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RME EAGLE User Manual 

Rain Master Irrigation Systems  

 

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 Chapter 4 Controller and Front Panel Operations

 

4.2 KEYBOARD OPERATIONS 

 

4.2.1 Function and Setup Keys 

 
The Function and Setup key category is used to configure and program the controller.  The operator 
can enable and disable operational modes and enter, modify, and review the four irrigation 
programs of the controller.  The following paragraphs describe the operation of each key. 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

4.2.2 Data Entry Keys 

 
The DATA ENTRY KEYS are used to support the selection of the various parameters used and 
needed by the FUNCTION AND SETUP KEYS.  The parameters would include entering the time-
of-day, the date, station numbers, start times, program number and various other values. 
 
DATA ENTRY KEY number one (1) is used as a toggle key for a number of ON/OFF parameters, 
Valve Types, Pipe Size rotation, and Enable/Disable functions. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ET 

PROGRAM 

WATER 

DAYS 

STATIONS 

START 

TIMES 

QUICK 

STATIONS 

WATER % 

BUDGET 

REVIEW 

SETUP 

MANUAL 

SKIP 

DAYS 

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SUN 

2

 

3

4

5

 

6

7

8

 

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MON TUE

WED THU  FRI

SAT 

AM

PM

Summary of Contents for RME EAGLE

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Page 2: ...unding Instructions 13 3 2 FIELD WIRING CONNECTIONS TO THE CONTROLLER 14 3 2 1 Master Valve and Pump Wiring Options 15 3 2 1 1 Electrical Connections for a Master Valve 16 3 2 1 2 Normally Closed Mast...

Page 3: ...lap Protection 43 5 5 QUICK STATIONS FUNCTION KEY 45 5 5 1 Conventional Quick Station Programming 45 5 5 2 Cycle and Soak Quick Station Programming 46 5 6 WATER BUDGET FUNCTION KEY 47 5 7 MANUALLY ACT...

Page 4: ...STORICAL ET MONTHLY VALUES 91 7 5 WEATHER STATION 92 7 5 1 Weather Station Status Display 93 7 6 MANUAL ET DATA 94 7 6 1 Clearing Manual ET Data 95 8 0 ET PROGRAMMING 96 8 1 INTRODUCTION 96 8 1 1 ET S...

Page 5: ...ts and Displays 116 A 1 10 REVIEW Prompts and Displays 116 A 1 11 SETUP Prompts and Displays 119 A 1 12 MANUAL Prompts and Displays 122 A 1 13 SKIP DAYS Prompts and Displays 122 A 1 14 CLEAR Prompts a...

Page 6: ...mand 142 Table 13 30 Day Water Usage 143 Table 14 30 Day ET Adjusted Water Usage 147 Table of Figures Figure 1 RME EAGLE Advanced ET Controller 2 Figure 2 RME EAGLE RME36EG B 10 Figure 3 Controller Mo...

Page 7: ...RME EAGLE User Manual Rain Master Irrigation Systems Page vi Table of Contents NOTES...

Page 8: ...ical flow sensing Cycle and soak programming Complete independent control of Pumps and Master Valves Evapotranspiration adjusted water cycles The ability to interface to a weather station and rain sen...

Page 9: ...RME EAGLE User Manual Rain Master Irrigation Systems Page 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 RME EAGLE Advanced ET Controller...

Page 10: ...single station for a selectable period of time from 1 minute to 9 hours 59 minutes Programmable Master Valve to utilize and control a Master Valve on a per program basis Configurable Master Valve Type...

Page 11: ...time on a per station basis Automatic minimization of the water window by intelligently scheduling station starts when other stations are satisfying their SOAK TIMES Controller supports Quick Station...

Page 12: ...tomatically monitor internal voltages and reset on board microprocessor circuitry during power brown out or error conditions Automatic electronic fuse which resets intelligently based upon need No use...

Page 13: ...al alarm indicators Automatic detection of no water flow No Flow on a per station basis Upon detection the controller will turn off the fault station advance the program to the next station condemn th...

