Davis Instruments DWW6361 Manuale Utente
Preparing the Soil Moisture Station
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Preparing the Soil Moisture Station
The illustration below shows the location of the DavisTalk transmitter DIP
Switches, the battery mounting location, and the terminal blocks used to
connect the soil moisture sensors and temperature probes.
Switches, the battery mounting location, and the terminal blocks used to
connect the soil moisture sensors and temperature probes.
Insert the 3-volt lithium battery into the battery holder, matching the “+”
sign on the battery with the “+” sign on the SIM.
sign on the battery with the “+” sign on the SIM.
Note the location of the DIP switches. You will work with them during the
next installation step.
next installation step.
Setting the Transmitter ID
Each wireless transmitting station must be set to one of eight DavisTalk trans-
mitter IDs. DIP switches #1, 2 and 3 on the SIM allow you to control the ID —
the “channel” the station will transmit on. (DIP switch #4 is used for transmis-
sion testing, not for transmitter ID.)
mitter IDs. DIP switches #1, 2 and 3 on the SIM allow you to control the ID —
the “channel” the station will transmit on. (DIP switch #4 is used for transmis-
sion testing, not for transmitter ID.)
A DavisTalk transmitter and receiver communicate with each other only when
both are set to the same ID.
both are set to the same ID.
3-Volt
Lithium Battery
Lithium Battery
DIP
Switches
Switches
Terminal
Blocks
Blocks
Sensor Interface Module on Soil Moisture Station