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Wireless Soil Moisture/ Temperature Station
Setting the DavisTalk Transmitter ID
Each wireless transmitting station must be set to one of eight DavisTalk trans-
mitter IDs. DIP switches #1, 2 and 3 on the SIM allow you to control the ID —
the “channel” the station will transmit on. (DIP switch #4 is used for transmis-
sion testing, not for transmitter ID.)
Note: A DavisTalk transmitter and receiver communicate with each other only when both
are set to the same ID.
The factory default transmitter ID is ‘1’. Looking at the table below, you can see
that means the DIP switches are in the OFF position when each transmitting
station leaves the factory. This is true for all of Davis’ wireless equipment.
1. Verify the DavisTalk channel used by your ISS, as well as all other DavisTalk
channels already in use by your Vantage Pro Weather Station.
2. Configure the Soil Moisture Station to a DavisTalk channel not already in
use.
3. Use a ballpoint pen or paper clip to toggle DIP switches #1, 2, and 3. The set-
tings for transmitter IDs 1 – 8 are shown in the table below:
.
ID C
ODE
S
WITCH
1
S
WITCH
2
S
WITCH
3
#1
(default)
OFF
OFF
OFF
#2
OFF
OFF
ON
#3
OFF
ON
OFF
#4
OFF
ON
ON
#5
ON
OFF
OFF
#6
ON
OFF
ON
#7
ON
ON
OFF
#8
ON
ON
ON
1
2
3
4
ON
Battery Holder
DIP Switches
DavisTalk Transmitter DIP Switches in Top-right Corner of SIM
