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AquaControllerIIOwner's

Manual

Version 1.60

?Neptune Systems

6288 San Ignacio Ave. #B

San Jose, CA 95119

Phone (408) 578-3022 • Fax (408) 578-9383

AquaController II Owner’s Manual V1.60

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................7

SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT ...............................................................................7

FEATURE LIST...................................................................................................7

2. GETTING STARTED.................................................................................9

BASE UNIT INSTALLATION................................................................................9

CONTROL INTERFACE INSTALLATION..............................................................10

SERIAL PORT INSTALLATION...........................................................................10

Macintosh Installation..........................................................................................10

PC Compatible Installation..................................................................................11

3. MENU OVERVIEW..................................................................................13

RUN DISPLAY .................................................................................................15

CONTROL AND STATUS ...................................................................................16

Feed Cycle...........................................................................................................16

Manual Control....................................................................................................17

Power Fail Log ....................................................................................................17

Power Log...................................................................................................................17

Reset Power Log..........................................................................................................18

DATA LOGGING ..............................................................................................18

Print Data Log.....................................................................................................18

Display Data Log.................................................................................................18

Reset Data Log.....................................................................................................18

Log Interval .........................................................................................................19

SETUP.............................................................................................................19

Timer Setup..........................................................................................................19

Clock Setup..........................................................................................................19

Setting the Tank Time or Clock Time...........................................................................19

Enabling/Disabling Advanced Clocking ........................................................................19

Leap Seconds...............................................................................................................20

Temperature Setup...............................................................................................20

pH Setup..............................................................................................................20

ORP Setup............................................................................................................20

Login: On or Off..........................................................................................................21

Login Name.................................................................................................................21

Login Password ...........................................................................................................21

Pager Setup..........................................................................................................21

Pager Enable................................................................................................................21

Pager Number..............................................................................................................21

Alarm Name.................................................................................................................22

Dial Delay....................................................................................................................22

Re-page Delay..............................................................................................................22

Pager Test....................................................................................................................22

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Init Memory

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SELF TEST ......................................................................................................22

4. PROBE INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION..................................25

PROBE INSTALLATION.....................................................................................25

Temperature Probe Installation...........................................................................25

pH Probe Installation...........................................................................................25

ORP Probe Installation........................................................................................26

PROBE CALIBRATION ......................................................................................27

Temperature Calibration .....................................................................................27

pH Calibration.....................................................................................................27

ORP Calibration..................................................................................................28

5. PROGRAMMING THE AQUACONTROLLER II................................31

PROGRAMMING BASICS...................................................................................31

Timer Names........................................................................................................31

Timer Program ....................................................................................................32

Repeat Interval ....................................................................................................32

Feed Interval........................................................................................................33

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER SETUP ...............................................................33

Temperature Control Program.............................................................................34

Fixed Temperature.......................................................................................................34

Seasonal Temperature Variation...................................................................................35

PH CONTROLLER SETUP .................................................................................36

pH Control Program............................................................................................37

ORP CONTROLLER SETUP ..............................................................................38

ORP Control Program.........................................................................................38

TIMED EVENTS SETUP.....................................................................................39

Timed Lighting.....................................................................................................39

Timed Pumps.......................................................................................................40

Repetitive and Random Events.............................................................................41

Seasonal Lighting Variation.................................................................................42

Simulating the Moon Cycle..................................................................................43

Feed Cycle Timer Events .....................................................................................44

Externally Switched Events ..................................................................................45

Alarms.................................................................................................................46

Hysteresis ............................................................................................................47

ADVANCED PROGRAMMING ............................................................................49

Statement Evaluation Order.................................................................................49

6. SERIAL PORT INTERFACE................................................................51

SERIAL CONNECTOR PINOUT...........................................................................51

SERIAL PORT COMMANDS...............................................................................52

APPENDIX A -TROUBLE SHOOTING....................................................55

APPENDIX B -SAMPLE PROGRAMS......................................................57

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DEFAULT PROGRAM........................................................................................57

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1. Introduction

Scope of this Document

Congratulations, you have just purchased the most advanced aquarium

controller on the market! It is recommended that you completely read the

Owner's Manual before proceeding to set up the AquaController II to

perform any task.

