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1. SEB ON OO a Ww Nw O N OW o EENEEEEE j4 onmnnoetwh amp NODDANO ee WO Om N a w NG We NU UU DO ONION a No onaNO III OONA UN aw ow Ow a sd lt i 1 oon cr Ww N mano MaN Another procedure is to check the box next to the station numbers in the Output Status window to set on or off state Runtime can be set at the right side of the utility window Send must be clicked before the states will change in the field unit Program Status P rog ram Statu S anta Select All Off or Receive to enable the Send button Tora swt Stati i R Rain Water Starts t tation ime epeats Daye Window Remaining Allee Off n After the Program Status is received from a field unit the screen can indicate which programs are running which slot is currently executing within each running program which stations are assigned to the executing slots the remaining run time for these slots repeats and starts remaining for the running programs rain days remaining if a program is shut down and whether the program is running within its assigned watering window In the example the unit code background turned yellow after the Receive command was executed indicating that one or more programs was shut down for one or more rain days just as it would turn red to indicate an alarm The yellow box under the Rain Days column indicates that Cluster D Program 1 D 1 is the only program shut down for 1 day It also indicates that Clus
2. 48 slots represented by boxes with numbers inside and next er ones Pees ae neces vai Ps 2 to them These slots represents the run time slices that form i afro oo SeschandHiohish a program The number inside each box is its own station 5 CRS Water Window P Mediy Run Tines run time in minutes It is important to understand that the pi NI From soc OF T Continuous Run ar number next to each box is not the slot number but the Sint di gu cera station number or valve number that is assigned to that slot STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES Renumber Highighted Statens The station number or valve number refers to the field O28 ER ee eee ee ee terminals that the field unit controls Initially there is a one to L0 2600 z 0 2600 2910 30Lo 0 3200 3300 40 50 0 one correspondence station 1 is assigned to slot one ioe a lec lcci rai a ina alii station 2 is assigned to slot two and so forth You can E ia E e change this and assign any station to any slot and even assign the same station to a number of different slots When you first start using Sentinel all of the run times in the boxes are zero and all the stations are listed in order alongside the slots The slots determines the succession of stations that will run in the given program To change a run time and or assign a station click on the box The Edit Slot ioi x window will open You can change the Station Number and enter the Run Time in minutes at the
3. ET Report The ET Report is similar in appearance to the Rain Report and is presented in detail in Chapter 10 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide CHE Chapter 10 ET Based Watering Evapotranspiration ET is the total discharge of water by direct BIN ato xi evaporation from soil and rock surfaces and transpiration from Woskda anomie ee ee eee 13 RIONE A a requirement remaining due to ET since the last run of each program compensated for EL growing plants Sentinel has extensive provisions for irrigation rain if available Defaut 0 based on ET ven vou OO Send di ET information can be obtained from one of four sources The z eg m pes desi source must be specified in the Software Configuration screen nar Wednesday PT as shown at the right Refer to Chapter 3 for additional ha cc information ET data can be manually entered in a field unit or in set Fidel tat sent TET oe I the central database An ET gauge and a rain gauge can be nE E ee connected to a field unit or periodic ET values in inches can be Avs To calculate click on month at lft c recorded by a GroWeather station or a Campbell Weather e __ E Station ct Last year to date EEE re j Nov f fun Percent of last year EE ih w A eee A i O sui mont E This month last y ar E wp Percent of this month last year lf ET values are
4. POLL ALARMS f Once Today Ce IstPoll 72 00 AM Page Periodic Poll Alarms Poll KW Include Run Time Report 7 Alarms This option will command AutoComm to read the alarm states from all r Select period alarms a once every period starting at the 1st poll time above field units in the current system at the specified time Each unit is polled COM CHO IM Cn CIH CoH PIH P2 individually and the results are displayed on the screen and saved in a log file calarms log Example results are shown in Chapter 12 As with OTHER Adjust slide the other two AutoComm options a time can be typed into the box or set by the scroll bar Additionally alarms can be polled more than once per day at the period selected by clicking one of the option buttons or dragging the slider at the bottom to specify the time interval between polls Once any or all of the three events are selected AutoComm constantly checks the time until the first event is scheduled to occur If an event is not selected the large button is not green and the time appears very dim the time set for it will be ignored and AutoComm will wait for the next scheduled event that is selected The time required to complete a transmission depends on the number of field units in the system AutoComm will not allow you to set times for different events closer than three minutes apart Allow at least an additional minute per three field units and an additional two minutes for processing F
5. 3000 310 32 0 3300 3400 3500 3600 37 0 s00 3910 4000 1 0 42 0 43 0 44 0 4500 6C0 4700 0 Send Cluster Receive Cluster CopyToUnt infomation Pin Save Chose 1 20 Renumber Highlighted Stations nfo 1200 For example With a percent scale of 200 stations 1 through 5 assigned in slots 1 through 5 will run for 6 minutes each 200 of the 3 minutes entered in slots 1 through 5 then another 10 minutes each for stations 1 through 5 assigned in slots 6 through 10 200 of the 5 minutes entered in slots 6 through 10 for a total of 80 minutes or 1 hour and 20 minutes This scaled up total applies to all three start times Water Window The Water Window is the period of time during each day when irrigation is allowed The field unit will disable irrigation outside the water window time In the picture above the start and end of the Water Window are exactly the same from 8 00 AM to 8 00 AM so irrigation is allowed for 24 hours each scheduled day If the end of the Water Window was changed to 11 30 PM the program will never finish irrigation will cease at 11 30 PM half an hour after the 11 00 PM Start Time and the program is still 50 minutes short of being completed If you are required to complete all irrigation within a certain daily period you can set the water window to that length If necessary you can use Percent Scaling to adjust the duration of the program until it fits within the
6. Delay between units 0 59 sec B SAVE Schedule Reference Day ET Rain Source ____ Update Copy default ET from Unit i IRA a Reference day to synchronize each ET amp rain gauge in Unit unit s schedules with the central E computer Update to this week only if BRRR cae you intend to re synchronize all field set up in System Maintenance i C Campbell Weather Station m PE Information SOUNDS OEM ID 0 C Program Files4Sentinel pee ie GEF sample mdb 1662976 bytes C DN of processors 1 OFF Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 3 3 Serial Port Scan 2101 C Sentinel Modem C Phone C Campbell C SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem With the Serial Port Scan window selected in the Utility C Sentinel Satellite nas Unknown Diagnostics menu you can view what devices are Comm Port 22 connected to the central computer RS 232 serial C Sentinel Modem Phone Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem communications ports COM 1 through COM 4 Scan All Sentinel Satellite ScanPot2 Unknown Ports will automatically check each serial port one at a time comm por 33 You can also scan each port individually A GroWeather cl ae D ce ae station will register as an Unknown C Sentinel Satellite Scan Port 3 C Unknown Comm Port 44 Communication Test and Field Unit Diagnostics are Sentinel Modem C Phone C Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem covered in Chap
7. Norma X _ Show Schedule Unfortunately once a description is entered and saved you can not delete it were RI from the list due to the relational nature of the Sentinel database However you can always add new descriptions if you need more selection To the right of the descriptions you will see two indicators Data Source and Changes made yet to send When you open the Auto Programming window programs are read from the Sentinel database from the PC hard drive thus the Data Source reads Disk After you receive data from the field unit the Data Source will change from Disk to Field This indicator enables you to determine where the displayed program data originated When any parameter on the Auto Programming screen is altered a checkmark will appear in the check box next to Changes made yet to send It will remain checked until you send the updated program to the field unit either from this window or with Automatic Communications described in Chapter 11 or manually clear it by clicking the checkmark with the mouse This is a reminder that changes have been made but have not been sent to the field units p rog ra m S l ots x Auto Programming 2 0 xl W Changes made yet to send Cluster Primary Greens gt Referring to the STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES section ec cr or Data Sonce DE of the Auto Programming window accessed by clicking coe TER Programs in the Master Control Panel note that there are SR tad Ea
8. 001 created 87872001 5 18 11 PM Field Unit Stuff you can send to the field unit Pager Number Version for Alarms O12 24 36 48 O 60 O72 O84 O96 Day Change Hour This Unit 12 AM System Default Number of Stations Max Stations On 4 T Data Retrieval Installed Pump Setup Pump Output fo Communications CAPI CCPI Central Comm Port 1 CAP2 CC P2 H C CA P3 F cc P3 CA P4 CC P4 Field Access Phone IP Address cB PI CD PI CB P2 CD P2 CB P3 CD P3 Modem Initialization String CB P4 CD P4 Unit yall Field Unit Operations Unit Selection x fl Select Unit Code from list of units in Print Close selected systems shown below Unit Unit Description Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide VEE Master Control Panel The Master Control Panel groups together all of the tools necessary to configure and program a specific field unit check the status and view the reports All windows shown in the following sections of this chapter are accessed here Displaying a Picture in the Master Control Panel You can display an image of the actual field unit or associated landscape unique to the selected unit Sentinel can display two different picture formats BMP and JPEG For Sentinel to recognize the picture the file must be in the appropriate format and have the proper extension bmp or jpg You can have more than one picture for a single field unit The picture
9. 29 30 31 i button This will launch the PC Date and Time Properties window ais Current time zone Pacific Daylight Time Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 4 7 If the PC has an internet connection the current time and date information can be checked mmer by clicking the Get Time button A browser window will launch which will display the current us Naval Observatory Master Clock Time time and date in several time zones retrieved from the US Naval Observatory website To update the displayed information on the browser click the Refresh button The PC mustbe 4 connected to the internet for this function to work Use the given information to update the A time and date of the PC and the field units A The Day Change Hour is optional because you may wish to have different Day Change sopresa ano Hanel La Hours for each individual unit It will not be sent to the selected units unless the check box under Day Change is activated Activating the check box will instruct Sentinel to send the Day Change Hour information You can change the Day Change hour by scrolling through the desired Hour using the Up and Down arrows next to the text box 5 21 04 45 UTC 5 05 04 45 PM EDT 5 04 04 45 PM CDT 5 03 04 45 PM MDT 5 02 04 45 PM PDT Aug 05 01 04 45 PM YDT Aug 05 11 04 45 AM AST 0 0 0 0 0 g g g g g g zi CLOSE Note Your PC must be connected to the intemet to obtain the curre
10. 30 Chapter 15 System Flow Optimizef u iaia 32 Chapter 16 Utilities and Troubleshooting 0000 c cece eee eee eens 34 Appendix A Hand Held Radio Operation and Commands eee ee ees 36 ADDENGIX B Log Files iene 39 ao D cise tds yee liana eten tee od ee 41 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide e Quick Reference Sentinel 5 2 5 Sample Golf Course File Setup Utility Diagnostics Group Operations Weather Flow Window About Sentinel i a O x rl View Activity Log Ctri L ims Send Auto SendET Exit View Alarm Log Ctrl A Field Unit Ops Ctrl U Utility Diagnostics Group Operations Weather i Serial Port Scan Fa Time Day Ctr D No Weather Station Inst eal Communication Test F9 Rain Shutdown Ctrl R Setup Field Unit Diagnostics Select Database Software Configuration F System Group Maintenance F11 Set Auto Timed Event Ctrl T GED Sentinel 1200 42Pm The six Sentinel main menus are displayed above Listed with most of the menu items are a hot key shortcuts by which the F12 Percent Scale Ctrl B Print Programs Ctrl P Composite Flow Graph Ctrl G Send Programs Ctrl S Flow Optimizer Ctrl O Alarms Now Ctrl N Receive Special Data Ctrl Z Send ET amp Rain Ctrl E Sentinel feature can be quickly accessed using keystrokes The Window menu lists the shortcut to each opened utility window Bel
11. ET 0 Rain Today 01 0 All Other Units Prog A1 Default ET 08 11 ET Rain compensation for each program to date 11 ea prg ea prg ET Today 12 08 Prog D4 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 10 25 SEET Report If manual data entry is used with the first ET source option selected in Software Configuration instead of a gauge Reading are in inches mth 07 inches cela te at a everything works the same way except you must manually enter fairi avaiable taut P values for the day s ET and rain Do this on the ET Report and the oe reca Total Rain Report windows for unit specified in Software Configuration set 1 sente Pri cioe N i The ET Report screen is accessed from the Master Control E E _ Panel for each individual unit It is similar in appearance to the ion wednesday MEN nel Rain Report window You must execute the Receive command uao mm se to read existing data in the field unit before the Send command is sn m 7 Ja er Saturday i Lar enabled Enter the total ET for the day in the Default ET box and click the Send command or Close to ensure the value is saved before the Transmit ET time set in AutoComm AutoComm will then read the default ET value for this unit from the database and send it as the ET Today value to all other units just as in part 3 of the diagram In this case zero 0 Rain Today is sent to each unit A
12. Status Four status screens can be opened from the Master Control Panel for any field unit These are the Alarm Status Output Status Program Status and Station Days Off NOTE The Output Status window will launch when Send is clicked on the Master Control Panel aici Flom Alarms UNIT oot Se i errrrrrrerrrerr Similar to the unit code label in each window of the Master Control III I 22 2 Panel the Alarms button will be color coded with green yellow or red CELETETTIUCIT IIC Send depending on the alarm status received If an alarm was received during any communication from any of these screens it will turn red Yellow indicates shutdown for a Rain day Green is the normal state le ed fa i n If the Receive button is clicked Sentinel will read the states of the Flow mi m2 mo m4 m5 me m7 wo m9 wom E Current Power Failure Missed Start and Mapped Unit Comm Alarms ETETETT ETETETETETETETET Generol Alame 4 37 38 ESS 40 Ein 42 EES ECS EGG EOS 47 I Ponor Fahire for every station of the unit including the master valve Any alarm will result in an X in the corresponding box on the screen The Power Failure Mapped Unit i I i I A i i Comm Alarm Alarm is received every time the field unit loses power which may include IRIS ITO Mg TE AS eee esa the initial set up of the entire system In the event of a power failure the field unit records the time the power failed and the time it was restored Clearing Al
13. by pressing the CTRL R shortcut key combination The Selection Choice window will appear first This is where you can select field units for immediate shutdown or groups of field units from the group list on the right Clicking a box under Rain Days will open the Rain Days Entry window This is where you type the number of days the field units will be inactive then click OK You can also just pick the number of days from the selection As an example if Pool Clubhouse is selected with 2 Rain Days Pool Clubhouse field unit will be off for two days after the data is sent Multiple units can be selected by clicking the edit box next to each desired unit Changes made will apply to all selected units Select Program Descriptions Cancel OK If a group of units is selected from the listing on the right greens 2 EEEE buttons is selected in the example all units associated with the group a Saas Sr pee ee greens will be affected with the selected Rain Days setting If greens is selected with two rain days all units in the group greens will be off for two days after Send is executed Select Rain Days Oo Of Qe O03 O4 O85 Ob O7 x 09 010 Enter Rain Days Clicking Select Program Description allows you to narrow the selection by specifying the Primary Description as well as the Secondary Description All programs within the selected units that fit both the primary and secondary descriptions are affected Example Group gr
14. corresponding box The other activated text boxes in the Edit Station Number Slot window will depend on the station information entered in the Zone Data Run Time i Run Time Program nessi screen This is explained in Chapter 6 in greater detail oe ye ae pesi Gallons fo Gallons Program fo For now we will only deal with the Run Time entered in minutes As an example Station Number Suppose we change the station number 6 to 1 and enter a run time of 1 minute ae Save this change by clicking OK then Close The result is shown below Now to i Application Rate Boo ooo there are two slots with station 1 resto pe Flow Rate STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES P 0 starts with 0 h a cad EE 3 3 1 7 g g 10 11 12 E rogram total starts wit repeats eac 13 15 14 15 15 7 16 7 iz 7 18 7 15 7 20 7 21 7 22 7 23 0 24 Close Previous Next Ok 2f n gn 27i n l eal nn l 395n antl nl Aina ainal Aln l fal oo 1 al on l RT Now we ll see how a number of slots can be edited in rapid succession Click slot box 7 with the mouse and an Edit Slot window will open After proper changes are made in the Edit Slot window click OK to save it Instead of clicking Close click Previous or Next to edit the slot to the left or right of the currently selected slot As an example we can start with slot 7 We assigned station 2 to slot 7 with 5 minutes run time clicked OK and Next to move up to slot 8 changed it
