SAMCLA focus App User Manual

SAMCLA focus App

Specifications

• Model: V2406
• Website: samcla.com/app-focus

Product Usage Instructions

Registration

1. Download the SAMCLA FOCUS APP from the Play Store or Apple Store.
2. Start the registration process for a new user within the app.
3. Provide the following information: Name of the facility, Username, Email, and Password.
4. After registration, verify your email by clicking on the verification link sent by the system.

Login

Enter your registered email and password to log in to the app.

Add Controllers

To add controllers, visit samcla.com/app-focus.

Delete Controllers

To delete a controller, go to the Devices option in the menu, select the controller to be deleted, and press the delete icon.

Setting Irrigation Programs

1. Select the equipment you want to program.
2. Choose the type of program: Resident or Non-Resident.
3. Set the activation frequency: Weekly or Interval.

Configuring Irrigation Programs

1. Add controller start times and irrigation duration for each valve (EV).
2. Adjust start times and durations as needed.

Manual Irrigation

Find this option at the bottom of the screen and follow the on-screen instructions.

Manual Irrigation without a Smartphone

To activate manual watering without a smartphone, use a magnet placed on the right side of the controller as indicated.

General Settings

1. Access basic controller information like PSN, Model, and Firmware.
2. Stop running programs and configure rain sensors as needed.

FAQ

Q: How can I delete a controller in the app?

A: To delete a controller, go to the Devices option in the menu, select the controller to be deleted, and press the delete icon.

Q: Can I activate manual irrigation without using a smartphone?

A: Yes, you can activate manual irrigation without a smartphone by using a magnet on the right side of the controller as indicated.

DOWNLOAD

In the “Play Store” or “Apple Store” application, enter SAMCLA FOCUS to download the APP.

REGISTRATION

Once the SAMCLA FOCUS APP has been downloaded, start the registration process for a new user.

The system will ask you for the following information:

• Name of the facility or area where the controllers will be (by default, “My Garden” appears)
• Username
• Email
• Password
• After registration, the system sends a verification email.
• You need to click on the “verify” button.
• After registration, the system sends a verification email.
• You need to click on the “verify” button.

LOGIN

Enter your email and password.

ADD CONTROLLERS

• Once you enter the APP for the first time, a blank screen will be displayed where you can add the controllers.
• Select the icon + to add them.
• Initially, the list of operating equipment (with batteries inserted) that emits Bluetooth and is close to the mobile device will appear.
• Those that appear with a yellow symbol indicate that Bluetooth communication is weaker.
• Select the controller you want to register.
• Replace the serial number (PSN), which appears by default, with the name with which you want to identify this controller.
• If this controller has already been registered by another user, a message will appear warning that the controller cannot be registered in the APP.
• If the controller is not linked to any other user, the APP will register them and they will appear on the screen.
• If the controller is not linked to any other user, the APP will register them and they will appear on the screen.
• This process must be repeated for all the new devices that you want to register.

DELETE CONTROLLERS

• To delete a controller, it will be necessary to select the Devices” option from the menu (at the top left of the screen).
• The list of controllers registered in the user account will appear.
• Next, just press the icon of the controller to be deleted.

SETTING IRRIGATION PROGRAMS

This option is located at the bottom of the screen with the icon

• To set irrigation programs, you must initially select the equipment you want to program.

An initial controller information is shown:

• Device image
• Device name
• % battery charge (also represented by the horizontal green line just below)

Before setting up the irrigation programs, you can enter the following information:

• Working mode: Run / Stop / Pause (up to 13 days). Click the “Synchronize” button and a message will appear in green (if the action has been completed successfully) or red (if the action has not been completed).
• It is possible to define up to 4 programs (A/B/C/D), each of them with a different name and Water Budget.
• Water Budget (% irrigation time applied): By default is 100% of the time defined for each station or solenoid valve (from now on EV).
• If you want to reduce or increase, slide the % according to what you want and it will apply to all programs. It can be from 0% to 200%.

Now you can configure the type of program:

• Resident: the program is recorded on the server and the controller.
• Nonresident: the program is only recorded on the server.

