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Raindancer - Technology, Software and Everything in Between
Instructions & How-To's
Here you will find the necessary information on the installation and basic settings of the Raindancer product range. You can find a first introduction to the use of Raindancer under: Getting started with Raindancer If you need help with the mounting of you...
Settings and Configurations
This section is constantly being updated and expanded to provide as many answers as possible to common questions and useful information. If you have not found what you were looking for in this section, please let us know which topic you were missing and we wi...
Raindancer GPS Modul
This section deals with the maintenance and servicing of the GPS modul.
The Sector Control
Thanks to various start programmes, conventional irrigation preparation is no longer necessary. The angles automatically adapt to the shape of the field or existing obstacles and can be adjusted at any time. If the irrigation aisle is narrowed, the speed is a...
The Raindancer Beacon
The Raindancer Beacon changes the monitoring and control of pump stations, enabling real-time remote management through a web portal or smartphone app, even for those stations where this was not feasible or only possible via SMS before.
Troubleshooting in Raindancer
Here you will find simple answers to the most common problems and difficulties when using Raindancer
Extended Functions of Raindancer
In this section you will learn about some of the advanced functions that your Raindancer system can offer you.
Irrigation Machine - Take Control, Remotely
Select your control unit and follow the instructions. Please understand that we have no direct control over the software version of the machine computers and that these instructions may differ slightly from those on your machine. If you have any further ques...
Create Users and Manage Rights
In the Raindancer portal, select Config on the left-hand side, then User You should now be in the user overview. Here you should find the "Administrator" and a "Service" user (and possibly a "Support-*" user) The "Service" and "Support" user allows the Raind...
Setup Notifications
To have employees notified, follow these steps. How to set notifications On the raindancer portal, select Config on the left-hand side, then User Click on the Configure Notifications button at the bottom of the user overview Tick the box next to the empl...
Event areas - Getting started
You can draw event areas on your fields to trigger actions there. When the irrigator (the trolley) "enters" and/or "leaves" these areas, the following actions, among others, can be triggered: A notification is sent to employees / free phone numbers (e.g. i...
Create a Well
The term well refers to all water sources that are used for irrigation. Managing one or more wells is particularly useful if you need to keep track of the quantities of water withdrawn. What do I need to do? In the raindancer portal at the top click on...
Add Fields and Areas
Fields can only be drawn in the portal using a PC.Tablets are only of limited use for editing fields and alleys. Create a field Select "Fields" at the top centre To create a new field, click on the "Add" button at the bottom To edit, click on the ed...
Field Import
These guide will help you to import your field data from the various sources. Click on Fields → Import to start the Import process. Select Your Source In the Select import type field, select the type of your source files.You have the following options ava...
Create a Run
Irrigation runs permanently stores the path of the irrigation machine in the system. This information offers several advantages in the daily use of the Raindancer app and sector control. Why do you need runs? Length of the irrigation pathIf an irrigator st...
Installing the GPS module correctly
Introduction We leave the installation of the solar module up to you. You should ensure that the solar module is mounted horizontally on your gun carriage construction with a clear "view" of the sky. Shading of the solar panel should also be avoided for the...
Maintaining and Cleaning the Solar Modules
If the solar module is dirty, you can clean it with a cleaning sponge with the "hard cleaning side" Solar panels must not be cleaned with high-pressure cleaners. Do not use aggressive chemicals to avoid damaging the seals. A kitchen sponge w...
The Master Data - Crops and Soils
Within this section of the Raindancer System, you oversee the management of crops, units, and soils. Entering the types of crops enables quick identification of which crop is cultivated in each field when viewing the field section.It's possible that after i...
Reset the Module
To reset the module, you need the reset stick. Simply insert this reset stick into the appropriate connector on your Raindancer module. It is the port to which the pressure sensor is usually connected. Connect the reset stick straight and pull it straight ou...
Auto Speed - The cruise control for irrigation
Automatic Speed adjustment via remote control on the hose reel To use Auto Speed, you need an SMS or Internet control on the hose drum that allows you to set the speed. Follow this guide to set up the control system What do I have to do Set the irrigat...
Getting started with Raindancer
Congratulations on your decision to work with Raindancer. Thank you for your trust and welcome to the Raindancer cosmos. Before you can get started and view all your irrigations in one app, there are a few small things you need to set up first. Login creden...
Storage in the Winter
If your irrigator is stored indoors for several days, the solar module will discharge. You should allow approx. 2 days for charging after discharging in good sunlight. We recommend that you put the solar module into hibernation in autumn - it will then only t...
Install Sector Control correctly
Mounting a Sector Control on a Irrigation Trolley. What do I have to do? Remove the cannon. Remove the cannon stops. Place the seals between the flanges. Align the sector control so that the blue motor box faces the hose reel. Fasten the supplie...
Initial start-up of the sector control
After mounting it is important to configure the sector control for the first time. Read the Zero Position From the Sector Control ero Position: Please hold (or stick) the included sticker with the angle indication in a way that the zero mark points towards...
Overhang
Click on the irrigator and go to the buttons More → Settings → Sector Adjustment → Ext. Settings Measurement Sometimes the point to which the stop is set does not correspond exactly to the point at which the gun changes the direction of the pan. To acc...
Event Areas and their Actions
Overview It is possible to draw areas on the fields to trigger one or more of the following actions when entering or leaving: Send a message with customised text Send a command Stop active irrigation REMOTE CONTROL Change irrigation amount REMOTE CO...
Before irrigation - Checklist
Before each irrigation, it is necessary to prepare the sector control to ensure trouble-free operation from the start. A connection to the Raindancer is usually only made every 7 minutes!The correction of the stops is therefore not done immediately. Checklis...
Manual Sector Control
Basically, you have two operating modes with the sector control: AUTO:ON ⇾ You let Raindancer calculate and automatically set the stop angles AUTO:OFF ⇾ You switch off the automatic system and set the stop angles yourself To set Auto:On/Off...