Baseline Systems FlowStation - Manual (Page 8)

Baseline FlowStation User Manual
3 – Configuring the BaseStation 3200
Irrigation Controller for Shared Flow
The FlowStation and BaseStation 3200 controllers in a shared flow group communicate with each
other over a network. In some implementations, a stand-alone network is established between the
controllers and the FlowStation, and this network does not need to be connected to the Internet. In
other implementations, the FlowStation will be connected to an existing network that the
controllers are already connected to.
If the FlowStation and the BaseStation 3200 controllers in the shared flow group will connect to an
existing network that is managed by a network administrator, you need to ask the admin to set up
a static IP address for the FlowStation. Also ask the admin for the Subnet Mask and the Gateway
settings for the network. If the BaseStation 3200 controllers are already connected to this network,
you need to connect the FlowStation to the network (refer to Setting Up a Static IP Address on the
FlowStation on page 21), and then connect the controllers to the FlowStation (refer to Connecting a
BaseStation 3200 Controller to the FlowStation).
If the devices in the shared flow group will connect to a stand-alone network, make sure the
communication modules in the FlowStation and the BaseStation 3200 controllers are powered up
and communicating. Set up the static IP addresses on the FlowStation and the controllers. After all
devices are on the network, you can connect the controllers to the FlowStation (refer to
Connecting a BaseStation 3200 Controller to the FlowStation).
Connecting a BaseStation 3200 Controller to the FlowStation
After your FlowStation is powered up and connected to the network, you need to connect your
BaseStation 3200 irrigation controllers to the FlowStation.
IMPORTANT NOTE! If you are connecting a BaseStation 3200 controller that is already in service to
a FlowStation, make sure that the controller has been updated to firmware version 12.13. Refer to
the BaseStation 3200 User Manual to find instructions for updating the controller firmware.
1. Ensure that the Shared Flow biCoder has been connected to the controller’s two-wire path.
Refer to the installation instructions that came with the biCoder.
2. Get the IP Address from the FlowStation.
a. On the FlowStation, press the System Setup button.
b. Press the  button to select the Network Setup option, and then press the OK button.
The Network Setup menu displays.
c. Press the  button to select the IP Info option, and then press the OK button. The IP
Info screen displays.
d. Find the IP address of the FlowStation in the IP ADDR field, and then write it down.
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