Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 68)

BaseStation 6000 Site Controller Manual
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5. In the Current Combined Flow and Usage group box, review the data in the following fields:
• Combined Flow – This field shows the current sum of all the flow through all the flow devices on the system in gallons
per minute.
• Combined Usage – This field shows the total water usage by the irrigation system in gallons per minute since the
system was installed or since the Flow biCoders were reset.
• Flow Limit – This field shows the gallons per minute limit entered by the user. When this limit is enabled, the entire
system will shut down if the flow exceeds this limit. Refer to Setting Up Flow Monitoring for the Entire System on
page 60.
6. In the Flow Zones – Address Flow Decoders and Set Limits group box, review the data in the following fields:
• Flow – This field shows the current flow reading of the Flow biCoder.
• Usage – This field shows the total water usage that has been read by this Flow biCoder since the system was installed
or since the Flow biCoder was reset.
7. When you finish viewing the flow device readings, click Return to close the Flow BiCoder and Pause Device Management
and Configuration window.
Setting Up Flow Monitoring for the Entire System
1. Make sure that you have a master valve and a flow device installed at the point where the irrigation system connects to the
water supply. Determine whether the master valve is normally open or normally closed.
2. Make sure that you have already added the Flow biCoder associated with the master valve to the BaseStation 6000 system.
Refer to Adding a Flow biCoder on page 21.
3. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000 software, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
4. Click the Flow menu, and then click the Configure Flow Sensors option. The Flow BiCoder and Pause Device Management
and Configuration window opens.
5. Click the Flow Bicoder – All Bases tab.
6. In the Flow Limit field within the Current Combined Flow and Usage group box, type the maximum flow allowed on the
entire system.
7. Select the Enable Limit check box.
8. Click Return.
If the total flow of the system exceeds the amount listed
in the Flow Limit field for more than 5 minutes, watering
will be shut down for the entire system. The errors display
in the Alarms and Alerts pane and the background color of
the Device Status field on the Information tab changes to
red.