Page 14: ...Weather Station device or Internet provided daily ET data Connectivity to an ET measuring device such as a Rain Master Weather Station The controller will record 01 of an inch ET each time a contact c...

Page 15: ...e Most modern solenoids require approximately 25 Ampere which is equivalent to 6 VA This allows up to six solenoids to be energized at the same time EXAMPLE You are using a Master Valve and Pump you h...

Page 16: ...wires Outdoor pedestal mount available for all models Extra heavy duty lightning and surge protected models available for areas where lightning is a concern Shipping Weight 14 pounds Dimensions 13 25...

Page 17: ...RME EAGLE User Manual Rain Master Irrigation Systems Page 10 Chapter 2 Specifications Figure 2 RME EAGLE RME36EG B...

Page 18: ...ller to direct sprinkler spray or continuous heavy moisture A free standing pedestal mounting PED 1 is available for outdoor controllers contact your Rain Master distributor WARNING Do not drill holes...

Page 19: ...ate a flat vertical surface place the mounting bracket at eye level and fasten securely using the appropriate fastener hardware 2 Mate the bracket on the back of the controller to the mounting bracket...

Page 20: ...the RME EAGLE model EG T 3 1 4 Grounding Instructions 1 Mount the controller as close as possible to the grounding rod using 10 AWG grounding wire attach one end of the wire to the controller ground...

Page 21: ...connect disconnect style of connector Each wiring harness is 24 inches long and color coded To use the harness the non connector end must be stripped back and attached to the corresponding field wire...

Page 22: ...you as you push the connector onto the pins Additionally be sure to match the Quick Connector blocks with the corresponding color as labeled on the bottom edge of the printed circuit board 3 2 1 Maste...

Page 23: ...ion When the Master Valve is a Normally Closed configuration the Master Valve line on connector J4 is supplying 24 VAC power The power is available to this connection whenever any station in the contr...

Page 24: ...rograms 1 2 3 and 4 Figure 5 Master Valve Electrical Connection WARNING ALWAYS TURN OFF POWER before changing or modifying field senor or power wiring within the controller Dangerous voltage and curre...

Page 25: ...r requires 120 VAC power you will also need to use an isolation relay RMIS part RLY1 Contact your local distributor or Rain Master Irrigation Systems for installation assistance of this configuration...

Page 26: ...alve Common terminals and the Pump starter wire to the Station 1 terminals If the Pump starter DOES NOT operate on 24 VAC or the combination of the Master Valve Solenoid and Pump starter running toget...

Page 27: ...modifying field senor or power wiring within the controller Dangerous voltage and current exist within the controller which may damage the controller if improperly connected or shorted 3 2 1 3 Normal...

Page 28: ...ALWAYS TURN OFF POWER before changing or modifying field senor or power wiring within the controller Dangerous voltage and current exist within the controller which may damage the controller if improp...

Page 29: ...truction or device which may cause turbulence in the water flow As an example if the pipe is 2 inches in diameter then 10 pipe diameters would be 20 inches before the sensor and 5 pipe diameters would...

Page 30: ...N sensor cable NOTE Use the weatherproof wire nut connectors provided with the Flow Sensor to make the splice 3 At the RME EAGLE controller Connect the BLACK wire of EV CAB SEN cable to Pin 4 FLOW of...

Page 31: ...Color Code Rain Input 1 Silver Rain 24 VAC 2 Copper Flow 3 White Flow 4 Black ET 5 Blue ET 6 White w Blue Stripe WARNING ALWAYS TURN OFF POWER before changing or modifying field senor or power wiring...

Page 32: ...voltage and current exist within the controller which may damage the controller if improperly connected or shorted 1 Using the MANUAL key select S for Stations to turn on Station 1 select a runtime o...

Page 33: ...the RME EAGLE controller keyboard the controller will exit the HELLO mode and remove the default watering program The RME EAGLE controller comes from Rain Master with certain parameters already confi...

Page 34: ...flashing time display when power is reapplied The correct time can then be re entered using the SETUP function Regardless of the number of power failures the date and time will be maintained for up to...

