BlueSpray User Manual ()
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1. To Date Decem ber 31 Percentage 100 Be e Season Name Enter the name you wish to call this season e From date The date the season begins e To date The date the season ends e Percentage Water budget for this season The percentage applies to the run time configured For example if you set to run 100 for the summer and 50 for the fall and each zone to run for 10 minutes then the controller will run the full 10 minutes in the summer and only 5 minutes in the fall season A percentage ending with a 5 will be PP PDFmyURL com rounded up i e 55 means that it will run for 6 minutes 4 Schedules Click Settings tab Click the Schedules tab You can start times and watering frequency here Schedule Settings Run Name 5 minute at 7AM Start Time 7 00 AM fe Run Program 5minuterun Apply to Season All seasons 2 Active Yes No AUN Interval Runon Even days O Odd days OM Fl Every day Week days Effective on Tue 11 19 2013 2S a Run Name Enter the name you wish to call this watering run You should enter unique names to avoid confusion PP PDFmyURL com e Start Time Enter the time of day when you want to start watering e Run Program Select a program that you want to start at this time e Apply to Season Select a season that you want this run to run in By default a run is applied to all seasons or year round e Active Select Yes t2. Service mode after 30 seconds has elapsed In Service mode the controller temporarily sets intself to Stand Alone mode with SSID bluespray PP PDFmyURL com V VI no encryption no passphrase as it just comes out of the box This allows any one service technician to access it from his or her mobile device and set manual runs to turn on valves only He she cannot make any modification to any of the settings When the switch goes back to the up postion from Service mode the controller will go back the NORMAL mode again e Reset Reset to DEFAULT mode When the switch slides to the down position and then up again in less than 30 seconds the controller will reset itself to DEFAULT mode as in default network settings only This mode helps the user to find the controller again in the case he she may have input the wrong network wifi settings or the router s wifi info might have changed or lost In this mode the user can locate the controller again Trouble Shooting Symptom 1 Check to see if the controller is on The Green LED should be on Can t find bluespray 2 Check to see if the controller has booted If all 3 LEDs are stuck on all the time contact support 1 Check your wiring Make sure they re not loose 2 If you have a Master Valve make sure you set Master Valve to Yes in Setting gt Operations 3 Make sure the controller status is On If it s in Standby click on the power button If it s in a check your
3. bluespray network and connect to it There is no password 2 Once connected to bluespray you will not have access to the internet temporarily enter http 192 168 1 1 in your PP PDFmyURL com browser You should now be able to see the BlueSpray UI gt 192 168 1 1 4 al a ay dt y i p ik j DIUC opady a Status Connection Status Comnectod Controller Status a Controller Time O Mon Nov 18 2013 03 06 15 Today s Runs FA None Current Season Year round 100 ii Setup Configurations P PDFmyURL com 1 Zones stations Azone or station is a collection of sprinkler heads grouped together to water a part of your lawn A typical irrigation system has multiple zones It s very simple and intuitive to configure zones with BlueSpray UI Click Lawn View tab Click on the sprinkler head icon from the upper right corner of the Ul and drag it onto the lawn You can place it to the approximate location of where the real Zone is on your property The zones will be named in the order that they re added If you ve added more zones than you need simply drag the zone icon to the trash can icon on the upper right corner of the lawn When the trash can background color turns red drop the icon and it will be deleted from the lawn P PDFmyURL com LS J i Se jaiai Lawn view a i wi wee ae Connection Status Connected Controller Status PI al ee ee oe
4. the job When you see the orange LED on the controller blinking it means you d need to sync e Enable login Select Yes if you would like to restrict access to your controller e Login Name If login is enabled enter the login or username that you want to login as a Password If login is enabled enter the password for the login name above e Connect the controller to the internet Click on the button A Wifi Networks popup will appear and the controller will scan for nearby Wifi networks Clicking on the Scan button and the controller will scan again Otherwise select your home wireless network and click OK Your network SSID will be Avallable Networks entered automatically Note Please make sure that you have good wifi signal O pluespray rp al RE where the controller is located before performing this BlueSpray_XT all aa task If your wifi signal is not strong we recommend BlueSpray E using a better router or a range extender PP PDFmyURL com 9 Administration Click Settings tab Click the Administration tab This is where you perform system administrative tasks Maintenance Firmware Version v1 1 Firmware update Firmware file Browse No file selected amp Restart Controller e Firmware update We will periodically provide new firmware image to fix bugs or add new features To perform firmware update just download the firmware image from our support websit
5. BlueSpray User Manual Introduction BlueSpray is a wifi web based irrigation controller BlueSpray allows the user to control and program irrigation schedules remotely from any computer tablet or smart phone with an internet browser There is no software or app to install BlueSpray controller can be used in new instalation or replace any existing irrigation controller The base BlueSpray controller supports 8 zones or Stations One single BlueSpray controller can support up to 24 residential and 128 zones commcercial with expander boards ll Installations Note BlueSpray controller is designed to be mounted indoor only Outdoor mounting can be done with proper weather proof case Please contact us if you require outdoor mount case i Controller Mounting 1 Mount 2 large screws provided into the wall Use anchor if needed Leave about 1 8 inch between the screw head and the wall They should be 5 inches apart Use a leveler to make sure that they re horizontally leveled 2 Hang BlueSpray controller onto the 2 screws Once in the controller should slide down and settle onto the screws 3 Open the controller access door Use the 3rd screw to secure the controller in place ii Controller Wiring Note Aflat screw driver is needed for all wire terminals P PDFmyURL com Oa fF Wh Ja Connect valve wires to the zone terminals marked 1 through 8 a The order or the zones are from left to right top to
6. ains opened for any reason the controller will attempt to close it again and again until it closes The time elapsed between tries is the same number of minutes for Close after and one minute if Close at is configured 6 Operations Click Settings tab Click the Operations tab Configure BlueSpray controller behavior P PDFmyURL com Operation Settings Controller Settings Master Valve Delay watering days Bypass Rain Sensor RiGee No Stack runs Yes No Heartbeat interval hours 24 Ec Lawn Settings Lawn picture URL Zone text color Yellow e Master Valve Select Yes if you have a master valve installed e Delay watering Temporarily suspends all watering for X number of days The controller will count down this value each day until it reaches 0 then all scheduled runs will resume as normal While in delay mode you still can water manually e Bypass Rain Sensor In the event that the rain sensor malfunction or not operating properly you can bypass the rain sensor reading and resume all scheduled runs PP PDFmyURL com e Stack runs In Stack mode overlapping runs will be rescheduled to be run sequentially Otherwise they will be run in parallel Note that if you run concurrent runs you may not have enough pressure to water your lawn properly Residential system should say yes stack here e Lawn picture Change the lawn picture If you don t like the default pi
7. bottom b If your controller has more than 8 zones it will have one or more expander boards underneath the main board c Caution do not connect your valve wire to the 1st terminal on the expander board This terminal should already be occupied by a 24 VAC power wire Use the terminals marked 1 through 8 instead Connect master valve wire if applicable to the terminal marked M Connect common wire to the terminal marked COM Connect sensor wires rain door to the appropriate terminals Polarity does not matter here Route all wires through the bottom of the controler and close the access door Connect power wire from the power supply Supplied to the 24V and COM terminals PP PDFmyURL com 7 Make sure the reset switch is at the up NORMAL position 8 Plug in the power supply Note that the green power indicator light should stay on 9 The controller will boot You will see that the status amber indicatior light stays solid for a few seconds Wait until the status light starts blinking The controller has booted up You are now ready to connect to the controller ii Garage Door Kit Wiring If you purchased the Garage Door Kit read on If not you can skip this section 1 Close the garage door Locate a spot on your garage door frame where you can easily mount the door sensor The sensor consists of a switch with wire terminal and a magnet The piece with the wire terminal is mounted on the garage door frame The mag
8. cture lawn you can change it here The picture must be in variant of 4x3 aspect ratio and at least 800 pixels wide and 600 pixels in height This must be a URLof the hosted picture There are many sources where you can get the lawn pictures from 1 From our collection of home images http www blues pray net lawns 2 Take an aerial view picture of your own property drone 3 Take a snap shot of google earth or screen shot of google map You must host the image yourself There are many picture hosting service on the internet facebook google flickr etc e Zone text color If the default text color black of the zone does not stand out in your lawn picture you can change it here 7 Weather Click Settings tab Click the Weather tab Cancel water runs based on weather forecast Note your controller must be running in Internet mode and has access to the internet Also you must register your controller online in order to activate this feature If your controller has not been registered you will see a Register button on this screen Click the Register button and a registration popup will appear Registering your controller with us will enable additional features such as 1 Weather forecast configuration 2 Access your controller remotely through our web site without having to set up DNS PP PDFmyURL com Controller location Address City State Select State hd Zipcode Account Info Use existi
9. de i aa l l ay Controller Time sd Fri Dec 06 2013 04 25 53 PM Today s Runs E ji iL Eai Aba eb eee gt Current Season Year round 10025 You can water a particular zone immediately by clicking on the Zone icon on the lawn A popup dialog will appear P PDFmyURL com Water now Enter the number of minutes you wish to water this zone Water for 0 Ey minutes K Cancel You can rename the zone by right clicking press and hold for tablet on the zone icon on the lawn A popup dialog will appear e Name Enter the name you wish to call this zone a Active Enable disable the zone If No is selected the zone is disabled lt will not water until Yes is selected You can use this feature to prevent a zone from watering in the event that one of the heads might experience a Name Zone 1 some problem for example Active ves ty p p OK Cancel Aa sometimes when using a tablet you might inadvertently drag a zone when you tab on it To prevent inadvertent dragging just click on the button on the upper right corner of the lawn Toggling it will enable disable dragging BlueSpay will water all zones by the order that they are added If you would like to run them in a different order click on the EZ icon on upper right corner of the lawn A popup dialog will appear PP PDFmyURL com You can re arrange the order by dragging the zones in the order tha
10. e PP PDFmyURL com http www blues pray net support html Click on the latest firmware link under the Firmware Update section and save it to your computer Then upload the firmware image to the controller The process should take about two minutes At this time do not unplug the power from our controller It is recommended that you perform this task using a computer e Restart Controller Reboot the controller iii Calendar View It is useful to see if and when your programs run You can take a peek of future next 7 days scheduled runs here P PDFmyURL com Lawn view Settings 707180 7007180 700718 fam sam gam 10am 11am 12pm ipm 2pm apm From Tue 11 19 to Mon 11 25 Ea Click on the a button to advance another 7 days PP PDFmyURL com iv History Report BlueSpray controller records and stores all run times for up to one year Use this screen to track your water usage You can view your water history for the Past 7 days or Past 30 days or Last week or Last month The left column represents the number of minutes your controller waters each day Historical data is stored locally on the controller for up to one year s worth of data P PDFmyURL com Lawn view Settings Calendar Show History for Past 7 days 175 150 125 100 fo aa 11 12 11 13 11 14 11 15 11 16 Wty 11 18 v Status Panel PP PDFmyURL com e Connection Status Show
11. e exclusive and in lieu of all other terms warranties or conditions express or implied This limited warranty does not apply to conditions resulting fr om failure to follow directions improper or unsafe installation or use modification negligence hazard accident or the like Further to the fullest extent allowed by law Avidz LLC also excludes for itself and its suppliers any liability whether based in tort or contract including negligence for property damage of any kind for monetary loss of any kind or any other damage harm or loss from use of this product and further limits its liability to r epair replacement or refund of the original purchase price paid at the option of Avidz LLC P PDFmyURL com
12. if you have configured a door sensor Note Clicking on the will open close the door manually When opened you will see an additional button Click this button to change the time you want to close the door When the PP PDFmyURL com door is opened the panel will show the time that the door is scheduled to close If you wish to change the close time i e to buy more time click on the Ea button a Extend Door time popup will appear Close door at The time you wish to close the door effective on current day only Close door at 5 28 PM 2 today V Indicators i LED indicators There are 3 status LEDs on the left side of the controller e Green Power status This LED should always be lit when there is power to the controller e Blue Data status This LED will blink when it communicates with another wifi device e Amber o Solid The controller is booting o Blink Attention is needed The controller s time is not synced If in Stand Alone mode just connect to the controller and time will be synced automatically If in Internet mode the controller cannot get the time from the internet possibly not able to connect to your wireless router o Off The controller is operating normally ii Reset switch The slide switch is located under the status LEDs There are 2 positions that the switch can be in e Up NORMAL mode e Down SERVICE mode When the switch is at the down position the controller will go into
