this example. Note that for compatibility with Logger XL, channel ID names must be no more
than six characters long and cannot contain any spaces. In this table “Soil Moisture” has been
abreviated “SM”, “Electrical Conductivity” has been abreviated “EC” and “Temperature” has
been abreviated “Temp”.
SDI-12 Channel
Sensor
Address
Sensor
Parameter
ID
Logging
Interval
Channel l
0
1
SM0
1 hour
Channel 2
0
2
EC0
1 hour
Channel 3
0
3
Temp0
1 hour
Channel 4
1
1
SM1
1 hour
Channel 5
1
2
EC1
1 hour
Channel 6
1
3
Temp1
1 hour
Table C.1 Tutorial SDI-12 Channel setup. Sensor parameters 1, 2 & 3 correspond to parameters HJF in
Table 2 in Appendix A.
Each channel now needs to be programmed with the information from this table. The user can
switch channels by clicking on the channel field toward the top of the DOTset window. Below
are the programmable options for each channel.
Channel:
The user can switch channels
ID:
The user can name the channel
Logging Enabled:
Check this box to enable logging
Reporting Enable:
Check this box if you have telemetry
Top of Casing:Offset for water level probes
Logging interval:
The User can select a logging interval
Reporting Interval:
Reports to Radio or Modem
Offset:
Offset, added to reading.
Scale:
Multiplier.
Sensor address: Sets
Sensor
address
Sensor Parameter:
Sets Sensor Parameter.
For the Hydra Probe, TOC, Offset and Scale can be left at their default settings. That is TOC
should not be checked, Offset should be zero, and Scale should be 1.
Step 5 Click “Upload to DOT” to load all of the channel configurations to the DOT Logger. The
DOT Logger is now logging. Close DOTset.
Steps 1 though 5 set up the data logger and the probes. Once logging is enabled, the system will
start taking measurements and start logging data.
Step 6 Retrieving Data.
To retrieve the data, launch “Stevens Logger XL”.
Step 7 Set up Logger XL.
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From the main window select “Define DOT logger batch”.
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Check the “Access Dot Logger batch” box.
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