Acclima SDI-12, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Sensor Reader User Guide Dec 27 2022 2023 Acclima Inc https acclima com SDI 12 Sensor Reader User Guide Introducing Waveform Capture...

Page 2: ...ensor 2 Powering the Reader On or Off 2 GPS and Time Settings 2 General Setup 5 Reading the Sensor 6 Water Thresholds 9 Data Options 13 Retrieving Your Data 15 Upgrading the Reader s Firmware 16 Icon...

Page 3: ...l it is finger tight Powering the Reader On or Off You can turn the Reader on or off at any time by pressing the red power button Note Whenever you press any button do so firmly then release GPS and T...

Page 4: ...you will see a stop watch counter run as the Reader synchronizes with GPS satellites overhead The time on your reader will be updated by the satellites but you may need go to the Home screen choose S...

Page 5: ...g on the GPS Radio If a clear line of sight from horizon to horizon isn t available try to find an area with a lot of viewable sky Once the Reader has synced up with the GPS satellite system you will...

Page 6: ...eral Setup To ensure that your sensor is properly connected to the Reader press the Sensor button on the Home screen Then press the Detect button on the subsequent Sensor Setup screen An address model...

Page 7: ...down time settings by toggling the Sleep button through eight different options One of the options is to disable sleep mode Toggle the 12 24 Hr button for one of those two preferences For setting the...

Page 8: ...you are on the Sensor Reading screen you can generate a waveform of the latest reading by pressing the button on the right Show Waveform A waveform will be presented within about five seconds To retu...

Page 9: ...able to provide waveform data To look at the statistics press the Stats button To show the last reading press Show Reading from the menu If you select the Stats button notice that it will display the...

Page 10: ...Sensor Reading screen presents the volumetric water content as a percentage soil temperature in Celsius will only be accurate if sensor is in subsurface soil for several hours or longer permittivity...

Page 11: ...overridden and edited by pressing each respective Change button For instance to change the default field capacity press the Change FC button for a screen and controls that allow you to adjust it up or...

Page 12: ...sion of the soil particles driving the water down into the subsoil washing away critical nutrients with it and potentially rotting the roots Field capacity is the ideal soil water content that allows...

Page 13: ...USER MANUAL 12 The customized Allowed depletion limit can be set to a chosen value using the options shown below...

Page 14: ...ressing that button and toggling through CSV only CSV and binary or just binary This data will then be able to be transferred to your micro USB drive in the preferred format when it is plugged into th...

Page 15: ...g screen to by pressing Tag The Data Tag screen gives you control to group your readings with a specified identification number Once a number has been selected all subsequent readings will be associat...

Page 16: ...rive which can then be connected to your computer s USB port for downloading to the PC and viewing in CSV format Important Please allow the Reader time to synchronize Do not disconnect the thumb drive...

Page 17: ...ing until you see the message Synchronization Complete before removing the thumb drive The Reader will only automatically update if there is a newer firmware file version than it currently has Icon Tr...

Page 18: ...USER MANUAL 17 Acclima Inc 1763 W Marcon Lane Ste 175 Meridian Idaho USA 83642 www acclima com call toll free within the USA 866 887 1470 email sales acclima com 2023 Acclima Inc All Rights Reserved...