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Mini$8$&$User$Manual$

Summary of Contents for Mini 8

Page 1: ...Mini 8 User Manual...

Page 2: ...irst Time Setup 6 Operation 7 Creating first program 7 Zones 9 Dashboard 10 How it works 11 Weather Data 12 Snooze 12 Freeze Protect 12 Hot Days 12 Sensitivity 13 Field Capacity 13 Specifications 14 F...

Page 3: ...nMachine Mini 8 User manual 3 Package Contents RainMachine Mini 8 device front view 24VAC power adapter cable 1 5m length 2 drywall screws User documentation Figure 1 package contents User Documentati...

Page 4: ...RainMachine Mini 8 User manual 4 Wiring Diagram POWER ADAPTER COMMON ZONE 1 ZONE 2 VALVES...

Page 5: ...ovided 2 Drywall screws fasten the unit to the wall 2 Electrical Insert your valve wires by pressing the orange terminals push buttons You can use any or both of the C as common 3 Power Up Connect the...

Page 6: ...n the RainMachine Wi Fi network Step 3 Launch the RainMachine application go to the Devices screen and tap on the RainMachine setup Follow the installation wizard steps to configure Network Location a...

Page 7: ...how often the program runs 4 Select a Start Time when the program starts 5 Assign a base watering duration 1 for each in this program 6 Save 1 Base Watering Duration duration of watering required for...

Page 8: ...ltiple cycles allowing a soak time between cycles This feature improves watering efficiency by avoiding run offs Delay between zones sets the amount of time between two consecutive zones in a program...

Page 9: ...start watering by touching on the watering can button NOTE The duration defaults to 5 minutes but it can be changed and saved from the RainMachine app Manual watering does not affect any scheduled pr...

Page 10: ...d on irrigation frequency as defined by your programs Swipe right left to see more Programs shows the output of watering for that respective program Each program has a graph showing you both historica...

Page 11: ...duration Roses 5 minutes using Evapotranspiration calculations based on weather data such as forecasted Temperature Wind Rain and Humidity as well as solar irradiation relative to earth rotation and i...

Page 12: ...estrictions Restrictions are a set of rules the user can impose on the running programs Specific time spans Days Months Hours where no watering takes place Snooze This is a temporary restriction that...

Page 13: ...tes rain or wind forcing from the EvapoTranspiration calculations Please do not change default values unless you have a good reason to do so These settings are global applies to all zones Field Capaci...

Page 14: ...d Freeze control and heat wave protection iPhone and Android apps Environmental Indoors operating temp 20C to 50C 4F to 120F To 85 relative humidity non condensing Mechanical Dimensions 115 x 115 x 27...

Page 15: ...R MAKING USING OR SELLING PRODUCTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS DOCUMENT DOES SO AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK GREEN ELECTRONICS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO USE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IN...

Page 16: ..._______________________________ 2015 Green Electronics LLC http www rainmachine com...

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