ImoLaza Smart Sprinkler Controller User Guide

ImoLaza Smart Sprinkler Controller

PART 1 OPERATION

Installation

Complete Accessories

• 1*Smart Sprinkler Controller;
• 1*Power Adapter;
• *Installation Guide;
• 1*Screw Positions Template;
• 1*Cable Stickers;
• 3*Wall Screws with Anchors;
• 1*ScrewDriver;

For your convenience, we provide detailed video references for installation

Compatible with All Sprinkler Systems

• The ImoLaza smart sprinkler controller is fully compatible with all sprinkler systems that adhere to the widely adopted US 24VAC standard.

Quick to Install

• No need for professionals or special tools.

Direct Plug-in Connection

• No hardwiring is needed, plug-and-play.

Compatible with an Indexing Valve

• Our Delay Between Zones setting is a way to set up schedules on an indexing valve. With the delay between zones feature enabled, you eliminate the need for separate schedules.
• To activate the Delay Between Zones feature, you must enable a well or pump start relay within your controller settings.

Compatible with Well Pump

• If you’re running your sprinkler system from a well, pond, or stream rather than city water, you most likely have a pump that will require advanced wiring.
• You will need to use a pump relay to connect the pump to your ImoLaza. A pump relay acts like a switch that the controller can turn on to provide power to the pump.
• Anytime a zone is activated, the pump relay is activated to pressurize the system with water.

Compatible with Master Valve

• Please directly connect the wire to “M” and then activate the “Master Valve” within your controller settings.

Compatible with Rain Sensors

• ImoLaza’s state-of-the-art weather technology (Smart Weather Genius) offers improved water-saving capabilities compared to rain sensors.
• Still, for those who prefer using rain sensors, ImoLaza maintains compatibility with them.

Separate Design for the Main Body and the Enclosure

• Indoor installation without an enclosure is convenient and cost-effective.

Wi-Fi Connection

Stable Wi-Fi Signal

• With its high-powered remote radio, ImoLaza ensures a robust Wi-Fi signal connection, ensuring stable and uninterrupted network access. Rated 5.0 by Amazon users.

2.4GHz Connection

• The 2.4GHz Wi-Fi chip offers excellent wall-penetration ability, ensuring a reliable network connection even when installed outdoors.

Automatic Reconnection

• Even if the network goes offline, watering will proceed as scheduled. Once the network is restored, the connection will automatically resume without manual intervention.

Bluetooth Connectivity Support

• With the upgraded app and firmware, Bluetooth connectivity is now supported, providing a smooth and stable connection.

App Control

Remote Control Anywhere

• Easily access watering schedules and monitor in real-time, eliminating the need to constantly run back and forth to the garage.

Intuitive App

• User-friendly interface, intuitive to use without the need for learning. Allows for intuitive browsing of all schedules and historical records, significantly improving the inconvenience of traditional controllers.

Simple Programming

• Create watering schedules, set duration times, get alerts, and easily control all of your watering right from the app on your iOS or Android device.

Free App

• Install ImoLaza once and enjoy a lifetime of free usage, without any additional or subscription charges.

Set Schedules

Three Watering Modes

• Developed three customized watering modes (New Grass Schedule, Fixed Schedule, ET Smart Schedule) for homeowners to meet the watering requirements of the lawn under different conditions and at various times.
• ImoLaza’s exclusive New Grass Schedule sets it apart by accommodating up to 24 start times for high-frequency watering.

New Grass Schedule

• Specially designed for new grass or areas that require high-frequency watering, with up to 24 start times to meet the high-frequency daily watering needs of new grass during early growth, keeping the lawn surface moist.

Fixed Schedule

• Super flexible start time and watering interval; runs based on the preset watering duration and cycle; easily meets the needs of various watering scenarios.

ET Smart Schedule

• ImoLaza’s unique super water-saving mode; automatically generates watering duration and intelligently adjusts watering frequency with weather, season, and climate changes; ensure healthy lawn growth while maximizing water conservation.

Easy to Program

• ImoLaza provides straightforward plug-and-play functionality for a beginner gardener, but it also offers enough fine-tuning and advanced settings to satisfy a master horticulturist.

Flexible to Program

• Up to 16 schedules are allowed, watering as you will. No longer confined by traditional controllers limited to 4 fixed schedules.

Super Flexible Watering Cycle Settings

• New Grass Schedule: Every Day;
• Fixed Schedule: Every day, Custom days of the week, Odd days, Even days, Daily intervals, Hourly intervals;
• ET Smart Schedule: Any days, Custom days of the week, Odd days, Even days.

