Link4 IGrow 100 Series Manuale utente

iGrow 100 Series™

Installaon and User’s Manual

April 2012 Edion - Version 5.1

1iGrow Series 100 Manual

Contents

Introducon...................................................................................................................... 3

CustomerService................................................................................................................ 4

TermsandCondions......................................................................................................... 5

BeforeyouBegin................................................................................................................ 6

 TemperatureControl............................................................................................... 6

 Deadbands............................................................................................................... 7

 Setpoints.................................................................................................................. 7

 Ramping................................................................................................................... 7

ControlStrategy.................................................................................................................. 9

 SetpointandStagingWorksheets............................................................................ 9

HardwareInstallaon....................................................................................................... 10

 ContentInspecon................................................................................................ 10

 RecommendedTools.............................................................................................. 10

 MounngtheiGrowSeries100™.......................................................................... 10

iGrowSeries100™Overview............................................................................................ 12

 OpeningtheiGrowSeries100™............................................................................ 12

 InternalLayout....................................................................................................... 13

WiringtheiGrowSeries100™.......................................................................................... 14

 PowerSupplyInstallaon...................................................................................... 14

 OutputInstallaon................................................................................................. 15

 ControlRelays&Contactors.................................................................................. 16

 IndoorAirTemperatureProbeInstallaon............................................................ 17

Programming................................................................................................................... 19

 BeforeYouBegin.................................................................................................... 19

 iGrowSeries100™MainScreenLayout................................................................. 19

 Navigaon.............................................................................................................. 20

 StatusScreens........................................................................................................ 21

  MainStatusScreens.................................................................................... 21

  ProgrammingScreens................................................................................. 22

SetpointProgramming..................................................................................................... 23

Reports/Logs................................................................................................................... 28

 ReturnonInvestment............................................................................................ 29

 Graphing................................................................................................................ 30

 EquipmentCosts.................................................................................................... 34

 EnergyCosts........................................................................................................... 35

 EquipmentUsage................................................................................................... 36

 EnergyUsage......................................................................................................... 37

 EventLogs.............................................................................................................. 38

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SystemSetup.................................................................................................................... 40

 EquipmentSetup................................................................................................... 41

  GeneralType............................................................................................... 44

  EnergyType................................................................................................. 50

  AssignStages............................................................................................... 55

  TemperatureStages..................................................................................... 56

  HumidityStages.......................................................................................... 58

  ResetRunme............................................................................................. 60

 Save&Restore....................................................................................................... 61

  Save&RestoreConguraons.................................................................... 62

  SaveLogFiles.............................................................................................. 64

 SensorSetup.......................................................................................................... 66

  MapSensors................................................................................................ 67

  CalibrateSensors......................................................................................... 68

  SelfTestSetUp............................................................................................ 69

  AnalogSensorMapping.............................................................................. 70

 Time&DateSetup................................................................................................. 71

  SetTime...................................................................................................... 72

  SetDate....................................................................................................... 73

 LocaonSetup....................................................................................................... 74

 EnergyCost............................................................................................................ 75

 CommunicaonSetup........................................................................................... 78

  WeatherStaonSetup................................................................................ 79

  IPAddressSetup......................................................................................... 80

 MeasurementUnits............................................................................................... 81

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 Advanced............................................................................................................... 82

  HumiditySengs........................................................................................ 83

  ROISengs................................................................................................. 84

  ClearAllData............................................................................................... 84

  UnitInfo...................................................................................................... 84

  StageDelay.................................................................................................. 85

  BeginBootload............................................................................................ 85

  UITest.......................................................................................................... 86

  Password.................................................................................................... 86

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

CompleteMenuStructureLisng..................................................................................... 88

ResengtheController................................................................................................. 108

3iGrow Series 100 Manual

Introduction

WelcometoiGrowSeries100™,Link4’sIntelligentGreenhouseEnvironmentalController.

TheiGrowSeries100™representsthelatestingreenhouseenvironmentalcontrolauto-

maon.iGrowSeries100™enablesyoutocontrolandintegrateavarietyofequipment

inyourgreenhouse.Yourheang,cooling,venng,shading,humidity,CO2,andlighng

needsarelinkedtogetherintooneexible,easy-to-usesystem.

Link4canoerreliableservicebecausewearestaedbythedesignerandengineersthat

developedtheiGrowSeries100™.IndesigningtheiGrowSeries100™itwasourpurpose

todesignacontrollerspecicallyforthedemandsandcostconcernsforsmalltomidsize

growersandnoothercontrollerhasabeerfeaturetopriceraothaniGrowSeries100™.

