Baseline Systems BaseStation 1000 - Manual (Page 103)

BaseStation 1000 Irrigation Controller Manual
Short circuit • Wire connection between the valve biCoder and the valve solenoid is
shorted together – repair wire connections.
• Valve solenoid is broken – replace solenoid.
No response • Two-wire connection to the valve biCoder is broken – repair wire and
connections to the valve biCoder.
• Two-wire voltage loss is too high – check other devices in same vicinity
for high two-wire voltage loss – repair high resistance connections
between controller and devices.
• Valve biCoder is damaged – remove biCoder and move it directly to the
controller to test its ability to communicate.
• Do a device search to repair any address problems.
Testing Master Valve and Pump Devices
When you test a master valve and/or pump device, the controller verifies the communication
between the controller and the device. The controller activates the solenoid and measures the
current and voltage. It deactivates the solenoid, and measures the voltage drop between the
controller and the device.
1. Press the Test button. The Test menu displays.
2. Press the  or  button to highlight the Test MV/Pump option, and then press the OK
button. The Test MV/Pump screen displays.
3. Press the  or  button to select the master valve and/or pump device number that you
want to test.
4. Press the OK button to test the master valve
and/or pump device.
The device will activate for less than a second
to measure the voltage and current through
the solenoid. This test will return the status of
the device, the device serial number, the
solenoid current, the solenoid voltage, the
two-wire voltage drop, and the version of the
two-wire device. If any zones or programs are running when the test is activated, watering
will pause for 10 minutes.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have tested all the master valve and/or pump devices that you
wish to test.
6. When you have finished viewing the test results, press the RUN button to return to the Run
menu.
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