Page 35: ...RME EAGLE User Manual Rain Master Irrigation Systems Page 28 Chapter 3 Mounting and Installation Figure 12 RME EAGLE Keyboard Configuration...

Page 36: ...program is watering in the Automatic Mode the station and program number will be displayed as a convenience If the controller has been setup to enable flow sensing the measured flow GPM will alternate...

Page 37: ...ering is desired such as when it is raining or in strong wind conditions In the No Watering position no watering will occur and RAIN OFF will appear in the display to indicate that all programs are in...

Page 38: ...current station will be displayed in the STATIONS DAYS display The lapsed time of the station will be displayed and continue to be displayed until the count down reaches zero the station will turn of...

Page 39: ...e the operation of each key 4 2 2 Data Entry Keys The DATA ENTRY KEYS are used to support the selection of the various parameters used and needed by the FUNCTION AND SETUP KEYS The parameters would in...

Page 40: ...ta check the data validity and then accepted or rejected the data If the data is acceptable the controller will display OK if the data is unacceptable the controller will display NO and you will be re...

Page 41: ...ller including the use of water measurement sensors and irrigation control methods In Chapter 7 0 ET Key Operations and Chapter 8 0 ET Programming of this manual we will explore the features of Evapot...

Page 42: ...ey is used to select the water days to be used in each irrigation program The Water Days function is based on a seven day cycle Each day selected Sunday Saturday is displayed in the DAYS STATION NUMBE...

Page 43: ...isplay as they are entered The display will indicate Monday Wednesday and Friday have been selected M W and F EXAMPLE Remove Monday as a Water Day and add Tuesday Press The Watering Days will be indic...

Page 44: ...to more than one program at a time Within each program each station can have a different runtime Individual programs can be configured to be a conventional irrigation program or a Cycle and Soak progr...

Page 45: ...iated runtime Press Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE To review the selected Station information Press An LED will illuminate on the STATIONS DAYS display for every statio...

Page 46: ...tire program NOTE To configure a program for Cycle and Soak operations refer to the SETUP section on Cycle and Soak programming In a Cycle and Soak program in addition to the runtime there are two add...

Page 47: ...finally the soak time The Global Percentage Value only applies to the runtime and not to the maximum watering time or soak time Selected stations are shown in the STATIONS DAYS display As a convenien...

Page 48: ...If the same station appears in multiple Cycle and Soak programs only one value for the maximum time is allowed across programs The same holds true for soak times EXAMPLE To clear Station Number 7 and...

Page 49: ...each irrigation program The RME EAGLE controller can have as many as twenty start times a day if all irrigation programs are used The Start Times function is based on a 12 hour cycle using the AM PM k...

Page 50: ...on the stations and watering times selected Three start times are set all at 7 00 AM The controller will water three times first from 7 00AM to 8 00AM second from 8 00AM to 9 00AM and finally from 9 0...

Page 51: ...rt Time 1 is displayed EXAMPLE To review Start Time 2 Press Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE To clear a start time such as Start Time 2 Press Start Time 1 is displayed To...

Page 52: ...s ENTER to complete the action The controller returns to the Automatic Mode If you wish to terminate the Quick Stations programming entry at any point press the QUIT key to return to the Automatic Mod...

Page 53: ...me Selected stations are shown in the STATIONS DAYS display As a convenience the Program Number is shown in the PROMPT MESSAGE display during station entry NOTE If a pump is assigned to any program us...

Page 54: ...run for 100 percent of its programmed time the station runtime length entered by you The Water Percentage Budget may be set from 0 to 300 percent in increments of 1 percent and can be independently a...

Page 55: ...this will increase the watering times of all stations in a program by 10 percent Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE To clear a Water Percentage Budget Press The Water Perc...

Page 56: ...NTRY keys 1 36 depending on station configuration to select the station number then press ENTER The controller will prompt for the station runtime enter a value between 0 959 0 9 hours 59 minutes then...

Page 57: ...top the program that is currently running Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode 5 7 2 MANUAL Station Manual Station is used to run a selected station for a specified time EXAMPLE Manu...

