SRC RANGER 4000 S Programming manual

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RANGER 4000 S
SRC IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS
INSTALLATION&TROUBLESHOOTINGMANUAL

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Chapter1:IntroducingRKS+ ....................................................................................................3
TheController .......................................................................................... 3
IrrigationFeatures .................................................................................... 3
Chapter2:SystemInstallation .................................................................................................5
MountingtheController ................................................................................. 5
ConnectingtheController............................................................................... 6
GroundingtheController ......................................................................... 6
ConnectingSensors......................................................................................... 7
ConnectinganETDevice ................................................................................. 7
UsingaConnectedDevice(WeatherStation) .................................................. 8
ConfiguringETInput................................................................................. 9
CheckingtheCurrentAggregatedETandRain .............................................. 15
ReadingcurrentaggregatedETandRainfigures..................................... 15
ConnectingaRainSensor.............................................................................. 17
ConfiguringforaRainSensor ................................................................. 19
SettingHourlyMaximumRainandRainAlarmLevel..................................... 23
SettingtheHourlyMax.RainandRainAlarmLevel ................................ 24
ConnectingaFlowSensor ............................................................................. 26
EnablingFlowSensorInput(pulses).............................................................. 27
EnablingflowsensorpulseinputintheRKS+ ......................................... 27
ConfiguringforFlowSensorInput................................................................. 29
SelectingSensorType............................................................................. 29
Usingabuilt‐incalibrationprofile .......................................................... 29
SettingtheFlowSensorAdjustment....................................................... 32
Adjustingtheflowsensorinput.............................................................. 32
ViewingtheCurrentFlow ............................................................................. 33
ConnectinganAlarm..................................................................................... 35
ConnectingaMoisturesensor ...................................................................... 36
Connecting,ConfiguringandUsingMoistureSensors ................................... 36

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Connectingandconfiguringamoisturesensor....................................... 37
AssigninganIDtoasoilmoisturesensor ............................................... 37
Configuringasoilmoisturesensor ......................................................... 39
Chapter3:Systemactivation .................................................................................................43
Stationlicense ........................................................................................ 43
Moisturelicense ..................................................................................... 45
Chapter4:TroubleshootingfromtheController...................................................................47
TestingStations ............................................................................................. 47
Enablingcurrentreadings....................................................................... 47
Runningthe"ElectricalTest" .................................................................. 49
Specialcurrentreadingsfromthestationtest..................................51
Runningthe"WaterTest".............................................................................. 51
Runningthetestprogram....................................................................... 51
TestingPrograms........................................................................................... 53

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Chapter1:IntroducingRanger4000S
TheRanger4000S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Controller
TheheartofaRanger4000Sbasedsystemisthecontroller.Thisisa
microprocessorcontrolleddevicethatstoresyourirrigationprogramsand
Ranger4000Sindividualstationsinthefieldwhentoactivatetheir
valve(s).
IrrigationFeatures
HerearethemainfeaturesthattheRanger4000S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

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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Ranger4000Sisdesignedtoresistbothrainanddirectsun
light,youshouldplaceitinafriendlierenvironmentifpossible.Installing
theRanger4000S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230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4,5mawayfromanyhigh‐drawmotorslikeairconditioners,
refrigerators,poolpumpsetc.
3 Useapentoputmarksonthewallthroughtheholeinthebackof
thecontrollercabinet.
4 If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.
5 Fastenthescrewinthewallthroughtheholesinthebackofthe
controllercabinet.
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.

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ConnectingtheController
GroundingtheController
TosecureyourRanger4000S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Ranger4000
Sproperly.