15. for the next command Turn on a station for a CCC nn htt Station nn of unit CCC will irrigate until the specified hour h and specified amount of time minutes tt expire AS an example entering 555 12 1 30 will energize station 12 of unit 555 for 1 hour and 30 minutes Turn on multiple stations CCC nn nnnn Use this command to turn on multiple units for 30 minutes The desired satellite stations are listed in series after the unit number As an example entering 555 12 13 14 will energize station 12 14 of unit 555 Increment operation to the CCC 3 Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to next station the next higher station number As an example if station 16 of unit 555 is currently in operation and the 555 3 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 17 will initiate operation Decrement operation to the CCC 1 Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to next station the next lower station number As an example if station 16 of unit 555 is currently in operation and the 555 1 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 15 will initiate operation Turn off last station energized CCC Send a CCC command to turn off the last station that was turned on If station 16 was the last station energized on unit 555 and a 555 command was transmitted station 16 will stop operation Turn off a specific station CCC nn Sending this command allows you to tur
16. independently from the Windows start menu LOE oe gt T ee The flow optimizer begins by creating a flow graph of the current system iom _RLOPIZE i1000 identical to and by the same method as the System Flow Graph The flow oe re optimizer rearranges the Start Times of each program by a proprietary method fF cose Mm roy _FickDay _Tomonow called Floptize short for flow optimize to achieve a new operating order in which the maximum flow of the system is maintained for the shortest possible time As seen in the picture below the original flow graph appears first Then a graph of the optimized system appears on top of it Finally a control panel window is displayed which enables you to adjust various parameters see picture on page 33 When the optimizer is started it initially graphs and optimizes only programs scheduled to run today This can be adjusted as seen on the next page F l OW O pti m izi n g P aram ete rs a Sample Golf Course prior to optimization d 2 0 x With the Flow Optimizing Parameters control panel you can pick tomorrow or any day of the 42 day six week schedule period to optimize You can also adjust the maximum flow of the system and the start and end of the Water Window both originally set for the G sof entire system in the System Maintenance screen p so ut H ZN IMPORTANT Due to hardware limitati ly si PE Ht Due to hardware limitations only six programs or HJ ne ee aa a ia m
17. installed Sentinel will use this date to mark the first week of the six week schedule cycle The software will calculate the schedules of all field units even if they are programmed on different days in relation to this date You should never have to change this information Arrange Icons Background Screen Saver Appearance Web Effects Settings Line Up Icons Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut New b Display Multiple Monitors on 53 Graphics SuperS avage IXC 1179 r Colors Screen area 1 True Color 32 bit Less More nm I eo 800 by 600 pixels Troubleshoot Advanced Apply ce a Adobe Illustrator 10 b 93 Auto Comm lm Programs fem Sentinel 2x A Documents b Microsoft Excel ea Floptize Microsoft Outlook feck Flow Graph a amp seis Microsoft PowerPoint 8 Sentinel eg Fa gt Microsoft Word i Outlook Express BF Help DS windows Media Player Dy R fin Symantec Client Security P N UM i msm 4 0 r gt fmi B s Recorder GOLD ap Shut Down GS GroupWise TORO Sentinel Sentinel 2x Yersion 5 2 5 2004 1 19 1 32 Sentinel 2 x CENTRAL CONTROL AFCM English Espa ol CONTINUE SV software configuration TTI r Customer Name The Toro Company Restore Defaults C Fran ais Italiano 2x Communication Options Max communication re attempts 0 5 fo
18. installed the group operation utility can be used to receive the field unit special Fid Acco Pene m en Pan data from several field units at once oi cor cep p Modem Initialization String CB P4 CD P4 Click the Special Data button from the Master Control Panel This will open the mam Special Data window which contains the settings for a number of stations Pim save Cose firmware version Data Retrieval option Central Comm Port Field Access Phone number Pager Number for Alarms maximum number of station that are active simultaneously Day Change Hour if different from the system default set in System Maintenance and Pump Setup NOTE The unit code in the upper left corner has a green background This is typical of all unit specific windows in the Sentinel software which will either be located in the upper left or upper right corner of the window This little box will turn red if an alarm condition is detected from the field unit during a communication It will turn yellow if the unit is currently shut down for a Rain Day The Unit Description can be modified in the Special Data window You can enter any text you desire in the description text box at the top up to 50 characters in length This unit description will appear along with the unit code in the other Sentinel screens including the Unit Selection window shown at the start of this chapter NOTE Do not change the Day Change Hour here Special Data window i
19. into four clusters i ee eee Mody Aunis rom ontinuous Run A through D and each cluster having programs 1 through 4 gt Ma i hs Ca hi Every parameter on the current selected program must be desi M ET based runtimes Renate ite Sta configured and saved before proceeding to the next program m 20 am are SER SER re ee sto weep pe o 130 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 21 0 22 0 23 0 24 0 25 0 26 0 27 0 28 0 29 0 30 0 31 0 320 33 0 34 0 35 0 360 37 0 33 0 39 0 40 0 41 0 42 0 0 44 0 45 0 46 0 47 0 48 0 window A cluster of four programs can be transmitted to the Send Cluster Receive Cluster Copy To Unit Information Print Save Close field unit at one time or after all programs are saved you can send all 16 programs to the field unit at once with the Automatic Communications function described in Chapter 11 You can pick a different cluster and program by clicking the desired letter and number in the upper left corner of the NOTE If planning to use the Flow Optimization feature Floptize only six programs can be used due to the field unit s maximum simultaneous operation of six stations Refer to the section Start Times and the Flow Optimizing Parameters for more information Schedule 6 The schedule will determine the days the program will run The field unit will not run a program on a day that is not selected in the assigned schedule T
20. lee 3 ee 3 e ee 5 o 15 renumbered stations to 5 minutes 13 15 14 15 15 7 16 7 17 7 18 7 19 7 2 7 2i 7 22 7 23 0 24 20 Al n 80 n 27i n l RAin l aain l antl on att on alina Aln l dfn ain l RT on STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES The Search and Highlight command is discussed at the end of Chapter 6 Zone Data which explains the process of selecting stations by descriptions entered in the Zone Data screen Click Clear Highlights to deselect the five slots and change the station number color back from white to black If this were transmitted to the field unit along with a Start Time station 1 would run for 3 minutes followed immediately by stations 2 through 5 for 3 minutes each in order It will be immediately followed by station 1 again for 5 minutes this time and then stations 2 through 5 for 5 minutes each Though more stations are assigned to other slots they are ignored since they have zero run times Start Times You can assign up to eight start times to each program The program will start at the earliest start time within the Water Window and re start at each additional start time If 2 Auto Programming S Auto Programming the time between two different starts is less than the total duration of the program the AG BC EC DC AG BC or Dc boxes will turn red to warn you that a conflict exists and the start time will be ignored ear APP aT Par A IMPORTANT Do not assign the starts such that
21. more than the maximum number of _ Start Times gt _ Start Times programs will be scheduled to run simultaneously as the controller firmware will only s a OI o A 2 allow up to the maximum station number of outputs that are on at one time Assigning the 9048 o a NONNI i gt a i _ same start time to more than six programs will be displayed properly when you run a flow tO I graph but only the first six programs will run Any remaining programs having the same start time will not run at all This is a hardware limitation I e Dm The order number of the Start Times is not important In the first picture above Water Window set at 8 00 AM to 8 00 AM the first program will start at 11 00 PM because it is the earliest start time according to the Water Window The program will start again at 1 00 AM and again at 3 00 AM The Priority order number next to the text boxes do not apply here These are used by the Flow Optimizer which is discussed in Chapter 15 If utilizing the Flow Optimizer ONE AND ONLY ONE start time must be entered but the value is not important because the Flow Optimizer will re assign all start times In this case the Priority number is important The order of the text field that the start time is entered determines its priority within the entire system for optimization Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide EERIE Percent Scale The Percent Scale next to the Start Times can adjust the percent scaling o
22. of the window to your default printer aox Wate r Co n S u m pti O n Repo rt Weekly water consumption indicates total flow consumed over a 24 hour UNIT On period between the day change times Accumulated weekday values are cleared every Sunday To calculate quick stats click on the month to NOTE In order to utilize the Water Consumption Report feature a anal functional flow meter must be connected to the field unit In addition the Last Year Present Year Sunday Data Retrieval Installed option box must be checked in the Special od O m Data window March TT Wedd Clicking the Water Consumption button displays the Water E n Consumption Report which shows the total number of gallons aa a consumed each day of the current week as well as the total gallons ese consumed by the field unit each month of the previous year and each sal la oe _ month of the current year All of the data is stored in the field unit so no a O tt yem to tte save command is needed but you must click the Receive command to retrieve it November Month to date fe This month last year Percent of this month last year Clicking any month at the left of the screen immediately calculates the Statistics shown under Quick Stats These includes Year to Date totals in gallons consumed thus far from the beginning of the year to the month selected Las
23. scaling of low priority programs is recommended The priority number corresponds to the Auto Programming start number of each program Priority 1 2 ALL LINEAR EXP Highest Priority 8 Lowest Priority Adjust all Zs together OK CANCEL r pe all run times equally scales programs by priority EXP Lx low priority programs first Selecting OK re optimizes with run times scaled to percentages set above Then according to exponential curve selecting APPLY in the control window writes these percentages to the database with the optimized start times Be aware of the following seven crucial points when using the System Flow Optimizer Assign only one Start Time per program While each field unit can run only six programs concurrently the number of programs included in the flow optimizer from different units is unlimited Enter a Start Time in a higher numbered box to assign a lower priority to a program and vice versa e Optimization will not take affect in Sentinel before the APPLY command is executed e Clicking the APPLY command will cause new Start Times to overwrite the old Start Times in the Sentinel database If the water window or maximum flow are adjusted clicking the APPLY command will change these values in the Sentinel database If Run Times are scaled clicking APPLY will also overwrite the existing Run Times in the Sentinel database In the Sentinel Auto Programming window it is possible to assign
24. the central computer Update to this week only if C GroWeather station you intend to re synchronize all field units set up in System Maintenance C Campbell Weather Station PC Information SOUNDS OEM ID 0 C Program Files Sentinel Processor type 586 C Program Files Sentinel sample mdb ON of processors 1 OFF GroWeather Station ee Sample Golf Course If you have a GroWeather Station select the third option under the ET Rain radice T Restore Defouts Source A GroWeather Station must be selected for the current system in the Delay between units 0 59 sec e System Group Maintenance screen as shown in Chapter 3 The Sidia GroWeatherLink software must poll the weather station from your central computer _ the same computer where Sentinel is installed Sentinel will read and sum the ET C Copy defaut ET homunt Reference day to synchronize each values for the last available day from the GroWeatherLink database and transmit the ET amp sn omugsin un Bl Ge eee f f Gaia slaliond computer Update to this week only if last daily total to all field controllers in the current system cero jo end oe nce ld C Campbell Weather Station Settings PC Information SOUNDS DEMID 0 C Program Files S entinel Processo type 586 C Program Files Sentinel sample mdb ON of processors 1 OFF 10 22 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Campbell Weather Station If
25. to 3 and so on We could proceed indefinitely and click Close after editing the last slot desired There is an even faster way to edit a number of slots You can change the run times of any number of slots simultaneously To select a group of slots for editing place the mouse cursor directly over the station number of the first desired slot When clicked with the mouse the station number will change to white to indicate that it is selected You can repeat this for any slots To select several at once after clicking the first station number hold down the shift key and move the mouse to the station number of the last desired slot All of the slots in between both numbers will be selected and the corresponding station numbers will change to white 5 10 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Now click the Modify Run Times button under Station Operations at the right side of the SV rodi Run Times 1 screen The Modify Run Times window will open in front of the Auto Programming screen It osi has several options but for now note that you can simply enter a time in minutes and hit the eli eriak ro Lonati Replace button All selected slots will have their run time changed simultaneously The new run cantine bed ORME n time will replace the old run time for all selected slots You can also pick the Percent Scale button to reduce or increase run times of the selected stations by the same percentage The ET Operate On option will be discusse
26. transmission of ET 0 0779 Rain 0 7 15 2003 8 20 24 PM Unit 105 Successful transmission of ET 0 0779 Rain 0 7 15 2003 8 20 24 PM ET was successfully sent to 2 units of 2 attempted 8 29 2003 4 11 27 PM gt Receipt of Special Data from 2 units 8 29 2003 4 11 37 PM gt Special Data rec d from unit 103 with field version 1 19 8 29 2003 4 11 47 PM gt Special Data rec d from unit 105 with field version 1 31 8 29 2003 4 11 47 PM gt Special Data received from 2 units of 2 attempted The general information about communications between the Sentinel Central Computer and the field units is logged in the Activity Log which is saved as Sentinel log It can be accessed from the Sentinel File menu This file will include the type of each communication activity i e transmission of time date zone data ET values etc and the time that it occurred It will also list communication errors and an indication of whether communication succeeded or failed with each unit All communications that Sentinel logs are recorded in this file with the exceptions of Alarms and Run Time Reports which have their separate log files Alarm Log 8 28 2003 6 20 10 PM gt Starting Sentinel Automatic Communication Module 8 28 2003 6 20 10 PM Sentinel Automatic Communication Module Running 8 28 2003 6 20 10 PM Polling Alarms from 2 units 8 28 2003 6 20 21 PM Alarm 197 power failure in unit 103 8 28 2003 6 20 21 PM unie 103 Succ
27. value for the day s total rain can be sent from the Rain Report screen If you are using a GroWeather or Campbell Weather station Sentinel reads the ET values retrieved by the GroWeatherLink software directly from the GroWeatherLink data file in the central computer or directly from the Campbell Weather Station It will also read the last complete day ET totals This daily value is then sent to all units in the current system as the ET Today value in the diagram The ET Report screen shown is the same Headings ace in inches with 01 inches resolation _ Total column contains mater _ screen as the example but appears slightly different because a po et P O Send i i Monday Print Close i PE uu 8 ET Report x Weekday amounts include ET ESTESE for 24 hours between day change times Ae UNIT 555 Readings are in inches with 01 inches resolution Total column contains water s weather station is used When the ET report is opened ET values for S e i Today and Yesterday are immediately read from the GroWeatherLink database or directly from the Campbell Weather N a Station for this unit When the Receive command is clicked monthly iz cu and daily ET values and the ET Today are read from the field units E quei i inki nD m7 Bel Separate values are received for each program After clicking the ug Cie State a Receive command to retrieve current data from the field unit you can sel Y
28. 00 0 OBRI 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 62 00 6 00 O Care 6 00 6 00 Gi 00 a VO 6 00 6 00 0 CBS 6 00 6 00 6 00 62 00 6 DO 6 00 0 CREA 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 0 CGP iL LO L10 6 00 6 00 62 00 6 00 DOS Bi 0 50 0 50 Gedo 6 00 6 00 6 00 O See 0250 050 67090 6 00 6 00 6 00 O CCP4 5 m 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 o ae CDEL 3200 33 00 32 DO S200 Gi EDE2 300 23 DO 3 00 3 00 O GDes x a SOU 32 DO 3 00 3208 Q CDP4 n D S08 32 00 1 3200 S00 m O Water Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Weekly Used 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 totals 0 gal Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OSE Nov Dec STO 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 Unare 05 Bes 07716 0120 Ei cal day Sched Day 6 DC LO AM Alarm 7 16 2003 1 21 03 AM Run Times received from 2 units of 2 attempted Rai end Run Times Repore Ra Sentinel will generate a file with the runtime report if the Run Time Report option is selected in AutoComm when polling the alarms The runtime data received from each unit that is included in the alarm poll is included in this file The file name of this log will be RRMMDDYY LOG where RR represents Runtime Report and MM DD YY represents the month day and year of the report respectively For example RR071604 LOG is the runtime report generated by Sentinel on July 16 2004 You can access the Run Time Report from the displayed Alarm Poll results o
