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1. Hed C9 ad direct communication solutions Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APNO08 25 August 2011 112. Alarm Volume The threshold of water usage outside the time periods allocated to schedules above which an unscheduled alarm will be issued SMS Alarm Parameters Note SMS Short Message Service is commonly referred to as a text message Destination Phone Number The 10 digit phone numbers of the handset or SMS terminal to receive SMS alarms Up to five phone numbers may be specified each separated by a space Email Alarm Parameters Destination Email Address The complete email address of the destination for email alarms Multiple email addresses may be specified each separated by a comma or space Report Delivery Parameters Deliver Reports Via Email On Off Enable disable the email delivery of daily usage reports Reports are also available online for viewing Deliver To Email Address The complete email address of the destination for email reports Multiple email addresses may be specified each separated by a comma or space rer Bas keu ae direct communication solutions Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APNO08 25 August 2011 Deliver Reports On The Following Days After Schedules Run Used to select the days upon which reports will be sent to a destination address Email Server Configuration In order to send email alarms and reports each DCS Irrigation controller must be assigned an email address an address from which the email alarms and reports will
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4. Name feldsite ctekproducts com Email Password eeeeeee SMTP Server Address smtp gmail com SMTP Server Port 465 Authentication On Off SSL Encryption On Off Figure 4 Configuration Screen rer Bas as Eto direct communication solutions Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APNO08 25 August 2011 Irrigation Clock Override Enable Disable Clock Provides a mechanism to completely isolate the electro mechanical sprinkler clock from control over the irrigation zones The Disable setting means that the DCS Irrigation controller will prevent the mechanical clock from ever turning water on to a zone Note In the event of a hardware or power failure at the DCS Irrigation controller control always reverts to the schedule of the installed electro mechanical clock without regard to the enable disable setting above Schedule Selection Schedule 1 amp 2 On Off enable or disable the use of schedule 1 and or schedule 2 Alarm Selection and Configuration Scheduled Usage Alarms On Off Enable or disable alarms resulting from over or under thresholds during the scheduled irrigation cycle for a particular zone Unscheduled Usage Alarms On Off Enable or disable alarms resulting from water usage above a prescribed threshold outside the time periods allocated to schedules Alarm delivery Method Select the method s by which alarms will be sent to the user Unscheduled
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7. ation Controller APNO08 25 August 2011 Start Time A 24 hour clock setting used to determine when the schedule will begin Each active zone schedule will be executed upon the completion of the last Sun Mond Sat Check boxes to select which days of the week the schedule will be applied Enable Select the zones that will be irrigated under this schedule Minutes The length of time that a zone will be irrigated You will want to tune this value once an operational baseline has been established The percentage of Over Under from the configuration screen is applied to the value of Gallons Minute Minutes to arrive at over and under thresholds Reports Alarms and Logs Reports and alarms are delivered to the user via email and in the case of alarms by SMS text messaging as an option Logs are available online through the top level menu selection shown in Figure 3 Reports Reports are delivered to the user via email in a comma separated CSV format This format allows to report to be viewed and manipulated by most spreadsheet software packages and also makes it convenient to import the report content into many database applications When viewed in a conventional text editor the report displays the CSV format as shown in Figure 6 DEE AAA AAS PEA EEE A Test location 1 Schedule 1 Fri Sep 2 10 40 00 2011 1 2 100 rrr 2 5 0 ALARM Under Test location 1 Schedule 2 Fri Sep 2 10 55 01 2011 1 1 20 ATARM
8. der thresholds An initial estimate can be fine tuned over time using actual water usage information gathered by the controller Percentage Over Under Established the threshold for over under reports and alarms Make use of the Gallons Per Minute setting above Example a 10 minute schedule at 10 gallons per minute and a 20 over under will alarm at below 80 gallons and above 120 gallons 00 rar o Da Cu Gad Y EE direct communication solutions Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APNOO8 25 August 2011 Location Parameters Location Name Demo_1 Number of Zones 7 Max 45 Gallons Per Minute 30 Percentage Over Under 15 Irrigation Clock Override Enable Clock Disable Clock Schedule Selection Schedule 1 On Off Schedule 2 On Off Alarm Selection and Configuration Scheduled Usage Alarms On Off Unscheduled Usage Alarms On Off Alarm Delivery Method SMS Email Both Unscheduled Alarm Volume 30 SMS Alarm Parameters Destination Phone Number For Alarms 5555551212 Email Alarm Parameters Destination Email Address For Alarms fieldalarms ctekproducts com Report Delivery Parameters Deliver Reports Via Email On OH Deliver To Email Address usagereports ctekproducts com Deliver reports on the following days after schedules run Sun Mon Wi Tue O Wed B Thu O Fri Y Sat O Email Server Configuration Email Address For This Device feldsite ctekproducts com Email User
