Flowmaster Details



 

Features & Benefits

The Flowmaster control series features the first commercially available irrigation control system based on the time proven Tucor Technology. This system relies on two wire communication with decoder simplicity. Over the past decade this technology has been successfully utilized in over 1500 irrigation applications world wide. No longer does the intelligence stop at the controller. The Flowmaster, with Tucor technology, provides true two way communication to the valve or sensor.

Retrofit/Renovation

  • Easily convert existing systems to Two-Wire
  • Additonal valves simply added: no new wires to run back to the clock
  • Expand the system up to 500 valves
  • Gain field access through a hand held transmitter
  • Remote operation and backups via included software
  • All the benefits of "New Construction", as show below

New Construction

  • Wire distance up to ten miles
  • Unlimited flexibility to field changes
  • The controller can be relocated anywhere along the two wire path
  • The system can grow as the site grows

The Flowmaster controls valves with signals sent through the two-wire.  Decoders, each having a unique Address, are connected between the two-wire and the valve.  When a decoder receives the signal telling it specifically to turn on, it draws power from the two-wire to enable the valve. Up to forty valves can be enabled simultaneously (controller-dependent). Major Flowmaster components are:

  • Valve capacities:
  • Decoders, LD-xxx, come in single or multi-station designs. Multi-station addresses are not "wasted" in the controller if they are not used.
  • Flow Sensors, FS-xxx, measure and record the flow rates.  Up to ten may be used, installed anywhere along the two-wire. Sensor Decoders, SD-100, interface the FS-100 to the controller.
  • Tucor Control Cable is specified for Flowmaster systems. It comes in multiple sizes and colors.
  • Surge protectors, SP-100, are installed at intervals along the two-wire, to safely dissipate lightning surges.

Remote operations may be performed using:

  • RMS software, which is included with every Flowmaster. Windows-based, RMS allows you to connect to the Flowmaster, thereby making changes to the installation and scheduling data, turning Stations and Schedules on or off, doing data backups, or collecting the Excel-based monitoring info.
  • Connections may be made directly (serial cable), via analog modem, or through the Internet. The Procom and COM are designed to require data changes with RMS; the TWC-NV may also be programmed directly at the controller.
  • RFA receivers, Fixed and Portable, and Handheld radios. Used for local line-of-sight field operations, RFAs allow you to turn Stations on and off.
  • Field Access Units may be plugged in at any spot on the the two-wire (using an FAB-100) to turn on and off Stations.

Retrofits are accomplished using:

  • CAM-25, which has 25 decoders built into it, allowing you to control 25 conventional valves. The CAM connects to the Flowmaster, and the CAM's 25 outputs are connected to the conventional wires already in place.
  • SC-25 and SC-50 conversion terminals allow you to transform your conventional wires to two-wire. A decoder is then installed at each valve.

New installaion or retrofits, the Flowmaster is a powerful and flexible option for your irrigation needs.