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Rain Bird RC2 controller (firmware 4.36.0)

Windows and Coverings · Climate

WorksLocal

2 reports: 2 say it works.

Reported with 2 integrations: Irrigation Unlimited, Rain Bird.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Irrigation UnlimitedWorksUsed with 8 zones through Irrigation Unlimited
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Dear all, thank you for this gorgeous integration! I'm using a RainBird RC2 controller with 8 zones and I'd love to adapt your suggested automation (https://github.com/rgc99/irrigation_unlimited/blob/master/packages/irrigation_unlimited_adjustment.yaml) by values provided by OpenWeatherMap integration for time adjustment. Furthermore, a local rain sensor is connected to my controller and available in home assistant. Any idea how to combine the adjustment automation (based on OpenWeatherMap data) with my local rain sensor (e.g. no watering when rain detected by sensor)? Thank you a lot for …

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Issue #132 · 2023-08
Rain BirdWorks LocalBroke after 2.0 app and firmware update; fixed in 2026.3 for HTTPS controllers
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Breaking change None. ## Proposed change Improve compatibility with Rain Bird controllers updated by the Rain Bird 2.x app / newer firmware. - Use `pyrainbird.async_client.create_controller` to probe the local controller transport (HTTPS first with relaxed certificate validation for self-signed certs, then HTTP on transport errors) - Keep the config flow input as host/IP only (per the integration docs); no URL/scheme normalization ## Type of change - [ ] Dependency upgrade - [x] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue) - [ ] New inte

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PR #163915 · 2026-02

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Identifiers

BrandRain Bird
ModelRC2
CategoryWindows and Coverings

Also reported as

  • RainBird RC2 controller