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The TSSPi controller software is pre-installed in our Raspberry Pi SD image, you can download it from here.
 
The TSSPi controller software is pre-installed in our Raspberry Pi SD image, you can download it from here.
  
Prepare a 4G SD card (or larger)
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The image compressed in 7Z format, you can uncompress it by using 7Zip or peaZip.
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After you have uncompressed it, follow the instructions from [http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/] to load the images on the SD card.
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=== Hardware connection ===
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For hardware connections, please follow this page:
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[[TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi System Connection Diagram]].
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=== System configuration ===

Revision as of 00:31, 9 October 2014

TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi

For system connection diagram, please refer to TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi System Connection Diagram. For hardware layout, please refer to TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi Hardware Layout.

The TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi (TSSPi) is a piece of hardware controls your irrigation systems. It replaces your traditional sprinkler controller. TSSPi has many benefits over the traditional sprinkler controller:

TSSPi Controller Software Features

  • Web interface - program the watering schedule using your PC or mobile phone
  • Supports complicate watering schedules
  • Unlimited watering schedules
  • Allow seasonal adjustments
  • Weather API access - automatically adjust watering amount/time by checking online weather forecast (rain/wind etc)
  • Control your sprinkler stations from anywhere in the world
  • Software supports unlimited stations
  • Controls 1 to 16 stations(or 1 master station + 15 stations)
  • Supports rain sensor
  • Open source software - which means you can add your own function to the controller!
  • System ON/OFF hardware switch
  • Status LEDs (power, Pi power, system on, system running)
  • Tap start/stop - simply tap on the screen to start or stop the stations

Installation

The TSSPi controller software is pre-installed in our Raspberry Pi SD image, you can download it from here.

The image compressed in 7Z format, you can uncompress it by using 7Zip or peaZip.

After you have uncompressed it, follow the instructions from http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ to load the images on the SD card.

Hardware connection

For hardware connections, please follow this page: TIAO Smart Sprinkler Pi System Connection Diagram.

System configuration



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