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## Content
- [operation]
- [Scheduled v manual operation]
- [Configuration](https://github.com/petergridge/Irrigation-V5/blob/main/readme_new.md#configuration)
- Release notes

# Operation
This section provides details of how the program operates.

### Enable options
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fa08bd64-ab21-4176-9887-f18688ad7205)

Helpers are created to allow the disabling of the program or zones.
- Program is disabled
- Program and zones will not start in any circumstance
- Zone is disabled
- Will still start on the manual execution of the Program or zone
- Will not start on a scheduled event

### Ignore options
Helpers are created to support ignoring sensors that impact the operation of the program
- Ignore rain sensor
- Ignore adjustment
The water source sensor is always honoured as this may impact install pumps.

### Zone Transition
![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aa29dc28-47d1-411a-b8b8-15b4f9f501c9)

Sets the overlap or wait time when zones start. This can be used to manage 'hammering' when zones stop and start








# Configuration
The configuration of the program initiates the creation of supporting helper entities that support the provision of the various capabilities.

## Program definition

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Options available:
- Time selector, supporting the selction of a single start time for the program
- Multistart, provides an text input that accepts multiple start times for example 08:00:00,18:00:00 to run at 6am and 6pm.
- Multistart, provides an text input that accepts multiple start times for example 08:00:00,18:00:00 to run at 6am and 6pm.
- Sunrise, this provides the base start time of sunrise with an option to offet the time using a numeric slider
- Sunset, this provides the base start time of sunset with an option to offet the time using a numeric slider

Sunrise and sunset are obtained from the SUN integration.

### Latency
Set the wait time before a zone is reported as offline, This supports implementation where there is a delay in setting the switch/valve state when turned on/off



### Pump delay
Set the delay between a zone stopping and the pump/master solenoid turning off.

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