Sentek EnviroSCAN SOLO User manual

Sentek™ SOLO

HardwareManual

Version 1.4

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Sentek PtyLtd

A.B.N. 78 007 916 672

77 MagillRoad

Stepney, SouthAustralia5069

Phone: +61 88366 1900

Facsimile: +61 88362 8400

Internet:www.sentek.com.au

Rev1.4(2012-01-23)

Electro-MagneticCompliance

Thisequipmenthasbeen tested and found tocomplywiththe limitsforaClass Bdigitaldevice, pursuant to

part 15 ofthe FCCrules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovide reasonableprotection against harmful

interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates, usesand can radiateradiofrequency

energyand, if notinstalled and used inaccordancewiththe instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto

radiocommunications. However,thereisno guarantee thatinterferencewillnot occurinaparticular

installation. Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevision reception, whichcan be

determined byturning the equipmentoff and on,the userisencouraged totrytocorrectthe interferenceby

one ormoreofthe following measures:

•Reorientation orrelocation ofthe receivingantenna.

•Connection ofthe equipmentintoan outleton acircuit different fromthat towhichthe receiveris

connected.

•Consultation withthe dealeroran experienced radio/TVtechnician.

The Sentek SOLO systemcomplieswiththe following specifications;

•FCC Part15 SubpartB

RadioFrequency Devices–Unintentional Radiators

•CISPR11:2009

IndustrialScientificand Medical (ISM)radio-frequency equipment–Electromagneticdisturbance

characteristics–Limitsand methodsofmeasurement

•61000.6.1:2005

Genericstandards—Immunityforresidential, commercialand light industrial environments

The aboveEMCapprovalsallowthe product tobe marked CE, C-tick and FCC.

Anymodificationstoanypartofthe equipmentortoanyperipheralsmayvoidthe EMCcomplianceofthe

equipment.

The probe isnottobe operated infree airasit maycauseinterferencetoradiocommunication devices.

Sentek SOLO -StatementsofCompliance.........................................................ii

FCC noteof complianceand statement of liability.................................................................ii

Electro-MagneticCompliance..........................................................................................ii

EMCapprovals.....................................................................................................................ii

Marking................................................................................................................................ii

Modifications........................................................................................................................ii

RadioInterference................................................................................................................ii

Sentek SOLO Introduction...................................................................................1

Background..........................................................................................................................1

Referenced Documents........................................................................................................1

Features.................................................................................................................2

SentekSOLOProbe........................................................................................................2

SentekSOLO Head Unit..................................................................................................2

Download Options...........................................................................................................2

HardwareRequirementListForSentek SOLO...................................................3

SystemSetup........................................................................................................4

HardwareSetup...................................................................................................................4

SentekSOLOProbes......................................................................................................4

SentekSOLO Head Unit..................................................................................................5

Probe Configuration.............................................................................................................7

Probe Configuration Utility(PConfig)Software.................................................................7

FieldInstallation.................................................................................................................10

Downloading ReadingsfromProbe....................................................................................11

Download Using SoloDownload Cable..........................................................................11

Download Using SoloPORTER......................................................................................12

Maintenance........................................................................................................14

Probe............................................................................................................................14

Cable............................................................................................................................14

Head Unit......................................................................................................................14

Batteries........................................................................................................................14

AppendixA–EnviroSCAN Series IIRS232 Technical Specifications............16

AppendixB–EasyAG Series IIRS232 Technical Specifications...................18

AppendixC-Sentek SOLOQuick ReferenceGuide........................................20

Product Set-upchecklist.....................................................................................................20

Preparation....................................................................................................................20

FieldInstallation............................................................................................................20

Downloading.................................................................................................................20

SoloHead Unit &Probe Troubleshooting Guide.................................................................21

SoloPORTERTroubleshooting Guide.................................................................................22

Recommended MaintenanceSchedules.............................................................................23

Weekly..........................................................................................................................23

Eachtimeaccess tube isopened...................................................................................23

6monthly......................................................................................................................23

12 months.....................................................................................................................23

Figure1: SentekSOLO..................................................................................................1

Figure2: EnviroSCANSeriesII RS232 probe interfacewiring.........................................4

Figure3: EasyAGSeriesII RS232 probe interfacewiring................................................4

Figure4: Checking interfacefirmwareinProbe Configuration Utility................................7

Figure5: Configuration tab.............................................................................................8

Figure6: Clock tab.........................................................................................................9

Figure7: Loggertab.......................................................................................................9

Figure8: Powertab......................................................................................................10

Figure9: SoloHead Unit battery voltage.......................................................................15

Figure10:EnviroSCANseriesII RS232 probe interfaceboardlayout............................17

Figure11:EasyAG seriesII RS232 probe interfaceboardlayout..................................19

SentekSOLOIntroduction

Background

SentekSOLOisacosteffective,continuoussoilmoistureandsalinitymonitoring solution.Thesystemconsistsof

abatterypowered, loggingprobeconnected toaHeadUnit, whichallowsforin-fielddownloadviaalaptopor

SoloPORTER.The datacapturedisdisplayed inSentek’sIrriMAX software, allowingforuserfriendly

measurementandmanagementof data.

SentekSOLOcanusetheEnviroSCANorEasyAGprobeandcan utilizeSenteksoilmoistureorTriSCAN

(salinity)sensors.

SentekSOLOprovidesaneconomicalwayforDiviner2000userstoupgradeintocontinuoussoilmoisture

monitoring.SentekSOLOutilizesthe sameinterfaceastheSentekPLUS,allowingforsimpleupgrade to

wireless, web compatiblecommunications.