9. hat the SMTP server listens on For SSL authentication this is usually Port 465 Consult your email providers set up instructions SSL Authentication On Off Again consult your email provider they will establish this requirement Gmail Set Up Example User Name your_gmail_ account gmail com Email address your_gmail_account gmail com Password Your Choice SMTP Server Address smtp gmail com Authentication required Yes SSL Encryption Yes SMTP Server Port 465 normal for SSL Flow Monitor Schedule Figure 5 illustrates the two schedule capability of the DCS Irrigation controller Schedule 1 applies water to all seven zones seven days a weeks while schedule 2 applies additional water to zones three and four on Saturday and Sunday Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APN008 25 August 2011 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 Start Time Start Time Hour 02 Minutes 0 0 e Hour 08 Minutes 0 0 Sun Mon 7 Tue 7 Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue D Wed D Thu D Fri D Sat ZONE ENABLE MINUTES MINALARM MAX ALARM ZONE ENABLE MINUTES MINALARM MAX ALARM 01 30 765 1035 01 El 02 165 1035 02 S E a 03 765 1035 03 E 04 765 1035 04 E E 05 765 1035 05 lt 765 1035 06 06 lt 0o 0 q 07 765 1035 E Figure 5 Flow Monitor Schedule rer Bas as Eto direct communication solutions Application Note DCS Irrig
10. le ran Column F The number of gallons applied during the scheduled interval Alarm Events Alarm Under indicates that less water was applied that would be expected to result from gallons per minute GPM multiplied by Scheduled Minutes within the plus or minus tolerances assigned as a percentage on the Configuration screen In the case of Unscheduled Usage the Over Under calculation is based solely on the Unscheduled Volume value on the Configuration Screen Alarms Alarms are transmitted to the specified destination addresses when events at the controller are outside of the parameters established on the Configuration screen Fig 4 and the Schedule Fig 5 Alarms can be transmitted via email and or by SMS to a cellular device The Alarm formats are as follows are shown in the following sections Both email and text messaging formats may differ to some extent based on formatting performed by the receiving client application Email or Text Alarm Over Fri Sep 2 11 03 01 2011 Location Test location 1 Schedule 2 Zone 3 Run Time 4 Over maximum volume of 220 Current volume is 510 Email or Text Alarm Under Fri Sep 2 10 59 01 2011 Location Test location 1 Schedule 2 Zone 2 Run Time 3 Under minimum volume of 135 Current volume is 70 Email or Text Alarm Unscheduled Usage Fri Sep 2 10 39 09 2011 Location Test location 1 Unscheduled Usage over maximum volume of 10 Current volume is 50 10 rer
11. lutions Application Note DCS Irrigation Controller APNO08 25 August 2011 be found in the SkyRouter User manual for the specific SkyRouter model you are using Flow Monitoring Configuration Selecting the Flow Monitoring menu option presents the following screen which provides access to all of the Irrigation Controller features and functions Flow Monitoring Services Schedules have finished Configuration Schedules View Log Home Refresh Figure 3 Flow Monitoring Menu Configuration The flow monitoring configuration screen is used to establish all of the operating parameters of the Irrigation application The screen is divided into 8 panels each of which configures a specific portion of the complete application Individual parameters for each panel are discussed below and an image of the screen is provided in Figure 4 for reference Location Parameters These settings establish a name for the irrigation site and create the assumptions that will be tuned as an operational baseline for the site is established Location Name A descriptive name that can be assigned to each irrigation controller site Will be used on reports and alarms Number of Zones The number of sprinkler zones that will be managed from this controller The number of zone slots allocated in the schedule page is a direct result of this setting Gallons Per Minute This important setting is used in the calculation of the over un
12. originate The same email address can be assigned to all controllers but each controller must have an email address if email is to be used DCS provides a POP3 email client to support email communications While the settings may vary somewhat from one email service to another this section describes the most commonly used settings and also provides a set up example using Google s gmail service All of these settings are available from your email provider or ISP Email Address For This Device A complete email address that will be assigned to the POP3 client on this device Again this address and other account settings can be identical for any number of devices using the same email system Email User Name The name used by the email client to log in to an email server and send email Some services require that this name be the email address of the user others will allow almost any name SMTP Server Address An address specified by your email provider or ISP that will be used by the email client to reach the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP server The SMTP server is responsible for sending outgoing emails Authentication On Off This setting is based on whether or not your email SMTP server requires authentication to log in to the SMTP server Most do DCS s POP client uses SSL authentication Email Password The password that was established when your email account was created SMTP Server Port The port number t
13. rrigation zones The purpose of this Application Note APNOO8 is to provide the information necessary to configure and operate the application and interpret the reports and alarms issued Scope Figure 1 shows a DCS Irrigation Controller in the context of an existing Irrigation installation 4 Existing i Time A Clock S N Zone 1 Irrigation Zone Control Controller Solenoid Zone Control Zone Solenoid Zone Control Zone 3 Solenoid Figure 1 Controller in an existing system While all of the components of a complete irrigation system will be discussed for completeness the scope of APNOO8 is the theory and operation of the Irrigation Control software application Navigation and Top Level Functions When installed the Irrigation Controller Application is found under the applications selection on the top level SkyRouter administration screen It may also be offered as a top level function immediately after login if the application advertising option is selected The SkyRouter presents the following navigation menu when application advertising is used Series 4200 SkyRouter Flow Monitoring Admin Facilities Figure 2 Top Level Screen This document will first cover the Flow Monitoring settings and then will address the portions of the Admin Facilities menu important to this application Complete coverage of the Admin Facilities menu can rer Bas as Eto direct communication so
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