Drill & Drop
The Drill & Drop probe is fully encapsulated and can be completely buried, reducing the risk of machinery damage.
Measures
Soil moisture and temperature, with salinity optional.
Applications
Vegetable crops, Fruit & Nut tree crops, Vines, Berries, research, and landscapes.
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Tapered shape allows for fast and efficient installation and extraction.
Probe Features
- Undisturbed installation allows for measurement of truly representative soil profile, NOT slurry mix.
- Buriable to any depth to allow working upper soil layer.
- Durable low maintenance equipment will last for years.
- Pre-calibrated sensors provide accurate readings in majority of soil types, with software that can make adjustments as needed.
- Access near real-time soil profile data through online software IrriMAX Live – from any device.
- Available with moisture, temperature and optional salinity sensors at every 10cm (4”) depth.
Benefits
- Ideal for seasonal use, such as monitoring vegetable crops, due to the fast and easy install and extraction techniques.
- Reliable option for long-term use, as it can be installed and left untouched for many years.
- Fast and undisturbed, slurry-free installation improves the validity of readings.
- Combine soil moisture, salinity and temperature readings for a complete picture of what’s happening in the soil profile..
The Drill & Drop probe is available in lengths from 30cm (12″) through to 120cm (48″) with sensors every 10cm or four inches.
It is also offered as a Single Point Sensor measuring 10.5cm or 4″ for SDI-12 loggers.
Connectivity
Drill & Drop probes consists of a probe rod with integrated electronics and associated cables. Two probe types are available RS232/RS485 or SDI-12:
· RS232 communication to a Sentek PLUS DTU
· RS485 communication to a Sentek MULTI DTU
· RS232 or RS485 to a third-party Modbus logger
· SDI-12 communications to a third-party SDI-12 logger.
The Single Point Sensor is available with SDI-12 connection only, for communication to a third-party SDI-12 logger.
NEW! Series III Drill & Drop probes:
- The RS232/RS485 probe is preconfigured with the firmware appropriate to the DTU to which it will be connected i.e. Sentek PLUS, Sentek MULTI, Modbus RS232 or RS485 third party loggers.
- You can change the probe type (RS232 or RS485) by uploading new firmware into the probe (see manual for details)
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