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Thepowerdistributor
Thepowerdistributordelivers24VACtothecontrollerandtovariousAUX
connections.Italsohasapowerswitch.
24VAC in 24VAC out
24VAC out
Power switch
24VAC to controller
Controller

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Connectingtheconventionalfieldwires
ConnectingSensors
TheRanger4000Stakesinputfromdifferentsensortypes:ETdevices,rain
sensors,flowsensorsandregularauxiliaryalarms.Thissectionsshowsyou
howtoconnectthesesensorstothecontroller.
ConnectinganETDevice
TheRanger4000SsupportsETintwoways:
1."ETEnabled"modeinwhichthecontrollerjustletsanexternaldevice
tellitwhentoirrigateandwhentostaypassive.Inthismodethecontroller
supportstwoETdevices:WR‐7andWR100i.Tomakethecontrollerreceive
instructionsfromanETdevice,connectthe"ETenableA"fromthedevice
tothegreenterminalslabeled"ET."
2."ETPulses"modewhereyouconnectaweatherstationthat
continuouslytellsthecontrollerhowmuchwaterisevaporating.
Combinedwiththeinputfromarainsensorthecontrollerwillthenonits
ownfigureouthowmuchtoirrigate.Runninginthismodeyoustilljust
connecttheweatherstationtotheETterminals.

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UsingaConnectedDevice(WeatherStation)
ConnectinganETdeviceon‐sitegivesyouthemostaccurateadjustments
astheETdevicewillmonitortheexactweatherconditionrightwhere
irrigationwilltakeplace.
ET GND Rain GND Flow GND V-Aux GND
MV
BO1 BO2
NOM
COM COM
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M204M203M202 M205
Important!Beawareofthepolaritywhenyouconnectdevices
totheRanger4000S:Connectplustoplusandminustominus
oryouwon'tseetheexpectedbehaviorfromtheconnected
devices.

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ConfiguringETInput
1 Beforemovingon,makesureyouhaveconnectedtheETdevice.
2 Turnthedialto ADVANCED
Nowthedisplaylookslikethis:
Important!Ifforsomereasonyourweatherstationsfailsand
doesnotprovideanyinputfortheRanger4000Sthecontroller
willfallbackonhistoricalETdataandusetheseinstead.The
samegoesincaseofapowerfailure‐thecontrollerwillusethe
historicaldataforthepartoftodaythatliesbeforethepower
failure,andthenusereal‐timeETdatafromwhenitispowered
upagain.
Bottomline:youshouldalwaysenterasetofhistoricalETdata

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3Usetheitemselectorstoselect 3. Intelliset andpushthe ENTER
button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:
4 Select 6. Device Setup .Nowthedisplaywilllooklikethis:
5 Select 1. ET Input Method .Nowthedisplaywilllooklikethis:
6Usetheitemselectorstoselect Local Weather Station andpush
the ENTER button.
7 Select 3. ET Base Setup fromthemenuandpushthe ENTER
button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:

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8 Foreachprogram,usetheitemselectorstodeterminehowmany
mmofwatertheprogramwillprovidewhenrunningata100%
waterbudget.Thecontrollerneedsthisinordertore‐calculaterun
timesbasedonETcorrections.
Pushthe ENTER buttontosavethevalue.
9 PushtheCANCELbuttononcetoreturntothemainIntelliset™
menu.
10 Usetheitemselectorstoselect 2. ET Limits (Min and Max) and
pushthe ENTER button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:
11 Nowusetheitemselectorstodeterminethetwovaluesandpush
ENTER tosaveyoursettings:
• Minimum ET: TheETfiguremustexceedthisvalueinorderforthe
controllertoirrigateatall.
• Maximum ET: IftheETbalanceforaprogramexceedsthisvalue,the
programwillonlyirrigatetothatlimit,andtheremainingwaterwill
beaddedtotheETfigureforthefollowingday.
Note:SeetheRanger4000S100UserManualformore
informationaboutBaseET.

