GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub User manual

Brand: GreenIQ

Model: Smart Garden Hub

Type: User manual

GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is a device that allows you to easily control your garden's irrigation and lighting, and save money on your water and electricity bills. It automatically adjusts irrigation scheduling based on current and forecasted weather, controls your landscape lighting based on sunrise and sunset schedule changes throughout the year, and connects to the Internet via wireless (Wi-Fi / Cellular) or Ethernet cable. You can connect it to rain, soil moisture, fertilizer-level and flow sensors, as well as various Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors, such as Parrot FlowerPower, and Netatmo.

Smart Garden Hub

User Guide

Revision 2.x, September 2015

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1. Your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

1.1. Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub. The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub allows

you to easily control your garden's irrigation and lighting, and save money on your water and

electricity bills.

Your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub:

 Automatically adjusts irrigation scheduling based on current and forecasted weather.

 Controls your landscape lighting based on sunrise and sunset schedule changes throughout

the year.

 Connects to the Internet via wireless (Wi-Fi / Cellular) or Ethernet cable.

 Connects to rain, soil moisture, fertilizer-level and flow sensors.

 Connects to various Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors, such as Parrot FlowerPower, and

Netatmo.

 Highly intuitive user interface.

 A name can be assigned to each zone.

 Zone pictures can be uploaded to the web app from your computer, smartphone or tablet.

 Visual indication of each zone's status.

 Water and electricity usage and savings report.

 Evapotranspiration and rainfall indicators.

The Green IQ Web App makes it easy for you to control of your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub via your

iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone/tablet, PC, Mac and other web-enabled devices. For more details

please visit our web site.

1.2. About this guide

This guide describes how to control your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub using the GreenIQ web app.

The web app is easy and intuitive to use. Although there is no need to read this entire guide to

become familiar with most of the system’s features, users might find this guide for exploring some

of the more advanced features of the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub.

Note: The web app is suitable for both desktop computers and touch-based mobile devices. For

improved readability, the instructions in this guide assume the use of a desktop computer. If you

are using a touch-based device simply tap your screen when a “click” instruction appears.

1.3. Before you begin

Before you can use the GreenIQ web app, the following prerequisites must be met:

 You must have a registered GreenIQ Cloud account.

 Internet connection must be set up (Wi-Fi mode only).

 The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub must be connected to power and the Internet.

Refer to the “GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub Installation Manual” for more details.

1.4. Technical Support

It is highly recommended that you read the latest version of this document. You can find it at:

http://greeniq.co/documentation.htm

GreenIQ offers technical support at: http://greeniq.co/support.php

2. About GreenIQ Technology

2.1. System components

The GreenIQ System has three components:

 GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

 Connects to your garden's irrigation valves.

 Optionally connects to your garden's lighting circuit.

 Controls irrigation and lighting schedules.

 Connects to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable.

 GreenIQ Web App

 The web app runs on the browser of any web-enabled device, such as iPhone, iPad,

Android smartphone/tablet, PC or Mac.

 The web app allows you to create scheduling programs for each irrigation zone and

the lighting channel.

 The web app displays indications of the system's status, such as open/closed irrigation

zone, etc.

 User registration, savings report retrieval, system configuration and more, are all done

using the web app.

 Third-party accessories such as Flower Power and others can be controlled via the web

app.

 GreenIQ Cloud

 GreenIQ provides free cloud services to all of its customers.

 All the system configurations and user's programs are stored in the GreenIQ Cloud.

 The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub and the web app communicate via the GreenIQ Cloud.

 Configuration changes, software updates and on-going status updates are stored and

retrieved via the cloud.

2.2. How it works

1. Using the app, you define the start time and end time for each zone (up to four different

programs per zone). Then, you can just sit back while GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub takes it

from there.

2. The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub autonomously gets all the information it needs from the

Internet via its Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable connections.

3. The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub controls your garden's irrigation and intelligently

calculates optimal watering programs based on the weather. The system can save up to

50% on your outdoor water bill, while keeping your garden and lawn lush and green.

4. And it does the same thing for lighting. Schedule once and forget about it. The GreenIQ

Smart Garden Hub turns your garden lights on and off according to predefined schedules

or based on sunset and sunrise times.

