Installation Manual - ARES CS5 with cellular mode, rev.A
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10.5 Opening the electronics enclosure and powering up for the first time
The battery inside the Wash Extension enclosure is shipped disconnected to avoid over-discharge. The
enclosure
must be opened to reconnect the battery and power-up the Wash Extension Control (WEC) PCB.
1. Loosen the 4 Phillips-head screws from the top of the Wash Extension
enclosure cover.
2. Remove the cover and set aside.
3. Connect the loose Faston connector into the
battery terminal as seen in
Figure 10-7.
4. Verify that the LED (Figure 10-8) activity on the WEC PCB has the
following order:
a.
Fading white: processing code (~ 5 sec)
b.
Rapidly flashing orange: connecting to ARES (5 sec – 6 min)
c.
Solid orange: successfully connected to ARES (3 sec, which
you may miss if you blink!)
d.
Fading aqua: standby mode (2-5 min, communication was
successful if you see this)
Processing code
Connecting to
ARES via Modbus
Successful
connection
Failed connection
(will try again)
Standby mode +
connection good
Low battery
voltage
Fading white
Flashing orange
Solid orange (3
seconds)
Fading magenta
(3 seconds)
Fading aqua
Fading red
(5 seconds)
Do not seal up the electronics enclosure just yet…we
need to prime and test
the pump before doing so.
Important note: If the M12 communication cable is not connected properly
between the ARES and Wash Extension devices, they will not communicate,
automated washing will not occur, and feedback will not be sent to the
Fracsun cloud. Verify the LED is fading aqua color to ensure a
successful
connection.
If the LED fades magenta for 3 seconds (after flashing orange), wait another 5
minutes. The first attempt doesn’t always connect. The WEC PCB will retry 3
times before ultimately failing, going into standby, and then repeating the
connection/syncing process again.
Figure 10-7: Battery connection on
Wash Extension
Figure 10-8: LED indicator on the WEC
PCB
