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1. Oct 13 00 00 Oct 14 00 00 Oct 15 00 00 Oct 16 00 00 Oct 17 00 00 Oct 18 00 00 5 02 10 07 Landscape Light W Master 1 Front 2 Back 3 Left 4 Right 5 Flower m Landscape Garage Rain m Rain cea bom Yard Yara Lawn Lawn Bed Light Door Sensor Delay 02 15 07 Rain Sensor Options 02 16 32 1 Front Yard 02 16 32 4 Right Lawn Grouping 02 16 32 Landscape Light Hour bow Month 02 17 41 1 Front Yard 02 19 41 4 Right Lawn Start 10 10 2014 02 22 41 Landscape Light End 10 17 2014 m 02 28 25 1 Front Yard 02 30 25 4 Right Lawn Export 2m 02 33 25 Landscape Light 12 45 01 1 Front Yard 4 Tue 14 Oct 2014 Firmware Upgrade Warning uploading a new firmware will ERASE your existing programs and settings If you don t want to lose bd iC O A ALGO A JOST USDT Ne V CD If Lo z Le z 5 n 4 E i rT y T Q f 3 p Ci n ai le A mia z VV gt gt CAPOT CONNES IOTI LO gt d VE d Na J CC aN HAPOEL LMI ta To upgrade the OpenSprinkler firmware you need a regular size USB cable and the firmware updater program Follow the instructions below or watch the Firmware Update Tutorial Video e Download OpenSprinkler Firmware Updater v2 0 zip e Instructions PDF You Watch Firmware Upgrade Tutorial Video ube Advanced Topics technical skills required Note to open the device enclosure just untighten the four screws at the back of the device 1 Installing a microSD Card e OpenSprinkler supports mi2. Restrictions odd even day restrictions Odd day means the program will run only if it s an odd day of the month except the 31 or Feb 29 Similarly for even days Default is no restrictions Front Yard Station Water Times a e Set the water time for each station A value of O means the station will oe xs not run The range resolution of water time is as follows Right Lawn os o Oto 59 seconds in steps of seconds Flower Bed z o 1to 179 minutes in steps of minutes 3to 18 hours in steps of hours PENE EE E eer ee ew eee ere ee eee wees es ee ere peewee awe ee L ER E eee ee area eee cece les S08 Os Additional Start Times There are two choices of additional start times y arin e Fixed up to 3 given additional start times Any time of a day Fined e Repeating regularly repeating start times For example repeat every Repeat Every Repeat Count one and half hours for six times This is useful for breaking down long water times into shorter cycles Note additional start times that go over to the next day will be ignored 8 1 Program Preview To verify that all programs are set correctly go to the homepage and click Preview Programs to visualize lt Back Program Preview how the programs are scheduled to run each day 10 17 2014 xav e Today s schedule is shown by default Click on the Friday 00 00 left and right arrows at the top to change to a ee different day iets e Current t
3. SCC IC ALO 15s Sess nce ca cco sete E co seae ace sue tca case ctonine A 15 LEGS anI Re OUI CO Saree ices ceeraueis cane E A E A EA E E E N 15 OpenSprinkler Introduction OpenSprinkler is an open source web based sprinkler irrigation controller It s a drop in replacement for conventional sprinkler controllers that do not have web connectivity OpenSprinkler provides the advantages of intuitive user interface remote access and smart weather based watering control It is ideal for homeowners as well as business owners with applications in lawn and garden watering plant irrigation drip irrigation hydroponics etc The package includes the OpenSprinkler controller 8 zones with screw terminal blocks The optional add ons include 24VAC sprinkler transformer WiFi adapter and zone expansion boards each adds 16 zones Optional Add ons iat Pa oa OpensSprinkler An Open Source Web Based Sprinkler Irrigation Controlle in Out Zone Expansion Board OpenSpr nkler 123 45 6 7 B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hardware Interface ie s i Buttons B1 Power Switch lt B2 B3 i USB port gt Ethernet Jack RJ45 aa gt i Expansion upply 0 Connector Common Zones 1 8 Rain Sensor COM Connector Introduction Eo Installation Important Notes e OpenSprinkler is NOT waterproof For outdoor use please use a waterproof enclosure e International customers please use a 24V AC transformer compatible with
4. is a station that turns on together with other stations Any station from 1 to 8 can be set as a master Default is none i e not using master station e Master On Delay fine tune the exact time at which the master turns on The acceptable range is O to 60 seconds For example when set to 15 the master station will turn on 15 seconds after a station opens Default is 0 e Master Off Delay fine tune the exact time at which the master turns off The acceptable range is 60 to 60 seconds For example when set to 15 the master station will turn off 15 seconds before a station closes Default is 0 Station Handling e Expansion Boards number of zone expansion boards For backward compatibility the firmware assumes each expansion board has 8 stations Thus when using a 16 station expansion board each counts as 2 in the firmware OpenSprinkler can automatically detect the number of expansion boards Default is 0 e Station Delay the delay time between two consecutive stations The acceptable range is O to 60 minutes For example when set to 1 minute the second station will open 1 minute after the first station closes Default is O i e the second station will run immediately after the first station This option is only applicable in sequential mode e Sequential set the station running mode When on stations will run in sequence one after another When off stations are allowed to run in parallel i e simultaneously Default is on Weath
