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Rain Bird Corporation

6991E.SouthpointRoad,Tucson,AZ,85706,U.S.A.

Phone:(520)741-6100Fax:(520)741-6522

Rain Bird Corporation

970W.SierraMadreAvenue,Azusa,CA,91702,U.S.A.

Phone:(626)812-3400Fax:(626)812-3411

Rain Bird International, Inc.

P.O.Box37,Glendora,CA,91740-0037,U.S.A.

Phone:(626)963-9311Fax:(626)852-7343

Technical Service and Support

(800)RAINBIRD(U.S.andCanadaonly)

Specication Hotline

(800)458-3005(U.S.andCanadaonly)

www.rainbird.com

The Intelligent Use of Water

™

–Visitwww.rainbird.comtolearnaboutoureorts

®RegisteredtrademarkofRainBirdCorporation.

©2008RainBirdCorporation9/08

D37246E

Models

Controllers

• MDC2-50-200–Controlsupto50decoder

addresses; expandable up to 200 decoder

addresses using MDCM50D

• MDC2M50D–expansionmodulesfor

MDC2-50-200; maximum 3 additional

modules may be used on the MDC2-50-200

Decoders

• FD-101TURFFieldDecoderinterfacing

signal line and valve

• FD-102TURFFieldDecoderinterfacing

signal line and valve or one pair of valves

• FD-202TURFFieldDecoderinterfacing

signal line and 2 valves or 2 pair of valves

• FD-401TURFFieldDecoderinterfacing

signal line and up to 4 individual valves

• FD-601TURFFieldDecoderinterfacing

signallineandupto6individualvalves

• LSP-1TURFLineSurgeProtection

• SD-210TURFSensorDecoderinterfacing

signal line and analog or digital decoders

Accessories

• DPU210DecoderProgrammingUnit

for decoder output test and address

re-programming

• FreedomforCentralControl

 -FREEDOMFOR(phone)

 -FREERADNSP(radio,specialfrequency)

Specications

The controller shall be capable of supporting

up to 50 decoder addresses (expandable up

to 200 decoder addresses total, utilizing 50

decoder expansion modules) and shall have a

maximum capacity of up to 200 decoder

addresses.

The controller shall be UL listed.

The controller shall be capable of using either

reduced or full alphabet, maximum of six

characters, for naming the decoders.

The controller shall be capable of operating

upto10irrigationvalvessimultaneously.It

shallbecapableofstoring10programsplus

one auxiliary program, of which two

programs plus the auxiliary can be run

simultaneously.

Theprogramsshallrunon14daycyclesand

shallbeprogrammabletostarteveryXday,

whereX=1to14.Thereshallbeupto6start

times per program and the controller shall

allow for pausing of programs. Run times

shall range from 0-999 minutes, and there

shall be a Water Budget function with

budgetingfrom0to250%.Theprograms

shall also be capable of pump control,

controlling one master and up to nine

booster pumps. The controller shall be

capableofmonitoringupto10owsensors.

Manual operations shall allow either

individual decoders or whole programs to be

started manually.

The controller shall be capable of remote

programming and monitoring utilizing the

MDC2 PC software and a PC or laptop. The

controller shall also be capable of program-

ming from the controller itself.

The controller shall be as manufactured for

Rain Bird Corporation, Glendora, California.

The MDC2 PC software shall allow for remote

programming, monitoring, and operation of

one MDC2 controller. The MDC2 controller

shall connect to a PC or laptop via an RS232

port or a telephone modem at data rates of

2400 Baud.

The software shall allow the user to upload

and download irrigation data, set-up data

and global water budget. The software shall

be capable of editing all active and passive

irrigation schedules, and all variables

associated with those schedules. The

software shall be capable of inputting and

editingcontrollertype,valvetype,eld

decoderaddresses,pumps/mastervalveand

activatingofrain/alarmsensorsdirectly

connected to MDC2 controller.

The software shall provide monitoring

informationofsiteactivityinaASCIItextle

saved on the hard drive of PC.

The MDC2 PC software shall be as manufac-

tured by Rain Bird Corporation, Glendora,

California.

The decoders shall be capable of controlling

one, two, four or six valves per unit. They shall

be sealed in such a manner that they shall not

be susceptible to moisture or inclement

weather and can be buried underground.

The decoder shall be as manufactured for

Rain Bird Corporation, Glendora, California.

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