Pathway Wire Sharing System
PWY-400-S01 Pathway Wire Sharing System
The Pathway provides a reliable, cost effective method to add flow monitoring and control to installed systems where existing pavement, hardscape or other landscape features make conventional wiring prohibitively expensive. Description of operation An existing zone valve near the location where the new flow sensor and master valve will be installed is selected as the “host” valve. The zone valve power wire and common wires of the “host” valve are disconnected and used as the network connecting the two Pathway modules. The Pathway Field module, at the “host” valve location is reconnected to the “host” valve solenoid, to the new master valve and flow sensor.
The Pathway Controller module, mounted at the irrigation controller connects to the flow sensor input, the master valve output and the output used for the “host” zone valve. When the Controller module is powered, the Pathway system allows the irrigation controller to operate the master valve, either normally open or normally closed style and zone valve and receive data from the flow sensor as if they were wired conventionally. Rev PWY PDS 0813 No programming or set-up of the Pathway System is required. The irrigation controller must be equipped with flow monitoring and control capabilities.
Set up the controller for the CST flow sensor calibration constants, master valve operation and other flow activated parameters. LEDs on both modules indicate operating status: Control Module:
- Red POWER LED glows continuously.
- Green NETWORK LED blinks to signify two way communications with the Field Module.
- Red FLOW LED glows when flow sensor is operating.
- Red MV LED glows when power to the master valve is on.
- Red ZV LED glows when power to the host zone valve is on. Field Module
- Green NETWORK LED blinks to indicate communication
- Red FLOW LED glows continuously to indicate flow sensor is active.
- Red MV LED glows when power to the master valve is on.
- Red ZV LED glows when power to the host zone valve is on. LED status changes to indicate trouble.
