Bosworth SapCheck Manuel utilisateur

SapCheck® User’s Guide

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Model # MS-SCK-001

Version 2.0

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Limited Warranty ………………………………………………………………. 2

Save the Packaging…………………………………………………………….. 3

Before You Begin—Check for Communicaons………………….. 3

Introducon ………………………………………………………………………. 5

Safety…………………………………………………………………………………. 6

Deﬁnions………………………………………………………………………….. 7

SapCheck Components ………………………………………………………. 8

Installaon …………………………………………………………………………. 9

Operaon……………………………………………………………………………13

Monitoring Funcons‐Asking SapCheck a Queson……..13

Seng a Vacuum Alert…………………………………………………14

Temperature Auto‐Control…………………………………………..15

Remotely Starng/Stopping Pump……………………………….16

Command Phone Numbers…………………………………………..16

Service Mode……………………………………………………………….17

Calibrang SapCheck’s Vacuum Sensor………………………...17

SapCheck Acvaon; Monthly Text Message Limits …….18

List of Commands ……………………………………………………….……..19

Support……………………………………………………………………………….22

Soware Updates ……………………………………………………………….22

Troubleshoong………………………………………………………………….23

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You should ﬁrst read all the instrucons in this User’s Guide before aempng

to use this product.

The SapCheck Controller and sensors are warranted against defecve material

or workmanship from the date of purchase. The warranty period is one (1)

year.

This limited warranty applies to repair or replacement of product found to be

defecve in material or workmanship. This warranty does not apply to dam‐

age resulng from commercial, abusive, unreasonable use or supplemental

damage. Defects that are the result of normal wear and tear will not be con‐

sidered manufacturing defects under this warranty. THE BOSWORTH COMPA-

NY IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY

NATURE. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR

A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE

DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. Some jurisdicons do not allow the exclu‐

sion or limitaon of incidental or consequenal damages or limitaons on how

long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitaons or exclusions may not

apply to you. This warranty gives you speciﬁc legal rights, and you also may

have other rights which vary from jurisdicon to jurisdicon. This warranty

applies only to the original purchaser of this product from the original date of

purchase.

At its opon, The Bosworth Company will repair or replace this product if it is

found to be defecve in material or workmanship.

This warranty does not cover damage resulng from any unauthorized

aempts to repair or from any use not in accordance with the instrucon man‐

ual.

NOTE: IF YOU EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM, PLEASE FIRST CONTACT SUP-

[email protected] OR CALL US TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-438-1110.

PLEASE HAVE AVAILABLE THE SAPCHECK MODEL NUMBER PRINTED ON THE

BOTTOM OF THE CONTROLLER BOX. DO NOT RETURN THE PRODUCT TO THE

ORIGINAL PLACE OF PURCHASE WITHOUT A RETURN MERCHANDISE AU-

THORIZATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE SAPCHECK CONTROLLER

BOX YOURSELF. DOING SO MAY VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND MAY CAUSE

PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT.

IMPORTANT! READ THIS FIRST !

SAVE THE PACKAGING!

Should you need to return SapCheck for any reason, you will need to send it

back in its original carton in order to reduce the risk of possible damage dur‐

ing shipping. Shipping damage may not be covered under the product war‐

ranty if SapCheck has not been properly packaged in its original container

prior to shipment.

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Before you begin your installaon, check to be sure that there is suﬃcient cell

phone signal strength at your sugarbush for SapCheck to operate.

Note: If you purchased your SapCheck unit from a dealer, you will need to

ﬁrst contact The Bosworth Company to purchase a SapCheck Support Plan

for your unit. (See page 20 for details.) Purchasing a plan will allow your

SapCheck device to be assigned a SapCheck phone number to communicate

on a cellular network. If you purchased your SapCheck directly from The

Bosworth Company, then a phone number has already been assigned to

your SapCheck, and your unit is ready to send and receive text messages.

Remove the SapCheck Controller from the packaging and aach the antenna

to the box as shown in the ﬁgures below.

