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BERMAD Irrigation Control System Operation Manual BERMAD Water Control Solutions

Contents 1. General Description 2. Normal Mode Defining irrigation programs Selecting the Desired Program Entering into the Desired Program Defining the Irrigation Days of Programs Setting irrigation days by use of a Run-list Setting Irrigation Days by use of Cycle of Days Defining Start Times of Programs Defining the Water Valve Runtime Defining the Fertilizer Valve Runtime Adjusting the Water Runtime by % Setting the Current Time and Current Day Manual Start/Stop of Programs 6. The Special Function of Program "C" Irrigation 7. Initial Setup Procedure How to Enter into the...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers 1.  General Description • BIC 100 is a modular irrigation controller that controls up to 10 outputs. It is specially designed for agricultural applications which need no volumetric information. • The 10 outputs are flexible and can be used for any of the following purposes: »» Multiple irrigation valves »» 1 main valve »» Up to 2 fertilizer injectors »» 1 booster pump »» Up to 4 backflush valves • There are three irrigation programs: Programs A and B are started by user defined start time, and Program C can be programed to start by a dry contact sensor or...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers 2.  Normal Mode Normal mode includes everyday activities such as - planning, activating and monitoring Irrigation, Fertigation and Backflush programs. Before using the controller in Normal mode it must be set up according to the specific application. The Setup procedure is described in "Initial Setup Procedure" on page 15. A few facts about programs: • The system recognizes 4 programs: A, B, C and F. Programs A,B, and C are used for irrigation and program F for controlling the filters backflushing. • Programs A and B can be started manually or by time,...

BERMAD Operation Manual Back Selecting the Desired Program How do we know we are in the right place for program selection? • When the controller is powered on, the user should see a screen similar to the one shown below. This screen is key, the name of the program (A,B,C,F) starts blinking. known as the Opening screen. Then, by pushing the Now use the and keys to move from one program to another until arriving at the desired program. Program name Valves included in the displayed program Fertilizers included in the displayed program Current day is day 6 Current time is 13:47 Main valve There...

BERMAD Operation Manual Back Defining the Irrigation Days of Programs When the desired program is selected and the letter of the program’s name is not blinking, use the key to arrive at one of the following screens in which the word Days is blinking, indicating that this is now the active field: In program A the irrigation days are planned by a run-list in which each day of the week that was selected as an irrigation day is marked by a small arrow. In program B the irrigation days are planned by a cycle of days in which the interval between cycles is specified. In the example, program B...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers In both cases the displayed day changes to 2 and we repeat the procedure as on day 1. The rules are very simple: • Each time you want to change to Yes you press the key. • Each time you want to change to No you press the • Each time you want to confirm the setting of the actual day and move to the next, press the Setting Irrigation Days by use of Cycle of Days While the word DAYS is blinking, press the of days left. key to enter and set the planned cycle of days or the cycle Planned cycle of days Cycle of days left While the planned cycle of days is...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers Defining Start Times of Programs Each program can have up to 6 start times. There is no priority between the start times, and the only order that matters is the chronological order. Current start time count (out of 6) Hours part Minutes part Curent start time • Step 1 - While the word Starts is blinking, press the each of the six start times. key to set the start times. The procedure enables setting key to • Step 2 - While the current start time count (“1” in the example above) is blinking, you can use the move forward to the next start time, or the key...

BERMAD Operation Manual Back Defining the Water Valve Runtime The water runtime of a valve indicates how long the irrigation valve remains open after being activated. In order to include a valve in the selected irrigation program, it must have its water runtime set to a nonzero value. The units used for measuring the water runtime are the units selected at the setup procedure for the particular program. valve Selected value More significant part Less significant part Water runtime units • Step 1 - While the the word Water is blinking press the key. The valve number starts blinking. or key...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers Defining the Fertilizer Valve Runtime When the system contains two fertilizer injectors, each injector can have its own runtime setting for each valve in each of the programs. The fertilizer runtime indicates how long the fertilizer injection lasts after being activated. The units used for measuring the fertilizer runtime are the units selected for the particular program at the Setup procedure. Note: A fertilizer runtime of valves that have no defined water runtime, will be ignored. valve Selected value Less significant part More significant part Ferilizer...

BERMAD Operation Manual Controllers Adjusting the Water Runtime by % The water runtime for all the valves included in a program can be adjusted by % upward (up to 250%) or downward (down to 0%) in steps of 5%. The adjustment does not affect the fertilizers runtime. The adjustment by % is also known as water budget. It is important to point out that the original water runtime remains unchanged. Current value of the water budget While the word Adjust % is blinking, press the The current value of the water budget starts blinking. Use the decrease the value and press the key to confirm. Setting...