Apparatus, method, and computer program for sprinkler control
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1. A sprinkler system comprising:
- a plurality of sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal;
a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and
a plurality of sprinkler controllers, each one of the plurality of sprinkler controllers associated with a respective one of the plurality of sprinklers and comprising;
a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data;
a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal, frame the digital data, and filter the digital data to select frames of the digital data that are addressed to the one of the plurality of sprinkler controllers; and
a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and
an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers.
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Abstract
A sprinkler system having a method and computer program comprises one or more sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal; a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and a sprinkler controller comprising a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data; a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal; and a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers.
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1. A sprinkler system comprising:
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a plurality of sprinklers each comprising a sprinkler valve adapted to regulate an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler in response to a control signal; a master unit adapted to transmit digital data; and a plurality of sprinkler controllers, each one of the plurality of sprinkler controllers associated with a respective one of the plurality of sprinklers and comprising; a receiver adapted to receive a signal representing the digital data; a media access controller adapted to obtain the digital data from the signal, frame the digital data, and filter the digital data to select frames of the digital data that are addressed to the one of the plurality of sprinkler controllers; and a processor adapted to produce the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and an output circuit adapted to provide the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sprinkler system comprising:
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a plurality of sprinkler means each comprising a sprinkler valve means for regulating an amount of fluid delivered by the sprinkler means in response to a control signal; master unit means for transmitting digital data; and a plurality of sprinkler controller means, each one of the plurality of sprinkler controller means associated with a respective one of the plurality of sprinkler means and comprising; receiver means for receiving a signal representing the digital data; media access controller means for obtaining the digital data from the signal, for framing the digital data, and for filtering the digital data to select frames of the digital data that are addressed to the one of the plurality of sprinkler controllers; and processor means for producing the control signal based on the digital data obtained by the media access controller; and output means for providing the control signal to the sprinklers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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