I suggest having a companion ‘commercial’ controller to what you have today.
Here are my Top Ten Feature suggestions for this product. I’d include
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Ethernet connectivity as an alternative to Wi-Fi or as an additional means of connectivity.
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An Iro controller with the necessary hardware processing that accommodates existing in-the-market hard wire moisture sensors.
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Time period ‘window’ or ‘windows’ for each or all days where watering is not allowed (i.e. 10 AM - 6 PM) and the flex scheduling can work around the period (i.e. the flex schedule could start at midnight, run until 10 AM, ‘pause’ between 10 and 6 PM, and then resume at 6 PM.
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The ability to set any/all accumulated value/s to any number (including zero).
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32 zones, all capable of being included in a flex schedule.
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The ability to designate, for each / any given manual watering duration, if it should ‘count’ or ‘not count.’
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The ability to ignore rainfall metrics from nearby weather stations and instead use an actual measurement from an on-site rainfall measuring instrument.
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An alternative to the blink process is available to configure Wi-Fi settings.
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The ability for the customer to turn off receiving on a random basis Iro firmware updates (have no problem with tech support declining to assist for a problem if customer is not on current firmware).
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The ability to simply specify gpm for a zone as an optional field.
Hope this is helpful for strategic and market strategy think sessions internal to the company.
Best regards,
Bill
