Using the Controller with a PC, continued62Using the MDC PC SoftwareThe MDC PC Software lets you retrieve installationand irrigation data—information about decoders,valve types, pumps, sensors and irrigationprograms—from the controller. You can then editthe data and send it back to the controller.Retrieving the Data1. From the Rain Bird Remote Access window,select Retrieve data.2. Select Retrieve all data from the pull-downmenu. All data includes installation andirrigation data (schedules). Retrieve irrigationdata (schedules) retrieves only the irrigationdata from the controller. Retrieve monitorinformation retrieves the monitoringinformation, which is covered in detail onpage 72.Note: While the PC is retrieving data from thecontroller a Communications Status pop-upwindow appears visually showing the progress.The window disappears once the data is retrieved. Ifthe PC is unable to establish communications withthe controller, an Error message appears, asking tomake sure the Connection Information is correct.Note: When retrieving data from the controller, thefollowing steps should be followed:1. Back up data in the PC.2. Clear all data in PC.3. Retrieve data from the controller.Editing Set-Up DataYou can edit the installation data you retrieved fromthe controller or set up all installation data usingyour MDC PC software and send it to the controller.Both editing or setting up brand new informationare done on the Edit Installation screen. The EditInstallation screen acts as a wizard walking youthrough the installation steps and lets you set updata specific to each component. To edit installationdata:1. From Rain Bird Remote Access window, selectEdit Data.2. Select Edit Set-up Data and Controller Type.The Edit Installation screen appears.3. Choose Controller Type.Note: The controller type depends on the numberof expansion modules installed inside the controller.If your MDC2 Controller is not using any expansionmodules, then select RBT-50. Select RBT-100 if itis using one expansion module, RBT-150 for twomodules and RBT-200 for three expansion modules.
