User Manual and Installation Instructions
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1. IrrigationCaddy ETHERNET IRRIGATION CONTROLLER Irrigation Caddy Model ICEthS1 User Manual and Installation Instructions o IrrigationCaddy IRRIGATION CADDY MODEL ICETHS1 User Manual and Installation Instructions KGControls LLC 2606 Orsobello Place Cedar Park TX 78613 USA Email support IrrigationCaddy com USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents DS CaN AU OM EE 3 ATF OGUCTION WE 3 InStallavlOn STEDS Me uu ua Y LO NI SW AMI 3 Te 3 Mounting on Te Wall eessen UD RAN ARC aat 4 Connecting Valve Wires eege 5 EE ebe eebe 5 Je TEE 6 Setting the Clock ac Au eM Me nn DDADL O IO roe o O 6 SEI 6 Setting a Program s Schedule 999 499 YLY LELL NEA LLnN YNN Yn RE Nnm nay 8 Turn the program ON or TE 8 Selecting which days to run EE 8 Ee Wie 11 Setting zone run tiMes eene eege 11 Using the Run Now Prograim cccccsscceeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeaeaeeeeneeeenens 12 ME E 13 Turning the system OFF eee eee 13 Stopping Individual Zones sese eee eee 13 Calendar EE 14 SENO EE 16 Firmware Version sssssss cesses sees sese sese neee neee nenen enen 17 57 ee 17 Network Settings EN 17 Zon lu TE 18 PUTER CATON ee ce EN le Ase a a ea en O al 19 Oe EE 20 Resetting to Factory Defaults cccccseeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeaseeeeneaseeeeneasenenes 20 Ters 5 dE 21 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Ch2. Your current Hostname RRIGATIONCADDY Your current IP assignment DHCP Your current HTTP Listen Portis 80 Your current IP Address is 197 168 0 112 Your current Mask Address is 755 255 255 0 Your current Gateway Address is 197 168 0 1 How Hostnane IPR IGATIONCADI New IP Assignment a Static New HTTP Listen Port New Static IP Address New Network Mask New Default Gateway Figure 22 Network settings Zone Names This section allows for the setting of the zone names By default the zones are numbered and the names are empty By giving a zone a descriptive name it is easier to remember which zone waters what area 18 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS You can rename the default zone names with a more descriptive name FRONT FLOWERS SIDE etc Flowers Front Front right side Kitchen back side Street long side Back Back left side Left side Al ral Front Left side Figure 23 Zone names Authentication In here you can enable or disable authentication By default authentication is disabled By turning authentication ON and setting a username and password the next time you try to access the device you will be prompted for a username and password If the credentials you enter don t match the credentials you specified here you will not be allowed access to the IC s interface If you forget the username and password the only way to access the IC is to reset it to its fa
3. 19 Settings sections 16 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Firmware Version This section displays the firmware version the system is currently configured with ICEth51 1 0 25b5b Figure 20 Firmware version Clocks It allows the user to set the system clock see Setting the Clock under Usage The computer time is 8 21 34 PM on Thursday 19th July 2012 Synch Clocks The Sprinkler System time is 8 27 09 PM on Thursday 19th July 2012 Access to the internet is required for this feature to work Make sure the Irngation Caddy is allowed to access the Internet Use NTP Time W NTP Server O irngatoncaddy pool ntp org INS GMT 6 00 Central Time US amp Canada Figure 21 System Time Network Settings The section displays the current network system settings and also allows for setting the hostname DHCP or Static IP address configuration IP Address if static was chosen port number default gateway and network mask 17 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unless you are proficient with network terms and understand WARNING how devices communicate in an Ethernet network it is recommended that you don t change the default settings LL Info If the IP assignment is set to DHCP the device will obtain an IP address automatically from your DHCP server lf a static IP address is required set the static IP Assignment to Static and set the appropriate IP address for your network
