Rain Bird 2.0 4+

Is it just me, or…?

This is a welcome upgrade - I like the new interface, and it may have capabilities beyond what the original version could do. But it took many tries to set up a permanent WiFi connection - including deleting the new app and reinstalling the old one a couple of times to confirm that the connectivity was good (it was fine.) After a lunch break, I finally got 2.0 working. And I swear the steps I followed were the same as for the first 5 failed tries. Go figure…

Setup process is ludicrously complicated

…and still can’t connect to router. I am by no means a beginner when it comes to setting up network devices. Could not connect to AP without rebooting my phone, and repeated visits to select the AP. Was able to load the config file provided when I first set this up. Then I was able to enter my network ssid and password. By default, the permanent AP switch is on, so turn that off. Then click done. From here I’ve had 2 different things happen. Several times it loads the network info and then opens a ‘Help’ dialogue, asking if the WiFi indicator is flashing red and green: no (flashing blue [wifi pairing mode]) then it is confused and wants to start over again. The other time it became stuck “‘setting network parameters’ and then wants to join the AP again; the WiFi indicator again was flashing blue. I’ll update this if ever able to eventually connect to my network. UPDATE 1: I’ve been able to get so far as a message indicating the controller is connecting to the router. This immediately results in the controller restarting and entering pairing mode; eventually it does not connect and again requests connection via the controller AP.

TLDR; if you are updating, delete the controller from the app screen and reinstall. It will keep your programming and you will successfully reconnect yo your local network.

Réponse du développeur ,

Hi, we apologize for any issue you might be having! Could you send details of what you are experiencing to our customer support at rainbirdapps@rainbird.com? We'll get you up and running.

Works well once you get it to connect

I made the mistake of agreeing to this upgrade with knowing what I was in for. In order for it to work, it has to do a firmware update over Bluetooth which appeared to work however I could never complete the connection to my wifi even though the version 1 app was working fine on that network. I tried the next day by uninstalling everything on my phone and unpluging the controller and starting from scratch. I got it to work on its own hotspot which at least gave me control of the system. After that I deleted the controller and re-added it to use my WiFi. After a long pause it finally saw the available WiFi networks and I was able to connect to my extender near the garage where the controller is installed. The app has some nice features and it connects quicker than the old version. Just be ready because it’s no easy upgrade.
One other thing, why am I seeing a BETA tag in the app? I don’t see anywhere in the App Store that this is beta upgrade.