System and method for communicating data in an automated irrigation system
First Claim
1. A communications system for an irrigation system having a plurality of irrigation units and a main controller, the communications system comprising:
- a plurality of communication lines interconnecting the plurality of irrigation units and the main controller;
a communications device for generating digital data; and
a means for transmitting and receiving the digital data, wherein the plurality of communication lines are irrigation lines interconnecting the plurality of irrigation units and the means for transmitting and receiving the digital data is irrigation fluid flowing through the irrigation lines.
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Abstract
A communications system for an automated irrigation system includes one or more communication lines connecting one or more irrigation units and a main control system of the automated irrigation system, a communications device and a means for transmitting and receiving digital data across the communication lines. The communications device generates the digital data in the form of pulsed signals that are transmitted and received by irrigation fluid flowing through irrigation lines of the irrigation system. The digital data generated and transmitted can be used, for example, to create a data network between the irrigation units and the main control system, to program or reprogram the irrigation units and to provide power to the irrigation units.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications system for an irrigation system having a plurality of irrigation units and a main controller, the communications system comprising:
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a plurality of communication lines interconnecting the plurality of irrigation units and the main controller; a communications device for generating digital data; and a means for transmitting and receiving the digital data, wherein the plurality of communication lines are irrigation lines interconnecting the plurality of irrigation units and the means for transmitting and receiving the digital data is irrigation fluid flowing through the irrigation lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating signals in an irrigation system having a plurality of irrigation units interconnected via a plurality of irrigation lines and a main controller, the method comprising steps of:
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generating digital data to be transmitted between the plurality of irrigation units and the main controller; and transmitting the generated communication signals via irrigation fluid flowing through the irrigation lines. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating data within an automated irrigation system including one or more irrigation units and a main controller, the method comprising:
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generating pulsed signals by a transceiver included in the main controller; transmitting the generated signals to the one or more irrigation units via irrigation fluid flowing through irrigation lines connecting the one or more irrigation units and the main controller; and receiving the generated signals by the one or more irrigation units to configure the one or more irrigation units and the main controller into a data network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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