User manual

Rain Master Irrigation Systems Weather Center II User Manual
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.....................................................................................1
1.1 Determining Weather Center II Location ......................................3
1.1.1 Weather Center Site Overview ..............................................3
1.2 General Information.......................................................................8
2.0 Weather Center Installation...........................................................9
2.1 Evolution DX2 Controller Wiring ...............................................20
2.2 RME Eagle Controller Wiring .....................................................21
3.0 Weather Center Instrumentation ................................................24
3.1 Features and Benefits...................................................................24
3.2 Weather Center Theory of Operation...........................................26
3.3 ET Electrical Interface .................................................................26
3.3.1 Evolution DX2 Weather Interface.......................................26
3.3.2 RME Eagle Weather Interface.............................................26
4.0 Reading the ET Values .................................................................29
4.1 At the Evolution DX2 Controller.................................................29
4.2 At the RME Eagle Controller.......................................................29
4.2.1 Weather Center Status Display................................................31
5.0 Rain Fall Sensor ............................................................................33
5.1 At the Evolution DX2 Controller.................................................33
5.1.1 Features and Benefits...........................................................33
5.1.2 Rain Fall Sensor Theory of Operation.................................33
5.1.3 Rain Fall Sensor Installation................................................34
5.1.4 Rain Fall Sensor Information...............................................34
5.1.5 Rain Fall Sensor Interface ...................................................34
5.1.6 Reading Rain Fall Sensor Values ........................................35
5.2 At the RME Eagle Controller.......................................................35
5.2.1 Features and Benefits...........................................................35
5.2.2 Rain Switch Sensor Theory of Operation............................35
5.2.3 Rain Switch Installation.......................................................36
5.2.4 Rain Switch Sensor Information..........................................36
5.2.5 Rain Switch Sensor Interface...............................................36
6.0 Wind Speed Sensor .......................................................................37
6.1 At the Evolution DX2 Controller.................................................37
6.1.1 Features and Benefits...........................................................37