Rain8 Software Summary
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Software Version |
Golden Crater |
MCS Basic |
MCS Standard |
MCS Professional |
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HARDWARE INTERFACE |
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PC Interface |
Serial COM |
Serial COM |
Serial COM |
Serial COM, IP, xAP |
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X10 Interface |
2-way not supported |
ACK on Cmd |
Ack on Cmd or Poll |
Ack on Cmd or Poll, Test Buttons, Command Timing |
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Rain8Net and WiFi
Master Interfaces |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Multiple |
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Rain8 Net and
Wifi |
Itemize Units (Wifi by COM and not by IP) |
Itemize Units |
Itemize Units |
Itemize Units, Search, Command Timing, Communication Test, Command Buttons |
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Rain8 UPB |
No |
Yes, Itemize Units |
Yes, Itemize Units |
Yes, Itemize Units, Communication Test, Command Buttons |
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Rain8 X10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Rain8 X10-2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Rain8 Wireless |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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EPROM Programming |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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SCHEDULING |
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Control Strategy
(Program) |
Time, sunrise,sunset, day of week, or every 2nd,3rd,or 4th day |
Day of Week, Even-Odd, Interval |
Day of Week, Even-Odd, Interval, Calculated ET |
Day of Week, Even-Odd, Interval, Moisture Probe, Calculated ET |
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Zone Sequence
Control |
One Zone at a Time-selectable order |
One Zone at a Time in user-entered order |
One Zone at a Time in user-entered order |
One Zone at a Time One Zone per Area Multiple Zones External Control |
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Run Styles |
Zone to Zone |
Zone-to-Zone |
Zone-to-Zone Round Robin Inter-zone Delays |
Zone-to-Zone Round Robin Inter-zone Delays |
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Program Modes |
Automatic, Manual |
Automatic, Manual |
Automatic, Manual |
Automatic, Manual, Syringing |
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Program Start
Times |
5 including sunrise and sunset |
24 |
24 |
24 per program Sunrise/Sunset Offset Variable Duration |
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Areas (Program
Variants) |
No |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Month to Month
Time Adjustments |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Global Multi-zone
program adjustments |
By Percentage |
By Month |
By Month |
By Month, By Percentage |
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Scheduling
Restriction Setup |
No |
Day of Week, Even-odd Days, Between Hours |
Day of Week, Even-odd Days, Between Hours, Wind Speed, Temperature, Rainfall, Rain Forecast |
Day of Week, Even-odd Days, Between Hours, Wind Speed, Temperature, Rainfall, Rain Forecast, ET, External Discrete Inhibit Max Cycles Between Hours by Area Log Restriction |
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Pump Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Fertigation
Control |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Soil Moisture Determination |
No |
No |
ET Calculation |
Head Efficiency Adjustment, Crop Type Adjustment, ET Calculation Moisture Sensor |
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Evaptranspiration
Calculation |
No |
No |
Hourly Weather |
Historical Hourly Weather Weatherstation |
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Internet-based
Weather |
No |
No |
AWS, Weatherunderground, MSNBC, Weather.com |
AWS, Weatherunderground, MSNBC, Weather.com Selectable Download Method |
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Weatherstation-based
Weather |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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USER INTERFACE |
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Remote/Handheld
Control |
No |
X10 Powerline |
X10 Powerline, RF |
X10 Powerline, RF, PDA |
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Browser/Internet
Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Selectable HTTP port |
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Browser Style
Customization |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Graphical User
Interface |
No |
Yes |
Digital Pictures, Calendar-based history |
Digital Pictures, Calendar-based history and status, Current weather or other user-selected status devices |
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Touchscreen/Kiosk
User Interface |
No |
600x800 |
600x800 |
600x800 |
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Imperial and
Metric Display Units |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Control and
Status Browser Views |
By valve name, by valve |
Zone Status, General Status, Run Log Touchscreen UI |
Zone Status, General Status, Run Log, Run Projection, Touchscreen UI |
Zone Status, General Status, Run Log, Run Projection, Touchscreen UI |
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Scripting
Automation Interface |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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RECORDS and HISTORY |
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Wiring Color
Record |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Wire Harnesses |
No |
3 |
32 |
32 |
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Zone, Area, and
Site Digital Pictures |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Water Use
Accounting |
No |
No |
No |
Measured, Calculated |
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Soil Moistue
Trends |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Valve Activation
Logging |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Number of
Loadable Configurations |
0 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Historical
Database |
No |
No |
MS Access |
MS Access, SQL Server |
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Historical
Calendar |
No |
No |
Weather Items, Soil Moisture Level, RunTime, |
Weather Items, Soil Moisture Level, RunTime, Water Use, Fertigation |
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Annual Trend
Charts |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Daily Detail
Statistics |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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SAFETY and BACKUP |
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Redundancy / Hot
Backup |
No |
No |
No |
Self-Monitored Multiple PCs |
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Min and Max
Safety Intervals |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Communication
retry and failure recovery |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Email
Notification |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |