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Your Hydrawise system can be configured in two programming modes: Advanced and Standard. The four charts below describe the features and benefits of each of the modes. For more information on switching modes, click here.
Important: In Advanced Mode, every program and individual zone counts as its program. It is easy to exceed the 6-program limit. When this happens, the programs can get too large and exceed the controller's memory. This extra programming could result in an error message Configuration To Large.
| Standard Mode | |
| Features | Yes/No |
| Industry Standard Programming | Yes |
| Stations can have different run lengths | Yes |
| Multiple start times from the same program | Yes |
| Odd / Even / Interval Watering | Yes |
| Name Programs or Start Times | Yes |
| Preconfigured Schedules | No |
| Time - Based Watering | Yes |
| Virtual Solar Sync Watering | Yes |
| ET (Smart) Watering | No |
| Water More often when hot | No |
| Controller Model | # Programs | # Start times per program | Total Start times per controller | Number of concurrent stations | MV allocation by the station |
| X2 with WAND | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 + MV | No |
| Pro-HC (PHC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 + MV | No |
| Pro-C Hydrawise (HPC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 + MV | Yes |
| HCC Controller (HCC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2 + MV | Yes |
Use ADVANCED MODE to create irrigation schedules with zone-based programming, which enables complex watering programs and small station count controllers. NOTE: The X2 controller model is not compatible with advanced mode.
IMPORTANT: The controller model X2 with WAND does not have the ADVANCED MODE feature so this dropdown will not appear in the software.
| Advanced Mode |
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| Features | Yes/No |
| Industry Standard Programming | No |
| Stations can have different run lengths | No |
| Multiple start times from the same program | No |
| Odd / Even / Interval Watering | Yes |
| Name Programs or Start Times | No |
| Preconfigured Schedules | Yes |
| Time - Based Watering | Yes |
| Virtual Solar Sync Watering | Yes |
| ET (Smart) Watering | Yes |
| Water More often when hot | Yes |
| Controller Model | # Programs | # Start times per program | Total Start times per controller | Number of concurrent stations | MV allocation by the station |
| HC Controller (serial number C0) - Old model | N /A | N /A | N /A | 1 + MV |
No
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HC Controller (serial number 05) - New model |
6 | 6 | 36 | 1 + MV | No |
| Pro-HC (PHC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 + MV | No |
| Pro-C Hydrawise (HPC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 + MV | Yes |
| HCC Controller (HCC) | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2 + MV | Yes |