29. 02 038 0405 06 arme eee appear with a white background eee SSO MON MOTOR Ss mp eens On the right side of the screen the Base Run is the total length of one 222222 J 7 See cycle of the program accounting for repeats The Total Run is multiplied by the number of starts Next Day lists that portion of run time remaining after the day change time which continues to run into the next day After both expected run times and the report received from the field unit have been displayed you can click the Compare vs Expected button to compare them Now you can quickly see if programs actually ran longer than expected less than expected or not at all A green background indicates no difference in the programmed time and actual time of a program for a day Yellow means a program ran for less time than expected If it did not run at all it is labeled OFF for that day This could be due to rain shutdown or a manual stop at the field unit or from the Program Status screen If the actual run was longer than the time programmed the background is red Such cases may occur if a program was manually started at the field unit or if a program was shortened in the central computer without transmitting the change to the field unit which continues to run the previously stored longer time program For this reason receiving the programs is recommended before viewing the report As with any window with a Print button clicking this button sends an image
30. 3 33 40 4if 42 43 440 45 aef 47 as Print x Wam State UNTO Window Remaining jai aa E so _ DI a ae Qi a e a a4 a 2 Station On Time Report The data represents the actual values accumulated in the field unit which can change while a program is running Program Run Times Report The Program Run Times Report displays the total expected run time for each of the field unit s 16 programs during each day of any chosen week of the current 6 week schedule period The actual run time can be received from the field unit for comparison NOTE Before using this report you should Receive each cluster of programs from the field unit in the Auto Programming window Schedule Programming window and Special Data window It is also advisable to Receive and Send the Time Date to synchronize the field unit with the central computer These steps will ensure agreement between the field unit and the central computer database in case a change in either component was forgotten Upon opening the Program Run Times Report window you should select the current Schedule Week and Day of the schedules Cluster DoIIEQONNNONDOEOEOHOIPIPrDPD S Program Run Times Report Auto Program Run Time Accumulations Prog Based On Unit day change time SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT de N oe IN n de MON amp 1 06 1 06 0 48 0 48 0 40 Expected Color Key ES run day only HG ove
31. H REGULATION AS ISSUED AND ENFORCED BY ALL APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL FEDERAL STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL LOCAL AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FCC THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FAA THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA OR ANY STATE LEGISLATURE COUNTY COMMISSION COUNTY ZONING BOARD CITY COUNCIL CITY MUNICIPAL ZONING BOARD COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT CITY MUNICIPAL INSPECTION DEPARTMENT ETC The Toro Company 5825 Jasmine Street P O Box 489 Riverside Ca 92502 0489 951 688 9221 1 800 664 4740 2005 The Toro Company Irrigation Division An ISO 9001 Certified Facility Form Number 373 0172 Rev D
32. Software User s Guide Chapter 14 System Flow Graph The System Flow Graph is an independent module that displays a graph of the total theoretical flow in gallons per minute of all programs for all field units in the current system s for one day It can be opened from Sentinel from the Flow menu by selecting the Composite Flow Graph item or simply clicking the Graph button on the tool bar Since the System Flow Graph module runs independently it can also be started from the Windows Start menu System Flow Graph can be launched even when Sentinel is not running The System Flow Graph is sometimes referred to as the Composite Flow Graph because it integrates all the graphs of all programs in all units in the current system s representing the total flow of the entire system with a red line at the top of the graph If you prefer a different color scheme can be selected in Options If more than one system has been selected as the Current system in the System Maintenance screen discussed in Chapter 3 all programs from all units of all current systems are graphed and totaled When the System Flow Graph is opened from within the running Sentinel program the user is prompted to select which day to graph as all programs in the current system s may not be scheduled to run on any given day Three choices are presented as shown at right graph today graph tomorrow or all programs regardless of schedules If the third option is selected the r
33. Station Description Type Description Expected rr aa Flow in gallons per minute Maximum Flow to limit Same ame bee epr ity Hin rast Adu da in water consumption in gallons per minute Plant AR a Factor Application Rate in inches per hour and station mapping information if a Map To Universal control unit is used Mapped Unit and Mapped Station You can also map one or more stations to stations in one or more universal units specifying which unit and station within that unit to assign to each station In the last column you can flag a station for your own purposes and the station will appear highlighted in the corresponding slot in the Auto Programming window a ISB AREA RESINE To enter a Station Description or Type Description click the corresponding text box underneath the title and within the correct station number row This will open a data entry box where you can type any description up to 20 characters Click OK to save the description and close the text box Similarly to enter numerical data click on the desired en ee plico bi square and a data entry box will open After typing a value click OK The range of values allowed for each of the parameters is shown in the table NOTE If the satellite station will be operating in conjunction with a Map To Universal control station the total expected flow for both stations must be entered The Expected Flow and Maximum Flow are also limited by the sy
34. TORO Count on it S n tine l Central Software User s Guide Sentinel 5 2 5 Sample Golf Course File Setup Utility Diagnostics Group Operations Weather Flow Window aes BO as ui ge oy a Md Mec espose pa Enmane 956485 in blusky1 jpg Actual Flow Arrange StnDays Off Program _ _ __ _E_E WCCNZKWCC__ _ _E_o om__ _ E_ __________ Stn On Times Runtime wateruse Flow Graph ff ET Ran IE pin O Sentinel wee S T e a Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Table of Contents QUicK Reference ii Chapter i General OVernieW icone Lei 1 Chapter 2 Software Installation eee eens 2 Ghapter3 Getting Started siano a 3 Chapter 4 Programming Field Units Part 1 Configuring Field Units 5 Chapter 5 Programming Field Units Part 2 Auto Programming LL 9 Chapter 6 Programming Field Units Part 3 Zone Data eee eee 14 Chapter 7 Programming Field Units Part 4 Data Retrieval Lr 16 Chapter 8 Field Unit Status wu crisis sirene hire 17 Chapter 9 Field Unit REPOrHSs ui a a ra 19 Chapter 10 ET Based Wateringi diri aan 22 Chapter 11 Automatic Communications ii 26 Chapter 12 Polling AlarmS asr orbi ea Senet A ina 28 Chapter 13 Raln ShUdOWN cicri aaa ira 30 Chapter 14 System Flow Graph iii
35. a8 Schedule Programmin Schedule Programming a Anas S A You can define 16 different schedules for a field unit All 16 schedules are available mee a to any of the field units 16 programs You can type a description for each schedule e Ser Les in the bottom text field To switch the view to a different schedule click the desired ive EE iv tab 1 2 3 etc at the top Each schedule is six weeks long Sentinel uses the el of u iam Reference Date to automatically determine the current week of each schedule Even 3 EE_E To select a day for irrigation click the box corresponding to the day and week Days 31d Day it i selected for irrigation Run Days are blue with a check mark To deactivate a day novae 6 MFN N a so no program will run that day click it to change it back from blue to the background color Buttons on the left of the calendar will fill simple patterns Daily Odd days Even days every 3rd Day or No Days You can also click on the day letter above the column to select the entire column or click the week number at the left to select an entire week Double clicking on the same letter or number will deselect that column or row The Send button will transmit the schedules to the field unit which stores all Run Days for each schedule The Receive button will retrieve all 16 schedules four for older field units from the field unit Sentinel will not save the received schedule to the database until the Save bu
36. arms To clear the alarms in the field unit click each checked box to remove the X then click the Send button The red labels will not revert to green until the Master Control Panel is re opened Unit Operations Master Control Panel x VE Unit Operations Master Control Panel blusky1 ipg pc SA FA une a Gin ssi a on i gt c shes SA A r P aa ti sess Time Date Programs ra ur Special Data Time Date Programs Zone Data Data Ret iP fo 9 The status of each field unit output station is represented graphically on the Master Control Panel Each station is represented by a small numbered blue text box It is initially located in the upper left corner These symbols or icons can be arranged automatically by clicking Unlock and Arrange If you have displayed a picture or map on the Master Control Panel as described in Chapter 4 you can arrange the icons within the image to represent their actual locations in the field Select Lock to save the positions of the icons NOTE You might only see one icon during the initial view before arranging the icons This is because the icons are stacked on top of each other as a default arrangement Clicking Un Lock and Arrange will organize all the icons in rows and columns for full view To relocate the icon you must first select Un Lock Click on the icon and then click at the desired spot where the icon should be positioned Dragging the icon will n
37. below 10x E 2 01x UNIT OO The information shown here represents a single pass through the 48 slots a cycle It is not intended to consider repeats whether conventional or continuous run mode repeats UNIT 001 CA P1 Flow Single Cycle lots a cycle It is not intended eats tin me Time Time 00 03 3 00 A 11 00 P 7 00 A 00 03 3 03 11 03 P 7 03 A 00 03 3 06 A 11 06 P 7 06 A 00 03 3 09 A 11 09 P 7 09 A Cluster and Program CA PI i 1 2 3 4 5 1 00 05 315A 2 3 4 5 00 03 3 12 A 11 12P 7 12A 1115P 715A Time min after start 00 05 3 20 A 11 20 P 7 20 A 00 05 3 25 A 11 25 P 7 25 9 00 05 330A 11 30P 7 30A 10 00 05 3 35A 11 35 P 7 35A 11 11 3 40 A 11 40 P 7 40 x 4 ET base Note ET calculation considers repeats and Cycle duration 0 hours 40 minutes number of starts Default O Use ET Cycle water consumption O Gallons Chapter 6 Programming Field Units Zone Data The Zone Data screen allows you to set certain parameters to each individual station of the field unit As with Schedule Programming and Auto Programming the Zone Data screen is accessed from the Master Control Panel for any specific field unit selected from the Unit Selection screen Shown in the figure is a blank Zone Data screen Plies before any data is entered It provides for each sii ann finn da dlr ree hare Station in the unit rows where you can enter the Clear Slece Programming window
38. ber As an example if station 16 is currently in operation and the 1 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 15 will initiate operation Start sequence operation 00 sending this command will stop the satellite unit s sequence operation Semi Auto Program Commands Under Normal Mode Action Command Operation Start cluster program Cp This command instructs the satellite to start a specified cluster program The C designates the cluster number 1 for cluster A 2 for cluster B etc The p designates the program number within the specified cluster As an example if command 24 is transmitted cluster B program 4 will start Stop cluster program C3 This command instructs the satellite to stop the specified cluster in operation The C designates the cluster number 1 for cluster A 2 for cluster B etc to stop operation To set a field satellite unit for Secure mode operation send CCC command where CCC is the unit code Press the hand held radio s PTT button Push To Talk to transmit the command Only the specified unit will respond to transmitted commands Send CCC to exit Secure mode operation The field unit will displays S while in Secure mode Action Command Operation Turn on station for 30 minutes CCC nn Station nn where nn is the specified station of unit CCC where CCC is the unit code will irrigate for 30 minutes After 30 minutes the station will stop irrigating and the satellite awaits
39. cc P3 URL or IP Address used if no Phone ran ro Di vwy our Lcom CB P2 CD P2 CB P3 CD P3 Modem Initialization String CB P4 CD P4 ataare Sena Receive Print Save Close lolx Units Synchronizing Time and Data in Field Units After Special Data is received from each unit the time and date can be synchronized in one group operation From the Group Operations menu select Time Day The new window will list all units in the current system that can be synchronized By default all units are selected but you can deselect each unit by clicking on the box under the Select column which toggles the selection from Yes to No If groups of units have been set in System Group Maintenance the group names will be available for selection Su Da Mont DayofMontc Ye DOn Schedis Schede under the Group s column at the right side of the window Select All CESS fis Ce DS awe rer y a 4 H and Clear All buttons are also provided at the bottom of the window i S cen Set PC Time Date amp Time Time Zone Date Time The first five text boxes along the bottom of the window displays the Time Day of the Week Month Day of Month and Year These are le the values that will be sent to the selected field units These values are a o 1011 1213 14 NNO g based on the time and date information set in the PC If the values are 15 16 171 192021 PAE not accurate you can adjust the settings by clicking the Set PC Time
40. contribution of a single program is only the distance to the next program beneath it DE OSPM Uni 008 C 1 140 GPM The red line at the top represents the top program as well as the total of all flows of all OGOGPM Unt 008 C 122 140 GPM programs in the current system s The box in the lower right corner of the window displays oon Unt 008 C 1 E 140 GEM the total usage in gallons for the period displayed It will automatically recalculate if a different RERRae CI DO a time scale is selected The options menu allows you to print the graph as it is displayed and to cycle through different color schemes and adjust the thickness of the lines focus offset thicker lines are easier to see but less accurate at lower resolution The List by Minute command displays a list of all the data used to generate the flow graph This includes the total flow in each station that is running at each minute of the day the unit cluster program running each station and the total flow of all stations running at that minute An example is shown This list can be printed but it may require an unwieldy number of pages if the system is large hundreds if dozens of controllers run concurrently all day Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 14 31 Chapter 15 System Flow Optimizer The System Flow Optimizer like the System Flow Graph runs as an ans independent program from Sentinel It can be opened from the Sentinel menu os or tool bar Floptize or started
41. d in Chapter 10 i nen cin modifier time or ET Log For example Select slots 1 through 8 by holding the shift key while clicking 1 and 8 If 3 is naan entered in the modifier text box clicking the Replace button and OK will replace all the run times of slots 1 through 8 with 3 minutes incel ET Percent Scale 3 03 o 03 3 03 3 3 9 20 10 20 20 12 15 13 15 14 15 15 7 16 7 17 7 18 7 19 7 20 7 21 7 22 7 23 0 24 20 Alon P80 nl 27i n l Rina l aain l antl nl att on 1 alna al ol al on l aina l Rl on STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES The Renumber Highlighted Stations command allows you to replace the selected station a numbers with 0 or any station number sequence desired Simply enter the first number in the eee mm sequence and the remaining stations will be numbered sequentially numbers enter U in the bor below To ronumber number of the new sequence NOTE It is not necessary to reset the station number to 0 to prevent the station from running if the station runtime is already set to 0 which causes Sentinel to ignore the slot PE Highlighted Fh ab acces Ist station of sequence or 0 1 For example Select stations 6 through 10 by holding the shift key while clicking on 6 and 10 Click Renumber Highlighted Stations and enter 1 Stations 6 through 10 will automatically be me t_ e renumbered with 1 through 5 Modify the run times of the newly D 3 ee 3 ee 3
42. d matched items will be highlighted in program window Current Station Search O by Description by Type Turf 2001 Sentinel Current Station Search by Description by Type Ground Cover Search Complete 8 match es found 01 i Turf 570 4P Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 6 15 In the series of example pictures to the right Application Rates were entered in the Zone Data screen for some stations This demonstrates the full potential of the Edit Slot window introduced in Chapter 5 Now you can see the description and zone data for the selected station as you enter the run time Moreover you can enter any one of the top six variables and Sentinel will automatically calculate the other five In the Inches Program text field 1 inch was entered and the software automatically calculated the Run Time and total Gallons of water The three boxes in the top right corner account for additional starts and repeats of the same program so they register the total values for a day The three boxes to the left only apply to one start with no repeats A total run time for the day could be entered in the top right box and it would be divided by the total start times and repeats to obtain the Run Time for the slot in the box to the left The other variables are similarly related Station Number un Time fo Run Time Program fi Inches o Inches Program Gallons
