ESP-LXD 2-Wire Decoder Control System Installation & Troubleshooting Guide
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Decoder to Solenoid Layout
All valves must be connected to field decoders for irrigation management by the controller.
Decoders must be wired both to a valve and by splicing to the 2-wire path. Splices and field
decoders should always be placed in valve boxes (except when valve-in-head sprinklers are used,
which can be directly buried).
NOTE: For secondary wire run, the distance between the field decoder and the solenoid (valve)
can not exceed 450 feet (137 meters) using 14 gauge wire.
Valve Types
The ESP-LXD 2-Wire Decoder Controller is compatible with the following Rain Bird Commercial
Valves:
PGA Series
PEB/PESB/PESBR Series
GB Series
EFB-CP Series
BPE/BPES Series
NOTE: The ESP-LXD 2-Wire Decoder Controller will not work with Rain Bird Residential Valves
including DV, JTV, HV, ASVF Series Valves.
The ESP-LXD 2-Wire Decoder Controller is also compatible with Rain Bird Golf Valve-in-Head Rotors
and Rain Bird Commercial PSR-Series Pump Start Relays.