Feature List

The following features are fully supported in the AquaController II base

unit.

??Lighting Control

??Wave Maker

??Simulated Moon Cycle

??Seasonal Lighting Variation

??Seasonal Temperature Variation

??1 External Switch Input

??Temperature Monitor and Control

??pH Monitor and Control

??ORP Monitor and Control

??Flash Memory for Easy Firmware Upgrades

??Data Logging

??RS232 Computer Interface

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Direct Connection to External Modem

??Local and Remote Alarms

??Simple Yet Sophisticated Programming Language

??Built in Self Test

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2. Getting Started

Base Unit Installation

The following figure points out all the connectors located on the side of

the AquaController II. Please refer to it during installation.

Power

9V DC X10

RJ11 Serial

Mdin 8 Temp ORP

BNC pH

BNC

Figure 1: AquaController II Connectors

The AquaController II should be installed in a dry environment that has

little chance of getting wet. The AquaController II is a sensitive piece of

electronic equipment and is not waterproof. Ideally, it should be located

several feet from the aquarium. Velcro strips with adhesive backing can be

used to install the controller in its permanent location. Velcro strips work

well because the unit can be easily removed from its mounting point to

replace the 9V battery.

To prevent the loss of data logging and clock information, it is highly

recommended that a new 9V battery is installed. In the event of a power

outage the battery will maintain the internal state of the unit and allow for

the resumption of control of the aquarium as soon as power returns. A

high quality alkaline battery will keep the internal processor operational for

approximately 4 hours when an AC power failure occurs. When the

battery is low and should be replaced a ‘battery low’ display will flash on

the AquaController II’s Display. It should be noted that no state changes

will occur in the external control modules during a power outage. After

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power is

returned, all controlled devices will be in the correct state within

the Repeat Interval. The default interval is 5 minutes. See section ‘Repeat

Interval’ on page 32 for more details on modifying the Repeat Interval.

The 9V-DC power adapter should be plugged into a 120V wall socket and

the plug on the end of the cable should be connected to the power

connector on the AquaController II. Refer to the above figure for the

location of the connector.

Powerheads and pumps switching on and off generate power spikes that

can damage electronic equipment. The AquaController II has protection

circuitry in the base unit; however, it is recommended as an added safety

precaution to plug the controller in a 'clean' AC socket. Power strips with

transient suppression circuitry can be used to make a 'clean' socket and to

prevent power surges from damaging the AquaController II. Coil up all

power cords to reduce the amount of radiated electrical noise.

Control Interface Installation

Simply plug the control interface into the wall outlet located close to the

AquaController II and aquarium. It may be necessary to use one or more

power strips if multiple devices are to be controlled. Plug one end of the

cable with the RJ11 connectors (phone cable) into the Control Interface

and the other end into the AquaController II.

Serial Port Installation

Macintosh Installation

To connect the AquaController II to a Macintosh computer simply use an

Apple NULL modem (printer) cable. The cable necessary is exactly the

same as is used to connect two Apple Macintosh's together over an

AppleTalk network. Simply place one of the mini-DIN 8 connectors into

the AquaController II serial port (see figure 1) and the other end into the

modem or printer port of the Macintosh.

Any of the many serial port communications programs for the Macintosh

can be used. Kermit is one such public domain program. The

communications program on the Macintosh must be configured to run at

9600 baud, 8 bits/char, no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Also

make sure that the correct serial port (printer or modem) on the Macintosh

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is selected.

To test the port type several carriage returns and an AquaController>

prompt should be returned. At this point data can be downloaded from

the AquaController II to the host Macintosh. Please refer to section ‘Serial

Port Commands’ on page 52 for a detailed description of the serial port

commands.