Extended Watering Interval

• The watering cycle settings will blow you away – it can be extended up to an incredible 28 days! This is the longest interval available on the market, and the flexibility is simply outstanding.

Flexible Watering Start/End Date

• You can set any scheduled start date and end time according to your needs. You can create temporary schedules as short as 1 day, or set up permanent long-term schedules.

Extended Watering Duration

• The watering duration for a single zone allows continuous watering for 99 minutes per cycle.
• ImoLaza smart sprinkler controller is still highly suitable even for drip irrigation systems.

Flexible Watering Start/End Time
4 Starting and Ending Time Options: End before sunrise, Start after sunset, Start at a specific time, End before a specific time. Additionally, you have the option to set the start or end time within 1 hour before or after sunrise/sunset, allowing for precise control over your irrigation timing.

Flexible Schedules Based on Zones
Traditional controllers rely on programming-based schedules, which can be challenging to understand and lack flexibility. ImoLaza smart controller, on the other hand, utilizes zone-based programming, allowing you to set different schedules based on various factors such as plant types, soil types, sunlight, and sprinkler types specific to each zone.

Comprehensive Schedule Reminders
ImoLaza features a smart watering schedule conflict alert. If your set schedules overlap, our app instantly displays a notice, indicating that the current schedule cannot be executed and prompting you to make timely adjustments. This ensures a smooth irrigation process. This unique feature is exclusive to ImoLaza; no other controller offers it!

Adjust Schedules
Convenient Adjustments

• With the App, you can easily modify schedules and see instant results. You can effortlessly take control of your irrigation system.

Fast Schedule Modification
Click the specific schedule that you need to modify, and you can change the selection of zones, water duration, start/end date, skip, and soak.

Specified Schedule Skip

• Allows you to skip a specific watering schedule and choose a custom start and end time.
• To skip watering for a target schedule, with optional date ranges:

1. A short skip of 1~8 day
2. Custom dates of unlimited days

Fast Schedule Modification
Click the specific schedule that you need to modify, and you can change the selection of zones, water duration, start/end date, skip, and soak.

Water Delay
Unlike other controllers that limit skipping to the next 3 days, ImoLaza allows effortless customization of any skipped date. Among all irrigation controllers, you will find that only ImoLaza has this feature, which allows you to skip future dates as specified by you, greatly facilitating your life.

Quick Run
Does your grass need a bit more water? Want to test an independent zone? Simply tap on the Quick Run feature via the ImoLaza app whenever you need it. Say goodbye to running back and forth to the garage or waiting for the next scheduled cycle.

Easily Set Up Quick Run
Support Quick Run in the below pages:

• Home page: click the water droplets to quick run;
• Schedules: click the schedule to quick run;
• Zones: click the zone to a quick run, or click quick run directly.

Water Delay
Suspend watering on specified rainy days, even without a rain sensor. Programming automatically resumes once the delay ends.

Quickly Set Up Quick Run
Keeps historical records of quick runs, for a fast next execution.

Manual Watering Adjustment under ET Smart Schedule

• On rare occasions, you may want to manually adjust how much water is in your zone by selecting “Water Saturated” (if you think the zone is very moist and want to push out watering) or “Water Depleted” (if you think the zone is dry and will need to be watered sooner than is scheduled).
• This can be helpful if:
• You have just set up the ET smart schedule and want to delay watering because zones have recently been watered (select “Water Saturated”);
• Your irrigation system is malfunctioning and unable to water your zones, but your controller thinks it is watering (select “Water Depleted”).

Monitor Schedules

Comprehensive Schedule Management

ImoLaza is committed to making your schedule management intuitive and straightforward. On the Home page, you can easily see the time of the last and next scheduled runs. On the Schedule page, you can clearly understand the next running time, duration, and skip options for each schedule. In the Zone interface, the time of the last and next scheduled runs for each zone is displayed. No matter where you are, we ensure that you can quickly get the running status of all current schedules and zones, facilitating your management and control.

Watering Notifications
Stay informed about the status of schedules executed by the controller, including schedule progress and controller status updates, helping you stay on top of your irrigation system with ease and efficiency.

Customizable Alerts & Notifications
ImoLaza features customizable alerts and notifications, allowing you to choose which notifications to receive and whether to receive them via pop-ups or emails.

History Records
ImoLaza features a comprehensive history log that records controller all activities, including status changes, schedule run status, quick runs, network updates, and weather skip logs.

Detailed Record Display
Through the records, you can access the complete information you want to query. For example, the scheduled run records will include the start and end records of the schedule, as well as the start and end records for each zone, and will provide detailed information such as the schedule’s name, time, zone names, and time. Similarly, the skip records will also provide detailed explanations for the reasons behind the skips.

