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Acclima ACC-AGR-D01 User Manual

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  • Page 1 DataSnap User Manual SDI-12 Data Recorder Part Number: ACC-AGR-D01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installing the SnapView Software ................................5 Installing the driver on Windows™ ................................ 5 Setting Up a New System .................................. 7 Selecting Acclima Moisture Sensor Locations ............................8 Installing Acclima Moisture Sensors ..............................8 Wiring Sensors to the SDI-12 port ................................. 8 Using Acclima SnapView Software ..............................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction The Acclima DataSnap is a simple-to-use data recorder. It provides the ability to read and log data from a variety of SDI-12 sensors using a USB port and the Acclima SnapView software. Each DataSnap supports up to 10 SDI-12 sensors.

  • Page 4: Requirements

    The status indicators will light up to indicate activity or status of the DataSnap: Activity (Green) OFF = The DataSnap is sleeping or unpowered. ON = The DataSnap is ready for use and the USB connection is established. ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...

  • Page 5: Snapview Software & Driver Installation

    USB port! Insert the CD into the CDROM drive on the computer and click ‘Install Software’ on the window that appears. The Acclima SnapView software and all required hardware drivers will install. Follow the on screen directions and accept the default options during the installation.
  • Page 6 Once the driver is found and installed, the Data Snap will be assigned to a port and will be available for use. In figure 3, the DataSnap has been assigned to a port. The driver is now installed and ready for use. Click the ‘Finish’ button. Figure 4 ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...

  • Page 7: Setting Up A New System

    The SDI-12 protocol does not provide a way to search for multiple connected sensors. Therefore, only one sensor can be connected to the DataSnap when adding a sensor. This is only true for non-Acclima sensors and requires the use of the ‘Add a Single Sensor’...

  • Page 8: Selecting Acclima Moisture Sensor Locations

    Installing Acclima Moisture Sensors The Acclima Soil Moisture sensors report soil moisture as a percentage of the total volume measured. This means that the measured volume of soil should be free of foreign objects or variations that may alter the measurement made by the sensor.
  • Page 9 Follow the same procedure to connect the white and blue wires. The wiring should look like figure 12. When the block is connected to the DataSnap, the location of the colored wires must match the colors on the DataSnap. Figure 6 – Terminal Block Plug-in Figure 7 – Extended wiring splice example www.acclima.com DataSnap/SnapView User Manual...

  • Page 10: Using Acclima Snapview Software

    Photograph courtesy of Polycase, Inc. Figure 8 Using Acclima SnapView Software The Acclima SnapView software provides four important functions: DataSnap configuration – configuring a DataSnap for operation Automatic data synchronization – data retrieval from all connected DataSnaps Manual sensor reading – user-initiated sensor readings Data analysis –...
  • Page 11 • Advanced Options – Click on ‘Advanced Options’ to display additional operations. Purge Logs – This will delete all logs in the memory of the DataSnap. It will not remove any logs stored on the PC. www.acclima.com DataSnap/SnapView User Manual...
  • Page 12 This is done by adding sensors in the ‘Sensors’ screen. The current list of configured sensors is displayed on the left of the screen. To add more sensors, click the ‘Add Acclima Sensors’ or the ‘Add a Single Sensor’ at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 13 Add Acclima Sensors To add one or more Acclima sensors to the DataSnap: • Wire each Acclima sensor to the DataSnap as described in the ‘Wiring Sensors to the SDI-12 Port’ section earlier in this document • Click the ‘Add Acclima Sensors’ button •...

  • Page 14: Automatic Data Synchronization

    DataSnap. This is a one-time process and is covered in detail in the ‘Configuration’ section. Manual readings do not occur automatically and are not saved for historical analysis. ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...
  • Page 15 To prematurely terminate the read, click the ‘Cancel’ button. The ‘Cancel’ button is only displayed while sensors are being read. • Click the ‘Refresh List’ button to scan the computer for DataSnaps and update the list. www.acclima.com DataSnap/SnapView User Manual...

  • Page 16: View Graphs

    ‘Graph’ button at the top of the screen. The graph view allows access to the historical data of each DataSnap that has ever been connected to this PC. It does not require a DataSnap to be connected. Figure 17 – Data in Graph View The Graph view has 3 main sections. ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...
  • Page 17 To see details for specific readings, move the mouse around the graph. A gray vertical line will span all the visible series and a www.acclima.com DataSnap/SnapView User Manual...

  • Page 18: View Data

    Ctrl button on the keyboard and click on additional rows. • Refresh – refresh the grid to show any new data readings. • Delete – delete the selected rows Sorting Data ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...

  • Page 19: Export Data

    ‘Export’ screen. To see the ‘Export’ screen, click on the ‘Export’ button at the top of the screen. This will display the Export screen. This allows the option to export sensor data into other programs allowing greater flexibility and analysis of the data. You can export any of the data into other programs such as Microsoft Excel www.acclima.com DataSnap/SnapView User Manual...

  • Page 20: Tools

    • Upgrade Firmware – The functionality and feature set of a DataSnap is called ‘firmware’. Occasionally, Acclima engineers fix problems or enhance the functionality of the DataSnap. These changes can be applied to the DataSnap by using the ‘Upgrade Firmware’...

  • Page 21: Technical Specifications

    When the DataSnap is properly installed on a computer USB port, it will implement a generic COM port on that computer. This COM port should be visible in Device Manager as ‘Acclima Virtual COM port’. The communications settings for this COM port are unimportant, and can be ignored, since the output of the DataSnap is fixed as the SDI-12 protocol.
  • Page 22 Acclima, Inc. 1763 West Marcon Lane, Ste. 175 Meridian, ID 83642 USA www.acclima.com ©2015-2017 Acclima, Inc. Toll Free 1-866-887-1470...

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