Irrigation Controller With Removable Station Modules

An irrigation control system comprising:

• a base assembly;
• a plurality of station modules, at least two of which being interchangeable with each other;
• a microprocessor housed in said base assembly;
• a plurality of slots disposed in said base assembly, each of said plurality of slots shaped to receive one of said plurality of station modules;
• an electrical interface associated with each of said plurality of slots and connectable to a station module;
• an electrical pathway providing an electrical connection between said microprocessor and each electrical interface;
• a power source disposed on said base assembly;
• said power source providing energy to each electrical interface suitable for operating a solenoid when said electrical interface is connected to a station module.

An irrigation controller system comprising:

• a housing;
• a collection of individual modules, each individual module connectable to a plurality of watering stations;
• a plurality of slots disposed in said housing, each of said slots shaped to receive a portion of one of said individual modules;
• at least two individual modules of said collection of individual modules being interchangeable with each other;
• a microprocessor disposed in said housing and having an electrical pathway to each of said plurality of slots;
• said microprocessor having software with which to sense an insertion of a module into any of said plurality of slots;
• said microprocessor having software with which to program a watering schedule based on said sensing of an insertion of a module into any of said plurality of slots.