SMARTPHONE-FRIENDLY IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS FOR RESIDENTIAL/LIGHT COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

Maximum stations
EPA WaterSense
Model name(s)
Manufacturer

data source

data source

Rain delay
Weather
certified

Rain
Aeon Matrix Yardian Pro Smart Irrigation Controller ü 12 Aerisweather, PWS Aerisweather, PWS auto.

Aifro Water Eco and Water Eco Lite 36 real-time local weather data, uses OpenWeatherMap real-time local weather data, uses auto.
OpenWeatherMap

Asante Asante Irrigation Controller Kit 6

Blossom Blossom, Scotts Gro Controller ü 12 current local weather and forecasts from multiple current local weather and forecasts from auto.
weather services multiple weather services
BlueSpray BlueSpray 64 NOAA NOAA auto.

Galcon Cyberrain ü 24 local weather stations

Hunter HC, Pro-HC, HPC-FP, Pro-C Hydrawise, HCC ü 54 Weather Underground and The Weather Channel; Weather Underground and The Weather user
local airport weather stations, personal weather sta- Channel forecasts, weather station data conf.
tions and/or virtual weather station options available and/or on-site rain shutoff sensor

HydroPoint WeatherTRAK LC+ ü 36 proprietary ET Everywhere Weather Data (public and current local weather and forecast from ü
private weather stations, NOAA) weather stations
Hydro-Rain HRC 400 WiFi ü 16 smart WeatherSense local weather data user
conf.
H2OPro H2OPro 8 local weather stations or user-defined local weather weather station, no sensor auto.
stations

Irritrol Climate Logic proprietary plug in for Irritrol Kwik Dial, ü 12 on-site sensor rain sensor, no rainfall measurement user
Rain Dial, Total Control and MC-E Controllers F conf.
Jain/ET Water SmartBox, SmartWorks and Hermit Crab 2 ü 48 multiple streaming weather data sources multiple streaming weather data sources auto.

K-Rain Pro EX 2.0 WiFi 16 WeatherIQ WeatherIQ user

def.

Netro Netro Sprite and Whisperer 12 local weather data from multiple sources, based on address, with latitude and ü
as well as historical climate data longitude, collection of weather data from
multiple sources
Nxeco Nxeco ü 36 real-time weather
Orbit B-Hyve ü 12 smart WeatherSense local weather data smart WeatherSense local weather data user
conf.
Rachio Rachio Irrigation Controller ü 16 NOAA, PWS NOAA, PWS user
def.
Rain Bird Lnk Wi-Fi Module works with ESP-TM2 and ESP-Me ü 22 World Weather Online World Weather Online user
Series Controllers and WR2 Series Wireless Rain/Freeze def.
sensors; ST8-Wi-Fi Controller
Rain Machine RainMachine Touch HD ü 16 options include NOAA, MetNo, Weather Un- options include NOAA, MetNo, Weather auto.
derground, DarkSky.net, FAWS and CIMIS (with Underground, DarkSky.net, FAWS and
subscription to CIMIS) CIMIS (with subscription to CIMIS)
RainCommander RainCommander RC1200 12 None user
def.
RainPal RainPal Pro ü 12

Signature EZ Connect and EZ Share series controllers ü 24 integration of weather data feeds from NOAA, Accu- integration of weather data feeds from user
weather, weather forecast data and weather alerts NOAA, Accuweather, weather forecast def.
data and weather alerts

Skydrop Skydrop Halo Controller ü 16 local weather stations local weather stations ü
Smart Rain ComPro3 ü 48 NOAA/IBM New NOAA/IBM New auto.
Spruce Irrigation Spruce Controller WiFi ü 16 DarkSky.net and optional soil moisture sensors

Toro TMC and Evolution Series Controllers ü 24 on-site sensor and/or Toro Precision Soil Sensor with on-site rain sensor, no measurement of user
F Evolution controller rainfall def.
Weathermatic SL and PL Series with SLW15 weather station ü 48 on-site sensor on-site rain sensor, no measurement of user
rainfall def.

