Appendix B, continued
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ESP-SITE-Satellite Controller
The controller is one part of Rain Bird’s Maxicom
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Central Control System. (See the illustration on the next page).
The satellite controllers receive commands from the central computer and operate stations according to
schedules programmed at the central computer.
The Maxicom
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Central Control System for ESP-SITE-Satellite controllers chiefly consists of five parts:
1. Central Computer uses the Maxicom
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software program to control the entire irrigation system
2. Computer Data Path transfers information from the central computer to the ESP-SITE-Satellite by
phone communication or by radio/direct communication
3. Controller operates stations by executing commands received from the central
computer
4. Stations consist of irrigation valves, sensors or switch-operated devices
5. Weather Station interprets weather conditions and sends information to the central computer
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