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GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub
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Revision 1.7, July 2014
GreenIQ LTD
www.greeniq-systems.com
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 forecast weather.
• Controls your garden lighting based on sunrise and
sunset schedule changes throughout the year.
• Connects to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable.
You have full control of your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub
via your iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone/tablet, PC,
Mac and other web-enabled devices.
1.2.About this guide
This Installation Manual will guide you through all installation
stages. Installing the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is easy,
but it requires some basic technical skills in electricity.
Please read all the instructions in this manual carefully
before starting the installation.
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Incorrect installation can damage
the device, and even cause serious
injuries or death from electrical
1.3.Package Contents
Inside the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub package you’ll find
the following items:
• GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub
• 5VDC/2A power adapter
• Installation manual and user guide
• Username and password card
1.4.Technical Support
It is highly recommended that you’ll read the latest version
of this document. You can find it in the following link:
http://greeniq-systems.com/docs.html
GreenIQ offers technical support in the following link:
http://greeniq-systems.com/techsupport.html
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1.5.GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub diagram
Figure 1 shows the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub diagram.
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Figure 1
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Wire harness
2.
Ethernet port (RJ-45)
3.
Power adapter port
4.
Mounting holes
2. Initial Configuration
2.1.General
It is highly important to configure the unit before installing
it in its designated location.
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2.2.Creating your GreenIQ Cloud account
Your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub must have a GreenIQ
Cloud account in order to operate properly. Please follow
the stages below to create your account.
1. Go to GreenIQ Web App at http://greeniq.net from any
browser on your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac.
2. Enter your username and password and press the
“Sign In” button. You can find your username and
password on the plastic card that came with your unit.
3. If you’re using a mobile device that includes a GPS,
make sure that the GPS is enabled.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. If your browser
asks for permission to access your location, you must
accept. Your location is being used only during the
creation of your account, in order to allow the unit to
access weather and sunset/sunrise information. The
web app will not attempt to access your location
information afterwards.
5. Fill your name and e-mail address, and accept the
Term Of Service. If you wish to read the full Terms Of
Service document, press the “Terms Of Service”
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button, or access the document in the following link:
http://greeniq-systems.com/docs.html
6. Press the “Locate Me” button. Make sure that the
location on the map is your garden’s location.
7. Press the “Submit” button.
8. Check your e-mail inbox for a message from GreenIQ.
Open the e-mail message and click the e-mail
validation link.
2.3.Setting up Wi-Fi connection
If you plan to use the unit with Ethernet cable (WiredMode) you can skip this section. To use the unit with Wi-Fi
(Wi-Fi-Mode), please follow the stages below.
1. Make sure that your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is
connected to power and to the internet via Ethernet
cable (RJ-45).
2. Go to the GreenIQ web app at http://greeniq.net from
any browser on your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac.
3. Enter your username and password and press the
“Sign In” button.
4. From the main menu, select “Status”. Wait until all
lights become steady green (not blinking).
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5. Return to the main menu and select “Internet Setup”.
You will see a list of the wireless networks seen by
your unit in its current location.
6. Enter your wireless network name (SSID) and
password. You can leave the password blank if this is
an open wireless network.
7. Press the “Submit” button and follow the on-screen
instructions.
8. Wait few minutes until you get the following on-screen
alert: “Wi-Fi setup succeed!”. Press “OK”.
9. Disconnect unit from power and the Ethernet cable,
and connect to power again without the Ethernet
cable.
10. Go to the “Status” screen and wait few moments to
make sure that your unit boot with the new Wi-Fi
connection.
11. When the boot sequence completes and there are no
errors or warnings, you can disconnect your GreenIQ
Smart Garden Hub from power and install it in its
destined location.
12. If you get an alert with a warning, follow the
instructions in the alert, and go to stage 1 if necessary.
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3. Installation Instructions
Important: Do not install your unit before you’re sure that
the WiFi setup succeed.
3.1.Finding the right location
It is highly important to find the right location for your
GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub. The unit’s location must
meet all the following considerations.
1. The unit is not waterproof. Please locate in a dry
place, and make sure that the unit and its power
adapter never come in contact with water or any other
fluid.
2. The unit’s operating temperature range is 0° to 40°C
(32° to 104°F). Please avoid exposing the unit to direct
sunlight or other heat sources.
