Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 28)

BaseStation 6000 Site Controller Manual
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Adding Devices to Manage Start/Stop Conditions
You can add devices to your irrigation system and then configure them within the BaseStation 6000 to start or stop watering
based on specific conditions.
Consider the following examples:
• You might install several moisture sensors at increasingly deeper positions in the soil and then use these moisture sensors
to stop watering when the moisture penetrates to certain level.
• You can use an air temperature sensor to start the irrigation system when the temperature of an artificial playing surface
rises to a specified level and then shut off the system when the temperature decreases to a specified level.
• You can install a switch and then configure it to start, stop, or pause watering based on whether the switch is open or
closed.
Note: You cannot use a pause button as a start/stop device.
When you want to use devices for these purposes, you need to add them to a specific range of addresses in the BaseStation
6000.
To add a start/stop device
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are using soil moisture sensors as start/stop devices, follow the steps in the topic on configuring a
biSensor on page 23 to add the sensors to the BaseStation 6000. For more information on this use of biSensors, refer to
Starting/Stopping Irrigation Based on Tiered Soil Moisture Readings on page 49.
1. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000 software, click the Remote Base Unit (1) that the start/stop device is connected
to.
2. Click the Config Zone (2) tab.
3. Use the scroll box (3) on the left to move to the
range of addresses between 180 and 199.
4. In the Serial Number (4) column, type the serial
number for the device in an unused address line
between zones 180 and 199.
Note: The serial number of the two-wire biCoder
is located on the side of the unit.
5. Press Enter on your keyboard. The system
searches for the device, tests the solenoid and
the communication, and then displays the
Configuration Status message box.
6. Click OK.
7. Type a description of the start/stop device in the
Description (5) field.
For instructions on setting up the start/stop conditions for your devices, refer to Starting/Stopping/Pausing Irrigation Based on
Temperature Sensor Readings on page 50 and Starting/Stopping/Pausing Irrigation Based on Switch State on page 52.