Overview

You can choose to have your pump control Automation or Manual Mode.

This article explains:

Our Pump Control solution allows you to automate your pumps based on your tank's water levels when it is in Automation Mode.

Automation is completely customisable so that you can set what water levels you wish to trigger the pump to turn on and off.

For example, you may want your pump to turn on when your destination tank level's is 40 cm and to turn off when it is at 200 cm.

For example, you may want your pump to turn on when your source tank level's is 200 cm and to turn off when it is at 30 cm.

Or, you may want your pump to turn on when your destination tank level's is 30 cm and to turn off when it is at 200 cm.

And, you may want your pump to turn on daily between 10pm - 7am during off peak hours to save on energy costs.

Note: To enable Automation, you MUST select a source or destination tank that has a Farmbot Monitor on it.

While the pump is in Automation Mode, pressing the "STOP" button will pause automation. You will see "Auto Paused" when it is in this state. Once you press the "START" button again, automation will resume with your original settings. You will see "Auto Enabled" when in this state.

By pausing automation, you know that the pump will not automatically start until you press start again.

Note: When our system encounters an error while operating in auto mode, it immediately pauses automation to prevent further attempts to turn the pump on and off.

When your pump is in Manual Mode, it will only start and stop when you press the button either through the MyFarmbot platform or the Farmbot Pump Control Box.

It will NOT automatically turn on based on any tank levels.

To change between the Modes, click into the Automation Settings by pressing "Automation" in the control panel. Follow the prompts to select either Auto or Manual.

Note: To enable Automation, you MUST select a destination or source tank that has a Farmbot Monitor on it.

Note: To change between Automation and Manual Mode, the pump cannot be running or have an error status. If you go to the Automation Settings and find the fields are greyed out, please check that your pump is not running or had an error.

You can quickly see if your pump is in Automation Mode in several places in MyFarmbot

2. In the Control Panel

3. In the Automation Settings