Calsense CS3000 User Manual

CS3000 User’s Guide
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settings are managed at both the Station Group and Mainline level, Station Groups must be assigned to
the correct mainline.
Selecting Plant Type
The Calsense CS3000 controller has 14 different plant types to choose from to best meet your Station
Group’s watering needs. The options include: Cool Season Turf, Warm Season Turf, Combined Turf,
Annuals, Trees, Ground Cover, Shrubs-High Water Use, Shrubs-Medium Water Use, Shrubs-Low Water
Use, Mixed-High Water Use, Mixed-Medium Water Use, Mixed-Low Water Use, Native Shrubs/Trees,
Native Grasses. Each of these plant types have unique characteristics such as root depth, which impacts
Soil Storage Capacity, and species factor, which impacts Crop Coefficients. To adjust this setting,
highlight the field and either press +/- to change it, or press SELECT to see a dropdown of available
options.
Selecting Exposure Type
The Calsense CS3000 controller allows the user to select the percentage of sunlight exposure the plant
type experiences in a specific zone. The options include: Full Sun, 25% Shade, 50% Shade, 75% Shade,
and Full Shade. Exposure affects the microclimate factor, and therefore impacts the group’s Crop
Coefficients. The higher the sun exposure, the greater the Crop Coefficient value will be. To adjust this
setting, highlight the field and either press +/- to change it, or press SELECT to see a dropdown of
available options.
Selecting Head Type
The Calsense CS3000 controller has 13 head- or sprinkler-type selections to choose from for each zone.
The options are: Spray, Spray-Stream, Spray-High Efficiency, Rotor- Full Circle, Rotor- Part Circle, Rotor-
Mixed, Rotor- Stream, Impact- Full Circle, Impact- Part Circle, Impact- Mixed, Bubbler, Drip Emitter, and
Subsurface Drip. See Appendix C - Head Types for more information about each. Selecting a head type
sets a default precipitation rate, which can be further adjusted based on the manufacturer’s
documentation. To adjust this setting, highlight the field and either press +/- to change it, or press
SELECT to see a dropdown of available options.
Setting Precipitation Rate
The Calsense CS3000 controller automatically sets a default precipitation rate based off the selected
head type. These values should be adjusted based on the manufacturer’s documentation for the head
type. To adjust this setting, highlight the field and press +/- to increase or decrease the value.
Selecting Soil Type
The Calsense CS3000 controller has seven soil types to best match your zone. The options are: Clay, Silty
Clay, Clay Loam, Loam, Sandy Loam, Loamy Sand, Sand. The soil type affects the allowable surface
accumulation, root zone depth, management allowable depletion, available water, and soil infiltration
rate. These are all factors that affect cycle and soak-in times. Rather than requiring each of these
parameters to be set, the CS3000 simplifies the process by adjusting the Soil Storage Capacity based on
the soil type. There are many methods to determining soil type. See Appendix B - Soil Types for details.
To adjust this setting, highlight the field and either press +/- to change it, or press SELECT to see a
dropdown of available options.

Calsense CS3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Calsense
Model	CS3000
Category	Controller
Language	English