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  • Page 1 Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manual...
  • Page 2 Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 3: Check Box Contents

    Check Box Contents a. Aifro WaterEco Lite b. Quick Start c. Power Adapter d. Temperature Sensor e. Mounting Screws Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 4 Introduction Aifro WaterEco Lite Features Aifro WaterEco Lite is a 16-zone smart Wi-Fi irrigation controller to change the way you water. It enables you to monitor and control your yard's watering schedule from anywhere with a smart phone, tablet or computer. Turn your sprinklers on or off instantly from your control panel, no matter where you are or what device you're on.

  • Page 5: Control And Instructions

    Aifro WaterEco Lite. 2. Reset button: Press and hold the "Reset" button for a few seconds. When a beep is heard, Aifro WaterEco Lite will be restored to factory settings (AP mode). 3. LED indicator light + Wi-Fi configuration button.
  • Page 6 T3: Terminal for connecting the black wire from the Temperature Sensor. S1: Public terminal for connecting the 485 communication wire (Reserved). S2: A terminal for connecting the 485 communication wire (Reserved). S3: B terminal for connecting the 485 communication wire (Reserved). Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation When installing Aifro WaterEco Lite for the first time, it is recommended that you complete the following steps in order. 1. Check box contents (See above) 2. Gather installation tools 3. Mount Aifro WaterEco Lite 4. Connect the power adapter 5.

  • Page 8: Gather Installation Tools

    (#1, #2, #3 tip) g. Wire stripper c. Flathead screwdriver h. Mounting screws d. Hammer (included in the product box) e. Level i. Wall anchors (if needed, not included in the product box) j. Wire saddles Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 9: Mount Aifro Watereco Lite

    1. Measure the position, planish with the hammer and fix the attached screw with the cross-shaped screwdriver. 2. Align the back of Aifro WaterEco Lite on the screw and hang it on the wall, record the hold location on the lower-left and lower-right corner with the pencil.

  • Page 10: Connect The Power Adapter

    Aifro WaterEco Lite is in the "OFF" position before the installation. Connect the 24VAC power adapter to the "AC24V" terminals. NOTE: A 24VAC power adapter is necessary. An adapter of other models may damage Aifro WaterEco Lite. TIP: The 24VAC power adapter is included in the product box.

  • Page 11: Wiring Connection

    NOTE: Make sure that the total draw of the master zone or pump start relay plus the draw of the zone does not exceed 0.650 Amps at 24VAC, 60Hz. The controller can support a maximum coil inrush current of 11 VA and a maximum coil hold current of 5VA. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 12 Connect the Master Zone If you want to connect the Master Zone, please connect one end of the zone wire to the "MST" terminal and then connect the other end to the "COM" terminal. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 13 On the terminal strip, remove the jumper wire from the R1 and R2 terminals and discard. Connect wires from the rain sensor to R1 and R2 terminals. NOTE: Aifro WaterEco Lite is not compatible with a Normally Open rain sensor. It is designed for use with a Normally Closed rain sensor.
  • Page 14 Connect wires from the temperature sensor to the terminals of T1 (red), T2 (yellow) and T3 (black) by color. NOTE: Please connect wires strictly by color. Mismatched connection may damage the sensor. TIP: The temperature sensor is included in the product box. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 15 Reserved terminals of S1, S2, S3 Currently, the terminals of S1, S2 and S3 are not active. Please do not connect wires onto them. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 16: Turn On The Device Power

    Close the waterproof cover. Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and push the switch up to turn on the power. NOTE: Please make sure all wiring connections are correct before turning on the power. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 17: Mobile App

    Mobile App Download Aifro App Please download the mobile app from https://www.aifro.com/download.html or scan the following two QR codes to download. For iOS For Android Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 18: Configure The Device Wi-Fi Connection