Filtering Based on Conditions
This function enables quick filtering and viewing of specific record types by date and type (including schedules, skips, zones, Quick Run, sensors, and network), ensuring easy access to crucial information about your controller’s performance and activity.

View Reports

Water Usage Report
Recording each watering and displaying the overall watering history on the homepage. This practical feature allows you to monitor and analyze the efficiency of your irrigation system, helping you identify potential water- saving zones and make informed adjustments to optimize your watering schedule.

Custom Display Options
The ImoLaza Water Usage Report provides you with a detailed overview of the daily and monthly water consumption. You can also choose to view the records based on either the time or the water usage (in gallons) dimension.

Zone Watering Reports
In addition to displaying the overall watering report on the homepage, detailed zone watering reports are also available on each zone’s page, facilitating the scientific management of different plants in different areas.

Soil Moisture Monitoring
For zones where an ET Smart Schedule is created, you can intuitively grasp the changes in soil moisture content in each area of your lawn, covering data for the past 15 days and the upcoming 7 days. Detailed monitoring includes daily plant available water, crop evaporation, rainfall, manual watering, planned watering for the day, quick run watering, and plant water percentage. If the system detects that the plant water percentage has dropped below 0%, it automatically adjusts the watering frequency to ensure your garden environment is always appropriately irrigated.

PART 2 FEATURES

Smart features

Automated Watering

• You just need to create the watering schedule and let ImoLaza handle the rest. ImoLaza will monitor local weather and on-site lawn conditions 24/7, automatically water, and skip watering during rainy, windy, or frosty weather, truly achieving a “Set it, Forget it” experience

Smart Cycle and Soak

• No need for manual calculation of soak and watering times. ImoLaza will automatically calculate the most optimal soak and watering durations based on the number of zones and the watering duration for each zone. This ensures maximum water efficiency without increasing the total watering time.

Independent Zone Control

ImoLaza allows you to set individual schedules for each zone (valve) and control the amount of water the different plants in your yard receive based on your unique water needs. Whether you have drought-resistant plants, vegetable gardens, or a lush lawn, ImoLaza has got you covered. Manage your yard’s watering system with ease and precision like never before with ImoLaza.

Personalized Weather Station Recommendation

ImoLaza’s Smart Weather Genius™ system incorporates real-time weather data from 375,000 personal weather stations, offering you unprecedented accuracy in weather information. Within the ImoLaza app’s weather station settings, you have the flexibility to not only choose the weather station nearest to you but also select the one you deem the most appropriate for your needs. This allows your smart watering schedules to adapt more accurately to diverse weather conditions, ensuring just the right amount of watering every time. In the current market, only ImoLaza can provide you with precise and tailored weather data support.

Smart Weather Skip

• Rain Skip, Wind Skip, and Freeze Skip power by ImoLaza Smart Weather Genius™: (1) The most advanced ImoLaza Smart Weather Genius will automatically monitor the weather changes in your location 24/7, 365 days a year; (2) Automatically skip unnecessary watering during rainy, windy, or freezing conditions.

Customize the Weather Skip Threshold

• You can customize the weather skip threshold according to your lawn’s needs and local conditions, and modify it at any time.

Saturation Skip

• ImoLaza Intelligent ET Master utilizes REAL-TIME evapotranspiration (ET) data to calculate the soil moisture balance, ensuring your lawn has sufficient water until the next scheduled watering time.
• With this advanced technology, the system automatically adjusts the watering frequency based on the plant’s growth stage and weather conditions. If the soil is saturated, the watering schedule will be skipped automatically. No need for manual seasonal shifts.

ImoLaza Watering Duration Expert™
You can use Imolaza’s app to easily set up basic parameters for your lawn’s different areas, such as plant types, sprinkler types, soil types, sunlight exposure, slope, and area size. ImoLaza Watering Duration Expert will then automatically create scientific and precise watering durations that can easily meet the water needs of different plants in different seasons.

ImoLaza Smart Weather Genius™

The ImoLaza Smart Weather Genius is an ultra-precise weather forecasting and monitoring system that seamlessly integrates meteorological satellite data from the National Weather Service, radar data from local meteorological departments, and real-time data from 375,000 personal weather stations. It continuously monitors and predicts weather conditions in your area, such as air temperature, air humidity, wind speed, sunlight intensity, and precipitation, 24 hours a day. With hyper-accurate weather data, it will never water during rainy, windy, or frosty conditions when watering is unnecessary or unfavorable, thereby improving water use efficiency.

