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Installation and User Manual
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Installation and User Manual

UgMO™ monitors soil moisture in the root zones of your
plants, limiting watering by your irrigation controller to
avoid over-watering. UgMO consists of two components,
the UgMO Wireless Sensor and the UgMO Base Station.
Up to 24 wireless sensors can be paired, assigned and
buried to control up to 6 watering zones (valves).
The Base Station is wired between any common elec-
tronic irrigation controller (sometimes called a ‘clock’),
and the valves controlling watering in up to six zones.
UgMO supports the control of a Master Valve or Pump
via a special output.
UgMO saves water and improves plant health by limiting
overwatering for lawns and ornamental plantings.
Irrigation controllers can be set according to the hottest
or driest conditions expected. UgMO limits watering to
be ‘just enough’.
UgMO wireless sensors have a patented electronic
moisture sensing circuit and low power radio signal.
Two uniquely configured batteries (supplied and
installed) provide an operating life of up to 5 years.
The UgMO Base Station is powered by your Irrigation
controller.
Installation requires only basic electrical tools (a wire
stripper, crimper, connectors) a thin flat screwdriver,
drywall screws, a Philip head screwdriver for mounting
and an AC voltmeter (Digital MultiMeter). UgMO devices
are weather resistant for outdoor use. Wireless Sensors
are buried at depths from 1” to 4”
according to plant and soil types and operate at
distances up to 600 feet, depending on soil type, depth,
and line of site to the Base Station. UgMO is easy to in-
stall, effective and long lasting. It is not uncommon for a
typical home to reduce water use by as much as 45%.

Table of Contents
Components .....................................................................................................................................................2
Preparing to Install ..........................................................................................................................................4
Site Assessment ...............................................................................................................................................5
Installing the Base Station ..............................................................................................................................6
Mounting the Base Station ....................................................................................................................6
Wiring a Single Base Station .................................................................................................................7
Determining AC Polarity of Existing Irrigation Clock ........................................................................10
Wiring 2 Base Stations with a Pump/Master Valve to Control Up to 12 Stations ............................. 11
Base Station User Interface........................................................................................................................... 14
Main Screen ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Auto/Bypass Indicator .................................................................................................................15
Pump/Master Valve Indicator ..................................................................................................... 15
Water Savings Indicator ..............................................................................................................15
Zone Control Indicator ................................................................................................................ 15
Zone Moisture Level Indicator .................................................................................................... 16
Battery and Wireless Strength Indicator .................................................................................... 17
Set Contrast .........................................................................................................................................17
Manage Sensors ..................................................................................................................................18
Pairing sensors to Base Station: Choosing Sensors ..................................................................18
Assigning a Common Sensor .....................................................................................................20
INSTALLATION AND USER MANUAL

Assigning More than one Sensor to a Zone ................................................................................ 21
Assigning a Sensor to More Than One Zone ..............................................................................21
Pairing Sensors to Base Station: Manual Entry ......................................................................... 22
Setting Moisture Levels ....................................................................................................................... 23
Manage System Settings ..................................................................................................................... 23
Setting Auto and Bypass .............................................................................................................23
Setting Global Cold Temperature Override ................................................................................24
Manage Zone Settings .........................................................................................................................25
Zone Bypass Setting ...................................................................................................................25
Multiple Sensors Per Zone Settings ...........................................................................................26
View Sensors ........................................................................................................................................27
Determining Wireless Signal Strength .......................................................................................27
Reading the View Sensor Screen ................................................................................................ 28
Activating the Archives ...............................................................................................................29
Installing Sensors .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Placement of Sensors..........................................................................................................................32
Completing the Installation ................................................................................................................. 34
Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide ..............................................................................................................36
Appendix B: Soil Property Field Test ............................................................................................................ 38
Appendix C: Watering Guidelines: Setting the Irrigation Controller for UgMO ..........................................44

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Components
UgMO Base Station
1. LCD Screen
2. Power Indicator light
3. Lit when irrigation clock is requesting a valve to water
4. Selection button controls entries highlighted on LCD
Screen
5. Connections from Base Station to Irrigation Clock
6. Connections from Base Station to valve wires
7. Cover concealing terminal connections
8. “Wiring Harness”: 18 conductor cable and strain relief
leading to irrigation clock
9. Selection wheel
10. Lit when UgMO is allowing watering and zone valve is open
11. Check valve light illuminates when UgMO identifies a wir-
ing short in existing irrigation system
12. Zone numbers corresponding to LCD screen
UgMO Wireless Sensor
13. Tine: Sensor element that measures moisture level and
temperature when exposed to soil
14. Tine sleeve: Protects Tine in shipment and turns sensor on
when removed
15. Battery door

