System Capacity; Flexible Design - Rain Bird IC System Design Manual

System Capacity

The System Capacities are as follows:
Wire Path
Driver Board
ICI
Central Control
Software
* Standard configuration is number of stations and ICIs available in the software without purchasing a
Hybrid Software Module. ICIs are purchased separately as needed and are not included with the central
control software.
** Maximum stations available for each level of software when additional ICIs and Hybrid Software
Module are purchased.

Flexible Design

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The IC System was designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate the future needs of the golf
course.
While each wire path can accommodate 750 ICMs, if the wire path is expected to be at maximum
capacity, installing an additional wire path will create extra capacity for future expansion. When
designing with multiple wire paths, try to balance the load between the wire paths in order to ensure
there is room for future expansion on the wire path.
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Maximum of 750 ICMs per wire path
Two (2) separate wire paths. Maximum 1,500 ICMs per driver board
Two (2) driver boards. Maximum 3,000 ICMs per interface
Software
Stratus LT
Stratus II
Nimbus II
Cirrus
Standard
Configuration*
1 ICI and 1 wire path
(750 ICMs)
1 ICI and 1 wire path
(750 ICMs)
1 ICI and 4 wire paths
(3,000 ICMs)
12 ICIs and 48 wire paths
(36,000 ICMs)
IC System
Maximum Number of
Stations**
750 ICMs
6,000 ICMs
(with Wire Path
Keycode and 2 ICIs)
24,000 ICMs
(with 8 ICIs)
36,000 ICMs
(with 12 ICIs)
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Design Guide, v2.3