John Deere Irrigation System manual

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 1 John Deer e Golf Irriga tion Au ro ra ™ Control Series Significant water sa vings Central-lik e control, without requiring a desktop PC, or web-enabled Mor e br ains. Less w a ter .[...]

Whic h would you rather have? A: An irrig ation system that takes a long time to adjust to c hanged conditions, and isn’t as precise as it could be in its application rates. B: A system whic h automatically senses and instantly adjusts for even the slightest on-the-ground c hanges, plus allows to-the-second application rates? And what if we told [...]

3 3 The secret to Aurora’ s water conservation: T o-the-second programming. In the example below, a con ventional to-the-minute system must run for two minutes to ensure head rotates 180°, where the Aurora system can run exactly the time needed, 1:30—saving a full 30 seconds of water per head per application. If the system in the above example[...]

The days of requiring a central computer to call all the shots for your course are over . All field controllers of the Aurora system are capable of not only managing their own rotors and valves on the same communications network, but also every other controller ’ s rotors and valves. That’ s impor tant so we’ll say it ag ain: Every field cont[...]

The ultimate in flo w control: A ur ora Prof essional Central Softw ar e. Windows ® -based softw are adds desktop efficiency and the ability to monitor flow in real time for automatic adjustment of the irrig ation sc hedule. And an enviro- database determines the most efficient irrig ation sc hedule by monitoring its effect on the landscape. Flexi[...]

6 JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGA TION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 6[...]

Imagine having sensors embedded at eac h hole actually measuring and sending real-time updates for the controller to act on. Or being able to make adjustments to your irrig ation set tings from an y web-enabled platform (from a PC bac k in the office, to your home PC, to a Windows Mobile ® Smar tPhone or PDA)? Or perhaps just being able to use a m[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 8 8 With Aurora, a hybrid control system, upgrading is simply a matter of uploading. Every Field Controller can be migrated to a newer operating system just by plugging in a laptop. And that’ s just the beginning of how Aurora mak es things simple[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 9 9[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 10 10 Aurora has multiple high-tec h safeguards to ensure continuous operation, and rapid repair in case of a breakdown. It relies on platform-based, modular design electronics, has self-diagnostics and plug-and-play components for easy repair , and[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 11 11 Formerly the Internet, now your safety Net: If your course has wireless cell phone coverage, our service tec hnicians can remote directly into your system, and evaluate it right down to the sole- noid. And there ’ s no central computer requi[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 12 12 A uror a Interf ace Unit (AIU) Featur es Features fully functional without need for central computer • • • Robust 2-w ay communication to all field controllers via “Remote Link” ••• Programming & emulation of all field cont[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 13 Satellit e options Accepts 8-station valve modules ••• Accepts 16-station (large terminal) valve modules ••• Accepts 16-station (small terminal) valve modules ••• Accepts decoder modules • • • Hybrid satellites (valve modu[...]

Features: All Models Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 14 14 JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGA TION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Specif ications. The field controllers shall be capable of multi-station operation as programmed at the central computer or Aurora interface unit. The field controllers sha[...]

s Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 15 15 maximum of 125-John Deere Golf Irrig ation style decoders (John Deere Golf Irrig ation part number AD1 1 1, A121, AD122, AD1 32 or AD1 42). The external station and decoder wiring configuration and the required decoder operating voltage shal[...]

Vertis QCA 1300 19th Street, Suite 200 East Moline, IL 61244 Cyan Magenta Y ellow Black 08-2283 Page 16 DKA2283 (07-12) Litho in U.S.A. This literature has been compiled for worldwide circulation. While general information, pictures and descriptions are provided, some illustrations and text may include finance, credit, insurance, product options an[...]