Em5B Features - Decagon Devices Em5b Manual

Em5b 2 ABOUT THE EM5B LOGGER
supports all ECH2O System sensors, including the new digital sen-
sors.
ProCheck
The ProCheck is a handheld readout device for use with all soil
moisture sensors and environmental monitoring sensors made or sold
by Decagon.
DataStation
The DataStation is the radio base station for Em50R loggers op-
erating in transmit mode. The DataStation is capable of collecting
data from many loggers. This gives you one, convenient place to
download all your data.
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Em5b Features

Data logging Scheme
The Em5b does not make sensor measurements until you set a mea-
surement interval. You also need to configure the Em5b ports with
the type of sensor plugged into each port. You can set these values
using the software described in the next Chapters.
Measurement Interval
The measurement interval works relative to the real-time, 24-hour
clock inside the Em5b. The time when the Em5b measure the sensors
is not based on when the logger was configured. For example, when
choosing a measurement interval of 120 minutes, the Em5b stores
data every two hours, on the hour. The resulting data shows sensor
measurements hourly at 12:00 am, 2:00 am,..., 10:00 pm. Choosing
a measurement interval greater then 720 results in one set of data
stored per day
Note: Setting the Em5b measurement interval to zero turns off sen-
sor measurement and data storage.
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