Bluelab IntelliDose Bedienungsanleitung

IntelliDose Controller

User Manual

English

Contents

1.0 Introduction & Overview .............. 3

1.1 Features ........................................... 3

1.2 What’s in the box? .......................... 3

1.3 Key functionality ............................. 4

1.4 Edenic Software .............................. 5

2.0 Understanding your device .......... 6

2.1 The controller ................................. 6

2.2 The display ...................................... 6

2.3 Terminal block ................................ 7

2.4 Menu ................................................ 8

3.0 Initial Conﬁguration ...................... 9

3.1 Conﬁguration menu ....................... 9

3.2 Selection of units ............................ 9

3.3 Powered Outputs ......................... 10

3.4 Other settings ............................... 10

4.0 Installation .................................... 11

4.1 Mounting ....................................... 11

4.2 Conﬁgure Outputs ........................ 11

4.3 Wiring probes ............................... 11

4.4 Connecting pumps and solenoids

.......................................................... 12

4.5 Typical installation diagrams ...... 13

4.6 Controlling 110/240 VAC.............. 15

4.7 Peristaltic Pumps .......................... 16

4.8 Placement of the probes ............. 17

4.9 Set up inlet dosing tube ............... 17

5.0 Dosing setup ................................. 18

5.1 Dosing Menu ................................. 18

5.2 Set Point ........................................ 19

5.3 Dose time ...................................... 19

5.4 Dose interval ................................. 19

5.5 pH Raise or Lower ........................ 19

5.6 Multi-part dosing .......................... 20

5.7 Advanced Dosing .......................... 21

5.7.1 Water top up ........................... 21

5.7.2 Proportional Dosing ............... 21

5.7.3 Sequential Dosing ................... 21

5.7.4 Day/Night EC............................ 22

5.7.5 Scheduling ............................... 22

5.8 Dosing Lockout ............................. 22

6.0 Irrigation ....................................... 23

6.1 Irrigation Menu ............................. 23

6.2 Station settings ............................. 24

6.3 Separate Pump ............................. 24

7.0 Alarms ........................................... 25

7.1 Alarm Menu .................................. 25

7.2 Parameter Alarms ........................ 25

7.3 External Output ............................ 25

8.0 Calibration .................................... 26

8.1 How to perform a pH calibration 26

8.2 Conductivity Calibration .............. 28

8.3 Calibration Tips ............................. 29

9.0 Cleaning & Maintenance ............ 30

9.1 Bluelab pH Probe care ................. 30

9.2 Cleaning the Bluelab pH Probe .. 31

9.3 Hydrating the pH probe .............. 32

9.4 Peristaltic Pumps .......................... 32

10.0 Troubleshooting & FAQ ............. 33

10.1 Troubleshooting guide .............. 33

10.2 Frequently asked questions...... 34

10.3 Controller Menu ......................... 35

11.0 Speciﬁcations ............................. 36

11.1 Technical speciﬁcations ............. 36

11.2 pH adjuster compatibility for

tubing¹.............................................. 38

12.0 Accessories & Warranty ............ 39

12.1 pH Probe replacement .............. 39

12.2 Probe Care Kits ........................... 39

12.3 Peristaltic Pump .......................... 39

12.4 Acid/Alkali Resistant Dosing Tube

with Connectors ............................... 39

12.5 pH Probe KCl Storage Solution .. 39

12.6 Bluelab limited warranty ........... 40

13. Get in touch .................................. 41

1.0 Introduction & Overview

1.1 Features



Nine outputs

available for dosing

nutrients, additives and pH

 Four (24 VDC) outputs available

for irrigation if not used for

nutrients.

 Controls all growing methods -

NFT, DFT/DWC, soil, media, drip,

and aeroponics.

 Proportional dosing rapidly

adjusts between irrigations.

 Sequential pump control allows

each additive time to mix.



Displays EC, CF, TDS, ˚C, ˚F, pH

 Set diﬀerent Conductivity (EC) for

day and night.

 Water level control – to lower EC

 Adjustable alarms and dosing

lockouts prevent overdosing or

running dry.

 Control 120 / 240 VAC pumps,

heaters and chillers on a timer,

when connected to a Bluelab

Power Relay.

When connected to Edenic*



Instant alarm alerts to your

phone.

 Remote monitoring and

control.



History reporting to

assist

data-driven decision-making.

*Requires Bluelab IntelliLink and internet access

What are Dosing Lockouts for? They are a built-in safety feature that stops Acid or

Nutrient dosing if an error is detected in the system.

