The Settings Menu

Automation Settings

Rather than forcing you to write complex logic scripts to manage system failures, IAMDD allows you to define global Automation Settings that control how the simulation behaves when the hydraulic network is stressed.

To access these settings, click the Settings > Automation Settings option in the top navigation bar.

Deadband Lockout Required Delay

The Deadband Lockout Required Delay (hrs) is a setting for maintaining simulation stability, especially in under-designed or highly stressed pipe networks.

During a simulation, an agricultural field will automatically shut off its irrigation if the available line pressure drops below its minimum required threshold. However, if that field still has a low soil moisture balance, it will desperately want to turn back on. Without a delay, the field would turn on, instantly collapse the network pressure again, and shut off, creating an endless, chaotic "short-cycling" loop every single hour.

The Deadband Lockout Delay prevents this. It enforces a mandatory "cooling off" period. If a field shuts off (either because it finished its normal irrigation cycle, or because it was forced to shut down due to low pressure), it is strictly prohibited from turning back on until this many hours have passed.

Default Setting: 72 hours.
This mimics realistic agricultural behavior. If a farmer's system loses pressure, they won't stand at the valve toggling it on and off every hour; they will likely wait a few days to try again when the system demand is lower.