2.3. Science of Evapotranspiration

Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of water evaporation from the soil and plant transpiration to the

atmosphere. Your garden's water balance is compensated by natural precipitation and by your

irrigation system. So how can you avoid over-watering and under-watering of your plants? Your

GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub automatically downloads data from the Internet on current and forecast

weather conditions provided by the nearest weather station. Factors such as temperature, relative

humidity (RH), wind speed and solar radiation directly impact the ET in your garden.

The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub schedules irrigation based on the start time and end time you

programmed, and modifies the irrigation period according to ET and latest/forecast precipitation.

On very hot and dry days, your plants get more water, and on cold and cloudy days - less water. On

rainy days, the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub turns off irrigation completely. As a result, your garden

gets just the amount of water it needs. It keeps your garden looking great, it saves you money and

it's good for the environment.

3. GreenIQ Web App

3.1. Getting started

3.1.1. Compatibility

The GreenIQ web app works with iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones/tablets, Windows PC, Mac and

many more platforms. A full list of supported devices, operating systems and browsers can be found

at: http://jquerymobile.com/gbs/

Only A-grade platforms from this list can run the GreenIQ web app.

3.1.2. Response time

When you send a command via the app to the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub, there is a delay of a few

seconds between:

 The web app command and its execution by the unit

 Execution by the unit and notification by the app

These delays are natural, and they are influenced by web app and the unit’s internet connection

speed.

These delays have no impact on the unit during normal scheduled operation.

3.1.3. Launching the web app

In your web browser, go to: http://greeniq.net

Alternatively, you can scan the QR code on the plastic card you received with the device.

It is recommended to create a shortcut or bookmark the web app link.

Note: Shortcut and bookmark tab creation procedures depend on your device, operating system

and browser, and are outside the scope of this manual.

Tip: When launching the web app on Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch), a tooltip

guides you through the shortcut creation.

3.1.4. Signing in

After launching the web app, the sign-in screen is displayed. Enter your username and password, as

they appear on the plastic card that was supplied with the device and click the Sign In button.

The first time you access your account, or if any account details are missing or invalid, you are

prompted to complete the set up process.

If you have already set up your account, the main menu is displayed.

Tip: You can allow cookies in your browser to save the username and password for future sessions.

Figure 2: Main menu

3.1.5. Main menu

You can choose from the following options on the main menu:

 Program – Access, create or modify each zone’s irrigation program, and the lighting

programs. For details, see Configuring Zones and Programs.

 My Account – Modify your account details.

 Report – View a report of each zone’s activity during the past seven days.

 Internet Setup – Select Wired-Mode or Wi-Fi Mode and submit Wi-Fi network details.

 Sensors – Enable/disable sensors and configure the connection between the sensor and the

Smart Garden Hub. For details, see Working with Sensors.

 Smart Home – View your Smart Home solution settings, if applicable. (Contact Green IQ

support for details.)

 Status – Check your system’s status or reset your Smart Garden Hub. For details, see

Managing Your System and Account Settings

 About – View useful links and contact information.

3.1.6. Synchronizing with the GreenIQ Cloud

Clicking the Submit All button (located at the bottom of the main menu) uploads all the

configuration data from the web app to the GreenIQ Cloud. The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

constantly synchronizes with the cloud to download new configuration data and upload new status

data.

Tip: Click the Submit All button before exiting the web app, to ensure that all configuration data

was synchronized with the cloud. A smaller version of the Submit All button also appears in

the top right corner of the various program screens.

3.1.7. Managing your Internet connection

The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub must have a constant Internet connection to work properly. Internet

connection is defined once during installation. Refer to the “GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub Installation

Guide” for details.

If the Internet connection is interrupted, the unit continues watering your garden based on the

configured start and end times, but no water savings occur.

An e-mail alert is sent upon Internet interruptions, and again when the unit is reconnected.

3.2. Configuring Zones and Programs

3.2.1. Program screen

The Program screen includes the following functions:

 Zone menu, listing the six irrigation zones (Zone 1 to Zone 6) and the lighting control channel

(Zone 8), including visual indicators of the zone states:

Irrigation zone enabled

Irrigation zone disabled

Irrigation in progress (manual)

Lighting zone enabled

Irrigation zone disabled

Lighting is on (manual)

Note: There is a delay between the web app and the unit, including visual indicators.

