This manual is written to help you install and operate your DR2 dendrometer with least dif- ficulty and for desirable results. Please read it carefully before installing the sensor, and refer to it if you should have any difficulty with the sensor in the future.
DR2 Radius Dendrometer 3. Safety Information The sensor is protected from rain water, but it is not waterproof. Please do not immerse the sensor in water. Avoid any tension between the cable and sensor during handling and operation. Pay attention to connections to data logger. Wrong connections will provide wrong read- ings.
DR2 Radius Dendrometer Campbell Data Logger (CR1000) The dendrometer can be measured both in single-ended voltage as well as differential voltage mode. Differential voltage mode provides better accuracy. But single-ended mode requires half as many channels as differential mode. One CR1000 can include 16 den- drometers in single-ended mode, but only 8 dendrometers in differential mode.
DR2 Radius Dendrometer When the sensor is correctly installed, it will function under outdoor conditions without the need for further maintenance. Depending on the growth rate of the tree, the sensor should be reset after some months or years of measurements. When the output approaches 25 mm, the sensor needs to be reset.