4. 7 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS c Itis also possible to set the time using NTP Network Time Protocol Click on the Use NTP Time checkbox to enable the NTP time feature NTP will try to connect to the NTP Server listed every few minutes and update the local clock A Timezone will also have to be specified NTP Time Internet Time Access to the internet is required for this feature to work Make sure the Irngation Caddy is allowed to access the Internet Use NTP Time ME a l 0 irrigationcaddy pool ntp ore Timezone GMT 6 00 Central Time US amp Canada Figure 5 NTP Time Settings 4 Once the IC s clock has been set this step does not have to be repeated Setting a Program s Schedule Turn the program ON or OFF Turn the program ON by checking the ON OFF check box at the top If you leave the box unchecked the settings will be saved as expected but the schedule will not run Program 1 Figure 6 Turning programs on and off Selecting which days to run First select the program you would like to configure USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Programs Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Run Now Settings Calendar Figure 7 Program Selection The IC supports several different programming schemes INDIVIDUAL DAYS With this scheme you set what days of the week you would like to run your sprinklers The program will then start only on th
5. Time Time 06 00 am Hour Minute Naw Figure 12 Program start time selection Setting zone run times To set the zone run times under the Run Times heading move the slider to the right to increase the amount of time a zone should run The run time will display on top of the slider as well as to the right of the slider 0 Min 21 Min 60 Min 0 Hr 21 Min Figure 13 Zone run time 11 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS A Minimum time boundary B Maximum time boundary The zone cannot be set to run for more than the high time boundary This limit can be changed from the settings page C The slider D The amount of time the zone will run Using the Run Now Program The Run Now program allows you to run the system at the current moment Just set the duration times on each one of the zones you are interested in running and click on the Run Now button This will start the system immediately 12 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Status Area The status area is divided in 5 sections 1 _ The first section shows the system time 2 _ The second section indicates whether the system is ON or OFF and it allows the user to turn the system ON or OFF 3 _ The third section indicates the rain sensor status 4 _ The fourth section indicates the run time remaining for a program and for the System Thursday 19th July 2012 6 14 45 PM OFF System is ON Rain Sen
6. apter Installation Introduction The Irrigation Caddy IC is an Ethernet irrigation controller The IC allows the user to control and schedule an irrigation system from any computer with a web browser No special software or clients are required just a Web Browser on a computer or internet enabled device The IC can be used in new installations or as a replacement for an existing sprinkler control system The IC supports up to 10 different irrigation zones If your system uses a master valve one of the outputs will be used as the master valve control thus allowing only a maximum of 9 zones Out of the box the IC is configured with output 10 set as the master valve output Installation Steps NOTE The Irrigation Caddy is an indoor device Make sure WARNING the device is placed indoors in a dry protected area Exposure to rain and extreme weather conditions will 07 info damage the device Steps 1 Find an appropriate location for the IC and hold the enclosure in place 2 Using a pen make marks through the screw mounting holes A on the plastic ears protruding from the enclosure 3 NOTE If installing on Drywall make sure you use screw anchors 4 Put the device aside and drill a hole on each one of the marks you made 5 Put the Irrigation Caddy back in place and insert the screws through the mounting holes USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Mounting on the Wall NRECTIONS 1 valves 1 4 ww Mas
7. ay closest to 31 days prior to the current date So if you make a change to a program that is set to run every 3 days no matter what day it was last run it will start counting from the Sunday closest to the date that falls 31 days prior to today 10 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ns The Even Odd Days and Every N Days options cannot be combined Once one is selected the other is disabled If the Every N Days options has a number of days selected other m Info than the Even Odd option will not be available Set the Even N Days number of days to before selecting the NOTE Even Odd option Start Times The IC provides up to 5 start times per program The start times are used to run the same program at different times during the day For example in certain scenarios it makes sense to water the same areas twice a day once early in the morning and once later in the day This can be accomplished by enabling one extra start from start times number 2 3 4 or 5 Start time 1 is always enabled and it is the default start time In other scenarios where water runoff is a concern the programs can be shortened but more start times can be enabled thus maintaining the total amount of water output desired while preventing runoff To select the program s start time click on the text field below the Start Time heading and a time picker will display Then select the start time using the sliders Start