 Master Irrigation Enable switch. Turning off this switch shuts down all irrigation channels.

 Master Lighting Enable switch. Turning off this switch turns the lighting off.

Note: The Master Zone (Zone 7) does not appear on the Program screen, because it is not

directly controlled by the user. The Master Zone turns on whenever one of the irrigation zones

is turned on, and turns off when all the six irrigation zones are off.

 Manual Irrigation Limit: The maximum time (in minutes) that manual irrigation can be

enabled on any zone.

 Percent Adjust Limit (%): The percent factor to apply when overriding irrigation programs,

to decrease or increase irrigation. For example, if the limit is set to 50%, the programs will

irrigate 50% of the planned duration. (The adjust range is 0-120%.) When this switch is set to

On, irrigation is always adjusted accordingly, regardless of any weather factor. When this

switch is set to Auto, irrigation is adjusted only if there is a problem with the weather service.

 Prohibited Hours: Time intervals during which irrigation is not allowed.

3.2.2. Zone properties

You can view and edit properties of a zone in the Zone screen when you select a zone on the

Program screen.

The Zone screen includes the following parameters:

 Zone identifying properties:

 Zone Picture – An image of the zone (optional). You can upload or replace the picture

at any time. For details, see Setting the zone picture.

 Zone Name – To change the zone name, click in the field and edit the name.

 Zone Enable switch. Turning off this switch shuts down irrigation for this zone.

 Manual switch. Turning this switch on starts irrigation in the zone for the time period

specified in the Manual Irrigation Time field.

 Manual Irrigation Time: The number of minutes after which manual irrigation automatically

turns off.

 Programs: You can configure up to four irrigation programs per zone. For details, see

Creating an irrigation program or Creating a lighting program.

 Seasonal Adjust: You can configure seasonal adjustment settings for irrigation per month.

For details, see Defining seasonal irrigation factors.

 Irrigation Progress: A progress bar that indicates the progress of the current watering

program.

3.2.3. Setting the zone picture

You can upload pictures to make it easy to identify your zones at a glance.

To add or change the zone picture:

1. On the Zone screen, click the picture pane, then click Choose File to browse and select a picture,

and click Open.

Tip: On mobile devices with a camera, you can take a photo directly from this menu.

2. Click the Upload button.

Note: Picture upload time depends on the picture size and connection speed. In some cases,

the picture upload might take few minutes.

3.2.4. Creating an irrigation program

You can configure up to four irrigation programs for each zone.

To create an irrigation program:

1. From the Program menu, select a zone. The Zone screen is displayed.

3. Turn on the Zone Enable switch.

4. Select one of the four programs. The irrigation program screen is displayed.

5. Turn on the Program Enable switch.

6. (Optional) Turn on the Consider Weather switch. – Turn on this switch to allow the GreenIQ

Smart Garden Hub to adjust the irrigation duration based on the local weather.

Note: It takes the system about 24 hours following installation to collect detailed local weather

information. During this time period, the weather-based irrigation might not be accurate. This

is a normal system behavior. The Consider Weather feature overrides any configured seasonal

adjust factors for this program.

Tip: When selecting Weather Mode, you need to program watering schedules to match the

watering needs during the hottest days of the year. To save water, the GreenIQ Smart Garden

Hub adjusts these schedules based on actual and forecasted weather.

7. Edit the Start Time and End Time settings. (The web app calculates and displays the irrigation

duration for you.)

8. In the Schedule by area, set one of these options:

 Days of the Week to Run – Configures the program to run on specific weekdays.

 Every X Days – Configures the the program to run at regular intervals, for example,

every three days. You can also define the starting date for the irrigation period.

 Odd/Even Days of the month: Configures the program to run on odd or even dates

of the month.

9. In the Schedule Setting area, set the schedule details according to the option you selected in

the previous step.

3.2.5. Starting manual irrigation

You can manually activate irrigation in a zone at any time.

To start manual irrigation:

1. On the Zone screen, turn on the Manual switch.

Note: If the Zone Enable switch is off, it automatically turns on when manual irrigation is

enabled.

