Phone support for setting up ATO and AWC?
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AQD_ottawa
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here is a video
http://forum.aquariumcomputer.com/showthread.php?5962-Video-Guide-for-AWC-amp-ATO-Beta-release
If you have any questions please post on the thread there and we will follow up.
http://forum.aquariumcomputer.com/showthread.php?5962-Video-Guide-for-AWC-amp-ATO-Beta-release
If you have any questions please post on the thread there and we will follow up.
Yes I have watched that.
Yes I have watched that.
Maybe I need to post more information on my problem and system setup specs.
System setup description: I have 2 Tanks one for fresh rodi and one for pre mixed salt water. They are plumbed together at the bottom seperated with a ball valve. to the right side of the ball valve I have a solenoid valve that will flow rodi to a pump that runs to the sump. On the opposite side of the valve I have another solenoid valve that flows NSW to the same pump to the sump. these are controlled by a Powerhub 6D. Pump is S17, RoDi is S16, NSW is S18. This was all for ATO function only . I want to be able to top of either NSW or RoDi based on conductance.
Now for the second part, the AWC section. I have between the NSW tank and the ATO solenoid valve, a tee to a seperate pump that pumps to the top of the DT. It is at S14. This pump is set up also that I can circulate the salt water in the NSW tank for mixing or I can pump in fresh RoDi. (I plan to complicate this further by adding another powerhub and 3 more solenoid valves to control this aspect as well). My drain water pump is in the sump at S3. I have 1 optical and 2 floater level sensors currently the are set up as follows. the low level sensor is the optical is sensor 2. The high level sensor is a floater at sensor 1. and the third is not hooked up but I had planned on making it control the drain water pump. I was going to place it higher in the sump than the ATO high level sensor. (explained below)
So here is a kinda flow chart of how I thought it should work.
ATO
1 Low sensor 2 calls for ato water
2 conductance sensor reports Below 1.024 sg see 4
3 conductance sensor reports Above 1.024 sg see 5
4 activate S18 NSW and S17 pump until high level 1 sensor shuts off S18 and S 17.
5 activate S16 Rodi and S17 pump until high level 1 sensor shuts off S16 and S17.
AWC
1 Predetermined date and time is set to do AWC Event triggered.
2 S14 starts pumping NSW into DT (60 gallons to be pumped in)
3 sump fills
4 AWC high water sensor #? trips S3 drain water pump to pump sump down to ATO High Water sensor level and shut off or cycle the drain water pump.
5 timer deactivates S14
6 water level falls to ATO sensor 1 and drain water pump is shut down.
So... How do I program it all...lol
Thanks KevinJ
Yes I have watched that.
Maybe I need to post more information on my problem and system setup specs.
System setup description: I have 2 Tanks one for fresh rodi and one for pre mixed salt water. They are plumbed together at the bottom seperated with a ball valve. to the right side of the ball valve I have a solenoid valve that will flow rodi to a pump that runs to the sump. On the opposite side of the valve I have another solenoid valve that flows NSW to the same pump to the sump. these are controlled by a Powerhub 6D. Pump is S17, RoDi is S16, NSW is S18. This was all for ATO function only . I want to be able to top of either NSW or RoDi based on conductance.
Now for the second part, the AWC section. I have between the NSW tank and the ATO solenoid valve, a tee to a seperate pump that pumps to the top of the DT. It is at S14. This pump is set up also that I can circulate the salt water in the NSW tank for mixing or I can pump in fresh RoDi. (I plan to complicate this further by adding another powerhub and 3 more solenoid valves to control this aspect as well). My drain water pump is in the sump at S3. I have 1 optical and 2 floater level sensors currently the are set up as follows. the low level sensor is the optical is sensor 2. The high level sensor is a floater at sensor 1. and the third is not hooked up but I had planned on making it control the drain water pump. I was going to place it higher in the sump than the ATO high level sensor. (explained below)
So here is a kinda flow chart of how I thought it should work.
