Sentek RT6, Hardware Manual

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brass rings and position at the required depth
locations. It may be necessary to slightly rotate the
sensor assemble to allow the locator to interlock with
the slot in the probe rod. To allow the sensor to be
easily slid along the probe rod gently pull out the
ribbon/pin connector assembly and fold it back over
the top of the sensor.
Addressing sensors Once all sensors have been attached to the probe rod
address them using the addressing link according to
the system specifications (refer to Appendix G for
address link positioning). Run diagnostics to ensure
the sensors have been addressed correctly.
The probe can be inserted into the access tube
ensuring that the cut-out in the probe handle aligns
with the tabs inside the top cap. The connector can be
plugged into the interface board and the top cap
screwed on.
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Caution:
To ensure accurate and consistent readings for each
sensor it must be normalized during initialization of
the logger configuration by IrriMAX. This is
generally done in an office environment, before the
probe is installed in the access tube. See Operating
Instructions chapter.
EasyAG 5-wire Probes
Attach 5-wire
interface board to
sensor PCB
Line up the sensor assembly and interface so that the
main component sides of both PCB’s are facing the
same way.
Push the 14 pin interface socket onto the sensor PCB
pins. Using the small holes in the PCB’s, secure by
looping two small cable ties between the two PCB’s.
Set Sensor
addresses In order for the logger and mainboard to be able to
determine which sensor is which, each sensor must
have a separate “address”.
When using the EasyAG probe, this is done on the
interface by linking the wires soldered into the sensor
tracks (labeled S1 to S8) to appropriate sensor
positions (1 to 16) in ports P1 and P2.
When using the standard supplied wire, the wires do