Pressure Sensing Irrigation Devices And Related Methods

A method of measuring water pressure at an irrigation device of an irrigation system operable to move fluid from a water source toward one or more water emitting devices to provide irrigation, the method comprising:

• at a pressure sensor mounted to the irrigation device to measure pressure of an interior of the irrigation system during an irrigation cycle to detect whether the irrigation system has a normal irrigation pressure condition or an abnormal irrigation pressure condition at the irrigation device, the pressure sensor having communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate with a remote device:
• receiving a signal from the remote device via the communication circuitry;
• measuring the pressure of the interior of the irrigation system responsive to the signal;
• and
• sending pressure data of the interior of the irrigation system to the remote device via the communication circuitry to indicate whether the irrigation system has the normal irrigation pressure condition or the abnormal irrigation pressure condition at the irrigation device.

An apparatus for detecting pressure of an irrigation system operable to move fluid from a water source toward one or more water emitting devices to provide irrigation, the apparatus comprising:

• communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with an irrigation device having a pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the irrigation system at the irrigation device;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the communication circuitry, the processor configured to:
• wirelessly send a first signal to the irrigation device via the communication circuitry to cause the pressure sensor to measure the pressure of the irrigation system at the irrigation device;
• and
• wirelessly receive a second signal from the irrigation device via the communication circuitry including pressure data of the irrigation system at the irrigation device, the pressure data indicating whether the irrigation system has a normal irrigation pressure condition or an abnormal irrigation pressure condition at the irrigation device.