    Run Aifro App. Input the username/Email address and password and then tap "Login" to use Aifro Cloud mode. If you can not connect to WAN, please tap "Skip" to use Aifro Local mode. NOTE: It is recommended that you register an Aifro account and login to Aifro Cloud, which enables you to control all Aifro devices via any platform.
  • Page 19 Input the SSID and password of your Wi-Fi router, press and hold the Wi-Fi configuration button on Aifro WaterEco Lite. When a beep is heard, please quickly tap the "Start Configuring" button on the mobile app. If the configuration is successful, please tap "OK" and return to the device list window.
  • Page 20 (2) Configure the device Wi-Fi connection in Aifro Local mode Select "Configure device Wi-Fi connection" in the drop-down menu. Select "Aifro WaterEco Lite". Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 21 (half a second ON and 2 seconds OFF). If not, please press and hold the "Reset" button on Aifro WaterEco Lite, and when a beep is heard, Aifro WaterEco Lite is restored to factory settings. Then the device will be in AP mode.
  • Page 22 Run Aifro App and tap the "Skip" button to enter Aifro Local mode. Select "Configure device Wi-Fi connection" in the drop-down menu and then select "Aifro WaterEco Lite" in the pop-up window. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 23 LED light will illuminate solid green. Tap "OK" and return to the device list window. NOTE: If you don't have a Wi-Fi router, you can use the phone to control Aifro WaterEco Lite through the point-to-point connection method.
  • Page 24 Aifro-WEL-XXX. Then connect your phone to this hotspot. Run Aifro App. Tap the "Skip" button in the "Login to Aifro Cloud" window. You will enter the "Aifro Local" window. Then you will find the device name, which is the same as the hotspot name.
  • Page 25 12345678. NOTE: If the device name is not shown in the device list, please try the following steps: Select "Connect without a router" in the drop-down menu and then select "Aifro WaterEco Lite" in the pop-up window.
  • Page 26 Then you can tap the device name and input the device password to start the setup wizard. The default password is 12345678. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 27: Setup Wizard

    Tap the device name and password, and then tap the "Start Setup Wizard" button. You will enter the "Keep firmware up to date" interface to check the firmware version. You can also upgrade the firmware automatically on Aifro Cloud and then tap "Next". Input the device name and password and then tap "Next".
  • Page 28 Set the country, state, city, zip code, etc. Then tap "Next". Set the date, time and time zone. Then tap "Next". Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 29 "Next". Set the program configurations. You can set the watering frequency, beginning time and delay between zones. Then tap "Next". You can also tap "Skip" to skip this step and enter the main interface directly. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
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  • Page 31: Manually Water One Zone

    Manually water one zone 1. Run Aifro App. Tap your device name to enter the main interface. 2. Tap any zone you want to water. 3. Set the duration of watering by tapping the plus/minus sign and tap the "Water" button. Then tap "OK"...
  • Page 32 During the watering process, you can tap the "Stop" or "Pause" button to stop or suspend watering anytime. 5. The watering is finished. It will go back to the main interface and the frame color of the watered zone will turn blue. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 33: Manually Water All Zones

    Manually water all zones 1. Run Aifro App. Tap your device name to enter the main interface. 2. Tap the "Water all" button and tap "OK" to start watering all zones. Note: 1. Zones will be watered one by one, not watered simultaneously. The default duration of watering of every zone is 5 minutes and you can adjust the value by tapping the zone before watering.
  • Page 34 3. The watering is finished. It will go back to the main interface and the frame color of all zones will turn blue. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 35: Manually Water Multiple Zones

    Manually water multiple zones 1. Run Aifro App. Tap your device name to enter the main interface. 2. Hold any zone for a few seconds, and then you can select multiple zones to water. 3. Tap the "Water" button and tap "OK" to start watering the selected zones.
  • Page 36 During the watering process, you can tap the "Stop" or "Pause" button to stop or suspend watering anytime. 4. The watering is finished. It will go back to the main interface and the frame color of the watered zones will turn blue. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 37: Create A Program To Water At A Set Time