43. dd all field units that will use its ET values Creating a System of Field Units ta Click Here to select a system Before you can program the Sentinel field units you must create and name a system that will contain them Type the name of your choice at the top empty System Name box in the System Maintenance window Click the blank space below the name you just created This will prompt the system to generate a No in the Current column To select a system to be the current system click on the No in the Current column to toggle No to Yes With Yes selected on the newly created system programming of field units is enabled for this system You may wish to create additional systems SR of units This is useful for example if you plan to use the Sentinel Flow Optimizer The Flow Optimizer function will optimize all programs in the current system You can then make another system current and optimize it independently If you don t have a specific need for multiple systems create only one system to keep it simple See Chapter 15 for more in depth details T Click Here to select a system a System Maintenance Ta Click Here to select a system oe ister Name Current regarding the Flow Optimizer ssa ives x In order to create add or remove existing field units to a system the system must be selected Click the square box to the left of the System Name to select it The triangular arrow po
44. dow displays the data being sent or received The Ji check boxes at the bottom half of the window are successively checked to indicate completion sym synco M Code M vaid I Hs of each step during the communication process After the data transfer is completed Sentinel will display the received field unit version unit code number of stations pager number day change hour and pump setup If you are using a phone modem to communicate with the field units at a remote site enter the field unit phone number under Field Access Phone If you are using the internet to communicate with the field unit enter the URL or IP address under URL or IP Address used if no Phone If you will use the paging feature enter the pager number in the box labeled Pager Number for Alarms With a pager number entered Sentinel is able to send a page notification whenever an alarm is activated Pump Setup 5 Special Data WOW a In the Special Data window you can assign any station to a pump Type the a row en S station number in the box labeled Pump Output Each unit has four clusters of Wambar Site ie a four programs for a total of 16 programs which are discussed in detail in Cm OR CM Os Fil aaa Chapter 5 Check all programs that need the pump activated If you do not wish i Data Retrieval Installed mind 0 a program to start the pump leave the box unchecked ee FA ree ee Field Access Phone
45. e all programs of cluster A from A 1 shown A 2 A 3 and A 4 are transmitted at the same time This enables you to define four different programs then send them all at the same time in one operation Once the data is saved in the field unit it can operate on its own In the example above the program will begin at the next Start time to occur after the unit receives the program if it is a scheduled run day Slot 1 will run station 1 for 3 minutes slot 2 will run station 2 for 3 minutes and so on until slot 10 runs station 5 for 5 minutes Slots 11 through 48 will be ignored because there are no run times The program then executes the 20 minute delay running no programs After the delay the first repeat begins the whole cycle again followed by another delay and the second repeat Then the unit will wait for the next Start Time unless one of the other 15 programs takes over Remember Any program of any cluster can control any combination of all the field unit stations The Receive Cluster command is available for two reasons You may wish to receive programs to verify that programs sent to the field unit were transmitted accurately Also if you have upgraded the Sentinel software this is a handy way to retrieve the programs from field controllers and save them into the new database in the Central computer Like the Send Cluster command Receive Cluster will open the Comm Progress window but instead of transmitting it will receive all fou
46. e all programs and with your pointer aimed in the middle of the screen not over any icon click the right mouse button A menu window will launch Click Properties from the menu The Display Properties utility window will open Select the Settings tab and set the Screen area to 800 by 600 or greater A lower setting will prevent viewing each Sentinel window in full view A color setting of more than 256 colors such as 16 bit or 24 bit is also recommended This is not required for normal operation of Sentinel but for satisfactory viewing of pictures you may insert for each field unit s screen display Lower settings 16 or 256 colors may improve the speed performance for slower computers Sentinel To configure Sentinel start the software by double clicking on the folder icon from the desktop Double click on the Sentinel icon inside the folder Do not click any other Sentinel icons before Sentinel is completely configured The other Sentinel modules AutoComm Flow Graph and Flow Optimizer will not function properly if launched before the Sentinel software is configured Sentinel can also be started by clicking the Start ASEA button then Programs then Sentinel folder and finally Sentinel This is just another option of launching the Sentinel central program During the window launch an opening window will briefly display the logo and software version number In this window you will also see one of these four letter acronyms that desi
47. e directory and program group in which to install Sentinel Click Change Directory with the mouse to specify a different directory The default directory folder is C Program Files Sentinel and the default program group is Sentinel 2X If upgrading from a previous software version modify the A 2x folder and group name example Sentinel 520 to preserve the old installation and avoid Type the name of a program folder document or ernet resource lows will open it for you contusion After installation is complete simply close the setup program by clicking the X in Gael acts ie the upper right corner of the window with your mouse a Sentinel 2x version 5 2 5 Choose Progre S en ti ff ei 2X Vers i on 5 2 cal 5 S etup Setup will add items to the group shown in the eat Group box You can enter a new group name or select one from the Existing Groups list A Sentinel 2x version 5 2 5 Setup Program Group Sentinel 2x x Welcome to the Sentinel 2x version 5 2 5 installation program lt a Existing Groups Setup cannot install system Files or update shared Files if they are in use bh E Before proceeding we recommend that you close any applications you may be running Accessories MSXML 4 0 Exit Setup Carcel 2 2 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Chapter 3 Getting Started Windows Adjust Windows Display Properties to ensure complete visibility of the Sentinel screen Clos
48. e run time in the column at the right side of the screen next to the station number then click the Send command to start it Station 48 indicated by the blue colored number controls a pump under automatic program Receiving Output Status Click Receive on the Master Control Panel to quickly receive the status of each station from the field unit Icons of stations running under manual control will blink yellow Those started by an automatic program will blink green The yellow blinking icons will stop blinking when the remaining runtime has expired However the green blinking icons will continue to blink until data is received from the field controller again to verify a changed state of the stations under automatic control Sending Manual Output State There are two ways to manually turn on or off stations from the central computer From the Master Control Panel you can double click any of the icons to activate or deactivate the stations Clicking the Send button will open the Output Status window which verifies the selected states and allows you to set the time remaining in minutes for each station before sending the data Stations will not turn on manually in the field unit until you click Send in the Output Status window x Lod DS IULIIS OND AUN SUI ON OF Pa lt t oe H OND N Ww N Mano a BEEBE ON MO Wh Ww Sow ON Oo eee jy ON OO N A conAaANODOAON BEBE eee ON OO kN UU On oOw on BEBE ON OO i r
49. e to reside Type the file name of your choice at the bottom text box Do not type the file extension The file extension MDB will be automatically added Click Save then OK BROWSE CREATE CURRENT DATABASE ver 52 Ok Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 16 35 APPENDIX A Hand Held Radio Operation and Commands The Sentinel Hand held Radio Interface HHRI can be used to access the Sentinel satellite field unit With the Sentinel HHRI you are able to turn on and off individual stations or clusters of programs During HHRI operation the satellite is placed in one of two modes Normal mode and Secure mode All field units under Normal mode will react to the transmitted commands sent by the HHRI regardless of the field unit number Under Secure mode the HHRI transmits the command to a specific field unit number Only that specific unit will react to the commands Normal Mode To set a field satellite unit for Normal mode operation send CCC command where CCC is the unit code Press the hand held radio PTT button Push To Talk to transmit the command Send to exit Normal mode operation The field unit displays A while in Normal mode Transmitted Normal mode commands will be received by all field units placed in the Normal mode Action Turn on a station for 30 minutes Turn on a station for a specified amount of time Turn on multiple stations Increment operation to the next station Decrement o
50. ea to dae me easily copy the value for Today s or Yesterday s ET from the weather sn station to the Unit ET Today box and send it to the field unit Highlight bef M neo at the number by dragging the mouse across it with the right button ZZZ bee i depressed then press and hold the Ctrl key and press the C key ctrl e eT C to copy the value Then click the Unit ET Today box with the mouse press and hold the Ctrl key and press V ctrl v to paste the value Send the new value to the field unit by clicking the Send button Chapter 11 will show you how to set AutoComm to automatically retrieve and send ET data 2 0 x Chapter 11 Automatic Communications TAN Sentinel AutoComm Warning Allow atleast minutes between start times and before first action SEND PROGRAMS Sentinel has several automatic communication features to transfer data between the central and all field units without redundant operations by the user The most powerful is the AutoComm which can be set to perform three different operations at pre designated times They are polling alarms Transmit Send at 2 00 AM MidNig Today Only C Every Day Programs aj C Today Only transmitting ET data and transmitting changed programs AutoComm is a stand alone module that can run independently from Sentinel You can start it from the Sentinel menu with the Ctrl T key combination the Auto icon or from the Windows start menu It is
51. eens is selected with Primary Description of Turf with two rain days Two Secondary Descriptions were picked North Slope and South Slope Field units inthe greens x group with programs fitting the descriptions Turf and North n Slope as well as programs with both Turf and South Slope descriptions will be shut down for two days After finalizing the unit selection for Rain Days click OK on the Selection Choice window The Rain Shutdown window will launch It is initially blank Click Send to save the Rain Days settings to the field units Primary Secondary Descriptions In the Rain Shutdown window specific programs can be shut down with the check boxes to the left of this window Selecting programs here supercedes the selections from the Selection Choice Rain Shutdown window and will apply it to all selected units A default number of rain days can be entered which is used for any unit that was selected on the previous screen but for which no value was entered The default number entered here Dx supersedes any values entered by description When you click Dn ai Cose M foe Send the program descriptions are filled in as each of the units Uni Desciptio I you selected is successively transmitted Each attempted Cluster A Primary Descriptions secondary transmission to a field unit as well as results are registered on the aree E aa n n z Multi Unit Comm Status window Coa CC RO ENO a A Toro Sentinel Central
52. er you must only assign one Start Time to any one program This is because the Start Time number determines the priority of the program Noon 2 00 400PM 6 00 800PM 10 00 200 4 00AM 6 00 00AM 1000 Noon Midnight gt Range CLOSE Full day shown 24 Hour C AM PM 1Hour Full day shown 384870 gallons Referring to the picture on page 9 in Chapter 5 note that each Start Time box is numbered with a priority number If a Start Time is entered in the box labeled 1 the program has the highest priority Floptize will try to assign an earlier Start Time to that program than to a program with a time entered in the box labeled 2 or any higher number lower priority Floptize will also try to assign an earlier Start Time to a priority 2 program than to a priority 3 program and so on The crucial point is to only enter one Start Time for each program and that the actual time you enter is not as important as the sequence of the box in which you enter it If you find that your programs are too long to all run within the water window you can pick Scale Run Times rather than adjusting the water window This will open a window with eight different sliders to adjust run times of eight different groups of programs grouped by priority If you adjust the first slider down to 95 the run time of each slot in every program with a priority of 1 will be scaled down to 95 of its original value For example if you adjust the lowest priority slider p
53. er station number As an example if station 16 of unit 555 is currently in operation and the 555 1 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 15 will initiate operation Stop sequence operation CCC 00 Sending 555 00 will stop satellite unit 555 s sequence operation Semi Auto Program Commands Under Secure Mode Action Command Operation Start cluster program CCC Cp This command instructs the satellite unit CCC to start the specified cluster program The C designates the cluster number 1 for cluster A 2 for cluster B etc The p designates the program number within the specified cluster As an example if command 555 24 is transmitted cluster B program 4 of unit 555 will start Stop cluster program CCC C3 This command instructs the satellite unit CCC to stop the specified cluster in operation The C designates the cluster number 1 for cluster A 2 for cluster B etc to stop operation A 38 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Appendix B Log Files Sentinel uses four different types of log files to save information about communications alarms etc that can be viewed All of the log files can be accessed from the folder where Sentinel is installed and can be viewed with Word or Notepad Activity Log 7 15 2003 8 20 06 PM gt Starting Sentinel Automatic Communication Module 7715 2003 8 20 07 PM gt Automatic ET transmission 0 0779 te 2 wits 7 15 2003 8 20 15 PM Unit 103 Successful
54. ese transmissions a Software Configuration Customer Name Sample Golf Course r Communication Options It Max communication re attempts 0 5 Bo ieee Une Delay between units 0 59 sec fo SAVE Schedule Reference Day ET 7 Rain Source _ Update C Copy default ET from Unit ft fi ET amp rain gauge in Unit eeepc fobie E E E na puerta to a Lab if set up in System Maintenance Campbell Weather Station Settings Praag C Program Files Sentine pan i am Fi entini CERE i C Program Files Sentinel sample mdb ON to of processors 1 OFF depends on the number of units in the system and may exceed an hour for very large systems At the day change in each field unit the run time for each ET slot for which the assigned station has an application rate set in Zone Data is adjusted to compensate for the new ET and rain values Toro recommends setting the ET Send Time about an hour before the day change In the event of a communication failure each unit s default ET and rain values are used E Weather Report ssi Campbell Weather Report sci x i Note This report displays the last record containing a valid ET reading Retrieve Data _ ARICE gt IT 0 00699271 inches ey s ge o to top of hour 0 001 46251 inches esterday s Rainfall 0 inches oday s Rainfall since midnight 0 inches 0 0004561 47 in hr CLOSE I CURRENT HOURLY ETo 0 0115862
55. essful 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM Alarm 126 current alarm in unit 105 station 26 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM Alarm 132 current alarm in unit 105 station 32 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM Alarm 197 power failure in unit 105 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM unit 105 Last ON 8 3 2003 04 47 PM 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM unit 105 Last OFF 8 3 2003 04 45 PM 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM Unie L05 Successful 8 28 2003 6 20 33 PM Alarms checked in 2 units of 2 attempted Sentinel logs the time and alarms received when polling the alarms from the field units whether polled from the Sentinel Group Operations menu Alarms shortcut or from schedule polling in AutoComm The alarm log is stored in the calarms log file located in the folder where Sentinel is installed Notice in the sample that when Sentinel polled field unit 105 it found a power failure alarm and displayed the time when it occurred and when power was restored Unit 103 also had a power failure but the time was not displayed Unit 103 is an older field unit with an earlier firmware version that does not support power failure time log This is also apparent from the Sentinel log listing in which receipt of Special Data from the similar field units revealed that unit 103 has firmware version 1 19 while unit 105 has firmware version 1 31 This emphasizes the importance of receiving Special Data from all units to update information regarding field unit firmware version and settings before setting up the
56. esulting total graph is only valid for days on which all programs in the entire system are scheduled to run If it is opened from Windows the graph will default to the third choice and displays all programs After choosing which day to graph units to graph can be selected by choosing either Select Units To Include or Graph all units in current system If the first option is checked a new window will open when OK is clicked where any unit units or groups of units can be selected After making a selection of units clicking OK on that window launches the System Flow Graph module graphing all programs of the selected units 5 Sentinel Composite Flow Graph oles When the graph is opened it initially displays a full day You can zoom in to display half a day by clicking the mouse in the left or right half of the graph Then clicking the mouse within a one hour segment of the graph will zoom in further to display that single hour Clicking the mouse on the graph again will cause zooming of the vertical scale gallons per minute only Click the right mouse button on the graph to zoom out again You can also select the time scale with the options at the bottom of the screen which has the same effect as zooming in or out with the mouse When the time scale is one hour you can shift the graph by one hour left or right with the scroll bar at the bottom of the graph When the vertical scale is zoomed in you can shift the graph up or down w
