RXW TEROS-12 Soil Moisture EC Temp Sensor (RXW-T12-xxx) Manual
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3.
Press the Search button (the magnifying glass). The
magnifying glass icon will blink while the station 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
station to stop searching for motes.
If you added more than one more mote to the network, then
the total channel count on the station LCD for the manager
module will represent all measurement channels plus a battery
channel for each mote in the network.
Sensor measurements will be recorded at the logging interval
specified in HOBOlink, transmitted to the 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
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 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.
Installing the Sensor
There are two installation methods for installing the sensor:
borehole or trench.
Borehole Installation Method
This method allows for a profile of soil moisture sensors to be
installed at different depths within a single augered borehole,
thereby minimizing soil disturbance at the measurement site. A
10-cm (4-inch) borehole is augered vertically at the
measurement location. You can then carefully insert and place
the sensor by hand or buy or rent the Borehole Installation Tool
from Meter (recommended for depths greater than 50 cm (19.7
inches). Email Meter at
(North America)
or
(Europe) for details on buying
or renting the tool.
If you are installing the sensor without the Borehole Installation
Tool, look down the hole with a flashlight, reach in with the
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
four (three for soil moisture, EC,
and temperature, and one for the
mote battery).
a.
b.