    Create a program to water at a set time 1. Run Aifro App. Tap your device name to enter the main interface. 2. Tap the three-dot sign on the top right side and select "Program settings". 3. Tap the plus sign on the top right corner to create a program.
  • Page 38 You can add more programs in the same way and then the programs will be monitored. Note: If you want to delete programs, please tap the program area, and select "Delete" to delete the program. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 39 6. When the watering for the first zone is finished, there will be a delay interval as you set. If you did not set the value of "Delay between zones", zones will be watered consecutively without delay. 7. After the delay, subsequent zones will be watered in the same way. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 40 8. After all zones are finished, it will get back to the main interface, and the frame color of the watered zones will turn blue. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 41 0% to 100%. 0% means no AI control, while 100% means full AI control. Sleep at low temperature: Select whether to enable Aifro WaterEco Lite to sleep at low temperature. Set a minimum temperature value. When the temperature drops below the set value, Aifro WaterEco Lite will suspend all watering tasks.
  • Page 42 Firmware: Check the firmware version and define whether to upgrade the firmware automatically when there is a new version. Aifro Cloud: Define whether to enable your device to connect to Aifro Cloud. About: Check the device type, device model, device ID, firmware version and protocol version.
  • Page 43 Check the watering reports in four forms: Summary, Chart, History and Device log. In the Summary column, you can check the total watering time, water flow rate, total used water, unit cost and total cost. You can also tap "Zero" to clear the values. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 44 In the Chart column, you can check the water consumption by day, month or year. In the History column, you can check the watering status of all zones every day. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 45 In the Device Log column, you can check the connection status of your mobile app. In the Setup column, you can manually set the water meter unit, water flow rate and unit cost. You can also tap "Clear history data" to clear all history data. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 46: Weather Forecast

    Weather forecast This interface shows the weather data in the next 5 days. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 47: Web Control

    Web Control 1. User Login 1.1 Input Web Address Input https://my.aifro.com into the address line of the browser and enter the Sign in page. (Diagram 1-1-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 48 If you had already registered before, please input the username/Email address and password and then click on the "Sign In" button. (Diagram 1-2-1) When you have input wrong username or password for 5 times, it will prompt you to input captcha. See below: Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 49 (Diagram 1-2-2) After logged in successfully, you will be redirected to the device list page. (Diagram 4-1-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 50 Click on the "Sign up for a new account" button and input your first name, last name, username, password (twice), Email address and then click on the "Create An Account" button. If registered successfully, you will be redirected to the page shown as Diagram 4-1-1. (Diagram 2-1-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 51: Forgot Your Password

    1-2-2). See below: (Diagram 3-1-1) Input the Email address you used to register and click on the "Submit" button. If you have submitted successfully, you will be redirected to the following page. See below: (Diagram 3-1-2) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 52 Login to the mailbox with the Email address you used to register and you will receive an Email from ****@aifro.com. Click on the link in the Email and you will be redirected to the page in which you can reset the password. See below: (Diagram 3-2-1) Input the new password and click on the "Reset"...

  • Page 53: Device Management

    4.1 Device List After login, you will enter the device list page. See below: (Diagram 4-1-1) Click on the device icon of Aifro-WEL-00X to enter the device page of Aifro WaterEco Lite. (Diagram 4-1-2) Option instructions: Watering Reports: Move your mouse on it, and there will be a window popped up.
  • Page 54 4) Zone List: Shows all zones. See below: (Diagram 4-1-4) 5) Edit the zone: Click on the zone icon when there are no watering tasks, and there will be a pop-up window. See below: Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 55 Select the plant type: Define the plant type manually. h) Select the soil type: Define the soil type manually. i) Watering time (min): Define the duration of each watering. Click on it to back to the device list page. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 56 After logged in successfully, you will enter the device list page. Click on , input the device ID and password in the pop-up window and click on the "Add" button. If added successfully, you will be redirected to the device list page (Diagram 4-1-1). (Diagram 4-2-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 57 See below: (Diagram 4-3-1) Click on the delete icon to delete the corresponding device from the device list. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 58: Device Control

