Glossary - Rain Bird ESP-MC Serie Manual De Operación

Glossary

circuit board
One of the etched, copper clad sheets of insulating material onto which electronic components and terminals are
assembled. Controllers contain circuit boards.
controller
A device that activates the field solenoid valves.
CPU board
The central processing unit (CPU) circuit board inside the controller.
Cycle + Soak TM
A feature that allows you to conserve water that might puddle in tight soils (such as clay) or end up as runoff on
slopes. Cycle + Soak lets you break up the total watering time of a station into shorter cycles with a soak time
TM
between cycles.
default setting
The start-up settings for the controller. The default settings cannot be changed.
ESP-MC
An 8-, 12-, 16-, 24-, 28-, 32-, 36-, or 40-independent station controller that is a stand-alone unit, but is upgradable
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to a satellite controller linked to Maxicom .
ESP-SAT and ESP-SITE-Satellite
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A controller that can operate as a stand-alone unit or as a satellite controller linked to Maxicom .
GPM
Gallons per minute.
hardwire
Communication cable used to transmit data between devices.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
The illuminated display used on the faceplate of most controllers.
manual
Requires user input, rather than being automatically performed by the PC program.
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