5. 15 minutes For example low temperature high humidity and or considerable rainfall all lead to reduced watering thus saving water usage What license is OpenSprinkler published under All content including hardware and software are published under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 license The product is open source for educational purpose and to promote technology innovations Specifications Links and Resources OpenSprinkler Homepage Input Voltage Power Consumption Output Current Number of Zones AC Output Current Over voltage Protection Over current Protection Product Size Product Weight 22V AC to 28V AC 1 to 1 5 Watt 450mA 5V to power external USB devices 8 on the main controller extendable to 48 with zone expansion boards 800mA continues 24V AC per zone 8A inrush current 48V bi directional TVS on each zone AC input and rain sensor terminal 2A on AC input 1A on 5V DC 135mm x 100mm x 32mm 5 3 x 4 x 1 26 200g 7o0z OpenSprinkler Support page OpenSprinkler Github repository OpenSprinkler
6. 4 two types of start times either up to 4 given start times or repeating start times e g start at 8 30am repeat every 45 minutes for 8 times Does OpenSprinkler have built in wireless OpenSprinkler currently only supports wired Ethernet connection However wireless is possible by using a pocket size WiFi adapter optional add on or alternatively powerline network adapters Please refer to the Wireless Connection section How do I check the IP address assigned to OpenSprinkler Click button B1 and the IP address will be displayed onto the LCD screen What types of sprinkler valves does it work with OpenSprinkler works with standard 24V AC sprinkler valves If you are not sure what type of valves you have use a multi meter to measure the resistance on the two wires of the valve the resistance should be between 22 to 50 ohm If it s very low 3 to 10 ohm that means your valve is probably of DC latching type which is not compatible with OpenSprinkler lam new to sprinkler system setup How do wire sprinkler valves Each sprinkler valve has two wires Connect one wire to the COM terminal and the other wire to a zone port 1 to 8 For multiple valves one wire from each valve is combined together and goes to the COM terminal the other wire goes to an individual zone port If you are not sure ask a landscaper or go to a home improvement store for help How do I connect a Master Zone or Pump Station If you have a Master Zone or P
7. HTTP Port restart required s01 Weather Control Locatior Extension Boards cation 2 board s Mast Master On Delay Ahn oa Joston MA Look Wunderground Key dels Sects Device ID restart required Station Delay NTP Sync Master Off Delay Auto Reconnect v Os Weather Adjustment Method Sequential Relay Pulse Configure Master Weather Control Station Handling ome Station Handling Advanced Weather Control Watering NTP IP Address Weather Control Advanced 100 165 193 126 229 Advanced Use Rain Sensor Use DHCP restart re quired Ignore Password Advanced System Settings e Location this can be any of the following o US zip code e g 95050 o US city name followed by state name e g Santa Clara California o International city name followed by country name e g Sydney Australia o Wunderground PWS ID e g pws KMAAMHERZ for details please check the Wunderground website The location is used to automatically detect your time zone DST Daylight saving Time setting and obtain weather data online It s recommended that you click on the Lookup button to verify the location and resolve ambiguity if any e NTP Sync automatic time sync based on your location When off you can set the device time manually Default is on e Auto Reconnect automatically reconnect to the router if connection is lost Default is on Configure Master e Master Station define a master station zone also known as pump station Master
8. OpenSprinkler v2 x User Manual Firmware 2 1 0 Oct 17 2014 Contents OO e E E seeapeodyseiepocessncseceneaaiecceseeteeceeee 2 HOWE INON O e N E EE E E E 2 MENO e EE E E E E E E 3 W Ele e CONNEC UO eera n ae EE AEE AE AE ATAA ET EE EEA 4 LCDana Button FUNCION Scersisrani nE EE E EESE 4 FMW ALOU er Minua er E A 5 P OVENI N e E E E nee rere ee er ee 5 P E SUNS COTO a E A E A unre E A E 5 Se HOMEN IEE er E ENE Er E E 5 AET 0g eee en ee E E E E eee ere eee 6 Boa Re ONG Ua CONN ea a E ceased E E sete canner E E E E 7 oe RUNO NCE PrOO rA ene E T R 8 7 Current Status Stop Stations and Set Rain Delay ssssussseenssrenssserresrrrresrrresrrerssreressrereserressrereseeresene 8 BO ANS eaa E E S 9 SLEPE M P ENEN e N E E E 10 8 2 Sequential vs Parallel Running MOCES ccccccsssececcesecccceescceceesececeesececeeueceeeeueecetsusecessugeceesenes 10 MOO AS oan T E eieet ec 11 PEAN SU Ue ars rice cere teense E 11 Advanced Topics technical skills reQuired ccccccsssseccccceesseccccceessecccseeeseececeeeeneeeeeteeeeeecseteneaeeeessagnaeess 12 Ti FERS Cell NV el TIAN SAN r A E E E E eavenasecuteiemantcee 12 2 Usine te Olt DO AlCl MINFRELaY seccina E 12 3 Installing a Radio Frequency RF Transmitter sesssssseessrersesrrrrressrrrrsesrrrrressrrrresserrreessrreressrrrrreseene 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ cccccccccsssseccccceesseccccseeeseccceeeeesecceeseeeeceseseeeseeseeseeesecesesegneeeeeesugnseeess 13
9. Programs Stop All Stati Edit Options Stop All Stations At the homepage you will find a weather icon and list of menu items The button on the upper left corner brings out the sidebar which shows additional menu items such as e Export Import Configuration save restore programs and settings This is useful for firmware upgrade e About display the app version firmware version and the language localization website e Localization change display language currently supporting 17 languages Please check the About page to see how you can contribute to additional languages e Disable Operation disables zone operations This is useful if OpenSprinkler will not be used for an extended period of time e WUderground Diagnostics display weather data requires a valid Wunderground API key Tip at any time you can activate the sidebar by dragging your mouse pointer from left to right on desktop browses or swiping your finger from left to right on mobile browsers 4 Edit Options At the homepage click Edit Options to configure the basic settings See below for explanations of each option Edit Options Submit ac Edit Options Subm ac Edit Options Submit lt Back Edit Options of Submit Edit Options Station Handling System System System System y Weather Control Configure Master Configure Master Configure Master Device Time Advanced Station Handling sacs i Station Handling Master Station r
10. croSD card of any capacity formatted to either FAT16 or FAT32 The microSD card is used for storing logging data and can also be used to serve the web interface s Javascript files e Open the enclosure and locate the microSD card slot close to the top edge of the circuit board partially under the LCD Insert the microSD card until you hear a clicking sound Then assemble the circuit board back to the enclosure e Ifthe card is correctly installed upon power on you should see a microSD card icon on the LCD screen A e The firmware automatically configures the card for storing logging data 2 Using the on board Mini Relay Warning the step below requires soldering to the circuit board THIS WILL VOID THE PRODUCT WARRANTY OpenSprinkler has an on board mini relay rated at 120VAC 2A It can be used for switching general purpose devices such as low voltage 12V to 36V landscape light bulbs garage door openers etc Proceed with care and use your own discretion The three relay pins are mapped out on the circuit board CO change over NO normally open NC normally closed Solder wires to the mapped out pins Drill holes on the enclosure as you need so that the wires can go through Although rated at 120VAC please DO NOT run voltages higher than 40V due to the limited PCB trace size Any OpenSprinkler station can be set to activate the relay The activation method depends on the Relay Pulse parameter O A value of 0 means the r
11. elay remains on as long as the station is open This is useful for switching landscape lights O Otherwise the relay will pulse on when opening or closing a station This can simulate momentary button clicks useful for interfacing with garage door openers 3 Installing a Radio Frequency RF Transmitter Warning the step below requires soldering to the circuit board THIS WILL VOID THE PRODUCT WARRANTY OpenSprinkler has on board pins that match a standard 434MHz or 315MHz Radio Frequency RF transmitter This can be used to send signals to remote power sockets for switching powerline devices such as heaters fans pumps Proceed with care and use your own discretion e Locate the RF pinouts A3 VIN GND Solder the RF transmitter to the matching pins DATA gt A3 VIN gt VIN GND gt GND e Carefully assemble the circuit back to the enclosure e The OpenSprinkler firmware can be modified to support an RF transmitter For details please check this demo Frequently Asked Questions FAQ How many zones does OpenSprinkler support The main controller supports 8 zones Each expansion board adds 16 zones Firmware 2 1 0 supports a maximum of 48 zones How many programs does it support What about program schedule dates and start times Firmware 2 1 0 supports up to 14 programs Each program allows 1 an individual water time for every station 2 either weekday schedule or interval day schedule 3 optional odd even day flags