ImoLaza Intelligent ET Master™
Intelligent ET Master constantly analyzes and records the natural evaporation and plant transpiration in your lawn by monitoring the actual weather data 24 hours a day, including air temperature, air humidity, wind speed, sunlight intensity, and precipitation, powered by the Smart Weather Genius. With this information, it calculates the soil moisture level and actual water needs of your lawn. Every day, it automatically adjusts the watering duration and frequency based on the calculated results, ensuring that your lawn receives the precise amount of water required at the right time and truly achieves “No Watering in the Rain, No Wilting in the Summer”!

Smart Seasonal Adjust
You don’t need to manually change watering schedules or timetables. Powered by ImoLaza ET Master™, the ImoLaza smart controller automatically adjusts watering schedules based on the current season’s requirements, ensuring your lawn’s water needs are met throughout the year. You can simply enjoy a beautiful lawn without extra effort or worry.

Permanent Storage
No need for backup power. This feature protects unreliable power sources, as the non-volatile storage permanently retains the current time, date, schedule data, and settings.

Water Even offline
The ImoLaza smart sprinkler controller has a built-in timer, allowing it to continue watering even offline.

Watering Schedule
Even during power outages, the data remains intact, and once power is restored, there’s no need to reconfigure the schedules. The device will automatically resume operation without requiring any additional setup.

Product Features

Over-the-Air (OTA) Technology

ImoLaza’s Over-the-Air (OTA) technology transforms ImoLaza into a self- learning, selfevolving intelligent irrigation system. It can remotely receive and download our continuously developed and updated intelligent irrigation algorithms and features, thereby consistently improving irrigation efficiency. Once you own an ImoLaza controller, you can continually enjoy the most advanced irrigation technology that is constantly being upgraded.

Super Powerful System-on-Chip (SoC)

ImoLaza is equipped with the most powerful 2.4GHz WiFi system-on-a-chip (SoC), renowned for its exceptional wall penetration capabilities. Its high-powered remote radio provides ImoLaza with a stronger signal connection. A more robust Wi-Fi connection means less signal loss and fewer disruptions due to interference, enabling ImoLaza to maintain a super-stable connection with the cloud-based Smart Weather Genius™ and Intelligent ET Master™ at all times. With ImoLaza’s smart controller, you will enjoy an unparalleled user experience and unmatched water-saving capabilities.

Shared Access

• You can share your account with family members or the service guys, no limit to the number of people, and no extra cost.

Works on Phones and Tablets

• Support different screen sizes for phones or tablets (iOS 11.0+ and Android 7.0+).

Update Device WiFi

• When you need to switch to a different network, you can directly do it in “Update device WiFi.” The input is convenient and fast, and there is no need to start over to connect devices.

Multi-device Control

• If you have multiple Imolaza smart sprinkler controllers, it supports multi-device operation, and you can easily switch between them on the homepage conveniently and straightforwardly.

Ultimate Lawn Management App

• No advertisements within the app, no recommendations for other products, and no irrelevant information push. Focusing on core functionalities, designed exclusively for professional home lawn management.

No Additional Fees

• Install ImoLaza once and enjoy a lifetime of free usage, without any additional or subscription charges. Access precise weather data and enjoy advanced feature upgrades, all included at no extra cost.

Personalized Features

Minimize Water Hammer

• This feature helps to minimize the stress on your pipes, valves, and fittings by reducing the water flow rate at the end of each watering cycle, rather than abruptly shutting off the water supply.

Well or Pump Start Delay

• You can set a delay of up to 60 minutes between the start of a watering cycle and the activation of a well pump.

One-touch Manual Watering

ImoLaza’s manual watering feature allows users to control water with a touch of a physical button. Whether addressing immediate watering needs or catering to the individual care of specific plants, this feature perfectly fulfils these requirements accurately. During irrigation system maintenance or when your hands are too soiled for phone use, our physical button operation provides an easy alternative, ensuring you always have full control over your watering activities.

Manual Cycle and Soak

Instead of watering all zones at once, it allows you to divide the total watering time into multiple shorter cycles with soak periods in between. For each cycle, ImoLaza waters one zone for a shorter period and then pauses to allow the water to soak into the soil. It then moves to the next zone and repeats the process until the recommended amount of water has been applied to the soil. This prevents water waste and runoff in areas with elevation changes or tight soils.

Standby Mode-Selected Date Interval

• Set the On and Off date range, and it will stop operating from the On date and resume operation on the Off date.

Standby Mode-Recurring Date Interval

• Set the On and Off date range with no yearly limit, and it will stop operation on the On date and resume operation on the Off date, repeating the process every year.

