Irrigation Controller
The controller was developed and tested in Malta, a Mediterranean island with a very hot summer climate, where irrigation systems must withstand intense sun and high evaporation.
The Picapot Controller combines traditional functionality with original features:
- Real-time clock with optional automatic daylight saving, geolocation-based sunrise/sunset, fractional timezone support, leap year handling, and calibration.
- Four watering modes: Fixed time, sunrise/sunset automatic, sunrise/sunset advanced, and fixed interval. Duration can range from 15 seconds to 1 hour. Optional automatic seasonal adjustment of duration and watering interval.*
- Skip watering based on soil moisture (requires an external soil moisture sensor).
- Manual watering with a timer for immediate valve control.
- Frost protection: Skip watering at low temperatures to protect the plants and the valve.
- Boost watering during heatwaves.
- Temperature display in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- Daily minimum and maximum temperature and moisture recording.
- Logging of date, time, and duration of the last six waterings.
*Season is determined based on day length. This works well in most regions, but may be less accurate near the equator or the poles.
Irrigation Controller User's Manual
picapot-328-irrigation-controller-users-manual.pdf (PDF, 1.37 MB)