Campbell CS650, User Manual

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CS650 and CS655 Water Content Reflectometers
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6. After selecting the sensor, click at the left of the screen on Wiring Diagram
to see how the sensor is to be wired to the datalogger. The wiring diagram
can be printed out now or after more sensors are added.
7. Select any other sensors you have, then finish the remaining Short Cut steps
to complete the program. The remaining steps are outlined in Short Cut Help ,
which is accessed by clicking on Help | Contents | Programming Steps .
8. If LoggerNet , PC400 , RTDAQ , or PC200W is running on your PC, and the
PC to datalogger connection is active, you can click Finish in Short Cut and
you will be prompted to send the program just created to the datalogger.
9. If the sensor is connected to the datalogger, as shown in the wiring diagram in
step 6, check the output of the sensor in the datalogger support software data
display to make sure it is making reasonable measurements.
5. Overview
The CS650 measures volumetric water content, electrical conductivity, dielectric
permittivity, and temperature of soils or other porous media. These values are
reported through SDI-12 communication.