Rain Bird irrigation controllers on any CDMA/EvDO or GPRS/EDGE/HSPA network. In addition, the PowerMinder option can be added for solar and low power installation, if required. All units equipped with the Ctek PowerMinder option draw less than one-hundred microamperes in stand-by mode making this option the ideal choice for solar operation.

This TechNote specifically addresses the serial pad and serial port settings that are used with specific Rain Bird controllers. PowerMinder is covered in TN0020 and cellular activation and other administrative settings are covered in the User Manual for the specific SkyRouter model you are using.
Settings for the Rain Bird Maxicom and IQ controllers are provided for both Direct Connect and External Modem configurations.