CPC A01G 25/165 (2013.01) [A01G 25/16 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G05D 7/0617 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2625 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method of controlling irrigation, the method comprising:
causing, by a computer, a first message to be communicated to a plurality of irrigation controllers of an irrigation system, wherein the computer is remote from at least one of the plurality of irrigation controllers and wherein the first message defines an assumed state of a control element coupled to a first irrigation controller of the plurality of irrigation controllers, wherein the irrigation system is configured to implement irrigation scheduling instructions;
identifying, from a second message received from the first irrigation controller, a correction to the assumed state of the control element;
updating state information corresponding to the control element in response to the identifying the correction; and
causing a subsequent message to be communicated to the plurality of irrigation controllers, wherein the subsequent message comprises the updated state information corresponding to the control element.
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