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                                                              USER MANUAL 

 

 

Connecting a Sensor 

Plug the keyed male M-12 connector on the end of the sensor cable into 
the M-12 port on the Acclima Sensor Reader. 

 

Tighten the lock nut by turning it clockwise until it is finger-tight. 

Powering the Reader On or Off 

You can turn the Reader on or off at any time by pressing the red power 
button.  

Note

: Whenever you press any button, do so firmly, then release. 

 

GPS and Time Settings 

To turn on the GPS radio, if you are on the 'Home' screen you will see a 
menu of selections above the blue and white-striped membrane buttons. 
Press (and release) the soft button under 'Radio'. 

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Страница 1: ...USER MANUAL Sensor Reader User Guide Dec 27 2022 2023 Acclima Inc https acclima com SDI 12 Sensor Reader User Guide Introducing Waveform Capture...

Страница 2: ...ensor 2 Powering the Reader On or Off 2 GPS and Time Settings 2 General Setup 5 Reading the Sensor 6 Water Thresholds 9 Data Options 13 Retrieving Your Data 15 Upgrading the Reader s Firmware 16 Icon...

Страница 3: ...l it is finger tight Powering the Reader On or Off You can turn the Reader on or off at any time by pressing the red power button Note Whenever you press any button do so firmly then release GPS and T...

Страница 4: ...you will see a stop watch counter run as the Reader synchronizes with GPS satellites overhead The time on your reader will be updated by the satellites but you may need go to the Home screen choose S...

Страница 5: ...g on the GPS Radio If a clear line of sight from horizon to horizon isn t available try to find an area with a lot of viewable sky Once the Reader has synced up with the GPS satellite system you will...

Страница 6: ...eral Setup To ensure that your sensor is properly connected to the Reader press the Sensor button on the Home screen Then press the Detect button on the subsequent Sensor Setup screen An address model...

Страница 7: ...down time settings by toggling the Sleep button through eight different options One of the options is to disable sleep mode Toggle the 12 24 Hr button for one of those two preferences For setting the...

Страница 8: ...you are on the Sensor Reading screen you can generate a waveform of the latest reading by pressing the button on the right Show Waveform A waveform will be presented within about five seconds To retu...

Страница 9: ...able to provide waveform data To look at the statistics press the Stats button To show the last reading press Show Reading from the menu If you select the Stats button notice that it will display the...

Страница 10: ...Sensor Reading screen presents the volumetric water content as a percentage soil temperature in Celsius will only be accurate if sensor is in subsurface soil for several hours or longer permittivity...

Страница 11: ...overridden and edited by pressing each respective Change button For instance to change the default field capacity press the Change FC button for a screen and controls that allow you to adjust it up or...

Страница 12: ...sion of the soil particles driving the water down into the subsoil washing away critical nutrients with it and potentially rotting the roots Field capacity is the ideal soil water content that allows...

Страница 13: ...USER MANUAL 12 The customized Allowed depletion limit can be set to a chosen value using the options shown below...

Страница 14: ...ressing that button and toggling through CSV only CSV and binary or just binary This data will then be able to be transferred to your micro USB drive in the preferred format when it is plugged into th...

Страница 15: ...g screen to by pressing Tag The Data Tag screen gives you control to group your readings with a specified identification number Once a number has been selected all subsequent readings will be associat...

Страница 16: ...rive which can then be connected to your computer s USB port for downloading to the PC and viewing in CSV format Important Please allow the Reader time to synchronize Do not disconnect the thumb drive...

Страница 17: ...ing until you see the message Synchronization Complete before removing the thumb drive The Reader will only automatically update if there is a newer firmware file version than it currently has Icon Tr...

Страница 18: ...USER MANUAL 17 Acclima Inc 1763 W Marcon Lane Ste 175 Meridian Idaho USA 83642 www acclima com call toll free within the USA 866 887 1470 email sales acclima com 2023 Acclima Inc All Rights Reserved...

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