Category Archives: Generally

New manual 2026

In a nutshell: The new OpenSprinkler manual for OpenSprinkler 3.0 – 3.4 OpenSprinkler Pro OSPi is now ready! You can find the instructions here: English: https://OpenSprinklerShop.github.io German: https://OpenSprinklerShop.github.io/index-de/ French: https://OpenSprinklerShop.github.io/index-fr/ Italian: https://OpenSprinklerShop.github.io/index-it/

Test weather services switched off

We have been using OpenMeteo and DWD (German Weather Service) as weather servers on OpenSprinklerShop.de:3333 / :3334 etc. for over 2 years now. These OpenSprinkler weather services have been available in the firmware and on weather.OpenSprinkler.com for over a year. For this reason, we are now switching off test operation. At /su use weather.OpenSprinkler.com and then confirm with your […]

Upgrade board

The ESP32 Upgrade Board turns your OpenSprinkler 3.2 or 3.3 with ESP8266 into a significantly more powerful and future-proof control center. Instead of just providing reliable watering, the upgrade opens up a new class of functions for your existing controller: more computing power, more memory, modern wireless standards and significantly more reserves for sophisticated expansions. A particular advantage is the support […]

An option that changes a lot

Group Scheduling Inversion — “A game-changing option” More flexibility. Same hardware. Completely new irrigation concept. Until now, a simple rule applied: zones in the same group run one after the other - zones in different groups run at the same time. Practical, but sometimes too rigid. From now on you can reverse the principle. With the new Invert Group Scheduling (ginv) option, the logic changes: zones […]

Frost protection – root heating

Frost-sensitive plants Root heating protects frost-sensitive plants, especially Mediterranean species such as palm trees and olive trees, from frost damage in the European winter by protecting the roots from freezing. Since the ground freezes and the plants cannot absorb the water, which leads to drying out, or the cells are destroyed by frost damage, heating the root zone [...]