Hydrawise supports standard open/closed contact rain sensors and soil moisture sensors. In fact, you can use any generic type of sensor that has an open/close contact.
These sensors use two wires and are usually labeled as normally open (sometimes called NO) or normally closed (sometimes called NC).
A rain sensor is usually used to to suspend watering cycles for a zone (or zones). However, you can also create your own custom sensor types to start irrigation or for other advanced applications. See Creating a Custom Sensor for more information.
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| Rain Sensor (Normally Open) | A standard rain sensor (use this if you have wired the rain sensor’s normally open wire to the controller) |
| Rain Sensor (Normally Closed) | A standard rain sensor (use this if you have wired the rain sensor’s normally closed wire to the controller) |
| Soil Moisture Sensor (Normally Open) | A standard soil moisture sensor (use this if you have wired the soil moisture sensor’s normally open wire to the controller) |
| Soil Moisture Sensor (Normally Closed) | A standard soil moisture sensor (use this if you have wired the soil moisture sensor’s normally closed wire to the controller) |
The sensor wires need to be cabled back to the controller and connected to the SEN inputs in the controller. See chart below for wiring standard rain sensors.
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Once you’ve wired your rain sensor, configure it in your Hydrawise account as shown below.
Sensor Configuration
There are a few steps to configure your rain sensor in the application online.
- From the HOME dashboard, click SENSORS.
- Choose the sensor NAME, TYPE OR SENSOR (refer to the label on box for correct sensor model) and the CONTROLLER input (refer to wiring diagram above). You also have the option to create a custom sensor.
- Once you’ve created your sensor, SELECT THE ZONES that will apply to that sensor.
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