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Enabling better global research outcomes in soil, plant & environmental monitoring.

SMM

Soil Moisture Meter

January 2018

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Page 1: ...Enabling better global research outcomes in soil plant environmental monitoring 1 SMM Soil Moisture Meter January 2018...

Page 2: ...e Breakout Box 9 5 Install the SMM Software USBDriver 10 6 Turn the Instrument On 11 7 Connect to the Instrument 12 7 1 Connect Via USB 12 7 2 Connect via MCC Mini 13 8 Set the MeasurementParameters 1...

Page 3: ...rval the internal battery can last several days There are three parts to the SMM system 1 The instrument or data logger 2 Breakout box for connection between the sensors and the instrument 3 Sensors T...

Page 4: ...rams Memory Capacity Up to 16GB 4GB MicroSD card included Upgradeable Firmware User upgradeable firmware using USB boot strap loader function Operating Conditions Temperature Range 40 C to 80 C RH Ran...

Page 5: ...2 1 Hardware The ICT Instrument software does not require a powerful computer Minimum Recommended System Specifications Intel Atom 1 66 GHz and 1GB RAM or higher 2 2 Software The ICT Instrument softwa...

Page 6: ...C input maximum charge rate of 200mA is active when the external voltage rises above 16 Volts DC An external power supply can be connected to the SMM in the field See Connecting a Power Supply to the...

Page 7: ...tter global research outcomes in soil plant environmental monitoring 7 3 1 Connecting a Power Supply to the Instrument 3 1 1 Individual Power Supply Connections Note The SMM Soil Moisture Meter is non...

Page 8: ...itoring 8 3 1 2 Connecting Power via USB cable to a laptop PC 3 1 3 Connecting Power Directly via CH24 Power Supply 3 1 4 Connecting Power Directly via Solar Panel Field Operation 3 1 5 Connecting Pow...

Page 9: ...f the wrong amount of voltage is supplied to the breakout box then you could potentially damage your sensors External power supply is only ever used by advanced users on very rare occasions If on the...

Page 10: ...and install the ICT Combined Instrument Software and USB driver Choose software a then choose ICT Instrument Installation Software b The software installation will begin follow the screen prompts unti...

Page 11: ...oring 11 6 Turn the Instrument On To turn on charge your SMM Soil Moisture Meter connect the Instrument to a computer via a USB cable Alternatively the SMM can either be turned on manually by pressing...

Page 12: ...the Instrument 7 1 Connect Via USB Connect the USB cable to the instrument Open ICT Instrument software and click Search for Devices then click the named instrument from the Available Devices within t...

Page 13: ...Combined Instrument software Tick Auto RF Discover and then Search for Devices The MCC Mini should appear on the list it will then automatically search for nearby ICT Instruments You can double click...

Page 14: ...When you connect to an instrument the Channels screen will be displayed This shows the current measurement status when the next measurement will take place the currently configured channels instrumen...

Page 15: ...ked If the SMM is in live mode measurements can be taken from every 250ms to 60 seconds ICT recommend connecting the SMM to a continuous external power supply eg a CH24 when using live mode as this si...

Page 16: ...nstrument prior to installation in the field Logging can be delayed for up to 24 hours 23 59 59 at which point it will begin to log at the set interval 8 2 Sensor Configuration 8 2 1 Channel Configura...

Page 17: ...ended inputs into a single differential input This should not be altered unless instructed to do so by ICT International technical support 8 2 4 SD Card Logging Options Options for additional paramete...

Page 18: ...already been pre programmed with the required Lookup Tables or User Scripts You should not need to change any Lookup Tables or User Scripts Lookup Tables commonly used for the ICT Instrument describe...

Page 19: ...uage is quite basic typically only one operation is performed for each line Variables used in scripting are r1 to r10 General use registers for storing the value of an operation res Result register th...

Page 20: ...l log Example res log r5 log10 Base 10 log Example r2 log10 r1 log2 Base 2 log Example r3 log2 r1 exp Exponent e x Example res exp r2 rnd Round to the nearest integer Example r5 rnd r1 If r1 contains...

Page 21: ...the Dataview repository and allows for basic graphing from the data tab On Windows the repository is located at localappdata ICT Data Files Select Channels is used to select which logger outputs chan...

Page 22: ...wnload File downloads the selected file to the location of your choice Rename File allows you to change the name of the selected file Note that if the instrument data file is renamed a new file will b...

Page 23: ...environmental monitoring 35 11 Appendices 11 1 User Scripts 36 11 1 1 GS 1 Mineral Soil 36 11 1 2 GS 1 Soilless Media 36 11 1 3 10HS Mineral Soil 36 11 2 Lookup Tables 37 11 2 1 MP306 MP406 37 11 2 2...

Page 24: ...neral VWC r1 curchan 0 000494 r2 r1 0 554 res r2 100 11 1 2 GS1 Soilless Media User Script GS1SoilessM VWC GS1SoilessM VWC r1 curchan 0 000591 r2 r1 0 611 res r2 100 11 1 3 10HS Mineral Soil User Scri...

Page 25: ...g 37 11 2 Lookup Tables 11 2 1 MP306 MP406 CSV Table MP406 VSW VSW 0 0 120 2 210 5 310 10 415 15 510 20 610 25 720 30 825 35 895 40 955 45 1005 50 1015 55 1025 60 1035 65 1045 70 1055 75 1065 80 1075...

Page 26: ...Cable Length 40 Power 40 Theory of Operation40 Theory40 Results41 Definitions 42 Calibration 43 General 43 Linear Calibration 43 Polynomial Calibration 43 Polynomial Lookup Table 44 Wiring 44 Technic...

Page 27: ...m high quality stainless steel The MP406 can be buried permanently as part of either an input to a data logging system or for an input to an irrigation controller or environmental monitoring system In...

Page 28: ...ectric constant of the matrix The soil water content can be measured exactly because changes in water content of the soil result in changes in the dielectric constant of the soil Materials that can be...

Page 29: ...ndard Definitions Gravimetric Soil Water Content is defined as G Mw Ms Where Mw is the mass of water in the soil sample and Ms is the total mass of the dry soil sample Volumetric Soil Moisture Content...

Page 30: ...constant across all soil types Scientists or regulatory authorities may wish to calibrate the MP406 to verify the data measured In these cases it is simply necessary to compare the MP406 output in mV...

Page 31: ...W mV MP406 0 00 0 55 00 1015 2 00 120 60 00 1025 5 00 210 65 00 1035 10 00 310 70 00 1045 15 00 415 75 00 1055 20 00 510 80 00 1065 25 00 610 85 00 1075 30 00 720 90 00 1085 35 00 825 95 00 1105 40 00...

Page 32: ...sing the supplied soil calibration Interface Input requirements 9 18 V DC unregulated Power consumption 24 mA typical Output signal 0 1160mV for 0 100 VSW Response Time Less than 0 5 seconds Stabiliza...

Page 33: ...global research outcomes in soil plant environmental monitoring 45 Contact Details www ictinternational com sales ictinternational com au Phone 61 2 6772 6770 Fax 61 2 6772 7616 PO Box 503 Armidale NS...

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