Irritrol IBOC300, IBOC100 User Manual

(3.) Programming by Remote Control.

The IBOC300 model can be progrmmed with the RCP8+
infered proframmer. Complete instructions that describe the
features and use of each model are included with the
RCP8+.

Note: you can set a manual irrigation at any time without
altering the program stored in the IBOC300. A remote
infered transmitted program will override a manual program.
Once the IBOC300 is programmed by the RCP8+, the
“Interval Light” and its manaul function is deactivated.

IMPORTANT: During the time that the IBOC300’s infrared
receptor is active, the infrared receptor will be sensitive to
strong sunlight, neon or other bright light sources. It is
imperative to proceed with transferring data from the remote
programmer to the unit itself in shade or subdued light.

• Good Infrared Reception – A successful transfer of
infrared data is acknowledged by 2 flashes of the “Interval
Light”.
If you do not see this acknowledgement, transfer the pro­gramming information again until the IBOC300 signals its
reception.

• Bad Infrared Reception – If you see lights #5, #4 and #2
flash one after the other during programming by the RCP
8, you need to start the programming sequence again.
This three-light flashing sequence either means you are
trying to transfer a program to unit with a different
address than the program number or that there is too
much light.

4. Cancel the Irrigation but Retain the Program

If you decide not to water because of rain or any other rea­son, but you don’t want to lose the program, simply
remove the IBOC from the valve. When you’re ready to
resume watering, slide it over the valve adapter and irriga­tion resumes at its scheduled time.

IMPORTANT: Removing the battery for longer than 2 min­utes erases the program in the IBOC The battery can easily
be changed in less than two minutes and all programming
is retained.

E. Trouble Shooting

1. Valve does not operate - Remove the IBOC from the auto­matic irrigation valve and operate the valve manually. If
valve does not open or close, disassemble valve and clean
and repair.

2. Valve operates manually but not electrically - The problem
may be a water pressure that is either too high or too low, a
damaged valve adapter or a bad battery. Check water pres­sure to insure you have between 1.4 and 10 Bars (10–150
PSI) of pressure. If pressure is okay, remove valve adapter
and insure its parts are free and not damaged. Replace as
necessary. If valve adapter is good, change the battery.

3. No response from IBOC unit. Check battery voltage which
should be between 6.2 and 4.2 VDC or try a different bat­tery if you have a volt meter. If the battery is okey, re-set
the IBOC by shorting the battery connector pins together
and then re-install the battery

F. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• Pressure limit: 10 Bars (150 PSI)

• Operating temperature: 0°–50°C (32–122°F)

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• Dimensions: 76 x 63 x 38 mm (3” x 2

• Weight: IBOC Controller - 150 g (5

⁄2” x 1 1⁄2”)

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⁄4 ounces)

Battery Assembly - 40 g (1 1⁄2 ounces)

G. Accessories

These accessories are available through your Irritrol Systems
dealer. They will allow you to adapt the IBOC to different
brands of automatic irrigation control valves.

• VA 12 - valve adapter for Irritrol, Hit, Galcon and Bermad
valves. (Supplied with IBOC models)

• VA 15 - valve adapter for Rain Bird valves.

• VA 20 - valve adapter for Nelson valves.

H. Warranty Information

Irritrol Systems warrants to its trade customers that its prod­ucts will be free from original manufacturing defects in materi­als and workmanship.

“One”

For the first year from the date of original sale, Irritrol Systems
offers “Hassle-Free” over the counter exchange of products
found to have original manufacturing defects.

“Five”

For years two through five from the date of original sale, Irritrol
Systems will repair or replace, without charge, all parts found
to have original manufacturing defects, provided the product is
returned at customer’s expense.
This warranty does not apply to loss or damage to the product
due to improper installation, abuse, alteration, mishandling,
accident, or if the product has been serviced by other than
Irritrol Systems or its authorized service centers. This warranty
is not a consumer warranty and does not extend to anyone
other than those trade customers who purchase Irritrol
Systems products. Irritrol Systems is not liable for failure of
products not manufactured by it even though such products
may be sold or used in conjunction with irritrol System prod­ucts. Irritrol Systems is not liable for indirect, incidental or con­sequential damages, including but not limited to vegetation
loss during periods of malfunction or resulting non-use. Irritrol
Systems is not liable for any loss or damage and property
damage resulting from installer’s negligence.
This warranty is the only warranty made by Irritrol Systems, and
replaces all other expressed or implied warranties including war­ranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

IBOC100 / 300

Individual Valve Controller

USER’S GUIDE

A. INTRODUCTION AND SET UP

IBOC100 Components

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1. Interval Button

2. Interval Light

3. Run Time Button

4. On Light

5. Off Light

6. Delay Start Button

7. Battery Assembly

8. Connector Pin

The following is a brief description of the IBOC components and
display elements. All models share similar components. The

IBOC300 has some different features. These features wil be
described in italics. Each of these features is explained in fur-

ther detail within this User’s Guide.