57. f the program Run Times You can enter any value from 0 to 250 or adjust the value by clicking on the up down arrows 100 is normal meaning 100 percent of the actual run time A smaller value will reduce the run time of each slot to that percentage and a larger value will increase it For example 200 would double the run times This factor applies to all slots for the selected program and therefore to the total duration Start Duration of the program The run times in the slots will remain unchanged on the screen because the percentage is applied in the field unit after it receives the program However the Start Duration is updated to reflect the percent scaling for an instant reference E l x Unit 001 created 8 8 2001 5 18 11 PM nit 001 created 01 5 18 11 PM W Changes made yet to send S Auto Programming Cluster Primary Greens X AG BC CC DC Data Source Disk Secondary Normal Program IO K e BE NAE LAEN Schedule 1 2onioft Show Schedule Start Times Percent Scale Repeats Station Options 1 oo AM 2 11 00 PH a E i 200 B 0 Search and Highlight o 3 3 00AM 4 SE elay iS Water Window Modiy Run Times t ir OR i y 7 EEE Li From 8 00 AM Continuous Run To 8 00 AM Start Duration l ET based runtimes STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES 173 203 303 GI a 16 206 36 nn 56 a300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 o 2006 2100 20 230 2400 25 0 260 270 290
58. f you intend to use the flow optimizer which requires the same setting for all units in the current system You can change the default settings in System Group Maintenance REG Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide The most important item of Special Data is the Comm Port If you are not sure which port Sentinel uses to communicate with a field unit you can run the Serial Port Scan from the Utility Diagnostics menu This function can detect a Sentinel field unit Sentinel modem or phone modem on any of the central computer serial ports See Chapter 16 for more details After selecting the correct Comm Port you can click the Receive button to verify the field unit version and number of Stations from the unit itself During communication with the field unit a status window labeled Communication in Progress will briefly appear This window referred to as the Comm Progress window indicates progress a as communication is established and while data is being transmitted or received This window SASi will appear every time the Send or Receive button is clicked from any Sentinel screen It can also be used to monitor if a break or an error in communication occurs The top blue box will indicate the type of communication in progress in this case Special Data Receive It will turn green when the operation is successfully completed or it will turn red if an error occurred during Trenmistae TE unici transmission The blue boxes below the win
59. field units Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide B 39 Run Time Report 7 16 2003 1 20 33 AM Get Run Times from 2 units t overlap overlaptrun deviation UNIE 103 Actual H Expected 1 Next Rain PROGRAM TODAY YESTERDAY TODAY YESTERDAY Starts Base Total Day Days CAPI De sn PA s O m ii si O CAP2 S00 5 00 il 5e 00 5 00 O CAP3 6 00 6 00 M 6 00 6 00 O CAP4 6 00 6 00 il 6G OD S00 Q CBL 600 Ga DO il 6 00 6 00 G Be ECRES 6 00 6 00 il 6 00 6 00 O GRES 6 00 6 DO i 6 00 6 00 GEe4 6 00 6 00 il 6 00 6 00 gs CORI 6 00 6 00 al 6200 6 00 Oa cae 6200 6 00 al 6 00 6 00 O Cees esac 6 00 1 66 DO 6 00 Gs CCP4 ca si 0 m m O CESI O O OBEZ O O GDES sea m st 0 0 CDP4 a amp ae m 0 i 0 Water Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Weekly Used 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 total O gal Jan Beis Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OGE Nov DEG WPD 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 Unie II08 T PC OF le 01220 EU eal day 71 SChed Days 6 Det 10 AV Alarm UNE 105 Actual H Expected 1 Next Rain PROGRAM TODAY YESTERDAY TODAY YESTERDAY Starts Base Total Day Days CARI sis z sa m 0 Ss 0 CAP 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 i 6200 6 00 0 CAP3 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 0 CAP4 6 00 6 00 6100 6 00 6 00 6
60. files must reside in the Sentinel folder in order to appear in the list box at the top of the Master Control Panel To display the image file scroll through the image list by clicking the small arrows at the right of the text box When you see the desired file name double click it with the mouse and the image will replace the background Gi Unit Operations Master Control Panel jbluskylipg O O i a RE pn a E CSS DSS ESS ESS DSS ESS IS Pe Programming Receive a dia Expected Flow Time D ate Schedules ECC status _ _ 1 Urp E p ee TESTE I af rs ehh s e ba ce o Mg sr s x th eer nas de po aD AR pera TIA 5 Co SER BER at i LE TEATRO Stn Days Off Programs Reports TE sin on Times _ Flow Graph Er Rain rim cose Special Data The first step in programming a field unit is receiving and setting the Special Data Speciaibata x Receive Special Data must be performed first in order for Sentinel to record the seaun Fener i _ _ field unit firmware version before proceeding to any other utility window Sentinel vesen m gi will automatically configure other windows according to the received field unit isola INT e ea software version for compatibility Om Oz OM O System Default LE Data Retrieval Installed Pump Setup jo o See Receive Special Data section in this chapter If a Sentinel Radio module is seme i a Pam pen
61. flow occurs when the flow in a station exceeds the maximum specified in Zone Data Master Shutdown occurs after three Station Overflow events Unexpected Flow occurs when a station is off but the flow meter detects a flow Minimum Shutdown occurs when the flow in any running station is less than the value specified in the Minimum Flow box ioii GPH Conversion Constants K fo Offset lo Alarm Input Dry Contact Flow Watch Alarm On Open Off C On Learn Over Flow Paging Options Station Overflow 04 I Master Shutdown 03 Unexpected Flow 05 Minimum Flow 0 GPH T Page on Minimum Shutdown 06 Closed Shutdown Start ClusterA D ClusterB IM ClusterC MM Cluster D MM Send Page 01 I Print Send Receive Save Close ERIN The Alarm Input is for your own custom alarm Select Open if your dry contact switch is normally closed and vice versa You can choose Shutdown and specify one or more Clusters of Programs to shut down if an alarm occur You can also choose Start and specify one or more Clusters of Programs to start if alarm occurs Moreover you can check the Send Page option if you have a phone modem connected to the field unit s serial port With this option enabled Sentinel will send an alarm page to the specified pager in Special Data whenever an alarm is activated Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Chapter 8 Field Unit
62. gnates the software editions BSCM Basic Software Control Module ETCM ET Control Module Central Software plus ET Support e OFCM Optimal Flow Control Module Central Software plus Flow Optimization AFCM All Feature Control Module Complete Software Package with ET Support and Flow Optimization After starting Sentinel for the first time the Software Configuration will open This utility window will automatically open the very first time Sentinel is launched or when a new database is created Sentinel uses the default file name Sentinel mdb to create a main database To access this window select Software Configuration from the Setup Utility menu See Chapter 16 for additional information You can enter the name of your organization in the white box at the top of this window NOTE Throughout this manual the Sentinel Field Satellite controller is referred to as Unit or Field Unit If you intend to irrigate based on ET Evapotranspiration you must select the source for ET and rain information before proceeding with the setup If you select the first ET Rain Source option the daily ET value will be read from the Sentinel database for the specified unit If you are not using ET based irrigation the unit code entered here will not matter Sentinel will never use the information See Chapter 10 for more details on ET function The Schedule Reference Day defaults to the date when the Sentinel software is first
63. he Sentinel Setup option The Data Files window allows switching between the original file spente Sentinel mdb and the sample or another valid Sentinel database file A valid file is one which is created by the Sentinel program or a copy of one that was originally created in tp lei Sentinel ver 6207 x The currently selected database is displayed in the box at the bottom of the Data Files screen To select a different database click Browse A new window will open that allows you to select a Sentinel database file from any folderon e ax any drive to which your computer has access Remember that it must be a Lookin sein Teme Sentinel database file to be valid Other files may appear in the list if they have a similar extension mdb but Sentinel cannot read any files it did not create Selection of an invalid file will generate an error message When a valid file is chosen the name will appear in the text box Clicking Open then OK will automatically open the Software Configuration screen File name Open Files of type MDB v Cancel Creating a New Sentinel Database Launch the Data Files window from the Setup Select Database menu to create a new Emmm ioj xi Sentinel database From the Data Files window click the CREATE button which launches id ARE oe another utility window In this window select the proper drive and folder on the computer or ee OO ETE TERETE NEN network where you want the new fil
64. icked the Zone Data from the field unit is transmitted to the Central computer where it overwrites the six columns in the Central software database not affecting the descriptions NOTE The last column in which you can flag a station for your own purposes is treated like the descriptions They will not be transmitted nor stored in the field unit After entering the Zone Data clicking the Save command will store it in the Central computer s database but not in the field unit Only when you click Send will the new data be saved in the field unit ET Based Watering The field unit will calculate run times for each station based on the Application Rates and ET evapotranspiration value that reside in the unit In order for this function to work properly the ET Based Watering check box must be selected in the Auto Programming Program window Only stations with non zero application rates will have their run time adjusted based on ET The Zero App Rates command is provided so you can quickly reset all Application Rates to 0 before transmitting the Zone Data to the field unit ET based watering is explained in Chapter 10 The pictures below illustrates how you can enter a value once and have it applied to several different stations This will work for any column descriptions as well as numerical data es PESTE n St n 1 2 3 4 5 6 z 8 9 0 Zone Data Selecting Multiple Rows Stations to Enter a Common Value Clic
65. int indicates which system is selected Once you have the system named and selected the next step is to specify the field units within the system Click the Create button located in the middle of the System Maintenance window This will display a window to enter a field unit code Enter the 3 digit unit code programmed in the actual field unit that you want to add to the system Repeat this process for each unit you want to include in the system Sentinel will create a record in the system database for each field unit listed 3 4 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide S System Maintenance System Defaults Once all the field units are listed in the system you can set certain parameters that will apply to all of them Click the Set System Defaults button within the System Maintenance window The Default Parameters section will activate Within its corresponding text fields you can enter the Maximum ce Click Here to select a system Available System List Window Start and Water Window End time as well as Day Change hour The Day Change hour must be outside the water window unless the water window s start and end are identical then the day change hour must be the same time as esi well You must enter values here and click the Apply button if you intend to use the Sentinel Flow Optimizer to optimize the system If you don t plan to use the Flow Optimizer you can set a different Water Window and Day Change hours for each i
66. ird Fal 77 ok I i Sentinel Self Diagnostics i x Preliminary Information Serial port for test unit Comm Comm2 Comm3 Comma The Field Unit Diagnostics will test a number of features in a field Seton contlortestunt O OU C8 OB Ca OR CH O unit The correct Comm Port and Station Count must be selected eee EE The items tested are listed on the screen and they will be checked Ee I _ off automatically as each test is completed The unit being tested pont Status i should be connected to your central computer You should have a second field unit available as a test drone to test communication between units You will need to use the field controller s keypad and display to complete the output test and keypad test 16 34 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide serial communication TT set time and date TT HS commtest3 TT output test memory read write TT display logic TT keypad test version unknown DTMF ne set drone HS comm testi 7 set station count HS comm test2 15 x Database Selection CLICK BROWSE TO SELECT A DIFFERENT All Sentinel data in the central computer is stored in a single large database file The default A a file name is Sentinel mdb The user may wish to save backup copies of the entire database under different names Also a sample database is provided called sample mdb in the Sentinel directory folder A utility is provided in the Select Database menu under t
67. ith the scroll bar at the right The graph for each program is derived from Run Times Start Gallons Per Minute Times and Repeats entered in the Auto Programming screen ta ie H Chapter 5 and Expected Flow for each station entered in Zone eelt INIT LET JEF II Data Chapter 6 Each blue line in the picture to the right PITTI represents the graph of one program and consists of at least three Bc T line segments The first segment is a vertical line rising at the start i A ke i A I a of the program to the height representing the expected flow for the ener station in the first slot The second segment is a horizontal line from the top of the first segment to the right for the duration of the first slot run time plus run times lx PRINT of any contiguous slots with stations of the same expected flow The last segment is a vertical line marking the end of the program Stations with different expected flows will result in more line segments Up to twenty program graphs are labeled with the unit code cluster letter and _C P_ Station LE Day Change 06 00PM Unit 008 C 1 22 140 GPM 06 00 PM Total 140 GPM 06 01 PM Unit 008 C 1 22 140 GPM o 06 01 PM Total 140 GPM program number as you can see in the picture Each program graph is stacked on top of the fi E 140 GPM one below so that it s height represents a running total of the flow of all programs beneath it PM ey Tat 140 GPM The flow
68. k a row under Select Click additional desired rows Click the column to change under any selected row Enter the new value The value is automatically entered in each selected row Click Clear Selects before selecting different stations for another value Once you have entered all the data and descriptions for all stations it makes selection in the Auto Programming screen easier While in the Auto Programming screen for the same unit clicking the Search amp Highlight button under Station Options opens a data entry box with a list of available descriptions Picking a description from the box will highlight all station numbers assigned to slots that contain that description In the picture below the Turf 2001 type description was picked As you can see in the Zone Data screen above this matches stations 4 8 and 11 13 Stations 6 7 and 8 are not seen in the Auto Programming screen because they are not assigned to any slots in the selected program Stations 4 5 11 12 and 13 will be highlighted so clicking the Modify Run Times command provides simultaneous editing of all highlighted stations p Show Schedule Station Options Modify Run Times Clear Highlights Remove Highlighted Stations S Search amp Highlight px CLUSTER PROGRAM 1 Select desired search parameter and matched items will be highlighted in program window a Search amp Highlight CLUSTER A PROGRAM 1 Select desired search parameter an
69. ll or Select All to choose all field units If group s of field units have been set under System Group Maintenance the group name s will be available for selection from the list labeled Group s at the right side of the window When the selection process is complete click Receive and Sentinel will read the Special Data from all selected field units one at a time Configuring Individual Field Units Once you have listed the field units in the current system you can program them individually To select a field unit to program click the Unit icon in the upper left corner of the main screen or select Field Unit Ops from the File drop down menu or hold down the CTRL key and press U Many menu items can be selected with hot keys See the illustration in the Quick Reference section This will open the Unit Selection window which displays the list of all units in the current system A Print button is provided if you wish to print this list It will use the Windows default printer Select the first unit you want to program or type the 3 digit code in the text box above the list Unit 001 is used as an example in the picture NOTE The unit description initially states the time amp date the unit was created in System Maintenance Changing the description is covered in the next section When a specific unit is clicked the Master Control Panel will open Clear All Receive R Close ET ioi x UNIT 001 Unit Description Unit
70. mm hr or Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 10 23 ET Based Watering w ET amp Rain Gauge Example with ET send time at 10 00 PM and Day Change at 11 00 PM All day ET and Rain Accumulated in One Unit Unit w ET Tracker and Rain Gauge Prog A1 Default ET 0 ET Rain compensation for Rain Toda each program to ET Toda 01 y date 12 y All day ET Gauge Prog D4 10 00 PM Transmissions at ET Send Time Unit w ET Tracker and Rain Gauge Prog A1 Default ET 0 ET Rain compensation for Rain Today each program to ET Today 01 date 12 Prog D4 Rain Today ET Today 01 12 Central Computer Notes This is the value used to water the next day In the Unit with the tracker the default is used to reset daily ET to O In all other units you may choose any value 10 24 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 10 00 PM 11 00 PM Transmission between ET Send Time and Day Change Rain Today 01 Rain Today 01 Central Computer All Other Units Prog A1 ET Rain compensation for each program to date Prog D4 Default ET 08 ET Today 12 11 00 PM Events in all Field Units at Day Change Unit w ET Tracker and Rain Bucket Prog Al 11 ET Rain compensation for each program to date 11 Rain Today 01 0 aby Prog D4 Default