Page 58: ...ly Closed Master Valve selected using SETUP then the Master Valve will come on with the station If the manually activated station is assigned to any program which has a pump assigned to it using SETUP...

Page 59: ...a time Press EXAMPLE To stop the System Check Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode CAUTION This mode sequentially runs every station in the controller For example if you have a 24 s...

Page 60: ...SD Skip Days press DATA ENTRY keys 1 30 and then press ENTER The controller will then prompt for the days before the start of the cycle LFT Days Left press DATA ENTRY keys 0 30 and then press ENTER t...

Page 61: ...ip Days setup for Program number two 2 Press Controller will display The controller indicates that every third day is a water day Press Controller will display The controller indicates that there is o...

Page 62: ...rogram 1 was the last selected program then information in Program 1 will be displayed first followed by Program 2 3 and 4 If Program 3 was the last selected program then information in Program 3 will...

Page 63: ...Days will be displayed in the STATIONS DAYS display The Program Number and the WDAY will be displayed in the PROMPT MESSAGE display 6 Skip Days displayed as SD and the number of days left until the n...

Page 64: ...E AND SOAK PROGRAM NOTE The runtime shown for each station is the adjusted runtime length and will be changed by the value you may have set for the percentage adjusts function If the program is ET bas...

Page 65: ...igation program press CLEAR then press the QUIT key to return to the Automatic Mode 5 An entire program may be cleared from the controller s memory as follows a Press the PROGRAM key and then select a...

Page 66: ...ER key is used to complete data entry operations during setup and program preparation The ENTER key will inform the controller that the data entered is ready for processing the controller will validat...

Page 67: ...Options and Controller Defaults Function Option Default Option Set Time of Day Numeric Value plus AM or PM 12 00AM Set Date Numeric Value N A Use a Master Valve Enabled or Disabled All programs are en...

Page 68: ...ou have configured for previous setup functions The conditions for which a setup function will be skipped are noted in the applicable paragraphs for those functions IMPORTANT When entering SETUP infor...

Page 69: ...Display indicates current Time of Day Or Initial Power up condition Press Display will flash Then Press Display will alternate between And Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode SET T...

Page 70: ...rmally Open Master Valve type as selected in the next Setup option 6 3 TYPE OF MASTER VALVE This feature allows you to select either a Normally Closed or Normally Open Master Valve A Normally Closed M...

Page 71: ...n 1 If the pump is to be connected to the Master Valve output then use the Master Valve configuration feature NOTE Refer to wiring diagrams and explanations in the MASTER VALVE and PUMP WIRING OPTIONS...

Page 72: ...and 1 5 amperes for the controller EXAMPLE You have a 30 station controller and watering must be completed by 7 00 AM and cannot begin until 2 00 AM 5 hours total You would configure the Programs as...

Page 73: ...tations A programmable delay may be useful to allow stations to reach a steady state condition before energizing the next station completely turned off EXAMPLE Program a 68 second delay time between s...

Page 74: ...limited EXAMPLE To enter a new Security Code of 1960 the year you were born Continue to Press Until display indicates CODE Press Display will indicate Press NOTE 0000 is not a valid security code 000...

Page 75: ...sary to enter the security code every time you wish to operate or change your controller EXAMPLE To disable the security code used in the previous example Press The controller will return to the Autom...

Page 76: ...ected or when it is desired to suspend irrigation Most commercial rain sensors are of this type See the wiring instructions in 3 0 MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION section EXAMPLE Program 4 is set up to oper...

Page 77: ...leftmost location in the display if the external sensor has detected rain or the external switch is Open NOTE The external sensor is independent of the Rain Switch on the front of the controller Leave...

Page 78: ...inue to Press Until display indicates CODE Press The 1 key acts as a toggle key when used in this SETUP configuration item Display will indicate Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode...

Page 79: ...is an odd day and this is a program defined Water Day the controller will run the stored program If the day of the month is an EVEN day then the controller will run the program but no valves will be a...

