BaseStation 3200 User Manual â 11.7.5.15 ... - Baseline Systems

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Two-Wire Installation ................................................................................................................................... 21 Two-Wire Serial Numbers ............................................................................................................................... 22 Two-Wire Connections and Layout ................................................................................................................. 22 Wire Connections ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Wire Lengths ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Wire Layout ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Wire Burial .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Installing Two-Wire Devices .......................................................................................................................... 24 Wiring a Valve biCoder ................................................................................................................................... 24 Wiring Surge Protection and Lightning Arrestors ........................................................................................... 25 Installation Instructions .............................................................................................................................. 25 Wiring a Soil Moisture Sensor (biSensor) ..................................................................................................... 26 Wiring a Temperature Sensor (biSensor) ..................................................................................................... 26 Wiring a Pump Start Relay .............................................................................................................................. 27 Wiring a Flow Device ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Wiring a Flow Device +NOMV ......................................................................................................................... 28 Wiring a Water Meter ..................................................................................................................................... 29 Pause Devices ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Wiring a Pause Button ................................................................................................................................ 30 Wiring a Pause biCoder .............................................................................................................................. 30 Wiring a Rain Switch and Other Normally Closed Sensing Devices ................................................................ 31 Connecting a Rain Switch to the BaseStation 3200 .................................................................................... 31 Pause Behavior for the Different Connections ........................................................................................... 31 Watering Behavior for the Different Ports ................................................................................................. 31 Wireless Rain Sensors ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Removing a Two-Wire Device ....................................................................................................................... 32 4 –BASESTATION 3200 INTERFACE .............................................................................................. 33 Controller Front Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................... 33 On-Screen Help ............................................................................................................................................. 34 Auto Run Main Screen .................................................................................................................................. 34 Status Colors ................................................................................................................................................. 35 On-Screen Reports ........................................................................................................................................ 35 5 – CONFIGURING DEVICES .............................................................................................................. 36 Searching for Devices .................................................................................................................................... 36 Searching for biCoders (including Powered biCoders) ................................................................................... 36 Searching for biSensors .................................................................................................................................. 37 Searching for Flow biCoders (including those associated with a Master Valve) ............................................ 37 Searching for Pause biCoders and Temperature Sensors ............................................................................... 37 Assigning Valve biCoders to Zone Numbers .................................................................................................. 38 Zone Numbers are Pre-Assigned in R-Series ................................................................................................... 38 Assigning biCoders to Zones ........................................................................................................................... 38 Clearing a Previous Zone Number Assignment ............................................................................................... 38 Understanding Zone Statuses ......................................................................................................................... 39 Adjusting the Valve Power Level for a biCoder.............................................................................................. 39 Configuring Other Devices ............................................................................................................................ 40 Assigning Soil Moisture Sensors (biSensors) to Primary Zones ...................................................................... 40 Configuring Pause Devices .............................................................................................................................. 40 Configuring Flow biCoders, Flow Meters, and Flow Sensors .......................................................................... 41 Configuring a Master Valve/Pump Start biCoder ........................................................................................... 41 Associating a Master Valve/Pump Start biCoder with Programs ................................................................... 41 Page ii
6 – INITIAL PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 42 Power Cycling or Restarting the Controller ................................................................................................... 42 Setting the Controller Date and Time ............................................................................................................ 42 Checking the Software Version on Your Controller ....................................................................................... 42 Setting Up Time-Based Watering .................................................................................................................. 43 Setting Up a Timed Zone ................................................................................................................................. 43 To set up a timed zone ............................................................................................................................... 43 Modifying the Default Settings for a Zone ...................................................................................................... 43 To modify the default settings for a zone .................................................................................................. 44 Assigning a Primary Zone ................................................................................................................................ 44 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 44 To assign a primary zone ............................................................................................................................ 45 Linking Zones (Creating a Scheduling Group) ................................................................................................. 45 Adjusting the Water Time Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones ............................................................................. 45 Using Soak Cycles .......................................................................................................................................... 46 To enable the default soak-cycle settings ....................................................................................................... 46 To change soak-cycle settings for timed zones .............................................................................................. 47 To disable soak cycles ..................................................................................................................................... 47 Setting Up Programs ..................................................................................................................................... 47 To set up the start times for a program .......................................................................................................... 48 To set up the water windows for a program .................................................................................................. 48 To set up the day intervals for a program ...................................................................................................... 49 To set up historical ET-based watering for a program .................................................................................... 49 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 49 Instructions ................................................................................................................................................. 50 To adjust the water budget for programs ...................................................................................................... 50 Associating Zones with a Program ................................................................................................................ 51 Setting Up Soil Moisture Sensor Based Watering .......................................................................................... 51 Prerequisites for Watering with Soil Moisture Sensors .................................................................................. 52 To configure your biSensors and set up watering strategies .......................................................................... 52 Understanding Upper and Lower Limit Watering Strategies ......................................................................... 53 Lower Limit ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Manual........................................................................................................................................................ 53 Auto ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 Upper Limit ..................................................................................................................................................... 54 Manual........................................................................................................................................................ 54 Auto ............................................................................................................................................................ 54 Complying with Water Restrictions ............................................................................................................... 55 Setting Up Event Days ................................................................................................................................... 56 To add a new event day .................................................................................................................................. 56 To edit existing event days ............................................................................................................................. 56 To remove an event day ................................................................................................................................. 56 7 – FLOW MANAGEMENT & MONITORING .................................................................................. 57 Configuring a Flow Device ............................................................................................................................. 57 Flow Device Limits and Monthly Budget ........................................................................................................ 58 To configure the flow device limits ............................................................................................................ 59 Mainline Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 59 To set up the mainline ................................................................................................................................ 61 Managing Concurrent Zones........................................................................................................................... 61 Example ...................................................................................................................................................... 62 To manage concurrent zones by controller and program .......................................................................... 62 Learning Flow .................................................................................................................................................. 62 Page iii
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