Installation guide

1. In the “Configure Devices” screen, select the zone to rename.
2. Enter a descriptive name for the zone in the “Zone Name” box.
3. Select a zone type from the “Zone Type” drop-down list. The configuration options are dependent on the zone
type.
There are three zone types.
Sensor Zone
A Sensor Zone is a zone that is controlled entirely by a moisture sensor.
a. Select a sensor from the “Moisture Sensor” drop down list to
link the zone with its respective sensor.
b. Enter the “Sensor Zone Percolation Time” in hours. In soils with
high clay content, water absorption is slow and a delay time
may be set to allow water to settle.
c. Enter the “Maximum Water Duration” time in minutes. If water
on demand is desired, set the duration to a high value. If timed
cycles are desired, click the “Show Thresholds” button and set
the “Upper Threshold” to a high value.
Dependent Zone
A Dependent Zone is a zone that is controlled by the sensor of a sensor zone. It is set to run as a percentage of the
sensor zone run time.
a. Select a zone from the “Sensor Zone” drop down list. This
links the zone with a sensor controlled zone. Select the
Sensor Zone that is physically closest to the Dependent Zone
or has soil properties most similar to the Dependent Zone.
b. Enter the “Dependent Zone Tracking Ratio (%)” in percentage
points. This ratio is the amount of water this zone will receive
compared to the Sensor Zone. This ratio is necessary to adjust
for differing varieties in the rate water is applied by differing emitters. For example, a dependent zone
with an application rate of 10 Gallons per Minute (gpm), that is tracking a sensor zone with an application
rate of 20 gpm, will need a tracking ratio of 200% to ensure adequate irrigation of the dependent zone.
Timed zone
A Timed Zone runs as a conventional timer based zone.
a. Enter the “Time Between Water” in hours. This is the number
of hours between watering cycles.
b. Enter the “Watering Duration” in minutes. This is the
maximum length of time for a watering cycle.
4. Check or uncheck the box titled “Use Soak Cycling”. Soak Cycling simply
waters for a period of time then waits to soak before continuing to
water, all during a single watering event.
If you enable Soak Cycling, do the following: