Blue I Water Technologies HydroGuard Expert Pool Manuale utente

HydroGuard Expert Pool Manual

Draft 09 May 2006

Swimming Pool Quality

Communication and Monitoring

Preface

Intended Use

This manual is for qualified and trained pool service technicians who will install and service the

HydroGuard Water Quality Controllers. It provides instructions on how to install the Expert Pool

Communicator with and existing HydroGuard controller, as well as how to monitor using the

internet.

Table of Contents

Preface............................................................................................................................................. 2

Intended Use ............................................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents............................................................................................................................ 2

Overview of Chapters................................................................................................................. 3

Overview......................................................................................................................................... 3

Remote Monitoring..................................................................................................................... 3

System Components.................................................................................................................... 4

Hardware Installation...................................................................................................................... 4

Selecting a Location................................................................................................................ 4

Site Requirements and Installation ............................................................................................. 5

Hardware Installation.............................................................................................................. 5

Configuring the controller........................................................................................................... 7

Confirming Proper Operation.....................................................................................................8

Website and Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 9

Website ....................................................................................................................................... 9

Current Values and Pool Overview .......................................................................................... 10

Historical Values and Graphical Features................................................................................. 11

Alarm Information.................................................................................................................... 12

Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................ 13

Overview of Chapters

This document is divided into chapters and appendices functionally according to the various steps

involved in installing and operating the HydroGuard system.

Chapter Description

Chapter 1:

Precautions Describes the intended product use and provides general precautions

Chapter 2:

Overview Provides a general overview of Expert Pool’s operation

Chapter 3:

Hardware Installation

Instructs how to install the Expert Pool Communicator andhow to integrate it

with a HydroGuard controller

Chapter 4:

Software Installation and

Operation

Instructs how to install and use the use the Expert Pool website to monitor the

HydroGuard controller

Overview

The Expert Pool Communicator continuously transmits information from the HydroGuard

Controller(s) and allows for remote monitoring of the HydroGuard controller(s). This is

accomplished via a wireless connection using cellular GPRS technology. A single Expert Pool

Communicator can be used to monitor up to 5 HydroGuard Controllers, in the same location

(within 100 m).

Remote Monitoring

The Expert Pool Communicator provides real-time, fully web-based monitoring. The

communicator accepts HydroGuard's alarms and readings and transmits them to a web-based

application server. In the event of user-selected alarm conditions, the communicator can send a

notification via SMS (cellular Short Message Service to pool managers, inspectors, service

technicians, and other authorized pool maintenance personnel.

The communications between HydroGuard and pool maintenance personnel is bidirectional.

HydroGuard settings can be managed remotely through any internet connection and even from a

mobile telephone.

Caution: Remote control of pool water chemistry is potentially dangerous to bathers. The

HydroGuard remote monitoring and control service is set by default to monitoring

and reporting only. Remote control is available only upon special request.

System Components

The Expert pool Communicator (Figure 1) is a single unit comprised of the following

components:

Communicator – a small enclosure that contains electronics for communication, the SIM

card, and the connections to the controller, the antenna, and the power input

connection.

Antenna – Receives and sends information wirelessly to and from controller.

Power Adapter – Provides power to communicator. Converts power supply from source of

either 110V or 220V AC to 9V DC 800 mA.

SIM card (not provided) – small, primarily plastic card that fits in the communicator and

provides information to connect to cellular network. This card is provided by a variety of

cellular companies and is used in most newer cellular phones. Please contact Blue I

Technologies for a list of suppliers in your area.

Figure 1: Expert Pool Communicator and Components

Hardware Installation

The installation process starts with the manual installation and connection of the Expert Pool

communicator to the controller, as described in this chapter. Once installed, the controller can be

monitored via the Expert Pool website, which is explained in Chapter 4.

Selecting a Location

The location where the Communicator is installed is dependent on various considerations:

Dry Area – The communicator includes electronic circuitry that may short circuit, and is

susceptible to corrosion with high ambient moisture levels.

Pool Chemicals - Pool chemicals can be corrosive to electronic circuitry. It is highly

recommended that the communicator is not installed adjacent to the pool chemicals storage area

or the dosing systems themselves.

Minimum Distance from Cellular Signal - The communicator must be installed such that the

antenna is able to be located in an area with sufficient cellular signal (from the carrier of the SIM

card). How to determine this will be explained in 3.2.

Note: The communicator box is IP 55 rated, but should still be prevented from water or chemical

exposure to increase the lifetime of operation. Ensure that the location does not compromise the

equipment. The antenna may not be extended, but the cable from the communicator to the

controller may be extended up to 100m (300 ft) to allow for cellular signal to be obtained and/or

for the communicator to be located away from water or chemical hazards.

Site Requirements and Installation

The HydroGuard communicator is wall mounted. It is advisable to install it where the pool

operator and technician can easily view.

Hardware Installation

The following procedure will determine the required location of the communicator in order to

receive cellular signal.

A SIM card from a cellular provider will need to be obtained. The SIM card will need to allow

for data transfer using GPRS and should have a minimum data plan of 10 MB/month. Blue I can

provide you with a list of approved cellular providers in your area.

1. Remove the cover from the Expert Pool Communicator. Figure 2 displays the main

components inside the expert pool communicator.