Yourgreenhousecontrolsystemshouldimprovethequalityandeciencyofyouropera-

on.iGrowSeries100™oersquickinstallaon,anddynamicprogrammingexibility

foreasierandmoreaccurategreenhousemanagementgivingyouthefreedomforyouto

focusonplantsandprots.

ThereasonwhywestandoutfromothersisbecauseofourLink4Promise:Ourpassion

istoprovidegrowerswithintelligentcontrolsoluons.Weunderstandcontrollingyour

growingenvironmentiscricaltoyoursuccess.Therefore,ourcommitmentistobuild

outstandingcontrollersandtoprovideexcellentsupportsothatyoucanknowwithcon-

dencethattheiGrowSeries100™systemisrightforyou.

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Customer Service

Link4hasawell-trainedcustomersupportstathatisreadytohelp.Ourcustomer

servicecenteriscommiedtoyourgreenhousebusiness24/7throughourwebsite

orservicelineforaccesstosoluonsforyourcontrollerneeds.Beforeyoucontactus,

pleasewritedownthemodelnumberandserialnumberlocatedinsidetheiGrowSeries

100™enclosuresothatwecanserveyoubeer.

Address:

Link4Corporaon

22725LaPalmaAve

YorbaLinda,CA92887

Telephone:

SUPPORT866.755.LINK(5465)

Web:

www.link4corp.com

E-mail:

SALES sales@link4corp.com

SERVICE [email protected]om

ThereisextensiveonlinesupportforallLink4productsforregisteredusersat

www.link4corp.com.Registraonisprovidedatnocharge.

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Terms and Conditions

Warranty

Link4warrantsthatthegoodssoldunderthiscontractwillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialandwork-

manshipforaperiodof12monthsaerthedateofpurchase.Thiswarrantywillbelimitedtothe

repairandreplacementofpartsandthenecessarylaborandservicesrequiredtorepairthegoods.IT

ISEXPRESSLYAGREEDTHATTHISWARRANTYWILLBEINLIEUOFALLWARRANTIESOFFITNESSAND

INLIEUOFTHEWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY.

Moreover,anydescriponofthegoodscontainedinthiscontractisforthesolepurposeofidenfy-

ingthem,isnotpartofthebasisofthebargain,anddoesnotconstuteawarrantythatthegoods

willconformtothatdescripon.Theuseofanysampleormodelinconneconwiththiscontract

isforillustravepurposesonly,isnotpartofthebasisofthebargain,andisnottobeconstruedas

awarrantythatthegoodswillconformtothesampleormodel.Noarmaonoffactorpromise

madebyLink4,whetherornotinthiscontract,willconstuteawarrantythatthegoodswillconform

tothearmaonorpromise.

Link4shallnotberesponsibleforreplacement(s)orrepair(s)whichbecomedefecvefromuserneg-

ligence,modicaon,abuseand/oranytypesof improperusage.Nonconformancetoanyofthe

specicaonsintheproductmanualwillvoidthewarranty.Furthermore,ourliabilitytothegoods

sold,whetheronwarranty,contract,ornegligence,willbereleasedupontheexpiraonofthewar-

rantyperiodwhenallsuchliabilityshallterminate.

Link4 shall not be responsible for any loss or claims due to consequenal damages aord by the

Buyer.Link4alsoreservestherighttomakeanynecessarychangestofeaturesandspecicaonsto

condionorwarranty.

Returns

MerchandisecannotbereturnedwithoutaReturnMerchandiseAuthorizaon(RMA)numberfrom

Link4.Requestsforpermissiontoreturndefecveitemsmustbemadewithin(14)fourteendays

aerreceiptofshipment.ALink4RMA#forapprovedreturnsmustappearonboththecustomer’s

shippingcartonandtherelatedreceiptmemo.Partsunderwarrantywillberepairedatnocharge.

Otherreturneditemswillbesubjectedtothefollowingrestockingcharges:20%fornovalueadded

items,40%forvalueaddeditems,and75%forcustomdesignedorbuilttospecicaonitems.

Repair

ArepairordermustalsohaveaLink4ReturnMerchandiseAuthorizaon(RMA)number.Repairsthat

arenotcoveredbythewarrantywillbebilledonamaterialandlaborbasis.Itemsreturnedforrepair

mustbesenttoLink4withprepaidreturntransportaonLink4willnotberesponsiblefordamage(s)

duetoimproperpackagingorshippinganddeliveryofitemsreturnedforrepair.

