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iGrow 100 Series™

Installation and User’s ManualApril 2012 Edition - Version 5.1

1iGrow Series 100 Manual

ContentsIntroduction...................................................................................................................... 3

CustomerService................................................................................................................ 4

TermsandConditions......................................................................................................... 5

BeforeyouBegin................................................................................................................ 6 TemperatureControl............................................................................................... 6 Deadbands............................................................................................................... 7 Setpoints.................................................................................................................. 7 Ramping................................................................................................................... 7

ControlStrategy.................................................................................................................. 9 SetpointandStagingWorksheets............................................................................ 9

HardwareInstallation....................................................................................................... 10 ContentInspection................................................................................................ 10 RecommendedTools.............................................................................................. 10 MountingtheiGrowSeries100™.......................................................................... 10

iGrowSeries100™Overview............................................................................................ 12 OpeningtheiGrowSeries100™............................................................................ 12 InternalLayout....................................................................................................... 13

WiringtheiGrowSeries100™.......................................................................................... 14 PowerSupplyInstallation...................................................................................... 14 OutputInstallation................................................................................................. 15 ControlRelays&Contactors.................................................................................. 16 IndoorAirTemperatureProbeInstallation............................................................ 17

Programming................................................................................................................... 19 BeforeYouBegin.................................................................................................... 19 iGrowSeries100™MainScreenLayout................................................................. 19 Navigation.............................................................................................................. 20

StatusScreens........................................................................................................ 21 MainStatusScreens.................................................................................... 21 ProgrammingScreens................................................................................. 22

SetpointProgramming..................................................................................................... 23

Reports/Logs................................................................................................................... 28 ReturnonInvestment............................................................................................ 29 Graphing................................................................................................................ 30 EquipmentCosts.................................................................................................... 34 EnergyCosts........................................................................................................... 35 EquipmentUsage................................................................................................... 36 EnergyUsage......................................................................................................... 37 EventLogs.............................................................................................................. 38

iGrow Series 100 Manual2

SystemSetup.................................................................................................................... 40

EquipmentSetup................................................................................................... 41 GeneralType............................................................................................... 44 EnergyType................................................................................................. 50 AssignStages............................................................................................... 55 TemperatureStages..................................................................................... 56 HumidityStages.......................................................................................... 58 ResetRuntime............................................................................................. 60

Save&Restore....................................................................................................... 61 Save&RestoreConfigurations.................................................................... 62 SaveLogFiles.............................................................................................. 64

SensorSetup.......................................................................................................... 66 MapSensors................................................................................................ 67 CalibrateSensors......................................................................................... 68 SelfTestSetUp............................................................................................ 69 AnalogSensorMapping.............................................................................. 70

Time&DateSetup................................................................................................. 71 SetTime...................................................................................................... 72 SetDate....................................................................................................... 73

LocationSetup....................................................................................................... 74

EnergyCost............................................................................................................ 75

CommunicationSetup........................................................................................... 78 WeatherStationSetup................................................................................ 79 IPAddressSetup......................................................................................... 80

MeasurementUnits............................................................................................... 81 Advanced............................................................................................................... 82 HumiditySettings........................................................................................ 83 ROISettings................................................................................................. 84 ClearAllData............................................................................................... 84 UnitInfo...................................................................................................... 84 StageDelay.................................................................................................. 85 BeginBootload............................................................................................ 85 UITest.......................................................................................................... 86 Password.................................................................................................... 86

Stages/Staging.................................................................................................................. 87

CompleteMenuStructureListing..................................................................................... 88

ResettingtheController................................................................................................. 108


IntroductionWelcometoiGrowSeries100™,Link4’sIntelligentGreenhouseEnvironmentalController.TheiGrowSeries100™representsthelatestingreenhouseenvironmentalcontrolauto-mation.iGrowSeries100™enablesyoutocontrolandintegrateavarietyofequipmentinyourgreenhouse.Yourheating,cooling,venting,shading,humidity,CO2,andlightingneedsarelinkedtogetherintooneflexible,easy-to-usesystem.

Link4canofferreliableservicebecausewearestaffedbythedesignerandengineersthatdevelopedtheiGrowSeries100™.IndesigningtheiGrowSeries100™itwasourpurposetodesignacontrollerspecificallyforthedemandsandcostconcernsforsmalltomidsizegrowersandnoothercontrollerhasabetterfeaturetopriceratiothaniGrowSeries100™.Yourgreenhousecontrolsystemshouldimprovethequalityandefficiencyofyouropera-tion. iGrowSeries100™offersquick installation,anddynamicprogrammingflexibilityforeasierandmoreaccurategreenhousemanagementgivingyouthefreedomforyoutofocusonplantsandprofits.

ThereasonwhywestandoutfromothersisbecauseofourLink4Promise:Ourpassionistoprovidegrowerswithintelligentcontrolsolutions.Weunderstandcontrollingyourgrowingenvironmentiscriticaltoyoursuccess.Therefore,ourcommitmentistobuildoutstandingcontrollersandtoprovideexcellentsupportsothatyoucanknowwithconfi-dencethattheiGrowSeries100™systemisrightforyou.


Customer ServiceLink4hasawell-trainedcustomersupportstaffthatisreadytohelp.Ourcustomerservicecenteriscommittedtoyourgreenhousebusiness24/7throughourwebsiteorservicelineforaccesstosolutionsforyourcontrollerneeds.Beforeyoucontactus,pleasewritedownthemodelnumberandserialnumberlocatedinsidetheiGrowSeries100™enclosuresothatwecanserveyoubetter.

Address:Link4Corporation22725LaPalmaAveYorbaLinda,CA92887

Telephone:SUPPORT866.755.LINK(5465)

Web:www.link4corp.com

E-mail:SALES [email protected] [email protected]

ThereisextensiveonlinesupportforallLink4productsforregisteredusersatwww.link4corp.com.Registrationisprovidedatnocharge.


Terms and ConditionsWarranty

Link4warrantsthatthegoodssoldunderthiscontractwillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialandwork-manshipforaperiodof12monthsafterthedateofpurchase.Thiswarrantywillbelimitedtotherepairandreplacementofpartsandthenecessarylaborandservicesrequiredtorepairthegoods.ITISEXPRESSLYAGREEDTHATTHISWARRANTYWILLBEINLIEUOFALLWARRANTIESOFFITNESSANDINLIEUOFTHEWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY.

Moreover,anydescriptionofthegoodscontainedinthiscontractisforthesolepurposeofidentify-ingthem,isnotpartofthebasisofthebargain,anddoesnotconstituteawarrantythatthegoodswillconformtothatdescription.Theuseofanysampleormodelinconnectionwiththiscontractisforillustrativepurposesonly,isnotpartofthebasisofthebargain,andisnottobeconstruedasawarrantythatthegoodswillconformtothesampleormodel.NoaffirmationoffactorpromisemadebyLink4,whetherornotinthiscontract,willconstituteawarrantythatthegoodswillconformtotheaffirmationorpromise.

Link4shallnotberesponsibleforreplacement(s)orrepair(s)whichbecomedefectivefromuserneg-ligence,modification,abuseand/oranytypesof improperusage. Nonconformancetoanyofthespecificationsintheproductmanualwillvoidthewarranty.Furthermore,ourliabilitytothegoodssold,whetheronwarranty,contract,ornegligence,willbereleasedupontheexpirationofthewar-rantyperiodwhenallsuchliabilityshallterminate.

Link4 shallnotbe responsible forany lossor claimsdue toconsequentialdamagesaffordby theBuyer.Link4alsoreservestherighttomakeanynecessarychangestofeaturesandspecificationstoconditionorwarranty.

Returns

MerchandisecannotbereturnedwithoutaReturnMerchandiseAuthorization(RMA)numberfromLink4.Requestsforpermissiontoreturndefectiveitemsmustbemadewithin(14)fourteendaysafterreceiptofshipment.ALink4RMA#forapprovedreturnsmustappearonboththecustomer’sshippingcartonandtherelatedreceiptmemo.Partsunderwarrantywillberepairedatnocharge.Otherreturneditemswillbesubjectedtothefollowingrestockingcharges:20%fornovalueaddeditems,40%forvalueaddeditems,and75%forcustomdesignedorbuilttospecificationitems.

Repair

ArepairordermustalsohaveaLink4ReturnMerchandiseAuthorization(RMA)number.Repairsthatarenotcoveredbythewarrantywillbebilledonamaterialandlaborbasis.ItemsreturnedforrepairmustbesenttoLink4withprepaidreturntransportationLink4willnotberesponsiblefordamage(s)duetoimproperpackagingorshippinganddeliveryofitemsreturnedforrepair.

Additional Costs

ItisexpresslyagreedthatBuyerwillreimburseLink4foranyadditionalcostsattributabletochangesinthespecifications,directions,ordesignoftheitemsfurnishedwhicharerequestedorapprovedbyBuyeratLink4’slistedretailpricesineffectatthetimesuchchangesareordered.

Governing Law

Thevalidityofthiscontractandofanyofitstermsorprovisions,aswellastherightsanddutiesofthepartiesunderthiscontract,shallbeconstruedpursuanttoandinaccordancewiththelawofCalifor-nia.ThepartiesspecificallyagreetosubmittothejurisdictionofthecourtsofCalifornia.


Before you BeginTemperature Control WiththeiGrowSeries100™youcanprogramacoolingtemperaturetargetcalleda“CoolSetpoint”andaheatingtemperaturetargetcalleda“HeatSetpoint”. Thetemperaturerangebetweenthesetwotargetsiscalledthe“Normal”temperaturerangeorstage.IfthegreenhousetemperatureiswithintheNormaltemperaturebandusuallynoneofthecoolingorheatingequipmentison.However,somecirculationfans(oftencalledhorizon-talairflow(HAF)fans)maybeactivetomaintainairmovementwithinthegreenhouseenvironment.

Whenever the temperaturewithin the greenhousemoves above the cool setpoint, orbelowtheheatsetpoint(fallsoutsidetheNormaltemperaturerange)theiGrowSeries100™willentercoolingorheatingstagestobringitbackinline.WiththeiGrowSeries100™youcanprogramuptosixcoolingandtwoheatingstages.ThesestagesgofromCool1toCool6andHeat1toHeat2.Cool1andHeat1aretheleastaggressivewithCool6andHeat2themostaggressive.Inyourprogramyouwilldeterminewhatequipmentyouwanttobeactiveineachofthestages.

WhentheairtemperatureinthegreenhouserisesabovetheCoolSetpoint,thesystementersthefirststageofcooling,referredtoasCool1.Ifthetemperaturecontinuestorise,thesystemwillenterthesecondstage,Cool2,thenthethirdstage,Cool3andsoforth.Ateachincreasingcoolingstage,morecoolingwillbebroughttoattempttobringtheairtemperaturebelowthecoolsetpointandwithinthetarget“Normal”temperaturerange.Heatingworksthesameway.

Inconsideringthedifferencebetweeneachheatingandcoolingstagethereisavariableintheprogramwhichisthenumberofdegreesbetweeneachheatingandcoolingstagecalledthe“StageSeparation”or‘StageWidth”.Wheneverthetemperaturerisesabovethecoolsetpoint,theiGrowSeries100™willactivatetheappropriateequipmenttobringthegreenhousetothenormaltemperaturerange.Ifthestagewidthis1degreeandthetemperaturerises1.1degreesabovethecoolsetpoint,thenthecontrollerwillbeactiveinC2coolingstage.Thesamegoesfortheheatingstagewhenthetemperaturedropsbelowtheheatingsetpoints.InFigure1.1,thereisanexamplewithfourcoolingstagesandtwoheatingstages.


DeadbandsIfthetemperatureisbelowthecoolsetpointandrisesintothefirststageofcooling,somecoolingequipmentwillbeturnedon.Thismaythenlowerthetemperatureandbringitintothenormalrange.Inordertokeeptheequipmentfromoscillating,a“Deadband”isemployedwhenthetemperatureisbetweenstages.InFigure1.1thedeadbandissetat1degreesothatwhenthegreenhouseisattemptingtoreturntoNormaltemperaturefromC4toC3thecontrollerwilluseadeadbandof1degreetokeeptheequipmentfromoscillatingoffandon.Now,when the temperaturedropsbelow thecool setpoint, thesystemremainsintheCool1stageuntilthetemperaturedropsbelowtheCoolDeadband.Theconceptsthatwedescribedforcoolingoperateinthesamemannerforheating.

SetpointsYouwillbeabletouseupto3setpointsina24hourtimeperiod.Withineachtwenty-fourhourperiodSetpointsarebasedontimeandtemperaturetoproducethedeisredenvironment.Byplacingsetpointsduringdifferenttimesofthedayyoucanregulatethetemperaturewithinarangefortargettemperaturesandhumidity(humiditysensorsoldseperately).Whenasetpointisineffectatacertaintimelengththecontrollerwillacti-vatethenecessaryequipmentinheatingandcoolstagestobringtheenvironmentbacktoNorm.Thesameapplieswhenthehumidityrisesorfallsbeyondthetargetlow/highsetpoint.Whenoneormoresetpointsareusedthesecondorsubsequentsetpointswillbecometheactivesetpointatthestarttimeandtheprevioussetpointwillend.