2. In the Manual Irrigation Time field, set the number of minutes to irrigate the zone. The default

value is 5 minutes. The maximum allowed setting is 60 minutes.

The balance of time appears next to the Manual switch and the Irrigation Progress bar

indicates the progress of the current watering program.

Tip: You can stop the manual irrigation while it is in progress by turning off the Manual switch.

Note: There is a delay between the web app and the unit.

3.2.6. Defining seasonal irrigation factors

For each irrigation zone screen there is a collapsible control called Seasonal Adjust (%). This is an

optional feature set the percentage of required irrigation for each month. By default, the factors are

set to 100%.

For example, assuming Program 1.1 (Zone 1) is set to start at 20:00 and end at 20:30. Defining a

30% factor for January will result in irrigation from 20:00 to 20:09 during that month (30% x 30 min

= 9 min) in that zone.

Note: If the Consider Weather feature is enabled for a specific program, that program ignores the

season irrigation adjustment factors.

To define the monthly irrigation factors:

1. On the Zone screen, expand the Seasonal Adjust (%) section to display the month-by-month

settings.

2. Type values in the fields or drag the sliders to the required settings.

3.2.7. Creating a lighting program

You can program your GreenIQ Smart Hub to automatically operate your outdoor lighting. You

configure up to four lighting programs.

To create a lighting program:

1. From the Program menu, select Zone 8. The Lighting Zone screen is displayed.

2. Turn on the Program Enable switch.

3. Select one of the four programs.

4. Click and expand the Lights On area.

5. Select the Start Time Mode:

 If Clock mode is selected, set the Start Time.

 If Dusk or Sunset mode is selected, set the number of minutes after dusk or sunset to

wait before turning the lights on.

6. Click and expand Lights Off area.

7. Select the Start Time Mode:

 If Clock mode is selected, set the End Time.

 If Dawn or Sunrise mode is selected, set the number of minutes before dawn or sunrise

turn off the lights.

8. Click and expand the Days of the Week to Run area, and select the days of the week when you

want this program to run.

3.2.8. Viewing Reports

Select Report from the main menu to view a report of each zone’s activity during the past 7 days.

You can also choose to receive the report by e-mail on a daily or weekly basis.

The report includes

 Water and electricity usage and savings data

 Evapotranspiration and rainfall indicators

3.3. Working with Sensors

The Smart Garden Hub currently supports these sensors:

 Flow sensor: This sensor physically connects to pipeline and to the Smart Garden Hub. It can

indicate the real amount of water irrigation at a given time, and we generate analytics about

the irrigation accordingly. This enables more informative reports and helps detect suspicious

cases in real time (for example, water leaks and insufficient water flow).

 Rain sensor: This sensor physically connects to the Smart Garden Hub. It indicates to the Hub

the amount of rain. When it rains, the Hub skips the irrigation cycles.

 NetAtmo: This is a personal weather station. It calculates weather information on the

environment of the user, and stores them in the user account on the NetAtmo cloud. Our

service connects to the user’s account on the NetAtmo cloud, to retrieve those parameters

and use them for making irrigation decisions based on weather information fetched from

NetAtmo.

 Parrot flower power and Plantlink: These moisture sensors provide information about

specific locations in the garden, enabling decisions about irrigation to be made on a zone-

by-zone basis.

You configure the connection between the sensor and the Smart Garden Hub on the Sensors screen.

3.3.1. Setting up a flow sensor

The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub supports the use of the GreenIQ flow sensor.

To set up a flow sensor:

1. Connect it to the hub and install it on the garden pipe line.

2. On the Sensors screen, expand Flow Sensor.

3. Set the Flow Sensor Connected switch to Yes.

4. Select the diameter of your sensor model (¾” or 1”).

5. Select the unit of measurement for displaying flow data (liters or gallons).

6. Click Save Sensors.

Once the sensor is in operation, flow data is displayed on the Reports screen. In addition,

notifications are sent regarding exceptional events, for example, if the service identifies that

irrigation should be working and there is no flow, or if irrigation is not working and there is a flow,

it will send a notification.

For detailed installation instructions, go to: http://greeniq.co/docs/GreenIQ-Flow-Meter-Brochure-

English.pdf.

