Aquametrix 2300 Quick Start Guide

2300 Controller Quick Start Guide, Rev. 1.2 Page 1

AquaMetrix 2300

Multi-Input Controller

Quick Start Guide

2300 Controller Quick Start Guide Page 2

Welcome to the Easy Way of Controlling Your Probes

This guide augments the operation manual, showing you how to mount and configure the standard
2300 Controller. Information on using the controller with additional or non-standard I/O cards can be
found in the operation manual, which is available for download on www.Aquametrix.com.

This Quick Start Guide is written for software-preconfigured 2300’s to allow wiring and start of
basic operation of the controller without hooking up to a network first.

1. Installation

WARNING: If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer as per the Users

Manual and this Quick Start Guide, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.

1.1. Panel Mounting

Mount the 2300 Controller through the front panel, with the gasket on the outside of the mounting
panel. Hook the sliding mounting blocks on each side of the back of the 2300 Controller enclosure and
tighten the setscrews against the mounting panel with a torque of 4 in-lb as shown in Error!

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Figure 1 - Mounting hardware attached to panel

with 4 in-lb of torque

1.2. Power, Probe, and Network Cabling

A picture of the rear of the 2300 is shown below in Figure 2. We recommend removing the Molex
connectors and connecting wires to them and then attaching the connectors to the unit.

Connect the:

• Power cord

• CAT-5 Ethernet cable—to be used later as described in Section 2.

• Probe wires. 2-wire 4-20 mA cables connect to the analog connector. Pulse inputs connect to

the digital inputs.

Probe wiring depends on the type and manufacturer of the probe, and instructions can be found with
each probe. We show examples of the different wiring diagrams in Figure 3 that may be called for by
your analog (4-20 mA) probes, but please look up your individual probe directions. Connections for
flow meters, which output a pulse frequency, such as paddle wheels or magmeters, use the pulse
input connector (“dig in 1” et al).

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Figure 2 - 2300 Controller back panel

Figure 3 - Possible analog probe wiring diagrams. There are other possible three-wire probe

setups, so please refer to your specific probe’s instructions for proper hook up.

1.3. Powering Up the 2300

With the probes connected, power up the 2300. If the controller is operating properly, the green LED's
on the back panel indicate proper operation. From top to bottom:

1. The top most LED is the Fault light it should be slowly blinking.

2. The middle LED is the System Operating light and it should be quickly blinking.

3. The bottom LED is the Power On light and it should be on and steady.

Ethernet Connection

Power 120-220 VAC

Pulse Input (digital)

Connector

Relay Connector

Contacts Connector

Analog (4-

20mA) Input
Connector

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The Run screen should appear and display 4 panes. It will show the actual mA reading of the four
analog probes (see Figure 4). Dashes (----) indicate that a probe is either not connected or it is out of
range. Note that the preconfigured software only shows the actual current being read by the 2300. In
order to have probe outputs expressed in the appropriate units (e.g. pH, mV, µS/cm, etc.) you need to
carry out set-up over a network using a web browser. See Section 1.5 or 1.6 of this guide for network
setup, and Section 2 for configuring the 2300 over the network. The main purpose of this initial screen
showing the raw current outputs of the connected probes is simply to reassure you that that
controller is running properly.

To navigate the front panel screens, use the front-panel buttons as follows:

• RUN brings up the quad screen from anywhere

• MENU brings up the front panel menu

• BACK returns the user to the previous screen.

Figure 4 - The RUN screen showing four analog probe inputs. On the left is a display showing
that no probes have been connected. On the right, four analog probes have been connected.

The 2300 is software-preconfigured for six probes, allowing the user to wire up probes and start
operation prior to network hookup. Analog 1 is set up to the analog 1 input on the back of the unit.
The first 4 software channels are shown on the RUN quad screen. If you have more than 4 sensors
connected, press the down arrow to see channels 3 through 6. Channels 5 and 6 are set up as flows
using the pulse inputs 1 and 2 (see Figure 2). The 2300 can be easily reconfigured via a network,
including changing the names, units, order of probes, and just about everything else you can think of.

Use the right arrow on a quad screen to see detailed screens for each channel, addressable by the up
or down arrows. Pressing ENTER on a detailed screen brings up a configuration screen for that
channel. Examples of each are shown below in Figure 5. Press BACK or RUN to move up a level or two
in the front display.