5TE Operator’s Manual
5. Connecting Sensors
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5. Connecting Sensors
The 5TE sensor was designed to work most efficiently with
Decagon’s Em50, Em50R or our ProCheck handheld reader.
They can be adapted for use with other data loggers, such as
those from Campbell Scientific, Inc. for example. The 5TE
requires an excitation voltage in the range of 3-16V.
Using the 5TE with Em50/50R data
loggers.
The 5TE has been designed to work specifically with the
Em50 datalogger. To download data to your computer, you
will need to install ECH
2
O Utility, ECH
2
O DataTrac or a ter-
minal-port program on your computer.
The following software support the 5TE sensor:
ECH
2
O Utility 1.10 or greater
ECH
2
O Utility Mobile 1.17 or greater
ECH
2
O DataTrac 2.77 or greater
Please check your software version to ensure it will support
the 5TE. To update your software to the latest versions, please
visit Decagon’s software download site: http://www.deca-
gon.com/home/downloads.php
To use the 5TE with your Em50 data logger, simply plug the
stereo plug into one of the five ports on the data logger and
use either ECH
2
O Utility, ECH
2
O Utility Mobile, DataTrac