RampingInaddition,youhavetheoptionofatemperaturerampbetweenthesetpoints.Eachset-pointtimeperiodbeginswithaRamptime.Thebenefitoframpingallowsyoutomakesmoothtransitionswithinthegreenhousesothattheplantsdon’texperiencetempera-tureshock. Rampingalsosavesenergy,whichtranslatesdirectly into loweroperatingcosts.

Intheexampleonthefollowingpage(Figure1.1),thestarttimeis8:00amwitha60min-uteramptime.Theramptimeenablesasmoothtransitionofthetargettemperaturesbetweenthesetpointtimeperiods.Ofcourse,theramptimescanbesetto0andinthiscasetherewillbeanimmediatesteptransitioninthesetpoints.Figure1.1alsoshowsatypicalexampleofastagingworksheet.


Setpoint 1issetto8:00amwitha60minuteRamp,Tempissetas68to72.0°FSetpoint 2issetto6:00pmwitha30minuteRamp,Tempissetas67to70.5°F

Figure 1.1 Example of Setpoints, Staging, & Deadbands

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Control StrategyPriortoinstallingandprogrammingtheiGrowSeries100™itisimportanttodetermineanoverallstrategytocontroltheenvironmentinthegreenhouse.TheiGrowSeries100™isanextremelyflexibleandpowerfuldevice,thusadditionalcareandplanningarerequired.

Inordertoaidyouwiththeprocess,Link4hasprovidedseveralworksheetsinthefollow-ingpages.Itisassumedthatyoualreadypossessageneralunderstandingofgreenhousecontrols.Ifnot,pleasereviewthissectioncarefully.

Itisrecommendedthatyoumakecopiesofthesesheetsbeforeusingthem.Theywillbeusefulinthefutureshouldyourcontrolneedschange.

Setpoint and Staging Worksheets

Figure 1.2 Setpoint & Staging Worksheets

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Hardware InstallationContent InspectionThepackageshouldcomecompletewithaniGrowSeries100™unit,a12VDCpowersup-ply,atemperaturesensorprobewith50’ofcableattached,and4–SelfDrillingScrews.Uponarrival,checkthecontentswiththepackinglistfordamagedormissingcomponents(Ifyouhavethe Integrated iGrow100SeriesModel,simplymountthepanelusingthemountingfeetprovided).

Additionalaccessoriessuchasdigitaltemperature/humiditysensor,outsidetemperaturesensor,lightsensor,windandrainsensorscanbepurchasedandaddedatanytime.

Makesureyouhaveall items,allassociatedhardware,andnecessarytoolsbeforeyoubegininstallation.Ifthereisanyvisibledamageormissingparts,pleasecontactourcus-tomerserviceatsupport@link4corp.comor1-866-755-LINKorfaxusat714.558.9782.

1. iGrowSeries100™unit2. 12VDCexternalPowerSupply3. Temperatureprobewith50ft.cable4. 4pcs–PhilipsHeadSelfDrillingScrews5. 4pcs–3/8”Drive,HexHeadSelfDrillingScrews(integratedoptiononly)

Recommended Tools1. Drill2. 1/8”highspeedsteeldrillbit3. Phillipsheadscrewdriver4. Level(optional)5. Pencil

Mounting the iGrow Series 100™1. First,findasecure locationtomount the iGrowSeries100™controller. Thearea

shouldbeawayfromdirectsunlight,condensinghumidity,water,rain,orextremetemperatures. It shouldbemounted inaneasilyaccessible locationat theuser’seyelevel.

2. Since the iGrowSeries100™ isequippedwithahingeddoorandahingedaccesspanelforeasyserviceandinstallation,makesurethereisadequateworkspace.Therecommendedclearanceis8”fromeachsideofthecontrolunit.


3. TheiGrowSeries100™comeswitha12VDCwallmountpowersupply.Makesurethere is apoweroutletwithinapproximately6 feet. It is recommended that theoutletisnotswitchedandisonacircuitthatisindependentofanynoisy,highpowerequipment.Theuseofasealedoutletisrecommendedifthepoweroutputisex-posedtomoisture.

4. Identifywhat typeof surfaceyouwill bemounting the iGrowSeries100™ to. In-cludedare4self-drillingscrewsformountingtobeamorwoodpanel.

5. Thereare4mountingpointsontheinsideoftheiGrowSeries100.Usingtheappro-priatetoolsdependingonyoursurface,mounttheiGrowSeries100™.Refertothefigurebelow(2.1)foravisualpicture.

Figure 2.1 iGrow Series 100™ Installation Instructions


iGrow Series 100™ OverviewNowthattheiGrowSeries100™hasbeenmounted,takesometimetolookoverthefrontpanel.TheiGrowSeries100™hasmanyfeaturestohelpgiveyouthegrowingadvantage.Figure2.2belowgivesanoverviewofthemaincomponentsthattheiGrowSeries100™hastooffer.

Figure 2.2 Front View of iGrow Series 100™

Opening the iGrow Series 100™Openthehingeddoorbysimultaneouslydepressingonthetwosideejectorbuttonswithyourthumbs,whileusingyourmiddleandindexfingersforsupport.

Figure 2.3 Proper finger positions for door opening


Internal LayoutFigure2.4showshowtheiGrowSeries100™looksontheinside.Takenoticeoftheboardandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeinternallayoutbeforebeginningthewiringprocess.

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Wiring the iGrow Series 100™Warning: Do Not Plug-in the Power while wiring the iGrow Series 100™ and keep the manual override switches in the OFF position.

It isrecommendedthatallconnectionsbemadethroughliquidtightconnectorsatthebottomofthe iGrowSeries100™.Theseglandscompressaroundthecablestoformawatertightseal.Makinganyadditionalholesinthetop,sides,orbackoftheenclosurecanresultinwatercondensationinsidetheunit,causingdamagetothecontroller.FailuretoinstalltoLink4’sspecificationwillvoidthewarranty.

InpreparationforthecontrolwiringyoushoulddecidetheiGrowSeries100™outputas-signmentsandcontrolstrategy.Formoreinformationonoutputassignmentandcontrolstrategies,pleaserefertotheControlStrategysectionandtheappropriateworksheetsforthismanual.

Power Supply Installation1. IfyouwanttonavigatethroughtheiGrowSeries100™toseesomeofthefeatures

andtofamiliarizeyourselfwithhowitworks,beginbyinstallingthepowersupply.MakesurethepowersupplyisNOTpluggedinwhileinstallinganyotheroutputsorinputs.

2. BeginthepowerinstallationbymeasuringthedistancebetweenwheretheiGrowSeries100™ismountedandthepowersocket.Thereneedstobeabout6feetbe-tweenthetwo.Ifthepowersupplyistooshort,thenuseapowerextensioncord.Note:extensioncordisrecommendedfortemporaryusageonly.

3. Makesureall8manualtoggleswitchesareintheOFFposition.

4. Taketheopenend(thetwostrippedandtinnedleads)ofthepowersupply.TheREDleadisthe12VDCpowerandtheBLACKleadistheGND(ground).Routethepowerleadthroughtheleftmostliquidtightconnector.Remembernottopluginthepowersupplyatthistime

5. LocatetheDCInputPowerterminalonthePCB.SeeFigure2.4andFigure3.1.

6. ConnecttheGroundlead(BLACK)totheGNDterminalusinga#0screwdriver.Makesuretomakeitasnugfit.Alsotakecarenottoover-tightentheconnection.

7. Thesameprocessisusedtoconnectthe12Vpowerlead(RED)tothe12Vterminalusinga#0flatdrivescrewdriver.


8. Now, if needed, you can plug in the power to navigate through the iGrow Series100™. Ifyoucontinueto installdifferentoutputsor inputsremembertokeepthepowersupplyunplugged.

Figure 3.1 Wiring the Power Supply

Output InstallationThegeneralinstallationstrategyforthissectionistoinstalltheoutputequipmentinthegreenhousefirstand then the inputs tokeep thecablesorganized in the iGrowSeries100™.Itisassumedthatatthispointyouhavealreadyplannedthechannelassignment.Ifyouhavenot,pleasereferbacktoControlStrategy(page9).

AllcablescomingintoandoutoftheiGrowSeries100™shouldgothroughtheliquidtightconnectorsatthebottomoftheenclosure.Inordertominimizeinterference,itisrecom-mendedthatthesensor inputwiresnotberoutedthroughthesameconnectorasthecontrolpower.Forbestresults,routeallsensorwiresthroughtheleftmostliquidtightconnectorandthenmovetowardtheright.Thepowerwiresandnon-sensorwiresareroutedthroughtherightmostconnector,andifneeded,thenextconnectorover.


Control Relays & ContactorsYour iGrowSeries100™has4or8outputrelaysthatareprovidedasdrycontacts, i.e.switchclosures.IfanoutputisactivatedtoON,theswitchis“closed”(shorted);andifitisactivatedtoOFF,theswitchis“open”(nocontinuitybetweenthepositiveandnegativeterminals).

Theboardmountedrelaysareintendedas“pilot”relays.FormostloadsyouwillwanttheiGrowSeries100™outputstocontrolaloadrelayorcontactorthatisconnectedtothemotor.However,insomecasessuchasirrigationvalvesthatare24VAC,youcandrivethemdirectlyassumingthatyouarewiringonlyoneortwovalvesperrelay.Themaxi-mumruncurrentrecommendedforeachoftheiGrowSeries100relaysis1amp.

“Dry” Contact Design “Dry”contactinstallationdesignisusedwhenauserwantstoisolateequipmentandusetransformersforeverypieceofequipment.

Figure 3.2 Output Wiring Example


Indoor Air Temperature Probe InstallationThe iGrowSeries100™ isshippedwithastandardtemperatureprobe. Thissensor in-cludes50-feetofsensorcable.Normallyyouwillwanttohangthesensornearthecroplevelclosetothecenterofthecontrolledenvironment.Itisimportanttokeepthesensorawayfromirrigationemitters,unitheaters,etc.thatwilleffecttheaccuracyofthesensor.

1. First,openupthefrontdoor,asshowninFigure2.3.

2. Findacentrallocationinthegreenhouseandletithangrelativelyclosetotheheightofwheretheplantswillbe.

3. Runthefreeendofthesensorcabletothecontrollerunit.

4. Youmayextendthesensorcableasneeded,butmakesuretouseanadapterandwireapprovedbyLink4tomakeanyextensions(thewireandadaptercanbepur-chasedfromLink4). Itshouldbenotedthatthecontroller iscalibratedfora50ft.temperatureprobe.Ifadditionalwiresareaddedorremoved,softwarecalibrationwillbenecessarytoensurepropertemperaturemeasurementaccuracy.

5. Carefullyinsertthecablethroughtherightmostwatertightfittingatthebottomoftheenclosure.Itiseasytostripinsulationand/orbreakwireswhenpullingcable.Ifyouwanttobundlewirestighter,useUVprotected“tiewraps”(typicallyblueorblack),anddonotover-tighten.

Note: If any splices are needed to extend cable length, make certain they are WATERTIGHT. Water or fertilizer infiltration WILL cause unstable sensor readings.

6. ConnectthewiresasshowninFigure3.3.

7. Keep sensor cablesaway from interference sources, includinghighvoltagepowerwiring, inverters,motorcontrollers,mercuryarc,orsodiumlampcircuits. Placingsensorcablenearsuchwiringmaycauseerraticsensorreadings.

8. Afterinstallingthesensor,itisrecommendedthatsensorsbecheckedbyplugginginthepowersupplyandtestingundervariousconditionsbeforemovingoninordertomakesurethesensorworksproperlyandaccurately.Testthetemperaturebychang-ingtheindoortemperaturetoseeifitisreadingproperly.Aftertestingremembertounplugtheunittocontinueinstallingothersensors.


Figure 3.3 Wiring iGrow 100 Series Sensors


Programming

Before You BeginBeforetheiGrowSeries100™isprogrammed,itisrecommendedthatthefollowingstepsarefollowed:

• Hardwareisproperlyinstalledandtestedwithmanualswitches.• AllinternalswitcheshavebeenrestoredbacktotheOFFstate.• AllthetemplatesfromtheControlStrategychapterthatarerelevanttoyourapplica-

tionareunderstoodandarecompletelyfilledout.

iGrow Series 100™ Main Screen Layout(Note:TheROIscreenwouldonlyappearatthisleveloncetheenergyinformationhasbeenprogrammed.)

HOME/BACK

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NavigationTheiGrowSeries100™hasauniquetouchsensitivenavigationdesignthatutilizesatouchwheeland4navigationaltouchsensitive“buttons”(HOME,CANCEL,OK,BACK).

Onmenutypescreens,thewheelisusedto rotatetheselectedchoices.Thewheelisusedas ascrolltoselectdifferentoptions

Itcanbeusedtoincreaseordecreasenumeric values

Note that the center of the wheel is not a button.

PressingHOMEwillbringtheunitbacktotheMainscreen.

Ifdatasavingmightberequired,userwillbepromptedforinput.

PressingCANCELinthemiddleonanentrywillbringtheuserback upalevel,withoutmakinganychanges.

UsercanselectanyoptionbypressingOK.

PressingOKwillpromptthesystemtoacceptthemostrecentdata entry.

BACKwillbringtheuserbackuponelevel.User will be prompted to save data, if needed.

Therearealsoeight“softbuttons”surroundingthedisplay.Theirbehaviorsarecontex-tualandwillbedescribedbythenotationsdisplayedeitherbeloworabovethebuttons.

Note that the display area itself is not touch sensitive.


Status Screens

Main Status ScreensThemainstatusscreendisplaysthecurrentstatusofyourgreenhousezone.Thenumbersshownareonlysamplenumbersandwilldifferforeachuser,butadescriptionforeachdisplaywillbeexplained.

• Normal–Thisisthecurrenttemperaturestage.ItcangofromCool6,toNormal,toHeat2.

• DaySetpoint–This is thecurrent setpoint forheating, cooling.ornormal. Forex-ample,ifthedeviceisincoolstage,itwillshowthecoolsetpoint.Inthesimilarwayitwouldshowtheheatsetpoint.FortheNormalstageboththeheatandcoolsetpointsareshown.

• Thelarge73.2Fdisplayedisthecurrentindoortemperaturereadingfromtheindoortemperaturesensor.

• Humidity–Thisisthecurrentrelativehumidityreadinginthezone.Notethatthisreadingisonlyvalidiftheoptionaldigitaltemperature/humidityprobeisinstalled.

Foreachoftheoutputs,theequipment’snameisdisplayed,aswellasthecurrentcon-trolledstatethatitisin:

• AUTO–equipmentisbeingautomaticallycontrolledbytheiGrowcontroller

• OFF–equipmentisbeingmanuallyFORCEDtoOFFthroughsoftware.

• ON–equipmentisbeingmanuallyFORCEDtoONthroughsoftware.

Thesoftwareoutputoverridecanbeactivatedbytouchingtherespectivebuttonabove


orbelowthechannel.

The controller also has manual mechanical override switches inside the unit. These switches need to be in the AUTO position. If they are used to force the output OFF or ON, they will override all software settings.

Programming ScreensOncetheuserscrollsonthewheelorpressesOKbutton,thefollowingfourchoiceswillbedisplayed:

• Setpoints - This iswhere theuser canchange the temperatureandhumidity set-points.

• Reports-avarietyofdatacanbegraphedandviewedhere.

• SystemSetup-Initialprogrammingandadvanceparametersaresethere

• Stages-stagesetupisdonehere.

The following pages describe someprogramming scenarios. There is also a completemenulistingattheendofthemanual.


Setpoint programming allows theusertoprogramthreedifferentset-points for temperature and humid-ity.

TheSetpointsMenucanbeenteredbyhighlightingtheSetpointsoptiononMainMenuusing theWheel orButton #1andpressingOK.

Therearethreeoptionsintempera-tureandhumiditysetpoints

•DAY•NIGHT•DIF

DAY isactivebydefault.NIGHTandDIFcanbeturnedonifdesired.

To select Day,Wheel or Button #1 canbeusedtohighlightDayoption

Setpointprogrammingisdividedbe-tweentemperatureandhumidity.

UsercanhighlighttheSetpointsub-menuusingwheel.

Usercanselecttheoptionbypress-ingOK

(Similarly use Button 2, 3 for night and DIF option)

Setpoint Programming


ThisbringsyoutotheBasicsetpointmenusystem.

PressingButton #6 allows the usertomodifytheHeatsetpoint.

User can change the temp usingwheel.SimilarlyusercanchangethecoolsetpointbypressingonButton #7

TheHeatSetpointisthelowtemper-ature target below which the heat

TheStageSeparationisthetempera-turespacingbetweenthestages.

Showmoreoptions(Button #8)willlettheusergotoadvancedsettings.Button #5 can be used to set setstagewidth.Wheel canbeused tochangetemperaturespacing

Forexample,whenthetemperatureinthezonegoesabovethecoolset-point,thesystemwillgointoCool1.Ifthetemperaturecontinuestorise

Pressing Set Time (Button #7)andthenSet DAY Start Time(Button #2)willallowthestarttimefortheDayTimeSetpointtobeset.

Themenuwheelcanbeusedtoin-creaseordecreaseeachhighlightedvalue

Note that there is only one start time indicated, since the night and DIF setpoint has not been programmed yet.

stagesareengagedandtheCoolSetpointisthehightemperaturetargetabovewhichthecoolingstagesareinvoked.

andgoesabovetheCoolSetpoint+theStageSeparationtemperature,thesystemwillgointoCool2,andsoforth.


Button #8 toggles between BasicandAdvancedsetpointmenus.

Ramp(inminutes)enablesagradualtemperature transition from onesetpoint tothenext.Button #6 canbeusedtogotoRampoption

Deadband creates a hysteresis inswitch temperaturewhich preventstheadjacentstagestooscillatebackand forth from small temperaturefluctuations.Button #7canbeused

By default the Night and DIF set-pointsaresettoOFF.

PressingButton #1will let theusertoturnthisparameterOnorOff.

Press the Back button to navigateback to the Temp Setpoints screenandsettheNIGHTsetpoint.

togotoDeadband.Wheelcanbeusedtoincreaseordecreasethecorrespondingvalue.


PressingSet Timewillallowtheuserto set the start time for the NightSetpoint.

Note that both Day and Night Times are being displayed now.

Corresponding Diagram shows when day, night and DIF options are acti-vated.

Note that there are now three start times being displayed, which can be modified as needed.

In the same manner, the DIF set-pointcanbeselectedandmodified.

OtherthantheabilitytoswitchtheNIGHTandDIFSetpointsonandoff,theybehavesimilarlytotheDAYSet-point.


This is an optional feature requiring a humidity sensor.

The same process can be used tomodifythehumiditysetpoints.

Note that the start and end timesare the same for Temperature Set-pointsandHumiditySetpoints.

There are two parameters for eachhumiditysetpoint:

Humidify-iftheRHreadingisbelowthisparameter,theconditioniscon-sideredtoodry,andthesystemwillgointothehumidificationstage.

Dehumidify - if the RH reading isabovethisparameter,theconditionisconsideredtoodamp,andthesys-temwillgointothedehumidificationstage.


The second main section of theiGrowSeries 100™ controller is theReports section. This section pro-videsabriefoverviewoftheoptionsavailable.

This section gives the reports andgraphsofenergyandequipmentus-ageaswellasoperationalcosts.

UsercangotoreportssubmenubypressingOK

There are 7 subsectionsunderRe-ports:

1. ReturnonInvestment2. Graphing3. EquipmentCosts4. EnergyCosts5. EquipmentUsage6. EnergyUsage7. EventLogs

To highlight the suboptions Wheel or Buttons #1 - #7 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.PressingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions

Reports


Return on InvestmentThis section allows the user to re-viewthereturnoninvestment.

Buttton#1canbeusedtoaccessthisoption.


Thissectionallowstheusertoviewgraphsfordifferentvairablesagainsttime.

PressingButton #2fromRepotssub-menuwilltaketheusertographingsubmenu.

Temperature

In the temerature option user can view graphs for the following

• Inside Temperature• OutsideTemperature• HeatSetpoint• CoolSetpoint

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheel

Thegraphsforthefollowingtimepe-riodscanbeseen:

• Temperature• Humidity• Light• Stages• Wind• Rain• RelayOutputs• EquipmentStatusTohighlight the suboptionsWheel

orButtons #1 - #4 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.PressingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions

orButtons #1 - #8 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.PressingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions

Graphing


Usercanviewthegraphsforthefoll-wingtimeperiods

• SinceReset• LastHour• Last24hour• Lastweek• Last7days

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #5 canbeusedtogo

Light

In the light option user can view graphs for the following time peri-ods


Humidity

In the humdity option user can view graphs for the following

• Inside Humidity• OutsideHumidity• DehumdifySetpointTohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #3 can be used togo to the corresponding options.PressingOK will let user select the

tothecorrespondingoptions.PressingOKwillletusercanviewthegraphs.

TohighlightthesuboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #5 canbeusedtogotothecorre-spondingoptions.PressingOKwillletusercanviewthegraphs.

options.Similartotemperatureoptionusercanviewgraphsfordifferenttimeperiods.


Stages

In the stages option user can viewgraphsforthefollowing

• TemperatureStage• HumidityStage

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1,#2 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.Press-

Rain

In the rain option user can viewgraphsforthefollowingtimeperiods


Wind

In the wind option user can viewgraphsforthefollowing

• WindSpeed• WindDirection

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1, #2 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.Press-

ingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions.Similartotemperatureoptionusercanviewgraphsfordifferenttimeperiods.

TohighlightthesuboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #5 canbeusedtogotothecorre-spondingoptions.PressingOKwillletusercanviewthegraphs.

ingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions.Similartotemperatureoptionusercanviewgraphsfordifferenttimeperiods.


Relay Outputs

In the relay option user can viewgraphsforRelay1outputtoRelay8output.

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #8 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.Press-ing OK will let user select the op-tions.Similartotemperatureoptionuser can view graphs for differenttimeperiods.

Equiptment Status

Intheequipmentstatusoptionusercan view graphs for Channel 1 toChannel8.

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #8 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.Press-ing OK will let user select the op-tions.Similartotemperatureoptionuser can view graphs for differenttimeperiods.


This section allows the user to re-viewtheoperationalcostofthecli-mate zone broken down by equip-ment,expressedinpercentages.

UseButton #1and#4tochangethetimeframefortheequipmentcosts.

UsetheScroll Wheeltoviewdiffer-entequipment.

Theequipmentcostforthefollowingtimeperiodscanbeseen:

• SinceReset• LastHour• Last24hour• Lastweek• Last7days• Last30days• ThisMonth• Thisyear

TohighlightthesuboptionsWheelorButtons 1 - 8 canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.PressingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions

Equipment Costs


Heretheusercanreviewtheoperationalcostoftheclimatezonebrokendownbyenergytypesexpressedaspercentages.

UseButton #1and#4tochangethetime frame for thedifferentenergytypes.

Use the Scroll Wheel to viewdifferent energy types namelyelectricity,gas,water,oilandothers.

The energy cost for the followingtimeperiodscanbeseen:

• SinceReset• LastHour• Last24hour• Lastweek• Last7days• Last30days• ThisMonth• Thisyear

TohighlightthesuboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #8 canbeusedtogotothecorre-spondingoptions.PressingOKwillletuserselecttheoptions

Energy Costs


Thisiswheretheusercanreviewthevariousequipmentruntimes

After selecting a given channel/equipmentusercanselecttimepe-riodtoviewtheusage.

When selecting the equipment us-age menu the channels/equipmentarelisted.

Note that the names of the chan-nels/equipment will change when you label the equipment in the sub-sequent menus.

Equipment Usage


Inthissectiontheusercanchecktheusageofindividualenergytypes.

After selecting a given energy typeusercanselecttimeperiod toviewtheusage.

On selecting the energy usagescreen the different energy optionsarepresentedtochoosefrom.

Note: By default all devices are of electrical energy type. The energy type for a device can be changed un-der the equipment setup.

Energy Usage


The event log options allows theuser to view the history of variouseventswhichhappenedoveraperi-odoftimelikestagechanges,sensorerror,relaystatuschanges,etc.

Thefollowingtimeperiodsareavail-able

• SinceReset• Lasthour• Last24Hours• Last7days• Last30days• Thismonth• Thisyear

Onselectingtheeventlogtheuserispresentedwiththetimeperiodstoviewtheevent logsover thatdura-tion.


Event Logs


Onselectingatimeperiodtheeventsfromthattimeonwardsareshown.

Column1:Displaysthetimestampatwhichtheeventoccurred.

Column2:Describestheevent.

Details: elaborates the selectedevent.

PageUp:Allowstheusertomoveupbyapage

PageDown:Allowstheusertoscrolldownbyapage

Note that the wheel can be used to scroll through one event at a time.

The screen allows the user to vieweither all the eventsor just the ex-ceptions(Button #1togglesbetweenGeneral/Exceptions).

Thedefaultviewisthegeneralview,showingalltheevents,includingtheexceptions.

Note that the exceptions are high-lighted in general view.


TheSystem Setupisthethirdoptionin the main menu where the usercan setup the equipment at instal-lationtime,aswellasothermiscel-laneousoperations.