B “discovery” mode | F with Climate Logic | H yes, if more than one airport station is to be subscribed | Q yes, backup mode from panel | J with Toro soil moisture sensors

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(custom or calculated)
Automatic scheduling

Watering restrictions

Predictive scheduling

Zone customization

internet connection
Operation without
Home automation
for weather data
Subscription fee

interval capable

Run time input

Cycle and soak

Other product
Manufacturer

Guest access

(rain, freeze)
Connectivity
(contractor)

information

capabilities
Sensor
Aeon Matrix ü ü ü Wi-Fi, zone scanning and diagnosis, automatic weather ad- rain, flow ü ü ü ü ü ü
Ethernet justments, customizable zone settings, smart watering
time/intervals, conditional program, water restriction
Aifro ü ü Wi-Fi pause feature, winter dormancy, AiCan smart plug to built-in temperature sensor, optional ü ü ü ü ü
operate house appliances, manually water more than rain sensor
one zone at a time, Aifro Cloud accessible via app
Asante ü Wi-Fi plus rain forecast feature rain, freeze ü ü ü
Blossom ü ü ü Wi-Fi only for indoor installation rain, freeze ü ü ü ü ü

BlueSpray B ü Wi-Fi run time in min/sec, can turn on multiple valves simul- rain, freeze, flow ü ü ü ü
taneously, expands up to 64 zones via extension port
Galcon ü RF, HW flow monitor, alerts
Hunter H ü ü ü Wi-Fi automatic weather adjustments customizable by zone, rain, freeze, soil moisture, flow ü ü ü ü ü
contractor portal for multi-site management, real-time
alerts and notifications, built-in milliamp sensor, event
logs and reports
HydroPoint ü ü ü ü Cell centralized cloud control for multisite management, rain, flow (with optional key) ü ü ü ü ü Q
alerts, 30+ customizable reports, over the air updates
Hydro-Rain ü ü ü Wi-Fi optional catch cups and irrigation audit input, smart rain, freeze, flow, soil moisture ü ü ü ü ü ü
watering options based on site conditions
H2OPro Wi-Fi flow monitoring, alerts, restrictions, Watersense used rain, flow ü ü ü ü
to create auto or manual watering schedules, automatic
schedule interval capable
Irritrol ü RF plus SMRT logic allows auxiliary wireless control up to 250 Climate Logic (rain, freeze) ü ü ü ü
wireless relays
Jain/ET Water ü ü ü Cell subscription-based product; standalone or add-on flow, rain ü ü ü ü ü ü
to various models of Hunter, Irritrol, Toro, Superior,
Weathermatic, Rain Bird and Rain Master controllers
K-Rain ü Wi-Fi optional long-range antenna, virtual rain sensor, Wi-Fi rain, freeze ü ü ü ü ü
hub plugs into internet router to use RF connection,
increases router to controller distance through RF, can
be configured as Wi-Fi/conventional/remote-controlled
Netro ü ü Wi-Fi ü ü ü ü ü ü

Nxeco ü ü Wi-Fi 24-zone extension module to build 36-zone controller rain, freeze ü ü ü ü ü
Orbit ü ü ü Wi-Fi ü ü ü ü ü ü

Rachio ü ü ü Wi-Fi current and historic weather data used, real-time rain and soil, flow with Rachio 3 ü ü ü ü ü ü
notifications
Rain Bird ü ü Wi-Fi off-site management, real-time alerts and advanced rain, freeze, soil, flow ü ü ü ü ü
water management tools available

Rain Machine ü ü ü Wi-Fi rain, freeze ü ü ü ü ü ü

RainCommander Wi-Fi rain sensor ü ü ü ü

RainPal ü ü Wi-Fi, cell optional leak/freeze detection (FL-100), sensitive rain, flow, freeze ü ü ü ü ü ü
water leak/freeze detection, cloud-based server
capability
Signature ü ü ü HW, Wi- programming accessed via the Signature Share app, can integrate two sensors, such as ü ü ü ü ü
Fi, cell end-user of contractor web portal flow, rain, pressure, freeze, ET, soil
moisture; some models can use DC
latching solonoids
Skydrop ü ü ü Wi-Fi ü ü ü ü ü
Smart Rain ü ü ü Wi-Fi, cell rain, freeze, soil moisture, flow, ET ü ü ü ü ü ü
Spruce Irrigation ü ü Wi-Fi combines real-time moisture sensor data and rain, flow, spruce soil moistures ü ü ü ü ü ü
weather predictions sensors
Toro ü ü RF, Wi-Fi grow-in schedule able to control fountains, gates, rain, freeze, ET, soil moisture sensor ü ü ü ü ü
J plus landscape lighting via a wireless relay
Weathermatic ü ü ü RF, cell, SmartLine Air Card, no Wi-Fi or router required rain, freeze, weather sensor, flow ü ü ü ü ü
Wi-Fi

B “discovery” mode | F with Climate Logic | H yes, if more than one airport station is to be subscribed | Q yes, backup mode from panel | J with Toro soil moisture sensors

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