Calsense CS3000, Руководство пользователя

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CS3000 User’s Guide
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Configuring On-Site Weather Sensors
The Weather Sensors feature allows a single controller or controller within the FLOWSENSE ® chain to
receive information from an ET Gage (model ETG), Tipping Rain Bucket (model RB-1), or Wind Gage
(model WG-1).
To access the Weather Sensors screen (Figure 32), from the Main Menu, navigate to Weather & Sensors
and select Weather Sensors . The Weather Sensors screen displays.
Note: This menu is only available if a Weather Kit (model CS3-W-KIT) is installed within the system.
Configuring an ET Gage
If an ET Gage is physically connected to this controller or another within the FLOWSENSE chain, this
screen provides the ability to specify where the controller is connected. After indicating an ET Gage is in
use, several settings appear:
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Generate an alert when a pulse is detected is a way to monitor the operation of the ET Gage.
• The gage percentage indicates how full the gage is. This value reduces automatically as ET is
measured. After refilling and priming the gage, this should be set back to 100%.
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If the ET Gage was primed or repaired, it is important to notify the controller of the operation.
Doing so causes the controller to ignore today’s ET measurement since it is likely not accurate.
The controller will start using the ET Gage’s readings the next day without any additional user
intervention.
Configuring a Tipping Rain Bucket
If a Tipping Rain Bucket is physically connected to this controller or another within the FLOWSENSE
chain, this screen provides the ability to specify where the controller is connected. After indicating a
Rain Bucket is in use, several settings appear:
• Stop irrigation after specifies how much rain, in inches, is necessary to stop irrigation. Setting
this value too low will result in irrigation skipping even if the soil has not absorbed any of the
rain. Similarly, setting the value too high will cause the controller to continue irrigating after
measurable rain.
Figure 32: Weather Sensors Screen