13. net piece is mounted on the garage door it self to be aligned with the wire terminal piece Note The door sensor pieces must be no further than 1 inch apart when the door is closed Once secured try open and close the garage door to make sure that the sensor doesn t get knocked out of its place 2 Power the controller off by removing the AC adapter out of the AC socket Connect the 2 wire from the door sensor to the Door sensor terminal on the controller PP PDFmyURL com 3 Connect 2 wire from the Door Switch relay s terminal located on the controller to either the garage door switch or the terminals on the garage door motor itself 4 Power on the controller Connect to the controller UI Click on Settings gt Sensors Click on either one of the lock buttons of the Door Sensor field to select either Close at or Close after option and click on Save You should see a Door Sensor status on the Status Panel 5 Test the Door Switch relay by clicking on the garage door button on the Status Panel and observe if your garage door opens closes on demand 6 Test the Door Switch relay by clicking on the garage door button on the Status Panel and observe if your garage door opens closes on demand ll BlueSpray GUI i Connect to BlueSpray You can use a computer laptop with wifi or tablet to perform these tasks For the first time a computer or laptop is recommended 1 From your computer go to wireless settings Find
14. ng account Name E mail Password Confirm Password e Controller location Enter your address We need this information to extract weather data from NOA a Account Info Enter your name email and a password to create an account with BlueSpray You will need this information to log into your BlueSpray account If you already have created an account just click on the Use PP PDFmyURL com existing account box and enter your account info email and password Once registered you should be able to edit the Weather Settings Weather Settings Do not water if Chance of rainis atleast 50 fal Ho Extend rain forecast to 24 ea hris Temperature is less than 48 a F Wind speed is greater than 15 cS mph a Chance of rain is at least Do not water if there is a good chance of rain s Extend rain forecast to Look X number of hours further into the forecast PP PDFmyURL com e Temperature is less than Do not water if it s too cold a Wind speed is greater than Do not water if it s too windy Note Our forecast weather is obtained from NOAA It is only a forecast based on zipcode and may not be accurate or reflect the true weather condition at your property Use it as a guideline only BlueSpray is not responsible for the accuracy of the forecast System Click Settings tab Click the System tab Configure system and security information P PDFmyURL com gt ystem Settings Controller name Bl
15. o keep this run active A No selection means this run will not run at all a Run Interval Configure how often you want to use this run 1 Even days Run on even days of the month only 2 Odd days Run on odd days of the month only 3 Every X days Run on every X number of days where X is a number 4 Weekdays Run of certain day s of the week e Effective on The date this run starts to take effect This setting is useful for Every X days run For example if you wish to set up arun every 2 weeks but must be froma Tuesday you would set this run to skip every 13 days to be effective on a Tuesday 5 Sensors Click Settings tab Click the Sensors tab If you installed a rain and or door sensor you can configure it here P PDFmyURL com Sensor Settings Rain Sensor Sensor type NO NC oa oor Sensor Close after minutes 10 a ea Close at eel Please consult your rain sensor user manual to see what type of sensor you have Entering the wrong information may affect the operation of your BlueSpray controller e Rain Sensor type Select either one of 1 NO Normally Opened rain sensor 2 NC Normally Closed rain sensor a Door Sensor You can select either one of FP PDFmyURL com 1 Close after Close the door automatically X minutes has past since it opens 2 Close at At this time of day close the door automatically if it is opened Note When the controller closes the door and if the door rem
