netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Roslen netAQUATM 9D USER MANUAL v1.0.03 © 2014 by Roslen Eco-Networking Products.
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netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products TABLE OF CONTENTS NETAQUATM 9D NETWORK- ENABLED IRRIGATION CONTROLLER .............. 9 1. 1.1. 2. Terminology HOW TO’S ........................................................................................................... 10 2.1. Connect the netAQUA to Power 2.1.1. Connecting the netAQUA Using the Supplied Transformer 2.1.2. Connecting the netAQUA to an Existing 24 VAC Source 2.2. Connect the netAQUA to Your Computer Network 2.2.1.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 3.8.1.3. System Settings Page 42 3.8.1.4. Software Page 44 3.8.2. Accessibility 44 3.9. LCD/Pushbutton Interface 44 3.9.1. Basic Pushbutton Operation 44 3.9.1.1. LCD Wakeup 45 3.9.2. Basic Programming Operation 45 3.9.2.1. Special Case – Global Watering Enable/Disable 45 3.9.3. Top Level LCD Pages 45 3.9.3.1. Main Control Page 45 3.9.3.2. Watering Status Page 46 3.9.3.3. System Status Page 46 3.9.3.4. Automatic Watering Settings Page 47 3.9.3.5.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 5. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ............................................................................. 57 5.1. 5.2. 6. WiFi connection problem Technical Support 57 57 SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................ 58 6.1. 7. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Specifications table 58 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................ 59 v1.0.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Power Cable Connection to Transformer ................................................................................... 10 Figure 2: Ethernet Cable Connection to the netAQUA .............................................................................. 11 Figure 3: Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry .............................................................................................
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 37: Automatic Watering Settings Page ........................................................................................... 47 Figure 38: Manual Watering Operation Page ............................................................................................ 48 Figure 39: Watering Cycle..........................................................................................................................
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products TABLE OF TABLES Table 1: Valve Output Current Carrying Requirements ............................................................................. 37 Table 2: Browser Interface/LCD Differences ............................................................................................. 55 Table 3: Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 58 v1.0.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products netAQUATM 9D NETWORK- ENABLED IRRIGATION CONTROLLER 1. Thank you for your purchase of the netAQUA network-enabled irrigation controller. We are confident that the netAQUA will fulfill your automated watering needs, and we welcome your comments and feedback at any time.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 2. Roslen Eco-Networking Products HOW TO’S The How To’s section of the manual describes the most frequent tasks that you might do while interacting with the netAQUA. It is designed to get you started easily and quickly in using the device. So, let’s begin… 2.1. Connect the netAQUA to Power Depending on your purchase option, your netAQUA may include a transformer, and, if not, you will need to connect it to an existing 24 VAC source. 2.1.1.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 2.2. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Connect the netAQUA to Your Computer Network The netAQUA is a network-enabled device, so although the fundamental watering plan programming steps can be accomplished using the local LCD/pushbutton interface, you will access a host of additional features and configuration options by opening the netAQUA Browser Interface in your favorite web browser. To do this, you’ll need to connect the netAQUA to your computer network.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 3: Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry The other end of the Ethernet cable should be inserted into one of the ports marked LAN or Ethernet on your router, or network switch. Next, power-up the netAQUA. You can watch the start-up progress on the LCD. Alternatively, the Status LED, which is the one closer to the front of the device, will flash progressively faster as the start-up proceeds.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 5: Status LED (top), WiFi LED (bottom), Control Pushbuttons Figure 6: LED and Control Pushbutton Labelling At this point, there are three ways to proceed with identifying the network address (IP address) of the netAQUA and connecting to the Browser Interface: • • • Check the device IP address on the LCD display Type the name of the device in your browser address bar Use the netFINDER application to find the netAQUA on your network. 2.2.1.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 7: System Status Page Note that in some circumstances you might see the IP address 192.168.1.46. This means that the netAQUA did not receive its network address from the router controlling your computer network. The device is set-up to request its IP address from the router by default, so if it does not, then most likely there is a problem with the way you connected the netAQUA to the router or the switch.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL • Roslen Eco-Networking Products Opera. In some cases, you may need to select the Compatibility View option in Internet Explorer to properly show Browser Interface pages. You select this option by clicking on the little broken page marker to the left of the address bar in Internet Explorer. 2.2.2. Type the Name of Your netAQUA into the Browser Address Bar The netAQUA supports the NetBIOS protocol, which is build into most Microsoft Windows-based computers.