1. Interval Button -– Depressing this button sets the watering

frequency (interval). You can set the watering frequency for

1

⁄2 day (12 hours), 1 day, 2 days (every other day) or for

7 days.

1

⁄2 Day = one watering cycle every 12 hours

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• 1 Day = one watering cycle every day

• 2 Days = one watering cycle every other day

• 7 Days = one watering cycle every 7th day

IBOC300 Components

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1. Interval Button

2. Interval light

3. Run Time Button

4. On light

5. Off light

6. Ready Receive Button

7. Battery Assembly

8. Connector Pin

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© 2001 Irritrol Systems
Form # 373-0069 Rev. C

2. Interval Light - This light has several functions. The first

one is to acknowledge the input of the Interval Button use.
If you press the interval button once for a 1/2-day interval,
the light will flash once to acknowledge your input. It will
flash twice for a 1-day delay, three times for a 2-day delay
or four times for a 7-day delay.

3. Run Time Button - a) Depressing this button starts a water-

ing cycle and electrically opens the valve. b) Depressing the
button a second time ends the watering cycle and causes
the valve to close. The time that occurs between a and b is
stored as the run time of the valve.

4. On Light - This light has several functions. One function is

to acknowledge the beginning of a run time by flashing once
when the Run Time Button is pressed.

5. Off Light - This light has several functions also. One func-

tion is to acknowledge the end of a run time by flashing
once when the Run Time Button is pressed a second time.

6. Delay Start – (IBOC100 model only) Depressing this button

will delay the start time of an irrigation sequence by 0, 4, 8
or 12 hours. The delay is acknowledged by all three lights
(#2, #4 and #5) flashing, one sequence of flashing for 0
delay, two flashes for a 4-hour delay, three flashes for an 8­hour delay and four flashes for a 12-hour delay.

(6.)Ready Receive Button (IBOC300) – Depressing this button

enables the IBOC300 to receive an address via the infrared
signal from the RCP8 Remote Programmer. Lights #2, #4
and #5 will flash once simultaneously to acknowledge that
the IBOC300 is awake and ready to receive address informa­tion. After the Ready Receive button is pressed, the
IBOC300 stays “awake” for one minute waiting for a signal
from the remote programmer. If no signal is received during
this period, the IBOC300 turns its infrared receptor off to
conserve battery power.

Note: The IBOC300 wakes up every second to look for a
signal from the RCP8 +. It is only necessary to depress the
Ready Receive button to set an address.

7. Battery Assembly – A water-resistant, 6 VDC battery that

powers the IBOC100. The battery assembly mounts under
the IBOC100. The unit may be shipped with the BAT9VDC
battery adapter that accepts a 9 VDC alakaline battery.

8. Connector Pin – This connector contains silicon grease to

waterproof the battery connection. The battery assembly
can only be connected to the IBOC100 in the correct posi­tion.

CAUTION: Only depress the IBOC controller buttons with
the flat part of your finger. Using your fingernail or any
sharp object can puncture the waterproof membrane. Do
not try to open either the IBOC unit or the battery assem­bly as the waterproof membranes can be destroyed and
you will void the warranty.

B. Description

The IBOC100 is a waterproof automatic irrigation valve con­trol module. The IBOC100 is programmed manually while

the IBOC300 can be programmed manually or remotely with
the RCP8+ infrared programmer. It can be mounted to the

valve adapter of an automatic irrigation valve in the horizon­tal or vertical position. The program is stored in the
IBOC100’s memory for reliable operation. Battery life is one
to two seasons of irrigation, depending upon the amount of
irrigation during those seasons. Irritrol systems recom­mends replacing the battery annually to insure uninterrupted
operation during the irrigation season. The IBOC monitors
battery power and will not initiate a watering sequence if the
battery power falls below the level required to close the
valve. The program is stored in memory. The IBOC will
retain the program for two minutes without battery power to
allow time for changing the battery.

