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1. Introduction
The SMM Soil Moisture Meter is a complete system for collecting and storing data from up to ten
sensors in the field or in the laboratory. The SMM is equipped with an internal battery which
provides power to the instrument as well as the sensors. A fully charged battery should have the
capacity to provide several hours of data collection in the field before recharging is required.
Depending on logging interval, 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
The system is plug-and-play in that it is ready to go from the box. You will need to plug a sensor
into a vacant channel, assign a logging interval, and connect external power supply to the
instrument.
The output from the sensors must be millivolt (mV). The SMM calculates corrected outputs from
either a lookup table or user script supplied with the SMM from ICT International.
This manual outlines how to start your SMM and connect power supply. It also shows how to
download data and configure your instrument.
