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Summary of Contents for Acclima SDI-12
- Page 1 SDI-12 Sensor Reader User Guide Introducing Waveform Capture...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Setting Up A Data Tag for Associating Readings...Page 8 Supplied 32GB Thumb Drive Micro & Standard USB..Page 9 Retrieving and Shuttling Your Data........Page 9 Upgrading the Reader Firmware........Page 9 Icon Tray Legend............Page 10 Charging the Reader Battery......... Page 10 Acclima Contact Information..........Page 10... -
Page 3: Connecting A Sensor
1. Connecting a Sensor Plug the 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. -
Page 4: Powering The Reader On Or Off
2. Powering the Reader On or Off You can turn the Reader on or off at any time by pressing the red power button. Note that whenever you press any button, do so firmly, then release. 3. GPS and Time Settings To turn on the GPS radio, if you are on the 'Home' screen you will see a menu of selec-... -
Page 5: Navigating Back To The Home Screen
Once the Reader has synced up with the GPS satellite sys- tem, you will see the GPS coordinates and an estimated accuracy (given in meters). It's also here on this screen that you are able to turn off the GPS Radio by pressing the menu button under 'GPS Off'. -
Page 6: Reader Sleep Time Configuration
The length of the sensor wave- guide rods, the hardware and firmware versions will also be displayed. When you press the 'Settings' button on the 'Home' screen, the screen to the left will appear. You can configure the sleep or power down time settings by toggling the 'Sleep' button through eight different options. -
Page 7: Viewing A Reading's Waveform
When you are on the 'Sensor Reading' screen, you can gen- erate a waveform of the latest reading by pressing the button on the right, 'Show Waveform'. A waveform will be presented within about five seconds. (See waveform graph: center- left.) To return to the 'Reading' view, just press the 'Show Reading' button. -
Page 8: Setting Soil Water Content Threshold Warnings
6. Water Thresholds The '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, and bulk electrical conductivity in μS per centimeter. If you press the 'Analysis' button you will be presented with the 'Reading Analysis' screen... -
Page 9: General Soil Type Selection
Note that if you select 'loamy sand' as depicted on the left, your default field capacity is set to 15 % VWC which can be edited and overridden by selecting 'Change FC' as shown in the preceding menu control illustration. This wetness scale gives a (Saturation or Over-saturation) depiction of the important... -
Page 10: Data Output Options
7. Data Options The screen on the left is ac- cessed by pressing the 'Data' button on the 'Home Screen'. It provides you with the mem- ory usage information (must be at least 1% to show up). You can select your preferred 'Data Output' by pressing that button and toggling through 'CSV''only, 'CSV and... -
Page 11: Supplied 32Gb Thumb Drive Micro & Standard Usb
9. Upgrading the Reader's Firmware If you desire to apply a new firmware update that becomes available for the Sensor Reader on the Acclima.com website, you should download it into the Acclima\RD1200\Updates folder on the thumb drive. Then when you plug the thumb drive into the micro-USB port on the Sensor Reader (while powered on), it will automatically update. -
Page 12: Icon Tray Legend
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 © 2018 Acclima, Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 10...
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