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Table of Contents Controller Introduction Timing Mechanism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Internal Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Home Screen Messages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Setup Screen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Installation Cabinet Installation/Template - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Schedule Details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Maximum Schedule- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Type - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Weekday Scheduling- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 Even Day Scheduling - - - - - - - -
Thank you for purchasing Toro’s new EVOLUTIONTM Series Controller delivering unprecedented control and ease-of-use of your irrigation system. The EVOLUTIONTM controller is easily expandable from 4-zones to 8- and even 12-, giving the controller the ability to handle even the largest of residential irrigation systems. EVOLUTIONTM allows a rain sensor or soil sensor to be attached further automating your irrigation needs.
Internal Components Figure 2 1 4 5 7 2 3 6 8 97 1 – Zones and Sensor Terminals VALVE TEST – Use this terminal to test a valve for proper function.
Home Screen Messages HOME 01:09PM WED 01/08 NEXT START 06:00AM ALERT: PRESS HELP A B C A Title Bar HOME The battery icon indicates that the controller’s VAC power is off and the timer is running under the battery power. Note: The 9-volt battery is used to retain schedule parameters and will not activate any zones when the VAC power supply is off. B Main Display 01:09PM TUES 01/08 Display the current time, day of the week and date.
Setup Screen SETUP WELCOME LANGUAGE ENGLISH DATE FORMAT MM/DD/YY CLOCK 12 HOUR TIME 12:01AM DATE 01/01/13 BEGIN WEEK SUNDAY INITIALIZING PLEASE WAIT . . . Upon power up, the initialization screen will display briefly. On initial power up, the EVOLUTIONTM will display the SETUP screen. This SETUP screen is only accessed during initial power up or after a factory reset is performed. Set Language Select the preferred display language. Select from English, Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese.
Installation A Cabinet Installation Use this page as a template to mark the screw location of the EVOLUTIONTM cabinet. There are two mounting options for the EVOLUTIONTM. The first option allows you to mount the cabinet with three screws and the second option allows you to mount the cabinet with two screws.
Power Supply Installation 8"3/*/( AC power wiring must be installed and connected by qualified personnel only. All electrical components and installation procedures must comply with all applicable local and national electrical codes. Some codes may require a means of disconnecting from the AC power source installed in the fixed wiring and having a contact separation of at least 0.120" (3mm) in the line and neutral poles. Make sure the power source is OFF prior to connecting the controller.
Zone Expansion Module Installation The EVOLUTIONTM controller can be expanded using the optional 4-zone (EMOD-4) or 12-zone (EMOD-12) modules to add more zones to the system. .PEVMF *OTUBMMBUJPO Figure 9 Figure 10 B B A A Step 1 Step 2 – Open the EVOLUTIONTM controller door and control panel to access the internal components. – Locate the module slot A and B .
Valve, Pump Relay and Sensor Installation Figure 13 SENSOR SENSOR MV COM 1 PUMP 2 COM Step 1 – Route valve wires from the valves, master valves, pump relay and/or sensor into the controller cabinet. Note: 18 AWG (1.0 mm2) multi-wire sprinkler valve connection cable can be used. This cable is insulated for direct burial and is color-coded to simplify installation. It can be routed directly into the controller through the access hole provided for Step 2 valve wire conduit (if conduit is not used).
Time and Date Setup Editing Time and Date Step 1 – Press the Step 2 – Use the Up HELP/SETUP button. or Down arrows to navigate to SET TIME/DATE. Press SELECT . HELP/SETUP ALERTS CONTACT TORO SET TIME/DATE LOAD FROM USB SAVE TO USB Step 3 – Use the Up or Right Step 4 or Down arrows to select TIME or DATE. Navigate to the TIME or DATE parameters using the Left arrows.
Schedule Setup The EVOLUTIONTM controller only displays one schedule by default. See the "EWBODFE 'VODUJPOT section to activate additional schedules if needed. Water Days Setup The EVOLUTIONTM controller allows for flexible watering by giving you four schedule options: 7-day, Even days, Odd days or Interval days. By default, the 7-day schedule is set for the schedule. To set watering days to Odd, Even or Interval, see the "EWBODFE 'VODUJPOT section.
Zone Runtimes Setup The Zone Runtimes is where you select all the zones that will run in the schedule. By default, all zones are set to OFF. Modify the runtime for each zone as necessary. Deactivate a zone by setting the runtime to OFF. Step 1 – Press the Step 2 – (For controllers with multiple active schedules only.) SCHEDULES button. Use the Up or Down arrows to select the Schedule you want to edit. Press SELECT . If only Schedule A is enabled, move to Step 3.
Manually Activate a Specific Zone(s) Step 1 – Press the Step 2 – Use the Up WATER NOW button. or Down arrows to navigate to ZONES. Press SELECT . Note: The Zone name can be customized using the EVOLUTION Software which can be accessed at TM www.toro.com/evolution. Step 3 – Use the Up or Down WATER NOW ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 Step 4 – Use the Up arrows to select the specific zone to activate. Press the Right arrow or SELECT . OFF -–:10 OFF or Down arrows to assign the zone a runtime.