71. n off individual stations As an example to turn off station 16 of unit 555 send a 555 16 Turn off all stations in CCC To turn off multiple stations that are in operation within a specified unit operation within a satellite unit send a CCC where CCC specifies the satellite unit Place a station in Rain OFF CCC nn dd Use this command to place a station in Rain OFF for a specified number of days Entering 555 16 05 command will disable station 16 nn of Satellite unit 555 CCC for 5 dd days Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Sequence Related Commands Under Secure Mode Action Command Operation Set sequence time CCC 00 h tt If running a sequence of stations use this command to set the run time duration As an example sending 555 00 1 30 command instructs satellite unit 555 to run a sequence for 1 hour and 30 minutes Start sequence operation CCC nn Send this command to start irrigation for all station in sequence where CCC is the satellite unit and nn is the first station to irrigate in sequence Increment sequence CCC 3 Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to the next higher station number As an example if station 16 of unit 555 is currently in operation and the 555 3 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 17 will initiate operation Decrement Sequence CCC 1 Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to the next low
72. nd a nn command to turn off individual stations As an example to turn off station 16 from a series of irrigating stations send a 16 command To turn off multiple stations that are in operation within the same unit send a command As an example the satellite unit has stations 12 14 in operation To turn off all stations with one command send a command Use this command to place a station in Rain OFF for a specified number of days Entering 16 05 command will disable station 16 nn of from all Sentinel Satellite unit for 5 dd days Sequence Related Commands Under Normal Mode Action Set sequence time Start sequence operation Increment sequence Command 00 h tt nn 3 Operation If running a sequence of stations use this command to set the run time duration As an example sending 00 1 30 command instructs the satellite unit to run a sequence for 1 hour and 30 minutes Send this command to start irrigation for all station in sequence where nn is the first station to irrigate Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to the next higher station number As an example if station 16 is currently in operation and the 3 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 17 will initiate operation A 36 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Set sequence time 1 Sending this command will step from the currently operating station to the next lower station num
73. ndividual unit as described in Programming Field Units M Default Parameters for Current System s l x Master List No System Selected j Sample Golf Course Maximum Flow 1250 GPM Flow for the entire system The same can be done for Water Wale Widow TEST FRCS NOTE WATER WINDOW MUST END BEFORE DAY CHANGE Day Change 6 00 00 PM_ APPLY CLOSE CANCEL ay Change Hour to all units in this lt CREATE gt DELETE END Edit Existing Program Descriptions Primary Descriptions Secondary Descriptions Proceed to Chapter 4 Programming Field Units to configure and program them individually Chapter 4 Programming Field Units Configuring Field Units S Receive Special Data from selected Field Units Receiving Special Data from Field Units The Special Data should be received first from each unit before any other communication to the field unit takes place Sentinel provides a utility window to select a field unit or a group of field units to upload the Special Data from The Receive Special Data selection is located under the Group Operations menu listing The example window shown at the right lists all units in the current system and indicates the Comm Port that each unit is assigned to By default all units are selected when Receive Special Data window opens You can deselect any unit by toggling the Yes to No under the Select column The Clear All button can be used to deselect a
74. ndow is displayed and the results are listed as shown below Results are entered in the log file calarms log as the next unit is polled Upon completion the results are displayed in the Alarms window which contains a color coded coi e Ra box for each field unit polled If the communication process failed this box is white If any alarm pae resi was received from the unit the box is red If the unit is shutdown for a rain day the box is Communication a xl yellow If the communication succeeded and verified that no alarms were set the box is green 16 Wait 001 Foll alaras This same window is displayed when alarms are polled automatically with AutoComm ____ You can open the alarm log calarms log by clicking the View Alarm Log command from the re Sentinel File menu This will launch the Windows Notepad program If editing a log file make Found load F Cham I BurstSon sure to save it in the original text format If the file is converted to a Word format Sentinel will Receive Status l Synct I Syne2 Code TF Valid SI HS not be able to recognize the file Sample data from an Alarm Log file is shown below 8 20 99 4 21 13 PM gt Polling Alarms from 3 units 8 20 99 4 21 25 PM gt Alarm 197 power failure in unit 148 8 20 99 4 21 25 PM gt Unit 148 Successful 8 20 99 4 21 37 PM gt Alarm 197 power failure in unit 555 8 20 99 4 21 37 PM gt Unit 555 Successful 8 20 99 4 21 49 PM gt Uni
75. ng the scroll bar below it You must leave AutoComm running in order for it to perform the automatic transmissions at the desired time Clicking the OK button at the top will merely minimize the AutoComm window but will leave it running To exit AutoComm click CANCEL or the X box at the top right corner of the window If you pick the Every Day option next to the time the operation will repeat everyday at the same time for as long as AutoComm is left running Transmit ET This option will retrieve the ET Today and Rain Today values from the ET source specified in the Software Configuration screen It will transmit these values to all units in the current system Thus if the source is an ET gauge and Rain gauge AutoComm will first receive the values from the unit specified in Software Configuration If the source is a default ET value AutoComm will first retrieve the default ET value for the unit specified in Software Configuration from the database If the source is a GroWeather station AutoComm will read and sum the values for the last complete day in the GroWeatherLink database located in the central computer If the ET source is the Campbell Weather Station the ET values of the last complete day will be directly read from the weather station You can specify any time and select Every Day to repeat the operation daily as long as AutoComm remains running TRANSMIT ET ioe Send at 12 00 AM C Today Only ET H gt Every Day
76. nt Scale Repeats Station Options 1 OOM A ar np i 3 200 s 1 Search and Highlight o E elay i i 5 Sf Water Window cs Modify Run Times a ee From 8 00 AM OR Continuous Run To 8 00 AM Cebit Start Duration S ET based runtimes STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES Renumber Highighted Stations 123 203 303 403 SG 105 205 305 403 SG N tpo 1300 1400 1810 1600 1200 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 200 2400 256 260 270 280 280 0 310 20 3310 Co 3500 3600 370 38 0 390 400 10 420 4300 440 4500 4600 4700 4800 Send Cluster Recerve Cluster Copy To Unit Information Print Save Close You can enter a Delay between repeats in minutes of any value from 0 to 255 4 hours 15 minutes After the first time the program runs the program will wait for the specified amount of delay time before repeating The program will then run again and delay the same amount of time and so on Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Program Transmission I ir aaa W Changes made yet to send Cluster Primary Greens In the example picture we have adjusted the Percent Scale ac sc cr or ta Source IR factor back to 100 added a 20 minute delay and changed Program H i J 999 Schedule 41 2on loff Show Schedul two of the Start Times just enough to allow the program to ie __Show Schedule complete its cycle between starts Now we have a workable p Start times Percent Scale Repea
77. nt time REFRESH After completing the information update click the Send button Sentinel will then transmit the displayed information to each of the selected field units NOTE Closing the Synchronize Units Time amp Date window without clicking Send will not update the field unit information Time Date Master Control Panel After configuring Special Data you should click Time Date button in the Master Control panel to open the Time Date screen The time and date set in your PC will automatically display under Central Computer The displayed time is synchronized with the computer s clock Clicking the Set PC Time button will enable you to set the computer s time Click the Receive button to read the time and date from the field unit to check its accuracy To send the correct time and date to the field unit click the Send button Send is only enabled after Receive is processed The data in the left column is sent to the field unit then received back from the field unit and displayed at the right column for verification The i Communication Progress window will appear during the data transfer as for all RES ok communications between the Central and a field unit The Schedule Reference Day is simply the date the software was first configured on your central computer The date can be updated at the Software Configuration screen By using this date as its reference Sentinel ensures all schedules are on the same schedule week n
78. o assign a schedule to the program currently selected toggle the up down arrow at the left side of the schedule number The schedule description is displayed at the right side of the number You can show and hide the entire schedule for reference by clicking the Show Schedule button The button changes to Hide Schedule when the schedule window is activated You can assign the Primary and Secondary descriptions for each program at the top center of the Auto Programming window beneath the Unit description Use a description that pertains to the program selected Once a description is typed and saved that description is available as a selection for other programs to use When you select a different program and click the down arrow at the right side of one of the description boxes a list of all descriptions that have been saved will be displayed for selection Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 5 9 Try to choose phrases for the Primary descriptions that describes large mme i w 5 x categories of programs such as types of landscapes or locations Use the Unit O07 created 87872001 GET PH Changes made yet to send Secondary Descriptions for a different kind of breakdown such as methods Fairways In the picture above the primary description groups programs by landscape Source pri while the secondary describes methods Thus all programs for Normal Mess i irrigation of Fairways are quickly selected by these descriptions
79. ogramming screen Chapter 5 a box is checked on that screen and a flag is set in the database When Send Program Changes is selected from the menu or Send is clicked on the LA Send program change a Si la x tool bar a list of all clusters of programs that have r josssa seo ce fArotuiritc been changed but not sent are a as shown If F SEI you wish to send programs that were not flagged click nie ag Pay Pea the Yes or No next to the unit to toggle or change the a current status You can toggle individual clusters of programs or all clusters for a unit Programs in clusters marked Yes will be transmitted to the field unit when the Send button is clicked To display all units click the 7 next to Unit Code All 16 schedules re also automatically sent to each selected unit Chapter 12 Polling Alarms Send ET While you can set AutoComm to poll alarms periodically even TA when the system is unattended you also have the ability to check PAS the alarms immediately with the click of the mouse Selecting Alarms Now from the Sentinel Group Operations menu or clicking on the Alarms icon in the tool bar will trigger the same actions as scheduling a Poll Alarms event in AutoComm After choosing the command AutoComm will start the a eene dang atomais tarmimiont process immediately Alarms states are checked in each field unit in the current system As each unit is polled the Communication In Progress wi
80. or example for a system of 30 field controllers allow 12 minutes after polling alarms before sending the ET data 10 minutes allotted for the 30 field units plus the 2 minute processing time If the communication retry count in the Sentinel Software Configuration screen is greater than one allow an additional 15 seconds for each try for each unit Since AutoComm must be left running and may be left unattended password protection is provided to prevent inadvertent interference Clicking the padlock icon opens a password input box After you enter and confirm a password up to 10 characters AutoComm is locked and cannot be changed It will run with the current settings triggering events at the specified time until the password is entered to unlock it by clicking the padlock icon again and typing the password in the box or until the computer is re booted NOTE It is recommended that you record your password for future reference The system will not allow you to make changes without the correct password One minute before the first selected scheduled event AutoComm displays the Starting Countdown to Automatic Transmission Auto countdown and warning window in case Sentinel is being used At the end of the The program wil Pol Alas rom al feld unts nthe cent system at 60 second countdown a program called AutoSentinel takes over in the background completing the scheduled event by transmitting data from the Sentinel database to the field
81. ot work Proceed to locate all of the icons as necessary When finished select Lock to save the icon positions Double clicking a station number will select it for manual activation and it will blink yellow to confirm selection Double clicking the station again will deselect it Program activated stations will blink green and cannot be deactivated from this window Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide The Output Status screen accessed when the Send button from the output Status wok Master Control Panel is clicked is used both to view the status of each output which stations are on and which are off and to manually turn stations on or off A station that a program started is under automatic control and cannot be turned off here The sum of the Actual Flow and Theoretical Flow Expected Flow from Zone Data for the selected stations are shown at the bottom The Station Description and Type Description also from Zone Data are shown at the top of the window for the last station selected In the example picture the Actual Flow is absent because this field unit does not have a flow meter to measure it The picture illustrates three different possible indications of a station s status Station 26 was started by an automatic program This is indicated by the black colored number E Stations 1 and 24 were started manually from this screen This is indicated by the white colored numbers To turn on a station this way enter th
82. ovember ss Percent of last year 1 December TO Mant to date This month last year D Graph Monthly Rain Percent of this month last year values from the beginning of the previous year to the present day You can also enter values on the screen and send data to the field unit However as a precaution against inadvertently overwriting data in the field unit editing and sending data is temporarily disabled when this screen is opened until the Receive command is executed to display any data already in the field unit Once Receive has been executed editing is allowed and the Send command is enabled Clicking Graph Monthly Rain produces a bar graph which you can print on your default printer If you have a GroWeather Station or a Campbell Weather Station you can send the value for today s rainfall to the controller Enter the number seen from the Today box under Weather Station Rain to the Unit Rain Today box You can also copy and paste it in Just drag your mouse across the number with the button pressed to highlight it hold the Ctrl key and press the C key to copy then click inside the Unit Rain Today box hold the Ctrl key and press the V key to paste the number in If you are irrigating based on ET this number is used in the field units along with the daily ET values Chapters 10 and 11 show you how these numbers can be transmitted to all units automatically
83. ow the main menu is an icon tool bar which can be used to access the same Sentinel features from the main menus with a click of the mouse z Unit a Field Unit Operations Unit Selection xj a Close Select Unit Code from list of units in selected systems shown below Unit U nit Description Select Program Descriptions Cancel OK za Graph Jog 5 Sentinel Composite Flow Graph Programs To Graph Include onk programs scheduled to run today Include only programs scheduled to run tomorrow Include all programs regardless of schedules Units To Graph Select Units To Include Graph all units in current system Cancel EA Floptize MAXIMUM FLOW OF SYSTEM GALLONS PER MINU pora n 2000 Earliest Start Final Shutdown 1 00 00 PM FLOPTIZE mi 00 00 PM Day End Schedule Day ssi ssi Today _PickADay _Tomonow 1250 3000 CLOSE do Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Alarms Si check Alarms in All Units Send program changes to field units j Select All HELP CLOSE ged DI x Show only units with changes Show all units in system s programs to send Schedules will also be sent All Clusters ClusterB Cluster C Clusters with chan Unit Coda Unit Description Cluster D ag ui 0 ha Auto Send ET amp Start Sentinel AutCOCONI iol x senine should not be re opened during automatic Note
84. peration to the next station Turn off the last station energized Turn off a specific station Turn off all stations in operation within the same satellite unit Place a station in Rain OFF Command nn nn htt nn nan nn nn kk nn dd Operation Station nn where nn is the specified station will irrigate for 30 minutes After 30 minutes the station will stop irrigating and the satellite awaits for the next command Station nn will irrigate until the specified hour h and minutes tt expire AS an example entering 12 1 30 will energize station 12 for 1 hour and 30 minutes Use this command to turn on multiple units for 30 minutes The desired Satellite stations are listed in series nn nn nn As an example entering 12 13 14 will energize station 12 14 simultaneously Sending the 3 command will step up increment the currently operating station As an example if station 16 is currently in operation and the 3 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 17 will initiate operation Sending the 1 command will step down decrement the currently operating station As an example if station 16 is currently in operation and the 1 command is transmitted station 16 will stop and station 15 will initiate operation Send the command to turn off the last station that was turned on If station 16 was the last station energized and command was transmitted station 16 will stop operation Se
