Irrigation Control

Customer: Smith Turf and Irrigation
Cypress product: Chameleon CTM-15X Modem
Results: A CTM-15X Modem is used to provide reliable remote access to site equipment regardless of weather conditions. For irrigation applications, the Toro Sentinel system provides a full-featured monitoring/control system consisting of equipment and software for specialized irrigation operations. Remote monitoring/control of an irrigation system can be established by using a CTM-15X Modem together with the Toro Sentinel system.

• Reduce the need for site visits by technicians
• Remotely analyze irrigation operation data
• Remotely modify daily operations for efficient system usage
• Manage irrigation operations of several remote sites from a single central control computer

An irrigation field controller monitors the digital and analog parameters of irrigation equipment and controls such equipment via control signals issued from a computer connected to it via a communication link (i.e. serial RS232 port).

The Chameleon Modem provides 24/7 remote wireless access to the Toro irrigation control equipment.

A Chameleon Modem is connected directly to a Toro Sentinel irrigation field controller via a serial RS232 link. The Chameleon Modem is configured in packet assembly and disassembly (PAD) mode to send serial port data from the field controller over the Internet, and vice-versa. The Toro Sentinel Central Software application is run on a central computer and communicates with the field controller over a high-speed wireless link via the modem’s IP address.