PressingOKorButton #3willlettheusertogotosystemsetupsubmenu

The subsections under the systemsetupare:

1. EquipmentSetup2. Save/Restore3. SensorSetup4. Time&DateSetup5. LocationSetup6. EnergyCost7. IPAddressSetup8. MeasurementUnits9. Advanced


Note that each of these subsections is described in detail in the following pages.

System Setup


Thissectionallowsusertosetuptheequipmentonthevariouschannels,settheirtype,assignnames,energytype,etc.

Note: Equipment is programmed in-dividually.

Note: All subsequent screens are ap-plicable to the selected equipment only.

Selectinga channel gets you to theequipmentscreen.Hereyoucan:

SetatimedOverride

Runan Initial Setup (set theequip-ment name, its type, the energytype,etc.)

Assign Stages toeachoftheequip-mentchannels.

On selecting the equipment setup,the various Channels in which theequipment is connected can be se-lected.

Note that these channels correspond to the physical outputs on the unit.

Note: Vents and curtains require two adjacent channels starting with an odd numbered channel.

Equipment Setup


Timed override will switch ON orOFF the corresponding equipmentduringthespecifiedtimesetbyuser.

The timed override is provided fortheuser to seteitheradaily recur-ringeventoraonetimeevent.ThiscanbedonebypressingButton #7

Theoverridedurationcanbesetus-ingthisscreenasshown.

Button #1 - #3canbeusedtohigh-lightagivenfieldandthewheelcanbe used tomodify (increment/dec-rementthehighlightedfield.

Backcanbeusedtogototheequip-mentsettings

The start time for the override canbesetusingthisscreen.

Starttimecanbechangedbypress-ingButton #5.

Buttons #1 - #4areusedtohighlighttimeoptions.

Wheel can be used to increase ordecreasethehighlightedvalue.

Note that you can toggle between either a 12 or 24 hour clock using button #7.


Before equipment can be utilized,theproperequipmenttypemustbedefined.

User can go to Initial setting (pressButton 3)tosetthenameandtypeofthecorrespondingchannel.

Anoptional,butuseful,stepistoas-signanametotheequipment.ThisnamewillbedisplayedattheMAINstatusscreen.Button #3canbeusedtogosetnameoption.

Button #1canbeusedtogosettypeoption.Therearetwotypesforeachpieceofequipment:

General Type: the kind of equip-ment this output controls. Thereare4availableequipmenttypes(seebelow).

Energy Type:thetypeofenergythisequipmentconsumes(see2screensbelow).

Backbuttonisbeusedtodeletethepresentnamei.e.,Channel1.Then,usercanenterthedesiredname.

This screen is similar to themobilephoneSMSscreen.Toselectagivenalphabet press the required buttonthenumberoftimes= thepositionofthealphabetinthebutton.E.g.totypeCpressButton #1threetimes.Toenternumbersusethewheel.

Note: If the equipment is a dual

Thefigurebelowshowsthescreentosetupthenameoftheequipment.

Underthegeneral/energytypesetupthetypewhichisselectedistheonesurroundedbyparenthesis.TheimageinthefollowingfigureshowsthatOn/Offdeviceisselected.

channel (vent/curtain) device, the name of the second channel (the even channel) is the same as the first (odd) channel.


Thegeneralequipmenttypesare:

ON/OFF: Refers to any piece of equip-mentthatturnsonandoffineachoftheheating/cooling/dehum stages. For ex-ample,heater,fan,coolpad,pump,etc.

VENT: Refers to a proportionally con-trolled ventilation equipment, e.g. sidewall,ridgevent.

CURTAIN:Referstoashadingsystem.

ALARM:Usethealarmoutputtoturnan

Inordertochangethetypetosomeothertypelike,fromOn/OfftoVentas shown in the figure, we get awarningpopupasshowninfigure.

Ventsrequires2consecutiveoutputchannels(1&2,3&4,5&6,7&8).Thefirst channel (odd numbered)mustbewiredtoOpenvent,andtheoth-er(evennumbered)toCLOSEit.

To highlight the sub options useWheel or Buttons #1 - #4 corre-sponding to the options andOK toselecttheoptions

BydefaultallequipmentaremarkedasOn/Offdevice.

Ifatypethathasalreadybeencho-sen(i.e.surroundedbyparenthesis)isselectedagain,wegetthisprompt.

outputondependinguponcrossingatemperaturelevel.ThisisnormallyconnectedtoatelephonedialersuchastheSensaphone.

General Type


Onselectingaventtheuserneedstodothesetupofthefollowing:

• OpentoClosetime• Overrides

To highlight the sub options usewheelorButtons #1 and #2andOKtoselecttheoptions

ThescreenenablestosettheOpen-CloseDuration.

Buttons (#2, #3, #4) are used tohighlight the fields and the Wheelisusedtoincrementanddecrementthefieldvalues.

Note: To determine the vent open-close time turn the manual toggle switch on and use a clock or stop-watch to time the vent as it goes from its fully closed to open position.

The Vent Open- Close Time is thetime in minutes and seconds thatit takes for thevent togo from fullclosedtofullopenpositionandviceversa.

OnselectingtheSetOpen-CloseDu-ration the following screen comesup.

BypressingButton #1usercantogoSet Open/Close time duration op-tion.


Navigating back to the SetupOver-ridesmenu,yougetthisscreen.

These overrides are important forsafeandeffectiveventoperations.

Tohighlight the suboptionsWheelorButtons #1 - #3canbeused.Op-tionscanbeselectedbypressingOK.

Wind Vent Override

Set Vent Open Limit: This is themaximumposition the vent can beopenwhenthewindisatorexceed-ingauser-specifiedspeed.

SetWindSpeedLimit:Thisistheus-er-specifiedwindspeedvaluewhichtriggerstheVentOpenLimit.

Thesevaluescanbechangedbyse-lectingButtons #1 and #2

Rain Vent Open Limit: This is themaximumposition the vent can beopenwhentherainisdetected.

Thevaluecanbechangedbyselect-ingButton #1andtheWheelcanbeusedtomodifythevalue.

Note: The weather station or some of its core components need to be installed to setup these overrides.

Wheelcanbeusedtomodifythevalue


Outside Temp Vent Override

Set Vent Open Limit: This is themaximumposition the vent can beopenwhentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowthesettemperaturelimit.

Set Temp Limit: This is the user-specified temperature value whichtriggers the Vent Open Limit whentemperaturedropsbelowsetvalue.

OpenCloseTime:Itisthetimetakenfor the curtain to go from full cov-ered to full uncovered mode andvice versa. By pressing Button #3 usercantogotothisoption.

LightThreshold:Incasealightsen-sor is present , the light thresholdvalue at which the curtain shouldshade/cover.BypressingButton #6 usercantogotothisoption.

ReopenDelayTime: thetimedelay

Thecurtainsarealsoadualchanneldeviceandcanonlybeprogrammedstartingonanoddchannel.

ThecurtaincanbeprogrammedfortheDayandNightmode.Bypress-ingButtons #1, #2usercantogototheseoptions.

The duration for the start of eachmodecanbesetusingSet Start/End Time.UsercanselectthisoptionbypressingButton #5 andthenOK.

ThesevaluescanbechangedbyselectingButtons #1 and #2.Wheelcanbeusedtomod-ifythevalue

afterwhichthecurtaincanagainbeopened.BypressingButton #8 usercantogotothisoption.Wheelcanbeusedtoincreaseordecreasethevalues


ShockProtection: Selectinga shockprotection mode helps in openingthe curtain slowly,preventing it toopenallatonceandthuspreventingsuddentemperaturechanges.

PressButton #2 togotonightmodesetupoption.Then,pressButton #6 togotothisoption

Note: Covered % is the amount by which the curtain should be covered.

Anyoneoftheavailable8channelscanbeselectedtobeanalarmout-put.

Set Temperature: This Tab lets youselect the temperature thresholdaboveorbelowwhichthealarmwillbetriggered.

The daymode and the nightmodestarttimecanbesettoanabsolutevalueusing thescreenas shownortoathesunriseandsunsetvalues.

Locationsetupcanbeusedtoinputthecoordinates

PressButton #5andOKtoconfirm.Then user can change the time bypressingButtons #1,#2,#3,#5,#6.

Note: The sunrise and sunset values

BypressingButton #7usercantogoto%coveredoption.Wheelcanbeusedtoincreaseordecreasethevalue

will correctly calculated only if the location coordinates are entered correctly.


Toggle Alarm Type: There are twotemperature alarm settings thatcanbeprogrammed. OneisaHightempalarm,theotherisaLowTempalarm.

Pressing Button #1 enables you totoggletheprogrammingscreensbe-tweenthetwooptions.

After selecting low/high options,Button #2willallowusertosettem-perature.Wheel isusedtoincrease

The100Series controllershave thecapability to calculate energy con-sumption. In order to accomplishthis,thetypeofenergyconsumedbytheequipmentmustbeidentified.

There are the 5 energy types cur-rentlysupported.

WaitTime:ThisTabletstosetawaittime before the alarm is triggered.This time can be set from 0 to 99minutes.

Note: If the temperature drops be-low the threshold during the wait time, the clock will be reset to 0.

BypressingButton 3 usercantogotothisoption

ordecreasethevalues

Wheelisusedtoincreaseordecreasethevalues


Oncetheenergytypeisselected,theuserwill be prompted to enter therelevantinformationinorderforthecontroller to accurately determinetheenergyconsumptionrate.

It is advised touseaccurate instru-ments (by trained personnels) tomeasure the consumption rate ofthe equipment, since this deter-mines the accuracy of the control-ler’sabilitytodeterminecost.

Theelectricalenergytypesetupcanbedonetoanactualmeasuredval-ueoraroughestimatedvalue.

The type of setup selected is indi-catedbytheparenthesisaroundthetype.

Theestimatedelectricalsetupissetbydefault.

Theenergy typeselected is indicat-edbyparenthesisacrossthetypeasshownforElectricityinthefigure.

For choosing a different typemovethe highlight to the required typeandpressOK.

Bydefaultallenergytypesaresettoelectricity.

UsercancheckthestatusbypressingButton 7foranyenergytype

Energy Type


Toenableaprecisemeasuredcalcu-lationoftheelectricalconsumption,selectMeasuredandpressOK.

Note: A confirmation popup comes up indicating the change in setup as shown.

Toenablearough/approximatecal-culation of the electrical consump-tion , theestimatedsetup is select-ed.

TheVoltagePhase,amperes(Amps)andthePowerFactor(PF)valuesareenteredbypressingButtons #1 - #4andusing theWheel tomodify thevalues.

UsingtheabovevaluesthekWvalueiscalculated.


The Voltage, HP/kW/Amps, Motorefficiency and operational load val-uesareenteredbypressingButton (#1, #2, #3, #4)andusingtheWheeltomodifythevalues.

The unit of measurement is BTUs/hr.

The value of BTU/hr is entered bypressingtheButton #1andmodify-ingthevaluesbyusingthewheel.

Thedefaultvalueis1BTU/hr.

EnergyType-Oil

ForsettingtheenergytypeasOilthehighlightismovedtotheOiltypebypressingButton #2 or by using thewheelandpressingOK.


EnergyType-Gas

For setting the energy type asGas,the highlight is moved to the gastypebypressingButton #3orbyus-ingtheWheelandpressingOK.

EnergyType-Water

ForsettingtheenergytypeasWater,thehighlightismovedtoWatertypebypressingButton #4orbyusingtheWheelandpressingOK.

The unit of measurement is BTUs/hr.

The value of BTU/hr is entered bypressingtheButton #1andmodify-ingthevaluesbyusingtheWheel.

Thedefaultvalueis1BTU/hr.


Theunitofmeasurement is gallonsperminute.

The value of Gallon/min is enteredbypressingtheButton #1andmodi-fyingthevaluesbyusingtheWheel.

Thedefaultvalueis1Gallon/min.

The unit of measurement is unitsperhour.

The valueofUnits/hr is enteredbypressingtheButton #1andmodify-ingthevaluesbyusingtheWheel.

Thedefaultvalueis1Unit/min.

EnergyType-Other

ForsettingtheenergytypeasOther,thehighlight ismovedtotheOthertypebypressingButton #5orbyus-ingtheWheelandpressingOK.


AssigningofstagescanbedoneforagivenchannelthroughAssign Stagebutton at the Equipment SettingsmenuordirectlythroughtheStaginglineonthemainmenu.

TheStagesettingscansetfor:

• TempStages• Humiditystages

Note: There are 8 temperature stag-es and 4 humidity stages.

Thereare2heating(H1,H2)and6cooling(C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6)stages.

Thenormalstage(N)iswhenneitherheatingnorcoolingisrequired.C1istheloweststageofcoolingandC6thehighestwhileH1isthelowestheatingstageandH2isthehighest.

Assign Stages


“Channel” stages: This selectional-lowstheusertosetstagingparam-eters on the current channel theyareunder.

“All Equipment” stages: This selec-tionprovidesatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeach stage of heating and coolingacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickover-viewofhowalloftheequipmentfitonthestagingtable.

