Control system for an irrigation system

A graphical user interface for an irrigation system controller, the graphical user interface comprising:

• an irrigation zone list containing a number of irrigation zone listings for irrigation zones controlled by the irrigation system controller;
• an irrigation set list containing a number of irrigation set listings, each irrigation set listing containing information for at least one irrigation zone;
• an irrigation plan field displaying at least one irrigation plan to be implemented by the irrigation system controller, the irrigation plan comprising information for at least one irrigation zone or at least one irrigation set;
• drag and drop functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing to be dragged and dropped into any of the irrigation set listings;
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• drag and drop functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing or an irrigation set listing to be dragged and dropped into the irrigation plan to create irrigation steps within the irrigation plan.

A computer program stored on non-transitory computer readable medium for programming a computing device to implement a graphical user interface for an irrigation system controller, the computer program comprising:

• a code segment for displaying an irrigation zone list containing a number of irrigation zone listings for irrigation zones controlled by the irrigation system controller;
• a code segment for displaying an irrigation set list containing a number of irrigation set listings, each irrigation set listing containing information for at least one irrigation zone;
• a code segment for displaying an irrigation plan field displaying at least one irrigation plan to be implemented by the irrigation system controller, the irrigation plan comprising information for at least one irrigation zone or at least one irrigation set;
• a code segment for implementing drag and drop functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing to be dragged and dropped into any of the irrigation set listings;
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• a code segment for implementing drag and drop functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing or an irrigation set listing to be dragged and dropped into the irrigation plan to create irrigation steps within the irrigation plan.

A control system for controlling valves in an irrigation system, the control system comprising:

• a plurality of valve controllers for opening and closing the valves in the irrigation system;
• an irrigation system controller for controlling the valve controllers in accordance with an irrigation plan;
• a graphical user interface for allowing a user to interact with the irrigation controller and to create the irrigation plan, the graphical user interface comprising:
• an irrigation zone list containing a listing of irrigation zones of the irrigation system, each of the zones controlled by at least one of the valve controllers;
• an irrigation set list containing a listing of irrigation sets, each irrigation set listing containing information for at least one irrigation zone;
• an irrigation plan field displaying at least one irrigation plan to be implemented by the irrigation system controller, the irrigation plan including information for at least one irrigation zone or at least one irrigation set;
• functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing from the irrigation zone list to be copied into any of the irrigation set listings in the irrigation set list;
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• functionality that permits an irrigation zone listing or an irrigation set listing to be copied into the irrigation plan to create irrigation steps within the irrigation plan.