Baseline Systems BaseStation 1000 - Manual (Page 70)

BaseStation 1000 Irrigation Controller Manual
Learning Flow
With one or more flow devices, the BaseStation 1000 has the ability to do a learn flow cycle to
determine the flow for zones. You can run the learn flow cycle either by all zones or for individual
zones. When you schedule a learn flow cycle, it only runs one time.
When the learn flow cycle begins, it will pause any running programs, and it will run one zone at a
time to learn its flow. It will take several minutes to learn the flow for each zone. For example, if
the pipe fill time is two minutes, here are the learn flow steps for each zone.
1. Turn on the zone and MVs and pumps.
2. After two minutes, the pipe has filled and the flow has stabilized.
3. The next good flow reading is recorded.
Learning the Flow for All Zones
IMPORTANT NOTE! The learn flow cycle starts as soon as you select the Learn All Zones option.
Depending on how many zones are enabled on your system, the learn flow cycle could take more
than an hour to complete. If you need to cancel the learn flow cycle while it is in progress, press the
BACK button.
Note: The learn flow cycle uses the fill time setting that you configured in the Pipe Fill Time screen.
If you want to change the number of minutes required to fill the pipe and stabilize the flow, refer to
Setting the Pipe Fill Time for a Water Source on page 62.
1. Press the Flow Setup button. The Flow Setup screen displays.
2. Press the  button to highlight Learn Flow, and then press the OK button to select it. The
Learn Flow screen displays.
3. If the program that turns on the MV/pump for the zones displays in the upper-left corner of
the screen, continue to step 4. Otherwise, press the PRG button until the correct program
displays in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Note: To move backwards in the list of programs, press and hold the PRG button, and then
press the – button repeatedly.
4. If the Learn All Zones option is highlighted,
press the OK button to select it. Otherwise,
press the  or  button to highlight Learn All
Zones, and then press the OK button. The
Learning Flow screen displays and indicates
that the Learn Flow process has started.
Note: If you need to cancel the learn flow
cycle while it is in progress, press the BACK
button.
When the learn flow cycle is finished, the results display on the Learn Flow Done screen.
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