When choosing to assign individualequipment to a temperature stagethefollowingscreenisshown.

The Select/Deselect button or theOKbuttoncanbeusedtocheck/un-check the theselection for thecur-rentstage.

For Curtains:

Thetemperaturestagesarenotapplicable.

For On/Off Devices:

Unchecked Boxes:MeansdeviceisoffforthatstageChecked Boxes:Meansdeviceisonforthatstage

For Vents:

0%:indicatesthatventisclosedforthatstage99%:indicatestheventisfullyopenforthatstageIntermediate % value:indicatesthepercentageofventopenforthatstage.

Temperature Stages


Theusercanquicklysetthetemper-aturestagingoptionsforeverypieceof equipment by selecting the “Allequipment”stagesoptionontheAs-signStagemenu.

Enter this menu by highlighting itusing theWheel orButton #2 andpressingOK.

Thearrowsareusedformovingthehighlight to the desired stage. TheSetup andOK buttons are used toselect or deselect the highlightedstageforadevice.

For On/Off device types all stagesare active i.e. they can selected ordeselected. For Vents, the heatingstagesH2andH1arenotapplicableand the desired percentage of theventpositionissetusingthewheel.

For Curtains:

Thetemperaturestagesarenotapplicable.

For On/Off Devices:

Unchecked Boxes:MeansdeviceisoffforthatstageChecked Boxes:Meansdeviceisonforthatstage

For Vents:

0%:indicatesthatventisclosedforthatstage99%:indicatestheventisfullyopenforthatstageIntermediate % value:indicatesthepercentageofventopenforthatstage.

Note: For dual channel devices (vents/curtains) the second channel is disabled.


“Channel” stages: This selectional-lowstheusertosetstagingparam-eters on the current channel theyareunder.

“All Equipment” stages: This selec-tionprovidesatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeach stage of heating and coolingacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickover-viewofhowalloftheequipmentfitonthestagingtable.

When choosing to assign individualequipment to a humidity stage thefollowingscreenisshown.

ThearrowsareusedformovingthehighlightandtheOn/Off/Non Effec-tivebuttonisusedtoselectordese-lectagivenstageforadevice.

Note: If the channel is mapped to a Vent or a Curtain, Button #1 changes contextually.

Humidify:isengagedwhenthehumidityvalueisbelowtheHumidify(Lowhumidity)set-pointvalue.

Dehumidify: isengagedwhenthehumidityvaluegoesabovetheDehumidify(HighHu-midity)setpointvalue.

ColdDe-humidify: isengagedwhentheoutsidetemperaturegoesbelowthethresholdvaluesetinadvancedscreen.

Note: Curtains and Vents are adjusted incrementally (%) using the scroll wheel.

Humidity Stages


Theusercanquicklysetthehumid-ity staging options for every pieceof equipment by selecting the “Allequipment”stagesoptionontheAs-signStagemenu.

Enter this menu by highlighting itusing theWheel orButton #2 andpressingOK.

Thearrowsareusedformovingthehighlight to the desired stage. TheSetup andOK buttons are used toselect or deselect the highlightedstageforadevice.

For dual channel devices (vents/curtains),thesecondchannelisdis-abledasshown.

For Curtains:

0%:Curtainis0%covered99%:Curtainsis99%coveredIntermediate %:Percentageofcurtaincovered.No Change:Devicesarenotaffectedinthatstage.

For On Off Devices:

Override Off:IndicatesdeviceisOffinthatstageOverride On:IndicatesdeviceisoninthatstageNo Change:Devicedoesn’thaveanaffectinthatstage.

For Vents:

0%:Indicatesventisfullyclosed.99%:Ventisfullyopen.Intermediate %:%ofventopenNo Change:Devicesarenotaffectedinthatstage.


The runtimevaluesareused inROIcalculationsandruntimeaccuracyisimportant foraccuratecostcalcula-tions.

Userwillbepromtedwithyesornooption.UsercanselectanyoptionbyusingWheelandpressingOK.

Note: The runtime is set to 0 if yes is selected.

Note: This can not be undone.

The runtime counter for an equip-ment channel can be reset in themainEquipmentSettingsmenu.

This is useful when a user changesany equipment previously mappedtoachannel.

While in the main Equipment Set-tingsmenu,pressReset Runtime.

Reset Runtime


The controller’s settings as well asthe logfiles canbesavedeithertoonboardmemoryoraUSBmemorystick.

Data can also be recalled from thefilesstoredtothecontroller.

On selecting theSave/Restore but-tonandpressingOKwegetamenutochoosefrom.

Save/Restore Config: Store and re-storetheconfigurationfile.

Save Log Files: Save the log file toUSB.

Save & Restore


Oncetheuserhasselectedwhatac-tiontheywouldliketoperform,thesystempromptsforadestinationtoperformtheactionto.

Currently supported save/load de-vicesinclude:

• SDCard• USBDrive• SystemMemory

ThisoptionletsyoulabelandstoreyourprogramineithertheinternalmemoryoftheiGrow100SeriescontrolleroraUSBdrive(jumpdrive).

Youmayhaveprogramsfordifferentcropsorfordifferentseasonsoftheyear.Thiswillbeaconvenientwayofstoringyourprogramswiththecapabilitytorestoretheprogramwheneverdesired.

SaveConfiguration:Allowstheusertostorethecontrollersettings/configurationtoon-boardmemory/USB.

Restore Configuration: Allows theuser to restore the configuration storedon theon-boardsystemmemoryorUSB.

DeleteConfiguration:Allowstheusertodeletetheconfigurationfilesstorednsystemmemory/USB.

Buttons 1, 2 or 3areusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.

WheelisusedtohighlightthedesiredoptionandOKtogotheoption

Save & Restore Configurations


Ifagivendrive isnotpresent/con-nected the system gives an errorpopup indicating the same. In casethedriveisbusyapopupindicatingdeviceisbusyisdisplayed.

Once a save/restore option is se-lectedtheuserispromptedtoenterthefilenameinthescreenindicatedbelow.

This screen is similar to themobilephoneSMSscreen.Toselectagivenalphabet press the required buttonthenumberoftimes= thepositionofthealphabetinthebutton.E.g.totypeCpressButton #1threetimes.ToenternumbersusetheWheel.

Note: If a file with the same name already exists it will be overwritten during restore configuration.

Note: All configuration files are stored as .icf files.


To save the log file select the SaveLogFilesoptionbyhighlightingitus-ingtheWheelorbypressingButton #2andpressOK.

On selecting the Save History LogFilesapopupindicatingthefilefor-matspop-ups.Logfilescanbesavedineither.xmlor.csvfileformats.

Select a given format using WheelandpressingOK

Currently supported Save Log Fileoptionsinclude:

• SaveHistoryLogFile• SaveEventLogFiles• USBLoggingSetup

Buttons #1, #2 or #3 areusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.

Save Log Files


After selecting the required formattheuser ispromotedtochoosethedrivetostorethefilein.

UsercanselectanoptionbyscrollingandpressingOK

This screen is similar to themobilephoneSMSscreen.Toselectagivenalphabet press the required buttonthenumberoftimes= thepositionofthealphabetinthebutton.E.g.totypeCpressButton #1threetimes.ToenternumbersusetheWheel.

Note: If a file with the same name already exists it will be overwritten.

Thesystempromptstheusertoen-terafilename.

Note: The process of writing from system memory to USB can be time consuming.


TheSensorSetupmenucanbefoundundertheSystemSetupmenu.

Scroll to the appropriate line usingthe Wheel or quickly navigate bypressingButton #3andthenOK.

TheSensorSetuppageiswheretheusercanmapthesensorthatisusedforinsidetemperaturereadings.

Sensors can also be calibrated andaveragedinthissection.

MapSensors:Thisiswheretheusercansetupthesystemaccordingtothevarioussen-sorsavailable.

CalibrateSensor:Thesensorscanbecalibratedtoadjustforoffsets/softwaresetuphere.

SelfTestSetup:Thisiswherethediagnosticmodetestsetupfordigitalsensorisdone.

AnalogSensorAveraging:Thisoptionallowstheusertoaveragethedatafromseparateanalogsensors.

Buttons #1 - #4 areusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.

Sensor Setup


On selecting a given input you arepresentedwithoptionstomapthatinput to different sensors. You canalsoenable/disablethatsensor.

E.g. if are you are using an analogprobe to measure the inside tem-perature then select analog for In-Temp.Ifyoudon’thaveaparticularsensorselectNone/Disabledforthatsensor.

Themappingoftheinputstothedifferentsensorsisdonehere.Thefigurebelowshowsthedifferentinputsavailableformapping.

InTemp:InsideTemperaturesensor

InHum:InsideHumiditysensor

Light:Lightsensor

OutTemp:Outsidetemperaturesensor

Wind:Winddirectionandspeedsensor

Rain:Rainsensor

Back up Temp:Backuptemperaturesensor

Map Sensors


Tocalibrateaninputthesensorisselected.ThePreviousandNextbuttonsareusedtoscrollthroughthedifferentsensors.

RawValue:Thisisthedirectreadingfromthesensor.

CAL:Thisistheoffsetwhichwillbeaddedtorawvaluetogeneratetheadjustedvalue(ADJ).TheWheelcanbeusedtoincreaseanddecreasethevalues.

ADJ:Thisisthevaluewhichwillbereflectedonthestatusscreen.

Calibrate Sensors


Thissectionenablestheusertosetupthetestparametersforautomat-ictestingofthedigitaltemperaturesensors.

Ifadigitalsensorispresentandau-tomatictestingofthatsensorisde-sired,mapthesensortooneofthedigital values in the Map Sensorsscreen.

Note: This section only applies to mapped digital sensors.

Set Self Test Time Min Value: Ad-juststhetimeperiodinminutes.

SetSelfTestTimeHrsValue:Adjuststhetimeperiodinhours.

Buttons #2 & #3 are used to go tothe corresponding option. Wheelcanbeusedtoincreaseordecreasethevalues.

Note: In the event that a sensor fails

Enable/Disable Test: Sets the testtoenabledordisabled.Button #1isusedtogotothisoption

SelfTestTime:Thetimeintervalbe-tweenplannedsensortests.

Set Retest Time: The delay afterwhich a test should repeat once aprevioustesthasfailed.Button #4isusedtogotothisoption.

Set Temp Difference: Temperature

the test and no backup sensor is in place, significant crop damage can occur. It is the re-sponsibility of the end user to maintain sensors in good working order.

differencewhichshouldbeseenwhenthetestisinprogress.Button #5 isusedtogotothisoption.

Self Test Set Up


Thissectionenablestheusertoaveragethedatafromseparateanalogsensors.

Thisisusefulinsituationswheretheuserneedstotaketemperaturedatafrommultiplelocationsinazoneandaveragethemtoformanaccuratetemperaturereadingfortheentirezone.

UsetheArrowsandWheeltonavigatetoadesiredanalogsensorandmapittobeaver-agedusingtheEnable/DisabletoggleortheOKbutton.

Analog Sensor Mapping


This section allows the user tochangethetimeanddatevaluesonthe100Seriescontroller.

Time and Date setupmenu can befoundundersystemsetupmenu

WheelorButton #4 canbeusedtogotohighlightthisoptionandOKtoselectthisoption.

After selecting Time & Date SetuptheusercanchoosetoselecteitherSet TimeorSet Datefromthemenu.

Highlight your choice by using theWheel orButton #1, #2 andpressOK to go to the highlighted selec-tion.

Time & Date Setup


Thetimeonthesystemclockcanbeadjustedbyhighlightingachosenfield(Button #1, #2, #3)andusingtheWheeltomodifythefieldvalue.Ifagivenfieldisalreadyhighlightedrepressingthatbuttoncausesthevalueinthatfieldtobeincreased.

12H/24H:Usedtosetthetimedisplayas24hr/12hrduration.

SetHour:Usedtohighlightthehourfield.

SetMin(X0):Usedtohighlightthetensplaceofminutesvalue.

SetMin(0X):Usedtohighlightthesingleplaceofminutesvalue.

AM/PM:UsedtosetAM/PMvalue.

Note that when the clock is set to 24H, the AM/PM button increments the time by 12 hours.

Set Time


ThedateonSeries100controllercanbeadjustedbyhighlightingachosenfield(Button #1, #2, #3)andusingtheWheeltomodifythefieldvalue.Ifagivenfieldisalreadyhigh-lightedrepressingthatbuttoncausesthevalueinthatfieldtobeincreased.

ThedateisdisplayedinMM/DD/YYYYformat.

SetMonth:Usedtohighlightthemonthfield.

SetDay:Usedtohighlightthedayfield.

SetYear:Usedtohighlighttheyearfield.

Set Date


Location setup allows the user tosetupthelatitudeandlongitudeval-ues.The100Seriescontrollershavean internal astronomical clock andcancalculatetheprecisesunriseandsunsettimesoncethelocationoftheunitisentered.

