Rain Bird ESP-LXIVM Troubleshooting Guide

ESP-LXIVM Controller

Troubleshooting Guide

For product manuals, instructional videos and FAQs, please visit: www.rainbird.com/esplxivm

For free professional support for programming and troubleshooting, please call: 1-866-544-1406

Local Rain Bird Contact Information

Distributor Mgr:

Email:

Phone:

Area Speciﬁcation Mgr

Public Agency Manager:

Email:

Phone:

Contractor Account Mgr:

Email:

Phone:

Water Conservation Mgr:

Email:

Phone:

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Local Rain Bird Contact Information ..................................... 2

Tools ..................................................................... 4

Recommended ............................................................................. 4

Useful ............................................................................................... 5

LX-IVM Compatible Valves .................................5

Controller Features ............................................. 6

Front Panel .....................................................................................6

2-Wire Settings .............................................................................7

Diagnostics .................................................................................... 7

Cabinet Components ................................................................. 8

Basic Programming ............................................9

Troubleshooting Flow Charts .............................10

Getting Started ...........................................................................10

2-Wire Mapping .........................................................................11

No Water Days, No Run Times, … ........................................13

Shorted Paths ..............................................................................14

Shorted Path (Manual Method) .........................................15

Duplicate Address .....................................................................19

Flow Alarm ...................................................................................20

Ping Valve / Sensor (Ping Test) ..............................................22

Field Wiring Diagnostics ...................................23

Tools and Equipment ...............................................................23

Total System Milliamp Draw ..................................................23

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Field Wiring Issues .....................................................................23

Broken Wire (Open Circuit) List Not Responding .........24

Short Circuit ..............................................................................25

Ground Fault .............................................................................26

Relay Wiring .................................................................................27

IVM Power Filter Connection .................................................29

Controller Diagnostics ...................................... 30

IVM Interface Module ....................................... 37

LED Indicators .............................................................................37

LED Status ....................................................................................38

Module Status ..........................................................................38

2-Wire Path Status ...................................................................38

Individual Path Status ............................................................38

Tools

Useful

• Milliamp Meter Recommended Model: Armada Pro 93

• As-Built Drawing If you don’t have it, make it using a cable locator

• LX-IVM Troubleshooting Tools

A list of ESP-LXIVM Controller Troubleshooting Videos can be found here:

https://www.rainbird.com/esplxivm

LX-IVM Compatible Valves

Videos for ESP-LXIVM compatible valves ,connecting and troubleshooting can be found here:

• PGA Series

https://www.rainbird.com/products/pga-series

• PEB Series

https://www.rainbird.com/products/pebpesb-series

• EFB-CP Series

https://www.rainbird.com/products/efb-cp-series

• BPE Series

https://www.rainbird.com/products/300-bpes

NOTE: Rain Bird HV, DV, and JTV Series residential valves are not

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compatible with IVM-SOL. Use only Rain Bird commercial series valves for ESP-LXIVM installations:

NOTE: Physical intereference on any valves can be addressed

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through “clocking” to avoid being “in-line” with IVM-SOL or removing the component (e.g. Flow Control).

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Milliamp

Meter

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Controller Features

Front Panel

PROGRAMMING

DIAL

BACK BUTTON

PROGRAM

SELECT BUTTON

DISPLAY

PROGRAMMING

KEYS

ALARM

LIGHT

LANGUAGE

SELECT BUTTON

INFORMATION

BUTTON

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2-Wire Settings

Diagnostics

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Cabinet Components

IVM 2WIRE INTERFACE MODULE

JUNCTION

BOX

TRANSFORMER

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CONNECTOR

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Basic Programming

The ESP-LXIVM Controller has 2-Wire Settings to help get you started and guide you through each step of the installation and hardware setup process.

It’s most eﬀective to use the 2-Wire Settings in the order they appear in the

2-Wire Settings menu, as follows:

1. Master Valves

2. Weather Sensors (if present)

3. Station Setup

4. Flow Sensors (if present)

Installation, Programming & Operation Guide

For more information see the LX-IVM Field Device Installation Guide that came with the LX-IVM Controller.

Or download the LX-IVM User Manual at:

www.rainbird.com/esplxivm

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Troubleshooting Flow Charts

What does the screen

display?

Is the LX-IVM

front panel

Alarm Light on?

Is the LX-IVM

front panel

Alarm Light

still on?

Getting Started

YES NO

Turn the dial to AUTO and press the Alarm button

No Water Days No Run Times No Start Times No PGM will... More Exit

Shorted Paths

Duplicate Address

Flow Alarm

Device Not Responding

Go to

page

Call the ESP-LX SeriesHOTLINE at

+1-866-5441406

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Go to

page

Go to

page

YES NO

Go to

page

Go to

page

Go to

page

END - Job Well Done!

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2-Wire Mapping

Start

2-Wire Mapping “maps” or records information on the wire-path of any connected IVM devices. A total of 4 wire paths are available in a LX-IVM Controller.

NOTE: While this information is helpful for diagnostics, not doing

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2-wire mapping WILL NOT aﬀect irrigation functions. But if 2-wire mapping is NOT done, it will raise an alarm at the controller.

To initiate 2-wire mapping, follow the steps below:

Turn the Dial to 2-Wire Settings

1. At the Advanced Station Settings screen, press the Down Arrow key to select 2-Wire Mapping, then press Next.

2. At the 2-Wire Device Mapping screen, press the + and – keys to set the desired hour (from 0 to 23), then press the Right Arrow key.

Advanced Station Settings

Cycle & Soak Inter-Station Delay SimulStations Station Sequencing

2-Wire Mapping

2-Wire Device Mapping

Start Device Mapping In

00 00:

HH:MM

3. Press the + and – keys to set the desired minute (from 1 to 59), then press Next.

4. At the conﬁrmation screen, press Start to begin Device Mapping.

NOTE: All irrigation is disrupted during the mapping process.

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2-Wire Device Mapping

Start Device Mapping In

05:

HH:MM

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Attention

Device Mapping will interrupt all irrigation

and could take several

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5. A conﬁrmation screen shows the process is set to run.

Done

Cancel

Ping

Mapping

Mapping will begin

In 1 Hrs and 5

Mins.

The following pictures show the List Not responding screen without and with 2-wire mapping done.

Without 2-wire mapping With 2-wire mapping

LIST NOT RESPONDING

AT 01/01/18 Type

STA STA STA008 --STA010 ---

002 004#---

12 : 00 PM Path

---

LIST NOT RESPONDING

AT 01/01/18 Type

STA STA STA008 2 STA010 2

002 004#2

12 : 00 PM Path 2

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