C. Set Up

1. Install the valve. The valve is marked with an arrow that
indicates the direction of water flow.

Note: Irritrol Systems recommends that a manual valve be
installed upstream of the automatic irrigation valve for ease
of any future maintenance of the valve.

2. Install the valve adapter. Remove the automatic valve’s
solenoid and install the valve adapter being careful not to
cross-thread the plastic threads. If you are using the
IBOC100 with another brand of valve, purchase the correct
valve adapter from your Irritrol Systems dealer.

3. Check valve operation. Manually open and close the automat­ic control valve to insure correct operation and water pres­sure. Water pressure should be between 1.4 and 10 Bars
(10–150 PSI).

4. With the valve in the closed position, slide the IBOC100 over
the valve adapter, past the detent and into the “locked” posi­tion. The IBOC100 is now installed and ready to program.

D. Programming the IBOC

CAUTION: When programming the IBOC while it’s attached

to the valve, support the underside of the unit with your free
hand or the force of your fingers pressing the buttons will
likely damage the valve adapter. Irritrol Systems recom­mends that you remove the unit from the control valve and
program it in your hand.

NOTE: The IBOC comes from the factory with a preset back­up program. Installing the battery automatically starts a 15
minute run time beginning 24 hours later and repeats every
24 hours. Depressing the Run Time Button cancels the
back-up program. Many users just modify the watering
interval and use the 15 minute run time. It is important to
program the IBOC in the following order: Run Time,
Interval and then Delay Start if required.. Not following this
order can cause the unit to lock up which requires re-setting
the memory (See Trouble Shooting Section).

1. Set the Run Time

Since the IBOC100 is programmed in real time, try to start a
watering sequence when you actually want the valve to
operate. If that is not possible, start a watering sequence
that can be delayed by 4, 8 or 12 hours to arrive at the time
you want the watering to start (see “Delay Start” section).

• Depress the Run Time Button until the “On Light” (#4)
flashes once to acknowledge the time. The valve will open
about 6 seconds later. Depress the Run Time Button a
second time when you want the irrigation to stop (this
must be at least 6 seconds)

• The “Off Light” (#5) flashes once to acknowledge the end
of irrigation and the valve will close about 6 seconds later.
(If the valve fails to open or close, see “Trouble Shooting
Section”).

EXAMPLE: You depress the Run Time Button at 4 PM on a
Saturday. You depress the Run Time Button again at 4:30
PM. The run time is now set to start at 4 PM and run 30
minutes.

CAUTION: When programming several IBOC100’s whose
valves share a common water supply, stagger the start
times so the valves do not turn on at the same time unless
you have adequate water supply to run more than one valve
at a time.

2. Set the Watering Interval

Depress the Interval Button the appropriate number of times
to set the watering interval to every

1

⁄2 day, every 24 hours,

every 48 hours or once a week.

EXAMPLE: The watering start time is 4 PM on Saturday and
the run time is 30 minutes. You want to irrigate every other
day. After 4:30 PM, depress the Interval Button three times
for 2-day operation. The “Interval Light” will flash three
times to acknowledge 2-day operation. The next irrigation
cycle will start on Monday at 4 PM.

3. To Delay the Start

You decide that the irrigation should start at 4 AM, not 4
PM. After the irrigation has finished on Saturday (after 4:30
PM), depress the “Delay Start” button four times to delay
the next start 12 hours. The three lights (#2, #4 and #5) will
flash four times to acknowledge a 12 hour delay. The next irri­gation will now be at 4 AM on Tuesday. The interval has been
set to 2 days so the following irrigation will be at 4 AM on
Thursday.

NOTE: The irrigation schedule can be amended at any time
after an irrigation has occurred.

To Add a second delay

EXAMPLE: You decide to have the irrigation start at 8 AM.

rather than 4 AM. Sometime Tuesday after the irrigation
cycle ends at 4:30 AM., depress the “Delay Start Button”
twice to delay the next irrigation by 4 hours. The lights (#2,
#4 and #5) will flash twice to acknowledge a 4 hour delay.
The next irrigation will now start at 8 AM Thursday and con­tinue at that time every other day.