AGC DECODERS

An unconventional approach to conventional control, decoder installations continue to be one of the fastest growing forms of technology in irrigation management.

SURVEYOR SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating Systems: Windows XP©,
or 32-bit Vista Business® or Home Premium® Editions
• Max System Programs: Unlimited
• Stored, named adjustments: Unlimited
• Contingency Programs: Unlimited
• Maximum Field Controllers: 999
• Maximum stations: 102,897
• Scheduling: Manually entered or ET-based
• Flow Management: To station level; automated and graphed
• Graphics: Custom; raster (scan, photo) or vector or both
• Full functionality without graphics
• Unlimited selectable Layers with toggled visibility
• Built-in Map Editor with customizable Drawing Objects
• Built-in Task Scheduler: 100-year + advanced scheduling with pop-up notification
• Stored Historical Reports: 5 years minimum

 

A key advantage over conventional systems is that decoders use less wire for an overall irrigation system. That in turn means lower cost as well as quicker installation time and easier system diagnosis and repair if needed. Systems can be easily expanded – with minimal digging and disruption of landscaping – by adding in more decoders rather than running additional wires.

Surveyor™ and AGC enable you to take advantage of this cost-efficient approach with the two-wire decoder version of the controller. The new Institutional Commercial Decoder (ICD) Series is available in a choice of 1, 2, 4, or 6-station outputs, making it possible to run each head on an entire green with a single decoder. In all, decoders let you operate up to 99 stations out to 15,000’ (4.5 km) from a single controller, with reduced costs and only two wires to troubleshoot. Plus, you can even mix decoder controllers in with your conventional controllers, so they’re ideal for retrofit or partial re-dos.

AGC decoders include built-in surge suppression, color-coded wire connections, true independent station control, integrated earth grounding, programmable station addresses, two-way feedback to the controller with confirmation and status indication, and internal thermal circuit breakers. There’s even a two-way sensor decoder (ICD-SEN) that permits remote monitoring of distant rain, and other sensors over the two-wire path.