Labcell is introducing the Em50G remote data logger that logs and transmits data collected from a range of different sensors for monitoring soil conditions.
With its internal batteries and onboard SIM card and GSM module, the Em50G offers a cost-effective way for horticulturalists, researchers and scientists to monitor soil conditions without having to make site visits.
It can also help to save water through better management of irrigation.
Simple and quick to set up - in around 20min from opening the box - the Em50G collects data at user-defined intervals from up to five sensors, stores up to 36,000 data scans on 1MB of non-volatile Flash memory, then transmits the data to a secure server four times a day.
This password-protected data can be accessed via the internet using the Em50G downloader software.
Customers need not get involved with contracts with mobile-phone service providers, as Decagon Devices handles this and provides customers with an annual data plan.
The Em50G is configured by plugging a laptop or hand-held computer into the communications port, whereupon the ECH2O Utility software enables users to set the logger clock, select the sensor types and specify the frequency with which the sensor data is to be logged.
Compatible sensors enable measurements to be made of soil moisture, soil temperature, electrical conductivity, leaf wetness, air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and wind speed.
The Em50G remote data logger features a tough, IP55 weatherproof enclosure with a hinged door and eyelet for securing with a user-supplied padlock.
There is no need for an external power supply, as the unit's five AA batteries have a service life of at least six months.
