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iEthernetDrip Irrigation Controller

The irrigation timer with advanced planning (ITAP) is a truly next-generation irrigation control system. Featuring a WIZnet WIZ810MJ network module and an Atmel ATmega168, the innovative controller directs user interaction into a standard web browser. As a result, the system doesn’t have a keyboard or an LCD. The single-controller unit can manage up to eight zones. No software installation is required. Its functionality is split between the browser-based user interface and the hardware-based web server, data model, and control logic. The web server is used to read and write the internal data model. Its other function is to return files stored in internal program memory. Precision irrigation control is now a reality because the system provides useful information such as watering schedules and zone activity.

Thomas Bereiter
Italy

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Contest Ended : 1:00 PM EST, Jan. 31, 2008