Hydro-Rain released the HSC landscape irrigation controller.
“The market differentiator that the HSC brings to the table is its ease of use,” said Alan Ence, managing director at Hydro-Rain. “There are millions of existing users on the B-hyve water management platform that would attest to that. The goal we are working on now is to take that same simplicity and move it upmarket from residential to commercial properties. It’s our belief that smart watering systems should be easy enough for anyone to use, from the installation contractor to the field technician to the water manager and the owner.”
Powered by B-hyve Pro’s WeatherSense technology, the HSC Controller is intuitive and provides solutions for complex water management across multiple segments. At launch, the HSC Controller is modular and capable of managing up to 48 valves.
Hydro-Rain utilizes smart technology to connect property owners with a full suite of integrations that can help them save water, time and money. B-hyve is the application platform, which combines artificial intelligence, live weather feeds, six landscape data inputs per hydrozone and integrated system efficiency audits (including customizable precipitation rate) to create a dynamic irrigation schedule. This functionality allows property owners to choose between manual, automated, autonomous or mixed watering schedules.
The HSC Controller is designed to reverse that trend by simplifying the process from start to finish with the following features:
- Connectivity through built-in Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth and Ethernet, with an optional cellular module (sold separately) port.
- Optional cellular module (sold separately) that allows for remote operation when a local area network is not available.
- Multiuser access and full functionality through the B-hyve Pro app (IOS and Android and desktop dashboard.
- Alerts and notifications via the B-hyve Pro application.
- The B-hyve Pro App is super simple and easy to use and navigate.
