Baseline Systems BaseStation 3200 V12 - Manual (Page 122)

BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual
scheduling group A group of one or more zones that have been linked together for
irrigation scheduling. A scheduling group must have one primary zone,
and may have one or more linked zones. Irrigation for all zones in a
scheduling group will follow the watering strategy of the primary zone,
but actual water times and soak/cycle behavior will scale as programmed
relative to the primary zone.
soak cycle When a zone waters using soak cycles, the total water time includes
periods of watering interspersed with periods of non-watering times
(soak times).
soil-moisture
content
The ratio of the volume of contained water in a soil compared with the
entire soil volume
soil-moisture
deficit
When soil dries (for example, by evaporation), the measurable shortage
of water in the soil is known as the soil-moisture deficit. It also refers to
the amount of water needed to return to field-capacity moisture content.
time domain
transmission (TDT)
A measurement of how much the electrical signals in the soil are slowed
down by the presence of water
timed zone Any zone programmed to water on a time/day schedule, rather than on a
smart irrigation schedule
transpiration The loss of water vapor from parts of plants. Water is lost primarily from
the pores on the leaves but also from stems, flowers, and roots
two-wire This site wiring technique consists of a cable with an outer insulation,
around two internal insulated wires, being used to provide
communication and power for all valves and other devices throughout
the site. It provides full two-way communication much like a computer
network.
upper limit
(upper threshold)
This water strategy varies the zone water time each time the program
runs in order to apply enough water to raise the moisture level to field
capacity.
valve A device that opens to allow water to flow to the sprinkler heads or
emitters in a zone. It closes to halt watering for that zone.
water budget In the BaseStation 3200 controller, the water budget functionality enables
you to define and track the total flow for each Flow biCoder per month.
You can configure the target flow value in GPM for the Flow biCoder and
how the system will react when this number is reached.
water window The time available for watering through an irrigation system. Typically, all
days and times would be available for watering unless there are watering
restrictions or you need to set aside a time for mowing.
zone A designated area of landscaping that is watered by a specific valve
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