IMMS 2.0: Updates Make Hunter’s Affordable Central Control Even More Appealing to Contractors

Hunter is proud to introduce the latest generation of central control. IMMS™ 2.0, the updated version of Hunter’s Irrigation Management and Monitoring System™, expands the capabilities of the original with a host of user-friendly features designed to make the life of an irrigation system manager easier.

Introduced as a remote programming and alarm monitoring tool for Hunter’s roster of popular controllers, IMMS provides simplified communications, real time flow monitoring, station level diagnostics, and industrial strength irrigating power…all through the industry’s most affordable control software.

Now, the new, updated IMMS 2.0 brings low cost, easy-to-use central control even more features and benefits than before. And because it is designed to work in conjunction with the new ACC, IMMS 2.0 brings these advantages to the most powerful controller Hunter has ever had in their line-up.

Key Upgrades

New capabilities helps to make IMMS 2.0 the ideal weapon for a professional contractor to keep in their arsenal:

• Flow total reporting. IMMS 2.0 retrieves and displays actual irrigation totals from ACC controllers equipped with Hunter Flow Sensors.
• Full two-way communications with ACC field controllers. Software can upload activity, status, and even field changes to programming from communications-equipped ACC controller platforms. ACC’s advanced programming options are especially well suited to on-screen displays in the latest Windows software formats.
• True “non-water” windows. By pre-programming sensitive times for no irrigation, IMMS 2.0 will actively prohibit watering during these times.

These new upgrades are added to the many outstanding features that made the original version of IMMS such an attractive offering, such as the ability to:

• Send out and retrieve controller programs and check on status from the field.
• Create and remote-start Custom Manual Programs for unique irrigation events.
• Create and remote-start Simultaneous Station Groups to shorten water windows and reduce programming time.
• Stack programs or run them independently in Overlap mode.
• Predict and display every start and stop time of even the most complex irrigation schedules.

All of these features have never been available together in a central control system so affordably priced. Which makes IMMS 2.0 an unbeatable value for professional contractors who handle a network of irrigation systems—no matter how large, or how spread out.

Put IMMS to Work for You

IMMS was created as a means of providing an affordable water management tool to monitor and control a network of irrigation systems from a single central location.

This network can either be spread out over a relatively short distance at a site such as a college campus or a condominium complex, or it can cover multiple sites over long distances such as a company’s half dozen shopping centers fanned out at various spots across a large metropolitan area.

IMMS has made scheduling of days to water, run times, start times, cycle and soak operations, seasonal adjustments, and other essential procedures able to be done from a single computer at a desk miles away from the actual installation. In addition, operation of non-irrigation components also in use at those sites (e.g., athletic field lighting, shopping centers fountains) as well as pump output and sensors can also be programmed and monitored from one central location.

A key function of IMMS is its ability to monitor changing conditions. With the aid of such options as flow-limit sensors, rain sensors and other weather-sensing devices, IMMS can receive reports on the current conditions at every site it is linked with, and respond with the necessary adjustments should any of those conditions go beyond the user-defined limits.

When combined with the powerful new ACC controller, the upgraded IMMS 2.0 also makes it possible for you to be notified of line breaks and weather conditions miles away, while smart interfaces in the field automatically order shutdowns to prevent damage. You can also graph calculated flow and estimated water costs of schedules, even before they run.

And, by adding on the optional HFS Flow Sensor to your ACC controlled system, the IMMS 2.0 can access actual flow histories, plus add station level diagnostics and real-time flow monitoring.

No system available today is more cost-effective than IMMS 2.0. It’s inexpensively priced and contains the most essential features needed for water management. Plus, it’s easy to upgrade, making it possible to accommodate an expanding network of controllers. Best of all, IMMS 2.0 brings affordable central computerized control of standard irrigation controllers within the reach of any water manager’s budget, and usually pays for itself in the first year of operation.

IMMS 2.0 and the ACC controller can help you monitor and manage a network of irrigation systems, easily and affordably. To see how, visit your authorized Hunter distributor today.