Title: MAN 266, GTecLink Data loggers User Manual
Rev 1.0.1
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Battery Lifespan
4.1.3
The following table provides the battery lifespan indicated per
channel (Table 2).
Bear in mind t ha t consumption varies d e p e n d i n g on the sensor
used, sampling rate and enviro nme nt a l conditions.
Table 2: Lifespan indicated for VW-data logger 1 ch (using 1 C-size cell) and VW- data
logger 5 ch. (using 4 C-size cells)
NOTE: Extreme temperatures could cut down t h e c a p a c i t y by 20 to
40%, Check battery specifications. USB not used.
Configuration
4.1.4
The vibrating wire node requires configuration of the sweep frequency
before starting.
There are several existing predefined sweep frequencies:
● Sweep Frequency A (450-1125 Hz)
● Sweep Frequency B (800-2000 Hz)
● Sweep Frequency C (1400-3500 Hz)
● Sweep Frequency D (2300-6000 Hz)
● Custom Sweep Frequency (min value: 300 Hz; max value: 7000 Hz).
To configure data logger radio communications, see section 1.3 of this
manual
.
Number of
sensors
Sampling rate (considering SF 9 14dB)
Sampling rate (considering SF 8 20dB)
30 minutes
5 minutes
30 secs
30 minutes
5 minutes
30 secs
1
> 4 years
> 1 year
6 weeks
> 5 years
> 1 year
11 weeks
5
>7 years
> 2 years
16 weeks
>7 years
> 4 years
23 weeks