And how often do you want to activate it:

• Weekly: select the days of the week when the irrigation program will be applied.
• Interval: select only one day of the week every x days. (Ex. one Monday every 30 days, one Sunday every 60 days…)
• After that, it is necessary to add the controller start times and the irrigation duration of every EV:
• Start: up to 6 start times per program are available.
• To delete a start time that has already been set, slide your finger to the right and click on the icon that appears
• Duration: irrigation time for each EV.
• In case the Water Budget (WB) status has been modified, the time will be displayed either increased or decreased in the proportion (%) configured.
• Example: if the WB is 50%, with a duration of 5′, the time displayed will be 2’30”). And the same for each EV.

MANUAL IRRIGATION

• You will find this option at the bottom of the screen with the icon
• Each controller will have as many cycles (irrigation starts) as the EV has the device.
• The minimum duration per cycle will be 10″.
• The activation of EVs can be sequential. In this case, it will be necessary to define a different cycle for each EV.
• Several EVs can also be activated at the same time, selecting in this case up to a maximum of 4 EVs in the same cycle.
  Once the cycles are defined, press the icon to activate the EVs. While EV is activated, the screen shows blue “waves” moving.
• To stop any EV activation, press the icon
• To delete all scheduled cycles, press the icon

MANUAL IRRIGATION WITHOUT SMARTPHONE

• There is also the option to activate manual watering without a smartphone.
• To do this, it is necessary to use a magnet (contact your distributor to purchase).
• Place the magnet on the right side of the controller where there is a small arrow.
• Hold the magnet for about 3 seconds until the red LED turns on and flashes quickly.
• The manual irrigation program that has been entered in the APP will start (if no program has been set yet, the controller will apply, by default, a one-minute irrigation for each EV.
• To stop this manual irrigation, just put the magnet again to the side where the arrow is and hold it for 3 seconds. You will see again the LED flashing quickly, and irrigation will stop.
• In the event that the controller has several EVs and you want to stop irrigating one EV to activate the next, it will only be necessary to put the magnet on the arrow side with a quick movement (less than 3″).
• This change between sectors can take about 10″.

GENERAL SETTINGS

• You will find this option at the bottom of the screen with the icon

Basic controller information is displayed:

• PSN (controller Serial Number)
• Model (controller type: 1, 2, 4, or 6 EV)
• Firmware (version)

Within this section, you can:

• Stop any running program.
• Install a rain sensor for each controller. You must configure the “Open” or “Closed” option according to the rain sensor technical sheet specifications.
• If no rain sensor is connected to the device, the sensor status will be “Disabled”.
• If a sensor is connected, the status will be “Enabled”.
• In parallel, it will also be necessary to specify which EV will be linked to the rain sensor.
• Customize the controller and EV with a name.
• Choose the activation power with which the controllers can work. It allows you to install the controller at a long distance from the EV (more than 200 meters cable).
• Nominal
• High
• Ultra-high
• Identify a specific device (Led Flash) when there are more than two installed in the same place. The red LED on the front of the device on which it is acting will activate.
• Do a factory reset to remove the internal parameters of the controller. If the equipment has irrigation programs recorded, these are NOT deleted.
• When an action is performed, if communication with the computer is successful, a validation message “Action completed successfully” will appear. Otherwise, an error message will appear.

CONTROLLERS MANAGEMENT

• Although for security, initially a controller can only be registered in a single user account, it may be the case that a controller has to be registered in the account of a user (gardening company) and the account of another user (property owner).

In these cases, the procedure for sharing the management of controllers is as follows:

• Select the options menu (in the upper left corner of the screen).
•  Select the “Guest Users” option.
• Enter the email address of the user you want to also have access to all the controllers you have registered in the APP.
• The invited user will receive a verification email notifying them of the invitation.
• If another user gives you access to their controllers, to manage these computers you must select the “Shared installations” option. All users who have shared their computers with you will be displayed.
• It will only be necessary to select the user and we will see the available equipment.
• For further information do not hesitate to contact us: at samcla@samcla.com
• Tel.: +34 93 790 77 79

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