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Preparing to Install
Product Verification
Check shipped product and confirm that all hardware is present.
Required Materials
Electrical Connectors: Small supply of assorted electrical connectors and wire nuts.
Electrical Tape: Assorted colors
Wire Labels: To clearly mark all wires in the irrigation clock.
Wire Ties
Wire Tacks: to secure any loose wires to mounting structure.
Silicone: For water-tight seal of wiring harness strain relief connection to clock.
Mounting Screws: To mount brackets to wall.
Required Tools
Digital Multi-meter: Also known as a Voltmeter. Required to test AC polarity and confirm proper wiring.
Screwdriver: Phillips #1, #2 and small electrical screwdrivers for tightening terminals.
Cordless Drill/Bits: For drilling holes for mounting screws.
One Inch (1”) Hole Saw Bit: For drilling a hole into the irrigation clock
Wire Strippers, Side Cutters and Crimpers: Necessary to install Base Station
Shovel or Hole Cutter: For digging holes for placement of sensors.
1.25 inch Putty Knife: Or something similar for cutting slot in soil for tine insertion.
10 Inch Crescent Wrench or Channel Locks: To tighten strain relief nut.
Tape Measure: To measure sensor location.
UgMO Soil Press: To determine soil type.
Irrigation Flags: To mark sensor locations.
UgMO Base Station
UgMO Wireless Sensor
Mounting Bracket
Yellow Whisker Marker
One per Sensor

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Site Assessment
Site Survey
1. Visually inspect the property, location of clock and placement of the Base Station.
2. Run all valve stations to:
• Confirm zone location and sprinkler count per zone.
• Identify areas within each zone to place sensors (rule of thumb is to place the sensors between irrigation sprinklers, in an area that tends
to be the driest and where you have the best line of sight to the Base Station with the least obstructions. Generally high spots are the dri-
est and low lying areas should be avoided).
• Identify any operating issues with the clock, valves and/or sprinklers.
3. Note different types of hardware
• Drip irrigation
• Rotor Heads
• Spray Heads
4. Note different types of zone plantings
• Turf
• Shrubs and woody plants
• Annuals and Perennial flowers
5. Record all start times, cycle run times and programmed run days.

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Installing the Base Station
1. Choose the location of the UgMO Base Station following these guide lines:
• Base Station needs to be 12-18 inches away from and higher than the
irrigation clock.
• Base Station should be within 600 feet of any possible sensor location.
• Base Station should not be mounted near or on the same plane as
large metal objects or high voltage transformers.
• When installing two Base Stations, place them at least 10 inches apart.
2. After locating the optimum location for the UgMO Base Station, use the
Base Station Bracket mounting plate as a template to mark the drilling
locations.
3. Drill two holes (small pilot holes if mounting to a solid material like wood
or larger holes to accommodate a drywall, stucco or concrete alligator
anchor). Tapcon screws are also an option.
4. Secure the mounting plate to the wall.
5. Insert the Bracket Arm into the Bracket Adaptor on the rear of the Base
Station. Tighten with provided Allen wrench.
6. Using the provided Allen wrench attach the Bracket Arm to the mounting
plate.
7. Rotate bracket arm so that the hinge allows for side-to-side movement- not
up and down.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Determine if the irrigation system uses a pump or Master Valve. Look at the irrigation wiring, if
there is a wire attached to a terminal labeled “P/MV” or “Pump/Master Valve”, the system has one of these present.
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH THE POWER CONDUCTORS UNTIL ALL OTHER WIRES HAVE BEEN ATTACHED
1. Using wire labels, label all valve stations,
common, power and pump master (if
present) wires in the irrigation clock.
2. Using a one inch (1”) hole saw bit, drill
a one inch (1”) hole into the irrigation
clock on the side nearest the Base Station
making sure that no internal parts are
damaged. Remove any internal electron-
ic boards that may be in the way of the
drilling procedure. The irrigation clock
may be outfitted with a punch out also
though keep in mind most punch outs are
only ¾ of inch in size.
3. Remove the jam nut from the wire strain
relief and carefully insert the 18 conduc-
tor wiring harness from the Base Station
into the irrigation clock through the one
inch hole. Thread the wires from the wir-
ing harness through the wire strain relief
nut inside the irrigation clock and insert
and secure the male end of the wire strain
relief by screwing the jam nut on.
4. The wiring harness wires will be bundled
into three groups (“Clock Bundle”, “Valve
Bundle”, “Power Bundle”) and each wire
in the bundles individually labeled as well.
5. Identify the wires in the irrigation clock
that go to each valve station. Remove the
wire (in the irrigation clock) from the Valve
Station #1 terminal and butt connect it to
the WHITE wire with a BLUE STRIPE
labeled V1/V7 and crimp it so its attached
securely.
6. Identify the BLUE wire labeled C1/C7
and attach that wire in the irrigation
clock’s Valve Station #1 terminal where
you removed the wire in step 5 above.
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7. Remove the wire (in the irrigation clock)
from the Valve Station #2 terminal and butt
connect it to the WHITE wire with a RED
STRIPE labeled V2/V8 and crimp it so its
attached securely.
8. Identify the PINK wire labeled C2/C8 from
the “Clock Bundle” and attach that wire
in the irrigation clock’s Valve Station #2
terminal where you removed the wire in step
7 above.
9. Repeat steps 5 thru 8 above for all valve
station wires using the labels on the wires
to identify the proper station and valve
wires (Refer to the Wire Reference Guide to
the right for the proper wire connections).
This guide is also provided as a convenient
sticker for inside the irrigation clock for easy
reference.
10. If you identify that the irrigation clock has a
Pump Relay and/or Master Valve proceed to
step 11. If not proceed to step 13.
Installing the Base Station
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11. Remove the Pump Master wire from the terminal
labeled “P/MV” or “Pump Master” and butt connect
it to the GRAY wire labeled P/M (V), from the “Valve
Bundle”, and crimp it so it’s attached securely.
12. Identify the BROWN wire labeled P/M (C) from the
“Clock Bundle” and attach it to the terminal in the ir-
rigation clock labeled “P/MV” or “Pump Master” where
you removed the wire in step 11 above.
13. Identify the common wire(s) in the irrigation clock,
detach them from the terminal and butt connect them
to the WHITE wire labeled COM OUT (V), from the
“Power Bundle”, and crimp them so they are attached
securely. Depending on the number of common wires
present a wire nut may need to be used to twist all the
wires together instead of a butt connector.
14. Identify the TAN wire labeled COM IN (C) from the
“Power Bundle” and attach it to the common terminal
on the irrigation clock where the wires were removed
in step 13 above. When properly installed the wiring
should look like the figure to the right.

