From a fresh Raspberry Pi to a working irrigation controller in under 10 minutes.
Any model with GPIO pins — Pi 3, 4, 5 or Zero 2 W. Must be running Orbit OS.
Get Orbit OS →A GPIO-controlled relay HAT. Sprinqua supports 8+ boards out of the box — from 3 to 8 channels.
See supported boards →Any modern browser on the same local network. No app install needed — Sprinqua is a web UI.
Download the Orbit OS installer and run it on your Raspberry Pi. It sets up the OS, the app runtime, and the store in one go. After installation, the device will automatically restart.
Already have Orbit OS with a Store account? Skip to step 4 →# Download the installer
wget https://orbit-os.org/orbit-os-26-installer.deb
# Install it
sudo dpkg -i orbit-os-26-installer.deb
Open a browser on any device on the same network and navigate to your Raspberry Pi's address. The Orbit OS Launcher will open and ask for your username and password.
http://<YOUR_DEVICE_IP>
# Default login
User: admin
Password: admin
In the launcher, click the Settings icon, go to Account, and sign in with your Orbit OS Store account. This allows you to install apps from the store.
Settings → Account
Sign in with your Orbit OS Store credentials to enable app installation.
Open the Orbit OS Store and search for the Sprinqua application. Tap Install, select your device from the list, and confirm — Orbit OS will download and deploy it automatically.
Sprinqua
Find this icon in the store and tap it to open the app page.
Go back to the Orbit OS Device Launcher at your device's address. Sprinqua is now installed — you will see its icon in the launcher. Tap it to open the app.
http://<YOUR_DEVICE_IP>
Sprinqua
The icon is now visible in your launcher. Tap it to open the app.
On first launch, Sprinqua shows the setup wizard. It walks you through three quick steps:
Select your relay board
Pick your exact board model from the list. Sprinqua auto-fills the correct GPIO pin mapping.
Name your irrigation zones
Assign a name and type (sprinkler, drip, mist…) to each relay channel. Set a safety auto-off limit per zone.
Test each relay
Pulse each relay for 3 seconds to verify the physical wiring before committing to the configuration.
You're done. Turn zones on manually, create weekly schedules, enable Smart Watering to skip rainy days, or connect to Home Assistant via MQTT. All from the same clean UI.
If you use Home Assistant, Sprinqua can publish all zones as MQTT switches with auto-discovery — no manual entity configuration needed.
# In Sprinqua → Settings → Enable MQTT
Broker: 192.168.1.x # your HA host
Port: 1883
Prefix: sprinqua # topic prefix
# Topics Sprinqua publishes
sprinqua/zone/1/state → ON | OFF
sprinqua/mode/state → Standalone | HA-Managed
Open an issue on GitHub and we'll help you sort it out. Feature requests and board additions are also welcome.