Page 80: ...12 COMMUNICATIONS ENABLING This feature allows the RME Eagle Controller to be used with an optional wireless communications plug in card With the option installed you can program monitor and transmit...

Page 81: ...feature allows you to select whether you are using a flow sensor or not For a general description of how the flow features work see 9 2 FAULT DETECTION OVERVIEW chapter of this manual Note The remain...

Page 82: ...3 00 4 00 and OTHR Each depression of the 1 key will toggle the display to the next pipe size Selection of OTHR is reserved for future use When you have reached the pipe size you want to select press...

Page 83: ...been setup for NO STACK operation multiple stations may be on at the same time The main line limit should be larger than the sum of the flow totals of all simultaneously on stations NOTE This SETUP fu...

Page 84: ...If this value is exceeded an unscheduled flow fault occurs NOTE This SETUP function will be skipped if you have not enabled the flow features EXAMPLE Select an Unscheduled Flow Limit of 25 GPM Continu...

Page 85: ...he total gallons of water used The Totalizer value is also displayed in the REVIEW mode The display indicates the total gallons of water used since the last time you cleared it NOTE The total gallons...

Page 86: ...This is the total gallons of water used for the month Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode NOTE The Totalizer will reset to zero 0 after displaying 9 999 999 gallons 6 13 6 Flow Per...

Page 87: ...p all stations from their existing 15 percent above nominal to 25 percent above nominal Then Set the flow percentage to 25 percent All station limits will now be recalculated to provide another 25 per...

Page 88: ...check delay time 1 to 6 minutes The nominal flow reading is established by averaging the measured flow for the last minute in which the station is on The station upper limit is calculated taking the n...

Page 89: ...ring if you have selected a Normally Closed Master Valve the Master Valve will come on also if the station is in a program that has a Pump assigned to it the Pump Station 1 will also turn on with the...

Page 90: ...ntage NOTE The limit can be set to from 0 to 500 GPM The set limit will be rounded to the nearest 2 so if you set the limit to 55 when you review the setting it will be 54 EXAMPLE Set the upper statio...

Page 91: ...u want to watch Station 7 water and when you feel it has stabilized you want the flow adjusted up by the flow percentage to be used to set the upper flow limit Your flow percentage has previously been...

Page 92: ...he display until you see that the flow has reached a stable value and you want to use that value adjusted up by the flow percentage for your limit Suppose the stable value is 45 GPM then your display...

Page 93: ...and will be update once every 10 seconds Station 7 will remain on and its flow will be monitored until you press the MANUAL key or the QUIT key When monitoring is complete Press Display will indicate...

Page 94: ...y press will cycle through the various options of this function key If you wish to terminate the ET entry at any point press the QUIT key to return to the Automatic mode 7 1 ET DATA SOURCE DISPLAY The...

Page 95: ...oller will display the manually entered ET value measured in inches in the ET Data Source Display The display will indicate the manually entered value to be used in today s runtime calculations EXAMPL...

Page 96: ...isplay indicates Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode 7 2 ET MODE Selecting the ET Mode feature allows your programs to be ET based which will provide station runtime adjustments bas...

Page 97: ...r to section 8 4 ESTABLISH THE ET REFERENCE VALUE to determine how this value is derived The reference value measured in inches closely coincides with the reference program defined in section 8 3 GENE...

Page 98: ...istorical values are entered once during initial configuration of the controller and as long as the controller is not relocated the values will not need to be changed The RME EAGLE controller uses the...

Page 99: ...ight 24 hour accumulation and store the total for use in the next day station runtime calculations Refer to the Weather Center II User Manual RMIS Part No 500009 in order to properly connect the RME E...

Page 100: ...plete at midnight and will then be used in tomorrow s calculation of station watering time NOTE The accumulated Weather Station count will only be valid and used after a complete 24 hour accumulation...

Page 101: ...ved value or the Stored Historical value The manually entered ET value will be used by the controller for today s runtime calculations and for the next six 6 days unless cleared or modified by you EXA...