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Installing the Base Station
1. Open the wiring compart-
ment of the irrigation clock.
2. Set the Voltmeter to “AC
Volts”, sometimes “~V”.
Units will be in Volt-AC,
often “VAC”.
3. Place the BLACK lead from
the voltmeter on the irriga-
tion clock COM terminal.
4. Place the RED lead from
the voltmeter on one of
the irrigation clock’s AC
terminals.
5. If the voltmeter registers
24-30V, this is the (AC +)
terminals.
6. If the voltmeter registers
~0V this is the the (AC -)
terminals.
7. Attach the BLACK wire
from the wiring harness
“Power Bundle” to the
(AC -) terminal.
8. Attach the RED wire from
the base station wiring har-
ness to the (AC +) terminal.
9. That’s it! The wiring phase
of installation is over. Now
it’s time to check your work
to be sure that you can
control each valve.
10. On a simple installation,
like this one, you can simply
turn on power, then se-
quence the Irrigation Con-
troller to manually power
each zone. Confirm that
each zone turns on, and
then turns off, as expected.
If so, the wiring is correct.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The correct polarity of the AC connection is critical:
INCORRECT AC WIRING CAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE
BASE STATION AND INVALIDATE THE WARRANTY
Use of a Digital Multi-meter (Voltmeter) is required to
ensure proper installation.
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1. Drill two one inch (1”) holes
in the irrigation controller
to allow easy insertion of
the Base Station wiring har-
ness, keeping in mind the
two Base Stations should be
mounted at least 10 inches
apart and 12-18 inches
away from and higher than
the irrigation clock.
2. Using wire labels, label all
valve stations, COM, AC, and
P/MV (if present) wires in
the irrigation clock.
3. Identify the wires in the irri-
gation clock that go to each
valve station. Remove the
wire (in the irrigation clock)
from the Valve Station #1
terminal and butt connect
it to the WHITE wire with a
BLUE STRIPE labeled V1/
V7, from the wiring harness
“Valve Bundle”, and crimp it
so its attached securely.
4. Identify the BLUE wire from
the “Clock Bundle” labeled
C1/C7 and attached that
wire in the irrigation clock’s
Valve Station #1 terminal
where you removed the wire
in step 3 above.
5. Remove the wire (in the irri-
gation clock) from the Valve
Station #2 terminal and butt
connect it to the WHITE
wire with a RED STRIPE
labeled V2/V8, from the
“Valve Bundle”, and crimp it
so it is attached securely.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Determine if the irrigation system uses a pump or master
valve. Look at the irrigation wiring, if there is a wire at-
tached to a post labeled “P/MV” or “Pump/Master Valve”,
the system has one of these present.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DO NOT ATTACH THE POWER CONDUCTORS UNTIL ALL
OTHER WIRES HAVE BEEN ATTACHED
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Systems that use a pump or master valve are cooled by
water passing through them. If the P/MV is not connected
correctly, over heating may occur and serious damage could
result - including pump or valve failure.
WIRING 2 BASE STATIONS WITH A PUMP/MASTER VALVE TO CONTROL UP TO 12 STATIONS