Water Off Turn Off Current Operation Step 1 – Press the WATER OFF button. WATER OFF RESUME WATERING NEXT SCHEDULED START All currently active automatic schedule(s) and manually activated schedules and zones will turn off. The EVOLUTIONTM controller will not run any watering schedules while the WATER OFF screen is displayed. Step 2 – Press the HOME button. Irrigation will resume at the next automatic scheduled start time. Water Off Step 1 – Press the WATER OFF button.
Advanced Functions You can access the EVOLUTIONTM controller’s advanced functions by pressing the ADVANCED button and then pressing SELECT button to confirm. In the Advanced Functions, you can activate additional schedules, check and set runtimes and start times to all schedules in one screen, set schedule and zone details, set rain sensors to the schedules, perform diagnostics test, check firmware version and reset the controller to factory defaults.
Schedule Starts The Schedule Starts function allows you to view the three schedules with all four possible start times. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED menu, use the Up Press SELECT Step 2 – Use the Left or Down arrows to select the SCHEDULE STARTS. . or Right arrows to navigate to start time you want to edit. You can also press SELECT until the desired start time is selected.
Set Schedule Type 8FFLEBZ 4DIFEVMJOH Selecting Weekday scheduling will activate all 7 days of the week. You can disable any of the 7 days as a non-watering day. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED/SCHEDULE DETAILS menu, use the Up want to edit. Press SELECT or Down arrows to select the Schedule you . Step 2 – Use the Up or Down arrows to navigate to TYPE. Press the Right arrow or SELECT Step 3 – Use the Up or Down arrows to select WEEKDAY. Press SELECT . .
*OUFSWBM %BZ 4DIFEVMJOH Selecting Interval watering allows you to specify the number of days between watering. Selecting an interval of 3 will prompt the controller to water every 3rd day. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED/SCHEDULE DETAILS menu, use the Up want to edit. Press SELECT or Down arrows to select the Schedule you . Step 2 – Use the Up or Down arrows to navigate to TYPE. Press SELECT . Step 3 – Use the Up or Down arrows to select INTERVAL. Press SELECT .
4FU .POUIMZ "EKVTU Use the monthly adjust function to allow EVOLUTIONTM to automatically increase or decrease your watering with respect to the seasons for all zones assigned to the schedule. During the winter and spring months, it may be necessary to decrease watering. In the summer months, it might be necessary to increase watering. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED/SCHEDULE DETAILS menu, use the Up want to edit. Press SELECT or Down arrows to select the Schedule you .
&SBTF 4DIFEVMF Use the erase schedule function to reset the selected schedule. The schedule’s status will be set to DISABLED (except for schedule A, it remains ENABLED) and the schedule TYPE set to WEEKDAYS. All other settings within the schedule will be set to OFF. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED/SCHEDULE DETAILS menu, use the Up want to edit. Press SELECT or Down arrows to select the Schedule you . Step 2 – Use the Up or Down arrows to navigate to ERASE SCHEDULE.
Sensors The Sensors function allows you to assign a rain sensor to each of the schedules. Schedules with a rain sensor assigned will not water when the sensor is activated. Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED menu, use the Up Step 2 – Use the Up or Down arrows to select the sensor you want to set. Step 3 – Use the Left or Right arrows to select the schedule. Step 4 or Down arrows to place a check mark under the desired schedules to assign the rain sensor.
Firmware The Firmware function allows you to review the controller’s firmware version. Press SELECT FIRMWARE CONTROLLER to access the firmware version. 01.09 Firmware Update The EVOLUTIONTM controller’s firmware can easily be updated by downloading the latest software from www.toro.com/evolution. A USB flash drive is needed for this procedure. Step 1 – Create a folder inside your USB flash drive with the name Evolution. Step 2 – Create a folder inside the Evolution folder with the name Firmware.
Help/Setup Alerts The EVOLUTIONTM controller always checks the system for proper function and it will provide feedback if it detects any system abnormality. The Alerts menu allows you to view and clear detected system faults. Alert Listings Short - EVOLUTIONTM detected a short in the zone. 0WFSDVSSFOU - EVOLUTIONTM detected an over current in the zone. Over current occurs when a terminal exceeded the recommended current rating.
Step 4 – Use the Up or Down arrows to modify the TIME’s Hour and Minutes or the DATE’s Month, Day and Year (Day, Month and Year for International Format). SET TIME/DATE TIME DATE 11:25AM 05/01/13 Step 5 – Press SELECT to save the changes. Step 6 – Press the BACK arrow to return to the previous menu or HOME to return to the main screen. Load From USB Load from USB function is used to retrieve schedules saved in a USB Flash drive.
Preferences Accessing the Preferences Menu Step 1 – Press the Step 2 – Use the Up HELP/SETUP button. or Down arrows to navigate to PREFERENCES. Press SELECT . PREFERENCES LANGUAGE ENGLISH CONTRAST 00 CLOCK 12 HOUR DATE FORMAT MM/DD/YY BEGIN WEEK SUNDAY Set Language You can set the user interface to display in English (default), Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese.
Set Date Format Step 1 – While in the PREFERENCES menu, use the Up Press SELECT Step 2 – Use the Up arrows to navigate to DATE FORMAT. . or Down format. Press SELECT Step 3 or Down – Press the BACK arrows to select Month/Day/Year (MM/DD/YY) (default) or Day/Month/Year (DD/MM/YY) . arrow to return to the previous menu or HOME to return to the main screen.
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