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Soil Moisture Sensor Manual
Model: WH51L
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  • Page 1 Soil Moisture Sensor Manual Model: WH51L https://s.ecowitt.com/XWRGTY...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.1 The Installation Process Recommended for the WH51L............20 4.2 The Wrong Example of Installation of the WH51L..............23 5. Optional Gateways/Consoles .......................25 5.1 Table of Gateways/Consoles Which could Pair with the WH51L..........25 5.2 When paired with a GW1100/GW2000 Wi-Fi Gateway............27 5.3 When paired with Console WH0291 ..................28 5.4 When paired with a Weather Station Console (HP2550/HP2560)..........29...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Figure 1 ECOWITT Ecosystem Thanks for purchasing this WH51L soil moisture sensor. This device with 1m/3.28ft PVC sensor wire could measure soil moisture. The data can be streamed by Ecowitt Wi-Fi Gateway (sold separately). They can be viewed on the Ecowitt APP after the Wi-Fi configuration is done.

  • Page 4: Installation

    1 x Fix Bracket 35.1*21*20mm Stainless Steel for WH51L 1 x User Manual 2.2 Installation When you receive the WH51L soil moisture sensor, please follow the below process to finish installing battery, pairing it with the Wi-Fi gateway/console, and testing whether the device can normally work or not.
  • Page 5 Figure 2 1. Unscrew the screws of the battery compartment. 2. Insert one AA battery and tighten the screw of the battery compartment, like the Figure 2. 3. After inserting the battery, the LCD screen will display all the sections 2 seconds, like the Figure 3.

  • Page 6: Wi-Fi Configure With Gateway

    The channel name can be edited both on the Ecowitt app and ecowitt.net (will not sync). If you want to use a new WH51L sensor to replace the old one (already configured on certain channel), please try the following: Open the Ecowitt app, Click 'My Device' and click your gateway, and find your old sensor ID, for example your WH51L’s sensor ID is on Soil CH 4, like the Figure 6.
  • Page 7 Figure 6 Click the upright '...' and choose 'Sensor ID', like the Figure 7.
  • Page 8 Figure 7 Power off the old sensor and power on the new sensor. Click Re-register on the Sensor ID page, like the Figure 8.
  • Page 9 Figure 8 Then the new sensor will be learned and the old sensor will be erased, like the Figure 9.

  • Page 10: Test The Device

    2.2.3 Test the Device After installing the battery and finishing the Wi-Fi configuration with the gateway, please totally insert the WH51L sensor probe into the water for about 1 minute. Then you observe the readout on LCD display of WH51L.
  • Page 11 Figure 10: Main View Figure 11: Right view Figure 12: Back View...

  • Page 12: Features

    3.3 Custom mode 3.3.1 The Principle of Calculating Soil Moisture: When the WH51L sensor is inside soil with different humidity levels, it will generate electrical signals of different intensities. The sensor will convert the electrical signals into AD values. The higher the humidity, the greater the AD value.

  • Page 13: Custom Off

    Custom mode, which can obtain more accurate soil moisture values by setting 0% AD and 100% When you finish gateway/consoles Wi-Fi configuration and log in Ecowitt APP, making sure that your phone and the gateway/consoles connect to the same local network, you can calibrate the soil moisture sensor by enable the Custom mode by follow steps, like the Figure 14~ Figure 16.
  • Page 14 Figure 14...
  • Page 15 Figure 15...
  • Page 16 Figure 16 0%AD is used to adjust for dry condition reading inconsistency. In dry soil, when the displayed moisture readings are too high, the setting of 0%AD should be increased, and when the displayed moisture readings are too low, the setting of 0%AD should be reduced.

  • Page 17: Edit Channel Name On Mobile Application And Website

    100% to make consoles showing the same soil moisture. After finishing calibration, the Ecowitt APP, ecowitt.net and the display consoles will display  the calibrated readouts, while the WH51L's LCD screen still display the readouts before calibration. 3.4 Edit Channel Name on Mobile Application and Website 3.4.1 Edit channel name on Ecowitt APP:...
  • Page 18 Figure 19 Edit the channel name on the pop-up and finally click Confirm, like the Figure 20. ...

  • Page 19: Edit Channel Name On Ecowitt.net

    Figure 20 3.4.2 Edit Channel Name on Ecowitt.net: Log in ecowitt.net.  Find the gateway/console which pairs with the WH51L sensor.  Find your sensor’s channel and directly click the channel title, for example, click the 'Soil  CH4' like the Figure 21.

