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- Page 1 RadioNode extended user manual December 2022 Pessl Instruments GmbH Werksweg 107, 8160 Weiz, Austria office@metos.at +43 317 255 21 iMETOS RadioNode extended user manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Content 1. YOUR iMETOS RadioNode 2. START-UP THE iMETOS RadioNode 3. INSTALLING YOUR iMETOS 4. USE YOUR iMETOS 5. MAINTAINING THE iMETOS iMETOS RadioNode extended user manual... -
Page 3: Your Imetos Radionode
1. YOUR iMETOS RadioNode To install iMETOS RadioNode, you will need an RF Internal Wireless Access Point PCB (AP) and an RF Sensor Device PCB (SD). The Radio wireless AP is connected to the iMETOS 3.3 through extension connector and is powered directly from the battery of iMETOS 3.3. -
Page 4: Start-Up The Imetos Radionode
• The range of communication is up to 1000 meters in the ideal conditions (line of sight) or more. Normally the guaranteed range is at least 400 meters. 2. START-UP THE iMETOS RadioNode 1. Open the housing by un-screwing the 6 screws downside. - Page 5 3. RF Access Point board installation: Connect the RF AP board through the extension connector of iMETOS RadioNode. Turn on the iMETOS RadioNode (all LED indicators will light up one by one for a while). 4. Device pairing (link establishment) between RF AP and all RF SDs.
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Page 6: Installing Your Imetos
*For simple configurations where distances are below 50 m, the application of the PI bus using sensors chain makes sense. NOTE: For complex configurations with more than 5 nodes we recommended contacting the PI Product Man- agement for advice and revision of the draft project. Picture above: iMETOS RadioNode star configuration. iMETOS RadioNode extended user manual... -
Page 7: Use Your Imetos
RadioNode for soil moisture monitoring comes with a set of soil moisture sensors. Each RF sensor device can support a set of soil moisture sensors. The soil moisture and temperature sensors have to be properly installed in the ground. - Page 8 You can access the structured menu, which allows you to define time series-res- olution and export data in a chart/table. On the left side, you can see all sensors connected to your iMETOS RadioNode (see figure below). iMETOS RadioNode extended user manual...
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Page 9: Maintaining The Imetos
Deep discharge shortens its lifetime. The iMETOS will prevent this from hap- pening and protect the battery by limiting the data transfer to the safe level of charge. In doing so, data is not lost and battery recovers faster. iMETOS RadioNode extended user manual...