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 2.2.3. Use the netFINDER Application The Resource CD that came with your netAQUA contains a folder named netFINDER. This is a Windows application that locates all netAQUA devices on your computer network. This program can be a very convenient way to access one or more netAQUA controllers on your network. Simply copy the folder, or its contents, to any location on your hard disc.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 11: Network Settings in Browser Interface To enable the WiFi interface, check the Enabled box. Next, type-in the name of your WiFi network in the SSID space, select the type of security used on your WiFi network (most often it will be WPA/WPA2), and type-in the password in the Security key space You should probably leave the default selection of DHCP for IP Address Assignment. This will make your router assign the network address to the netAQUA.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 12: WiFi Interface Settings When all of these settings changes are made, you’ll be prompted to restart the device. You many do so by one of three methods: • • • Go to the System Restart/Restore section of the System Settings tab, check the Confirmation box in the Restart System group of settings, and click Apply. After clicking OK on the pop-up window, the netAQUA will restart.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 2.3. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Connect the netAQUA to the Irrigation Valves Connecting the irrigation valves to your netAQUA is similar to the way these connections are made to traditional sprinkler controllers. First, you thread the control wire bundle through the bottom of the netAQUA, through the webbed grommet. Figure 13: Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry These cable bundles are typically five or seven wire, with each wire a different color.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 14: Irrigation Zones Wired at the netAQUA Figure 15: Master Valve Enable 2.4. Program a Basic Watering Plan Now that your netAQUA is connected to your home computer network and to your irrigation valves, you can program the device to control your watering. You will find all of the main control settings for programming your watering plan on the Watering Settings tab.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 16: Main Watering Plan Settings To get started, globally enable watering by selecting the Enable radio button in the System Master Watering Control setting group, and clicking the Apply button. The remaining global watering options, such as Slope/Clay Settings, are described in other sections of this manual. Next, proceed to program a Watering Cycle, by selecting one of the Watering Cycle sections. Our example shows Watering Cycle 1 morning.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 17: Cycle Programming Figure 18: Status of Upcoming Watering v1.0.03 © 2014 by Roslen Eco-Networking Products.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 2.5. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Manually Launch Watering There may be occasions when you’ll wish to manually run a programmed cycle, or run a single zone for a defined period of time. This is done in the Manual Operations section of the Watering Settings tab In the Start Trigger Settings group you can select the Cycle that you wish to run at any time. Just choose it from the drop-down menu and click Apply. The cycle will start immediately.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 2.6. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Access the netAQUA from Outside In order to access the netAQUA and control it from outside your home network, you will need to set-up Port Forwarding in your router. In most cases, you will also have to set-up a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) account with one of many DDNS services available on the internet. First, let’s discuss Port Forwarding through your browser. 2.6.1.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products The last thing to do is to type-in the Internal IP Address information. This is the IP address of the netAQUA on your home network. It can be read from the LCD, on the Status tab of the Browser Interface, or using the netFINDER application. Unfortunately, unless you have a few devices connected to your home network and don’t turn them or the router off, the IP Address assigned by the router to the netAQUA is likely to change.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products This will open the Browser Interface to the Status tab. Of course, in this case anybody who happens to come upon this address combination will access your netAQUA, so we strongly recommend that you setup access control to your netAQUA Browser Interface, as described in the Section 2.6.2 below. 2.6.2.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 23: Static IP Address Configuration One thing that you have to ensure is that the static address that you select for the netAQUA must be unique on your network. There are as many ways to do that as there are router designs, so you might have to consult your router manufacturer for a detailed explanation. In our example case, the Netgear WNR3500L is set-up to assign network addresses in the range of 192.168.1.200 to 192.168.1.253.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 24: Router DHCP Range 2.6.4. Setting-up a DDNS Service As mentioned earlier, DDNS is a very useful service to avoid the pitfall of your ISP changing the Internet IP address of your router. Remember, if you know your router Internet IP address, and it has been dynamically assigned by your ISP, chances are that it will change if you turn-off and restart your router, or some timeout occurs in the IPS system.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products updates is that you don’t have to install anything on any other computer. Also, the router in any home computer network tends to stay turned-on all the time, even if all other computers are turned off. Once you set-up the account with a DDNS service provider and install the DDNS client on a computer or tablet connected to your network, you’re finally done.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 25: System Status LCD Screen with Default IP Address At this point, you’ll need to configure your computer to connect to the netAQUA. Each operating system has a little bit different procedure to accomplish that, and we will show you the steps for a Windows 7 Home Premium PC. First, click the Start button and select the Control Panel to open up the selection of options to adjust your computer’s settings.