A Substrate Sensor Aggregate can be made within Portal 2.0 by using the ‘Add Module’ function within the settings tab for a specific controller. The following guide is split into two sections, one for Standalone Irrigation controllers, and Irrigation Controllers that are setup as a module underneath an Core, RevPi, or Connect Controller. Irrigation Controllers are setup as Standalone controllers by default.
Standalone Irrigation Controller
On a standalone Irrigation Controller, a substrate sensor aggregate will average all four SDI-12 ports on the controller together to provide a single average reading. The steps below go over how to create a substrate sensor aggregate for a standalone irrigation controller within Portal 2.0:
1) Login to Portal 2.0 and click the Settings Tab on the left-hand side of the UI.
2) Select the controller in the following webpage that you would like to create a substrate sensor aggregate for.
3) Click the ‘Add Modules’ button at the top of the selected controller.
4) Click the ‘Create Aggregate’ button in the pop-up window that populates.
5) Select your Irrigation controller as the module to aggregate data from.
6) Choose a name for the newly generated aggregate, then click the ‘Save Changes’ button.
7) Click the ‘Update Controller’ button for the controller to push the newly made aggregate to the controller’s configuration.
8) Within the next 5-10 minutes, one should be able to start seeing the average sensor data from the newly made aggregate populate onto the dashboard for this controller.
Irrigation Module
An Irrigation Controller setup as a module underneath a Core, RevPi, or Connect Controller functions as a data-logger, which allows for enhanced functionality in manipulation of the sensor data received by the Irrigation Controller such as the creation of zones, which allows one to pair specific probes into unique aggregates. The steps below go over how to setup multiple substrate sensor aggregates within Portal 2.0:
1) Login to Portal 2.0 and click the Settings Tab on the left-hand side of the UI.
2) Select the Environment Controller in the following webpage that your Irrigation Controller is setup as a module underneath.
3) Click the ‘Add Modules’ button at the top of the selected controller.
4) Click the ‘Create Aggregate’ button in the pop-up window that populates.
5) Select the Irrigation Module as the module to aggregate data from
6) Once selected, another pop-up window will generate requesting one to populate zone names and select source sensors for each aggregate.
In this window, you can group sets of sensors into a zone, which allows a user to create custom aggregates for each set of probes within a row or room. One can add additional zones by clicking the ‘New Zone’ button. Make sure to give each zone a unique name to ensure each zone is easily identifiable.
7) Save the changes made by clicking the 'Save Changes' button.
8) Click the ‘Update Controller’ button for the controller to push the newly made aggregate(s) to the controller’s configuration.
9) Within the next 5-10 minutes, one should be able to start seeing the average sensor data from the newly made aggregate populate onto the dashboard for this controller.