8. ctory default settings by See Resetting to Factory Defaults Use Authentication EI Username Figure 24 Authentication 19 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Other This section is reserved for other unrelated settings Two settings are available Use Sensor 1 and Max Zone Run Time Use Sensor 1 is intended to be used with a rain sensor When a rain sensor is plugged into the rain sensor connector you can use this setting to tell the system whether it should pay attention to the sensor or not If the Use Sensor 1 seiting is checked the system will check for a rain sensor and if a sensor is present it will water or stop watering according to the sensor state If the sensor is wet the system will not water Use 10 as Master Valve provides for the ability to dedicate a zone as a Master Valve This means that if this setting is checked every time a regular zone turns on the 10 zone will also turn on This zone can also be used to trigger a pump start relay In systems where a water pump is used a pump relay can be connected to zone 10 while this setting has been enabled Every time a zone turns on due to the schedule the pump relay would get triggered The Max Zone Run Time setting is intended to globally limit the maximum amount of run time that a zone can be set at The main purpose of the setting is to prevent programming mistakes and avoid unintended long periods of water
9. e days you selected Days to run Even Odd E Every 2 a days Starts counting from Sunday Figure 8 Individual day selection EVEN ODD DAYS With this scheme you select whether you would like the system to run on only even numbered days 2 4 6 etc or odd numbered days 1 3 5 etc Then you would select the individual week days you would like the system to run on This way you can tell the system to run on even days but not on weekends for example USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Mon B Bant en Birt SEa Sat M Sun i Figure 9 Even Odd Day Selection 1 If you would like to run even or odd days regardless of what day of the week it is then you would select every day of the week El Even odd E Figure 10 Even Odd day selection 2 EVERY N DAYS With the Every N Days option you can tell the system to run exactly every specified number of days i e every 3 days As with the Even Odd option you can combine this option with the individual days and also restrict which days of the week the system should run For example you can tell the system to run every 2 days except for Mondays and Wednesdays moni nue EI Thu El Fri El sat El sun Even W oda Every days Starts counting from Sunday Figure 11 Every N Days interval and day selection Every time the program is changed and saved the system will reset the time the program last run on and start counting from the Sund
10. ing Use Sensor 1 Use 10 as Master Valve Max Zone Run Time 0 Hr 30 Min Figure 25 Other settings Resetting to Factory Defaults To reset the IC to its factory default settings find the small pin hole next to the Ethernet connector on the side of the enclosure and insert the end of a paper clip into it pushing in Then while still pushing the paper clip in turn the IC OFF by unplugging its power source and then applying power again Wait 10 seconds while still holding the clip down and then let it go The IC should now be reset 20 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Index Authentication 19 Calendar 14 clock 5 6 8 common See Connecting Valve Wires Connecting Valve Wires 3 DHCP See IP Drywall See Mounting on the Wall Ethernet O 1 even See EVEN ODD DAYS Even Odd Days 9 Every N Days 10 indoor 1 See Installation Steps Installation Steps 1 IP DHCP 17 21 Network 17 Static 17 master 1 3 Mounting on the Wall 3 Network Settings 17 odd See EVEN ODD DAYS rain sensor 13 20 reset 21 Resetting to Factory Defaults 21 Run Now 5 12 schedule 1 5 8 Settings 16 Static IP See IP Zone Names 19 IrrigationCaddy