Location setupmenu can be foundundersystemsetupmenu

Wheel orButton #5canbeusedtogotohighlightthisoptionandOKto

On selecting the edit option, theuserispresentedwiththefollowingscreen.

Forlatitude:“-“:MeansSouth“+“:MeansNorth

Forlongitude:“-”:MeansWest“+”:MeansEast

EDIT LATITUDE: Allows the user toeditthelatitudevalue.

EDITLONGITUDE:Allowstheusertoeditthelongitudevalue.

ValidLocationSetUp:IfsettoFalse,indicatesthatthelatitudeandlongi-tudevaluesareincorrectandshouldbe ignored. If set to true indicatesthat the coordinates are valid/cor-rectandcanbeusedforsunriseandsunsettimecalculations.

selectthisoption

Note that if no sign is indicated it means +

Buttons 5, 6 ,7canbeusedtogotothecorrespondingoptions.

Location Setup


This iswhere the energy cost ratesareenteredforeachoftheenergy/watertypes.

Energy Cost setup menu can befoundundersystemsetupmenu

WheelorButton #6canbeusedtogotohighlightthisoptionandOKtoselectthisoption

TheenergycostforElectricityisen-teredaccordingtotheseasons:

• SummerCosts• WinterCosts

Toselectagivenseasonhighlight itusingtheWheelorButtons #1 or #2 andpressOK.

To select a given energy type high-light it using theWheel orButtons #1 through #5andpressOK.

Energy Cost


SetRegularRate/SetPeakRate/SetOffPeakRate:Takesyoutothescreenwhereyoucansetthetimeofstartoftherateanditscostperunitduringthatperiod.

SetStartDate:Takesyoutoascreenwhereyoucansetthestartingdatefor a given season i.e. summer orwinter.

Buttons #1, #2, #3, #5canbeusedtogototheabovementionedoptions.

Thefigureshowsthescreentosetupthestarttime.

UseButtons #1 - #3tohighlightthefieldanduse.Button #6canbeusedtochangeAM/PM.Wheeltochangethevaluesinthehighlightedfield.

The24Hclockcanbetriggeredon/offwithButton #5.

Note that this screen works in the same way as the Set Time screens.

ThefigureshowsthescreenforratesetupandtimesetupforRegularRateduringsummer.

Button #1canbeusedtoselectsetrateoption.

AfterselectingsetRatetheWheelcanbeusedtomodifytheratevale.

Button #5canbeusedtoselectsetstarttimeoption


ForenergytypesotherthanElectric-itythecostoftheresourceforeachmonthcanbeset.

ThearrowsareusedtoscrollthroughtheselectionsandtheSetupbutton.

OK button can be used to set thevalues.

This figure displays the popupwin-dowwhich came upwhen SetUp ( Buttton #3)/OKbuttonwaspressedtomodifythecostformonthofJan-uary.

The Wheel is used to increase/de-creasetheselectedvalue.


The Communication Setup screencan be accessed by navigating ap-propriate line in the System SetupMenu.

Communicationsetupmenucanbefoundundersystemsetupmenu

WheelorButton #7canbeusedtogotohighlightthisoptionandOKtoselectthisoption

The Communication Setup Menuconsists of Weather Station SetupandIPAddressSetup.

Weather Station Setup: Allows theuser to indicatewhetheraweatherstation is directly connected to theunitorthroughanetworkedunit.

IP Address Setup: Allows the usertoconfigurethenetworksettingstoenabletheunitforwebaccess.

Buttons #1, #2 orWheelcanbeusedtohighlighttheoptionandOKisusedtoselecttheoption.

Communication Setup


TheWeatherStationSetupmenuisusedtoconfiguretheunittoworkwithaLink4Weath-erStation.

PressingWeather Station Setupcyclesthroughthethreeoptions.

ConnectedDirectly:Theweatherstationiswireddirectlyintothisunit.Selectingthisop-tionalsoenablestheweatherstationdatatobetransmittedtoothernetworked100Se-riescontrollers.

ConnectedviaAnotherUnit:Theweatherstationiswiredintoanother100Seriescontrol-ler.Thatunitcanshareweatherstationdatatothisandanyotherunitthatisnetworkedtoit.

Notpresent/Noneoftheabove:Thereisnoweatherstationdataavailable.

Weather Station Setup


TheArrow Buttonsareusedtomovethehighlight.TheEDIT Button( But-ton #4) isused tomodify thehigh-lighteditem.

This figure displays the popupwin-dow which comes up when EDIT Button is pressed. The Wheel canbeusedtoincreaseordecreasethevalue.

TheIPAddresssetupisneededincaseyouneedtoaccesstheunitusingtheweboraPC.

IPAddress:ThisistheaddressthatyouwillenterwhenyoutrytoaccesstheunitusingaPC.ThisaddressmustbeanonconflictingIPaddressandcanbeobtainedfromthenet-workadministrator.

SubnetMask: This canbeobtained from thePCused toaccess theunitor fromyournetworkadministrator.

GatewayAddress:ThiscanbeobtainedfromthePCusedtoaccesstheunitorfromyournetworkadministrator.

MACAddress:ThisistheMACaddressofyourunit.TheMACaddressisuniqueforeachunitandcannotbeedited.

IP Address Setup


The units for temperature, windspeed,aswellaslightcanbeadjust-ed under the Measurement UnitssectionoftheSystemSetup.

Scroll the Wheel to the desiredmenuandselectOK.

Theunitscanbechangedbypress-ing thebuttons for thecorrespond-ing measurement (Button #5, #6, #7).

Pressing the buttons toggles theunits.

Temperature:ChooseeitherdegreeFahrenheit(°F)ordegreeCentigrade(°C)

Speed:Chooseeithermilesperhour(Mph)orkilometersperhour(kmph)

Light:ChooseeitherWatts/meter2orklux.

Measurement Units


Advancedsettingsforthe100Seriescontroller can be configured undertheAdvancedsectionoftheSystemSetup.

Scroll the Wheel to the desiredmenuandselectOK.

Pressthebuttonforthecorrespond-ingselection(Button #1 - #8)toen-terthedesiredmenu.

HumiditySettings:Usedtosetoutsidetemperatureoverridesettingsforhumiditystages.

ROISettings:UsedtosettheinitialvaluesforReturnonInvestmentcalculations.

ClearAllData:Formatsthedataflashanddeletesallthelogfilesontheunit.

UnitInfo:Givesthegeneralunitdetails.

StageDelay:Usedtosetthedelaybetweenstagechanges.

BeginBootload:Usedforfirmwareupgradeusingbootloader.

Password:Usedtosetuppassword.

UITest:Testthefunctionalityofthetouchsensitiveuserinterface.

Advanced


OverrideOnDuration:Thetimefortheoverridetoremainactive

OverrideOffDuration:Thetimeforoverridetoremaininactive/off

Buttons #1 - #4canbeusedtoselectoverrideon/off.Wheelcanbeusedtochangethevalues.

LowOutTemp: If temperature fallsbelow this value, overridewill trig-ger.

Button 5isusedtoselectlowouttempoption.Wheelcanbeusedtochangethevalues.

TheHumiditysettingsareusedtosetupthesystemincasetheoutsidetemperature islow.Thisscreenwillspecifysomeimportantparametersforyourhumiditycontrol.Withthisscreenyouhavetheoptionofcyclingthehumidificationanddehumidificationstages.Forexample,supposethezonehumidityexceedsthehumiditythreshold. Withoutthecyclingoption,yoursystemwillremaininthedehumidificationstageuntilthehumidityfallsbelowthedehumidificationthresholdbyat least2%RH. Insomecases itmaybeimpossibletogetbelowyourhumiditythreshold.Forthesecircumstancesandforothercases,itwouldbehelpfultocycleinandoutofthehumiditycontroloverride.Thisscreengivesyouthecapabilitytodoso.

Theoptionsare:1. SettheoverrideONdurationinminutesandseconds2. SettheoverrideOFFdurationinminutesandseconds3. Setalowtemperaturethreshold.

Thelowtemperaturethresholdistheoutsidetemperaturebelowwhichthedehumidifi-cationstagewillreverttoitsColddehumidificationstate.Forexample,youmaywanttodehumidifybutifit’sverycoldoutside,youmaywanttoturnontheheatinsteadofopenaventandturningonafan.

Thishumiditysettingsoptioncanbeusefulinotherapplicationsevenifyoudonothaveahumiditysensor.Forexample,youmaywanttodomistingcontrolwithaparticularout-put,Youcansetupa“software”humiditysensor,ahumiditytimewindowandthresholdsothatthecyclingwilltakeplaceduringyourselectedtimeperiod.

Humidity Settings


ROI SettingsSetInitialAmount:Theinitialcostoftheunitisenteredhere.ThisvalueisusedtocalculatetheReturnonIn-vestmentvalues.

Button #1 can be used to highlighttheoption.

Wheel can be used to increase ordecreasethevalue.

Unit InfoUnit Info: Use this function to dis-play the firmware version numberandtheunitserialnumber.


Note: This is the same screen that loads on unit startup.

Clear All DataClearAllData:Thisfunctionisusedtoformatthesystemmemory(dataflash).


Wheel can be used to toggle be-tweenoptions.

Selectingyesdeletesallthelogfilesandwebfilesstoredontheunit’ssystemmemory.Note: This can not be undone.


Stage DelayStageDelay:Thistimesettinginsec-onds is theshortesttimepermittedfor switching between temperaturestages.Atypicalvalueherewouldbe60 to 120 seconds. This parameteris useful in minimizing the cyclingof your equipment. Button #5 canbe used to highlight timing option.Button #1 isusedtohighlightStateDelayOption.TheWheelisusedtoadjustthetimevalues.

Begin BootloadBeginBootload:Thisisusedforfirm-wareupgradeusingthebootloader.

Button #6 can be used to highlightthe option. Wheel can be used totogglebetweenoptions.

Note: Before doing a firmware up-date, a USB with correct binary file much be connected to the system. Tocomeoutfromthismodepress.

Bump Off Time

Button #5 can be used to highlighttimingoption.Button #1 isused tohighlight State Delay Option. TheWheelisusedtoadjustthetimeval-ues.


UI TestUI Test: This is a diagnostic modeusedfortestingifthebuttonsonthe100 Series controller are workingcorrectly.Button#8canbeused tohighlight the option.Wheel can beusedtotogglebetweenoptions.

Pressing a given button highlightsit on the screen. the Button #1 through #8oneafteranother.

Password Password:Thisisusedtosetpass-wordfortheuseofcontroller.

Note: Password option is in disabled position and need to to change.

Button #7 can be used to highlighttheoption.ToremovethepassworduserneedtogotopasswordoptionanduseWheel todisable thepass-

word.Ifuserconfirmsthenanewscreenpopsup.Userneedtypeinthepasswordandconfirmit.


The lastmain section of the iGrowSeries100™controller istheStagessection.Thissectionprovidesquickaccess to thestagingoptions foundundertheEquipmentSetupmenu.

Note: There are 8 temperature stages and 4 humidity stages.

There are two subsections underStaging:

1. TempStages2. HumidityStages

PLEASEREFERTO“ASSIGNSTAGES”UNDEREQUIPMENTSETUPFORDE-TAILEDINSTRUCTIONSONHOWTOSETUPSTAGING.(page50)

Stages


Complete Menu Structure Listing

1. Setpoints

1.1. TempSetpoint

1.1.1. Set–DAY

1.1.1.1. SetHeatSetpoint

TheHeatSetpointisthelowtemperaturetargetbelowwhichtheheatstagesareen-gaged.

1.1.1.2. SetCoolSetpoint

TheCoolSetpointisthehightemperaturetargetabovewhichthecoolingstagesareinvoked.

1.1.1.3. SetStageSeparation

TheStageSeparationisthetemperaturespacingbetweenthestages.Forexample,whenthetemperatureinthezonegoesabovethecoolsetpoint,thesystemwillgointoCool1.IfthetemperaturecontinuestoriseandgoesabovetheCoolSetpoint+theStageSeparationtemperature,thenthesystemwillgointoCool2,andsoforth.

1.1.1.4. SetTime

1.1.1.4.1. SetDAYStartTime

TheDayStartTimeistimewhentheDaySetPointsareengaged.

1.1.1.4.1.1. SunBasedorAbsolute(fixed)

TheStartTimeiseitheranabsolute/fixedtimeorvariesastronomicallybasedonthedaylength.Forthesunbasedoption,thestarttimewilladjusteachdayfromthedatethattheoptionisselected.ThedaylengthisanAstronomicadjustmentbasedonthelatitudeandlongitudeentriesthatyoumade.

1.1.1.5. Advanced

1.1.1.5.1. RampTime

TheRampTimeenablesasmoothtransitionofthetargettemperaturesbetweenthe


timeperiods.Iftheramptimeissetto0,therewillbeanimmediatesteptransitioninthesetpointsfromtheprevioustimewindow.Iftheramptimeisnot0,forexample,ifitis30minutes,thenthesetpointswilladjustgraduallyfromonetimeperiodtothenextoverthe30minutetimespan.

