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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2010
Jonathan I. Marsters, San Diego, CA (US);
Harvey J. Nickerson, San Diego, CA (US);
Sundarraj Karthikeyan, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas H. Callison, Escondido, CA (US);
Steven A. Hollington, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Darin K. Price, San Diego, CA (US);
Jonathan I. Marsters, San Diego, CA (US);
Harvey J. Nickerson, San Diego, CA (US);
Sundarraj Karthikeyan, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas H. Callison, Escondido, CA (US);
Steven A. Hollington, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Darin K. Price, San Diego, CA (US);
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and programming chart having viewable indicia thereon for programming a decoder-based controller is disclosed. The programming chart comprises a specific portion comprising a station number area for one or more stations being controlled by a decoder-based irrigation controller, a decoder address area adapted to receive an entry indicating an address of a decoder being associated with each of the one or more stations and a plurality of other information areas for each of the one or more stations to receive information pertaining to each of the one or more stations. Furthermore, a method is provided for programming a decoder-based irrigation controller comprising associating a decoder unit with at least a first station, removing a decoder address indicator provided with the decoder unit and recording the decoder address indicator onto a programming chart onto an area designated for a decoder address associated with the first station.