Baseline Systems BaseStation 3200 V12 - Manual (Page 69)

BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual
7 – Flow Management & Monitoring
The BaseStation 3200 provides an extensive set of flow monitoring and management capabilities to
help understand how water is being used and to reduce the effects of pipeline breaks and sprinkler
malfunctions. It can monitor actual water flow rates and compare them against the expected or
design flow rates and provide alerts and perform actions when limits or boundaries are exceeded.
The system can reduce the overall completion time of a watering cycle by running the number of
zones that best use the available water at each minute of the watering cycle.
To access the main menu for flow management, turn the dial to the Flow Menu position.
Using a flow device to monitor water flow rates and water used is the best way to manage this
precious resource, but even without a flow device, the BaseStation 3200 has many capabilities that
can improve the efficiency of your system.
Assigning Devices to Water Sources
The BaseStation 3200 supports 8 points of connection (POCs). You can assign pump/master valve
devices, and flow meters to the POCs.
1. Turn the dial to the Water Sources position.
2. Press the Next button to highlight the Assign Devices to Water Sources option.
3. Press the Enter button. The Assign POCs
screen displays.
4. In the Point of Connection field, press the +
or – button to select the POC that you want
to assign devices to.
5. Press the Next button to move to the
Pump/MV field, and then press the + button
to find the device that you want to assign.
6. Press the Next button to move to the
Pump/MV Type field, and then press the +
button to select one of the following options:
 Normally Closed – A traditional valve decoder
 Normally Open – A traditional valve decoder or part of a Flow+NOMV decoder
 Pump – A traditional valve decoder (or a pump relay decoder)
7. Press the Next button to move to the Flow Meter field, and then press the + button to find
the device that you want to assign.
8. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the RUN position.
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