Addional Costs

ItisexpresslyagreedthatBuyerwillreimburseLink4foranyaddionalcostsaributabletochanges

inthespecicaons,direcons,ordesignoftheitemsfurnishedwhicharerequestedorapprovedby

BuyeratLink4’slistedretailpricesineectatthemesuchchangesareordered.

Governing Law

Thevalidityofthiscontractandofanyofitstermsorprovisions,aswellastherightsandduesofthe

paresunderthiscontract,shallbeconstruedpursuanttoandinaccordancewiththelawofCalifor-

nia.TheparesspecicallyagreetosubmittothejurisdiconofthecourtsofCalifornia.

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Before you Begin

Temperature Control

WiththeiGrowSeries100™youcanprogramacoolingtemperaturetargetcalleda“Cool

Setpoint”andaheangtemperaturetargetcalleda“HeatSetpoint”.Thetemperature

rangebetweenthesetwotargetsiscalledthe“Normal”temperaturerangeorstage.If

thegreenhousetemperatureiswithintheNormaltemperaturebandusuallynoneofthe

coolingorheangequipmentison.However,somecirculaonfans(oencalledhorizon-

talairow(HAF)fans)maybeacvetomaintainairmovementwithinthegreenhouse

environment.

Whenever the temperature within the greenhouse moves above the cool setpoint, or

belowtheheatsetpoint(fallsoutsidetheNormaltemperaturerange)theiGrowSeries

100™willentercoolingorheangstagestobringitbackinline.WiththeiGrowSeries

100™youcanprogramuptosixcoolingandtwoheangstages.Thesestagesgofrom

Cool1toCool6andHeat1toHeat2.Cool1andHeat1aretheleastaggressivewithCool

6andHeat2themostaggressive.Inyourprogramyouwilldeterminewhatequipment

youwanttobeacveineachofthestages.

WhentheairtemperatureinthegreenhouserisesabovetheCoolSetpoint,thesystem

enterstherststageofcooling,referredtoasCool1.Ifthetemperatureconnuestorise,

thesystemwillenterthesecondstage,Cool2,thenthethirdstage,Cool3andsoforth.

Ateachincreasingcoolingstage,morecoolingwillbebroughttoaempttobringtheair

temperaturebelowthecoolsetpointandwithinthetarget“Normal”temperaturerange.

Heangworksthesameway.

Inconsideringthedierencebetweeneachheangandcoolingstagethereisavariable

intheprogramwhichisthenumberofdegreesbetweeneachheangandcoolingstage

calledthe“StageSeparaon”or‘StageWidth”.Wheneverthetemperaturerisesabove

thecoolsetpoint,theiGrowSeries100™willacvatetheappropriateequipmenttobring

thegreenhousetothenormaltemperaturerange.Ifthestagewidthis1degreeandthe

temperaturerises1.1degreesabovethecoolsetpoint,thenthecontrollerwillbeacvein

C2coolingstage.Thesamegoesfortheheangstagewhenthetemperaturedropsbelow

theheangsetpoints.InFigure1.1,thereisanexamplewithfourcoolingstagesandtwo

heangstages.

7iGrow Series 100 Manual

Deadbands

Ifthetemperatureisbelowthecoolsetpointandrisesintotherststageofcooling,some

coolingequipmentwillbeturnedon.Thismaythenlowerthetemperatureandbringit

intothenormalrange.Inordertokeeptheequipmentfromoscillang,a“Deadband”is

employedwhenthetemperatureisbetweenstages.InFigure1.1thedeadbandisset

at1degreesothatwhenthegreenhouseisaempngtoreturntoNormaltemperature

fromC4toC3thecontrollerwilluseadeadbandof1degreetokeeptheequipmentfrom

oscillang o and on. Now, when the temperature drops below the cool setpoint, the

systemremainsintheCool1stageunlthetemperaturedropsbelowtheCoolDeadband.

Theconceptsthatwedescribedforcoolingoperateinthesamemannerforheang.

Setpoints

Youwillbeabletouseupto3setpointsina24hourmeperiod.Withineachtwenty-

fourhourperiodSetpointsarebasedonmeandtemperaturetoproducethedeisred

environment.Byplacingsetpointsduringdierentmesofthedayyoucanregulatethe

temperaturewithinarangefortargettemperaturesandhumidity(humiditysensorsold

seperately).Whenasetpointisineectatacertainmelengththecontrollerwillac-

vatethenecessaryequipmentinheangandcoolstagestobringtheenvironmentback

toNorm.Thesameapplieswhenthehumidityrisesorfallsbeyondthetargetlow/high

setpoint.Whenoneormoresetpointsareusedthesecondorsubsequentsetpointswill

becometheacvesetpointatthestartmeandtheprevioussetpointwillend.

