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ESI - Model GroPoint Profile - Multi-Segment Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiling Probe
GroPoint Prole provides cost-eective measurement of volumetric water content over multiple depths using a single probe, eliminating the cumbersome excavation required for multiple sensors placed at dierent depths. It can be deployed in irrigation-sensitive zones to enable full control of precision irrigation needs, providing an understanding of water movement through the soil.
Moisture
- Measurement range: 0% to 100% of VMC
- Accuracy: ±2.0% *
- Precision: < 0.2%
Temperature
- Measurement range: -20°C to +70°C (-4°F to 158°F)
- Accuracy: ±0.5°C
Electrical
- Output: SDI-12 V1.3 (RS485 optional)
- Connection: Bare wire (optional 4 pin, IP66/IP68 rated environmental connector)
- Input voltage: 6 to 14 VDC max. 18 VDC
- Current consumption: Quiescent: Active: 15-20 mA (depending on number of segments) for 100 mS
- Warm-up time on power up
Environmental
- Operating temperature: -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F)
- Storage temperature: -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
Physical
- Length
- Each segment is approximately 15 cm (5.9") long. Total length is the number of
- segments multiplied by 15 cm. For example, a 3-segment probe is about 45cm long.
- Probe weight
- 2 segments: 292 g (10.3 oz.)
- 3 segments: 351 g (12.4 oz.)
- 4 segments: 408 g (14.4 oz.)
- 5 segments: 468 g (16.5 oz.)
- 6 segments: 526 g (18.6 oz.)
- 8 segments: 642 g (22.6 oz.)
- Cable weight: 38 g per m (0.42 oz. per foot)
- Standard cable: 5 m (16.3 ft.)
- 4xAWG22 dual-shielded, twisted pair, rated for direct burial
- Warranty: 1-year limited parts and labour
GroPoint Profile is available in six different multi-segment lengths, suitable for a wide range of agricultural crop monitoring.
You can also choose from two different configurations for temperature sensors, depending on your requirements. You can configure it with no temperature sensors if you only require moisture measurement, or the standard configuration places temperature sensors every 1 or 2 segments.
Choose the number of 15 cm (6″) segments that are right for your application. Custom lengths also available.
- Eliminates need for multiple sensors and cabling systems.
- Measures across the entire length of the probe, averaging the soil moisture and temperature in each segment
- Installs quickly and easily without excavating.
- One SDI-12 address is used to read all segments, providing for simplified installations. Optional RS-485 output.
- Moisture readings can be user-calibrated with 3rd-order polynomials to meet custom requirements.
- Low power requirements—suitable for remote, autonomous applications.
- Patented TDT5 technology for scientific-grade accuracy and excellent long-term stability of measurements.
- Fully potted electronics for excellent durability.
The sleek, lightweight design installs quickly with minimal soil disruption using a pilot rod and slide hammer tool. Designed for vertical installation, the sensor takes measurements over multiple soil layers, with each measurement zone (segment) providing the average volumetric soil moisture content over a 15 cm range (approximately 6 inches).
Unlike any other soil profiling probe, GroPoint Profile provides true soil profiling quantification, measuring the average moisture across the entire length of each segment (15cm or 6"), because there are no gaps between segments. This unique feature allows measuring the water movement through the soil continuously, rather than just at discrete positions on the probe.