85. previously stored in the database for all the selected field units Once the program data is successfully copied into the selected field units modifications can be made by opening the Auto Programming window for each unit individually After programs are copied they can be sent to the field units with the Send Program Changes command or with AutoComm both described in Chapter 11 NOTE Copying programs to field units will copy the selected schedule number start times run time percent scale water window repeats delay state of continuos run ET check boxes and station order It will NOT copy the Primary and the Secondary descriptions of the programs and it will NOT copy the schedules and any other data found in other utility widows of the Master Control Panel such as Zone Data Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 5 13 Program Information Clicking the Information button in the Auto Programming window will display a table that lists the start time for each slot within the selected program The Water Usage column at the right side of the table gives the total gallons used by each station on a single run not multiplied by the number of starts nor repeats Thus the totals at the bottom are for one cycle one pass through the 48 slots Water Usage is based on the run time for each slot and the expected flow entered for the corresponding station in the Zone Data screen The Cycle Graph displays a graph of one program cycle as shown
86. programs that overlap so that more stations will irrigate simultaneously than the maximum number that is set in the Special Data for the same field unit In such a case the Flow Optimizer will include all programs although the field unit will not run them all Floptize will warn you if this condition exist for any unit You should go back to the Auto Programming window for that field unit and make sure that no more programs overlap than the maximum allowed otherwise increase the Maximum Stations On in Special Data for that unit Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 15 33 Chapter 16 Utilities and Troubleshooting Sentinel has several utilities to help in the initial installation configuring and trouble shooting the system These include Serial Port Scan Communication Test and Sentinel Diagnostics Serial Port Scan If you are not sure which serial port to select for field unit communication in Special Data or you are having trouble with communication you can use this screen to automatically detect which hardware is connected to each of the PC s serial communication ports Comm Port You can scan any one or all of the serial ports up to four If no device is connected to a port or if Sentinel attempts to scan a port that does not exist Unknown will be checked for that port If you are using a Central Interface Modem Sentinel Modem will be checked for the port it is connected to If you have a field unit directly connected
87. r programs of the selected cluster from the field unit and replace what you see on the screen with the program received The received data will replace the cluster four programs in the Central computer when you click the Save command lolx Copy Programs to Field U n Its ame eee I N all 16 programs in each selected unit with program data except descriptions from the open unit Depending on the situation similar programs might be needed in multiple field units In this event Sentinel provides a utility to copy all of the programs from the currently accessed field unit to all units selected in the database To copy the programs click the Copy to Unit button from the Auto Programming window A new utility window will open with a list of all field units in the current irrigation system By default no field unit is selected Select one unit at a time by toggling No to Yes under the Select column Select All and Clear All buttons are also provided at the bottom of the window If groups of field units are already setup in System Group Maintenance all units in a group may be selected by clicking the group name from the list under the Group s column at the right side of the window After the selection process is complete click Copy and Sentinel will copy all of the program data run times start times etc from the currently accessed field unit to any units selected in the database Be aware that the new data will overwrite all data
88. r Station Information Description Type Application Rate 1 35 Plant Factor Flow Rate Program 3 total starts with 2 repeats each CLUSTER A PROGRAM 1 fo Gallons program fp pe inte TS a CEE r oz Egg x CLUSTER A PROGRAM 1 15 Run Time fs Run Time Program fas Inches jom Inches Program fi 1260 N Concession planters Type Ormamentals 570 12P Application Rate 135 _ Plant Factor fico Flow Rate Program 3 total starts with 2 repeats each Station Number Gallons fiao Gallons program r Station Information Description Close Previous Next OK Close Previous Next OK Chapter 7 Programming Field Units Data Retrieval Data Retrieval The Data Ret Retrieval screen accessed from the Master Control Panel is only used for units with a flow meter or alarm attached to the field unit The screen is not available if Data Retrieval Installed is not checked in the Special Data screen On this screen you can enter and transmit the conversion constants for a flow meter to the field unit K is the multiplier to convert clicks per second in a flow meter to gallons per minute The Offset is added for adjustment If you have a phone modem connected to the field unit s serial port you can use the Sentinel pager option Turn on Flow Watch and specify the paging for any of the four alarms on the screen Station Over
89. r by opening the file found in the Sentinel folder with Word or Notepad Run Time Deviations Sentinel also creates a condensed version of the Run Time Report This file lists only the programs that have a discrepancy between the programmed and the actual run time from the same data set during the Alarm Poll For convenience programs that ran normally are eliminated so that problems can be quickly evaluated The file name of the Runtime Deviation report will be RDMMDDYY LOG where RD represents Runtime Deviation and MM DD YY represents the month day and year of the report respectively For example RD071604 LOG is the runtime deviation generated by Sentinel on July 16 2004 You can access the runtime deviation report by clicking the Deviations Only button from the Alarms window or by opening the file found in the Sentinel folder with Word or Notepad Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide M ERA Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 11 43 Client s Regulatory Responsibilities REGARDING ANY AND ALL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM S AND RELATED COMPONENTS THAT ARE PURCHASED FROM TORO IT IS THE CLIENT AND NOT TORO THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING COMPLYING WITH AND MAINTAINING AT CLIENT S EXPENSE ANY AND ALL LICENSES PERMITS CODES AND OTHER SUCH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION ZONING CLEARANCE AND OTHER SUC
90. recommended that you close Sentinel to run AutoComm to avoid conflicts between your manual operations in Sentinel and the AutoComm transmissions and database access At the specified time you set Autocomm to launch Sentinel and other Sentinel modules such as the Flow Optimizer will close automatically The AutoComm main screen has three large buttons to select the events you wish to set 11 26 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Every Day Transmit Send at Eli af Once Today __ Page Periodic Include Run Time Report 1st Poll TO Poll Alarms Ki Select period alarms will be poled once every period starting at the 1st poll time above f E f5 f f E f j DA pels SEND PROGRAMS Transmit Programs M Send at 12 00 AM MidNight Today Only f i Programs 4 5 Clicking this button in the AutoComm window will cause AutoComm to NA El Ent check for any programs in the Sentinel database that have been changed but have not been sent to the field controllers AutoComm will then transmit them to their designated field controllers at the specified time Referring to Chapter 5 you will note that any changes to a program will cause a checkmark to flag the program until it is sent to the field unit It is this checkmark that flags the program in the database so AutoComm will select the program and automatically transmit it to the field units You can set the time by typing it at the Send at box or by clicki
91. riority 8 down to 60 and a program had a start time entered in box 8 with a run time of 10 minutes that run time would be decreased to 6 minutes 15 32 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Three additional sliders are provided to quickly adjust all programs The slider labeled ALL will move the 8 main sliders equally If you move it to 50 all eight sliders will automatically move to 50 If the second slider labeled LINEAR is adjusted then the eight main sliders are automatically adjusted an amount proportional to their priority The second priority will be reduced a little bit more than the first priority and so on This is a quick way to reduce the overall run time of the entire system without sacrificing the run times of the high priority programs as much as those of low priority programs The last slider labeled EXP bmd kaid kad fossi bossi kaad Bad losco exponential is similar but will adjust according to an TETTETETT TE TiTi exponential curve sacrificing low priority programs much more than the linear slider You can adjust these sliders all you want to see how they work The scaled run times will not overwrite the original run times in the Sentinel database until the APPLY button is clicked 7 4 APPLY m Earliest Start Final Shutdown 1 00 00 PM FLOPTIZE 11 00 00 PM Scale Run Times X STEP Day End Schedule Day Week INTERVAL fo sorm Today _Tomonow lil Comp Padang run times percent
92. rlap day C__ run overlap Current Week Dav ee eo e D Sul M OTOWCTC FC Sa 1 8 0 48 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 15 x Total Next n Run Day Ba Starts Ru 1 1 06 1 0 48 1 06 40 1 06 0 48 0 40 S Time Date Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Next click the Show Expected button to display the total of the run 3 Program Run Times Report E 215 xI times programmed for each day of the current week As shown in the picture the total times for completed programs before the day change time are shown with a peach background If a program runs past the day Cluster Auto Program Run Time Accumulations Prog Based On Unit day change time Total Next SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Base Starts Run Run Day Al change time that portion listed on the following day will have a light Aa o n i 0 46 048 magenta background indicating the overlap If a program is set on O _ O A E S Tr continuous run with a Water Window starting before and ending after the 3 day change time it is displayed as overlapping every day If overlap from i a previous day is added to run time scheduled for a given day the a background will be light blue Da To display a report of run times that actually occurred from the field unit ae click the Receive command Since all the data received is actual it will Expected Color Key Curent Wook Dav Comparison Color Key E 1
93. s ia Your PC reports the time is 12 13 39 PM To set automatic ET transmission a source for a default ET value must first be set in Software Configuration in the Setup Utility menu To set timers after leaving Sentinel run Autocomm exe RETRY VIEW LOG CLOSE Communication in Progress g x Set timers with Sentinel running SSS ES Transmit Status Found Load J Cksum Burst Sent CANCEL Receive Status l Synci f Sync2 Code f Valid T HS Chapter 1 General Overview User FCC Licensing Responsibilities The radios in this product communicate on frequencies under the control of the Federal Communications Commission FCC The user must apply for and be granted a frequency license which is site specific All costs associated with obtaining and maintaining the license are the responsibility of the user and not The Toro Company System Hardware and Components 1 Personal Computer see requirements below CPU Serial Cable Assembly Phone Modem 56K or faster U S Robotics preferred Modem Power Supply 0 Modem Serial Cable Modem Phone Line Cable Sentinel Central Interface Module Interface Module Power Supply Mast Antenna 450 470 MHz 5 db Gain 10 Antenna Surge Arrestor 11 50 Foot Antenna Cable w N OONO A System PC Requirements Ensure that the PC on which you intend to install the Sentinel software meets the requirements outlined below In
94. selecting Poll Alarms in AutoComm click Page to open the Mete crete ease 72 ola Station Overflow 333 Include station number utility window You can enter a pager number and select the Comm Port and te laa other settings for the PC modem you will use to call the pager You can also weet t E adjust the delay after dialing and between pages and specify the information Station Curent Alam I e F Include station number included with the page Click the check box next to the alarm type to include 0 y n it in paging if no boxes are checked no paging will occur You can enter dani n any string text message that the pager will accept in the text box next to ES the alarm that you would like to include in the page message for that alarm HANG UP You can select Include Unit Code to include the 3 digit unit code with each page and you can also choose to include the station number for the pa cea amy ge Overflow and Current alarms Comm Pot Phone number of pager Delay after dialing 2 Delay between pages 1 com 17 3335556666 XR ADVANCED COMM SETTINGS DEFAULTS Data Stop Bits B Initialization String Baud its Parity 19209 E fa None ATS7 183DT Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 12 29 Chapter 13 Rain Shutdown The Rain Shutdown module can be quickly accessed in three xl ways by clicking on the Rain button in the tool bar selecting dee Rain Shutdown from the Group Operations menu or
95. stall the Sentinel software to your central computer according to the instructions in Chapter 2 After successfully installing the Sentinel software you must configure the software and create a system of field units corresponding to your actual Sentinel field controllers See Chapter 3 for guidance Once a system is created you may then program each field unit as described in Chapters 4 7 The following hardware and software are required to run Toro s Sentinel central software e Microsoft Windows 95 ME XP or 2000 Pentium Pentium IV or 100 Compatible Processor 1Ghz or Faster 2X or faster CD ROM At least one RS232 serial communications port dedicated to the system e SVGA 600 x 800 or higher resolution video adapter and compatible monitor e Minimum of 32 MB RAM Minimum of 540 MB HD min 30 MB free space Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide EEE Chapter 2 Software Installation Note Throughout this manual the terms folder and directory are interchangeable 3 Insert the Sentinel CD in your CD ROM drive If Windows is configured to detect new CDs the Sentinel setup program will start automatically Otherwise open the Windows Start ASEA menu located at the lower left corner of the screen and select Run In the Run dialog box type X Setup exe where X is the letter of the CD ROM drive usually D or E Press ENTER or click OK to start the Sentinel setup program The setup program will allow you to specify th
96. stations per unit can run concurrently When using the System Flow Optimizer do not use more than six programs in each unit 0 pi vi The flow graph will display all 16 programs but will not indicate that 100 UU all programs beyond the first six will not run VO Midnight 1 00 200AM 300 400AM 500 6G00AM 700 00AM 900 10 00 AM 11 00 Noon The Step Interval is a time in minutes between the starts of the first iulm E ems ca ane Dm ESS tier of programs in the optimized system With zero Step Interval the first several programs up to the maximum flow would startat peere the same instant The Step Interval allows adjustment of the start E spacings up to five minutes apart It only applies to the first several programs those that would otherwise start at exactly the start of the Water Window Once you have made the desired adjustments on the control panel click the Floptize command to re optimize the system with the new settings No matter how many times you adjust the parameters and Floptize the system the optimized Start Times will not take effect will not be saved in the Sentinel database until you click the APPLY button Only when the APPLY button is clicked does Sentinel save the new start times in the Sentinel database The Floptize process will try to assign earlier Start Times to higher priority programs There are eight priorities 1 being the highest and 8 the lowest As stated in Chapter 5 to use the System Flow Optimiz
97. stem Maximum Flow that is set in the System Group Maintenance System Defaults The maximum value allowed is the lesser of the value between this chart and the System Maximum value If the satellite station is used in conjunction with a Map To Universal control unit enter the 3 digit unit code of the mapped unit in the Mapped Unit column In the Mapped Station column enter the corresponding station number being mapped to in the Map To Universal control unit NOTE If you wish to operate only a Map To Universal station simply assign that station to any satellite station which is not Currently being used to operate an irrigation control valve Enter the program assignment and run time information as you would for any other satellite station 6 14 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Sending Receiving and Storing Zone Data There is a notable difference between the description column and the other columns The descriptions are only used in the Central software and are stored in the Central software database of your PC They are not transmitted to or stored in the field unit The Expected and Maximum Flow Plant Factor Application Rate Mapped Unit and Mapped Station are all used by the field satellite unit as well as the central software and are stored in both places If the Send command is clicked these values are transmitted to the field unit where they will overwrite any previous Zone data Likewise if the Receive command is cl
