CS650 and CS655 Water Content Reflectometers
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The following procedure also describes programming with
Short Cut
.
1.
Open
Short Cut
and click
Create New Program
.
2.
Double-click the datalogger model.
3.
In the
Available Sensors and Devices
box, type CS650. You can also
locate the sensor in the
Sensors | Meteorological | Soil Moisture |
CS650/CS655 Water Content Reflectometer
folder. The four different
options monitor different parameters. For this tutorial, double-click to
select
CS650/CS655 Water Content Reflectometer (VWC, EC, T, P,
PA, and VR)
. The soil temperature defaults to degree C, and the sensor is
measured hourly. These are changed by clicking the
Temperature
or
Measure sensor
box and selecting an option. Enter the correct
SDI-12
Address
for the CS650 or CS655. After entering the
Properties
, click on
the
Wiring
tab to see how the sensor is to be wired to the datalogger.
4.
Repeat step three for other sensors you want to measure.