Significant water savings Central-like control, without requiring a desktop PC, or web-enabled More brains. Less water.
JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Reduces water usage up to 25%. And that’s not even counting the sweat it saves. Which would you rather have? A: An irrigation system that takes a long time to adjust to changed conditions, and isn’t as precise as it could be in its application rates.
3 Extraordinary water savings 180° rotation time (per head) Flow (per head) Controller setting Water used per head Water used multiplied by 800 heads Aurora savings per application Conventional Aurora 1:30 minutes 1:30 minutes 25 GPM 25 GPM 2:00 minutes 1:30 minutes 50 gallons 37.5 gallons 40,000 gallons 30,000 gallons 10,000 gallons The secret to Aurora’s water conservation: To-the-second programming.
JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES This team performs with magnificent economy. Even without a star center. Hole 5 Panel 1 The days of requiring a central computer to call all the shots for your course are over. All field controllers of the Aurora system are capable of not only managing their own rotors and valves on the same communications network, but also every other controller’s rotors and valves.
With the addition of an interface unit, the Aurora system can rely on what’s called peer-to-peer networking, where every station on the network has equal access to information. It’s the same organization scheme that governs the Internet. Hole 9 Hole 12 The ultimate in flow control: Aurora Professional Central Software. Windows®-based software adds desktop efficiency and the ability to monitor flow in real time for automatic adjustment of the irrigation schedule.
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It’s a win/win: Give each hole individual climate control. Spend less time cooped up in the office. Imagine having sensors embedded at each hole actually measuring and sending real-time updates for the controller to act on.
JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Upgrades in minutes, retrofits with existing irrigation systems, connects to decoders and conventional wiring… Talk about hitting the ground running. With Aurora, a hybrid control system, upgrading is simply a matter of uploading. Every Field Controller can be migrated to a newer operating system just by plugging in a laptop. And that’s just the beginning of how Aurora makes things simpler.
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JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Our finest engineering goes into our service. Aurora has multiple high-tech safeguards to ensure continuous operation, and rapid repair in case of a breakdown. It relies on platform-based, modular design electronics, has self-diagnostics and plug-and-play components for easy repair, and is CSA® compliant*.
“Having spent 22 years in course construction and maintenance, I have been a part of many new irrigation systems. And now as a co-owner and superintendent, I had a lot at stake to install a quality product. The support I’ve received from my John Deere distributor and the company itself in bringing my Aurora system online has more than lived up to my expectations.
JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Compare field controller configurations.
Standard Features Continued Aurora (AUR) Aurora LT (ALT) Aurora RT (AUT) Standard Features Continued Aurora RT (AUT) Rain bucket compatible • • • Accepts 8-station valve modules • • • Rain switch compatible • • • Flow meter compatible • • • Accepts 16-station (large terminal) valve modules • • • Stop sensor compatible • • • Accepts 16-station (small terminal) valve modules Start sensor compatible • • • • • • Accepts decoder modules • • • Hybrid satellites (valve
JOHN DEERE GOLF IRRIGATION AURORA CONTROL SERIES Specifications. Features: Aurora (AUR) Specifications The field controller shall have John Deere Golf Irrigation “Peer-to-Peer” network communication technology and shall be capable or responding to instructions sent from other remotely located AUR field controllers on the same communications network, without the need for central software.
s ch nd ra tic on acall e uts D, P, ed n f n- gs ut all m tor art er maximum of 125-John Deere Golf Irrigation style decoders (John Deere Golf Irrigation part number AD111, A121, AD122, AD132 or AD142). The external station and decoder wiring configuration and the required decoder operating voltage shall provide the limitation to the number of simultaneous stations and decoders operating.
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