Figure 1a. Screw the an‐

tenna into the antenna

port on the side of the

SapCheck Controller.

Figure 1b. Flip the

antenna up. Opon‐

ally, rotate the an‐

tenna so that the ﬂat

side faces forward.

Figure 1c. An‐

tenna installed in

oponal rotated

orientaon.

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Bring the SapCheck Controller and power cord to your sugarbush. Be sure to

have the cell phone with you that is going to funcon as the Command Num‐

ber.

While at your sugarbush, connect the SapCheck Controller to power. If there

is suﬃcient cell phone connecvity at the sugarbush, then within approxi‐

mately two minutes aer powering on, SapCheck will send a text message to

the Command Number, indicang the soware version that is running. You

can text the command “Get signal” to SapCheck and it will return a percent

indicator of cell phone signal strength.

If you do not receive this text message, or if the percent signal strength is

below 10%, then there may be insuﬃcient cell phone signal strength at your

sugarbush for SapCheck to operate.

In this case, you may return SapCheck for a full credit if you act within 15

days of date of purchase and if you return SapCheck in its original shipping

carton.

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SapCheck requires 120 VAC power to the controller, and it can control vacu‐

um pumps that operate on 120 VAC. Vacuum pumps up to 1/2 Hp can be

directly controlled with SapCheck.

However, SapCheck is not limited to controlling pumps that plug directly into

the SapCheck Controller. SapCheck can be used to control power to any

electrical device that is powered by 120 VAC and does not draw more than

370 was of power. This includes the possibility of controlling 120 VAC re‐

lays that control larger pump equipment.

SapCheck operates by sending and receiving text messages over a cellular

network. To operate properly, cell phone communicaons must be available

at the sugarbush, but only to the extent of being able to send and receive

text messages.

Figure 2

SapCheck is used to remotely monitor and control vacuum pump operaon

at maple syrup sugarbushes. It consists of a controller together with three

(3) sensors and associated connecng wires to monitor vacuum and tem‐

perature condions at the sugarbush. SapCheck also sends an alert when

the sap in the collecon tank has reached a user‐speciﬁed target level.

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SapCheck should not be used to power any device that requires more than

370 was of power. Using SapCheck with such a device could pose a risk of

ﬁre or electrical shock.

The SapCheck controller requires protecon from the elements. The unit

should be deployed in a dry environment and should not be operated in

temperatures below 20°F (-6°C) or above 90°F (32°C)

Under no circumstances should the SapCheck controller be opened or disas-

sembled. Tampering with the SapCheck equipment will void the warranty.

Each SapCheck unit has an associated phone number that is used for sending

text messages to it. If you purchased your SapCheck unit directly from The

Bosworth Company, that phone number has already been assigned to your

device and your unit is ready to send and receive text messages.

If you purchased your unit through a dealer, you must call The Bosworth Com‐

pany (1‐888‐438‐1110) or visit the company website at hps://

thebosworthco.com/acvate to purchase a support plan that will provide the

cell phone communicaons necessary for SapCheck to operate. When you

purchase a support plan, your SapCheck unit will be acvated and you will

receive your SapCheck’s phone number.

To purchase a support plan you will need to provide the SapCheck ID # printed

on the boom of the SapCheck Controller. (Figure 3 shows an example of a

SapCheck with ID # “D0000XT003”.)

Figure 3

Example of SapCheck ID # printed on boom of SapCheck controller:.

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SapCheck Controller That poron of the SapCheck product that contains the

acve electronics of the product. The product ID # is print‐

ed on the boom of the Controller unit.

Command Number SapCheck will only receive text commands from cell phone

numbers that it recognizes. Each of these numbers is re‐

ferred to as a Command Number. The “Set User” text com‐

mand can be used to add or delete cell phone numbers

from this list.

SapCheck Phone

Number

This is the phone # to which you will send text messages to

your SapCheck device. You can add this phone # to your

“Contacts” on your cell phone under the name “SapCheck”.