98. t 145 Successful 8 20 99 4 21 49 PM gt Alarms checked in 3 units of 3 attempted No alarms were detected in the third unit 145 12 28 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Run Times Report If you select Include Run Time Report in the AutoComm window before polling alarms you can also open the Run Time and Deviation Report by clicking the corresponding command buttons in the Alarms result window The run time report includes a listing of data similar to that displayed in the Run Time Report accessed from the Master Control Panel in Sentinel The Deviations Only report is a condensed version of the same data listing excluding the programs that ran normally as programmed and expected so that results with deviations can be printed efficiently See Appendix B for specification and examples of these files You can launch Sentinel from the Alarms Results window in two ways The square Sentinel button at the lower right corner is a quick shortcut Additionally clicking one of the color coded field unit boxes will open Sentinel in a special mode This will cause Sentinel to automatically open the Alarm Status window for that unit and retrieve the current alarm states of that unit Page Notification on Alarm Activation La Centre Alor Paper E g gl di Pager Code MW Include Unit Code You can set AutoComm to page you when it receives an alarm if you have a Master Minimum shutdown I TTT TO THs option inoludes the pager After
99. t Year to Date gives the total for the same month of the previous year for comparison Percent of last year is a direct comparison of these two values Month to date gives the total consumption for the month selected or consumption so far if the current month is selected This month last year is the corresponding value for the previous year for the selected month Percent of this month last year compares last year s data to the present year s data Click Graph Monthly Consumption to display a bar graph The graph has blue bars for each month of the previous year and green bars for each month so far this year The height of the bars represents the total water consumption in gallons for each month You can print the graph with your default printer 19 20 Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide The Flow Graph Report requires a flow meter connected to the field unit The screen is unavailable unless the Data Retrieval option is selected in Special Data This report graphs the instantaneous number of gallons the field unit has consumed throughout any four hour period of the current or previous day Clicking Receive will read the flow data for the entire day selected Clicking Yesterday or Today will also instruct Sentinel to receive a full day s flow graph Once Today s or Yesterday s data is received any one of the four hour periods can be selected to display C Today Rain Fall Report The Rain Fall Report receives and displa
100. ter 16 Sentinel Satellite er ey ennn Status 15 x a Click Here to select a system No System Selected i Master List Available System List System Group Maintenance After configuring Sentinel select System Group mi Maintenance from the Setup Utility menu Creating a system with a Weather station g y Import List lt CREATE gt DELETE Only do this step if you have a Weather station If you are not using a weather station skip to the Creating A System of Field Units section of this chapter If you will be using a weather station click Add Weather Station Please note that this button will only appear if the GroWeather station was selected as the ET Rain Source in the Software Configuration window Edit Existing Program Descriptions f Pima Descipiions _ Secondary Descriptions Select the directory containing your GroWeatherLink Set System Defauts software from the top file list This directory contains a jop M subdirectory for each GroWeather station displayed in the l lower list Select the station from the lower list then click OK This will create a system where you can choose which Sentinel field units to include When automatic ET transmission is finished all of the field units that are added to the system will receive the ET and rain values recorded by the Weather station If you have more than one Weather station you must create a separate system for each one then a
101. ter B Program 1 B 1 is running slot 3 which is assigned station 3 and has 1 minute of run time remaining and 1 repeat remaining Also Cluster C Program 1 C 1 has 11 minutes of run time remaining on slot 17 which is running station 17 Both programs are running within their assigned Water Window Close Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide Semi Auto Start You can also start any programs as shown in the picture When you click on the Start option next to a program A 2 in the example picture the Semi Auto Start data entry box opens where you can specify which slot to begin the cycle and whether the Water Window is In or Out This is known as a Semi Auto Start You can select any number of programs to start then click Send to transmit to the field unit To stop a running program select the Stop option next to the Program then click Send Click the Print Image button to print the program status window and the Print Data button to print the information in tabular format The All Off command will simultaneously select Stop for every program You can then click Send to immediately shut off all programs at once Station Days Off From the Master Control Panel you can specify stations within a field unit to shut off for a specified number of days Click the Stn Days Off button to display the Station Days Off Status window Simply enter the desired number of days off in the text box next to the station number Click
102. the Send command button to transmit the information to the field unit Click the Receive command button to verify which stations are already off in the field unit Chapter 9 Field Unit Reports Station On Times Report Click on the Stn On Times command to display the Station On Time Report From this screen click the Receive command to read the current data from the field unit The total time in Hours and Minutes that each station operated since the last Day Change time will be displayed These figures are not stored in the central database That is the reason why no Save command is provided in the window CN OMe Wh _ w N E cel inj gt gt a Gal al T Dj DI gt gt dl w ro aj wl nm wi nol aj w CLUSTER PROGRAM ART STOP _ si N 8888888888888548 2 2 Station Days Off Status Stations with a non zero days off value will not run under auto control for the specified days off Manual or maintenance operations are unaffected Pump TT Semi Auto Start Primary Description Secondary Description Select All Off or Receive to enable the Send button Station Time Repeats Daye Start program at slot in With Water Window IN output can not be shut down here Cancel E oe RO _ PD 140 26 a 15 27 4 16 28 sS 17 23 ef 18 30f 7 1g af sf 20 32 _ Di A 33 10 22 34 ii 230 3s 12 0 2450 3 37 3
103. to assign them to the date When saved the labels will always appear on the assigned calendar date on all schedules of all field units Once saved the notes will appear against a green background Except for the notes below each day nothing else you do on this screen can be saved or affect the schedules of the programs This screen is for viewing the schedules in relation to the calendar format You will see how these schedules are assigned to the programs in Chapter 5 NOTE Receive Special Data must be performed first before setting Schedules If it is not field units with 16 schedule capability are assumed to have only four schedule Aug 2004 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE ee n da e IC 1st 4 Scheds 1st 4 Scheds 18 21 n Le I SII lotes sa er capability by default a Auto Programming Auto Programming The Auto Programming window under Master Control Panel Programs is the hub of the entire Sentinel system Primary Secondary Normal Cluster A BC CC DC Data Source Program This is where you can control the automation of starting CENA e FTT __stom Schedule running stopping and repeating all stations of each field unit VEIL Palena EA Each field unit can have 16 programs Each program can use P fm 2 ff So soncni any of the 16 custom schedules defined in Schedule o RN Spi oei Programming The 16 programs are divided
104. to be entered manually the first option Copy default ET from es PF esi Unit should be selected Daily ET values must be entered in the field unit Delay between uns 059 sec specified here or entered in the ET Report screen for that unit and sent to that unit as Once the daily value is stored in the default unit it is available for Sentinel to read E as from the database at the end of the day and transmit to all other units piesa tale pae 1 RR Reference day to synchronize each unit s schedules with the central computer Update to this week only if you intend to re synchronize all field units C ET amp rain gauge in Unit tt C GroWeather station set up in System Maintenance C Campbell Weather Station PC Information SOUNDS OFM ID 0 C Program Files S entinel di Processor type 586 C Program Files S entinel sample mdb ON of processors 1 OFF ET Gauge ix Customer Name Sample Golf Course If an ET Gauge is connected to a field unit the second option should be selected Cannan Options EE The unit code for that unit is entered here That field unit will be polled to transmit A pom Dein Delay between units 0 59 sec ET to other units If a rain gauge is also connected daily rainfall measurements can be used in conjunction with ET a ET Rain Source Update C Copy defaut ET from Unit i ra Reference day to synchronize each ET amp rain gauge in Unit 001 unit s schedules with
105. to your computer Sentinel Satellite will be checked for that port If you have a phone modem Phone will be checked for that serial port Communication Test alo x Comm Port 11 C Sentinel Modem C Phone C Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem Sentinel Satellite Sean Port 1 Unknown Comm Port 22 C Sentinel Modem C Phone C Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem C Sentinel Satellite Scan Port 2 Unknown Comm Port 33 C Sentinel Modem Phone C Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem C Sentinel Satellite Scan Port 3 C Unknown Comm Port 44 C Sentinel Modem C Phone C Campbell SS Radio C Sentinel Demo Modem C Sentinel Satellite eri Unknown Status allportsscanned 0 20 oO TT Test all units 001 Enter Unit Code The Communication Test can be set to test communication with any one or all field units Select Communication Test item from the Utility Diagnostics menu The Comm Test window will be displayed pea You can then check 1 Test all units to test every unit in the system or Enter Unit Code of the unit being Enter Cycle Count E tested To test each unit several times enter the number of tests desired in Cycle Count 2 Click on Start 3 to begin the test The Communications In Progress window will launch after activation Field Unit Diagnostics r Current Status Cycle esi Attempt SS Recorded Comm Port 7 Unit Code Retumed Successes per Attempt First TT Second Th
106. ts Station Options program but it will not run yet because the field unit is not Da cn r00 ae Seach and Highioht aware of the program changes Clicking the Send Cluster SST Water Window OE PIT Maines button will open the Communication In Progress window 7 I 8 Fom dA OR M Continuous Run and transmit all programming data seen on the Auto tr a anna Programming screen to the field unit where it is stored in STATION ORDER AND RUN TIMES Panunbe eos tables 173 203 303 403 503 105 23 305 465 5 5 0 12 0 i 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 2 0 21 0 2 0 23 0 24 0 oi 25 0 260 27L0 28 0 29 0 30 0 31 0 32L0 33 0 34 0 35 0 36 0 This includes everything you see on the Auto Programming 1 s00 300 s00 no 200 s00 9 s00 sso 0 a screen with the exceptions of the unit and program Send Cluster Receive Cluster Copy ToUnt Information Print descriptions It includes the Start Times Schedule assignment the actual schedule must be sent from the Schedule window Percent Scale Repeats Delay Water Window start and end Continuous Run option Station Order station valve number assigned to each slot and Run Times of all slots Furthermore note that the command is Send Cluster which means the entire cluster of all four programs is sent at the same time Not just the data you see on the current screen is sent but all the data for the other three programs in the cluster are sent as well In this cas
107. tton is clicked NOTE For older field units with an earlier software version which only support four schedules the Scheduling Program window will only display four available schedules This is determined by the field unit firmware version received in Special Data The Print button will print an image of the selected schedule on your default printer Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide The Calendar button displays a schedule outlook for the current month with the selected schedule plotted You may notice on your screen that the first schedule week is not necessarily the first week of the month on the calendar This is because the schedules are six weeks long so the first week may occur at different positions on the calendar depending on the month This relationship is determined by the Reference Day From the Calendar screen you can view the irrigation schedule of any month with any or all of the 16 schedule patterns Run Days days selected for irrigation are indicated with a blue box under the calendar day Days without any blue box designated to them are disabled for irrigation You can also add your own labels to the days To do so click the Edit Notes button This will allow you to enter a 30 character description such as a holiday name in the yellow space at the bottom of each day Only about 11 characters will show You can pick the Lock Notes button to freeze these labels temporarily but SAVE must be clicked
108. units or polling the units and recording data to the database or log file Meanwhile Run Times wil be included AutoComm waits until it is time to trigger the next scheduled event While AutoComm communication is active it is recommended that Sentinel and the other modules Flow Optimizer and Composite Flow Graph remain closed because manual communications Flow Optimizer closed or database operations may conflict with AutoComm and result in errors To avoid conflicts other Sentinel programs must be closed Poll Alarms in seconds CANCEL Sentinel should not be re opened during automatic transmissions Toro Sentinel Central Software User s Guide 11 VIT Send ET Sentinel also provides a method of completing the ET transmissions to the field units without waiting for the preset time From the Special Operations menu select Send today s ET amp Rain to all units ET values and Rain values from the source specified in Software Configuration will be read and immediately sent to all units in the current system This is exactly the same as scheduling ET transmissions in AutoComm except the transmission begins immediately instead of being scheduled for later a time Clicking the Send ET button on the tool bar is a shortcut to the same immediate process Send Program Changes This command allows automatic transmission of all program changes to any number of field units Anytime a field unit program is altered in the Auto Pr
109. watering window Continuous Run Continuous Run is a special case of the Water Window in which all non zero slots will continue to run from the beginning to the end of the Water Window To work this way the Water Window must end at least 1 minute short of a full day The program will start at the beginning of the Water Window and repeat continuously until the end of the Water Window The Sentinel Flow Optimizer cannot optimize programs using the continuous run option because it optimizes the system through re assignment of start times Therefore Continuous Run programs are automatically excluded from optimization Repeats The Repeat option will automatically repeat the program for the specified number of times You can enter any value from 0 to 250 Zero will let the program run once and never repeat 1 will repeat it once and so on If repeating the program causes the total Start Duration to exceed the time between two Start Times the Start Times will turn red to warn you In the picture percent scaling was already set at 200 doubling the original Start Duration of 40 minutes to 80 minutes The repeat again doubled the total to 2 hours and 40 minutes exceeding the time between starts Delay icxi UNITOO1 ni 081 created eee Changes made yet to send Cluster Primary Greens Ae BO CU DC Data Source Disk Secondary Normal Program G Cc LITI Schedule 1 2on 1off Show Schedule Start Times Perce
110. you have a Campbell Weather Station select the 4th option under the ET Rain Source A settings window will open Set the correct Comm port at which the Campbell Weather Station is connected Do not change any other settings without instructions from Toro s technical support staff NOTE During Sentinel 2X installation the file named PBD INI is also written within the sentinel files This file contains the information for this settings window and if deleted the window will not launch If selected Campbell Weather Station will become the ET source for all field units Sentinel will read the ET values for the last complete day directly from the Campbell Weather Station before sending it to the units Both GroWeather and Campbell Weather stations have updated weather reports which can be opened from the Sentinel menu 2 Campbell Weather Station Settings The diagrams on page 24 25 shows how ET watering is automatically accomplished when using Sentinel AutoComm described in Chapter 11 in conjunction with one of the ET sources above In this case ET and rain data are recorded in one field unit with a rain gauge and ET gauge throughout the day The total ET and rain values for the day are retrieved automatically from the field unit by the central computer at the time set in Sentinel AutoComm Immediately after this the same values are transmitted from the central computer to every unit in the current system The time required to finish th
111. ys daily and monthly rainfall data in inches recorded in the field unit if a rain gauge is connected This report is similar in appearance to the Water Consumption Report and ET Report with similar functionality of the Quick Stats and Graph Monthly Rain If your current system uses a GroWeather Station the total rain amount for Today and Yesterday are displayed immediately upon opening the Rain Report If the central computer is connected directly to a Campbell Weather Station it will read these values from the weather station which will take a few moments before opening the utility window and a command button will be available to access the weather report Clicking the Receive command reads the daily and monthly rainfall SE Flow Graph View Finder Yesterday 12 00 am 6 00 am 6 00 am 12 00 pm 12 00 pm 6 00 pm 6 00 pm 12 00 am Flow Curve Print Receive Close UnA S Rain Fall Repo D x Rain Fall Report indicates total rain fall received over a 24 hour period Fe Versi MINIMO between the day change times Readings are in inches with 01 inches 1 3 resolution LastYear This Year Sunday d Receive January f Monday Print Close Febuay po Tuesday a po March Wednesday April Thursday May Friday June Saturday Jut QUICK STATS August I Ha To calculate click on month at left September p Year to date October TO TT bat sear to date ooo as N

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