3.3.2. Setting up a rain sensor

A rain sensor updates the Hub regarding the amount of rainfall. When it rains, the Hub skips the

irrigation cycles. A rain sensor is wired directly to the Smart Garden Hub.

Important: If the Rain sensor is turned on in the app, but no sensor is wired to the hub, the service

will identify it as constant rain and scheduled irrigation will be skipped.

To set up a rain sensor:

1. Connect the rain sensor directly to the hub (as described in the installation guide).

2. On the Sensors screen, expand Rain Sensor.

3. Set the Rain Sensor Connected switch to Yes.

4. Click Save Sensors.

3.3.3. Setting up a Netatmo weather station

GreenIQ supports the use of Netatmo in two modes:

 Personal mode: Your Netatmo personal weather station is installed on site and enabled in

the GreenIQ application. GreenIQ collects weather information from the private weather

station, and calculates the weather factor based on the data received.

 Public mode: If Netatmo is enabled but no account credentials are provided, GreenIQ gathers

weather information from private stations in the vicinity and makes an adjusted calculation of

the weather factor. Public weather information is also considered in this calculation.

To set up a Netatmo weather station:

1. Connect it to the hub and install it on the garden pipe line.

2. On the Sensors screen, expand Netatmo.

3. Enter your Netatmo username and password in the designated fields.

4. Set the Use Netatmo switch to Yes.

Note: If this switch is set to Yes and account credentials are not provided, Netatmo is used in

Public mode.

5. Click Save Sensors.

3.3.4. Setting up a moisture sensor

Parrot and Plantlink are soil moisture sensors that provide information about specific locations in

the garden. The user associates each zone with one sensor, enabling the decisions about program

irrigations on that zone to be made based on the associated sensor information.

The moisture sensor collects data and uploads it to your user account in the cloud (not GreenIQ

account). GreenIQ fetches this data and for each irrigation cycle implements an internal algorithm

to determine whether to skip an irrigation cycle.

Note: The Parrot Flower Power sensor requires a Bluetooth connection to your mobile device. It

then uploads the data from your device to the cloud. If you are not at home or Bluetooth is not

enabled, the data will not be uploaded to the cloud. GreenIQ will identify that there is no valid data

and will ignore sensor’s information.

To set up a moisture sensor:

1. Install the moisture sensor in your garden and connect it to the hub (as described in the

installation guide).

2. On the Sensors screen, expand the entry for the relevant moisture sensor (Parrot FlowerPower

or Plantlink).

3. Enter your username and password for the sensor in the designated fields.

4. In the Associated Sensors to Zones area, select the sensor from the dropdown list to assign it

to a specific zone.

5. Click Save Sensors.

3.4. Smart Home

Green IQ currently supports the he following smart home solutions:

 Nest Protect

 Amazon Alexa

 Control4

 Crestron

For additional information, contact GreenIQ.

3.5. Managing your system and account settings

3.5.1. System status

To check your system’s status, select Status from the main menu. In case of an error or a warning,

wait a few moments for the problem to be resolved.

The Status screen displays the status of connectivity for your mobile app, hub, and weather

information, as well as the properties of your hub.

3.5.2. Managing your GreenIQ account

From the main menu, select My Account to edit your account settings.

Important: A valid e-mail address should be entered. This enables GreenIQ to send you important

alerts.

Important: Make sure that the location on the map is your garden’s location. If not, click the Locate

Me button. If your browser asks for permission to access your location, you need to accept. Your

location is used only during the activation of your account to allow the unit to access weather and

sunset/sunrise information. The web app will not attempt to access your location information at any

time thereafter.

3.5.3. Resetting your Smart Garden Hub remotely

GreenIQ releases software updates from time to time. Each time your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

boots up, it automatically downloads the latest updates. If you see that the unit’s software is not

up-to-date, it is recommended to reset the unit.

To reset the unit:

1. On the Status screen, click the Reset Smart Garden Hub button.

2. When prompted to confirm that you want to reset and reboot the Hub, click OK.

Important: The remote reset works only if the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is connected to the

Internet. If the Internet connection is down, the only way to reset the unit is by disconnecting it from

power, and then reconnecting it.

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