I purchased the PI in the fall when I switched to a GoControl controller and now using it in production for the first time. I've spent quite a lot of time reading the manual, but I'll admit to not reading it cover to cover. I *think* these questions aren't answered there, but happy to look again if you'll point me to the right place.
1. I have an area (A4) set up to start at 08:15 and 20:15. Today is the first cycle. I monitored the system via HS3 from time to time this morning and all appeared to go as planned for all areas. I went to the config to adjust another area this afternoon and found A4 running--started at 14:40. Is there any way to see what triggered it? (Run log doesn't appear to show that detail). It's conceivable I inadvertently hit the manual run button although I don't recall accessing that page.
2. I'm struggling to interpret some of the inhibit device statuses, although I'm sure they'll become more obvious over time. Are they documented anywhere? Latest confusion is why two inhibit devices show the next start time while the other 2 are blank. A2 isn't programmed to run, so that makes sense, but A3 is scheduled for tomorrow. Does it only show current day? Related, why is a scheduled start an "inhibit". Perhaps I'm not understanding the term in this context.

The Touch screen notification "2 Inhibits Now Active" sounds like 2 conditions are preventing actions. The only things I'm seeing on the inhibit devices are the next start times.

3. Also in the above clip, what are the Current and Forecast fields? Can't make sense of the numbers. On the image in the manual those fields are UV and Daily ET.
4. Is there a general status device, or could one be added? I had hoped to find a single device that indicates the system is running. Status might be, for example, "ON: Area 1 [zone name]" (or similar), or "OFF". I would use it in HS Touch for a quick visual of system status. I'm also starting to think about a strategy to allow for simple manual zone activation by my SO (HSTouch or mobile) since she's in charge of the vegetable garden. I would use this HS device as a condition to prevent interrupting the normal watering schedule (delay the manual run until after, etc.) by an external event acting on the GoControl controller.
5. I can't get this Area setup field to accept a value as input. If I enter, for example, 0.1 or .1, it reverts to zero when I save the page. If I enter 1, it changes to 0.01 on save (2 changes to 0.02, etc.), but on subsequent saves it reverts to zero. Related, am I understanding correctly that this field is the total of actual and predicted for the current day as of the programmed start time?

Thanks.
1. I have an area (A4) set up to start at 08:15 and 20:15. Today is the first cycle. I monitored the system via HS3 from time to time this morning and all appeared to go as planned for all areas. I went to the config to adjust another area this afternoon and found A4 running--started at 14:40. Is there any way to see what triggered it? (Run log doesn't appear to show that detail). It's conceivable I inadvertently hit the manual run button although I don't recall accessing that page.
2. I'm struggling to interpret some of the inhibit device statuses, although I'm sure they'll become more obvious over time. Are they documented anywhere? Latest confusion is why two inhibit devices show the next start time while the other 2 are blank. A2 isn't programmed to run, so that makes sense, but A3 is scheduled for tomorrow. Does it only show current day? Related, why is a scheduled start an "inhibit". Perhaps I'm not understanding the term in this context.
The Touch screen notification "2 Inhibits Now Active" sounds like 2 conditions are preventing actions. The only things I'm seeing on the inhibit devices are the next start times.
3. Also in the above clip, what are the Current and Forecast fields? Can't make sense of the numbers. On the image in the manual those fields are UV and Daily ET.
4. Is there a general status device, or could one be added? I had hoped to find a single device that indicates the system is running. Status might be, for example, "ON: Area 1 [zone name]" (or similar), or "OFF". I would use it in HS Touch for a quick visual of system status. I'm also starting to think about a strategy to allow for simple manual zone activation by my SO (HSTouch or mobile) since she's in charge of the vegetable garden. I would use this HS device as a condition to prevent interrupting the normal watering schedule (delay the manual run until after, etc.) by an external event acting on the GoControl controller.
5. I can't get this Area setup field to accept a value as input. If I enter, for example, 0.1 or .1, it reverts to zero when I save the page. If I enter 1, it changes to 0.01 on save (2 changes to 0.02, etc.), but on subsequent saves it reverts to zero. Related, am I understanding correctly that this field is the total of actual and predicted for the current day as of the programmed start time?
Thanks.
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