Page 102: ...ll result in the following action within the RME EAGLE Controller 1 Yesterday and today s ET value will be replaced by an Internet provided value if available or by the stored historical value 2 Any r...

Page 103: ...s chapter and do not use the front panel key labeled ET In order to utilize the ET feature for a program you must input information before your water savings may be realized This information includes...

Page 104: ...ether it is even collected at all Rain Master Irrigation Systems has however assimilated Evapotranspiration data for the entire United States The weather parameters used to derive historic ET has been...

Page 105: ...re familiar with the programming of your irrigated area because you have managed this operation over time you may best know what each of your station runtimes and the frequency of irrigation water day...

Page 106: ...res the ET Reference value with the daily ET source i e Historical Internet or Weather Station When the source value is less than the reference value the RME EAGLE adjusts all station runtimes downwar...

Page 107: ...operation is desired NOTE Once a program is enabled for ET scheduling you will no longer be able to utilize the WATER BUDGET adjustment feature for this program The RME EAGLE controller will budget ir...

Page 108: ...Data Display indicates This display indicates that the Data Source is a Weather Station Device D Display indicates This display indicates that the Data Source is Internet I provided ET Data Press The...

Page 109: ...re of the irrigation needs can be defined The controller is designed to utilize the manually entered ET value for a period of one week The controller will automatically revert back to the use of Histo...

Page 110: ...climates that have significant rain it may be possible to have a legitimate ET reading of 0 0 Usage of a rain sensor connected to the controller s sensor input terminals is recommended for these inst...

Page 111: ...l for more details 9 2 FAULT DETECTION OVERVIEW The RME EAGLE has the ability to detect and take corrective action for a number of field related failure conditions The operator is informed of any faul...

Page 112: ...n occurs The offending station will be immediately turned off The next scheduled station of the program will be started FAULT PRESS REVIEW will appear in the display The controller will continue to ex...

Page 113: ...e cleared 9 2 3 Flow Unscheduled Fault The Unscheduled Flow limit has been exceeded The controller tests for unscheduled flow whenever the controller is not performing any irrigation With no programs...

Page 114: ...and the controller detects an overflow fault all running stations will be diagnosed as faulty User Action 1 Check for a An improperly adjusted valve this is a valve which does not come on even if 24...

Page 115: ...agnosed as faulty User Action 1 Check for a An improperly adjusted valve valve does not come on even if 24 VAC is applied b Check the field wiring from the controller to the valve This can be accompli...

Page 116: ...4 Does appear in left most position of display If Yes Odd Even Watering is enabled and today is a non watering day See SETUP 5 Ensure that the Master Valve Pump wiring and setup is correct 6 Activate...

Page 117: ...s been properly entered See 8 3 GENERATE THE REFERENCE PROGRAM 3 Verify that you have entered the correct ET reference value See 8 4 ESTABLISH THE ET REFERENCE VALUE The station runtimes in ET program...

Page 118: ...Hitting any key exits HELLO mode and removes the default watering program A 1 2 Automatic Mode Display Display time of day for 5 seconds The display will then alternate to Display Date for 5 seconds a...

Page 119: ...uary value The value is used in all subsequent irrigation calculations Display or enter the Historical ET month of March value The value is used in all subsequent irrigation calculations Display or en...

Page 120: ...storical ET month of December value The value is used in all subsequent irrigation calculations Enable Disable the ET Weather Station device If device is enabled display the current accumulated value...

Page 121: ...hange to the base watering time In this example the base watering time is increased by 20 Displays the calculated ET Water Percentage value for the selected irrigation program The value displayed is u...

Page 122: ...layed If the irrigation program is an ET based program the ET Percentage Adjust value is briefly displayed Prompts you to enter the lowest or starting station number for each irrigation program In thi...

Page 123: ...uent displays and prompts Total run length of the selected irrigation program The controller will briefly display TOTAL then the run length of the irrigation program in Hours and Minutes The controlle...

Page 124: ...ler will display the number of days between watering cycles In this example the irrigation program is program number two 2 and the number of Skip Days is one 1 If irrigation is based on a thirty day c...