1.2 What’s in the box?

1x IntelliDose controller

1x EC probe

1x pH Probe

1x Sample pot with all ﬁttings

6x Calibration solution sachets (to get you started)

1x 24V DC 2.5A power supply

4x IEC Power cables (Type A (US), C (EU), G (UK) and I (AU))

1x 3m USB cable

1x Mounting hardware

1x Instruction manual

1.3 Key functionality

The IntelliDose is suitable to most hydroponic applications. To keep the user interface

as simple as possible, only the readings and settings relevant to the selected features

are displayed on the controller’s LCD. For access to more advanced options connect

your IntelliDose to Edenic software via an IntelliLink (purchased separately).

We recommend using a quality handheld meter to spot-check your EC & pH on a

regular basis, ensuring your probes are reading correctly and holding calibration.

Install the IntelliDose controller to one side of the mixing tank where it will not be

exposed to splashes and vapours. Remember, the sensor leads (5m) must be able to

reach the sample pot which should be mounted just above the top of the mixing tank.

Typical installation using peristaltic pumps

TIPS:

 The output terminal order is dynamic and will change based on the number

of components (pumps and solenoids) that you are driving.

 Mount sample pot just above top of tank as many small pumps have low

head pressure capability.

 Adjust the valve on inlet pipe to the sample pot to achieve a steady ﬂow

without excessive turbulence or air bubbles in the sample pot.

 Mount IntelliDose away from moisture, preferably just outside grow room.

 Clean the Conductivity sensor and calibrate all sensors before use.

 Fill stock tanks and mix tank with plain water and run for a day to check for

leaks and observe operation is correct.

IMPORTANT:

When using automatic dosing, the stock solutions and acid/alkali must be diluted.

Diluting the acid to below 2% strength ensures it does not react adversely with your

nutrient and will also increase the life of the peristaltic tubing. This is particularly

important if a small mixing tank (e.g. under 1,000L/250gal) is used.

You may need to experiment with the dilution rate of the nutrients/acid/alkalai so that

three, 3 to 8 second doses result in a change of;

 Nutrients: TDS of 50ppm (0.1EC or 1CF).

 pH, of 0.1pH.

It is important the tank is continually stirred while dosing and there is a continuous

gentle ﬂow through the sample pot. If the sample pot is mounted too high there is a

danger of the ﬂow ceasing if the pump loses pressure (head) for any reason such as

wear or a partially clogged input ﬁlter.

1.4 Edenic Software

If your IntelliDose is connected to an IntelliLink then it can send and receive data from

Edenic. Edenic by Bluelab is a cloud-based software solution that can be accessed on

your mobile device or computer. Allowing you to remotely conﬁgure and control your

parameters, schedules and set & receive alarms.

Although you can set almost everything directly on the controller, the below features

are only available in Edenic.

 Wiring diagram for IntelliDose dynamic terminal

 Scheduling

 History reporting, exports and graphs.

For more information on Edenic please visit https://www.edenic.io/

2.0 Understanding your device

2.1 The controller

2.2 The display

Exit / Cancel

soft

button

Menu / Enter

Save

Edit soft button

and

Down

buttons

Power status

Alarm status

24 VDC

Input Power

Conductivity and

temperature Probe

Probe

Terminal Block

Parent menu

Parameter and

current value

Indicates the function the two

soft

buttons underneath the display

2.3 Terminal block

The IntelliDose output voltages for dosing and irrigation are dependent on the power

supply adapter used. The IntelliDose is supplied with a 24VDC power supply, but can be

run from a 12-24 V DC or AC power supply with a maximum of 2.5 A.

The IntelliDose has 9 output terminals, shown in the above diagram numbered 1-9.

These are dynamic and change depending on the conﬁuration of the IntelliDose. If

connected to Edenic, a wiring diagram can be automatically generated by the App.

The outputs are assigned in priority with the order being;

 Nutrients (From 1 up to 9)

 pH Raise

 pH Lower

 Irrigation Pump

 Fresh Water

 Alarm

 Irrigation solenoids (From 1 up to 4)

Example conﬁguration for a drip to waste system would be two nutrient parts (A and

B), pH Raise, pH Lower, Irrigation Pump, Alarm, Three irrigation stations. See the

diagram below for how the IntelliDose would conﬁgure that;

Terminal output is 24 VDC with the Bluelab supplied Power supply.

2.4 Menu

The two keys at the bottom of the display are “soft keys”. This means their function, is

shown on the screen above them. After switching on, you will see the right-hand key

has the label “menu” on the LCD above it and the left-hand key is unused at this point.

To the right of the LCD screen are two arrow keys. The arrow keys are used for moving

up or down through the menus, editing a numeric value, or to select between diﬀerent

options.

DOSING

Set your targets, dosing times,

dosing intervals and enable

diﬀerent

day

night conductivity values.

CALIBRATION

Calibrate pH or Conductivity probes using a

calibration solution.

For pH you will need pH 7 and pH 4 calibration solutions.

For Conductivity you will need EC 2.77 calibration solution.

OVERRIDES

Temporarily m

anually

override outputs to test system install or

do additional dosing when required.

IRRIGATION

Only available if irrigation is enabled in the

onﬁgure >

Advanced > Output menu.

Set irrigation run time, Irrigate at ﬁxed times or frequency and

irrigate day only or at day and night.

ALARMS

The alarms can be enabled

to drive

buzzer

/siren

or to

give

mobile notiﬁcations when using Edenic. Each of these can be

silenced or enabled. Any enabled alarm will sound when a

relevant reading deviates outside set limits.

CLOCK

Set the time for day start and day end

–

required for day/night

EC settings.

Set the

current time and date.

CONFIGURE

Adjust units (Conductivity and Temperature)

and date format.

Mute the buzzer.

Adjust screen contrast and brightness.

Select what outputs you need enabled.

When you ﬁrst access the menus, go to Conﬁgure > Advanced > Output and program

which features you are using (ex: pH Dosing direction and Irrigation). If you do not

install a feature, you will not have access to set it up in the previous menus.

Example, If you wish to change irrigation timings, move down to irrigation and press

“enter”. Now pressing the down and/or up arrows moves through this sub-menu,

press enter to access an item. After making any changes the soft keys will allow you

to either save the new setting or to cancel and exit out of that screen.

3.0 Initial Configuration

3.1 Configuration menu

Conﬁgure

Oﬄine Log Time

Period in which variables are logged onto the device

Nutrient Units

Set conductivity units as EC (Default), CF or TDS)

Date Format

Set date to be mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy

Temperature Units

Adjust between °F (default) and °C

Buzzer

Mute or enable (Default) the internal buzzer

Screen

Contrast

Adjust screen contrast to help with visibility

Backlight

Adjust screen brightness to suit the environment

Info

Version information for IntelliDose and connected probe.

Advanced



Dosing type

Simple (default) or Propotional

Dosing mode - Sequential (default) or

simultaneous

Lockouts - Stop the device from dosing if

measured values are outside accepted range.

Outputs;

 Nutrient Parts (default 2)

 pH Output (default Lower)

 Irrigation - disable (default) / enable irrigation

 Station Outputs - disable (default) / enable. Only

visible if irrigation is enabled

 No. Station Outputs - Adjust from 1 to 4

depending on the number of zones.

 Station Mode

 Water dosing - disable (default) / enable irrigation

 Alarms - disable (default) / enable external alarm

output

3.2 Selection of units

You may select either EC, CF or TDS (ppm) units for the Conductivity measure (nutrient

strength) and either °C or degrees °F for temperature. The acidity or alkalinity is always

measured in pH. In this manual, we use EC (electrical conductivity) to denote either EC,

CF or TDS. The date format is selectable between mm/dd/yy and dd/mm/yy formats.

The TDS standard used for this controller is EC x 500 but it is possible to select EC x

640 and EC x 700 when using Edenic software.

3.3 Powered Outputs

Other menus (such as irrigation) are only accessible if that function is enabled. Before

installing it is best to go through the Advanced > Outputs menu to enable functions

you require.

Note there are 9 outputs, the IntelliDose will block settings if all 9 are allocated.

Nutrient Parts

Adjustable from 1 through to 9 (default is 2 parts). Set this for how many nutrient

parts you will be mixing. If using an A and B nutrient mix then you would only

need 2 nutrient parts.

pH Output

You can have pH Lower (default, and most common for hydroponic operations),

pH Raise or both.

Irrigation

Enable irrigation pump control, this is disabled by default.

Station Outputs

Disabled by default gives one output for irrigation, enabling gives a single

irrigation station by default. This will give two irrigation outputs (one for the pump

and one for the zone solenoid valve). Only visible if irrigation (above) is enabled.

No. Station Outputs

Adjust from 1 to 4 depending on how many irrigation zones you have.

Station Mode

Set as either Independent – each irrigation zone can have it’s own trigger/timing

or Sequential – all the irrigation zones run on the same timing one-after-another.

Water dosing

Control a pump for water top-up, required in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)

operations, to reduce conductivity. This is disabled by default, and is dependant

on diﬀerent EC for day and night.

Alarms

This output is for a light/siren and will be powered whenever any alarm is raised

from the IntelliDose settings. By default it is disabled.

3.4 Other settings

Adjust the remaining settings based on your requirements.

 The Date format,

 Internal buzzer enabled or disabled

 Screen brightness

 Screen contrast

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