1.1.1.5.2. DeadBand

Thisissometimescalled“hysteresisband”.Forcooling,itisthenumberofdegreesthetemperatureneedstodropfromthelowerboundaryofitscurrentstagebeforeitswitchestothelowerstage.(Note:withoutdeadbands,equipmenttendstocyclefre-quentlyandconstantlychangestageswhenthetemperaturereachesthesetpointorastageboundary).Forheating,itisthenumberofdegreesthetemperatureneedstoriseabovethetemperatureboundarybeforeitswitchestoalowerheatingstage.

Typicalvalueswillbe1to2degrees,Fahrenheit.

1.1.2. Set–NIGHT

1.1.2.1. On/Off

ByselectingtheOnoption,youwillbeabletoprogramseparatesetpointsandotherparametersforyourdefinednighttimeperiod.TheOffoptiondisablesthissecondsetofsetpointparameters.

1.1.2.2. SetHeatSetpoint

SamedescriptionasforDay

1.1.2.3. SetCoolSetpoint


1.1.2.4. SetStageSeparation


1.1.2.5. SetTime

1.1.2.5.1. SetNIGHTStartTime

TheNightStartTimeisthetimewhenthenightsetpointsareengaged.

1.1.2.5.1.1. SunBasedorAbsolute



1.1.2.6. Advanced

1.1.2.6.1. Ramp


1.1.2.6.2. DeadBand


1.1.3. Set–DIF

DIFisshortforDifference.Thisisatechniquethatsomegrowersusetocontrolthegrowthcharacteristicsofcertainplanttypes.Thetechniqueinvolvesdroppingthegreenhousetemperaturesignificantlyanhourortwobeforesunrise.Aftersunrise,thetemperatureisraisedgraduallyforanhourorsountilthenormaldaytimetemperaturetargetisachieved.

1.1.3.1. On/Off

ByselectingtheOnoption,youwillbeabletoprogramseparatesetpointsandotherparametersforyourdefinedDIFtimeperiod.TheOffoptiondisablesthisthirdsetofsetpointparameters.

1.1.3.2. SetHeatSetpoint–SamedescriptionasforDay

1.1.3.3. SetCoolSetpoint–SamedescriptionasforDay

1.1.3.4. SetStageSeparation–SamedescriptionasforDay

1.1.3.5. SetTime

1.1.3.5.1. SetDIFStartTime

TheDIFStartTimeisthetimewhentheDIFsetpointsareengaged.



1.1.3.6. Advanced

1.1.3.6.1. Ramp–SamedescriptionasforDay

1.1.3.6.2. DeadBand–SamedescriptionasforDay


1.2. HumiditySetpoint

1.2.1. Set–DAY

1.2.1.1. SetHumidifySetpoint

TheHumidifySetpointisthelowhumiditytargetbelowwhichthehumidificationstageisengaged.

1.2.1.2. SetDehumidifySetpoint

TheDehumidifySetpointisthehighhumiditytargetabovewhichthedehumidificationstagesareengaged.

1.2.1.3. SetTime

1.2.1.3.1. SetDAYStartTime

ThisisthetimethattheDayHumiditySetpointsareinvoked


Thestarttimeiseitherafixed(absolute)timeoritcanvarydailybasedontheincreaseordecreaseindaylength.ThedaylengthisanAstronomicAdjustmentbasedonthelatitudeandlongitudeentriesthatyoumade.

1.2.1.4. Advanced

1.2.1.4.1. RampTime

TheRampTimeenablesasmoothtransitionbetweenthehumiditytargets.Iftheramptimeissetto0,therewillbeanimmediatesteptransitioninthehumiditysetpointsfromtheprevioustothecurrentsetpointofthefollowingperiod.Iftheramptimeisnotzero,therampingbeginsattheendoftheperiod.

1.2.1.4.2. DeadBand

Forthedehumidificationcase,thisisthehumiditydropbelowthedehumidificationboundarywherethedehumidificationstageterminates.

Forthehumidificationcasethisthehumidityincreaseabovethehumidificationbound-arywherethehumidificationstageterminates.

1.2.2. Set–NIGHT


1.2.2.1. On/Off

ThedefaultforthenighthumiditysetpointisOFF.Pressingthetabwillenabletheset-tingofanighttimehumiditysetpoint.


Usethescrolltosetthelow(humidity)setpoint.Youcanalsosetitat0.


Pressingthesecondtabfromtheleftonthebottomofthedisplaywillletyousettheupperhumiditysetpoint.Thisisthede-humidificationsetpoint.

1.2.2.4. SetTime

Thisisthetimethatthenightsetpointsareinvoked.

1.2.2.4.1. SetNIGHTStartTime



1.2.2.5. Advanced

1.2.2.5.1. Ramp

TheRampTimeenablesasmoothtransitionbetweenthehumiditytargets.Iftheramptimeissetto0,therewillbeanimmediatesteptransitioninthehumiditysetpointsfromtheprevioustothecurrentsetpointofthefollowingperiod.Iftheramptimeisnotzero,therampingbeginsattheendoftheperiod

1.2.2.5.2. DeadBand


Forthehumidificationcasethisthehumidityincreaseabovethehumidificationbound-arywherethehumidificationstageterminates.

1.2.3. Set–DIF


DIFisathirdtimewindowina24hourperiodthatyoucanelecttousetocontrolthehumidityseparatelyfromtheothertwoperiods.

1.2.3.1. On/Off

ThedefaultfortheDIFhumiditysetpointisOFF.PressingthetabwillenablethesettingofaDIFtimeperiodhumiditysetpoint.


TheHumidifySetpointisthelowhumiditytargetbelowwhichthehumidificationstageisengagedduringtheDIFtimeperiod.


TheDehumidifySetpointisthehighhumiditytargetabovewhichthedehumidificationstagesareengagedduringtheDIFtimeperiod.

1.2.3.4. SetTime

1.2.3.4.1. SetDIFStartTime

1.2.3.4.2.

ThisisthetimethattheDIFsetpointsareinvoked.



1.2.3.5. Advanced

1.2.3.5.1. Ramp

TheRampTimeenablesasmoothtransitionbetweenthehumiditytargets.Iftheramptimeissetto0,therewillbeanimmediatesteptransitioninthehumiditysetpointsfromtheprevioustothecurrentsetpointofthefollowingperiod.Iftheramptimeisnotzero,therampingbeginsattheendoftheperiod

1.2.3.5.2. DeadBand



Forthehumidificationcasethisthehumidityincreaseabovethehumidificationbound-arywherethehumidificationstageterminates

2. Reports

2.1. Return on Investment

2.2. EquipmentCosts2.2.1. SinceReset2.2.2. LastHour2.2.3. Last24Day2.2.4. Last7Days2.2.5. Last30Days2.2.6. ThisMonth2.2.7. ThisYear

2.3. EnergyCosts2.3.1. SinceReset2.3.2. LastHour2.3.3. Last24Day2.3.4. Last7Days2.3.5. Last30Days2.3.6. ThisMonth2.3.7. ThisYear

2.4. Equipment Usage

2.4.1. Channel12.4.1.1. SinceReset2.4.1.2. LastHour2.4.1.3. Last24Day2.4.1.4. Last7Days2.4.1.5. Last30Days2.4.1.6. ThisMonth2.4.1.7. ThisYear




2.5. Energy Usage

2.5.1. Electricity2.5.1.1. SinceReset2.5.1.2. LastHour2.5.1.3. Last24Day2.5.1.4. Last7Days2.5.1.5. Last30Days2.5.1.6. ThisMonth2.5.1.7. ThisYear

2.5.2. Oil2.5.2.1. SinceReset2.5.2.2. LastHour2.5.2.3. Last24Day2.5.2.4. Last7Days2.5.2.5. Last30Days2.5.2.6. ThisMonth2.5.2.7. ThisYear

2.5.3. Gas2.5.3.1. SinceReset2.5.3.2. LastHour2.5.3.3. Last24Day2.5.3.4. Last7Days2.5.3.5. Last30Days2.5.3.6. ThisMonth2.5.3.7. ThisYear

2.5.4. Water2.5.4.1. SinceReset2.5.4.2. LastHour2.5.4.3. Last24Day2.5.4.4. Last7Days2.5.4.5. Last30Days2.5.4.6. ThisMonth


2.5.4.7. ThisYear

2.5.5. Other2.5.5.1. SinceReset2.5.5.2. LastHour2.5.5.3. Last24Day2.5.5.4. Last7Days2.5.5.5. Last30Days2.5.5.6. ThisMonth2.5.5.7. ThisYear

3. System Setup

3.1. Equipment Setup

3.1.1. Channel1

3.1.1.1. Override

Thisfeatureletsyoumanuallyoverrideyourgreenhouseequipmentforspecifiedperi-odsoftime,eitheronceordaily.

3.1.1.1.1. Enable/Disable

Enableletstheoverrideoperate.Disabledisallowstheoverridebutmaintainstheotheruserentries.

3.1.1.1.2. ForceON/OFF

Youcanselectwhetheryouwanttoforce(override)theon/offequipmenteitherOnorOffandtheproportionalequipmentsuchasventsandcurtainstoaparticularpositionbasedonpercentageopenforaventandpercentcoveredforacurtain..

3.1.1.1.3. OverrideDuration

3.1.1.1.3.1. StartTime

Selectthetimeofdayyouwanttheoverridetobegin.

3.1.1.1.3.2. Duration

SelecttheOnorOffoverridetimeinhoursandminutes.

3.1.1.1.3.3. Daily/Onetime


If“Daily”isselected,theoverridewilloccureverydayattheStartTime.If“Onetime”isselected,oncetheoverrideiscompleted,itwillnotoccuragainwithoutbeingresettoOn.

3.1.1.2. InitialSettings

Thisiswhereyougoforthefirsttimetodefinethetypeofequipmentoneachchannelthatyouareusingandtonamethechannel.

3.1.1.2.1. SetType

Therearethreetypes(classes)ofequipmentthatyoucanprogram.OneisOn/Offandtheothertwoare“proportional”orVentsandCurtains.

3.1.1.2.1.1. GeneralType

Selectthisoptionwhenyouwanttosetupthechannel

3.1.1.2.1.1.1. On/Off

On/Offequipmentsuchasfans,louvers,heaters,etc.,aresometimesreferredtoasdigi-taloutputs.Thisequipmenttypeoccupiesonlyonechannelandcanbeprogrammedonanychannel.

3.1.1.2.1.1.2. Vent

Aventwithadriveopenanddrivecloserelayrequirestwoconsecutivechannels.Thefirstmustbeanoddnumberandthesecond,itsneighbortotheright,anevennumber.Acceptablepairsare1&2,3&4,5&6and7&8.Theoddnumberedchannelopensthevent,theevennumberclosesthevent.

Aventisaproportionaldevice,sometimesreferredtoasa“timedanalogoutput”.

3.1.1.2.1.1.2.1. OpentoCloseTime

3.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1. SetOpenTime

The“OpenTime”isthetimeinminutesandsecondsthatittakesfortheventtogofromitsfullclosepositiontofullopenposition.

3.1.1.2.1.1.2.2. SetupOverrides

Thissectionassumesthatyouhaveoutsidesensorssuchasarainsensor,windspeedanddirectionsensorand/oranoutsidetemperaturesensor.Thesearetypicallypartofaweatherstationassemblybutcanbeobtainedseparately.


3.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.1. Rain

SetVentOpenLimit–thissetsalimitonthemaximumopenpositionfortheventwhenthesensordetectsrain.

3.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.2. Wind

SetVentOpenLimit

Thisisthemaximumpercentopenfortheventwhenthewindspeedexceedsthelimitsetnext.Theprogramcalculatestheaveragewindspeedoverthelast3seconds.Thisistoeliminaterespondingtoshortwindgusts.

SetWindSpeedLimit

ThisisthewindspeedatwhichtheventwillbeclosedtotheVentOpenLimitpreviouslyprogrammed.Thewindoverrideendswhenthewindspeedfallsbelowthethresholdfortwominutes.

3.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.3. OutsideTemp

Intheeventthatitisverycoldoutsideyoumaywanttolimitthepercentageopeningoftheventregardlessoftheinsidezonetemperature.

SetVentOpenLimit

Thisisthemaximumpercentopenfortheventwhentheoutsidetemperaturefallsbelowthethresholdsetinthenextentry.