    If there are some zones which have been watered, there will be a prompt. See below: (Diagram 5-1-1) Click on "Yes" and the finished zones will be watered once again. Click on "No" and Aifro WaterEco Lite will only water the unfinished zones. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 59 5.2 Water One Zone Click on in the zone you want to water. Please make sure that there are no ongoing watering tasks. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 60 5.3 Suspend Watering After performing the watering task, the page will be shown as Diagram 5-3-1. Click on to suspend the watering task. (Diagram 5-3-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 61 5.4 Resume Watering After suspending the watering task, the page will be shown as Diagram 5-4-1. Click to resume the watering task. (Diagram 5-4-1) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 62 5.5 Stop Watering After performing the watering task (including pausing or delaying), the page will be shown as Diagram 5-4-1. Click on to stop the watering task. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 63 (Diagram 5-1-1). Define it and start the watering task. Then the remaining time to the countdown will be shown in the device page. See below: (Diagram 5-6-2) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 64 6) Sound prompt: Enable or disable the sound prompt. 7) Clear history data: Clear all recorded history data. 8) Total watering time: Shows the accumulative duration of watering. 9) Water unit: Set the water unit as GAL or CCF. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 65 14) Cycle and soak: Define the duration of cycle and soak. 15) Restricted time period: Define the starting time and ending time when watering is disabled every day. 16) Backup/restore settings: Back up your system settings to Aifro Cloud or restore settings from Aifro Cloud. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 66 "Disable" button to water zones, stop watering, suspend watering, resume watering, delay watering, enable zones or disable zones. Different colors represent different zone statuses: Name in green: Not watered Name in blue: Watered Background in grey: Disabled Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 67 Click on to switch to the "Programs" column. See below: (Diagram 6-3-1) 6.3.2 Add a program Click on to add a new program to water at a set time. See below: Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 68 Click on the program you want to edit in the program list, and a window will pop up. As for the instructions, please see the "Add a program" section. After setting, click on the "Save" Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 69 6.3.4 Delete the program Click on the right side of the program you want to remove and then the program will be deleted from the program list. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 70 : This is the specific time range for icon display, which will change as the time range changes. : Set the time interval for checking data about water consumption. : Shows the used water/Shows the used money. 6.4.2 History Reports Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 71 : Set the time range for searching the history reports. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 72: Device Verification

    If you have reset the device password on the mobile app, when you enter the device page again, you need to input the new device password and then click on the "Submit" button. (Diagram 7-1-1) If the password is verified successfully, Aifro WaterEco Lite can be controlled remotely again. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 73: User Control

    "Edit the user" window will pop up. See below: (Diagram 8-1-1) Input your first name, last name, Email address and phone number. After setting, click on the "Update" button to submit the settings. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 74 8.2 User Logout Click on on the top right side of the window to log out. Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 75: Specifications

    16 zones + 1 master zone, 52 zones at most (expansion cards needed) Location based weather data iOS and Android apps Automatic or Manual Rain Delay Freeze Control Cycle and Soak Editable plant type Editable soil type Indoor use (A protection enclosure is needed for outdoor use) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 76: Programming Features

    Programming Features 8 programs at most Programmable zone delay Active/Inactive programs Daily, every X days, specific week days Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 77: Mechanical Specifications

    Mechanical Specifications Dimensions: 7.09 x 5.75 x 1.00 inches Weight: 8.6 oz Package contains: Aifro WaterEco Lite, temperature sensor, quick start, mounting screws, 24VAC power adapter Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 78: Wireless Specifications

    Site Survey with Profile function Operating Temperature: 0℃ to 40℃ ℃ ℃ Storage Temperature: -20 to 75 Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90% (Non Environment Condensing) Storage Humidity: (Non Condensing) FCC (USA) Compliant CE Mark (Europe) Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...
  • Page 79 RoHS Compliant Wi-Fi Compliant Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

  • Page 80: Frequently Asked Questions

    2. How to restore backups from other devices to the current device? Take the Android app for example: Step 1: Input your account name and password to login to Aifro Cloud. Step 2: Add the devices you want to restore backups to the device list.
  • Page 81 Take the Android app for example: Run Aifro App. Tap on the device name you want to view the device ID. Tap the three-dot sign on the top right side on the main interface and select "Settings" in the drop-down bar. Then tap the "About"...
  • Page 82 If you encounter problems when using our hardware or software, please feel free to contact us by Email: support@aifro.com  If you are experiencing difficulties in using or accessing our website, please contact the webmaster: marketing@aifro.com Aifro WaterEco Lite User Manua...

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