12. er Control e Wunderground Key weather API key This is required for automatic weather based water time adjustment Click on the information icon for instructions Please use the Verify button to check if the key is correct e Weather Adjustment Method select weather based adjustment method If Manual method is selected the Watering is set manually Otherwise the Watering is set automatically by the selected method e Watering global scaling factor from 0 to 250 applied to station water times For example if set to 150 all station water times will be multiplied by 150 except in programs that do not use weather adjustment Default is 100 e Use Rain Sensor when using a rain sensor the controller will automatically stop stations from running if rain is detected except for stations that are set to ignore rain You can additionally select the sensor type normally open or normally closed A rain sensor is essentially a rain activated switch Typical sensors are normally closed switches when rain is detected the switch opens Normally open sensors are the reverse Advanced Settings e HTTP Port customize the device s HTTP port Default is 80 e Device ID when using multiple OpenSprinklers on the same network please set a unique Device ID for each Default is 0 e Relay Pulse OpenSprinkler has a built in relay useful for switching landscape lights garage door openers or other general purpose devices Relay pulse time cont
13. fault Sequential Mode is on which is the most common way In this mode stations that overlap in time will be automatically serialized This helps conserve water pressure by ensuring only one station is open at a time For example if station B is scheduled to open while station A is still running it will be automatically pushed after station A By turning off Sequential Mode the controller will open a station whenever it s scheduled to run therefore allowing multiple stations to run simultaneously Either way the program preview correctly accounts for the Sequential Mode setting 9 Logging OpenSprinkler supports logging by using a microSD card It logs station runs as well as rain delay and rain sensor status Note unless noted otherwise the controller does NOT come with microSD card built in In order to use logging please refer to the Advanced Topics section for instructions on how to install a microSD card At the homepage click View Logs to see a graphical plot of the logging data e Inthe Options tab select the start and end dates of the query The default is the past 7 days e Several Grouping methods are provided None Hour DOW or Month e Select Table at the top of the page to switch to a table view of the data h Tabl ar Options Fri 17 Oct 2014 Runtime Time Station 2 10 45 Rain Delay 2 15 07 1 Front Yard 2 15 07 2 Back Yard 02 15 07 3 Left Lawn 02 15 07 4 Right Lawn 02 15 07 5 Flower Bed
14. he other end of the Ethernet cable to an available port on your router e Alternatively when using powerline or WiFi adapter insert the other end of the cable to the adapter For details refer to the Wireless Connection section below Step 4 Link OpenSprinkler Zone Expansion Boards optional e Plug one end of the zone extension cable comes with expansion boards into OpenSprinkler s Expansion connector the connector is polarized so there is only one way to plug it in Plug the other end to the Zone Expansion Board s IN connector e If you have more than one expansion boards you can daisy chain them by following the OUT DIN links Wireless Connection If there is no available Ethernet cable between OpenSprinkler and your router use either of the following wireless options Option 1 Powerline Network Adapter e This option is the easiest as no software configuration is required Recommended part TP LINK TL PA2010 Option 2 Pocket Size WiFi Router e This option requires some software configuration Recommended part TP LINK TL WR702N Watch Wireless Connection Tutorial Video T LCD and Button Functions LCD Time Main Controller Network status Master Zone Running Zone Rain status uSD card status e The master zone if defined is marked by M e Each running zone is displayed with a three letter animation o O e The rain icon is displayed if rain is detected through rain sensor or a manual rain delay t
