DCPC Factory Firmware
This is the user guide for the factory firmware.
This firmware integrates most functionalities and configurations edits.
The user control interface
The user control interface one 1" Oled screen display and three push buttons. Push buttons are called [UP] - [OK] - [DOWN].
Main display
When the DCPC start it shows the main display. This displays the sensors and pump status.
- Battery - Battery voltage in Volts.
- Level A - The level measured on port A in metres.
- Level B - The level measured on port B in metres.
- Mode - The mode set as Automatic or Manual (auto/manu).
- Pump - Activation of the pump. ON or OFF.
- Contact A - Contact status on port A. Open or closed.
- Contact B - Contact status on port B. Open or closed.
Navigating pages
There several pages on display. The first page is the main display explained above. Then all other pages are settings to configure the DCPC.
Pressing [OK] changes to the next page.
To return to the main page from any other page just press [OK] for more than a second. This is a long press.
The most common navigation scenario is to press [OK] until the desired setting to modify is found. Then use [UP] or [DOWN] to change the setting as needed. Then long press [OK] to return to the main screen.
| Button | Press type | Action |
|---|---|---|
| [UP] | short press | Change setting up |
| [OK] | short press | Next page |
| [OK] | long press | Return to main display |
| [UP] | short press | Change setting down |
Here is a list of all available pages
- Main display
- Mode setting
- Battery Low Threshold
- Battery High Threshold
- Level A Enable/Disable
- Level A Low setting
- Level A High setting
- Level A Direction setting
- Level B Enable/Disable
- Level B Low setting
- Level B High setting
- Level B Direction setting
- Contact A Enable/Disable
- Contact A Direction
- Contact B Enable/Disable
- Contact B Direction
- Factory Reset
Mode Setting
There are 2 modes.
- Manual
- Automatic
These are shown with a small manu or auto at the bottom of the screen.
- Manual - The pump is operated on demand with the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons when the main display is shown.
- [UP] Pump is set to ON
- [DOWN] Pump is set to OFF
- Automatic - The pump is controlled and activated according to the battery level and sensors detections. [UP] and [DOWN] have no effect here.
Battery Low Threshold
This sets the level under which the pump is stopped to preserve battery life.
Refer to the battery documentation to know what the minimum should be.
Battery High Threshold
This sets the high battery level to start the pump again.
Refer to the solar charger documentation for the maximum to be set. If this is set too high the pump might never be activated as the battery will not reach the level asked.
Level A (or B) Enable/Disable
This setting Enables or Disables port level A (or B).
If enabled the pump will be activated or not depending on the value of the level sensor.
If disabled the level sensor will have no impact on the pump activation. Also the reading related to Level A (or B) will be removed from the main display.
Level A (or B) Low setting
This is the lowest value of water level above the sensor for which the pump is activated or not depending on the level direction setting (see further below).
It activated the pump at low level if the direction is set to 'FILL'.
It stops the pump at low level if the direction is set to 'EMPTY'.
Level A (or B) High setting
This is the highest value of water level above the sensor for which the pump is activated or not depending on the level direction setting (see further below).
It activates the pump at high level if the direction is set to 'EMPTY'.
It stops the pump at high level if the direction is set to 'FILL'.
Level A (or B) Direction setting
This is either FILL or EMPTY.
The activation of the pump if explained in the table below.
| FILL | EMPTY | |
|---|---|---|
| < Level Low | Pump ON | Pump OFF |
| > Level High | Pump OFF | Pump ON |
Contact A (or B) Enable/Disable
This setting Enables or Disables port contact A (or B).
If enabled the pump will be activated or not depending on the status of the contact.
If disabled the contact detection will have no impact on the pump activation. Also the reading related to Contact A (or B) will be removed from the main display.
Contact A (or B) Direction
This indicates the status for which the pump should be activated. It is either OPENED or CLOSED.
If set to OPENED the pump will start when the contact relay is in an opened state.
If set to CLOSED the pump will start when the contact relay is in an closed state.
Factory Reset
This page allow for resuming to factory default. Press [UP] to choose 'yes' then press [OK] to validate the reset.
To cancel press [DOWN] and [OK].