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12 Turnthedialto SETUPSENSORS :
Nowthedisplaylookslikethis:
13 Usetheitemselectorstoselect
1. ET andpushthe ENTER button.
Nowthedisplaylookslikethis:
14 Nowyoucanchoosebetweenfoursettings:

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ETdevice(Pulses)
SelectthisifyouuseaconnectedETdevicethatprovidesdynamicETdata
forthecontroller(ET300‐w)
ETenabled(N/OorN/C)
IfyourETdevicesimplytellsthecontrollerwhethertoirrigateornot,you
needtotellthecontrolleriftheinputisnormallyopen(N/O)ornormally
closed(N/C).Wheneverthedeviceisthenintheoppositemode,the
controllerwillholditsirrigation.
Disabled
Don'tusetheETinput.
Usetheitemselectorstolocatethesettingyouwantandifyouchose
anythingbut ETdevice(Pulses) ,pushthe ENTER buttontosaveyourselection
andthe SENSORS buttontoexitsensorconfiguration.
Ifyouchose ETdevice(Pulses), youneedtotellthecontrollerhowmany
mmmmtothecurrentETfigureperpulseitreceives‐pleaseproceedto
thenextstep(defaultsettingis0,25mm.)
15 Turnthedialto ADVANCED

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Nowthedisplaylookslikethis:
16 Usetheitemselectorstoselect 3. Intelliset andpushthe ENTER
button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:
17 Select 6. Device Setup. Nowthedisplaywilllooklikethis:
18 Select
2. ET and Rain Inch/Pulse Settings. Nowyou'llsee
somethinglikethis:
19 Usetheitemselectorstosetyourvaluesandpushthe
ENTER button
tosaveyoursettings.

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CheckingtheCurrentAggregatedETandRain
Everynowandthenyoumightwanttocheckouthowmuchrainhasfallen
orhowmuchwaterhasevaporated‐theRanger4000Shasascreenthat
showsyoutheaccumulatedvaluesinrealtime:
ReadingcurrentaggregatedETandRainfigures
1 Turnthedialto ADVANCED
Nowthedisplaylookslikethis:
2Usetheitemselectorstoselect 3. Intelliset andpushthe ENTER
button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:

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3 Select 1. Current Accumulated ET and Rain fromthemenuand
pushthe ENTER button.Nowyou'llseethefollowingscreen:
Thesefigureswillberesetatmidnightwhenthey'llbeusedtocalculate
tomorrow'sETbudget.
Thiswayyoudon'thavetoexit AUTO modetocheckthevalues.
Note:Ifyouuseacustomirrigationperiod,thishappensatthe
startofyourirrigationperiod,whichmightnotbemidnight.
SeemoreintheRanger4000UserManual.
Tip:Ifyouarerunningin AUTO modeandwanttocheckthe
currentaccumulatedvalues,youcansimplypushthe WATER
BUDGET
buttonandyou'llskiprighttotheabovedisplay.You
exitbackbypushingthe
WATERBUDGET buttonagain.
Note:TomakesurethattheETdeviceworksproperly,youhave
towaitforthedevicetoreturnpulses.Thiswilltypicallyhappen
thenextday.

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ConnectingaRainSensor
Youcanconnectarainsensor(pulseorswitch)totheRanger4000Sviathe
greyterminalslabeled"Rain":
TheRanger4000Scanacceptinputfromanexternalrainsensorora
tippingrainbucket,andreactinthreeways:
• Simplystopirrigatingifitrainsatall(workswithsensorsandtipping
rainbucket.)
• Stopirrigatingiftherainlevelexceedsacertainthreshold(works
withsensorsandtippingrainbucket.)
• Adjustirrigationbasedontheamountofrain(onlyworkswitha
rippingrainbucket.)
ET GND Rain GND Flow GND V-Aux GND
MV
BO1 BO2
NOM
COM COM
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M204M203M202 M205
Important!Beawareofthepolaritywhenyouconnectdevices
totheRanger4000S:Connectplustoplusandminustominus
oryouwon'tseetheexpectedbehaviorfromtheconnected
devices.