3
Surge Board Outputs
IN 1
IN 2
IN 3
IN 4
IN 5
IN 6
G
12V
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
IN 1
IN 2
IN 3
IN 4
IN 5
IN 6
G
12V
Terminals Explained
Sensor board
Sensor board
Terminals
for Slot
Terminals
for Slot
Surge board
Label
Description
IN 1
Pressure Sensor Input
IN 2
Flow, Rain, or Status Sensor Input
IN 3
Flow, Rain, or Status Sensor Input
IN 4
Flow, Rain, or Status Sensor Input
IN 5
Flow, Rain, or Status Sensor Input
IN 6
Flow, Rain, or Status Sensor Input
G
12 V Ground
12V
12 V DC Output
Sensor Installation
The Sensor Input Kit for VP can accomodate a wide variety
of sensors: pressure, flow, rain, status, and temperature.
While we strive to support all sensors, documenting the
installation procedure for every available sensor is not
possible. If the below installation steps do not work, consult
the documentation that shipped with your sensor.
These instructions assume the specified sensor is already
installed in your irrigation system and cables already run to
the controller.
For all sensor installation procedures,
turn off or remove power from the
controller.
Pressure Sensor
Toro sells a pressure sensor kit (part number PRESS200-
SEN-KIT), composed of a 6’ long sensor cable and a
pressure sensor.
Steps
1. At the sensor terminal board, secure the pressure
sensor’s
black lead to screw IN 1 and white lead to
screw 12V
(see Terminals Explained illustration above)
.
2. At the sensor, insert the
wire plug into the adapter
of the pressure sensor. Be
sure
the notch is aligned
with the notch clip
(see
illustration, right).
The pressure sensor ships
with a six foot long wire.
If a longer wire is needed,
Toro specifies Belden
part #8780, a spool of
16 AWG stranded tinned
copper conductors, PVC
insulation, twisted pair,
tinned copper spiral
wrapped sheild, PVC
jacket.
notch
notch
clip
If the sensor board is installed into slot
A
(left side of surge board), the first 8 terminals of
the surge board are sensor inputs.
If the sensor board is installed into slot
B
(right side of surge board), the first 8 terminals
would be station outputs and the last 8 terminals
are sensor inputs.
A
B
A
B