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Installing the Base Station
6. Identify the PINK wire labeled C2/C8 from
the “Clock Bundle” and attached that wire in
the irrigation clock’s Valve Station #2 terminal
where you removed the wire in step 5 above.
7. Repeat steps 3 thru 6 above for all valve
station wires using the labels on the wires
to identify the proper station and valve wires
(Refer to Wire Reference Guide on page 8).
8. Next hook up the Pump Relay and/or Master
Valve by connecting the wires from the Base
Stations and Irrigation Clock in series.
9. Identify the GRAY wire labeled PM (V), from
the “Valve Bundle” coming from Base Station
#1 and butt connect it to the BROWN wire
labeled PM (C), from the “Clock Bundle” from
Base Station #2 and crimp it so it is attached
securely.
WIRING 2 BASE STATIONS WITH A PUMP/MASTER VALVE TO CONTROL UP TO 12 STATIONS
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10. Remove the Pump Master wire from the terminal (in the irrigation
clock) labeled “P/MV” or “Pump Master” and butt connect it to the
GRAY wire labeled P/MV (V), from the “Valve Bundle” coming from
Base Station #2 (controlling valve stations 7-12).
11. Identify the BROWN wire labeled P/MV (C) from the “Clock Bundle”,
coming from Base Station #1 and attached it to the terminal in the
irrigation clock labeled “P/MV” or “Pump Master” where you removed
the wire in step 10 above.
12. Identify the common wires in the irrigation clock and detach them
from the terminal. Using a wire nut, attach them securely to the
WHITE wires from both base stations labeled COM OUT (V). Attach
the TAN COM IN (C) wires from both base stations to the clock COM
terminal.
13. Finally, connect the AC power according to the directions on page 10 to
ensure proper polarity. Ensure that both RED wires are connected to
the same terminal and both BLACK wires are connected to the same
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Base Station User Interface
1. On power-up, you’ll see the Introduction Screen. This
times out after 10 seconds, or press the Select Button
(#4 on page 2) to display the Main Screen.
2. The Main Screen is divided into six main sections
identified as A - F on the figure to the right.
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Auto/Bypass Indicator
Indicates that UgMO is controlling the watering
Indicates that the UgMO system is being bypassed and the clock controls the watering. This is useful for when you
want to turn on a zone manually for maintenance or to water in new plantings..
Pump/Master Valve Indicator
If the irrigation system has a Pump or Master Valve, this symbol will flash to indicate that the Pump or Master Valve
is operating when a zone is turned on.
This area flashes “ON” whenever UgMO allows a zone to come on regardless of the presence of a Pump or Master
Valve.
Water Savings Indicator
Displays a calculation of the average time UgMO did not allow the irrigation clock to water. In this example, UgMO
reduced the total watering time by 33% since the system was last restarted.
Zone Control Indicator
There are six columns representing each zone controlled by UgMO (1-6)
Indicates the zone is controlled by one sensor
Indicates the zone is controlled by more than one sensor
Indicates the zone is being controlled by the “Common Sensor”
A
B
C
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Base Station User Interface
Zone Moisture Level Indicator
Each column indicates the moisture level for its respective
zone relative to the moisture level threshold setting.
Indicates that the present moisture level for this zone is
within the programed UgMO moisture levels and only the
amount of watering required to remain at this moisture
level will be allowed.
Indicates that the moisture level is below the programmed
UgMO moisture levels and full watering as requested by the
irrigation clock will be allowed for this zone.
Indicates that the moisture level is above the programmed
UgMO moisture levels and no watering will be allowed for
this zone.
Indicates that the soil temperature is below the pro-
grammed temperature setting and no watering will be
allowed for this zone.
When a zone flashes “OFF”, this indicates that the irrigation
clock is requesting water but UgMO is not allowing it.
When the zone flashes “ON”, this indicates that the irriga-
tion clock is requesting water and UgMO is allowing it.
An empty box within the moisture level indicators will be
present during a watering event and remain empty for
30 minutes following the end of the final zone watering
request from the irrigation clock.
MAIN SCREEN CONTINUED
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