Rain Bird is taking the convenience of the modular controller a step further with the ESP-LX Modular. Its Smart Features were designed to free you from unnecessary service calls and save you time on installation. Compared with competing products, the ESP-LX Modular is loaded with features that will save you time and money. Click a tab below to learn more.
Here’s a scenario. The season is changing from Spring to Summer. The weather is getting warmer and that means adjusting your controllers to increase watering levels. With competing modular controllers you would have to drive out to each site and make adjustments manually.
Not with Rain Bird’s ESP-LX Modular. One of our Smart Features is Automatic Seasonal Adjust, which lets you program water adjustments by month for the entire year, and it makes the changes automatically. The result? More time to focus on profitable aspects of your business.
Continue reading to learn more about other Smart Features that set the Rain Bird ESP-LX Modular apart, including the Contractor Default backup program and Program Review.
Contractor Default™
Create a customized default program that can be recalled up to 90 days in the future. This allows a temporary schedule to be created for new seed or a fast fix.
Extra Simple Programming (ESP)
Make programming a snap, with a large easy-to-read display plus quick-programming features such as Rain Bird’s exclusive Program Review that shows more station settings at once so you can confirm your program faster.
Automatic Seasonal Adjust
Program seasonal watering adjustments for the entire year that can take effect automatically. Adjust by month or program number.
Configurable Station Count
The ESP-LX Modular is configurable up to 32 stations. It has four bays that are capable of using either 4-station or 8-station modules.
Flexible Programming Options:
Cycle+Soak™
Programmable Valve Delay
Sensor Override by Station
Master Valve by Station
Calendar Day Off
Total Program and Valve Run Times
Reliable Surge Protection
The ESP-LX Modular is constructed with heavy duty surge protection standards to withstand electrical surges and lightning.
Enhanced Diagnostic Feedback™ with RASTER™ Wiring Test
Quickly diagnose field wiring and solenoid problems. The external light and display alerts users of conditions that may disrupt irrigation schedules.
Program Protection
Store irrigation schedule in non-volatile memory for up to 100 years.
Removable Battery-Programmable Panel
For easy programming prior to installation.
Multi-lingual Interface
Features English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese.
Lithium Battery
Our battery lasts ten full years, saving all user settings so there is no need to return to the jobsite after a power outage.
Dedicated Sensor Terminal
with 24 VAC Power Connection.
Smart Products
ET Manager Cartridge
Make your controller weather-smart. The most accurate weather-smart device of its kind is now available as a cartridge for the ESP-LX Modular. Using real-time weather data from local precision weather stations, the ET Manager adjusts watering schedules to save 30-50% of water usage. It’s controlled entirely within the ESP-LX interface so there’s no need to program two separate devices.
(ET Manager Cartridge receives weather data via radio broadcasts. Radio broadcasts are available in most parts of the USA and Canada. Please check www.rainbird.com/wrsp for signal availability.)
IQ Cartridge
Gain remote control from your PC. An IQ Cartridge lets you do anything you could do standing at the controller from your personal computer, including manual operation, program adjustment, and even controlling the dial and switch settings. It is the perfect tool to save trips to the job site for the Landscape Maintenance Contractor, Property Manager, or Public Agency managing multiple, single irrigation controller sites.
LXMMPED: ESPLXM Metal Pedestal* Both cabinet and pedestal are required for pedestal mounting.
Make Your Controller Weather-Smart1,2
ETM-LXM: ET Manager Cartridge
ETM-RG: Rain Tipping Gauge
ETM-RMK: ET Receiver Remote Mounting Kit
ETM-PS: ET Manager Programming Software 1 The ESP-LX Modular Controller can hold only one Smart Cartridge. You must choose either the ET Manager Cartridge or the IQ Cartridge, not both. 2 ET Manager Cartridge receives weather data via radio broadcasts. Radio broadcasts are available in most parts of the USA and Canada. Please check www.rainbird.com/wrsp for signal availability.
Gain Remote Control from Your PC
U-DTC-LXM-PR: IQ Upgrade Kit, Phone+RS232 Communication
U-DTC-LXM-R: IQ Upgrade Kit, RS232 Only Communication
IQ-STD-CD: IQ Central Control Software, 250 Satellite Controllers Capacity
IQ-START-CD: IQ Central Control Software, 5 Satellite Controllers Capacity
Power back-up: Lithium coin-cell battery maintains time
and date while nonvolatile memory maintains the schedule
Multi-valve station capacity: Up to two 24 VAC, 7VA solenoid
valves per station plus a master valve
Have a question
about your ESP-LX
Modular Irrigation Controller? Our
easy-to-use interactive tutorial can help by showing you
how to set up, modify
and operate your controller to get the most from your
irrigation system.
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Configurable Station Count
Installation
Tips
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