Controllers offer cost effective remote management

Rain Bird’s ESP-LXME2 and ESP-LXIVM Series of commercial irrigation controllers can now be used in conjunction with the company’s plug and play LNK2 WiFi module with its local internet, WiFi hotspot and Bluetooth functionality. This upgrade will give users cost-effective flexible remote management of commercial landscape and sports turf irrigation installations through the company’s versatile IOS App for iPhone and iPad. The Android version of the App will follow in the near future. Using a robust connection via the accessory slot, LNK2 WiFi enables the selected controller to be paired with the App to take advantage of many advanced water management features and conservation benefits. These include setting up and scheduling irrigation programs, editing start times and frequency, employing customised watering schedules for individual zones, setting rain delays based on local weather data, making seasonal irrigation adjustments and watering manually. Typically, the combined power of LNK2 Wi-Fi, and the App provides remote access to the ESP-LXIVM Pro controller with its 240 irrigation station capability and up to 40 different irrigation programs. With the ESP-LXME2, the user can remotely customise capacity between 12 – 48 stations and take advantage of the Pro version’s flow management capabilities. A complementary development enables existing users of the first generation of the ESP-LXME controller to upgrade to the greater functionality of the ESP-LXME2. All that is required is a simple low cost replacement of the original front panel. Swapping is straightforward and can be undertaken without tools by the user or a contractor. Aside from taking advantage of LNK2 WiFi and the Rain Bird App, there are many other benefits associated with upgrading to ESP-LXME2. It has a large backlit LCD screen and simplified intuitive operation. Users have greater freedom to plan irrigation schedules with irrigation program options increased from 4 to 40. n www.rainbird.eu