Toro Lynx Central Control

I hope everyone enjoyed the nice weather while it lasted as it looks like winter may hit hard this week. I want to first thank everyone who attended the Golf Irrigation Service School in Richmond last week. We had a great turnout of over 40 guys & I hope everyone found the day to be beneficial.

Last week I posted that I will be giving away a 32" LED TV screen to one of our Lynx customers to allow them to view the map on a separate screen from the Lynx controls. This week, I want to briefly touch on some of the features & benefits in Lynx.

One of the first things you will notice when looking at Lynx is that everything is presented in a very user-friendly way where you can quickly see what is & isn't going to water, how long you watered last time, and how long you are going to water this time. It is also very simple to move between screens to different reports or functions, especially when you set them up in your 'Favorites' tab.

My personal favorite feature in Lynx is that it allows you to water in inches (precipitation rate) as opposed to minutes. In the past when watering based on minutes, you could be getting a wide range of actual amounts being applied based on arc, type of head, nozzle, etc. Now with Lynx, once you have set up all your sprinklers in the system, you can put out the exact amount of water you want & every head will run a different length of time to get that amount. This feature will obviously lead to water savings, but more importantly, you will be getting the amount you want where you want based on the needs of your golf course.

Another of the features that many guys are high on is the 'Instant Program.' Now, building a program is as easy as giving the program a name, picking the stations you want in the program either from the list or from the map, and saving it. The program will then show up on your 'Watering Plan' with the rest of your programs. You can also build 'Sequential Programs' if you want to dictate the order that stations in a program turn on.

Lynx also gives you the ability to make adjustments or manually water from your mobile devices. Whether from your phone or tablet, Mobile Lynx can be used in the field or remotely to control your irrigation. No more driving back to the golf course at 10 PM to shut off the irrigation because a late night storm popped up!

Lynx will help you to be more efficient with you water usage, shorten your water window & reduce your electricity consumption, and also be more efficient with your time. Go to www.Toro.com/Lynx to learn even more about the features & benefits of Lynx Central Control.

There are also plenty of videos on YouTube that I encourage you to check out that go in depth on the features as well as testimonials from Lynx customers:

• This playlist of videos goes through different aspects of Lynx in quick minute-long clips
• You can go more in depth with Toro NSN's Training in Ten videos

There are far too many features to Lynx than I can go over in one blog post, and as with anything, it's better to actually see it for yourself. I would love to come to your course & give you a demo to let you see how Lynx can benefit your irrigation program. Have a great week & stay warm!