11. our router _ DT you can download the IrrigationCaddySniffer network utility from our website here L info http Www irrigationcaddy com Documentation html USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Chapter Usage Going to the http irrigationcaddy web address will present you with a Web Interface to the IC The IC is capable of scheduling irrigation times using three different programs which can be scheduled independently The IC also provides the user with a Run Now program which allows the user to execute a one time schedule immediately after programming Setting the Clock It is important that you set the IC s clock time to the current time Steps Programs Program Program 2 Program 3 Run Maw Settings Calendar Figure 2 Selection Column 1 Click on Settings 2 _ Click on Clocks USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Program 1 Program 2 ICEth51 1 0 255 m Program 3 Run Now ettings Calendar Figure 3 Clock settings 3 Set e time a You can use the Synch Clocks button to synch the IC s clock with your computer s clock b You can also manually set it by clicking on the field next to the Set Datetime button The computer time is 4 08 33 PM on Tuesday 12th October 2010 The Sprinkler System time is 4 08 31 PM on Tuesday 12th October 2010 10 12 2010 04 08 pm Figure 4 Modifying the system time
12. sor OFF Running Program J Remaining hh mm ss Running Zone 2 Remaining hh mm ss Stop Zone Zones TIME Time let tor a Program and Ke the zone within that program DN Means fet zone is running WAM Mears me Zone will mun ater Te ZONES above Z have inished OFF means he zone will not run OF R has finished running zone currently running within that program It also allows the user to stop the zone 5 The last section is a global status area for the zones ON will display for a zone currently running WAIT is for a zone that will run in the future after the zones above it have finished running and OFF indicates the zone has already run or the zone will not run at all Turning the system OFF During the winter months you may not want to run the system In that case you can turn the system OFF by clicking on the OFF button in the System section When you want the programs to run again you would simply click on the ON button Note the system would still be powered on but it will not turn on the sprinklers Stopping Individual Zones While a program is running you can stop individual zones by clicking on the Stop Zone button in the System section If there is a zone waiting to run that zone will then take over and start If for some reason you would like to stop the program from continuing to run you could click on the Stop Zone but
13. ter Vaive to 10 P a Master Valve is not required 10 can be used as an extra valve yxwect the Network Cable to obtain an iP Address f ee T N l 0 UN A A SCH AO OCH Ve Figure 1 Views all sides A _ Screw mounting hole D _ Power connector 24VAC C Valve connector D Halin sensor connector E Ethernet connector F Reset button hole G Power light indicator USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Connecting Valve Wires Steps 1 If this is a replacement installation first remove the old Sprinkler Control System and attach the IC to the wall Make sure the valve cables can reach the IC 2 _ Identify the common cable and connect it to the com output 3 Connect valves 1 through 9 to the corresponding outputs on the IC 4 _ If your installation includes a master valve connect the master valve to output 10 10 MV 5 _ Connect a network cable from a network switch or your Cable DSL Router to the IC E 6 Connect the power cable to the IC using the AC1 AC2 B outputs using the connector provided 7 _ Plug the wall transformer to a power outlet 8 _ The IC should now be installed and ready to use 9 Go to a computer connected to the same network as the IC and type http irrigationcaddy NOTE if your browser does not recognize WARNING http irrigationcaddy try using the IP Address http lt IP Address gt You can obtain the IC s IP Address from y
14. ton for each one of the zones scheduled to run until there are no more zones ready to run 13 Figure 14 System Status Area USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Calendar You can see a visual representation of when then programs will run by clicking on the Calendar link Programs Program Program 2 Program 3 Calendar Figure 15 Calendar link There are three possible calendar views month week and day By default month will display but you can change the view by clicking on the appropriate button on the top right hand corner of the view Oct 10 16 2010 TAJ day Figure 16 Selecting calendar view The following is an example week view where you can clearly see Program 1 will run on Monday starting at 6am Program 2 will run on Wednesday starting at 10am and Program 3 will start on Thursday at 8pm 14 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Oct 10 16 2010 DH day Ml DEn ue SR hu 10 14 ZEITEN ST BU E 10 11 10 13 LEDD E y EE o WN 11 a00 12 Program 4 Figure 17 Calendar view 15 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Chapter Settings The settings page can be accessed by clicking on the Settings link Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Hu n N OW mm Calendar Figure 18 Settings Link Once you access the settings page the system settings are subdivided into sections ICEth51 1 0 255 Other Figure
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