Rain Bird® IC System™
Elite courses like Pebble Beach Golf Links
have discovered the power of IC Systems.
Pebble Beach Golf Links® Hole 8. Photo by Evan Schiller.
The easiest path to world-class conditions.
Take an easier path.
With an intelligent control module built into every rotor, a Rain Bird® IC System™ gives you
an innovative option for field control—one that eliminates the challenges of satellites and
decoders and lets you communicate directly with every single rotor on your course. Because
achieving elite playing conditions isn’t about working harder—it’s about working smarter.
Rain Bird® IC Systems™
Pinpoint Control
and Diagnostics
Simplified Design
Streamlined
Installation
Easy Expandability
A Rain Bird IC System
combines the rotor
and controller into one
device, directly linking
your rotors to central
control with less wire
and fewer components.
A Revolutionary Approach.
With an innovative design that removes unneeded decoders, satellites
and wires from your irrigation system, Rain Bird® IC Systems™ offer big
time- and money-saving advantages on the way to world-class results.
PINPOINT CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTICS.
With a control module built into every rotor you can
quickly narrow in on problems and make precise
adjustments from anywhere.
• Access diagnostics and control
rotors from anywhere with a
web-enabled smart phone or tablet.
• Check the status of up to 1,500
individual rotors in 90 seconds
or less.
• Manage all troubleshooting
through diagnostics built into
the central control software.
Integrated
Control Module
SIMPLIFIED DESIGN
IC ROTOR
Simplify your system’s design by eliminating up to
90% of the wire and all of the decoders and satellites.
That not only removes unsightly components
from your course, but eliminates a lot
of unneeded wire costs from
your bottom line.
IC Interface
MAXI
WIRE
To next hole
Central Control Computer
STREAMLINED INSTALLATION
Dramatically cut installation cost and time by eliminating most of the wire
and many of the vulnerable splices.
EASY EXPANDABILITY
IC Systems are built with your future in mind. If your irrigation system ever needs to be
expanded, you can add additional IC rotors anywhere there is a Maxi Wire. IC Systems
have a total capacity of 36,000 individual IC modules.
Tested by Golf’s Toughest Critics.
Proven Around the World.
Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, CA
“We are always adding rotors, so the ability to simply tie
into the nearest sprinkler allows us to have maximum
flexibility with minimal course and player disruption.”
Chris Dalhamer
Director of Golf Course Maintenance, CGCS
Tollygunge Club | Kolkata, India
“The Rain Bird IC System is unlike any other control system
in the industry. It gives us ultimate control over our entire
course irrigation while helping us save water and costs.
Being able to quickly check the status of each station
gives us complete peace of mind. The ICS product is a
superior control system and the Rain Bird service is
second to none. ”
Gaurav Pundir
Superintendent
Bonita Bay Club | Bonita Springs, FL
“After a lot of research I chose the Rain Bird IC System
because I considered it the most technologically advanced
and proven system. And we have been extremely happy
with our choice. I tell folks that the system is ‘simple yet
sophisticated’ – the components of the system are few
and simple, yet its capabilities are very sophisticated.”
Hal Akins
Director of Golf Course Operations
The Simple
Choice
With fewer components
and less wire required,
IC Systems streamline
the design, installation
and operation of golf
irrigation systems.
Rain Bird®
751IC rotors
Rain Bird®
PESB ICM valve
Rain Bird® IC System™ outperforms satellite and decoder systems.
Rain Bird Satellite
Control System
Rain Bird Decoder
Controller System
Rain Bird Decoder
System
Rain Bird
IC System
Amount of Wire
–
Up to 35% Less
Up to 60% Less
Up to 90% Less
System Capacity
32,256
32,256
6,000
36,000
4
4-6
4-6
2
Aesthetics
Good
Good
Best
Best
Ease of Design
Better
Better
Better
Best
Installation Flexibility & Labor
Good
Good
Better
Best
System Expansion
Good
Good
Better
Best
Wire Connections Per Station
Vandal Resistant
Good
Good
Best
Best
Maintenance
Better
Better
Better
Best
Troubleshooting
Good
Good
Better
Best
MI Series Mobile Control
Yes
Yes
*
Yes
Yes*
Real-Time Decision Making
Yes*
Yes*
Yes*
Yes*
Average Total System Cost
–
Up to 10% Less
Up to 15% Less
Up to 25% Less
*
*
* With Rain Bird Central Control (Cirrus™, Nimbus™ II, Stratus™ and Stratus LT)
7 of the top 10 golf courses in the U.S.
trust Rain Bird for their irrigation needs.*
*According to the Golf Digest 2015-16 Ranking: America’s 100 Greatest Courses.
Rain Bird Corporation
970 West Sierra Madre Avenue
Azusa, CA 91702
Phone: (626) 812-3400
Fax: (626) 812-3411
Rain Bird Corporation
6991 East Southpoint Road
Tucson, AZ 85756
Phone: (520) 741-6100
Fax: (520) 741-6522
Rain Bird International, Inc.
1000 West Sierra Madre Avenue
Azusa, CA 91702
Phone: (626) 963-9311
Fax: (626) 852-7343
Rain Bird Technical Services
(800) RAINBIRD (U.S. and Canada)
Specification Hotline
(800) 458-3005 (U.S. and Canada)
www.rainbird.com
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Rain Bird is the official irrigation supplier of Pebble Beach Resorts®.
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