The FlowStation App is an application in the AppManager framework that enables users to remotely configure and manage a FlowStation from a desktop, tablet, or mobile device.

The FlowStation App makes it easy to work with shared hydraulic components across an entire site.

Before you begin working in the FlowStation App, make sure you understand the components and their requirements:

Water Source (WS)

• A water source identifies where water is coming from.
  
  
• The FlowStation enables you to designate how a water source is managed:
  
  
  • A “local” water source is managed by the BaseStation 3200 irrigation controller.
    
    
  • A “shared” water source is managed by the FlowStation.
    
    
• Each BaseStation 3200 irrigation controller supports up to 8 water sources.
  
  
• Each water source can be connected to a single control point.

Control Point (CP)

• A control point is a hydraulic component in Baseline controllers that collects data from assigned devices, and then enables the irrigation system to act on that data.
  
  
• The FlowStation enables you to designate how a control point is managed:
  
  
  • A “local” control point is managed by the BaseStation 3200 irrigation controller.
    
    
  • A “shared” control point is managed by the FlowStation.
    
    
• Each BaseStation 3200 irrigation controller supports up to 8 control points.
  
  
• Each control point can have a:
  
  
  • Flow sensor/meter with an appropriate k-value to read and record both the flow usage and rate.
    
    
  • Pump that can be used to control the flow of water through the control point.
    
    
  • Master valve (either normally open or normally closed) that can be used to control the flow of water through the control point.
    
    
  • Pressure sensor with appropriate 4-20 mA range to the read and record the pressure at the control point.
    
    
• A control point can be connected to a water source. On the FlowStation or in the FlowStation App, you can also create a “mainline in” and a “mainline out” connection for a single control point.

Mainline (ML)

• The mainline is the section of pressurized pipe from the control point to the valve that operates water flow to a zone.
  
  
• The FlowStation enables you to designate how a mainline is managed:
  
  
  • A “local” mainline is managed by the BaseStation 3200 irrigation controller.
    
    
  • A “shared” mainline is managed by the FlowStation.
    
    
• Each BaseStation 3200 supports up to 8 mainlines.
  
  
• On the FlowStation or in the FlowStation App, you can create a “mainline to mainline” connection, which enables you to represent a small mainline branching off a larger mainline.