SentekSOLOcombinestheprovensensortechnologyof theworld’smostusedsoil watermonitoring solution,

EnviroSCAN.

Figure1:SentekSOLO

•SentekSoloPORTERHardwareManual

•Access TubeInstallationGuide

•EasyAGInstallation Guide

•ProbeConfigurationUtilityUserGuide(andonline help)Version1.7.2orlater(PConfig)

•IrriMAXUserGuide (andonline help)

•IrriMAXDataExchange UserGuide (andonlinehelp)

•EnviroSCANprobeassemblyV2.1.ppt (OnDistributorkitCD)

DownloadPort

ProtectiveCap

SoloDownload

Cable

Batterytubes

3mcable

SoloPORTER

Features

ReferencedDocuments

SentekSOLO Probe

•Readssensorsand storesreadings

•ConfiguredusingSentek’sProbeConfigurationUtilitySoftware

•UtilisesSentekmoistureandTriSCANsensors

•SimpleupgradetoSentekPLUS

•UpgradabletoSentekMULTI and thirdpartytelemetryoptions

•Providescontinuoussoilmoisturedataandsalinitydata

•Probecanstoreover2000samples(21days @15minutesamplingintervals)

•AvailableasbothEasyAGandEnviroSCANprobes

•Downloadingavailablefromtheprobe viatheSoloPORTERorSoloDownloadCable

SentekSOLO Head Unit

•Powersupplyanddownloadaccessforprobe

•Noin-fielddataloggerorsolarpanelrequired.Logged soilmoistureandsalinitydataisstoredwithinthe

probeinterface

•SingleprobeperSentekSOLOHeadUnit

•Poweredby4replaceable“offthe shelf”alkaline orlithiumAAbatteries

•Robustdownload port forin-fielddownloading

•Inconspicuous,lightweight design

•FlexibleHeadUnit placement

•Easytoservicewithsimplecomponents

•Easytomovebetweensites

•Suppliedwith3mofcable

•Suppliedwith2mountingbrackets

Download Options

SoloPORTER

•DatauploadedfromSentekSOLOprobetoSoloPORTERviaHeadUnit downloadport

•DownloaddatafromSoloPORTERUSBtocomputerfordisplayinSentek'sIrriMAXsoftware

•USBflashdrivesizedeterminesdatastoragecapacity

•Durableandlight-weight design

•Downloadandbatterypowerindicatorlights

•Poweredbyremovable“off theshelf”9Valkalineorlithiumbattery

SoloDownloadCable

•DatauploadedfromSentekSOLOprobetolaptop viatheSoloHeadunit andSoloDownload Cable

•Downloadcableconnectstocomputerthroughserialport

HardwareRequirementListForSentekSOLO

ReferencedDocuments

•SentekSOLOHeadUnit

•EnviroSCANProbeincludingsensorsand EnviroSCANRS232interfaceor

•EasyAGprobewithRS232Interface

•XPI-SoloFirmwareversion1.2.2orhigherinthe RS232Interface

•4xAA alkalineorlithiumbatteries

•SoloDownloadCableorProbeProgrammingCable(forPConfig)

•ProbeConfigurationUtility(PConfig,version1.7.2orhigher)

•SoloPORTER(optional)

SystemSetup

HardwareSetup

SentekSOLO Probes

1.Assembleprobe asperEnviroSCANprobe assemblytraining document(seeReferencedDocuments)

2.MakecertainthatJP201 ontheinterfaceisnotconnected(see SoloHeadUnit & Probe Troubleshooting

Guide formoreinformation).

3.PlaceferritebeadongreydatacableofSoloHeadUnit

4.Insertthegreydatacablethroughthecableglandon topcapintotheaccesstube, andrefitferritebeadas

closeaspossibletotheprobe

5.Connectthe greydatacabletothe green Phoenixconnectoratthetopoftheprobeinterfaceinorderof

coloursshowninFigure2andFigure3below.

Figure2: EnviroSCANSeriesII RS232 probeinterface wiring

Figure3:EasyAGSeries II RS232probeinterfacewiring

ProbeCable Red

Orange

Brown

Black

Blue

Purple

Green

Yellow

JP201

TTLPort–locatedat backofinterface

GreenPhoenixconnector

FuseF201

TTLPort

GreenPhoenixconnector JP201

FuseF201

FuseF202

ProbeCable

+VIN Red

+VIN (T)Orange

+VOUT (T)Brown

GroundBlack

TXBlue

RXPurple

RTSGreen

CTSYellow

SystemSetup

HardwareSetup

SentekSOLO Head Unit

1.Removethe batterycapsthat sitinfront ofthebatterytubesat thebaseoftheHeadUnitasindicatedbelow, a

smallcoinmaybeusefultohelpunscrewthe batterycaps:

2.InserttheAAalkalineorlithiumbatteriesintothe batterytubesmakingcertainthatthe batteriesareinsertedin

thecorrectorientationasillustratedonthefaceof theHead Unit.

Note:Bewareofbatteriesthatdonothavethelabels‘Alkaline’or‘Lithium’astheyareoften

Zinc-Carbon orZinc-Chloride. Althoughthesecouldbemarkedas‘heavyduty’or‘superheavy

duty’theyarevastlyinferiortoAlkaline andLithiumbatteries

3.Placethebatterycapsbackontothebatterytubes(aspreviously,asmallcoinmaybeusefulforthisstep):

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