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THE MENUS

ProCheck

Table 1: Sensors Supporting Soil Calibration

Sensor Name

Supported Medium

Calibrations

EC-5 Soil Moisture

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Rockwool and Custom

EC-10 Soil Moisture

Mineral and Custom

10HS Soil Moisture

Mineral and Custom

ECH2O-TE Moisture, Temp,

& EC

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Rockwool, Perlite, and

Custom

EC-TM Moisture & Temp

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Rockwool, Perlite and

Custom

5TE Moisture, Temp & EC

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Rockwool, Perlite, and

Custom

5TM Moisture & Temp

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Rockwool, Perlite, and

Custom

GS1 Soil Moisture

Mineral, Potting/Peat,

Perlite, Custom

GS3 Moisture, Temp & EC

Mineral and Soilless

Substrate

RS3 Moisture, Temp & EC

Mineral and Soilless

Substrate

Note: With the 5TE and 5TM sensors (only), custom calibration
equations must be constructed with

ε

a

(dielectric permittivity) as the

‘x’ variable. With the ProCheck and other Decagon data acquisition
equipment,

ε

a

=

Raw/

50

. With other data acquisition equipment, if

read in SDI-12 mode,

ε

a

=

Raw/

100

.

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Содержание Procheck

Страница 1: ...Operator s Manual Distributed Supported By www edaphic com au info edaphic com au Ph 1300 430 928 ...

Страница 2: ... WA 99163 Phone 509 332 5600 Fax 509 332 5158 Website www decagon com Email support decagon com or sales decagon com Trademarks ProCheck is a registered trademark of Decagon Devices Inc All Rights Reserved c 2007 2014 Decagon Devices Inc All Rights Reserved ii ...

Страница 3: ...DI 12 Address Menu 13 3 4 The Data Menu 15 3 4 1 Statistics 17 3 5 Erasing Data Memory 18 4 ECH2O Utility Software 20 4 1 Installation 20 4 2 Connecting to your ProCheck 20 4 3 Saved Data File Types 21 4 4 Data File Options 23 4 5 More ECH2O Utility Options 24 4 6 Test Device Firmware 24 4 7 Check for Device Firmware Updates 24 5 Troubleshooting and Repair 25 5 1 Repair 29 6 Appendix A 31 6 1 Comp...

Страница 4: ...cagon has Customer Service Representatives available to speak with you Monday through Friday between 7am and 5pm Pacific time Note If you purchased your logger through a distributor please con tact them for assistance Email support decagon com or sales decagon com Phone 509 332 5600 Fax 509 332 5158 If contacting us by email or fax please include as part of your mes sage the instrument serial numb...

Страница 5: ... factory where originally manufactured Material and equipment covered hereby which is not manufactured by Seller shall be covered only by the warranty of its manufacturer Seller shall not be liable to Buyer for loss damage or injuries to persons including death or to property or things of whatsoever kind including but not without limitation loss of anticipated profits occasioned by or arising out ...

Страница 6: ...sensors and environmental monitoring sensors made or sold by Decagon 2 1 Specifications Battery Type 4 AA Batteries Battery Life 500 1000 Hours Expected Connector Type Stereo Plug 3 5mm Memory 5000 individual readings Components ProCheck Handheld Reader Serial RS 232 to USB Cable Operator s Manual Optional Pigtail Adapter 3 ...

Страница 7: ...dit screen returns you to the previous screen Arrow Keys These scroll through sensors menu options and change characters or num bers in the annotate edit menus Escape cancels setting changes cancel read ings and scroll to the left in an annotation edit menu EnterAllows you to choose options within menus start readings and scroll to the right in an annotation or edit menu Save Saves Instrument and ...

Страница 8: ...ow keys if the sensor list spinner is available Note You can customize the sensor units and calibrations in the Configuration Menu The sensor version is only shown if the ProCheck was able to retrieve sensor information directly from the sensor A soil calibration type displays only if it is available for that sensor type Taking a Reading To take a reading scroll through the sensor list until you f...

Страница 9: ...ows a reading summary and the right side of the screen shows the annotation field as well as the date and time of the reading Use the up and down arrow keys to change the current character and use the left and right arrows to change the cursor position Press Save to save the annotation and Menu to return to the Main screen with out saving the record Note The ProCheck remembers the last annotation ...

Страница 10: ...ProCheck 3 THE MENUS customizing the instrument Units Sub Menu From this menu you can configure your unit preferences for various unit types 7 ...

Страница 11: ...eadings on the main and data screens displays in an unprocessed format as seen on the following screen This is helpful when troubleshooting sensors or when creating your own custom calibration To save your changes press Save To cancel without saving press Esc Calibration Type Sub Menu Some sensors support a calibration adjustment for different media types soil rockwool etc The first screen shows a...

Страница 12: ...ing a Custom Calibration To change the soil calibration type select the medium option and press Enter You can view the calibration coefficients by pressing Enter when the coefficients option is highlighted Press Save to save your calibration preference or press Esc to exit without saving changes The following sensors support soil calibrations 9 ...

