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Summary of Contents for ALTA LS-PAR-AUG-01

Page 1: ...Remote Monitoring for Business ALTA PAR Light Meter USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...ING SENSOR ON AND INSTALLING ANTENNA 6 IV SENSOR OVERVIEW AND INSTALLATION 7 DEPLOYMENT AND INSTALLATION 7 MOUNTING BRACKET 8 MAINTENANCE 9 V SENSOR OVERVIEW IN iMONNIT 12 MENU SYSTEM 12 VI ACTIONS OV...

Page 3: ...saturation levels that affect plant health and growth The ALTA PAR Light Meter uses a blue enhanced silicon photodiode with a spectral range of 389 692 nm 5 nm to measure the specific wavelengths of...

Page 4: ...ion checking signal strength along the way 5 Configure the sensor for use 6 Install the sensor in the final location ADDING A SENSOR TO AN EXISTING NETWORK 1 Register your sensor s in iMonnit 2 Press...

Page 5: ...need to enter the Device ID and the Security Code from your sensor in the corresponding text boxes Use the camera on your smartphone to scan the QR code on your device If you do not have a camera on y...

Page 6: ...is table as you set thresholds for Actions and alerts in iMonnit To help you define the light level you plan to monitor refer to the following light use case descriptions based on DLI metrics See Figu...

Page 7: ...e your sensor is powered Attach the included antenna and switch on the sensor see the Powering Sensor On and Attach Antenna sections for help in this area Once you power the sensor on by flipping the...

Page 8: ...order for the sensor to function properly you will need to attach the included antenna Simply screw the antenna onto the barrel connector on the top of the device Make sure the antenna connection is...

Page 9: ...submersion applications more insulation may be necessary To minimize azimuth error the element should be mounted with the cable pointing toward true north in the northern hemisphere or true south in t...

Page 10: ...th an outer diameter of 1 3 2 1 The Bracket has an integrated bubble level to make leveling accurate and straightforward for proper sensor installation Cable Connectors Alignment When reconnecting a s...

Page 11: ...ation water The sensor elements have a domed diffuser and housing for improved self cleaning from rainfall but active cleaning may be necessary Use water window cleaner and a soft cloth or cotton swab...

Page 12: ...h R C 1969 An underwater spectral irradiance collector Journal of Marine Research 27 341 351 Tyler J E and R C Smith 1970 Measurements of Spectral Irradiance Underwater Gordon and Breach New York New...

Page 13: ...od calculates spectral error only and does not consider calibration directional cosine temperature and stability drift errors Spectral error data listed in the table below indicate errors less than 5...

Page 14: ...upon selecting which sensor you would like to modify See Figure 18 A The sensor overview section will be above every page This will consistently display the present reading signal strength battery lev...

Page 15: ...The date the message was transmitted from the sensor Value Data presented with transformations applied but without additional labels Formatted Value Data transformed and presented as it is shown in t...

Page 16: ...ead as Boolean True 1 False 0 fields When broken into individual bits the State byte contains the following information aaaabcde STS This value is specific to the sensor profile and is often used to i...

Page 17: ...or will reset H Measurement Interval Frequency of photosynthetic photon flux density PPFD measurements used to calculate PAR DLI Note When this configuration is sent to the sensor the sensor will rese...

Page 18: ...will send the pre calibration reading to the gateway then receive the calibration command and update it s configuration When the process is completed it will send a Calibration Successful message The...

Page 19: ...ed Select the dropdown menu to change your facility B The Certificate Valid Until field must be set one day after the date contained in the Date Certified field C Calibration Number and Calibration Ty...

Page 20: ...sor reading identifies that immediate attention is needed Types of actions include sensor readings device inactivity and scheduled data Any one of these can be set to send a notification or trigger an...

Page 21: ...stered to your account Choose PAR Light Sensor in the drop down menu Select your reading from PPFD Temperature Voltage and PAR DLI Next you will be asked to input the trigger settings See Figure 27 Pr...

Page 22: ...l be notified Choose if you want notifications sent immediately when triggered or if you want a delay before sending and press Set A green icon indicates that the users that will receive the notificat...

Page 23: ...These can be adjusted later by returning to this page Press the Check mark button to complete the process Select System Action from the Add Action list See Figure 30 Acknowledge Automatically signals...

Page 24: ...iewed with a cyclic redundancy check CRC before they are passed up to iMonnit or down to the sensor this ensures the integrity of the data itself GATEWAY TO iMONNIT Data transmissions between the gate...

Page 25: ...strength 5 Check antenna on the gateway Low Signal Radio signal strength in iMonnit is lower than expected 1 Ensure the gateway antenna is properly connected 2 Ensure the gateway antenna is optimally...

Page 26: ...alance is reported in iMonnit The sensor is reading a light level outside of its capable range Bit 3 of STS is set 1 Detach lead via the connector inspect for any corrosion obstructions or anything ot...

Page 27: ...i notice of such non conformance and ii the non conforming Product provided however if in its opinion Monnit cannot repair or replace on commercially reasonable terms it may choose to refund the purch...

Page 28: ...S LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT IN TORT UNDER ANY WARRANTY IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY CUSTOMER FOR THE PRODUCT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MONNIT BE LIABL...

Page 29: ...dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Monnit could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF Exposure WARNING To...

Page 30: ...of the device French Conform ment la r glementation d Industrie Canada le pr sent metteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d un type et d un gain maximal ou inf rieur approuv pour l metteur pa...

Page 31: ...en if manually inserting a SIM card checking carefully the instruction for its use Do not insert or remove the SIM when the product is in power saving mode Every device has to be equipped with a prope...

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