Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 100)

BaseStation 6000 Site Controller Manual
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Alarms, Alerts, and Warnings
The BaseStation 6000 constantly monitors the irrigation system to detect conditions that will affect the performance of your
system. These alerts will help you stay on top of issues. As a matter of fact, one BaseStation 6000 user found and repaired 10
failed solenoids with the help of these alerts. He estimated that the time from alert to repair was 15 minutes, which prevented
damage to the landscaping.
The alarms, alerts, and warnings are displayed in a pane on
the right side of the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000
software. If you do not see the Alarms and Alerts pane, you
need to enable it. Click the Information tab to activate the
Main Menu. Click the Window menu, and then click View
Alarm Alerts.
When an alarm is displayed in the Alarms and Alerts pane, you
can click the Zone Description to open the Error Display
window. Additional details about the error are shown in that
window.
You can configure the BaseStation 6000 system to send the
following alerts to specific users by text message and/or email
on a regular schedule. Refer to System Notification on page 82
for information about setting up this feature.
• High flow shutdown
• Excessive current (such as a two-wire short or too many valves operating
concurrently)
• High moisture warnings
• High moisture fault (where watering has been stopped on a specified program)
Refer to the Troubleshooting section to diagnose the messages.
Graphs
The BaseStation 6000 system provides soil moisture graphs and flow graphs. The soil moisture graphs are described below.
Refer to Adjusting Programming with biSensors on page 41 for information about the adjustment features associated with the
soil moisture graphs. The flow graphs are explained within the Flow Usage – Graphs section on page 66 of this manual.
Reading a Soil Moisture Graph
The basic features of a soil moisture graph are shown in the illustration below. The vertical gray lines represent time. In this
example, each gray line represents one day. The system is watering about every 2½ days. This interval varies based on weather
or plant use.