HortiMaX Go! User Manual

HortiMaX-Go!

User Manual

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96000001

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Contents

1 Preface

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1.1 Documentation overview 4

2 Basic navigation and icons

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2.1 T he home screen 5

2.1.1 Tiles 5

2.1.2 Top Bar 8

2.1.3 Right-hand bar 8

2.2 Alarm screen 9

3 Setting up climate control

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3.1 F ixed position control 10

3.2 Stage control 11

3.2.1 General information 11

3.2.2 Adjusting the stage limit values 13

3.2.3 Deactivating a stage 13

3.2.4 Setting control actions for each stage 13

3.2.5 Setting periods 14

3.2.6 Humiditycontrol 16

3.3 F ullyautomatic ventilation control 18

3.4 Manual control 19

4 Setting up irrigation control

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4.1 Required settings 20

4.1.1 Duration and volume 20

4.1.2 Assigning valvesto valve groups 21

4.1.3 Dosing fertilizers 22

4.2 Star t conditions 23

4.2.1 Manual starts 23

4.2.2 Pre-progr amming start conditions 23

5 Smart Switches

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5.1 Smart manual control switches 26

5.2 LED indications 26

5.3 F ieldbus 27

5.4 Meteo-Go! 28

5.5 MTV-Go! 28

6 Icons legend

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6.1 System 29

6.2 Program components and shortcuts 29

6.3 Climate controls 30

6.4 Irrigation controls 30

6.5 Other software components 31

1 Preface

Welcome to the user manual for the HortiMaX-Go!. This manual is intended for users.
It contains specific information on how to operate the HortiMaX-Go!.

The HortiMaX-Go! is an easy-to-use and affordable control computer designed
specifically for the horticultural sector. With the HortiMaX-Go!, you can control both
the irrigation and the climate inside your greenhouse. The HortiMaX-Go! is easy to
customize by choosing unique ‘Smart Switches’ that can be installed in a plug-and­play manner.

The HortiMaX-Go! is also a breeze to operate using its touchscreen display. By using
the CloudBox and the HortiMaX-Go! app, you can even operate the HortiMaX-Go!
remotely with your smartphone. You can manage your Cloudboxes, controllers and
app users on the HortiMaX-Go! CloudBox Portal.

This manual was originally published in Dutch and English.

1.1 Documentation overview

For more information, please consult the online help or the following manuals:

HortiMaX-Go! installation manual
The OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) documentation provided

Scan the QR code to access the online help.

help.hortimax-go.com

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2 Basic navigation and

icons

2.1 The home screen

The home screen of the HortiMaX-Go! software contains a number of standard
features. The main standard features are the tiles, top bar and right-hand bar.

No. Description

1 Breadcrumb trail

2 Tile header

3 Tile body with information

4 Direct access to: manual control, valves and alarms

5 Right-hand bar

2.1.1 Tiles

Most of the system's display is taken up by tiles. Tiles provide access to the various
controls of the HortiMaX-Go!. The tile header and the tile body contain information
about the current situation in your greenhouse. The home screen may show the
following tiles:

Meteo­Go!

The tile in the upper left corner shows the weather station.

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Irrigation
unit

If an irrigation unit is present, it will be shown on the second
tile. Under this tile, you will find all the irrigation control
settings.

Climate
zone

Each zone (greenhouse compartment) has its own tile on the
home screen. The zone number is indicated in the black box
at the bottom right of the icon. Under a zone tile, you will
find all the controls belonging to that zone.

Alarm
contact

The Alarm contact tile provides direct access to the Alarm
contact settings. The Alarm contact is a shared function for
all climate zones and the irrigation unit.

Tile header

On the left-hand side of the tile header, you will find the icon of the control or control
component and the zone number.

On the right-hand side of the tile header, icons may be shown with the following
meanings:

The control is set to automatic mode. This means that the controller will
take automatic control actions based on the pre-programmed software
settings.

The control is set to a fixed position.

No connection could be established with the hardware associated with the
control. This is a serious situation that will trigger an alarm.

The tile header can have three colours: green, orange and red.

Green If the header is green, then the control is active and the

situation is normal. A control can be set to automatic mode or
a fixed position.

Orange If the header is orange, then a system in one of the underlying

levels has been set to manual control. As a result, the
controller is unable to control the connected equipment. This
could cause a hazardous situation as the rain, gale or other
overrides will not be applied.