PC Compatible Installation

To connect the AquaController II to an IBM/PC compatible computer

use our serial cable (P/N SERPC). To install simply place the mini-DIN 8

connector into the AquaController II serial port (see figure 1) and the

DB25 connector into the PC's serial port. For PCs with DB9 connector a

DB25 to DB9 converter is required in addition to the serial cable.

Any of the many serial port communications programs for the PC can be

used. The terminal emulator in Windows (Hyperterminal) or a public

domain program such as Kermit will both work. The communications

program on the PC must be configured to run at 9600 baud, 8 bits/char,

no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Also make sure that the correct

serial port is selected (COM1 or COM2).

To test the port type several carriage returns and an AquaController>

prompt should be returned. At this point data can be downloaded from

the AquaController II to the host PC. Please refer to section ‘Serial Port

Commands’ on page 52 for a detailed description of the serial port

commands.

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3. Menu Overview

The options and menus in the controller may seem overwhelming at first,

but after a little practice you will find that they are arranged in a logical and

consistent manner.

All menus and sub-menus follow the same user interface. The Up and

Down buttons move the arrow cursor up and down. When the cursor

reaches the bottom entry and the down button is pressed again, the menu

items scroll as expected. Similarly, if the cursor is at the top and the up

button is pressed, the menu items scroll. The Select button activates the

current menu entry pointed to by the cursor. The activation will execute a

command, bring up another menu, or exit the current menu.

The menu choices are in a circularly linked list, so repeated presses of the

Up (or Down) button will cycle through all the choices. Common to all

menus is the Exit entry. When Exit is selected, the current sub-menu pops

up and control is returned to the previous (next higher) level menu.

To make it easier to enter data into the AquaController II, all three of the

buttons have an auto repeat function. When any button is pressed for

greater than 3/4 of a second, the current action begins to repeat. If the

button is pressed an additional 1 second, the auto repeat rate increases.

For quick reference the following table lists all of the menus and

commands available to the AquaController II. On the left side of the table

are the root menu entries. Entries in the 2nd through 4th columns are sub-

menus of the column to the left of it.

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Root Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level

Run

Feed

Manual Cntl

Power Log

Control & Status Power Fail Log Reset Power Log

Exit

Display Lock

Exit

Print Data Log

Display Log (T, pH, ORP)

Data Log Display Log (Oxy, Cond)

Reset Data Log

Log Interval

Exit

Modify Name

Timer Names Add Name

Delete Name

Exit

Modify State

Timer Setup Timer Program Add State

Delete State

Exit

Repeat Interval

Feed Interval

Exit

Tank Time Set

Clock Time Set

Clock Setup Type: Adv/Normal

Setup Leap Second

Exit

pH Calibration

pH: On/Off

pH Setup pH Temp Comp:

Exit

Temp Calibration

Temp: On/Off

Temp Setup Temp Celsius

Temp Fahrenheit

Exit

ORP Calibrate

ORP Setup ORP: On/Off

ORP pH Comp:

Exit

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Root Level 2nd Level 3rd Level 4th Level

Pager: On/Off

Pager Number

Pager Setup Dial Delay

Repage Delay

Alarm Name:

Serial Setup Type: RS232/RS485

Exit

Init Memory

Exit

Run Display

The Run Display indicates the date, system time, temperature (temp), pH,

and ORP. During most of the AquaController II operation this will be the

active display. If no input occurs (button selection) the LCD screen will

automatically return to this display. It can be selected by pressing the Select

(left) button when the arrow cursor is pointing at RUN.

Jan 10 8:10:30

Figure 2: Clock Display

In Figure 2 Normal Clocking is enabled and the first line displays the date

(month day) followed by the tank time (hour:minute:second). The clock

Time can also displayed by setting Advanced Clocking to ON (see section

‘Enabling/Disabling Advanced Clocking’ on page 19).

