Sprinkler/Help

Prerequisites

• Oracle Java Runtime 8

or if you'd like to build the Sprinkler software yourself:

• Oracle Java Development Kit 8
• Maven 3

Installation

Download the software for your platform from #Downloads or build the software yourself

Starting

Run the software with java -jar sprinkler.jar or sprinkler (If you built the software yourself: cd com.bitplan.sprinkler/release before this command)

Setup

Sprinkler performance

The system needs to know how much water your sprinkler will apply per hour. To test this you need:

• a cylindric container - any jar or utensil will do that has a uniform cylindric diameter
• a letter or household scale that can measure to grams
• a ruler

Put your container on the lawn and sprinkle for 1/2 hour.

You could now measure the water level directly with a ruler. The result will be more precise if you use the scale. Weight the container 3 times

1. with the amount of water the sprinkler applied in 30 minutes
2. empty
3. the container full to a set level e.g. 10 cm

In our example we got the results:

1. 83 g for the container with amount of water the sprinkler applied in 30 minutes
2. 37 g for the empty container
3. 750 g for the container full to 10 cm (100 mm)

Downloads

• sprinkler.jar - multiplatform Java
• sprinkler.exe - Windows executable

Build

git clone https://github.com/BITPlan/com.bitplan.sprinkler
cd com.bitplan.sprinkler
mvn install -D skipTests

Test

cd com.bitplan.sprinkler
mvn test