2. Lift the cover from the SIM card holder and place the SIM card into the holder with the

notch facing up and to the right.

3. Close the holder and slide to lock in place. The card will only fit one way so do not force

it. If there is resistance, check for proper card orientation.

4. Attach the antenna line to the threaded connection on the bottom of the communicator

5. Place the antenna in a location that is expected to receive strong consistent cellular signal.

Do not modify the antenna/wire or connection to allow for this; move the communicator

if necessary (see below for more information).

6. Plug in the power to the communicator into a 110V or 220V AC plug

- RS-485

Connector

Power

connection SIM

Card Antenna

Figure 2: Expert Pool Communicator – Internal Components

7. Wait about one minute for the LCD screen to light and wait to see the screen that displays

“Reception %”

8. If needed, relocate the antenna and communicator until a consistent cellular signal with

greater than 10% is obtained. Reception strength of 40-50% is very good, so if possible

move the antenna to obtain signal strength in this range or higher, since low reception

strength will result in inconsistent operation.

9. The communicator may be located up to 100m (330 ft) from the controller, because of the

RS 485 protocol. Make sure that the controller is less than 100m (330 feet) from the

communicator. If it is not, repeat step 9 keeping the communicator within 100m of the

controller.

10. Disconnect the power supply and mount the communicator to a stable wall

11. Connect one end of a 2-wire cable to the RS485 communicator terminal block on the

communicator. For example purposes, it is assumed that the wire colors are black and

white:

a. Connect the Black wire to the top (+) position of the communicator terminal

block

b. Connect the White wire to the bottom (-) position of the communicator terminal

block.

c. If multiple controllers are to be connected to the same communicator, continue

the two wires to the next controllers (“daisy-chain” together), up to a total of 5

d. The total wire length may not exceed 100m.

Turn off the power to the controller and connect the other end of the 2-wire cable the communication

terminal block on the controller board, with the black wire to the bottom (+) position and the white wire at

the top (-) position on the controller terminal block, as shown in

12. Figure 3. The wire may be extended up to 100m as needed.

13. Replace the communicator cover and secure with the supplied screws

14. Reconnect the power supply

Figure 3: Connection of RS485 wire to Controller Control Panel

Configuring the controller

1. Enter the technician menu

a. Press Scroll

b. Press Up and down together

2. Press Scroll until “Address” appears

3. Set the Address to 1

a. Press Enter

b. Enter the technician password

c. Press Enter - twice

d. Press down until 1 appears

4. If multiple controllers are connected, assign addresses in order from 1 up to a maximum

of 5.

The following outlines the messages that should appear on the LCD screen of the communicator.

ng is working properly.

b. Reception strength (%)

3. Con m 10% (50% is very good).

.The next screen will display

b. “APN” (which is the password required to access a cellular providers network –

use one)

5. Con

the con . If it is not, the communicator will not work

properly and the SIM card is likely not installed properly.

b. # unicator and is used for tracking and

purposes

7. Thea.

quickly through:

MS and Checking Alarm

b. HG: 1

Confirm th ontroller connected to

the commu a le controllers are connected, it will show the address of each

ontroller for which a connection is present.

lem

ormation will continue to cycle through to

rovide a constant update as to the connection status.

nfirming Proper Operation

This will allow you to determine if everythi

1. Unplug the power supply and reconnect, and the LCD screen will light in after about a

minute

2. The first screen will display

a. The communicator software version

fir that the reception strength is above

4a. Op: “ cellular provider”

some carriers may not

firm that the name appearing on the screen is the carrier of the SIM card installed in

troller, which may be abbreviated

The next screen will display

a. Serial number

c. This is the serial number of the comm

troubleshooting

next screen will display

Connecting to GPRS site

8. The next screen will display

a. Checking for connected H

9. The next 3 screens will cycle

a. Checking in Data, Checking S

at a number appears after “HG:”. This is the address of the c

nic tor. If multip

If the screens do not display information similar to what is described above there is a prob

with that part of the connection process. The inf

Website and Monitoring

Website pert Pool website and the system requirements for its

www.poolexpert.net

This section describes how to use the Ex

use.

1. Go to and the login page will appear, as shown in Figure 4.

your username and password and press enter

password. You will need the serial number from the back of the communicator to

obtain the appropriate user name and password. first

2. Enter

a. Contact your authorized dealer or Blue I Technologies to obtain a username and

3. If the username and password are accepted, the site will load and the graph of the

pool at the first location will appear, Figure 5.

a. If you have access to multiple locations, select the site and pool from the pull

down menus

Figure 4: Login Screen of Expert Pool Website

Current Values and Pool Overview

The current values of the pool including: Total Cl, Free Cl, pH, ORP, Temperature, Turbidity,

and Flow Rate are displayed in a bar graph. If an optional feature is not installed (i.e. Total Cl,

Turbidity and/or Flow) the bar will be shown in gray. The current communicator connection

status and alarm information is displayed below the graph. Unlike the controller display, all

current alarms will be displayed; not just the one with the highest priority/importance. Lastly,

the links for additional information are contained on the left side of the window. The figure

below is an example of the pool overview screen.

Figure 5: Initial Pool Summary Display: Current Values, Alarms and Relay Operation

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