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 27: Network and Internet Settings Group Click the Network and Sharing Center to open up this settings group. Figure 28: Network Connections Click Change adapter settings in the upper left corner. Figure 29: Network Connections Listing v1.0.03 © 2014 by Roslen Eco-Networking Products.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Right click on the network interface that you would like to change and select properties on the pop-up menu. On the new menu that opens, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click the Properties button. Figure 30: Select Properties for IPv4 Select the “Use the following IP address” radio button to configure the computer’s IP address manually.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 31: Manual IP Address Settings Once these settings are made, you’re ready. Simply open a browser on your computer and in the address bar type in the netAQUA IP address, 192.168.1.46, and the Status page of the Browser Interface will open. From then on, you can make any changes that you need to any of the settings available on the Browser Interface.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Figure 32: Software Tab To start the update process, click the Browse button. This will open a dialog box where you’ll navigate to the folder where the update file is located, and select that file. Figure 33: Update File Selection Once the update file is selected, click the Upload button to begin the update process.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL • • Roslen Eco-Networking Products Press the Enter button at the bottom of the netAQUA for more than 10 seconds and less than 30 seconds. When the 10 second timeout is reached, the Status LED will start flashing to indicate that the system is ready to restart, which will happen once your release the button. Power cycle the netAQUA. Once the system restarts it will be running the latest version of software. Note that the bootloader will rarely be updated.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products hold ENTER to accept the page settings that you have set. That’s it. You can stay in manual mode to set other zones or exit by holding SCROLL UP.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 3. Roslen Eco-Networking Products FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES The netAQUA is a full featured network-enabled irrigation controller. The various functions and features of the netAQUA are described in this section of the manual 3.1. Valve Solenoid Outputs Control The irrigation valve solenoid outputs are controlled in the same basic way as the standard consumer or commercial grade timer-based sprinkler controllers available from numerous manufacturers.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products The Status LED is illuminated steady red when an alarm condition is detected (further details are provided later in the document). The Status LED blinks green when the processor is booting. The LED is controlled to blink green by the software, as early as possible during the boot sequence.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products by the user. Water flow rate processing applies only to programmed and enabled cycles. Once a cycle has been reprogrammed, water flow rate processing begins anew with the averaging of the flow rate. 3.6.5. Threshold Response Monitoring inputs threshold check is made immediately before the beginning of each programmed cycle.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 3.8.1. Tabbed Navigation The Browser Interface has four pages. The top level, home page includes the status interface, the second page includes the watering settings interface, the third page includes the system settings interface, and the fourth page provides the software download interface. Each page includes a help column that contains a description of the status, functions, and settings that can be seen/controlled on that page.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 6. Time and Date: o Time: hour, minute, second, in AM/PM or 24 hour format o Date: month, day, year 7. Uptime: days, hours, minutes, seconds since last device power-up 8. netAQUA model, serial number, software application version, software bootloader version information. The Last Watering indication and the Next Watering indication are not shown while a cycle is active. These update when the current watering cycle ends. 3.8.1.2.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products synchronized between the Browser Interface settings and at device settings configured via the LCD/pushbutton switches. The order of precedence for temperature, rainfall, and humidity controls is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Local rain Internet rain Local temperature Internet temperature Internet humidity Either local or internet thresholds can trigger watering modifications.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products i. WiFi interface enabled (check) ii. SSID iii. Security 1. Type 2. Key iv. Static or DHCP IP address assignment v. IP address (used for Static address) vi. Network mask of the connected network vii. Gateway IP address (must be provided when Static address is used). viii. MAC address, provided for reference and not editable. c. HTTP port number (typically set to 80). 2. Aliases: a. netAQUA alias b. Cycle alias for each watering cycle c.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 9. Selection to use a Master Valve, or to control a ninth watering Zone. 10. Selection to restart the netAQUA with default configuration settings. 11. Selection to restart the netAQUA. 3.8.1.4. Software Page The creation date and version of the current software operating on the netAQUA is shown on the Software page, for both the Application and the Bootloader.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL • • • Roslen Eco-Networking Products Press ENTER is like “select” or “accept”. Hold ENTER is like “apply change”. Hold SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP will open Help pages if there is a flashing “?”. 3.9.1.1. LCD Wakeup The LCD can be set in the Browser Interface under System Settings>LCD Display for continuous operation or intermittent operation for power saving.