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Aurora® Series Field Control System
Aurora® Series Field Control System
High Performance
  • Built-in micro processor, patented firmware and true two-way communication allows Aurora® to operate as a stand-alone controller within a network, as a part of any other controller in a network or as a central controller within a network
  • Monitors, stores and shares data from multiple sensors across the network or Internet
  • Uses hardwire, telephone and radio communications on the same network
  • Handheld radios and cell phones control field controller/satellites without a central computer or software
  • 128 independent programs per day allow calendar control of each station in any sequence, with multiple repeats and pauses
  • Powerful water budgeting from 0-999%
  • Weather station monitoring for automatic ET-adjusting of irrigation schedules (Smart controller)
  • Self-monitoring feature finds open and shorted circuits and activates alarms, pagers or via text messaging
  • Pedestal accommodates 8-96 stations
  • Superior protection from lightning for all stations with Premium selection
  • Operates conventional valve output and decoder modules
  • Operates lighting, fountains, security gates, etc. with the same controller
Easy To Use
  • Multilingual instructions including Spanish
  • Bold LCD with step-by-step menus
Cost Effective
  • Retrofits to most Buckner®, Hunter, Rain Bird®, Thompson® and Toro® pedestals
  • Doesn't require a central computer and software
  • Hardwire-ready configuration allows for quick and inexpensive installation
  • Intelli-Sat™ radio technology is already FCC narrowband compliant.
  • Digital ready; integrates new technologies without replacing equipment
OPTIONS
  • 8-station valve module
  • Decoder expansion module
  • Alarm pager (requires telephone modem)
  • Stand-alone or centrally controlled fertigation and pump stations
  • Primary surge protection
  • Two- and three-wire decoders with satellite integration
  • Grounding kits for advanced surge protection
  • Palm Pilot™ for in-the-field firmware and program updates
  • 220 volt
  • Flow meter
  • Basic ET weather station measures solar radiation and air temperature
  • Advanced ET weather station measures wind speed and direction, relative humidity, air temperature, solar radiation and rainfall
  • Remote control with VHF handheld and off-the-shelf radios
  • Twisted pair cable, fiber optic cable, telephone via modem, VHF and two-way radio, and spread-spectrum two-way radio communications
  • VHF and spread-spectrum satellite antennas
  • Aurora Interface Unit (AIU) provides a remote link to the field enabling programming from your office


Product features are based on published information at the time of publication. Product features are subject to change without notice. Contact your local John Deere dealer for more information.

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