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Red If a tile header turns red, it means that an alarm has been

triggered. In that case, an bell icon will also appear on the
right-hand side.

Stage information

The tile header shows the active temperature stage.

Heating
stage

The zone temperature is below the desired temperature.

Neutral
stage

The zone temperature is within acceptable limits.

Cooling
stage

The zone temperature is above the desired temperature.

Tile body

The tile body shows readouts and trend
graphs. The readouts show the main
readout values for the relevant control.
If you tap the tile and then open the

readout screen , you can view all the
current readouts for that control.

The trend graphs indicate the relative
trend over the last 2 hours. For more
detailed information on a certain
readout value, open the graphs

program by tapping this icon: .

In the irrigation program, the tile bodies show other information. At the top,
information on the next irrigation cycle (date and time) is shown. At the bottom,
information on the last irrigation cycle (volume or time) is shown:

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2.1.2 Top Bar

The breadcrumb trail on the left-hand side of the top bar shows your location within
the software. Each icon in the trail represents a tile of a particular control. The
number indicates which zone or control you are looking at. If you tap an icon in the
breadcrumb trial, you will be taken directly to the corresponding tile.

The breadcrumb trail leading to stage control for the roof screens might look like this:

In words: Home screen => Zone 1=> Roof screen 1 => Stage control.

Three icons may be shown on the right-hand side of the top bar. These are direct links
to:

Fixed
position
control

The fixed position control screen provides an overview of the
zone controls. Here you can opt for a fixed position or
automatic control. If you select automatic control, the
controller will use the stage control settings.

Valve
group
manual
control

The valve group manual control screen shows information
about the status of the valves in each valve group. It also
includes a start button to activate a valve group immediately.

Alarm
screen

The alarm screen shows all active alarms. The bell icon shows
the number of active alarms and whether the system bell is
active.

2.1.3 Right-hand bar

The bar on the right-hand side of the screen always contains the same information
and allows you to access a number of basic settings.

Help
button

This button opens a help screen with a QR code. If you scan
the QR code, the corresponding online help page will open.

Arrow
up

This button is enabled (white) if there is more information
available above the information shown.

Arrow
down

This button is enabled (white) if there is more information
available below the information shown.

System
time

Tap this button to change the system settings such as
language, location, and system time. This is also where you
will find a scanning screen where you can have the
HortiMaX-Go! scan for Smart Switches. Below this button,
the current time is shown.

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Sunrise The time that the sun will rise today.

Sunset The time that the sun will set today.

2.2 Alarm screen

You can open the alarm screen by tapping the bell icon on the right-hand side of
the top bar. This screen contains information about your current alarms and your
alarm history.

If you tap an alarm on the alarm screen, a pop-up screen will open with detailed
information about the alarm. This is also where you can acknowledge the alarm. If
you acknowledge an alarm, it will be reset. However, if the cause of the alarm has not
yet been resolved, the alarm will probably return almost immediately.

Alarms are never removed from the list automatically, even if an alarm situation has
been resolved.

If an alarm situation has not yet been resolved and the alarm is still active, you can

disable the alarm bell by tapping the 'bell off' icon .

To view historical alarms, tap the calendar icon and select a date. All historical
alarms are saved up to one year.

Alarm values can be set for various controls. These alarm limits can be found under

the tiles with the icon: .

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3 Setting up climate

control

Once your HortiMaX-Go! has been commissioned, all the connected controls are set to
safe fixed positions. Vents and screens are set to 0%. Various other equipment such
as heaters or the cooling system are switched off. To enable automatic climate
control, you need to complete two steps: first set the desired control values
(temperature, relative humidity (RH) , Watts, CO2), and then switch the system to
automatic control.

Irrigation control is not activated automatically. To activate it, you must first set the
start conditions for irrigation and the fertigation recipes (specifying the ratios in
which your fertilizers are to be dosed). How to set up automatic irrigation control is
described in "Setting up irrigation control" on page20. This chapter first describes
how to set up and activate automatic climate control.

3.1 Fixed position control

The various climate control components are set to a fixed position (0 or off) by

default. On the stage screen , you can change the fixed position of each zone and

control. If you tap the 'Hand' icon (on the right-hand side of the top bar), an
additional screen will open showing all the connected climate controls.

Fixed position screen:

If you tap a value, a screen will open where you can activate automatic control or
select a fixed position.

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