Irricloud Documentation

Local Controller Management

While almost all management operations (programming, starting and stopping watering, etc) are performed through the web portal at https://irricloud.com sometime it is necessary to perform simple operations while standing in front of the controller. The following table describes the management functions available through the controllers display.

The display generally shows two lines of text and has four control buttons: Up, Down, Back, Select. When the system is rebooting, the display will (temporarily) show Restarting. The display stays lit for a few minutes, then starts slowly scrolling the text, then goes dark. Pushing any button when the display is scrolling or dark will cause it to relight.

The Up and Down buttons allow you to move through options for the current Menu item. Select chooses an option and goes deeper into the menu, while Back allows you to pop back up a level. The following table shows how the Menu navigation is structured when in Watering mode.

Menu (shows zone numbers currently running and waiting)

Description

Sub-Menu

IP Address

If the controller is connected to the internet this will display an IPv4 address like 192.168.0.12. Otherwise, it will display No IP Settings.

Zones

Allows specific zones to be turned on or off.

Zones (shows zone numbers currently running and waiting)	Description
Zone 1	Selects zone named Zone 1 and goes to Zone Select Menu (see below).

Zone n	Selects zone named Zone n and goes to Zone Select Menu (see below).

Programs

Allows existing programs to be started or stopped.

Programs (shows zone numbers currently running and waiting)	Description
Program 1	Selects program named Program 1 and goes to Program Select Menu (see below).

Program n	Selects program named Program n and goes to Program Select Menu (see below).

Stop All Zones

Turns off all zones on the controller

Really Stop All Zones?	Description
No	Cancels Stop All Zones and returns to Menu
Yes	Stops all zones that are running and returns to Menu

Test Zone

The first push starts the first zone running. Successive pushes stop the running zone and start the next zone until all zones have been run and stopped.

Reconfigure

Switches the controller from watering mode to configuration mode. The controller will reboot and start broadcasting IrricloudAP allowing it to be connected to a new network.

Really Reconfigure?	Description
No	Cancels Reconfigure and returns to Menu
Yes	Reboots controller into Configuration mode

Power Cycle

This has the same effect of removing the wires powering the controller. It will reboot the controller and all extender boxes.

Bounce Power?	Description
No	Cancels power cycle request and returns to Menu
Yes	Power cycles the controller and all attached extender boards leading to a reboot. It does not affect power to the zones.

The following table shows how the Menu navigation is structured when in Zone Select Menu.

Zone n

Description

Sub-Menu

Stop

Stops Zone n if it is currently active.

Run

Prepares to start Zone n.

Zone n	Description
1	Runs zone for 1 minute

120	Runs zone for 120 minutes

The following table shows how the Menu navigation is structured when in Program Select Menu.

Program n	Description	Sub-Menu
Stop	Stops Program n if it is currently active.
Run	Starts Program n.

The following table shows how the Menu navigation is structured when in Configuration mode.

SSID: IrricloudAP

Description

Sub-Menu

http://10.0.0.1

Indicates that to configure the system you must join the IrricloudAP wireless access point and then open a browser and go to url: http://10.0.0.1

Power Cycle

This has the same effect of removing the wires powering the controller. It will reboot the controller and all extender boxes.

Bounce Power?	Description
No	Cancels power cycle request and returns to SSID: IrricloudAP menu
Yes	Power cycles the controller and all attached extender boards leading to a reboot. It does not affect power to the zones.