CS616-L

RF Considerations

The RF emissions are below FCC and EU limits as specified in EN61326 if the CS616 is enabled less than 0.6 ms, and measurements are made less frequently than once a second. External RF sources can also affect the CS616 operation. Consequently, the CS616 should be located away from significant sources of RF such as ac power lines and motors.

Installation Tools

14384 Pilot Tool

The 14384 Pilot Tool has rods with similar diameters and the same spacing as the probe. The tool can be driven into the soil using force levels that might damage the probe. After removing the 14384, the probe is inserted into the established holes.

14383 Installation Tool

The 14383 Installation Tool can be used to help maintain the proper spacing and parallel orientation of rods during insertion. Use of the 14383 may reduce measurement errors by minimizing soil disturbance.

Datalogger Considerations

The reflectometer connects directly to one of the datalogger’s single-ended analog inputs. A datalogger control port is typically used to enable the CS616 for the amount of time required to make the measurement. Datalogger instructions convert the probe square-wave output to period which is converted to volumetric water content using a calibration.

Compatible Contemporary Datalogger

CR200(X) Series	CR800/CR850	CR1000	CR3000	CR5000	CR7X	CR9000X

Compatible Retired Dataloggers

CR500	CR510	CR10	CR10X	21X	CR23X	CR9000