How to create work areas, stay-out zones and transport paths with EPOS® wire free technology

A work area is where the mower is allowed to mow.

1. Go to the map section of the app.
2. Select Add > Work area.
3. Use appDrive to steer the mower clockwise around the lawn.
4. As you drive the mower, drop points at corners or turns to create the boundary.
5. Press Done to connect the last point to the first.
6. Once you have created the boundary you can edit the points in the map view of the app.

Work area tips

• Plan before you create: Once created, work areas cannot be split into smaller areas later. However, you can edit individual waypoints with centimetre precision if you need to adjust boundaries.
• One work area: Choose this if you want the same schedule, mowing pattern and settings across your entire lawn. You can still create different Profiles within one work area to switch between different configurations.Learn more about Profiles: How to use Profiles in the Automower® Connect app.
• Multiple work areas: Choose this for maximum flexibility. Create separate areas (for example: front garden, back garden pool area) to:
  • Set individual schedules and settings for each area
  • Send the mower to areas you’re not using while keeping other areas free
  • Remember: each work area needs its own transport path to the charging station

Waypoints are the points you drop in the app to define the edges of your work areas. Here are important guidelines when placing them:

• Do not create sharp corners when setting waypoints. Corners should not be less than 90 degrees.
• The number of waypoints for the total installation is limited to 1000 points. By reducing the number of points, you help the mower to efficiently calculate the area.
• The distance between waypoints shall not be less than 0.3 metres/12 in.
• By selecting a line in your work area, you can add a new waypoint.
• Waypoints can be deleted or adjusted with centimetre precision in the app. Points can be adjusted up to 5 metres/16 ft 4 in. at the time in each direction. Note that you need to be connected to the mower via Bluetooth to edit areas.
• When dropping points, focus on where you place each waypoint, not on how the mower drives between them. The app connects all waypoints with straight lines to create your boundary.

Create stay-out zones to prevent the mower from going into certain areas.

1. Go to the map section of the app.
2. Select Add > Stay-out zone.
3. Use appDrive to steer the mower anti-clockwise around the area to create a stay-out zone.
4. Press Done to connect the last point to the first.

Stay-out zone tips

• Avoid narrow passages: When creating stay-out zones (A), avoid leaving narrow passages (B) that will become unreachable for the mower.

• Prevent blocked areas: Ensure stay-out zones (A) don’t block parts of a work area (B) that will become unreachable for the mower.

• Don’t block transport paths: Creating a stay-out zone across a transport path will prevent the mower from reaching its destination.

When do you need a transport path?

A transport path helps the mower find its way back to the charging station’s docking point (1), when the charging station is placed outside of the work area (2 + 3).

Steps to create a transport path:

1. Go to the map section of the app.
2. Select Add > Transport path.
3. Ensure that the starting point of the transport path is at least 1 m/3.3 feet inside the work area.
4. If you have multiple work areas, each work area must have its own transport path to the charging station. Ensure transport paths don’t cross!

Transport path tips

• No transport path needed: If the charging station is inside a work area, a transport path is not needed for that area.
• Maximise path width: Make transport paths as wide as possible by adjusting the path width in the app.
• Avoid placing stay-out zones across transport paths: When travelling along a transport path, the mower will ignore work areas, but will not enter stay-out zones. Make sure that no stay-out zone (A) blocks the mower’s path when following a transport path (B)!

• Moving between work areas: When moving from one work area to the next, the mower will return to the docking point and then continue to operate in the next work area. This is normal behaviour.