCEL ENTER L vw When connected both buttons will flash 71 ANN S ne SR Zi Remote Connection disconnect C Main Menu 14 33 55 PARES ENTER gt 1 Disconnect ENTER to Disconnect 14 33 57 Cancel to resume 72 Field Access Unit FA 100 Field Access Unit may be used to start valves non regarding which state the Central Unit actually is in If the Central Unit is in the Standby state usage of the Field Access Unit will result in it changing to Manual State When the Field Access Unit is connected it first shows the version of the built in software After that it goes into the menu system shown below sranroecopen _ HE vecom Els actmmen stop DECODER E w pEconem E UNKNOWN DECODER ALREADY STOPPED STOP ALL pecoDERS E arevousuRE E wom ma c ooo CORRECTION KEY IN DATA 73 Field Access Unit Installation Press and hold while plugging in Field Acces Unit INSTALLATION x VERSION x xxA E RESET nex 2 0 0 10 NUMBER 1 2 7 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ESPAGNOL Press E to select a CHARACTER STRING menu
46. ted irrigation stops but the Schedule keeps running If the Rain Sensor is of the self emptying type irrigation will continue as programmed when the Sensor changes to non active The Pump Sensor acts in the same way as the Rain Sensor Ifthere is a short on the Lines the Flowmaster will cut off Line power and display this message The cabinet will get a little hot on the front but that is OK As you can do nothing but programming you may as well turn off the Flowmaster 67 Power Failure If a Power Failure has occurred a message will stay on the display until you press the ENTER button In some cases you must press ittwo times When the Controller is turned ON this message also appears 68 Test of Line Decoders Dec Test OK Next Finish 16 42 46 L1 999 Min Short finding 16 47 13 Short Finding Press ENTER button to start the first valve press ENTER again to stop it Press ENTER to start the next and so on The valves are taken in the order they are instal led Use Line Tester LT 100 to check proper electrical ope ration of the valves The upper scale on the meter shows the current in number of Line Decoders when no valve is opened Every time a valve is activated the needle on the meter kicks up and then settles on a value 30 decoders more than before activation I
47. ules goes with which model what they look like and where they should be socketed Plug in Modules TWC 50 MCM 100 d ever MM 100 Memory Module poe rH 3 i Program version 1009 TM 50 Program Module Plug in Modules TWC 100 MCM 100 on door panel MM 100 Memory Module MM 100 Memory Module Program version TM 100 Program Module E Ww o Kad Plug in Modules TWC 200 MCM 200 man i on door panel BL PERS TI MM 200 Aiit ric c io ane E d Den Program mn et us i a E tt l TM 200 10 DIP Switch settings Switch No Function Open Closed 6 serial Port Modem Direct connection 7 Pump Sensor Normally Open NO Normally Closed NC 8 Rain Sensor Normally Open NO Normally Closed NC 9 Max valves STEP 5 10 10 Valve Types HB 1 amp 2 valves Decoder 1 5 variable 11 Number of days 15 14 12 Alphabet full 1234567890SGLDB Do not change switches with power on By default all switches are open from factory 6 10 11 12 Serial Port Valve Types Number of days Alphabet Leave this switch open In this position it is also possible to upload download data and schedules with a PC When the switch is open the default switch code is used which will work with most valves see page 14 Unless an every third day mode of operation
48. unning schedule s will continue unchanged so you may want to take the controller out of Auto mode prior to changing the date and time 37 E Setup Controller Irrigation Schedules Irrigation Schedules pen Phone Book Collect Data Transfer Data The TWC RAS program can be used to change the Irrigation Programs in the controller Three steps are used to retrieve edit and transfer the Irrigation Programs to the Controller First Step is to Get the Irrigation Programs from the Controller Collect Irrigation Schedules 2 You have selected to Collect Irrigation Schedules and Irrigation Schedule Contents from Site Site Mame Jones Park West Phone Ma 211 2577 This Collection will CHANGE ERASE all IRRIGATION SCHEDULES and IRRIGATION SCHEDULE CONTENTS currently stored far this site lf you decide to start the collection the program will call the Site and retrieve the Data related to the Irrigation Programs and you will see a message during the transfer of Data Do you wish to continue with the Collection When the Data has succesfully been retrieved the Program will automatically disconnect Second Step is the editing of the Irrigation Data Irrigation Schedule Edit Jones Park West 5 4 The FlowMaster Controllers can UL E 8 8 Gd d operate 5 Irrigation Programs and 0 H E H e the editing can be made in the Edit Irr Schedules
49. w data Displays the raw data test test test test test test test Direct Direct Direct Direct Direct Direct Direct 20000327 20000327 20000327 20000327 20000327 20000327 20000327 013200 L2 013200 L3 013200 L4 013200 L5 013200 L6 013200 L7 013200 L8 UUUUUUU otopped otopped otopped otopped Started Started Started As you can see this is very similar to the comma delimited file you get from the Extract Mon Data function The software remembers the last time you extracted data and it only works with the latest data set which is added to the old data Of course you can use the raw data like any other spreadsheet i e you can work with the data by sorting filtering summing and so on Show overview Displays Data by steps File Edit wiew Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Exit View Commands C15 El 8 e f c amp amp Fr eL a e En pom pe 1 EEL Sitename Schedules On Valve ui Gallons Run GpM EE L 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Time En Test 1Start 10 28 AM 4 Test 10 28 AM D1 Al A2 A3 AA A5 Ab AB AD A 10 31 AM 323 2 2 1615 al Test 10 31 AM B1 Be B3 B4 B5 Bf B8 BY D2 10 33 AM 1792 2 036 B Test 10 33 AM G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Gb G GB G8 D3 10 35 AM 4165 2 209 3 E Test 10 35 AM L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 LB LS D4 10 35 AM 210 7 1 210 7 8 Test 10 36 AM MT M2
50. www tucor com Registration Each controller must be registered with TUCOR to ensure warranty A registration card is provided Warranty TUCOR hasaone year warranty on all products Getting started Your TWC XX control pagckage comprises the following TWC XX Controller with built in items Program Module Memory Module Extra Memory Module TWC 100 only Modem TWC XX C only LTB 100 Line Termination Box Transformer 110 24 VAC TWC RAS Software on CD ROM Manual MOP 1 Modem Cable 1 ft MOP 2 Modem Cable 6 ft OC 200 Optocoupler TWC RAS program This software package installs on a PC and allows you to communicate with the controller either via modems remotely or directly using the supplied cable The TWC can also be operated directly from the panel but it is convenient to use the TWC RAS when working with larger installations because it is easier and faster to input data this way External Connections TWC 100 TWC 50 PSM 100 2 fuses 2A T 24 V AC from The Line termination Box should be located near the ground rod and not next to the Aelio mer controller because of the lightning damage possibility The box is waterproof and designed for an outdoor mount The cable between the controller and the box may be up to 100 feet LTB 100 IEKE didi
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