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TDC+ QUICK START GUIDE 

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PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW & NAVIGATION 

Main Menu & Submenus 

The

 

TDC+

 

Controller

 

is

 

programmed

 

by

 

navigating

 

through

 

a

 

Main

 

Menu

 

which

 

includes

 

seven

 

options:

 

Operations

,

 

Utility

,

 

Alarms

,

 

Flow

,

 

Schedule

 

Data

,

 

Program

 

Data

,

 

and

 

Zone/ET

 

Data

.

 

Each

 

of

 

these

 

Main

 

Menu

 

options

 

has

 

a

 

Submenu

 

for

 

entering

 

and

 

changing

 

data.

 

This

 

structure

 

is

 

detailed

 

below

 

as

 

well

 

as

 

being

 

shown

 

on

 

the

 

Program

 

Instructions

 

Card

 

on

 

the

 

control

 

module

 

itself.

 

 

MENU

 

 

SUBMENU

 

 

 

 

To

  

Select

 

OPERATIONS

 

 

Manual

 

 

Auto

 

Slot

 

/

 

Station

 

 

Rain

 

Off

 

Days

 

 

All

 

Manuals

 

Off

 

 

All

 

Autos

 

Off

 

 

Station

 

Days

 

Off

 

UTILITY

 

 

Time

 

&

 

Day

 

 

Day

 

Change

 

Hour

 

 

Unit

 

Code

 

 

Station

 

Count

 

 

Program

 

Clear

 

 

N/O

 

Master

 

 

Two

Wire

 

/

 

Irritrol

 

Mode

 

 

ALARMS

 

 

Master

 

Minimum

 

 

Unexpected

 

Flow

 

 

Over

 

Flows

 

 

Over

 

Currents

 

 

Clear

 

Flow

 

Alarms

 

 

Clear

 

Fuse

 

Alarms

 

 

Clear

 

Map

 

Alarms

 

 

Clear

 

Power

 

Fail

 

FLOW

 

 

K

 

Factor

 

 

Offset

 

Factor

 

 

Current

 

Flow

 

 

Expected

 

Flows

 

 

Maximum

 

Flows

 

 

Flow

 

Processing

 

 

Read

 

Flow

 

Totals

 

 

SCHEDULE

 

DATA

 

 

Run

 

Days

 

 

Schedule

 

Length

 

 

Clear

 

Schedule

 

 

PROGRAM

 

DATA

 

 

Start

 

Times

 

 

Slot

Station

Time

 

 

Percent

 

Scale

 

 

Repeats

 

 

Repeat

 

Delay

 

time

 

 

Continuous

 

Run

 

 

Water

 

Window

 

 

Assigned

 

Schedule

 

ZONE

 

/

 

ET

 

DATA

 

 

Plant

 

Factor

 

 

Precipitation

 

Rate

 

 

Default

 

ET

 

 

Program

 

ET

 

Toggle

 

 

Maximum

 

ET

  

 

Station

 

Type

 

 

Map

 

Stations

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TDC+

Page 1: ...TORO TDC 2 WIRE STARTUP GUIDE Version 6 4 2010...

Page 2: ...OVERVIEW Your TDC Controller Interface has three main elements to use throughout the programming process These are Display Navigation Keys Keypad Programming as covered in this User s Guide will be th...

Page 3: ...or navigating in Menus Submenus and Edit Modes as well an incrementing values in programming SCHEDULE PROGRAM GROUP Key Used for selecting Program Groups or Schedules run days when programming PROGRAM...

Page 4: ...W1 to W6 Week 1 one of Schedule up to Week 6 six of Schedule SENSOR 1 Sensor Activated Switch sensor is in alternate of its Normal condition E g If Normally Open then 1 Sensor Closed O Dry contact swi...

Page 5: ...ation Rain Off Days All Manuals Off All Autos Off Station Days Off UTILITY Time Day Day Change Hour Unit Code Station Count Program Clear N O Master Two Wire Irritrol Mode ALARMS Master Minimum Unexpe...

Page 6: ...y to view or change data in the submenu IMPORTANT When entering data into one of the submenus the controller is in the Edit Mode The controller will not begin any scheduled operation until you have ex...

Page 7: ...are Satellite Programming Directory Automatic Operations Setup Irrigation Program Software Satellite Programming Directory Unsent Changes Send Changes to Satellite SETTING CONTROLLER UNIT CODE IMPORTA...

Page 8: ...eft hand side of the upper tool bar 4 In the Software Setup Window that opens click on the Database Tab 5 Select Create new database 6 Name and save your database wherever you want your database files...

Page 9: ...ust enter the same unit code s as you entered in the field You may enter a unit description location etc at this time or do it later in the process 4 Click OK once Unit Code and Description are entere...

Page 10: ...grey serial cable included with TDC Controller to Serial Comm Port on the computer and the Serial Port on the back of the TDC Control Module CAUTION It is highly recommended to use an optical isolator...

Page 11: ...communications method 4 In the Special Data Window click on the Comm Settings Tab In the Comm Settings menu you need to set up how you will communicate to the target field controller In newer version...

Page 12: ...next to these fields to initiate the upload process from the satellite 3 Upon receiving the firmware data from the satellite choose Save to continue 4 Select the Max Stations On number based on the nu...

Page 13: ...e Gateway output boards On a TDC it is recommended that you designate and utilize the front serial port because computer programming occurs through the back port 8 Choose the Advanced tab 9 Under Stat...

Page 14: ...r the Setup directory of the Navigation Tree 2 Select the Send synchronize option as Synchronize Always This option enables synchronization to occur regardless of time variation 3 Select the Log Resul...

Page 15: ...Description for each station to aid identification but it is not required 2 On the Top of Zone Data Select Setup Toro 2 Wire This sets all stations as Toro 2 Wire stations For Each Two Wire Station 3...

Page 16: ...sters with four programs assigned to each Cluster Clusters are identified as A B C and D Programs within the cluster are identified as 1 2 3 and 4 The Program window provides a separate tabbed page fo...

Page 17: ...ottom of a Program Window defined by 4 rows of 12 Slots for a total of 48 slot positions The program cycle operating sequence begins at the first Slot in row 1 and ends at the last Slot in row 4 The s...

Page 18: ...of the Water Window is automatically terminated Continuous Run Selecting Continuous Run will automatically repeat the program cycle continuously for the defined Water Window duration Activate Auxilia...

Page 19: ...es from the keypad on the Sentinel CAUTION It is highly recommended to use an optical isolator in the serial connection between the laptop and the Sentinel If you are not using an isolator you should...

Page 20: ...START GUIDE Page 20 20 MIMINUM RECOMMENDED VERSIONS Sentinel WMS Software 3 1 0 9 and later TDC Control Module Firmware Version 2 46 Checksum ba47 or Version 2 46 Checksum 22D5 Version 2 47 any Checks...

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