PART 3 IMOLAZA APP

Intuitive App Interface

Wi-Fi Signal Strength Display

The stability of Wi-Fi is crucial for remote operations and smart skip functions. Therefore, ImoLaza displays Wi-Fi signal strength under “Device Info” – “SSID” in the settings. If the signal is less than 2 bars, there is a risk of disconnection, and it is recommended to use a range extender to strengthen the signal. If the signal is 2 bars or more, the controller can operate normally.

Calendar Display

ImoLaza’s calendar interface clearly and intuitively displays the watering schedules for each month, making it easy for you to switch between different dates freely. By viewing the calendar interface, you can quickly review, monitor, and adjust your watering schedules, including all watering and skipping tasks for the month, ensuring the best watering solution for your lawns.

Detailed Annotations

• Detailed annotations for better understanding and quick clarification of your inquiries, including possible reasons for offline status, water consumption statistics, zone parameter details, historical records, and more.

Change Brightness

• Under ‘Brightness,’ tap to select the level at which you would like the light bar to display when the controller is idle. You can choose from Off, Low, Medium, or High.

Change Time Format

• You can easily choose between the 24-hour clock or the 12-hour clock format based on your habits and preferences.

Device Name

• You can give your controller a super cool name, such as “Lawn Wizard,” etc. When you have multiple devices, easy-to-remember names will help with differentiation and management.

Change Units

• Prefer to use Metric units as opposed to Standard? Select the preferred display for all measurement units.

Sunrise/Sunset Time Display

• Predict the daily sunrise and sunset times based on the latitude and longitude of your garden’s location, and display them on the home page.

Weather Display

• Display detailed weather forecasts for the next 7 days on the homepage, allowing you to swipe left and right to view them. No need to check the weather on other apps, providing convenience.

Zone Management

Schedule/Zone Disable

• ImoLaza offers a convenient schedule and zone disable function. Whether you want to pause a specific schedule or disable a zone, a simple tap on the disable button does the trick. When you’re ready to resume, just hit the enable button, and everything springs back into action.

Basic Parameters Setting

• Even if you are a beginner, you can use Imolaza’s app to easily set up the basic parameters for different zones in your lawn, such as plant types, sprinkler types, soil types, sunlight exposure, slope, and area size. It also provides preset reference values for your convenience.

Advanced Parameters Setting

• If you are more familiar with it, you can use the ImoLaza app to customize and set advanced parameters for your lawn, such as Root Zone Depth, Application Rate, Available Water, and more for each zone. This will provide a basis for precise watering decisions.

Personalized Zone Naming

Manage all watering zones with ease with ImoLaza’s smart controller. ImoLaza allows you to assign unique names to each watering zone, streamlining your lawn management by simplifying the identification and oversight of individual sections. With this personalized approach, monitoring and managing each watering zone becomes a breeze, allowing you to focus on the enjoyment of your vibrant lawn spaces.

Add Pictures of Your Zones

• ImoLaza app allows you to use pictures to identify and manage each watering zone with clarity and convenience! This way, there’s no need to remember.

Zone Photo Notes

• Document each area’s journey in detail, including planting dates and mowing, to simplify lawn management and help you make informed decisions for optimal plant health and growth.

Zone Photo Album

Unlike other controllers that allow uploading only one picture for a zone at most, Imolaza’s zone album feature allows you to upload multiple pictures. ImoLaza offers a dedicated Album feature in the zone settings, enabling you to capture photos of your lawn at different growth stages and organize them in an album This feature has been exclusively developed by ImoLaza for you, and no other controller can deliver an exceptional experience that ImoLaza provides.

PART 4 TOP-NOTCH CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Top-notch Customer Support

Warranty

• Backed by ImoLaza’s 2-year warranty to cover any manufacturer defects.

Feature Suggestions

• ImoLaza has always been customer-oriented, listening to user feedback. Based on customer input and demands, we have developed new features such as a New Lawn Schedule, upgraded device connectivity, and smart cycle and soak functions. Your needs guide our improvements.

Help Center

• The app includes a dedicated Help Center that enables you to access the support website directly. You can submit questions or browse solutions to related issues.

Bug Reporting/Device Failure

• We care about your lawn and your experience, providing a dedicated problem-solving section for timely responses and solutions.

Customer Services

• If you have any questions, you can contact us through Customer Services. With ImoLaza, you will receive the most comprehensive and fastest-responding service in the industry.

Community

• This is where ImoLaza users gather. Here, you can find the latest updates and solutions to common issues. You can also ask questions to engage in discussions with others until the problems are resolved.

Official Website

• Here, you can learn about ImoLaza’s story, technology, and the latest product information, and you can leave messages. Welcome to ImoLaza.

References

• imolaza support - Rain Sensor FAQ
• imolaza support

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