16. rain sensor configuration Zone does not water 1 Check your wifi range If the signal is weak at the controller consider using a wifi range extender 2 You may have entered the wrong wifi info passphrase Set the controller to DEFAULT mode and Can t find controller in Internet mode l re configure the network settings 1 Did you set up Port Forwarding correctly Can t access the controller l l l 2 If your controller changes its public IP address too often change the Heartbeat interval to a lower rom the internet number The controller does not 1 Check your program schedule and season settings Also use Calendar view to see when the ater as scheduled controller will water to get an idea how your schedules are laid out Warranty Warranty and Disclaimer Avidz LLC warrants to the original purchaser of product that it will be free from defect in material or workmanship under normal intended use for a period of 1 year from the installation date This limited warranty is non transferable and limited to repair or replacement of product at the option of Avidz LLC The warranty is not extended by repair or replacement of product This is the only PP PDFmyURL com warranty applicable to product The duration of any implied warranty applicable to product is limited to the 1 year duration of this express warranty Limitations to Liability To the fullest extent allowed by law the aforementioned warranty and remedies ar
17. s whether your browser is connectd to the controller a Controller Status o On The controller is on and operating normally o Standby The controller is on standby All watering activities are suspended indefinitely o Delayed The controller is on All watering activities are suspended temporarily Note Clicking on the Power button will toggle the controller to either on or standby The delayed state is entered when a rain sensor is installed and is active or when manual delay is set a Controller s Time Shows current controller time At 4 41 00 PMO Note Clicking on the Sync button will synchronize the controller s time to your browser s time Time synchronization is done automatically You seldom need to do this Winter 20 e Today s Runs Shows runs that are scheduled for today Click on the button will show you the details of the run Click on the button will cancel the run o Grey color not yet run o Green color currently running o Gressed cut grey coter already ran o Gressed eutredceeter cancelled run Note To start a manual run click on the faucet icon e Current Season Shows current season and water budget for this season a Rain Sensor Shows current status of the rain sensor This panel only shows if you have configured a rain sensor o Inactive the rain sensor is dry o Active the rain sensor is wet or triggered a Door Sensor Shows current status of the door sensor This panel only shows
18. t you want them Sort watering order to run No need to re wire the controller Drag zone s to proper order t Zone 1 t Zone 2 t Zone 3 t Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 2 Programs Click Settings tab Click the Programs tab A program is a set of run times of all the zones You can add as many program as you like PP PDFmyURL com Program Settings Program Name New Program Aun times minutes Zone 1 o B Zone2 jo B Zoea o0 B Zone 4 o B Zones o fm Zone6 0 fm ey Click on the New button to create a new program You can name your own program and enter the number of minutes you wish to program your zone to water It is required that all program names are unique to avoid confusion e Program Name Enter the name you wish to call this program e Run times Number of minutes to water for each zone PP PDFmyURL com Once you re satisfied with your input click on Save to commit your changes BlueSpray does not limit the number of programs you can have You can create as many programs as you like Click on Save to save all of your changes 3 Seasons Click Settings tab Click the Seasons tab You can setup different seasons or period of times to tailor to your watering needs P PDFmyURL com Season Settings season Name Year round From Date January 1
19. ueSpray Demo Wifi Settings Operating Mode Internet Network SSID bluespray rp Encryption WPA2 PSK A Key i lime Settings Time zone US Eastern NTP servers 0 north america pool ntp c 1 horth america pool ntp c Security Settings Enable login Login Name admin jn e Controller Name Name you want your controller to appear e Operating Mode Select either Stand alone or Internet mode e Network SSID Select the SSID of the wireless network to join If in Stand alone mode the SSID of the controller s wifi SSID e Encryption Select the type of encyption of the wireless network e Key Enter the key or passphrase of the wireless network PP PDFmyURL com Time zone Select the time zone of your property s location e NTP servers Enter the time servers so that the controller can get time from It is best to leave these as is unless you know what you re doing Note In Internet mode the controller will obtain system time from the internet and automatically adjusts for Daylight Saving time In Stand Alone mode the controller will automatically sync to the browser of the device that you re using to connect This event is done once when the controller boots up but can t get on the internet After syncing the controller will run on its own In the event of power loss the cotroller s clock will need to be synced Just connect to the controller via any borwser will do
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