Smart implant for irrigation

[Damir Popovic 0]

I have 6 Hunter irrigation 24v valves which are used for irrigation.

how I should wire smart implant(s) to control them in Fibaro?
 

I have available 24v power supply and separate old hunter irrigation system.

 

any hints?

[Martin_N 154]

@Damir Popovic any hints?

Yes, have a good look around the forum. It will be enough to look here in the Smart Implant section.

You have to connect the valve control via a booster relay.

 

What types of valves do you have, what is their continuous/surge current consumption?

[Damir Popovic 0]

The valves are now on second location and I will not be able to acces them in few weeks. That's why I want to control them remotely.

I assume that you are hitting at smart implant limit regarding current cosumption.

 

Does it mean that it would be wise to use something else instead of smart implants for this purpose? I simply have them so I figured to use them if this is possible.

 

Regarding wiring, Its a bit confusing for me. Should I bring 24v on implant's input and after relay is switched on it will give 24v on the output or what?

[Martin_N 154]

@Damir Popovic

Sorry, I'll sound a bit irritated.

1) look at the manual for the recommended wiring

- the outputs are independent of the supply voltage that you bring to the SI. They are in the "dry contact" mode.

2) look at the forum.

- not only me, I have posted a lot of posts here on how to boost the Smart Implant outputs, because the maximum current flowing through the contact is 150mA.

Most 24V solenoid valves have switching currents from 250mA-1A!

 

Using SI, especially if you already have them, is an excellent idea, but you have to boost those outputs by inserting booster relays.

The advantage of SI is also that you get a lot of binary or analog inputs for further use in automation.

 

Search and you will find. just go back about 5-10 threads.

eM.

[Martin_N 154]

I will add one more thing. Many solenoid valves are powered by 24VAC. Be careful with the Smart Implant power supply. You need DC voltage here.

[m.roszak 763]

Smart Module may be easier to use as it already handle 24AC on output as separate IN terminal exists.
You just need to power it up from another source (DC 24V).

 

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