ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WITH ONE OR TWO WAYS CONTROLLED BY ELECTROVALVES FOR PROGRAMMED WATERING OF LAWNS, GARDENS, FLOWER BOXES AND SIMILAR SPACES
First Claim
1. An electronic control unit with one or two ways controlled by electrovalves for programmed watering of lawns, gardens, flower boxes and similar spaces, comprising a front panel, a display, watering program selection push-buttons for selecting the watering duration and repetition frequency and an electronic micro controller controlled by said selection push-buttons and connected to said display so that, in response to the operation of said selection push-buttons, the micro controller controls the visualization of the duration and the frequency of the selected program, characterized by further comprising at least one start push-button for immediate or delayed starting of the selected program, said start push-button being associated to said micro controller so that, in response to a single operation of said start push-button, the micro controller controls the immediate start of the selected watering program, while in case of operation of the start push-button for a variable number of times programs the delayed start of the selected program.
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Abstract
An electronic control unit for programmed watering of lawns, gardens, flower boxes and similar spaces, comprises a front panel, a display, watering program selection push-buttons for selecting the watering duration and the watering repetition frequency and at least one start push-button for starting the selected program. The control unit comprises an electronic micro controller which, in response to the operation of said selection push-buttons, controls the visualization of the duration and frequency of the selected program and, in response to a single operation of the start push-button, controls the immediate start of the selected watering program. If the start push-button is operated for a variable number of times, the micro controller programs the delayed start of the selected program.
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- 1. An electronic control unit with one or two ways controlled by electrovalves for programmed watering of lawns, gardens, flower boxes and similar spaces, comprising a front panel, a display, watering program selection push-buttons for selecting the watering duration and repetition frequency and an electronic micro controller controlled by said selection push-buttons and connected to said display so that, in response to the operation of said selection push-buttons, the micro controller controls the visualization of the duration and the frequency of the selected program, characterized by further comprising at least one start push-button for immediate or delayed starting of the selected program, said start push-button being associated to said micro controller so that, in response to a single operation of said start push-button, the micro controller controls the immediate start of the selected watering program, while in case of operation of the start push-button for a variable number of times programs the delayed start of the selected program.
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