Netafim NLC-100SH Programming manual

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INSTALLATION & TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL
NLC-100SH
NETAFIM LANDSCAPE CONTROLLERS
NLC-100SH

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TableofContents
Chapter1:IntroducingNLC‐100SH .......................................................................................... 7
TheTwo‐wireTechnology................................................................................ 7
Two‐wirelayout:..................................................................................7
Conventionallayout:...........................................................................8
TheController.......................................................................................... 8
IrrigationFeatures.................................................................................... 9
Chapter2:SystemInstallation ............................................................................................... 11
MountingtheController............................................................................... 11
Markingupthemountingholes............................................................. 12
ConnectingtheController............................................................................. 14
GroundingtheController....................................................................... 14
Connectingtheconventionalfieldwires....................................................... 15
ConnectingTwo‐wirewithsharedCommon.................................................. 16
ConnectingpureTwo‐wire............................................................................ 17
ConnectingMastervalveandFlowsensorviaTwo‐wire............................... 18
Programmingofdecodersandmastervalve................................................. 19
Fordecoders.......................................................................................... 20
Formastervalve..................................................................................... 20
ConnectingSensors....................................................................................... 21
ConnectinganETDevice............................................................................... 21
UsingaConnectedDevice(WeatherStation)................................................ 22
ConfiguringETInput............................................................................... 22
CheckingtheCurrentAggregatedETandRain.............................................. 30
ReadingcurrentaggregatedETandRainfigures..................................... 30
ConnectingaRainSensor.............................................................................. 33
ConfiguringforaRainSensor................................................................. 35
SettingHourlyMaximumRainandRainAlarmLevel..................................... 39

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SettingtheHourlyMax.RainandRainAlarmLevel................................ 40
ConnectingaFlowSensor............................................................................. 44
EnablingFlowSensorInput(pulses).............................................................. 45
EnablingflowsensorpulseinputintheNLC........................................... 45
ConfiguringforFlowSensorInput................................................................. 46
SelectingSensorType............................................................................. 47
Usingabuilt‐incalibrationprofile.......................................................... 47
SettingtheFlowSensorAdjustment....................................................... 51
Adjustingtheflowsensorinput.............................................................. 51
ViewingtheCurrentFlow............................................................................. 52
ConnectinganAlarm..................................................................................... 54
ConnectingaMoisturesensor...................................................................... 55
Connecting,ConfiguringandUsingMoistureSensors................................... 55
Connectingandconfiguringamoisturesensor....................................... 56
AssigninganIDtoasoilmoisturesensor............................................... 56
Configuringasoilmoisturesensor......................................................... 60
Chapter3:Systemactivation ................................................................................................. 63
Stationlicense........................................................................................ 63
Moisturelicense..................................................................................... 65
Chapter4:Troubleshootingconventionalvalvesfromthe
Controller ....................................................................................................................................... 67
TestingStations............................................................................................. 67
Enablingcurrentreadings....................................................................... 67
Runningthe"ElectricalTest".................................................................. 69
Specialcurrentreadingsfromthestationtest..................................71
Runningthe"WaterTest " .............................................................................. 72
Runningthetestprogram....................................................................... 72
TestingPrograms........................................................................................... 74
Chapter5:Troubleshooting3Ddecodersandvalves ............................................................ 75

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Testrun......................................................................................................... 75
DIPswitches.................................................................................................. 76
LEDNumberpatterns.................................................................................... 76
Act/ErrLEDcodes......................................................................................... 77
Glossary............................................................................................................. 79

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Chapter1:IntroducingNLC‐100SH
TheNLCisamicroprocessorbasedirrigationcontrolsystem.Acentral
controllerandupto100fieldstationscompriseacompletesystem.In
additionthecontrollerwillacceptinputfromseveralexternalsensorsin
ordertoadjustitsirrigationtothelocalweatherconditions.
TheNLCcontrolsupto100solenoidsattachedtovalvesorrelaysviathe
built‐inconnectionboardandthreeexpansionboards.
Inadditioncommunicationbetweenthecontroller’s3Dandthestations
happensoveratwo‐wirepath.Dependingonthesignalfromthe
controller’s3D,thestationseachactivateordeactivateavalve.The
controller’s3Dsignalstothestationsbasedonconfigurableschedules,
eliminatingtheneedforhumaninteractionwhenthepark,gardenorother
surroundingsneedwatering‐oncesetup,theNLCrunsonitsown.
TheTwo‐wireTechnology
TheNLCusestwo‐wiretransmissiontechnologytotellthestationswhento
act.Thismeansthatinsteadoflayingoutacabletoeachindividualvalve,
justoneortwosinglecablesarelaidout,andthestationsallconnecttothe
samecable(s):
Two‐wirelayout:

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Incontrast,thisishowtheabovesystemwouldlookusingaconventional
irrigationsystemthatneedsadedicatedcabletoeachindividualvalve:
Conventionallayout:
Thetwo‐wiretechnologyhasseveralobviousadvantagesovera
conventionalsystem:
•Easeofinstallation:Youareonlyhandlingonerollofwire.
•Easeofexpansion:Whenyouneedtoaddastationinthefield,you
don'thavetodiginanewcableandriskdamagingtheexistingweb
ofcablesalreadyintheground‐yousimplyattachthenewstation
totheexistingcable.
Costreduction:Yousavemoneyonexpensivecoppercable‐using20%
comparedtotraditionalcabling.
TheController
TheheartofaNLCbasedsystemisthecontroller.Thisisamicroprocessor
controlleddevicethatstoresyourirrigationprogramsandNLCindividual
stationsinthefieldwhentoactivatetheirvalve(s).