The second line indicates the current status of the control modules; the

first character represents the status of the first timer name, the second

character represents the status of the second timer name and so on. If the

character displayed is either an "M" or "m" then that timer is in manual

mode (operation). The "M" indicates that the controlled device is

operating and the "m" indicates the device is idle. Manual Mode Operation

is described in section ‘Control and Status’ on page 16

The other special characters displayed on this line indicate that the timer is

in Automatic mode, and the controlled device(s) are either "on" or "off".

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The character that is displayed for a particular timer is programmed in the

'Setup:Timer Setup:Timer Names' sub-menu. The following table shows

the special characters (the first column represents on and the second off):

Typically Lights

Typically Heater/Chiller

Typically Pumps/Powerheads

Other Controlled Devices

Figure 3: Run Display Special Characters

In the figure below the monitored probes are displayed. with temperature

(°F or °C), pH, and ORP (millivolts) enabled. The UP button is used to

toggle between the Clock Display and the Monitored Probes display.

Temp pH ORP

78.3 8.34 382mV

Figure 4: Monitored Probes Display

Pressing the Down button while the Run Display is active will initiate a

Feed Cycle. During the Feed Cycle the display will show a countdown of

the number of seconds remaining. The Run Display is resumed following

the completion of the Feed Cycle. The Select button can be used to end

the Feed Cycle early. See section ‘Feed Cycle’ on page 16 for more details.

To exit the Run Display and enter the root level menu press the Select

button.

Control and Status

The control and status menu option allows the user to take any timer out

of the automatic mode of operation and force it to either an "on" or "off"

state as well as viewing other operational status.

Feed Cycle

A special case of manual mode of operation is the Feed Cycle. This option

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allows the user to shut down certain pumps, powerheads, etc. for a fixed

period of time for the purpose of feeding the tank. To start a Feed Cycle

select the Feed Cycle entry in the Control and Status menu. When this

mode is entered, the Feed Cycle controlled modules are temporarily forced

into the programmed state. The display shows a countdown of the

number of seconds remaining. When the count reaches zero, the Feed

Cycle controlled modules return to normal operation. The Feed Cycle can

be interrupted early by pressing the Select button. See section ‘Feed Cycle

Timer Events’ on page 44 for instructions on how to program a timer to

use a Feed Cycle and section ‘Feed Interval’ on page 33 on how to change

the Feed Cycle duration.

To reduce the number of button presses required to initiate a Feed Cycle,

a shortcut has been added to the Run Display command. When the Run

Display is active (see section ‘Run Display’ on page 15), the Down button

can be used to initiate a Feed Cycle.

Manual Control

The manual timer menu allows you to place a control module out of

Automatic Mode and turn it continuously "on" or continuously "off". The

following procedure is used to modify the on, off or automatic status of a

timer:

1. Go to the Control & Status:Manual Control menu.

2. Use the Up and Down buttons to locate the desired timer. When

the cursor points to the desired timer press the Select button.

3. The underline cursor should now be under the ON, OFF, or

AUTO status of the timer. Use the Up and Down buttons to

scroll to the desired state. Press the Select button to complete the

operation.

Power Fail Log

The power fail menu allows you to display the last power failure and reset

the power failure log.

Power Log

Selecting the power log menu display the last power failure time/date and

the power restored time/date of the last power interruption. If ‘none’ is in

the power failed entry then no power failure has occurred.

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Reset Power Log

Activating this menu entry will reset the power failure and power restored

time/date entries to ‘None’.

Data Logging

Data logging is a powerful feature that enables accurate tracking and

recording of the conditions in the aquarium. There are many possible uses

for the data, some of which include analysis to help find cause and effect

relationships, trends which may foreshadow potential problems, and

monitor the tank conditions necessary to induce fish or coral spawning.

The AquaController IIs internal memory can hold up to 744 data logs.

This size log buffer is enough to hold hourly data logs for four weeks.

When the data log exceeds 744 entries, the oldest log entry is replaced by

the newest log entry.

