DAVIS Soil Moisture/Temperature Station Installation Manual page 9

Wireless soil moisture/ temperature station
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Connecting the Sensors
1. Run the sensor cables up through the grommets on the bottom of the station
housing.
2. Connect the temperature probes to the TEMP connectors.
3. Connect soil moisture probes to the SOIL connectors
4. Each matched temperature probe and soil moisture pair must use the match-
ing connectors. If a temperature probe is not used, the soil moisture reading
can be off as much as 1% for every 1
C o n n e c t i n g S e n s o r C a b l e s t o t h e
T e r m i n a l B l o c k
Note: If no soil temperature probe is used, the console will use a default temperature of
75ºF (24ºC) to compensate the soil moisture sensor readings.
5. Secure sensor cables to the cable
tie mounts located next to the
grommets.
Mounting the Soil Moisture Station
°
°
F (0.5
C) error in the soil temperature.
S e n s o r C a b l e s R u n t h r o u g h G r o m m e t s
When tightening
cable tie, make sure
cables are on top of
cable tie mount.
S e c u r i n g S e n s o r C a b l e s
Grommets
Cable Tie
Cable Tie
Mount
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