Projects and Stuff

Sunday, September 9, 2018

8 Sept 2018 - "old" opensprinkler

I ordered a replacement LCD display for the v1.0 opensprinkler controller today.

This LCD 1602 display is not compatible with the v1.0 opensprinkler. The display is a 1602 but it has a few more bells and whistles that v1.0 does not support. But this display can be used on v2.3 opensprinkler! So I have a spare display for that unit.

8 Sept 2018 - irrigation controller

Checked the controller this morning and it works like it should. The software interface is pretty easy to use. Problem I have with the software on the controller, is that it requires outside network access to function. If your internet connection is down, no controller.

7 Sept 2018 - Opensprinkler 2.3 installed and ready for service

I had a little free time today so I removed the opensprinkler v1.0 and replaced it with opensprinkler v2.3.

Setup of the irrigation controller is very easy and straight forward, took about 10 minutes to get all 4 zones and the programs configured. The weather feature is very handy.

7 Sept 2018 - irrigation controller replacement

On 2 Sept 2018 I ordered a replacement irrigation controller. The old controller stopped working and would not reset. It eventually did later that night but I had already ordered the new irrigation controller.

I received the unit today and will hopefully be able to install this evening.

3 Sept 2018 - irrigation controller

After reading the tech data for the ver 1.0 opensprinkler irrigation controller, I was able to do a hardware reset of the device. That resets NVM so that the device will use DHCP among other options. After that it was a piece of cake to setup and get it back to being useful. I still need to replace the faulty LCD.

2 Sept 2018 - replacement irrigation controller

I purchased a version 1.0 OpenSprinkler kit in 2011. It has been working just fine during all of that time. But today for whatever reason, it no longer is accessible via the web interface and the LCD is non functional, making local access a non starter. So I checked the OpenSprinkler website and decided to purchase the Opensprinkler 2.3.