Baseline Systems BaseStation 3200 - Manual (Page 70)

BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual
Even if your system does not have a flow device, you can still use the Zone Concurrency settings at the
controller and program level without having to input design flows for all zones and the mainline.
When you have one or more flow devices, a good strategy is to set the controller and program concurrency
limits to a reasonable maximum and then lower specific programs that have some special considerations (such
as, the mainline branch is smaller, longer, or you want to slow the
completion time of a program, or if the two-wire length is very long
and you want to control the voltage drop by limiting the current to
those valves).
Example
The illustration shows the maximum concurrent zones set to 7. If your
system had no water supply constraints, program A, B, and C could start at
the same time, and only 7 zones would run concurrently. If program B was
running by itself, only 3 zones would run concurrently.
To manage concurrent zones by controller and program
1. Turn the dial to the Flow Menu position.
2. Press the NEXT button to select Zone Concurrency, and then press the ENTR button. The Zone Concurrency
screen displays.
3. In the Maximum Concurrent Zones field, press the + button to enter a number that represents the number of
zones that can run at the same time on this controller.
Note: Consider electrical and water constraints when you are setting up concurrent zones.
4. Press the NEXT button to move to the list of programs.
5. Press the NEXT button to move to the program that you want to set concurrent zones for.
6. Press the + button to enter a number that represents the number of zones that can run at the same time for
this program.
7. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the Auto Run position.
Learning Flow
With one or more flow devices, the BaseStation 3200 has the ability to do a learn flow cycle to determine the flow
for zones. You can run the learn flow cycle either by program or for individual zones. You can set up the learn flow
cycle to be delayed from 15 minutes to 23 hours and 45 minutes. You can set multiple programs to learn the flow,
each at a different time, or the same time. When you schedule a learn flow cycle, it only runs one time.
Learning the Flow by Program
1. Turn the dial to the Flow Menu position.
2. Press the NEXT button to select Program Learn Flow, and then press
the ENTR button. The Program Learn Flow screen displays.
3. Press the NEXT button to move to the program that you want to
schedule a learn flow cycle for.
4. Press the + button to set the learn time in 5 minute increments in the
future, up to about 24 hours.
Note: At the 24 hour point the status will return to Not Yet.
5. When you have finished setting up the learn flow cycle, turn the dial to the Auto Run position.
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