15. hecked this station will activate relay Default is off een e Disable when checked this station will not run and is hidden from the user interface EE Ea Disable 6 Run Once Program To manually start a one off program go to the homepage click Run Once Program You can load preset water times from any of the existing programs or a test program 1 minute each station You can also manually edit the water time for each station e A water time of 0 value means the stations will not run Front Yard e Ifthe controller is already running an existing program that program will be Back Vert x terminated immediately ee e Station attributes are observed such as Use Master Station Activate Relay ight Lawn Os Controller settings such as Sequential Mode Station Delay Time Master On Off q Flower Bed Os Time are observed S07 Os However S08 Os e Rain Delay and Rain Sensor settings are ignored Garden1 15n e Wateirng Adjustment is ignored lt Back Run Once Submit Zero value excludes the station from the run once program Program 2 Master 7 Current Status Stop Stations and Set Rain Delay At the top of the homepage is a status bar that displays the current running program station and rain delay rain sensor status OpenSprinkler Program 3 is running on station Backyard Main 01 52 38 remaining Information Weather Current Status Preview Programs gt View Logs A
16. ime is in effect e The microSD card icon is displayed when the controller detects microSD card Buttons Once the controller is powered on the buttons are assigned the following functions Click Press and Hold B1 Display OpenSprinkler s IP address Stop all zones immediately B2 Display gateway s i e router s IP address Restart the controller B3 Toggle between the main controller MC Manually start an existing program or a test and each expansion board E1 E2 etc program Before the controller is powered on e If B1 is pressed while turning on the controller enter Reset All Settings factory default e If B2 is pressed while turning on the controller enter Bootloader hardware v2 1 only for firmware update e f B3 is pressed while turning on the controller enter Setup Options Note in the following the terms zone and station are used interchangeably without distinction Firmware 2 1 0 User Manual 1 Overview OpenSprinkler s built in web interface works with both desktop and mobile browsers It allows you to change settings and modify programs at any time using either a standard web browser or the free OpenSprinkler mobile app To install the mobile app just search opensprinkler in your app store Supported devices and browsers e Desktop browsers apps Google Chrome Firefox IE 9 Apple OSX app Google Chrome app e Mobile browsers apps Apple iOS Google Android Amazon Kindle Windows M
17. ime is indicated by the pink line You can ai zoom in out or drag the plot left right to check ianiai Garage Door the schedule in details Landscape Light e Colored bars show the program name and time span of each station run Clicking on each bar directs you to the specific program editing page lt Back Program Preview The program preview is implemented using a 10 18 2014 Xie V software simulation of the scheduling algorithm 1 Front Yard e What you see accurately reflects how the programs are scheduled to run aa All controller settings such as Sequential Mode amp Rion Lawn enat Station Delay Time Master On Off Time are ne Garage Door observed and all station attributes such as Use Master Station Activate Relay are observed Notes e Rain Delay and Rain Sensor are ignored because these dynamic events cannot be predicted therefore cannot be previewed e Programs that are set to Use Weather Adjustment will be scaled by the current Watering parameter o When using Manual Adjustment method the same Watering is applied to every day o When using the Zimmermand Adjustment method the current Watering dynamically calculated on a day to day basis is only applied on today s schedule while 100 is applied to all other days 8 2 Sequential vs Parallel Running Modes OpenSprinkler supports running stations either in sequence one after another or parallel concurrently By de
18. ithout network connection at all The controller has built in real time clock and battery for time keeping You can also manually start an existing or test program on the controller by using buttons How do I start a program manually on the controller using buttons Press and hold button B3 until you see the Start a Program message Then follow the instructions on the LCD screen Does OpenSprinkler support flow sensor and soil moisture sensor Not yet Development is under way to integrate these sensors As OpenSprinkler is open source you can modify the software to integrate these sensors on your own and you can even use additional sensors such as water level sensor motion sensor If you are not familiar with programming this provides a great motivation to start learning to program How do I set a static IP address The recommended way to set static IP address is by using your router s DHCP Reservation or Bind IP to MAC feature Alternatively you can set a static IP address on OpenSprinkler by turning off OpenSprinkler s DHCP option then manually set a static IP and the gateway i e router IP How do I access OpenSprinkler remotely such as from office or when am traveling away You can access OpenSprinkler remotely by using the Port Forwarding feature that s available on most routers To do so you need to log on to your router s configuration page gt Port Forwarding section then set up an entry that maps an external request