3. Indoor, or waterproof cabinet installation is required.
4. If you’re going to use the unit in Wi-Fi Mode, you need
to make sure that there is a good Wi-Fi reception in
the unit’s location.
5. Make sure that all the connections are available in the
unit’s location: electrical inlet, irrigation valve wires,
irrigation valves power source, and Ethernet cable with
internet connection (for Wired-Mode only).
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3.2.Mounting
You can use the two mounting holes on the back of the
unit. The distance between the holes is 10.0 cm (3.937
in).
3.3.Connecting the unit to irrigation valves
There are several types of irrigation valves in the market.
The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub supports only 2wires AC valves. It controls the switching of the valves,
not powering them. Additional power source is required to
power the valves. For example, if 24VAC valves are used,
an additional 24VAC power source should be connected
to the system.
The unit’s switching scheme is shown in Figure 2. This
scheme also appears on the label on the unit’s back.
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1
2
3
4
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Figure 2
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• Wire 0 is common to Zone1 to Zone 7.
• Wires 1 to 6 are used for Zone1 to Zone 6
respectively.
• Wire 7 is used for Zone 7, which is the master
channel.
• Wires 8 and 9 (the thicker wires) are used for garden
lighting control. Never connect wires 8 and 9 to
your irrigation system.
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In later models, the wires are not numbered, and a colour
code is used instead.
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Wire 0: White
Wire 1: Brown
Wire 2: Red (thin)
Wire 3: Yellow
Wire 4: Green
Wire 5: Blue
Wire 6: Pink
Wire 7: Grey
Wires 8 and 9: Thick red wires
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Figure 3 shows an example of a typical connectivity with
three irrigation valves (three zones). The valves in this
example are rated for 24VAC.
GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub
5VDC
Power
5VDC
24VAC
Power
0
1
2
3
4
5
Adapter
common to all valves
Figure 3
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7
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Adapter
One wire (any wire) of the 24VAC Adapter should be
connected to wire 0 of the device. The other wire of the
24VAC Adapter should be connected to a common
connection of all valves. The other wire of each valve
should be connected to its designated zone number.
3.4.Connecting the unit to lighting
Zone 8 in the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is defined as
the lighting control channel. Wires 8 and 9 can be used to
switch your garden lights.
Garden lighting will be wired only by
an authorised electrician.
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The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub lighting channel supports
voltage of up to 24VAC and current of up to 2A. Figure 4
shows an example of an electrical scheme.
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GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub
5VDC
Power
5VDC
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Source
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24VAC
Power
Source
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Figure 4
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If your garden lights use more than 24VAC, or more than
2A, you need to add a relay to the system that supports
the required voltage and current.
3.5.Completing the connectivity
After you completed the stages above, you need to
connect your unit to power via its power adapter. If WiredMode is selected, you need to connect the unit to an
Ethernet cable as well. Wait few minutes for your GreenIQ
Smart Garden Hub to boot up.
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Your system is now ready for testing.
3.6.Testing your system
After you finished the installation, you need to check that
everything works properly. Follow the stages below to test
your system:
1. Go to the web app at http://greeniq.net
2. Enter your username and password, and press the
“Sign In” button.
3. From the main menu, select “Status”.
4. Make sure that all four indicators are green. If one
indicator is not OK, disconnect the unit from power,
wait for a few seconds, connect to power again, and
wait few more minutes for the boot process to
complete. If the issue persists go to GreenIQ
troubleshooting web page for help: http://greeniqsystems.com/troubleshooting.html
5. After validating that the status is OK, go back to the
main menu.
6. In the main menu select “Program”.
7. Select “Zone 1”, and turn on the “Zone Enable” and
“Manual” switches. This should operate the sprinklers
in Zone 1. Please note that this operation is not
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instantaneous. It can take about a minute for the
command to propagate from your app to the GreenIQ
Cloud and from there to your GreenIQ Smart Garden
Hub.
8. If the sprinklers in the selected zone are working and
the zone’s indicator in the web app is on, this zone
passed the test. Turn off the zone’s “Zone Enable” and
“Manual” switches, and test the next zone until all
zones are tested.
9. The lighting channel (Zone 8) is tested the same way.
10. If one zone or more are not responding correctly,
check your system wiring and look for additional help
in the GreenIQ troubleshooting web page.
11. If all zones passed the test, your system is ready. To
take full advantage of the features that the GreenIQ
Smart Garden Hub offers, read the User Guide.
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