DAVIS WeatherLink Irrigation Add. - Manual

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WeatherLink
®
for Irrigation Control
Addendum
Introduction
This Data Logger is designed for use with most common irrigation systems,
including those provided by Rain Bird, Rain Master, and Toro. For the
industrial controllers used in agriculture and turf management, it provides
electronic pulse outputs for wind, rain, and evapotranspiration (ET).
Homeowners can add our optional solar radiation sensor to their
VantagePro™ weather station to turn their irrigation system on or off based
on evapotranspiration. All users can use the alarm settings in the Vantage
Pro™ console or Weather Envoy™ to inhibit the irrigation cycle based on
weather conditions. The data logger will inhibit the irrigation cycle if ANY
of the alarms are active.
This product also contains the functionality of the WeatherLink for Vantage
Pro Serial version. Please consult the WeatherLink for Vantage Pro™
Getting Started Guide and on-line Help files for information on the use of the
WeatherLink
®
program (including its hardware requirements and typical
installation), package contents, and optional accessories for this product.
If you plan to install this product in a Vantage Pro™ console, use the notch
in the Battery Door located adjacent to where the PC connector protrudes and
above the AC power connector to bring out the Connector Block wire.
If you plan to install this product in a Weather Envoy™, it is recommended
that you knock out the left-most tab with the Weather Envoy’s PC connector
facing you and loop the Connector Block wire around the datalogger
connector to the Weather Envoy™ and bring it out where this tab was
removed.
Hardware Installation and Requirements
In addition to the requirements for WeatherLink, the Irrigation capability of
this product has the following additional hardware requirements.
• One Free Serial Port or One Free USB port with the Serial to USB
adapter (Part # 8434) connected to a Windows PC.
• Computer running any version of Windows™ with at least 3 MB
free of RAM and 512 KB free of hard disk space.