Esp-Mc And Esp-Sat Controllers; Appendix B: Maxicom; Central Control System Overview - Rain Bird ESP-MC Serie Manual De Operación

Appendix B: Maxicom

ESP-MC and ESP-SAT Controllers

The controller is one part of Rain Bird's Maxicom
The satellite controllers receive commands from the Cluster Control Unit (CCU) and operate stations according to
schedules programmed at the central computer.
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The Maxicom Central Control System for ESP-MC and ESP-SAT controllers chiefly consists of seven parts:
1. Central Computer
2. Computer Data Path
3. Cluster Control Unit
4. Satellite Data Path
5. Field Devices
6. Stations
7. Weather Station
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Central Control System Overview

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Central Control System. (See the illustration on the next page.)
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uses the Maxicom software program to control the entire irrigation system
transfers information from the central computer to the CCU by phone
communication or by radio/direct communication
operates field devices by executing commands received from the central
computer
transfers information from the cluster control unit to the field devices by a
two-wire path (TW) or by MAXILink radio communication
includes either satellite controllers or decoders:
Satellite controllers — send a 24 VAC power signal to each station
Decoders — control and monitor system functions
consist of irrigation valves, sensors or switch-operated devices
interprets weather conditions and sends information to the central computer