Страница 13: ...stom 5TE Moisture Temp EC Mineral Potting Peat Rockwool Perlite and Custom 5TM Moisture Temp Mineral Potting Peat Rockwool Perlite and Custom GS1 Soil Moisture Mineral Potting Peat Perlite Custom GS3 Moisture Temp EC Mineral and Soilless Substrate RS3 Moisture Temp EC Mineral and Soilless Substrate Note With the 5TE and 5TM sensors only custom calibration equations must be constructed with εa diel...

Страница 14: ...terms of m3 m3 ProCheck ap plies unit conversions after the custom calibration Entering a Custom Calibration To enter your custom calibration into the ProCheck navigate to the Calibration Type Sub Menu in the Configuration Menu and select a sensor Press Enter until the medium type says Custom Then press Enter on the coefficient option to get to a summary screen like the one below Each coefficient ...

Страница 15: ...g the coefficient Once you have changed all of the coefficients press Save again to save the custom calibration or Esc to return to the Calibration Type Sub Menu without saving the calibration Sensor List Sub Menu You can customize which sensors you would like available on your Main screen Navigate through the sensor list using arrows To change the status of a sensor highlight it and press Enter E...

Страница 16: ...using Decagon sensors with Decagon data loggers But SDI 12 may be useful if you are using the sensors with other third party data acquisition systems such as Campbell Scientific data loggers For more information refer to the sensor Integrator s Guide One feature of the SDI 12 protocol is the use of a single character sensor address This character may consist of 0 default to 1 9 a z or A Z This add...

Страница 17: ...show the new address setting 5 Press Esc or Menu to exit the SDI 12 Address Sub Menu Note If you plan on setting addresses on multiple sensors repeat the steps 1 through 4 before proceeding to step 5 Date and Time Sub Menu To set the date time on the instrument you can connect to ECH2O Utility and select the Set Date Time option under the Actions menu or you can follow the instructions below to ma...

Страница 18: ...e to save your changes Contrast Sub Menu The Contrast Sub Menu allows you to alter the screen lighting con trast settings Scroll to the contrast option in the Configuration Menu press Enter Use the arrows to change the contrast Press Save to save the contrast or press Esc to exit without saving changes About Sub Menu This menu displays the ProCheck serial number device name and firmware version 3 ...

Страница 19: ...hat includes the date and the time that the reading was taken and the annotation if any To view more information about an individual record press Enter while highlighting the record The left side of the screen shows a reading summary and the right side shows the annotation date and time of the reading From this screen you can press Esc to return to the previous view screen or use the up and down a...

Страница 20: ...u Use the arrows to select the correct sensor When you press Enter the connected sensor will show you the current reading on the left hand side of the screen Each subsequent Enter keypress adds the current measurement to the summary statistics The n value represents the number of measurements taken as part of the summary statistics Press Esc once to stop live updating and press Esc a second time t...

Страница 21: ...ou can install the driver from the USB in cluded with your ProCheck or download at www decagon com support This menu option sends the data saved in the ProCheck to the ter minal software running on your computer 1 Configure your terminal software with the following settings 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity No software hardware flow control Append line feeds to incoming line ends 2 Connec...

Страница 22: ...ProCheck 3 THE MENUS 1 Navigate to the Data Menu in the ProCheck 2 Select the Erase option 3 Press Enter on the Erase Data Memory screen 19 ...

Страница 23: ...sabled when connected to a ProCheck Minimum computer requirements Windows 98 or newer including Windows 7 Available serial port or USB to serial adapter MS Excel 97 or newer if saving data as XLS files 4 1 Installation The ECH2O Utility installer software is located on the USB that shipped with your ProCheck instrument You can also download the latest version of ECH2O Utility from Decagon s websit...

Страница 24: ...he Download button in the toolbar You can also choose Download All Data from the Data Menu 3 ECH2O Utility opens a standard File Save dialog With this dialog you can name your data file select where to save on your computer and choose a file format 4 Click the dialog Save button to start the download ECH2O Utility will show the progress of your download Note You can cancel a download in progress u...

Страница 25: ...Time Date and time when the ProCheck made the measurement Sensor Name Type of sensor used for the measurement Unprocessed 1 Raw data for measurement 1 Unprocessed 2 Raw data for measurement 2 Unprocessed 3 Raw data for measurement 3 Sample ID The optional annotation saved at the time of mea surement Calibration The calibration used for soil moisture sensors Coef a to Coef f The calibration coeffic...

Страница 26: ...has several user preference options that help you control how your data files These options only apply to the Excel Workbook and Processed Data Text file formats To change these options open the ECH2O Utility preferences by choosing Preferences from the Edit menu Measurement Units You can choose the units ECH2O Utility uses to present your data For example you can choose C or F for temperature mea...

Страница 27: ...roCheck is not operating correctly you can check the integrity of the firmware in your ProCheck Firmware is the em bedded software that controls how your ProCheck functions First establish a connection to your ProCheck then choose Test Device Firmware from the Device Tools Sub Menu in the Actions menu Contact Decagon or your Decagon representative if your firmware has become corrupt 4 7 Check for ...

