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US 6,088,621 AGranted
Portable apparatus for rapid re-programming of irrigation controllers
AssigneeHunter Industries, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Woytowitz, Michael J. McGrady
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AssigneeHunter Industries, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Woytowitz, Michael J. McGrady
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An irrigation control system including an irrigation controller, a portable data shuttle, and a personal computer. The user creates a watering program comprising watering schedules by using a graphical user-friendly interface of the personal computer. The watering program is then downloaded into the portable data shuttle. The portable data shuttle is coupled to an irrigation controller and a first watering schedule is downloaded from the portable data shuttle into the irrigation controller in a matter of seconds. At a later time, the data shuttle automatically downloads a second watering schedule replacing the first schedule, thereby updating the irrigation programming. For example, a new watering schedule may be automatically downloaded at preselected intervals to accommodate the changing seasons. The portable data shuttle includes voltage regulation circuits so that it can receive power from either the personal computer or the irrigation controller. The invention avoids the time consuming task of programming and re-programming an irrigation controller directly. Where numerous controllers are involved, the invention allows each to be programmed and reprogrammed in a matter of seconds instead of the usual ten to fifteen minutes per controller.
An irrigation control system comprising:
A portable irrigation program transfer unit comprising:
A method of programming an irrigation controller, comprising:
A method of programming an irrigation controller, comprising:
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