RXW EC-5 and 10H Soil Moisture Sensor (RXW-SMx-xxx) Manual
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3.
Press the Search button (the magnifying glass). The
magnifying glass icon will blink while the RX3000 is in search
mode.
4.
Open the mote door and install the batteries if you have not
already done so.
5.
Press the button on the mote for 3 seconds. The signal
strength icon will flash and then cycle.
6.
Watch the LCD on the mote.
The green LED blinks quickly while the mote searches for a
network to join and then blinks slowly while it completes
the network registration. Once the mote has finished
joining the network, the green LED turns off and the blue
LED then blinks indefinitely while the mote is part of the
network.
Note:
If the mote cannot find the network or has trouble
remaining connected during this process, make sure the
mote is in a vertical, upright position and within range of
the station.
7.
Press the Search button (the magnifying glass) on the
RX3000 station to stop searching for motes.
If you added more than one more mote to the network, then
the total channel count on the RX3000 station LCD for the RXW
Manager module will represent all measurement channels plus
a battery channel for each mote in the RX Wireless Sensor
Network.
Sensor measurements will be recorded at the logging interval
specified in HOBOlink, transmitted to the RX3000 station, and
uploaded to HOBOlink at the next connection interval
(readout). Use HOBOlink to monitor mote status and health. If a
mote is temporarily offline, any logged data is saved until it is
back online. In addition, if a mote is offline for 30 minutes, the
RX3000 station will automatically connect to HOBOlink and
report the mote as missing. Once the mote is back online, any
logged data will be uploaded the next time the RX3000 station
connects to HOBOlink.
See the HOBOlink Help for details on how to change the logging
and connection intervals, view data, check mote status, add the
mote to a map, and more.
Deployment and Mounting
Mounting and Positioning the Mote
•
Mount the mote to a mast or pipe using cable ties or affix
the mote to a wooden post or flat surface with screws.
Insert the cable ties or screws through the holes on the
mounting tabs.
•
Consider using plastic poles such as PVC to mount the
mote as certain types of metal could decrease signal
strength.
•
Make sure the mote remains in a vertical position once it
is placed in its deployment location for optimal network
communications.
•
Make sure the mote door is closed, with both latches fully
locked to ensure a watertight seal.
•
Consider using a 3/16 inch padlock to restrict access to the
mote. With the mote door closed, hook a padlock through
the eyelet on the right side of the door and lock it.
•
Position the mote towards the sun, making sure the solar
panel is oriented so that it receives optimal sunlight
throughout each season. It may be necessary to
periodically adjust the mote position as the path of the
sunlight changes throughout the year or if tree and leaf
growth alters the amount of sunlight reaching the solar
panel.
Press this button for 3
seconds for the mote to
join the network
This signal strength icon
blinks while searching for
a network.
Press this button so the station is ready
to have motes join the network
Once a network is found,
the icon will stop flashing
and the bars will cycle from
left to right.
Press this button again to
stop searching for motes
c.
d.
This network connection
“x” icon blinks while the
mote completes the
registration process,
which may take up to
five minutes.
Once the mote has finished joining
the network, the “x” icon is
removed and the channel count
on the station LCD increases by
two (one for soil moisture and one
for the mote battery).
a.
b.
