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APPENDIX K
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APPENDIX K
Specification Sheets
EnviroSCAN soil moisture sensors
Note:
This sensor specification does not apply to
EasyAG probes.
Measuring Principle
Installation
Depth
Framework
Sensing Elements
Sensitivity
Spacing
Signal output
Capacitance via the dielectric effect
Non-contact via Sentek’s 50mm PVC access tube
Up to 5.5 m vertical depth (deeper upon request)
PVC
2 copper rings length = 25mm
diameter = 49mm
spacing = 10mm
Horizontal
130mm to 150mm radius
of axial centre in free air
Vertical
85mm to 120mm either side of
axial centre
Minimum interval between sensors of 100mm
between axial centers
Maximum 100khz open collector (free air)
Temperature range
Measurement range
Resolution
-30 to +85 degrees Celsius
No upper or lower limits of Volumetric soil water
+/- 0.002% (+/- 1 count in 50000)
Accuracy
Drift
The correlation coefficient of the probe signal
with soil water content is at R2 = 0.984 (as tested
by CSIRO)
Less than +/- 0.5%
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