iGrow 1400 - Soil Moisture Trigger Irrigation

iGrow 1400 - Soil Moisture Trigger Irrigation

With iGrow1400 Controller you can irrigate in accordance of the Volumetric Water Content (VWC) of soil, you determine how moist you want your soil to be.

Here is a video on how to install and program Soil Moisture Trigger Irrigation with the iGrow 1400 controller. 


Before you program make sure your sensor is attached properly mapped in Setup Inputs. Soil_2.pngTo program simply hit Enter/Menu -> Program Equipment -> Hit Enter/Menu to highlight Output -> NEXT to scroll over to Equipment type field -> hit + till you display IRR then hit Back.  Hit NEXT to highlight the MODE -> hit + till you highlight Soil Trigger.

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On the 1st screen you program the OnTime which would be your watering duration time when Soil Moister Sensor is Triggered to turn ON

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In the second screen you will set the time window with Start and End times.  The start and end times can be fixed or they can be related to Sunrise or Sunset, if you like.  You can cycle through the three options by pressing the + key when the cursor is over the at.

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On the following screen you have Input / Threshold / and OffTime.

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Input is the Analog Location that your Soil Sensor is wired to 

Threshold is the Volumetric Water Content Level you want your soil to be.

OffTime is the Time in-between watering’s.  it the Volumetric Water Content of the Soil Sensor reading is lower than the threshold, the output will water for the ON time and then turn off for the off time duration, than back ON until the VWC is above the Threshold level.

The key is knowing both when and how much to water!

Maintaining a healthy soil moisture and water balance is essential for producing high quality plants.

  • Under-watered plants suffer from nutrient deficiencies, stunting and wilting.
  • Over-watered plants are more susceptible to disease pressure and less tolerant of dry conditions later on in their life cycle.
  • Extreme over-watering will suffocate the plant and lead to root death.

Here is a LinkConn 1000 View of your Soil Trigger Irrigation Programming  Screen which a provides a more simpler control view.

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