Page 125: ...l display the prompt RUNTIME The next depression of the REVIEW key will display the irrigation program number the station number and the watering time in hours and minutes The controller will repeat t...

Page 126: ...s an AM PM toggle key Set the current Date the controller will prompt for the SET DATE and then display the required format The controller will display this prompt after the SETDATE is displayed to in...

Page 127: ...o change or modify stored parameters Enable Disable a connected Rain Sensor on a per program basis Enable Disable Audible Alarm feature Enable Disable Cycle and Soak irrigation on a per program basis...

Page 128: ...al Gallons of water used since the controller was cleared The display will indicate TOTAL then GALLONS then the actual gallons number Select a tolerance percentage adjustment for all stations Upper Fl...

Page 129: ...n irrigation program The controller prompts you to select a program to run or a station to turn on You have selected to manually start a program and the controller is prompting for the irrigation prog...

Page 130: ...heduled flow limit violation Subsequent presses of the REVIEW key shows the measured flow in GPM at the time the fault was detected Shown when REVIEW is pressed during a fault condition and the proble...

Page 131: ...e but no stations are watering because the rain sensor is enabled and a wet condition exists In Manual System Check Syringe Cycle and the flow sensor features are not enabled Flashes at about 1 second...

Page 132: ...isplayed at any time the controller is receiving commands or information from the Rain Master iCentral web site A 2 DAYS STATION NUMBER DISPLAY The controller contains a secondary display which provid...

Page 133: ...SENSOR PART NUMBERS Use the following table to determine the part number for your pipe size Table 11 Flow Sensor Part Numbers Pipe Size inches Rain Master Part Number Material Type 1 00 FS B100 Bronz...

Page 134: ...by six 6 separate valves 4 Various trees irrigated by four 4 separate valves Watering Requirements 1 Turf grass must be watered two times a day once in the early morning and once at night Each valve...

Page 135: ...e of a basic irrigation program EXAMPLE Set Time Of Day and Date the time is 8 30 AM Tuesday March 26 2002 Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Pre...

Page 136: ...Controller to Program One 1 Press The Controller returns to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE Set Program One 1 of the Controller to water everyday Press The Watering Days will be indicated in the STATIONS D...

Page 137: ...tart times of the program Program One 1 is to water in the morning and in the evening The morning watering must be complete by 7 30 AM and evening watering must not start before 7 30 PM The longest wa...

Page 138: ...of 3 00 AM The evening Start Time will be 7 30 PM Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE Set Start Time Number One to 3 00 AM and Start Time Number Two to 7 30 PM Press Control...

Page 139: ...the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE Set Program Two 2 of the Controller to water Monday Wednesday and Friday Press The Watering Days will be indicated in the STATIONS DAYS display as they are entered The disp...

Page 140: ...Press The Controller returns to the Automatic Mode The final setting is the start time of the program Program Two 2 is to water in the evening The evening watering must not start before 7 30 PM Use t...

Page 141: ...ng Start Time will be 7 30 PM Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE Set Start Time Number One to 7 30 PM Press Controller will display Press The controller returns to the Auto...

Page 142: ...E Set Program Three 3 of the Controller to water everyday Press The Watering Days will be indicated in the STATIONS DAYS display as they are entered The display will indicate Sunday Saturday has been...

Page 143: ...ller will display Press The Controller returns to the Automatic Mode The final setting is the start time of the program Program Three 3 is to water in the morning The morning watering must be complete...

Page 144: ...will require a morning start time of 6 30 AM Press The controller will return to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE Set Start Time Number One to 6 30 AM Press Controller will display Press The controller retu...

Page 145: ...set a watering schedule of every two weeks or fourteen days SD The watering cycle will start tomorrow or one day left before the watering cycle starts LFT EXAMPLE Set Program Four 4 of the Controller...

Page 146: ...inutes Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Press Controller will display Press STATIONS 3 TUE ENTER 3 TUE ENTER 0 3...

Page 147: ...they are entered The Controller returns to the Automatic Mode The final setting is the start time of the program Program Four 4 is to water in the evening The evening watering must not start before 7...