SetTempLimit

Thisistheoutsidetemperaturebelowwhichtheventwillnotexceedthemaximumpercentopenassignedinthepreviousentry.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3. Curtain

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.1. SetDayModeLightThreshold

Thisoptionassumesthatyouhavealightsensoreitheroutsideorabovethecurtain.The“LightThreshold”isthelightlevelabovewhichthecurtainwillbecoveredtothepercentagespecifiedinthenextentry.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.2. SetDayModeCovered%

Thisisthemaximumpositionforclosingthecurtainduringtheday.Thisisparticularly


importantifyouaredependentontheridgeventsforcooling.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.3. SetDayModeStartTime

Thisisthestartingtimewhenthecurtainwillbesubjecttothelightthreshold.Aslongasthelightlevelisbelowthelightthresholdthecurtainwillremainuncovered.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.4. SetDayModeEndTime

Thisistheendingtimeforthedaymodeofthecurtain.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.5. SetOpenDelaytime

Thepurposeofthisparameteristothereducethecurtainmovement.Thelightlevelmustbebelowthe“LightThreshold”foratleastthismanyminutesbeforethecurtainwillopen.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.6. EnableShockProtection

EnablingShockProtectionforcesthecurtaintoopenslowlyinthemorningwhentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowacertainthreshold.Thisistoavoidthein-rushofcoldairthatmaybeabovetheenergycurtain.Inthemorningwhenthecurtainisscheduledtoopenandiftheoutsidetemperatureisbelowdeg,thecurtainwillopeninfoursteps.Itwillopen5%andthenpausefor5minutes.Itwillrepeatthis4timesandthenopento0%withoutstopping.

3.1.1.2.1.1.3.7. SetOpen-CloseTime

Thisisthetimeittakesforthecurtaintogofromitsuncoveredposition0%closedtoitscoveredposition,100%closed.Enterthetimeinminutesandseconds.

3.1.1.2.1.1.4. Alarm

Anyoneoftheavailable8channelscanbeselectedtobeanalarmoutput.Whenanalarmconditionismet,thedigitaloutput(relay)isclosed.

3.1.1.2.1.1.4.1. ToggleAlarmType

Therearetwotemperaturealarmsettingsthatcanbeprogrammed.OneisaHightempalarm,theotherisaLowTempalarm.PressingthetopleftTabenablesyoutotoggletheprogrammingscreensbetweenthetwooptions.

3.1.1.2.1.1.4.2. SetTemperature

ThisTabletsyouselectthetemperaturethresholdaboveorbelowwhichthealarmwill


betriggered.

3.1.1.2.1.1.4.3. SetWaitTime

ThisTabletstosetawaittimebeforethealarmistriggered.Thistimecanbesetfrom0to99minutes.Thealarmconditionmustexistduringtheentirewaittimeforthealarmconditiontobemet.Ifthetemperaturedropsbelowthethresholdduringthewaittime,theclockwillberesetto0.

3.1.1.2.1.2. EnergyType

3.1.1.2.1.2.1. Electricity

3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1. Measured3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.1. Voltage3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.2. Phase3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.3. Amps3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.4. PowerFactor3.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.5. Status

3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2. Estimated3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1. Voltage3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.2. HP/kW/Amps3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.3. MotorEfficiency3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.4. OperationalLoad3.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.5. Status

3.1.1.2.1.2.2. Oil

3.1.1.2.1.2.2.1. BTUs/h3.1.1.2.1.2.2.2. Status

3.1.1.2.1.2.3. Gas

3.1.1.2.1.2.3.1. BTUs/h3.1.1.2.1.2.3.2. Status

3.1.1.2.1.2.4. Water

3.1.1.2.1.2.4.1. Gallon/min3.1.1.2.1.2.4.2. Status

3.1.1.2.1.2.5. Other

3.1.1.2.1.2.5.1. Units/h


3.1.1.2.1.2.5.2. Status

3.1.1.2.2. SetName

YoucanprogramacustomnameforeachpieceofequipmentconnectedtotheiGrow.Thealphanumericdisplayletsyouentertextmuchlikeyouwouldonacellphone.Youhaveuptonine(9)positionsthatyoucanuse.

3.1.1.3. AssignStage

Selecteitherthetemperaturestagesorthehumiditystages.

3.1.1.3.1. TempStages

3.1.1.3.1.1. 1.“Channel”stages

Thisselectionletsyouprogramtheparticularchannelthatyou’vechosen.

3.1.1.3.1.2. 2.“AllEquipmentStages”

Thisselectiongivesyouatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeachstageofheatingandcoolingacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickoverviewofhowyou’veprogrammedeachpieceofequipment.Italsogivesyoutheoptionofprogramminginasinglelocationanyoralloftheequipmentfortemperaturecontrol.

3.1.1.3.2. HumidityStages

3.1.1.3.2.1. 1.“Channel”stages

Thisselectionletsyouprogramtheparticularchannelthatyou’vechosen.

3.1.1.3.2.2. 2.“AllEquipmentStages”

Thisselectiongivesyouatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeachhumiditystageacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickoverviewofhowyou’vepro-grammedeachpieceofequipment.Italsogivesyoutheoptionofprogramminginasinglelocationanyoralloftheequipmentforhumiditycontrol.

3.1.1.3.2.2.1. Humidify

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesbelowthelowhumiditysetpoint,thisengagesthehu-midityorhumidificationstage.

Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,which


meansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthehumidifystage.

3.1.1.3.2.2.2. De-Humidify

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesabovethehighhumiditysetpoint,thisengagesthedehu-midificationstage.

Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,whichmeansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthehumidifystage.

3.1.1.3.2.2.3. De-Humidify(Cold)

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesabovethehighhumiditysetpointandtheoutdoortem-peraturegoesbelowxxdeg,the“ColdDe-humidification”stageisengaged.Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,whichmeansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthisstage.

3.2. Save/Restore

ThisoptionletsyoulabelandstoreyourprogramineithertheinternalmemoryoftheiGrow,toaUSBdrive(jumpdrive),and/oranSDcard.Youmayhaveprogramsfordif-ferentcropsorfordifferentseasonsoftheyear.Thiswillbeaconvenientwayofstoringyourprogramswiththecapabilitytorestoretheprogramwheneverdesired.

3.2.1. SaveConfiguration

PressingtheSaveConfigurationkeywillbringupthesavetooption.Clearly,ifyouaregoingtosavetoaUSBdriveoranSDcardyouwillneedtohaveplacedeitherofthesedevicesinsideyouriGrow.Aftermakingyouselectionyouwillbegiventheoptionoflabelingthefilewithuptoninealphanumeric.

3.2.2. RestoreConfiguration

Pressingthiskeywillbringupthe“restorefrom..”option.Youmustselectoneofthethreeoptionsfromwhichtoextractthefile.Thefileyouselectwillthenreplacetheoneyoucurrentlyareusing.

3.2.3. DeleteConfiguration

Pressingthiskeywillbringupthe“deletefrom”option.Youmustselectoneoftheop-tionsfromwhichtoremovethefile.Thefilewillthenbepermanentlydeleted.

3.3. Sensor Setup


3.3.1. MapSensors3.3.2. CalibrateSensors3.3.3. SefTestSetUp3.3.4. AnalogSensorAveraging

3.4. Time & Date Setup

3.4.1. SetTime

Youcansetthecurrenttimeusingthefourtabsatthetopofthescreen.Youalsohavetheoptionofusinga24hourclockbypressingthetabatthebottomofthescreen.

3.4.2. SetDate

Youcansetthedateusingthethreetabsatthetopofthescreen.

3.5. Location Setup

TheiGrow800hasaninternalastronomicalclock.Byknowingtheactualcoordinates,sunriseandsunsettimescanbepreciselycalculated.Gotoheavens-abovetofindcoor-dinatesforyourpreciselocation.Ifanegativelongitudeisgivenyouarewest,andifanegativelatitudeisgivenyouareinthesouthernhemisphere.

3.5.1. EditLatitude

Toedit,presstheappropriatetabatthebottomofthescreen.

3.5.2. EditLongitude

Toedit,presstheappropriatetabatthebottomofthescreen.

3.6. Energy Cost

3.6.1. Electricity3.6.2. Oil3.6.3. Gas3.6.4. Water3.6.5. Other

3.7. Communication Setup

3.7.1. WeatherStationSetup

3.7.2. IPAddressSetup


3.7.2.1. IPAddress3.7.2.2. SubnetMask3.7.2.3. GatewayAddress3.7.2.4. MACAddress

3.8. Measurement Units

3.8.1. TempUnits

ThelowerlefthandtabontheMeasureUnitsSetupscreenisusedtotogglebetweentheFahrenheitorCelsiusunitsfortemperature.Everytemperaturereadingdisplayedwillbebasedontheunitsyouselect.

3.8.2. SpeedUnits

ThesecondtabatthebottomofthescreenisusedtotogglebetweenMph(Milesperhour)andkmph(kilometersperhour).

3.8.3. LightUnits

ThethirdtabfromthebottomleftisusedtoselectbetweenWatts/meter-squaredandKilolux(Klux)forlightmeasurements.

3.9. Advanced

3.9.1. UnitInfo

ThistabprovidesimportantinformationregardingyouriGrowunit.Itincludesthemodeltype,theversionnumberandtheserialnumber.

3.9.2. HumiditySettings

Thisscreenwillspecifysomeimportantparametersforyourhumiditycontrol.Withthisscreenyouhavetheoptionofcyclingthehumidificationanddehumidificationstages.Forexample,supposeyourzoneshumidityexceedsthehumiditythreshold.Withoutthecyclingoption,yoursystemwillremaininthedehumidificationstageuntilthehumid-ityfallsbelowthedehumidificationthresholdbyatleast2%RH.Insomecasesitmaybeimpossibletogetbelowyourhumiditythreshold.Forthesecircumstancesandforothercases,itwouldbehelpfultocycleinandoutofthehumiditycontroloverride.Thisscreengivesyouthecapabilitytodoso.

Theoptionsare:

1.SettheoverrideONdurationinminutesandseconds2.SettheoverrideOFFdurationinminutesandseconds


3.Setalowtemperaturethreshold.

Thelowtemperaturethresholdistheoutsidetemperaturebelowwhichthedehumidi-ficationstagewillreverttoitsColddehumidificationstate.Forexample,youmaywanttodehumidifybutifit’sverycoldoutside,youmaywanttoturnontheheatinsteadofopenaventandturningonafan.

Thishumiditysettingsoptioncanbeusefulinotherapplicationsevenifyoudonothaveahumiditysensor.Forexample,youmaywanttodomistingcontrolwithaparticularoutput,Youcansetupa“software”humiditysensor,ahumiditytimewindowandthresholdsothatthecyclingwilltakeplaceduringyourselectedtimeperiod.

3.9.3. StageDelay

Thistimesettinginsecondsistheshortesttimepermittedforswitchingbetweentem-peraturestages.Atypicalvalueherewouldbe60to120seconds.Thisparameterisusefulinminimizingthecyclingofyourequipment.

4. Stages

4.1. TempStages

4.1.1. “AllEquipmentStages”

Thisselectiongivesyouatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeachstageofheatingandcoolingacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickoverviewofhowyou’veprogrammedeachpieceofequipment.Italsogivesyoutheoptionofprogramminginasinglelocationanyoralloftheequipmentfortemperaturecontrol.

4.2. HumidityStages

4.2.1. “AllEquipmentStages”

Thisselectiongivesyouatablewitheachpieceofequipmentintheleftcolumnandeachhumiditystageacrossthetop.Itgivesaquickoverviewofhowyou’vepro-grammedeachpieceofequipment.Italsogivesyoutheoptionofprogramminginasinglelocationanyoralloftheequipmentforhumiditycontrol.

4.2.1.1. Humidify

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesbelowthelowhumiditysetpoint,thisengagesthehu-midityorhumidificationstage.

Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,


whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,whichmeansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthehumidifystage.

4.2.1.2. De-Humidify

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesabovethehighhumiditysetpoint,thisengagesthedehu-midificationstage.

Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,whichmeansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthehumidifystage.

4.2.1.3. De-Humidify(Cold)

Whenthezoneshumiditygoesabovethehighhumiditysetpointandtheoutdoortem-peraturegoesbelowxxdeg,the“ColdDe-humidification”stageisengaged.Equipmentprogrammedatthecontrollercanbeactivatedorde-activated,asdesired,whenthisstageistriggered.AnotheroptionforeachpieceofequipmentisN/A,whichmeansnoparticularactionistakenwiththatequipmentinthisstage.

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Resetting the ControllerHardReset-Intheeventthatyouneedtoperformareset,openupthefrontdoorandlocatetheREDpushbuttonswitchontherighthandside.Pressingthisbrieflywillresetthecontroller.Thisisasafeoperationandwillnotcauseyoutoloseanyprogrammingorconfigurations.

FactoryDefaultReset-ifeverwanted,orisnecessary,youcanresettheiGrowSeries100TMtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.Todothis,unplugthecontroller,removethebat-teryfor30seconds,thenreinsertthebatterybackintotheholder.Applypower.Afterdoingso,thecontrollerwillsay“iGrowSeries100RestoringDefaultConfigurations………”ItissuggestedthatyouuseaUSBsticktosaveyourconfigurationsbeforemakingafac-torydefaultreset.Then,youcanuseittoquicklyrestoreallyoursettings.

WARNING: This process will erase all of your programmed settings. This can not be undone.

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