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL • Roslen Eco-Networking Products Hold ENTER to change. The general arrangement of the Main Control page data follows the concept shown in Figure 34. Main Control Page Global Watering: Enabled Hold ENTER to change Figure 34: Main Control Page The Hold ENTER to change function is a special case of programming. When the user holds the ENTER pushbutton switch for two seconds, the Global Watering enable status toggles between Enabled and Disabled.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products System Status 16 Jul 2012 04:32:42PM IP Eth: 0.0.0.0 IP WiFi: 192.168.1.199 Software: v1.00 Figure 36: System Status Page 3.9.3.4. Automatic Watering Settings Page The Automatic Watering Settings page is the top level of the Automatic Watering Settings hierarchy in the LCD interface. The Automatic Watering Settings page contains the following information: • Hold SCROLL DOWN to view/edit.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Manual Watering Operation Hold PROGRAM to run Figure 38: Manual Watering Operation Page 3.9.4. Watering Cycles LCD Pages As mentioned, the user can descend to Watering Cycles level from the top level Automatic Watering Settings page by holding SCROLL DOWN. The Watering Cycles level contains four LCD pages where the user can view the four watering cycle settings and can enter the programming mode to change these by holding the PROG pushbutton switch.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products When the programming level for a watering cycle is reached, the first programmable field is highlighted. Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the field to edit. Press the PROG button to edit the selected variable. The current selected programmable field is highlighted and blinking. Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to change the selected programmable field. Press the ENTER button to accept the change.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Program Help: p2 of 2 - Press ENTER to accept - Hold ENTER to exit programming mode SD SU Program Help: p1 of 2 - SCROLL UP/DN to highlight item to set - Press PROG to edit item - SCROLL UP/DN to change Figure 42: Watering Cycle Programming Mode Help Page Successive presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP pushbutton switches cycle through these two help pages. Holding SCROLL UP returns the interface to the Watering Cycle page in Programming mode. 3.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products of another manual start zone then is possible without first aborting the currently watering zone. However, only one manual watering zone can be ON at any one time, so the currently watering zone will automatically abort. 3.9.5.1. Manual Watering Programming When the programming level for a manual watering control is reached, the first programmable field is highlighted. Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the field to edit.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products Program Help: p2 of 2 - Press ENTER to accept - Hold ENTER to exit programming mode pSU pSD Program Help: p1 of 2 - SCROLL UP/DN to highlight item to set - Press PROG to edit item - SCROLL UP/DN to change Figure 45: Manual Watering Operation Control Programming Mode Help Page Successive presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP pushbutton switches cycle through these two help pages.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL • • • • • • • • Roslen Eco-Networking Products Zone 2 duration Zone 3 duration Zone 4 duration Zone 5 duration Zone 6 duration Zone 7 duration Zone 8 duration Zone 9 duration (unless Zone 9 has been configured for Master Valve control). 3.10.1.1. Watering Cycle Enable Possible values for the Watering Cycle enable are: a. Enabled: the cycle starts watering at the programmed Start Time. b. Disabled: the cycle will not water. 3.10.1.2.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products When the value ON is programmed for the Abort field, the previously entered Watering Cycle or Zone will stop watering. The Time value will be accepted and changeable only if a Zone number is programmed. 3.10.3. Programming Conflicts If programmed watering cycles interfere in any way, the watering cycle with the lower number will have precedence.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL Roslen Eco-Networking Products 3.12. System Restart A system restart will occur when the ENTER button is held for more than 10 seconds and less than 20 seconds. An alternative method to perform a system restart is provided in the Browser Interface, under the System Settings tab. 3.13. Operation Recovery without Current Time Data A special condition arises when the netAQUA starts-up and determines that date and time information is not available.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 4. Roslen Eco-Networking Products Physical Interfaces The following physical interfaces are provided on the netAQUA. All cables that connect to the netAQUA are routed through a cable grommet at the bottom of the enclosure. 4.1. AC Input The 24 VAC power input interface is via a standard, top entry terminal block. 4.2. Valve Solenoid Control Outlets A top entry terminal block outlet is provided for each of the nine valve solenoid controls.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 5. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 5.1. WiFi connection problem Roslen Eco-Networking Products If the Wifi does not connect or connects intermittently there probably is a signal strength problem. In general, if another WiFi appliance like a smartphone or laptop will connect, so will the netAQUA. If the signal strength is weak there are 3 options: Wifi signal power is reduced by intervening objects and walls.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 6. SPECIFICATIONS 6.1. Specifications table Roslen Eco-Networking Products Table 3: Specifications Input power 24 VAC with earth ground, 1.67A Number of irrigation zones 9 zones or 8 with master valve/pump zone, expandable in 9/18 zone increments Sensor inputs Temperature Rain Flow Network connections 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 WiFi 802.11 bgn (optional) Operating environment v1.0.03 0⁰ to 122⁰ F, -18⁰ to 50⁰ C © 2014 by Roslen Eco-Networking Products.
netAquaTM USER MANUAL 7. Roslen Eco-Networking Products FCC Notice This controller generates radio frequency energy and may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
