RAIN BIRD IQ4 Software User Guide

RAIN BIRD IQ4 Software

Product Information

Specifications

• Feature: Manual Ops Tab
• Function: Monitor and control manual irrigation from one location
• Features include:
  • Irrigation queue management
  • Flow Alarms monitoring and healing
  • Start Programs and/or Stations
  • Cancel All irrigation
  • Advance selected station
  • Review Events for the controller
  • Review and initiate Diagnostics for the controller
  • Monitor the status of Weather Sensors and Master Valves

Product Usage Instructions

Setup Items

Before fully using the Manual Ops Tab, complete the following setup items:

• Controller Setup
• SimulStations (Auto/Off, Auto Sync, Scheduled Sync, etc.)

Using the Manual Ops Tab

The Manual Operations tab provides software tools to remotely control controllers using the IQ4 Software.

Manual Operations include:

• Managing the irrigation queue by starting a station or program, or by canceling the irrigation
• Viewing and changing current settings
• Flow Alarm identification and healing alarms
• Using special commands such as downloading updated firmware to satellite controllers and viewing controller event logs.

Tip: Connect to the controller first before attempting any manual commands.

Manual Ops tab

The Manual Ops tab is a feature that allows users to monitor and control all manual irrigation from one location

• Irrigation queue of operating, soaking or pending stations
• Flow Alarms monitoring and healing
• Start Programs and/or Stations
• Cancel All irrigation
• Advance selected station
• Review Events for the controller
• Review and initiate Diagnostics for the controller
• Monitor the status of Weather Sensors and Master Valves

• Setup items to complete before fully using the Manual Ops Tab

Controller Setup

• Flow Sensors
• Master Valves
• Stations
• Programs
• Controller Level SimulStations
• FloManager
• FloWatch
• Controller parameters (Auto/Off, Auto Sync, Scheduled Sync, etc.)

Program Setup

• Start time(s)
• Day(s) of operation
• Program Level SimulStations
• ET Adjust, Program Adjust

Station Setup

• Flow rate(s)
  • Manual
  • Learned flow
• Base Runtime(s)
• Decoder/IVM addresses
• FloZone assignments

Using the Manual Ops Tab

• The Manual Operations tab provides software tools to help you remotely control the operation of controllers using the IQ4 Software.
• Manual Operations include:
• Managing the irrigation queue by starting a station or program, or by canceling the irrigation
• Viewing and changing current settings
• Flow Alarm identification and healing alarms
• Using special commands: i.e. downloading updated firmware to satellite controllers and viewing controller event logs

Tip: It is best to connect to the controller first, before attempting any manual commands

Irrigation Queue Tab

IQ4 – Manual Ops – Irrigation Queue Tab

• Connect/Disconnect button: Makes a manual connection to the controller
• Settings button: displays (no editing) the controller settings
• Flow Alarm button: If there are any flow alarms, a red exclamation point will be displayed. Clicking the button will open the Flow Alarm dialog box to disposition
• Refresh button: Current settings and Irrigation Queue will update immediately
• Start button: Starts Program(s) or starts station(s)
• Manual Start Station — Activates one or more stations immediately
• Manual Start Program — Starts one or more programs immediately
• Cancel All button: Stops all irrigation on the controller immediately
• Advance button: Stops the selected station and activates the next pending station immediately
• Learned Flow button: initiates the Learned Flow function for the selected stations.

• Once connected, the IQ Software retrieves Current Settings from the device:
• Satellite Status — The satellite can be either Auto (automatic) or Off. If the satellite is Off, watering is suspended. It does not mean that there is no power to the device.
• Rain Delay — The number of days remaining in a Rain Delay, as physically stored in satellite controller memory.
• Sensor Switch Status — This indicates the position of the Sensor Switch
• Sensor Status — Indicates the current status of watering based on the status of the installed sensor. The values are either Normal or Watering Suspended, along with the name of the sensor.
• Mode – Current irrigation mode
• FloWatch – Current state of FloWatch
• FloManager – Current state of FloManager
• 2-Wire Path (ESP-LXIVM/ESP-LXD only) – Current state of 2-Wire Path

Events Tab

• Displays Events for the past 7 days for just this controller

Diagnostics Tab

Diagnostics display – ESP-LXME/ESP-LXME2

• Displays the local sensor name and status
• Displays the Master Valve name, type, and status along with the Master Valve Water Window setup

Diagnostics display – ESP-LXD

• Displays the local and 2-wire sensor name and status
• Displays the Master Valve(s) name, type, and status along with the Master Valve Water Window setup
• Displays the Line Survey Status including voltage and current

Diagnostics display – ESP-LXIVM/LXIVM Pro

• Displays the local and 2-wire sensor name and status
• Displays the Master Valve(s) name, type, and status along with the Master Valve Water Window setup
• Displays the Controller Output status including voltage and current