  • Page 20: Application

    Figure 21 Edit the channel name on the pop-up and click 'OK' like the Figure 22.  Figure 22 4. Application 4.1 The Installation Process Recommended for the WH51L 1. Excavate the soil until the depth meets your needs.
  • Page 21 Figure 23 2. Bury the sensor probe of WH51L totally into the hole you dug. Figure 24 3. Backfill the soil and compact the soil to make sure the sensor probe is inside the soil.
  • Page 22 Figure 25 4. Fix the sensor by using the fix bracket and hose clamp, like Figure 26, or using the fix bracket and stainless steel screw, like Figure 27. Figure 26 Figure 27...

  • Page 23: The Wrong Example Of Installation Of The Wh51L

    Figure 28: The Correct Installation of the WH51L 4.2 The Wrong Example of Installation of the WH51L ✘ The sensor probe does not totally insert inside the soil, like the Figure 29.  ✘ The device’s body is very close to the soil surface and the distance is less than 20cm, like ...
  • Page 24 Figure 29: The sensor probe should be inserted totally inside the soil...

  • Page 25: Optional Gateways/Consoles

    Figure 30 The device’s body is very close to the soil surface Optional Gateways/Consoles 5.1 Table of Gateways/Consoles Which could Pair with the WH51L Whether the data Whether the data Gateway/Console Quantity of Channels Picture could Upload to Could Display on the...
  • Page 26 GW1100 √ × GW2000 √ × HP2550 √ √ HP2560 √ √ HP3500 √ √ WN1820/WN1821 √ √ WN1900/WN1910 √ × WN1920/WN1980 √ × WS3800 √ × WS3900/WS3910 √ ×...

  • Page 27: When Paired With A Gw1100/Gw2000 Wi-Fi Gateway

    WH51 and WH51L share the same 8 channels. 5.2 When paired with a Wi-Fi Gateway Monitor live sensor data on the Live Data page of the Ecowitt app (requires the  gateway and your phone is using the same Wi-Fi network), like the Figure 31.

  • Page 28: When Paired With Console Wh0291

    Up to 8 channels supported. Channel names can be edited on the app, like the Figure  Figure 32: Edit Gateway on Ecowitt APP 5.3 When paired with Console WH0291 View soil moisture data in real-time on the Display, like the Figure 33. But WH0291  display console could not upload WH51L data to Internet.

  • Page 29: When Paired With A Weather Station Console (Hp2550/Hp2560)

    Figure 33: Data on WH0291 Display Console WH51L could also pair with WH0291 display console. But one display console could  only pair with one WH51L or WH51. 5.4 When paired with a Weather Station Console (HP2550/HP2560) View soil moisture data in real-time on the Display, like the Figure 34.
  • Page 30 Figure 34: Real-time data on HP2560...
  • Page 31 Soil moisture data will be looped playback on the main dashboard of  HP2550/HP2560, like the Figure 35. Figure 35: Data on Main Dashboard of HP2560...

  • Page 32: When Paired With A Weather Station Console (Hp3500)

      Register new sensor ID on Figure 36. Figure 36: Register WH51L on HP2560 Display Console 5.5 When paired with a Weather Station Console (HP3500) View soil moisture data in real-time on the Display, like the Figure 37. ...
  • Page 33 Figure 37: Real-time data on HP3500 Soil moisture data will be looped playback on the main dashboard of HP3500, like  the Figure 38. Figure 38: Data on Main Dashboard of HP3500...

  • Page 34: When Paired With A Weather Station Console(Wn1820/Wn1821)

    Up to 8 channels supported. Channel names can Not be edited on the Display.   Register new sensor ID on Figure 39. Figure 39: Register WH51L on HP3500 Display Console 5.6 When paired with a Weather Station Console(WN1820/WN1821) View soil moisture data in real-time on the Display, like the Figure 40. ...

  • Page 35: When Paired With A Weather Station Console(Wn1900/Wn1910/Wn1920/Wn1980/Ws3800/Ws3900)

    Remote monitoring with smart phone, laptop, or computer by visiting the website  Note: The WH51L will be recognized as the same sensor type by the software. If you  purchased both, they will share the eight channels together and the total quantity of the two sensors could not exceed eight.

  • Page 36: Warranty Information

    Working Temperature Range -10°C to 50°C(14℉ to 122℉) Frequency 915/868/433MHz depending on location (North American:915MHz; Europe:868MHz; Other areas:433MHz) Sensor reporting interval 70 seconds Transmission distance in open 100m(300 feet) field Device Housing Waterproof Level IP66 Sensor Probe Waterproof Level IP68 Power consumption Soil moisture sensor 1xAA Alkaline batteries (not included)

  • Page 37: Contact Us

    9. Contact Us 9.1 After-sales Service Order Issues: If you encounter any missing or incorrect shipments of Ecowitt products purchased, please reach out to the respective platform's customer service from the store where you bought the product for assistance. Usage Inquiries: Our product is continuously changing and improving, particularly online services and associated applications.

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