ATO
1 Low sensor 2 calls for ato water
2 conductance sensor reports Below 1.024 sg see 4
3 conductance sensor reports Above 1.024 sg see 5
4 activate S18 NSW and S17 pump until high level 1 sensor shuts off S18 and S 17.
5 activate S16 Rodi and S17 pump until high level 1 sensor shuts off S16 and S17.
AWC
1 Predetermined date and time is set to do AWC Event triggered.
2 S14 starts pumping NSW into DT (60 gallons to be pumped in)
3 sump fills
4 AWC high water sensor #? trips S3 drain water pump to pump sump down to ATO High Water sensor level and shut off or cycle the drain water pump.
5 timer deactivates S14
6 water level falls to ATO sensor 1 and drain water pump is shut down.
So... How do I program it all...lol
Thanks KevinJ
AQD_ottawa
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First thing is never ever link your ATO or AWC to your SW reading, if your SW reading goes out you will have all manner of issues, i cannot stress this high enough, this is really something you should not do.
With AWC and ATO the key is keeping things simple the more complex the more likely something will go out of whack, follow the video guide its an excellent source of info as to the thread. Then please join us on the support forum on the link above we can then go through all things with you, we just cant offer support on 3 serperate forums sorry
Of course the community is also happy to help anyway they wish too, but for official support we must try and keep things central for ultimate quality of support.
With AWC and ATO the key is keeping things simple the more complex the more likely something will go out of whack, follow the video guide its an excellent source of info as to the thread. Then please join us on the support forum on the link above we can then go through all things with you, we just cant offer support on 3 serperate forums sorry
Of course the community is also happy to help anyway they wish too, but for official support we must try and keep things central for ultimate quality of support.
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AQD_ottawa
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under the link I gave above 
it then keeps all support in one place as an excellent resource tool for all and easy searching.
I am away for the day now so can reply to anything over there tomorrow.
it then keeps all support in one place as an excellent resource tool for all and easy searching.I am away for the day now so can reply to anything over there tomorrow.
SERVO
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I used the following gate programming instead in order to automate my salinity with my conductivity probe in addition to the ATO and Water change function
Gate Function Input 1 Input 2
G1 AND Conduct.(S) 1 Increase Water 3
G2 AND Water 3 Programmable Logic 1 (Inverted)
G3 AND Always Off Always Off
Sensor Operational mode Timer ATO Reaction Time
Level 1 Min-max-control 1 1s
Level 2 Not enabled --- 1s
Level 3 Auto top off 1 1s
Socket functions
Socket Function Blackout delay Current Description in PLC
S1 Water 1 (inverted) 0 2.4 A Main Return pump
S2 Programmable logic 1 0 0.0 A Salt Top Off Pump
S3 Timer 10 0 0.0 A Salt Drain Pump
S4 Programmable logic 2 0 0.0 A Auto Top Off Pump
S5 Programmable logic 6 0 0.0 A Salt Fill Pump
Individual timers are based upon how long your pump takes to drain and fill. I have individual pumps running so keep that in mind when analyzing the programming.
Gate Function Input 1 Input 2
G1 AND Conduct.(S) 1 Increase Water 3
G2 AND Water 3 Programmable Logic 1 (Inverted)
G3 AND Always Off Always Off
Sensor Operational mode Timer ATO Reaction Time
Level 1 Min-max-control 1 1s
Level 2 Not enabled --- 1s
Level 3 Auto top off 1 1s
Socket functions
Socket Function Blackout delay Current Description in PLC
S1 Water 1 (inverted) 0 2.4 A Main Return pump
S2 Programmable logic 1 0 0.0 A Salt Top Off Pump
S3 Timer 10 0 0.0 A Salt Drain Pump
S4 Programmable logic 2 0 0.0 A Auto Top Off Pump
S5 Programmable logic 6 0 0.0 A Salt Fill Pump
Individual timers are based upon how long your pump takes to drain and fill. I have individual pumps running so keep that in mind when analyzing the programming.
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