METER TEROS 06, Manual

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OpERATION

TEROS 06 data can be downloaded from METER data loggers using either ZENTRA Utility or 
ZENTRA Cloud. Refer to the logger user manual for more information about these programs.

2.3.2  CONNECT TO A NON-METER DATA LOGGER

The TEROS 06 can be used with non-METER (third party) data loggers. Refer to the third-
party logger manual for details on logger communications, power supply, and ground ports. 
The 

TEROS 06 Integrator Guide

 also provides detailed instructions on connecting sensors to 

non-METER loggers. 

METER recommends using a 4-pin M12 plug connector and a connection cable with open 
wires for use with a non-METER data logger using either SDI-12, tensioLINK serial, or 
Modbus RTU communications protocol.

If the TEROS 06 cable being used with a non-METER data logger has a standard stereo plug 
connector and needs to be connected to a non-METER data logger, use one of the following 
two options.

Option 1
1.  Clip off the stereo plug connector on the sensor cable.
2.  Strip and tin the wires.
3.  Wire it directly into the data logger.

This option has the advantage of creating a direct connection with no chance of the sensor 
becoming unplugged. However, it then cannot be easily used in the future with a METER 
readout unit or data logger. 

Option 2
Obtain an adapter cable from METER. 

The adapter cable has a connector for the stereo plug connector on one end and three wires 
(or pigtail adapter) for connection to a data logger on the other end. The stripped and tinned 
adapter cable wires have the same termination as in 

Figure 4

: the brown wire is excitation, 

the orange is output, and the bare wire is ground. 

NOTE:  Secure the stereo plug connector to the pigtail adapter connections using adhesive-lined heat shrink to ensure 
the sensor does not become disconnected during use.

Connect the TEROS 06 wires to the data logger as illustrated in 

Figure 4

 and 

Figure 5

, with 

the power supply wire (brown) connected to the excitation, the out wire (orange) to a digital 
input, and the bare ground wire to ground. Refer to the third-party logger manual for details 
on wiring.Secure the stereo plug connector to the pigtail adapter connections to ensure the 
sensor does not become disconnected during use.