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- Page 1 Maintenance & troubleshooting January 2023 Pessl Instruments GmbH Werksweg 107, 8160 Weiz, Austria office@metos.at +43 317 255 21 iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
11. STATION NOT SENDING DATA – USE TERMINAL MODE 11.1 How to get the data already stored in the station through TeraTerm 11.2 Erasing sensor configuration and records 11.3 Remote reset 11.4 Sensor test and send data manually iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 3: Power Supply
Keep the solar panel cleaned and make sure it charges in an efficient way the battery. Make sure that bat- tery cable is well connected to its correspondent input on the board. When the solar panel of the iMETOS is exposed to the sun and gets enough sunlight it should constantly recharge the battery of the system. -
Page 4: Communication
Alt+i). If communication fails, copy the whole content in a file .txt and send it to us attached to the ticket. Complete monitoring of the communication process should be done after every installation by connecting the PC to the iMETOS. Installer never should leave the site without performing sensor test and communication process log. -
Page 5: Rain Gauge
Tip the buckets slowly by hand. As the buckets pass the midway position (magnet in front to the reed switch), voltage tester should stop beeping or resistance goes to infinite (open circuit). This means that the reed relay is positioned properly. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 6: Leaf Wetness Sensor
Life expectancy: Over ten years in very hummed micro-climates (worst case). Check it every 4 years. 4.2 Troubleshooting • It always shows wet or dry data: cable is cut. • Leaf wetness period shorter than expected: no filter or pure rain. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 7: Temperature And Relative Humidty Sensor
5.1 Maintenance The temperature sensors of iMETOS are free of any maintenance as long as they are used in a proper way and the cables are not damaged. Long-term stability is better than 1 %RH per year. Depending on the condi- tions of measurement, the filter should be checked from time to time. -
Page 8: Soil Temperature Sensor
• Heavily increment of values – replace the main board. • Check for induction (cable rounded around the pole): cable should be positioned along the pole, but not wrapped around it. • Station gets frequent reset – power cable or pcb are damaged. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 9: Pi-Bus
• Reset the RF AP board: by power up push the button and hold the button at least 2 seconds. The all 3 LED diodes will be flashing for 2 seconds. All configuration and link settings of the wireless system will be erased in RF AP board. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 10: Connection Recovery During Running
• The RF AP searches the paired RF SD boards for 24 hours automatically (Right after the start-up initializa- tion of RF AP from iMetos station. This initialization process can take the time of a few minutes). • The RF SD searches the WSN (the RF AP) for 1 hour automatically (After power on). -
Page 11: Station Not Sending Data - Use Terminal Mode
To do that, please follow the steps: 1. With the USB cable connected, jumper on J1 and the terminal application running, navigate to the menu (2) SENSORS. 2. Now, in the SENSORS menu, select the option (E) PRINT ENCODED RECORDS. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 12: Erasing Sensor Configuration And Records
To do that, please follow the steps: 1. With the USB cable connected, jumper on J1 and the terminal application running, navigate to the menu (2) SENSORS. 2. Now, in the SENSORS menu, select the option (D) DELETE CONFIGURATION + RECORDS. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting... -
Page 13: Remote Reset
• You need the phone number associated to the SIM card in the iMETOS 3.3 • Alternatively, to send the SMS to the SIM card at the iMETOS 3.3 you can use a SIM card which already has the configuration SMS locally stored. -
Page 14: Sensor Test And Send Data Manually
UID_station is the Unique identification number of the station You can get the UID_number by connecting the iMETOS to the PC via USB cable and asking for a quick report. This command does a factory reset (exception: the APN table is kept). - Page 15 Alternatively, you can do it via Terminal 3) MODEM —› 3) SEND STATION DATA. iMETOS Maintenance & troubleshooting...