19. ng Click any program below to expand edit Be sure to save changes programs Here you can Summer Prog copy e Create a program by either adding a new program or copying an Fall Prog copy existing program Flush Pipe copy e Modify or Del n existing program odify or Delete an existing progra eae e Re order existing programs by using the arrow keys Custom P2 copy Custom P3 copy This firmware supports up to 14 programs Custom P4 copy Program Data Click on the Add button at the upper right corner to create a new program Each program contains the following data Add Program Submit Basic Settings Basic Settings e Program Name a custom program name up to 12 characters Program Name e Enable program enable flag Default is enabled e Use Weather Adjustment when checked the Watering applies to Enabled all station water times in this program Default is on Use Weather Adjustment Start Time e Start Time the first start time of the program e g 8 00 AM Program Type y Program Type e Weekday program will run on the selected weekdays e Interval Day program will run every N days where N is between 2 to 128 You will also need to set the Starting in days For example a program that repeats every 5 days starting in O day will run today and Restrictions every 5th day from today A program that repeats every 3 days starting an in 1 day will run tomorrow and every 3 days from then aS e
20. obile Blackberry Watch Firmware 2 1 0 Tutorial Video T 2 Access the controller Once the controller is powered on and establishes a valid connection you can find out its IP address and HTTP port number on the LCD by clicking button B1 In the following we will refer to the IP address as os ip e g 192 168 1 122 Next open a browser and type in the URL http os ip e g http 192 168 1 122 In case you have set a custom HTTP port number other than the default 80 include the port number in the URL as well For example if you have changed OpenSprinkler s port number to 8080 type in http os ip 8080 Device Password the factory default password is opendoor For security OpenSprinkler reasons please change the password upon first use Enter Device Password Submit Tip the OpenSprinkler mobile app has an additional feature that automatically scans your local network for available OpenSprinkler devices 3 Homepage z Export Configuration r Sidebar OpenSprinkler Import Configuration Button Weather Information ansen About C Current Status a Localization 67 F Pr Weather icon 67 F Preview Programs Oo Boston MA Logout Vi View Logs Advanced Programs and S Disable Operation Programs and Settings Change Rain Change Password Change Rain Delay Run Once Pro Reboot OpenSprinkler Run Once Program Edit Stations WUnderground Diagnostics Edit Stations Edit Program Edit Options Edit
21. rols the way relay is activated When set to 0 the relay will remain open as long as an associated station is open Otherwise the relay will pulse on when a station opens or closes This can be used to simulate momentary button presses such as interfacing with garage door openers Default is 0 e NTP IP Address set a custom NTP time sync server e Use DHCP when on OpenSprinkler s IP is dynamically assigned by the router When off the IP is statically assigned in which case you will need to manually set a Static IP address and the Gateway IP address i e your router s IP Default is on Note instead of turning off DHCP it s highly recommended that you use the router s DHCP reservation or Bind IP to Mac feature to manage static IP assignment lt Back Edit Stations 4 Submit 1 Master 5 Edit Stations 2 Front Yard At the homepage click Edit Stations to configure station zone settings Give each station a Test Station 1mm ERD custom name up to 16 characters test or stop a station and set the following station PES orere rain Activate Relay attributes Disable e Use Master when checked the Master will turn on whenever this station opens This EER P attribute is only visible if a Master Station has been defined Default is on a e Ignore Rain when checked this station will bypass rain delay and rain sensor settings mn This is useful for zones not to be affected by rain Default if off e Activate Relay when c
22. t the homepage click Current Status to see the status of all stations including stations that are running and those in the queue waiting to run You can also check the total remaining time of the running program At the homepage click Stop All Stations to stop all stations immediately including those in the queue waiting to run To stop an individual station go to the homepage and click Edit Stations then click on the Stop button next to a station To manually set a rain delay time go to the homepage and click Change Rain Delay to set a custom rain delay time in hours The controller will immediately stop all stations and programs will not run until the rain delay time is over An input value of O cancels the rain delay Open Sprinkler Rain delay until Fri 17 Oct 2014 03 10 16 Information Current Status E3 azal ore Preview Programs gt 63 F Amherst MA View Logs Current Status Fri 17 Oct 2014 02 16 47 Run once program is running 05 54 remaining 06 52 0 17 45 Sunrise Water Level Sunset Master Master Running Run once program 00 54 remaining Back Yard Left Lawn Right Lawn 17 Get 2014 02 18 41 01 00 remaining Seheduled for Fri Flower Bed SO Scheduled for Pri 17 Oct 2014 02 20 41 a2 00 remaining s08 Gardeni Garden Firmware 2 1 0 User Manual ra lt Back Programs Add 8 Programs At the homepage click Edit Programs to see the list of existi
