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When the system contains water sources each water source will have a definition of the number
of outputs (usually water pumps) belonging to the water source and whether or not a water
meter is included in the water source.
The next step will be the definition of the irrigation lines contents including the following
information:
How many valves are included in each line?
Does the irrigation line contain local fertilizer site?
Is the irrigation line connected to a central fertilizer site, if yes to which one?
Does the irrigation line contain local filter site?
Is the irrigation line connected to a central filter site, if yes to which one?
Does the irrigation line contain a dry contact pressure sensor? If yes, it should be the
normally open type.
Water meters that not associated with
irrigation lines
Source A has 2 pumps and source B has 1
pump
The irrigation lines will automatically
get the default structure as defined
here. Later on each line can be
adjusted as required.
Source A has no water meter but
source
B does
In our example there are two contacts C1
and C2 used as level sensors of source “A”
Analog inputs supply a whole range of
values presented as 4-20 mA or 0-5 v. Not
implemented in our example
When Fert. agitation is defined there will be
an additional output added to each fertilizer
injector for agitating the fertilizers.
When flow switches are added per valve
they will indicate whether the valve really
executed the Open/Close commands.