
SECTION 2 SETUP
®
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since 1986
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SECTION 2: SETUP
The Setup section of the controller is used for
programming the following:
•
Communication
addresses
•
Accessing the controller’s Part & Serial
number information
•
Setting Time & Date
•
Activating stations in use
•
Utilizing a 12 month schedule
•
Inputting access codes
A. COMMUNICATIONS
Skip communication setup section if controller(s) has
no communications option installed.
The Communications screen can be used to set the
communications address in the controller. This
address is used for communicating back to a central
computer, and is also used to differentiate one
controller from another in a communications chain.
From the MAIN MENU screen.
1.
Press the
SETUP
Menu key.
The GENERAL SETUP screen is displayed
(Figure 2.1).
ET2000-40 -MSR-RR (576.i)
Communication 12 Month Mode
Part & Serial Numbers
Stations In Use Access Control
Date & Time
Figure 2.1
2.
Press the
COMMUNICATION
Menu
key, the COMMUNICATION screen
will appear.
1. Controller(s) with central communication:
Note:
If
FLOWSENSE
®
option is installed (This can
be verified by looking for a (-FL) in the part number
of the controller section 1B) See Section 11 for
detailed instructions.
The communication screen should look like the one
in Figure 2.2 if your controller
does not
have the
FLOWSENSE
®
option.
Controller Info
Communications Address: ! ! A
controllers is not availible.
ET-40-MSR-RR (576.i)
FLOWSENSE irrigation between multiple
This is not a -FL controller.
Figure 2.2
1.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
highlight the Communications address.
2.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
set the first character.
3.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to move
the cursor to the next character.
Repeat the process described above until all three
characters are set (The character furthest to the right
must be a letter).
Note:
With multiple controllers one of the controllers
must be the Master with an address ending in a
Capitol “A”. All other controllers will have addresses
ending in B, C, D, etc. No two controllers can have
the same exact address when communicating to the
same central computer. The Master controller
must
be the controller communicating back to the central.
To view the controller’s communications
information:
4.
Press the
CONTROLLER INFO
Menu key.
The PART & SERIAL NUMBERS screen is
displayed (Figure 2.3).
PART & SERIAL NUMBERS
ET2000-40-MSR-RR
576.i s=6 c=6 A=14400 B=14400
Serial Num: 00000 CC4 Ver: 4.0.11.26
(the normally expected signal levels)
RTS CTS DTR DSR CD RI
A: L L L L L L
B: L L L L L L
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All Rights Reserved
(use * Key for special menu)
Figure 2.3
THIS CONCLUDES THE COMMUNICATIONS
SECTION