Patent ID: 11856899
Assignee: REINKE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 14:
15. One or more computer hardware devices having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of controlling operation of an irrigation system, the method comprising:
outputting, from a first network switch located proximate to the center pivot, a message into a network cable connecting the first network switch to a second network switch located proximate to a first tower, the message including one or more control parameters associated for a second tower, wherein the message is addressed according to an internet protocol;
receiving the message at the second network switch at the first tower;
determining, at the second network switch, that the message was received from the first network switch located at the center pivot;
determining, at the second network switch, that the message should be forwarded to a third network switch located on a tower between the first tower and the final tower that is furthest from the center pivot because the message was received from the center pivot;
communicating the message from the second network switch to a third network switch on the second tower;
receiving, by a computing device associated with the second tower and from the third network switch, the one or more parameters that indicate a different mode of operation for aligning a moveable tower in the irrigation system, wherein the third network switch learns a network address of the computing device and forwards the one or more parameters destined for the computing device to the computing device; and
activating a motor on the second tower to provide drive force based on the one or more parameters.