Netafim NMC-64 Guía
NMC-64 USER & INSTALLATION
MANUAL
Manual version: 2.00
Date of issue: January 2005
Publisher: Netafim
TM (A.C.S.) Ltd.
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NMC-64 Irrigation
Table of contents
Table of contents ........................................................................................................1
Introduction.................................................................................................................6
General Description............................................................................................................. 6
Main Features....................................................................................................................... 6
Operation of the NMC-64..................................................................................................... 7
Main Menu Screen........................................................................................................................... 8
Use of the keypad: .......................................................................................................................... 8
Use of keypad buttons: .................................................................................................................. 9
Hot Screens........................................................................................................................ 10
Hot Screen 0 .................................................................................................................................. 10
Hot Screen 1 .................................................................................................................................. 11
Hot Screen 2 - Irrigation Process ................................................................................................ 11
Hot Screen 3 - Program Status. ................................................................................................... 12
Hot Screen 4 - Water / EC/pH / Fert. ............................................................................................ 13
Hot Screen 5 - Filter Flushing Status.......................................................................................... 14
Hot Screen 6 - Temperature and humidity.................................................................................. 15
Hot Screen 7 – Weather station................................................................................................... 16
Software.....................................................................................................................17
Getting started ................................................................................................................... 17
1. Program .......................................................................................................................... 18
1.1 IRRIGATION ............................................................................................................................. 19
1.2 WATER RUN TIME................................................................................................................... 22
1.3 DOSING .................................................................................................................................... 23
1.4 CONDITION .............................................................................................................................. 25
1.5 AGITATOR ............................................................................................................................... 26
1.6 SELECTOR............................................................................................................................... 26
1.7 FILTER FLUSHING .................................................................................................................. 27
1.8 COOLING ................................................................................................................................. 28
1.10 WATER HEATING.................................................................................................................. 33
2. MANUAL ......................................................................................................................... 34
2.1 PAUSE IRRIGATION................................................................................................................ 34
2.2 START/STOP PROGRAM ....................................................................................................... 34
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2.3 START/STOP VALVE...............................................................................................................35
2.4 FILTER FLUSHING...................................................................................................................35
3. ALARM ............................................................................................................................ 36
3.1 ALARM RESET.........................................................................................................................36
3.2 HISTORY...................................................................................................................................37
3.3 ALARM DEFINITION ................................................................................................................37
3.4 ALARM SETTING .....................................................................................................................39
4. HISTORY ......................................................................................................................... 40
4.1 IRRIGATION LOG.....................................................................................................................40
4.2 UNCOMPLETED IRRIGATION.................................................................................................41
4.3 UNCOMPLETED PROGRAMS.................................................................................................42
4.4 DAILY IRRIGATION..................................................................................................................42
4.5 IRRIGATION ACCUMULATION ...............................................................................................43
4.6 AUX METER ACCUMULATION...............................................................................................44
4.7 ACCUMULATION RESET ........................................................................................................44
4.8 FILTERS....................................................................................................................................45
4.9 COOLING ..................................................................................................................................45
4.10 SENSORS LOG ......................................................................................................................46
4.11 EVENT LOG............................................................................................................................47
4.12 SYSTEM LOG .........................................................................................................................47
5. TEST................................................................................................................................48
5.1 RELAYS ....................................................................................................................................48
5.2 DIGITAL INPUT.........................................................................................................................49
5.3 ANALOG INPUT .......................................................................................................................49
5.4 TEMPERATURE .......................................................................................................................50
5.5 HUMIDITY .................................................................................................................................50
5.6 HARDWARE CHECK LIST.......................................................................................................51
6. SETUP ............................................................................................................................. 52
5.1 TIME & DATE............................................................................................................................52
6.2 SYSTEM SETUP.......................................................................................................................53
6.3 TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION .............................................................................................55
6.4 HUMIDITY CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................55
6.5 EC/pH CALIBRATION ..............................................................................................................55
6.6 WEATHER STATION CALIBRATION......................................................................................56
