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OwnerThomas Henry Runge, Bruce Martin Downie +1inventors
InventorsThomas Henry Runge, Bruce Martin Downie, Michael Henry Runge
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An environmental sensor system that communicates sensor data to a receiving unit using wireless means such as a radio frequency signal. The receiving unit interfaces with a controllable system, possibly affecting its operation. This arrangement allows one or more sensor and transmitter units to be remotely mounted at a distance from the receiver, without regard to installation complications that often result with a hardwired type units. In the preferred embodiment, an irrigation system is interfaced wirelessly with an environmental sensor such as a rain sensor. The rain sensor is contemplated such that in the event of sufficient rainfall, a wireless signal is transmitted to the receiver unit, which in turn interfaces with an irrigation controller resulting in the cessation of watering cycles until the sensor system provides another wireless directive to resume watering.
An atmospheric precipitation sensor system for deactivating the timed preprogrammed watering cycle of an irrigation system, regardless of the level of moisture in the soil, said irrigation system including a controller responsive to control information for affecting the operation of the associated irrigation system, said atmospheric sensor system comprising:
A sensor system for an irrigation system having a timed preprogrammed watering cycle controller, said sensor system comprising:
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