Patent ID: 11871710
Assignee: HUNTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  H

Claim 10:
11. An irrigation system comprising:
an irrigation controller configured to provide one or more valve activation signals, each valve activation signal configured to control an associated irrigation valve;
a valve transceiver configured to control a selected irrigation valve; and an auxiliary communication device configured to receive user input and to send and receive first messages over an inductive communication link; and
a controller transceiver configured to receive, from the irrigation controller, a selected activation signal of the one or more valve activation signals, the selected activation signal configured to control the selected irrigation valve, the controller transceiver comprising:
a wireless transceiver in communication, over a wireless communication link, with the valve transceiver;
communication circuitry for inductive communication in communication, over the inductive communication link, with the auxiliary communication device, the communication circuitry including a capacitor C and an inductor L configured in parallel to form an LC circuit having a resonant frequency; and
a processor and memory, the processor configured to execute computer instructions stored in the memory to:
exchange first messages over the inductive communication link with the auxiliary communication device, the first messages comprising signals having a frequency approximately matching the resonant frequency of the LC circuit, the first messages including indications associated with selected activation signals of the one or more valve activation signals, wherein the valve transceiver is configured to create associations between selected irrigation valves and the selected activation signals based at least in part on the indications received over the inductive communication link from the auxiliary communication device;
wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer instructions to exchange second messages over the wireless communication link with the valve transceiver.