Page 148: ...e now completed the entire entry of our basic irrigation programming of the Public Park Project example C 2 Flow Monitor Programming Public Park This is a continuation of our small public park example...

Page 149: ...lve The controller will open the Master Valve at the start of any irrigation program 2 The installation will include the use of a flow monitoring sensor The controller will monitor the flow of water d...

Page 150: ...300 Trees 1 time per 14 days 30 Minutes 2H 0M 1800 3 600 TOTAL 1 343 700 RME EAGLE Controller Requirements 1 Use a Normally Closed Master Valve 2 Enable Flow Sensing 3 Controller will use No Stack mod...

Page 151: ...EXAMPLE Enable the Rain Sensor for all programs Continue to Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate The RME EAGLE is now configured to use a Rain Sensor for all programs The control...

Page 152: ...to all irrigation programs Irrigation programs one 1 two 2 and three 3 use approximately 104 gallons per minute when running simultaneously See Table 12 Water Demand To provide Main Line break notific...

Page 153: ...it is used with a Normally Closed Master Valve as in our example the limit should be set to zero GPM Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate This completes our simple setup of the Fl...

Page 154: ...ing 30 Day Water Usage Gallons Turf Grass 2 times per day 15 Minutes 2H 29M 11 920 715 200 Shrubs 3 times per week 20 Minutes 1H 28M 1 320 15 840 Flowers 1 time per day 10 Minutes 0H 33M 280 5 8 415 T...

Page 155: ...E Enter the ET Reference Value In your example the hottest month of the year for Glendale is July which has an ET value of 22 This month will be used for the ET Reference value Continue to Press Until...

Page 156: ...ry 07 February 09 March 12 April 16 May 17 June 20 July 22 August 21 September 17 October 13 November 09 December 08 Continue to Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until d...

Page 157: ...icate Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates ETMAR 12 PROGRAM ENTER ETAPR 10 PROGRAM ET ETAPR...

Page 158: ...s Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates Press ETJUN 20 PROGRAM ENTER 2 MON 0 ETJUL 10 PROGRAM ET E...

Page 159: ...display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate Press Until display indicates Press Display will indicate ETSEP 17 PROGRAM ETOCT 10 PROGRAM ET E...

Page 160: ...y August and September In our example the date of the controller is March 26 2002 The controller will use ET historical data for the run time calculations Program one 1 was to water every day for 15 m...

Page 161: ...7 minutes per station The other irrigation programs will have similar water saving reductions and can be displayed using the review key See Table 14 30 Day ET Adjusted Water Usage This completes the...

Page 162: ...EMENT 11 Convenience Features 4 Conventional Programming 37 Cycle And Soak 39 71 D Data Entry Keys 32 Date Entering 61 DAYS STATION NUMBER DISPLAY 125 Default Setup Option 60 Default Watering Program...

Page 163: ...s Enabled Disabled 74 Flow Sensor Installation 22 Flow Sensor Prompts and Displays 123 Flow Station Fault 107 Flow Unscheduled Fault 106 Function and Setup Keys 32 G GETTING STARTED 26 Grounding Instr...

Page 164: ...ve 20 Normally Open Master Valve and Pump Operation 21 O Obtaining the Historic ET Data 97 ODD EVEN WATERING CONTROL 72 Operator Entered Data 88 Overlap Protection 65 P Percent Changing Program 47 Pip...

Page 165: ...atic Program Overlap Protection 43 START TIMES FUNCTION KEY 42 START TIMES Prompts and Displays 115 Station Manual Operation 50 Station Limits Using Learn Mode 81 Stations for a cycle and soak program...

Page 166: ...Rain Master Irrigation Systems RME EAGLE User Manual Index Page 159 Weather Station generated ET 102 Weather Station Status Display 93 Wiring Fault 105...

Page 167: ...ability or otherwise In no event shall Rain Master be liable or in any way responsible for any damages or defects in the product which were caused by repairs or attempted repairs performed by anyone o...

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