Страница 28: ...dings ProCheck reports readings are above or be low range Problem 4 ProCheck reports Invalid or No Response Problem 5 ProCheck returns inaccurate data Problem 6 Troubleshooting Serial Connections ECH2O Utility says COM port busy Problem 7 USB to Serial adapter not showing in Com Port picker Problem 8 ECH2O Utility cannot connect to ProCheck Problem 9 ECH2O Utility reports it lost connection with d...

Страница 29: ...ector on the ProCheck 3 PROBLEM ProCheck is not returning accurate readings SOLUTION Be sure to select the correct sensor from the sensor menu on the main screen Making measurements with an incorrect sensor type selected will create incorrect measurements Troubleshooting ProCheck Readings 4 PROBLEM My ProCheck display reads Above Range or Below Range SOLUTION The ProCheck reads a value below or ab...

Страница 30: ... correct coefficients in the Sensor Configuration menu Check to make sure the sensor type on the Main screen matches the sensor type plugged into the ProCheck If these steps do not resolve the problem please consult the sensor Operator s manual Troubleshooting Serial Connections 7 PROBLEM The ECH2O Utility tells me the communication port is in use by another application but no other programs are r...

Страница 31: ...ort choice Make sure the Connect Via drop down menu shows the name of the seProCheck Troubleshoot serial port to physically connect to your ProCheck For example if your ProCheck is physically connected to COM1 the Connect Via control should be set to Direct on COM1 Communication Port Check that your serial cable is securely plugged into your ProCheck and your computer Make sure your ProCheck has g...

Страница 32: ...ON The three asterisks means the data stored by the ProCheck is outside the expected range for the sensor type This could indicate a broken sensor or inaccurate sensor type selection 12 PROBLEM My sensor data does not seem correct SOLUTION There are many issues that impact the quality of sensor measure ments Please see the sensor Operator s manual for help troubleshoot ing the sensor 5 1 Repair Re...

Страница 33: ...strument as well as a description of the problem This helps our technicians and shipping department to expedite servicing on your ProCheck Please pack your ProCheck carefully Ship it back in the carrying case preferably inside a cardboard box Ship to Decagon Devices Inc RMA insert number here 2365 NE Hopkins Court Pullman WA 99163 Repair Costs Decagon repairs products with manufacturer s defects a...

Страница 34: ...quency Soil Moisture 5TM Soil Moisture and Soil Temperature 5TE GS3 RS3 Soil Moisture Soil Temperature Soil EC Soil Water Potential Sensors MPS 2 MPS 6 Water Potential and Temperature LWS Leaf Wetness Temperature Sensors ECT Air Temperature RT 1 Rugged Soil Temperature Rain Gauges ECRN 50 Low Resolution Rain Gauge ECRN 100 High Resolution Rain Gauge VP 4 Temp Relative Humidity Atmospheric and Vapo...

Страница 35: ...0 Water Level Temperature and Electrical Conductivity CTD Water Level Temperature and Electrical Conductivity Miscellaneous Sensors ECRN 50 Volume Millivolt 0 3000 mV input Millivolt 0 1500 mV input Pulse Counter Flow Meter ES 2 ES 2F Electrical Conductivity and Temp Leaf Wetness Sensor Discontinued Sensors EC 10 EC 20 Classic Soil Moisture EC TM Soil Moisture and Temperature ECH2O TE Soil Moistur...

Страница 36: ...Decagon Enter your name company name and other contact information Tell us what type of feedback you are sending General Feedback Feature Suggestions Bug Report or Other Indicate how you want us to respond to your feedback E mail or Telephone Use the description area to give details for your feedback If you are reporting a bug it is very helpful for you to tell us what steps you took for the bug t...

Страница 37: ...seful for sending data files that you have questions about If you work directly with a Decagon representative put their E mail address in the field at the bottom of the form This sends the contents of the form to them Your Decagon rep resentative can follow up with you directly 34 ...

Страница 38: ... Name Decagon Devices Inc 2365 NE Hopkins Ct Pullman WA 99163 USA Type of Equipment ProCheck Model Number PC 1 Year of First Manufacture 2007 The undersigned hereby declares on behalf of Decagon Devices Inc that the above referenced products to which this declaration relates fully conform to the provisions of the Council Directives and stan dards referenced above Michael Wadsworth Engineering Dire...

Страница 39: ...Data 18 ECH20 Utility 20 Email 1 Erasing Data 18 File Types 21 Firmware 24 Functions Annotating a Reading 6 Changing Sensor Type 5 Taking a Reading 5 Installation 20 Phone Number ii Processed Data 22 23 Raw File 23 Repair 29 Costs 30 Instructions 29 RMA 30 SDI 12 13 Seller s Liability 2 Specifications 3 Sub Menu About 15 Calibration 8 Contrast 15 Date and Time 14 Sensor List 12 Units 7 View 16 Tro...

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