Print Data Log

The Print Data Log menu dumps the entire data log to the serial port. It

may take several seconds to dump the Data Log to the serial port, so be

patient. This operation cannot be interrupted. A terminal program on a PC

can capture the dumped data, and allows you to store it to disk. The data

can then be input into a spreadsheet, or similar program to generate graphs

or find trends. Refer to section ‘Serial Port Installation’ on page 10 for

instructions on how to attach the serial port to a computer. The 'd'

command input from the serial port performs the same function.

Display Data Log

The Display Data Log menu allows you to scroll through the contents of

the data log on the LCD screen. The first line displays the Month/Day

Hour:Minute of the datalog entry and the second line displays the

Temperature, pH, and ORP.

The initial display shows the earliest data entry and the Down button

scrolls to a later data entry. The Up button scrolls the display to an earlier

data entry. To exit the Display Data Log menu press the Select button.

Reset Data Log

The Reset Data Log menu option clears the log memory in the

AquaController II. NOTE: The data log is also cleared if the tank time is

changed or the log interval is modified. The 'r' reset command from the

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serial port performs the same function.

Log Interval

The Log Interval menu allows you to set how often the AquaController II

logs a pH, ORP, or temperature measurement to the data log. To modify

the interval select Log Interval and use the Up and Down buttons to

advance to the desired setting. When the correct interval is displayed press

the Select button. Sixty minutes is the default setting for log interval.

NOTE: The data log is also cleared if the tank time is changed or the log

interval is modified.

Setup

Timer Setup

The timer setup and programming instructions are described in chapter 5

on page 31

Clock Setup

Setting the Tank Time or Clock Time.

The AquaController II has the capability to maintain two separate times on

two separate clocks. The tank clock keeps track of the time in the tank and

is the clock used by the timer program to turn off or on the desired

modules. The time clock is only included as a convenience to the user. It

can be set to display the actual time in case it is different than the time

used to control and monitor the tank. Following the directions listed below

can set either clock:

1. Go to the Setup:Clock Setup:

2. Select either Set Tank Time or Set Clock Time from the menu

depending on which clock needs to be set.

3. Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the selected field to the

desired value. When the value is correct use the Select button to

advance to the next field. Repeat until all time values are entered.

Enabling/Disabling Advanced Clocking

Since some of the lighting control statements (SUN and MOON) occur at

fixed times, you may want to have the Tank Time and Clock Time set to

different times; Advanced clocking allows for this possibility. The

Advanced Clocking feature enables both the Tank Time and the Clock

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Time to be visible in the Run Display simultan

eously. If Advanced

Clocking is disabled only the tank time is displayed in the Run Display.

The Tank Clock is always used in the timer program evaluation regardless

of the setting of Advanced Clocking. To enable or display Advanced

Clocking do the following:

1. Go to the Setup:Clock Setup:

2. Use the Up and Down buttons to move the cursor to either Adv

Clocking. When the cursor is positioned by the correct action

press the Select button; the clock mode will toggle.

3. To exit the clock setup menu, use the Up and Down buttons to

scroll through the options to the 'Exit' entry. Press the Select

button to exit the clock setup menu.

Leap Seconds

The Leap Seconds allows the user to fine tune the accuracy of the clocks

used in the AquaController II. The number programmed into the

AquaController II indicates how many seconds to adjust the internal clock

per day. For example if the clock is gaining 1.5 seconds per day, a value of

-1.5 would be entered to offset this inaccuracy. The AquaController II uses

this value to slow its time down by 1.5 seconds each day. To modify this

entry select Leap Seconds and use the Up and Down buttons to scroll to

the desired Leap Seconds value. When the correct value is displayed press

the Select button.

Temperature Setup

Temperature setup and probe installation are described in section

‘Temperature Probe Installation’ on page 25 and ‘Temperature Calibration’

on page 27.

pH Setup

pH setup and probe installation are described in section ‘pH Probe

Installation’ on page 25 and ‘pH Calibration’ on page 27.

ORP Setup

ORP setup and probe installation are described in section ‘ORP Probe

Installation’ on page 26 and ‘ORP Calibration’ on page 28.

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