One of the best things about a lawn sprinkler timer connected to a computer is the ease in which it can be setup and programmed. If you ever had a problem programming a conventional timer with it's small display and the knob for selecting different setup options, then you will love the PC Timer. This timer is setup and programmed with your home PC. What makes this different and better is that you can see all the start times, stations run times and program scheduling all at once on your computer screen. All that is required is a few clicks of the mouse and your timer is setup and running.
For those that need more advanced functions, there is the option of controlling both a pump or a master valve for each station. This allows for use of a pump on a lake for watering those large areas and using a master valve for the clean city water for the drip irrigation. There is the option of changing the generic labels such as 'Station 1' to something meaningful such as 'Front Yard'. Programs can also be saved to disk and given more meaningful names as well, like 'Summer' or 'Landscape Drip'. A rain switch input is available to allow most normally closed rain switches to be used with this timer.
Since this timer is connected to your computer there are a couple of different ways that you can access it from a remote location. If you are currently using software that allows you to control your computer from a remote location you can also control the software for the irrigation timer. If not, then there is an embedded web browser that comes with the timer that will allow you to access the software with a web browser from a remote location. For added convenience there is a service that you can use to track the IP address of your computer so that it is easier to find on the Internet.
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