Rain Bird ESP LXME2 Pro 12 Station Modular Controller F22105 (ESPLXME2P)

Features

Modular Design

Easy upgrade from LXME to LXME2 by swapping the front panel*

12-station base unit expandable to 48 stations with (4) 12-station modules

Access a flow sensor and a second MV2/P booster pump start circuit or customarily closed master valve by upgrading to the LXME2 PRO. To upgrade, purchase the LXME2 PRO controller or the Pro Smart Module can be purchased separately.

*LXME2 controllers only accept 12 station modules

Intuitive Operation

40 programs allow for ultimate flexibility in irrigation scheduling

Large backlit LCD display with easy-to-navigate softkey user interface

Copy and paste functions for easy programming of multiple stations

Powerful Water Management

FloManager™ manages hydraulic demand, making full use of available water to shorten the total watering time

SimulStations™ are programmable to allow up to 5 stations to operate at the same time (Max 2 SimulStations per station module)

LXME2 PRO models include additional flow management capability and an additional second MV2/P for station-level booster pump control 

Specs

Controller Features

Large backlit LCD display with easy-to-navigate softkey user interface

Hot-swappable modules, no need to power down the controller to add/remove modules

MV1 – Normally closed or Normally open Master valve/pump start circuit

Master valve delay and inter-station delay

6 user-selectable languages

Non-Volatile (100-year) program memory

Standard 10kV surge protection

The front panel is removable and programmable under battery power

Water Management Features

FloManager™ manages hydraulic demand, making full use of available water to shorten the total watering time

SimulStations™ are programmable to allow up to 5 stations to operate at the same time

Water Windows by program plus Manual MV Water Window

Cycle+Soak™ by station

Rain Delay

365-Day Calendar Day Off

Programmable Station Delay by program

Weather Sensor programmable by the station to prevent or pause watering

Program or Global Monthly Seasonal Adjust

FloWatch™ protection for high and low flow conditions with user-defined reactions

Flow sensing capability (1 input)

Learn Flow - Automatically Learn Flow rates based on real-time usage

Flow Usage Totalizer

MV2/P - Additional 2nd booster pump start circuit or ordinarily closed master valve programmable by station

Diagnostic Features

Alarm light with external case lens

External alarm port (0.1A max)

Program summary and review

RASTER™ station wiring test

Operating Specifications

Station run timing: up to 96 hrs continuous runtime

Seasonal Adjust: 0% to 300% (16 hrs maximum station run time)

40 independent programs (programs can overlap)

10 start times per program

Program Day Cycles include: custom days of the week, odd, odd no 31st, even, and cyclical dates

Manual station start, manual program start, test all Stations

Electrical Specifications

Input required: 120 VAC ± 10%, 60Hz; 230 VAC +10% -6%, 50 Hz.

Output: 26.5 VAC 1.9A

Power back-up: Lithium coin-cell battery maintains time and date while nonvolatile memory maintains the schedule

Multi-valve capacity: Maximum five 24 VAC, 7 VA solenoid valves simultaneous operation including the master valve, maximum two solenoid valves per station module

Retrofit Applications: Previous generation LXME controllers can be upgraded with LXME2 hardware

Cabinet - LXME era cabinets (chassis) are compatible with LXME2 hardware and do not need to be upgraded

Faceplate - LXME faceplate can be swapped with an LXME2 faceplate (LXME2FP)

12 Station Modules (ESP-LXM-SM12) - Existing wiring to 12 station modules can remain unchanged

4 & 8 Station Modules - Not supported (replace with ESP-LXM-SM12)

Base Module (BM2-LXME) - Is compatible with the LXME2

Flow Smart Module (FSM-LXME) - Not supported (replace with PSM-LXME2)

Flow Smart IQ Connection Module (IQ-FSCMLXME) - Not supported (replace with IQ-PSCMLXME2).

6 Pin Remotes - Not compatible with LXME2

Dimensions

Width: 14.32 in. (36,4 cm) Height:12.69 in. (32,2 cm) Depth: 5.50 in. (14,0 cm)