6.7 SENSORS LOGGING ...............................................................................................................56
6.8 WRITE TO DATA PLUG ...........................................................................................................57
6.9 READ FROM DATA PLUG.......................................................................................................57
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7. CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................... 58
7.1 DEVICE DELAY CONFIGURATION........................................................................................ 58
7.2 PUMP CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 59
7.3 VALVE CONFIGURATION....................................................................................................... 60
7.4 VALVE FLOW RATE................................................................................................................ 60
7.5 WATER METER ....................................................................................................................... 61
7.6 DOSING CHANNEL CONFIGURATION.................................................................................. 61
7.7 DOSING CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................... 63
7.8 EC/pH RANGE DEFINITION.................................................................................................... 64
7.9 COOLING CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................. 64
7.10 MISTING CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................. 64
8. INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. 66
8.1 DEVICE LAYOUT..................................................................................................................... 66
8.2 Available Devices.................................................................................................................... 67
8.3/4 DIGITAL INPUTS 1-2 ............................................................................................................ 67
8.5/6 ANALOG INPUT 1-2.............................................................................................................. 68
Hardware....................................................................................................................69
General Specifications ...................................................................................................... 69
Power Supply ..................................................................................................................... 69
Specifications................................................................................................................................69
Dry Contact Output Card .................................................................................................. 71
Specifications................................................................................................................................71
24AVC Output Card ........................................................................................................... 72
Specifications................................................................................................................................72
Digital Input Card............................................................................................................... 73
Specifications................................................................................................................................73
Analog Input Card.............................................................................................................. 74
Specifications................................................................................................................................75
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................77
LED’s indication......................................................................................................... 77
Problems and trouble shooting: ...................................................................................... 78
ALARM LIST ....................................................................................................................... 80
Appendix....................................................................................................................81
Cold Start procedure ......................................................................................................... 81
VERSION............................................................................................................................. 81
Short Circuit Control ......................................................................................................... 82
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General Description: .....................................................................................................................82
Functionality: .................................................................................................................................82
Reset:..............................................................................................................................................82
Short-Circuit Threshold Level (A/D): ...........................................................................................82
Plug & Play ......................................................................................................................... 83
Limitation table .................................................................................................................. 85
Priority specifications ....................................................................................................... 86
Electrical grounding .......................................................................................................... 86
Ground Rods..................................................................................................................................86
Ground Wire ...................................................................................................................................88
Ground Clamps..............................................................................................................................88
What Should Be Grounded?.........................................................................................................89
Lightning Protection......................................................................................................................89
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS........................................................................................... 90
SENSORS AND SHIELD WIRING ...................................................................................... 91
EC/pH correction adjustment ........................................................................................... 92
EC Transmitter & Sensor connection and calibration.................................................... 93
Connecting EC sensor to Transmitter:........................................................................................93
EC Transmitter Calibration ...........................................................................................................93
Connecting EC transmitter to NMC-64 controller ......................................................................94
pH Transmitter & Sensor connection and calibration.................................................... 96
Connecting pH sensor to Transmitter:........................................................................................96
pH Transmitter Calibration ...........................................................................................................97
Connecting pH transmitter to NMC-64 controller.......................................................................97
NMC-64 pH definitions and calibration........................................................................................99
Netafim Limited Warranty ............................................................................................... 100
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NMC-64 Irrigation
Introduction
The Netafim NMC-64 process controller manages irrigation, fertigation, misting, and
cooling systems. This manual describes the programming and operating procedures.
Prior to using the controller in your facility, you will need to complete its installation,
please see Getting started for further instructions.
Once the controller is configured all relevant menus will be available for use.
General Description
• The Netafim NMC-64 is a top of the line irrigation controller made of the latest and
most updated technology.
• The NMC-64 is a modular flexible controller with many customizable features:
Output Card Options for 24VAC, Dry Contact.
Input Cards for analog and digital sensors.
Sensors for EC, pH, Temperature, Humidity, wind speed & direction etc.
Local or Remote Communication to PC.