23. to OpenSprinkler s IP address and port number Tutorial videos can be found in the Support page Once set up you ll be able to access OpenSprinkler remotely by using your router s external IP address You can find out your external IP address from your router s status page or simple open a browser and search what s my ip How do I restore settings to factory default Turn off OpenSprinkler Then press and hold button B1 while turning it back on until you see the message Reset All Settings Click button B1 to select Yes then press and hold button B3 until the controller restarts and finishes resetting Can I develop my own app or use my own scripts to interface with OpenSprinkler Absolutely Please refer to the OpenSprinkler Support page for API documentation How can help OpenSprinkler to support more languages OpenSprinkler s language localization feature is crowed sourced so anyone can help Go to the Web Interface gt Sidebar gt About page click on the link to the localization website How does OpenSprinkler s weather based adjustment work The weather based adjustment first uses your location to query Wunderground com for real time weather data available world wide It then calculates a Watering value which is applied to all station water times The percentage value is calculated based on your local temperature humidity and precipitation rainfall and varies between 0 to 250 The value is updated every
24. ump Start Relay insert that wire to any of the 8 ports OpenSprinkler uses software defined Master Zone and any of the first 8 zones on OpenSprinkler can be assigned as a Master Zone What s the maximum distance allowed between the controller and the valves This depends on the wire gauge AWG In general you can run up to 700 ft 200 m with 20 AWG wires 1000 ft 300 m with 18 AWG wires and 1500 ft 150 m with 16 AWG wires Thicker wires allow longer distances What s the maximum distance allowed between the main controller and expansion boards Again this depends on the wire gauge AWG of the extension cable The default cable shipped with expansion boards is a 24 AWG 15 inch long cable You can extend the length by using a custom cable with thicker wires Can I insert two zone wires to the same terminal port Yes But keep in mind that if you do this the two zones will always open or close at the same time Can connect sprinkler valves to a garden hose Sure Most sprinkler valves use NPT National Pipe Thread standard while garden hoses use GHT Garden Hose Thread standard So you need a NPT to GHT adapter which you can find either online or at home improvement stores What happens if power is lost OpenSprinkler stores all programs and settings in non volatile memory So the data is preserved during power outage Can OpenSprinkler run offline without web connection Once programmed OpenSprinkler can run offline w
25. your country s powerline voltage standard Failure to observe the powerline voltage standard can result in damage to your controller and sprinkler valves Watch Installation Tutorial Video You V Tube Instructions Step 1 Label wires and remove your existing sprinkler controller e Carefully label and remove the wires from your existing sprinkler controller then remove it from the wall Typically you will see the 24V AC power supply wires the COM common wire one or more Zone wires Depending on your setup you may also find a Master Zone or Pump Start Relay wire and Rain Sensor wires if you have a rain sensor installed Step 2 Attach OpenSprinkler to the wall and re insert the wires e Refer to the Hardware Interface diagram above All terminal blocks on OpenSprinkler can be unplugged for easy wiring To unplug firmly grab both ends of the terminal block and pull it out e Insert the 24V AC wires into the orange terminal AC has no polarity so the two wires have no distinction and the other wires into the corresponding terminals on OpenSprinkler The COM terminal has two ports you can use either of them e If you have a Master Zone or Pump Start Relay wire insert it to any of the 8 zone ports OpenSprinkler uses software defined Master Zone any of the first 8 zones can be assigned as a Master Zone e Tighten the screws on the terminal blocks Step 3 Attach an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet RJ45 jack e Plug t
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