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IrrigationFeatures
HerearethemainfeaturesthattheNLCutilizestohelpyouautomateyour
irrigation:
• Controlsupto100solenoidsattachedtovalvesorrelaysviathe
built‐inconnectionboardandthreeexpansionboards.
•ProvidesETcorrectedirrigationforoptimaladjustedwater
consumption.
•Measureswaterflowandraisesalarmsorhaltsirrigationon
unexpectedflow.
• Allowsfor10independentirrigationprograms.Inadditionthereis
afixedtestprogramthatactivatesall100stationsinturn.
•Aprogramcanactivateupto100stationsinnamedorder.
•Eachstationcanrunforupto17:59:50(Infact,youcanboostthis
evenfurtherbyincreasingthe"waterbudget".
•Eachprogramcanactivateaoneormoreboosterpumpsinaddition
tothestations.
•Mastervalvesandboosterpumpswillbeactivatedinparallelinall
connectionandexpansionboards.
•Allprogramshave12starttimesperday.
•Allprogramscanrunsimultaneously(tocapacityofthetransformer
ancconnectionboard).
• Youconfigureeachprogramtorunonanyselectionofdaysina14
dayperiod,oronodd/evendates.
• Youcanactivateoneormorevalvesorprogramsmanuallywhile
oneormoreprogramsarerunning,uptoatotalof12
simultaneouslyrunningvalves.
•Amastervalvecanbeselectedthatwillopenwhenanyprogramor
stationisrun.Youtypicallyassignmastervalvestatustothevalve
controllingaccesstomunicipalwaterorpumpingstation.
•Upto10moisturesensorsthatcanmonitorsoilmoistureandadjust
irrigationaccordingly.

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Chapter2:SystemInstallation
MountingtheController
ThoughtheNLCisdesignedtoresistbothrainanddirectsunlight,you
shouldplaceitinafriendlierenvironmentifpossible.InstallingtheNLC
insideautilityroomorashedistheperfectsolution,butifthisisnot
possible,trytoplaceitsomewheredryandoutofsight.
Furthermore,makesurethatyouplacethecontrollerinalocationthat
meetstheserequirements:
•Thecontrollermusthaveaccessto120VAC.
• Youmustbeabletoconnectallcablestothecontrolleratthe
location.
• Tominimizeelectromagneticinterference,makesurethatthe
controllerisplacedatleast15feetawayfromanyhigh‐drawmotors
likeairconditioners,refrigerators,poolpumpsetc.
Onceyou'vedesignatedasuitablelocationforthecontroller,you'reready
tomountitonthewall‐orwhateververticalsurfaceyouhavechosen.
Here'swhatyouaregoingtoneedinordertomountthecontroller
properly:
•Ascrewdriverthatmatchestheabovescrews.
•Apenoramarkertomarkupwheretoputthescrews.
•Ifyou'remountingthecontrolleronaconcretewallyouwillneed
anelectricdrill.
Beforeyoustartmountingthecontrolleryoushouldremovethelower
frontplateinsidethecontrollercabinet.

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Markingupthemountingholes
1Makesurethebracketisinlevel.Markupthemountingholes.

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2Useapentoputmarksonthewallthroughtheholeinthebackof
thecontrollercabinet.
3Ifyou'replacingthecontrolleronaconcretewall,takedownthe
controller,drilloutthehole,putinthewallanchor,andputbackthe
controlleronthewall.
4Fastenthescrewinthewallthroughtheholesinthebackofthe
controllercabinet.

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Nowthecontrollershouldbemountedfirmlyonthewall.Aftermounting
thecontroller,it'stimetoconnectthepowerandconnectboards‐follow
theinstructionsinthenextsectiontodothis.
ConnectingtheController
GroundingtheController
TosecureyourNLCagainstlightning,youmustensurethatthecontroller
isgroundedthroughagroundrodconnectedtothegroundlugs.
Warning
YouwillvoidthewarrantybynotgroundingyourNLCproperly.

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Connectingtheconventionalfieldwires

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ConnectingTwo‐wirewithsharedCommon

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ConnectingpureTwo‐wire

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ConnectingMastervalveandFlowsensorvia
Two‐wire
For more information turn to
EnablingFlowSensorInput(pulses)
on page 45

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Programmingofdecodersandmastervalve
Connectthedecoderormastervalvetothe3Dprogrammingconnectors.
ProceedtoFordecodersorFormastervalve.

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Fordecoders
Formastervalve
1PushtheProgbutton
once.TheSTLEDwillbelit.
2 Manuallyactivatethe
desiredstationonthe
controllerforatleast1
sec.Forexample,activate
station1toassignid1to
thedecoder.Proceedto
thenextdecoder.
1PushtheProgbutton
twice.TheMVLEDwilbe
lit.
2Activateanystation
(connectedto3D)onthe
controllerforatleast1sec
toassignthedecoderas
mastervalve.