• The new and advanced large LCD graphic screen (40x16 lines) makes the NMC-
64 user friendly and easy to operate and program.
• The NMC-64 is modular and can be expanded by adding additional I/O cards.
Main Features
• Large graphics - LCD 16x40 characters
• 15 irrigation programs
• 60 floating runtime programs
• Flow control (high and low flow, uncontrolled water flow)
• Up to 8 dosing channels, optionally with dosing meters
• Fertigation by quantity, time, ratio (L/M3) and EC/pH
• Filter flushing: up to 24 filters
• Cooling / Humidification program
• Misting program
• History of water & fertigation quantities
• Fault and event list registration
• PC communication and HMI
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• Outputs & inputs test
• Plug & Play Hardware with automatic checklist
• Data Plug for backing up settings and setup (Optional)
• Up to 64 outputs (Cards of 8 outputs each)
• Up to 16 Digital Inputs (Cards of 8 inputs each)
• Up to 22 Analog Inputs (Cards of 11 inputs each)
Operation of the NMC-64
Operating the NMC-64 is very simple and defined to be intuitive.
Use the following guideline for easy operation:
• To change specific settings navigate the cursor (flashing underline mark) using the
arrows until it is under the relevant setting.
According to type of field (value, list of options, etc’) change setting as follows:
Value - use the numeric keys to change the value and press ENTER to confirm.
List of Options - press Enter to open the List of Options, use the arrow keys to
navigate and press Enter again to confirm.
HH:MM:SS - set hours, press the Enter key to move to the minutes, set the
minutes, press the Enter again to move to the seconds.
Factors - use the left and right arrows to change the factor up and down
respectively.
To erase typing mistakes use the DELETE key.
Remember to confirm changes by pressing the ENTER key or the down-
arrow.
If you don’t confirm the new value will be lost and the controller will keep the
previous value.
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Main Menu Screen
Press the MENU key a few times until you reach the Main Menu screen.
The main menu screen consists of eight icons. The navigation between icons is done
using the arrow keys; the selected icon will be highlighted and can be entered by
pressing the Enter button. Alternatively, you can press the indicated numeric key next
to each icon.
For example, push the ‘3’ key to go directly to the Alarm Menu. to go back to the main
menu screen simply press menu button.
Main menu screen
Use of the keypad:
Keypad picture
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Use of keypad buttons:
Help Using the Help key you can access help screens and graphs. If not
indicated otherwise press the ‘Menu’ key to exit the ‘Help’ menu.
Menu
(Back)
The Menu key is used to exit screens and menus you are currently
in. When in the main menu screen pressing the Menu key will enter
the hot key screens.
Delete The Delete key enables to erase typing mistakes.
Arrow The Arrow keys move the cursor around the menus and in some
cases can be used to change values.
+/- Key The +/- key changes between positive and negative values and
marks the check boxes when selecting options.
In the History screen the +/- key can be used to change between
quantities and time format.
‘.’ Key The ‘.’ Key enables to enter a decimal point.
Numbers The Numeric keys enable you to enter numbers and make selections
in the numbered menus.
Several of the numeric keys perform special Hot Key functions.
Enter The Enter key acknowledges your entry or menu selection.
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Hot Screens
The NMC-64 incorporates 8 keys that enable you to access quick information of actual
and future processes as well as general conditions.
To enter the Hot Screens go to the Main Menu screen and press the Menu button, you
will enter you default Hot Screen. To navigate between the various Hot Screens
simply press one of the buttons (0-7) from any of the Hot Screens.
Hot Screen 0
Hot screen 0 displays icons of the active processes.
• Wait – The controller is idle; no processes are taking place.
• Irrig. – Irrigation process is active.
• Pump – one or more of the pumps are active.
• Dosing – dosing process is active
• Alarm – one or more alarms are active.
• Filter flushing – Filter flushing process is active.
• Cooling – cooling process is active, meaning its conditions are met. This doesn’t
necessarily mean a cooling valve is opened.
• Misting – misting process is active, meaning one or more misting valves are open.
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