(Note: if you have more than one SapCheck device, you may

want to list each in your Contacts giving it a unique name,

such as “SapCheck—Marshﬁeld Rd”.)

Service mode When service mode is turned on, SapCheck will only re‐

spond to text commands sent from The Bosworth Compa‐

ny’s service support line. This mode is only acvated upon a

user’s request and allows Bosworth to send and receive

diagnosc text messages to the unit for troubleshoong

purposes.

Acvated A SapCheck unit is “Acvated” when its wireless communi‐

caons components have been conﬁgured to send/receive

text messages on a cell phone network. To be acvated, a

SapCheck unit must be covered by a Support Plan. An ac‐

vated SapCheck has an assigned SapCheck phone #.

Inacve A SapCheck unit is “Inacve” if its wireless communicaons

components have not been conﬁgured to send/receive text

messages. An inacve SapCheck unit has not been assigned

a SapCheck phone #.

Deacvated Unless a customer purchases addional support plan cover‐

age, a SapCheck unit with an assigned phone # is Deacvat‐

ed once the term of the Support Plan ends. When a Sap‐

Check unit is deacvated, it can no longer send/receive text

messages and it no longer retains its originally assigned

SapCheck phone #. If a new Support Plan is purchased, a

new phone # is assigned to the unit and communicaons

are restored for the length of the new Support Plan.

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 SapCheck Controller (A)

 Tank ﬂoat switch (B)

 12’ insulated ﬂoat switch cable (C)

 Wire assembly consisng of Male Sensor Connector Plug (D) with

temperature sensor (E) and male vacuum sensor connector (F) and

2 terminated Float Switch wires (G)

 Vacuum Sensor transducer with female connector (H)

 Controller Power Cord (J)

 “Power In” Receptacle on Controller (L)

 “Power Out” Receptacle on Controller (M)

 Mul‐sensor connector (N)

 Float Switch By‐pass wire (P)

 Antenna (Q)

D E

F G

M NL

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The SapCheck Controller unit must be co‐located near your pump. It should

be installed in a dry, venlated enclosure that protects it from the elements.

These instrucons assume that SapCheck will be installed in the same enclo‐

sure that contains your vacuum pump.

Your SapCheck unit has been pre‐conﬁgured to send text messages to the

cell phone number (a “Command Number”) you provided. You can send

text messages to your SapCheck unit at the SapCheck phone number listed

with this installaon note. We suggest you add this phone number to your

“Contacts” on your cell phone, giving it the name “SapCheck” or, if you have

more than one SapCheck unit, a name referencing the sugarbush locaon

where the unit is deployed. That way, you will be receiving and sending text

messages either from/to “SapCheck” or from/to the sugarbush locaon

where SapCheck is operang.

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1. Locate the SapCheck controller (A) within your pump enclosure. (Make

sure that you have previously installed the antenna (Q) onto the control‐

ler. (See page 3 for details.)

2. Aach the Male Sensor Connecon Plug (D) to the Female Connector (N)

on the top of the SapCheck box.

3. Note: If you do not wish to install the Tank Float Switch provided, simply

connect the two Float Switch (G) wires coming from the Male Sensor

Connector Plug (D) to the Float Switch By‐pass wire (P).

4. Note: The tank ﬂoat switch (B) is to be installed in your sap collecon

tank. The maximum tank wall thickness that the ﬂoat switch can accom‐

modate is 3/8 in. The switching end of the ﬂoat switch must be installed

poinng down.

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Drill bits Other

9/32” ‐Pump enclosure hole for tempera‐

ture sensor

1/8” NPT tap

21/64” ‐Starter hole for vacuum transduc‐

er (to be tapped 3/8” NPT)

Electrical tape

3/8” ‐Pump enclosure hole for ﬂoat switch

cables

Teﬂon tape

13/32” ‐Float switch hole in sap collecon

tank (Drill 2‐34” above alert level.)

Adjustable wrench (for installing tank ﬂoat

switch and vacuum transducer

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