Ramping

Inaddion,youhavetheoponofatemperaturerampbetweenthesetpoints.Eachset-

pointmeperiodbeginswithaRampme.Thebenetoframpingallowsyoutomake

smoothtransionswithinthegreenhousesothattheplantsdon’texperiencetempera-

tureshock.Ramping alsosavesenergy, whichtranslatesdirectlyintoloweroperang

costs.

Intheexampleonthefollowingpage(Figure1.1),thestartmeis8:00amwitha60min-

uterampme.Therampmeenablesasmoothtransionofthetargettemperatures

betweenthesetpointmeperiods.Ofcourse,therampmescanbesetto0andinthis

casetherewillbeanimmediatesteptransioninthesetpoints.Figure1.1alsoshowsa

typicalexampleofastagingworksheet.

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Setpoint 1issetto8:00amwitha60minuteRamp,Tempissetas68to72.0°F

Setpoint 2issetto6:00pmwitha30minuteRamp,Tempissetas67to70.5°F

Figure 1.1 Example of Setpoints, Staging, & Deadbands



SET POINTS START TIME

DAY

6:00 AM

NIGHT

7:00 PM

DIF

NOT USED

EQUIPMENT

NAME

H2 H1 N C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 De-H Hum

1RVM-1 ROOF VENT OPEN 20% 40% 60% 80% 99% 99% 15%

2RVM-1 ROOF VENT CLOSE

3SWM-1 SIDEWALL OPEN 0% 10% 80% 99% 99% 99% 0%

4SWM-1 SIDEWALL CLOSE

5EX-1 EXHAUST FANS ON ON ON ON

6HAF-1 HAF FANS ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON

7HT-1 HEAT NORTH ON OFF

8HT-2 HEAT SOUTH ON ON

OUTPUTS

FOR ON/OFF & VENT ONLY

HEAT

STAGES

COOLING STAGES

HUMIDIFICATION

STAGES

30 55 80

55 80

TEMPERATURE

RAMP

TIME HUMIDITY

Low Set Pt.

(°F/°C)

High Set Pt.

(°F/°C) (min)

Low Set Pt.

(%)

High Set Pt.

(%)

12am 1 2 3 4 5 678 9 10 11 12pm 1 2 3 4 5 86 79 10 11

65° F

70° F

75° F

Setpoint 1

Day Cool

72.0° F

Setpoint 1

Day Heat

68.0° F

Setpoint 2

Night Cool

70.5° F

Beginning of

Ramp time

8:00am

End of

Ramp time

9:00am

Cool Stage 1

Cool Stage 2

Cool Stage 3

Cool Stage 4

Heat Stage 1

Heat Stage 2

Setpoint 2

Night Heat

67.0° F

End of

Ramp time

6:30pm

Beginning of

Ramp time

6:00pm

1° F Deadbands

SAMPLE WORKSHEET

9iGrow Series 100 Manual

Control Strategy

PriortoinstallingandprogrammingtheiGrowSeries100™itisimportanttodeterminean

overallstrategytocontroltheenvironmentinthegreenhouse.TheiGrowSeries100™is

anextremelyexibleandpowerfuldevice,thusaddionalcareandplanningarerequired.

Inordertoaidyouwiththeprocess,Link4hasprovidedseveralworksheetsinthefollow-

ingpages.Itisassumedthatyoualreadypossessageneralunderstandingofgreenhouse

controls.Ifnot,pleasereviewthisseconcarefully.

Itisrecommendedthatyoumakecopiesofthesesheetsbeforeusingthem.Theywillbe

usefulinthefutureshouldyourcontrolneedschange.

Setpoint and Staging Worksheets

Figure 1.2 Setpoint & Staging Worksheets

SET POINTS START TIME

DAY

NIGHT

DIF

EQUIPMENT

NAME

H2 H1 N C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 De-H Hum

OUTPUTS

COOLING STAGES

Low Set Pt.

(%)

High Set Pt.

(%)(min)

TEMPERATURE

Low Set Pt.

(°F/°C)

High Set Pt.

(°F/°C)

HEAT

STAGES

HUMIDIFICATION

STAGES

FOR ON/OFF & VENT ONLY

RAMP

TIME HUMIDITY

Indice

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