Sentinel Central Control System
Category: Central control, Commercial field controllers
Application: Municipalities, Sports fields & grounds
The Sentinel® Central Control System is a powerful system that “stands guard” over large irrigation sites. It allows a user to control up to 999 field satellites from a remote location with a desktop or laptop. Sentinel Controllers feature an intuitive interface for easier standalone programming that incorporates a large backlit graphical display and shortcut buttons for frequently-used functions.
Sentinel uses true two-way communication via several different connectivity options to meet system requirements. The Sentinel Water Management System software package also includes iPhone® and iPad® connectivity for remote programming and alerts.
Highlights
- ET based watering, flow sensing and wireless soil sensing maximise system efficiency
- Control up to 999 field satellites for ultimate customisation and reliability
- Expanded wireless connectivity for remote programming and alerts
- Map-based feedback on system status
Features
Powerful Central Control
Sentinel Water Management Software (WMS) is a Microsoft® Windows-based program that allows users to control daily irrigation operations and scheduling from a powerful yet easy-to-use platform. With the ability to control up to 999 field satellites from one location, users have a water management tool that provides ultimate customisation and reliability.
New Controller Design
The completely redesigned Sentinel controller interface makes for easy standalone programming, incorporating a large backlit graphical display, shortcut buttons for frequently used functions, and one gigabyte of memory. All Sentinel controllers now come standard with an Ethernet connection and a connection for a wireless soil sensor receiver, making connections and upgrades easy.
Features For Water Management
Sentinel has several options for ET-based watering, flow sensing and wireless soil sensing, as well as the ability to create water usage reports with historical comparison maximise system efficiency. ET can be monitored from on-site weather stations or via Toro’s cloud-based Precision ET service. Controllers can also communicate with up to 16 Pro Series wireless soil sensors each, allowing for automation of irrigation based on the soil conditions for each program.
Distributed Programming
Each Sentinel controller is a fully intelligent unit with program data stored at both the field satellite and within the central computer. In the event a computer or master controller goes off line, there will be no loss of irrigation. True two-way communication allows programming changes to occur at the on-site field controller and uploaded to the central computer.
Expanded Wireless Connectivity
Sentinel uses true two-way communication via several different connectivity options that can be mixed and matched to meet system requirements, such as UHF radio, spread spectrum, and cellular. The Sentinel Water Management System software package also includes iPhone® and iPad® connectivity for remote programming and alerts.
Specifications
Power:
- Electrical input power – 240 VAC, 50 Hz
Number of Programs:
- 16 per Satellite
Number of Start Times:
- 8 per satellite
Surge Protection:
- 10Kv (10,000 volts)
Pedestal:
- Small wall mount, plastic pedestal
Output Power:
- 24 VAC, DC latching (2-wire)
Maximum Number of Satellites:
- 999
Maximum Stations Per Satellite:
- 204
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