iDoser - Peristaltic Pump Setup Ratio Mode Slave

iDoser - Peristaltic Pump Setup Ratio Mode Slave

With the iDoser there are 4 Pump Types:  Supply - Peristaltic - Batch  - Balance

To Program your Pump to be a "Peristaltic - Ratio Mode Slave" (Follower) you would do the following: 

Here is a video - iDoser Peristaltic Pump Setup Ratio Mode Slave



Now from home screen hit Enter/Menu -> Program Equipment -> Enter/Menu to highlight output #in left Corner ->NEXT to highlight the NONE, + to expand NONE, + till Pump is  highlighted->BACK button hen hit next to Highlight Pump Type -> + to get to  Peristaltic then hit NEXT

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Now there are 2 types of Pump Modes:   Volume or Time, + to toggle between the two, Highlight VOLUME hit next.

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Now The Pump Flow Rate depends on the pump, now the value is important if you want an accurate measurement.  Now there's three types of pumps Link4 provides:  

Knight Pumps:  300 ml/min | Honelight Blue:  200 ml/min | Honelight Orange:  500 ml/min

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Once you have determined what pump your are using and have knowledge of its flowrate, you would enter it as follows:

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On the following screen, you will set the Ratio Mode:

REFERENCE Mode:  if you want your pump to work individually 

SLAVE Mode:  if you want your pump to work as a Ratio to another pump.

Note:  You cannot make a Slave Pump unless existing Reference Pump is programmed.

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The Slave can be a 0.1 to 99 Scale Factor.

Since pump 2 (output 5) is a reference, we will make Pump 3 (output 6) a slave. please view this example

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In the following screen you have:

Injection Volume is Ratioed to the pump its following (for example Pump 2's Injection Volume)

Mix Time can be adjusted

Max Injection is also Ratioed to the pump its following.

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Once you have set you have set your Mix time, hit next to get to the beginning of the programming.

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Note:  The following screens are viewable REFERENCE Mode and not viewable when you set your pump to SLAVE Mode.  The Slave Pump will follow the Reference Pumps following programming Screens

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When finished programming you will hit the back button 3 times to get you to the HOME screen. 
 
Now here is a view of how you would set up your EC/pH Sensors with LinkConn 1800 Software which provides a simpler control view.
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