El CS650 es un sensor inteligente multiparamétrico que usa innovadoras técnicas para monitorizar el contenido de agua volumétrico, conductividad eléctrica y temperatura del suelo. La señal de salida es digital SDI-12, compatible con la mayoría de nuestros dataloggers.
Leer másThe CS650 consists of two 30-cm-long stainless steel rods connected to a printed circuit board. The circuit board is encapsulated in epoxy and a shielded cable is attached to the circuit board for datalogger connection.
The CS650 measures propagation time, signal attenuation, and temperature. Dielectric permittivity, volumetric water content, and bulk electrical conductivity are then derived from these raw values.
Measured signal attenuation is used to correct for the loss effect on reflection detection and thus propagation time measurement. This loss-effect correction allows accurate water content measurements in soils with bulk EC ≤3 dS m-1 without performing a soil specific calibration.
Soil bulk electrical conductivity is also calculated from the attenuation measurement. A thermistor in thermal contact with a probe rod near the epoxy surface measures temperature. Horizontal installation of the sensor provides accurate soil temperature measurement at the same depth as the water content. Temperature measurement in other orientations will be that of the region near the rod entrance into the epoxy body.
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No. The principle that makes these sensors work is that liquid water has a dielectric permittivity of close to 80, while soil solid particles have a dielectric permittivity of approximately 3 to 6. Gasoline and other hydrocarbons have dielectric permittivities in the same range as soil particles, which essentially make them invisible to the CS650 and the CS655.
The CS650 and CS655 are warranted by Campbell Scientific to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for 12 months from the date of shipment. For further details, see the “Warranty” section of the CS650/CS655 manual.
Both the CS650 and the CS655 can detect water as far away as 10 cm in wet sand. That distance decreases as the soil dries down to approximately 4 cm in dry sand. In practice, a depth of 5 cm will give a water content reading that is within the sensor accuracy specification even if a small amount of air near the soil surface is detected and averaged into the reading.
Note: Campbell Scientific does not recommend installing the sensor in a depth shallower than 5 cm.
Yes. Keeping the sensor rods parallel during installation is especially difficult in gravel, but it can be done. Gravel has large pore spaces that drain quickly, so the water content readings will likely show rapid changes between saturation and very dry. If small changes of water content at the dry end are of interest, a soil-specific calibration may need to be performed to convert period average directly to volumetric water content.
The CS650 and the CS655 are not ideal sensors for measuring water level. However, these sensors do respond to the abrupt change in permittivity at the air/water interface. A calibration could be performed to relate the period average or permittivity reading to the distance along the sensor rods where the air/water interface is located. From that, the water level can be determined. The permittivity of water is temperature dependent, so a temperature correction would be needed to acquire accurate results.
No. The abrupt permittivity change at the interface of air and saturated soil causes a different period average response than would occur with the more gradual permittivity change found when the sensor rods are completely inserted in the soil.
For example, if a CS650 or a CS655 was inserted halfway into a saturated soil with a volumetric water content of 0.4, the sensor would provide a different period average and permittivity reading than if the probe was fully inserted into the same soil when it had a volumetric water content of 0.2.
In soil that has a significant fraction of fines (loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, clay), the CS655 is a suitable option because these soils tend to be more electrically conductive, and the CS655 operates over a larger range of electrical conductivity than the CS650. In applications where a smaller measurement volume is desired, such as larger greenhouse pots, the 12 cm long rods of the CS655 are preferable to the 30 cm long rods of the CS650.
The CS650-series sensors have the same rugged epoxy and stainless-steel rods that have been used for water content reflectometers since the CS615-L model was introduced in 1995. There are CS615-L and CS616 sensors in many locations that have been in continuous use for more than ten years with no reported problems. If a CS650 or CS655 remains undamaged by external forces such as lightning, harsh chemicals, or animal actions, the sensor is expected to continue working for decades.
The volumetric water content reading is the average water content over the length of the sensor’s rods.
Campbell Scientific strongly discourages shortening the sensor’s rods. The electronics in the sensor head have been optimized to work with the 30 cm long rods. Shortening these rods will change the period average. Consequently, the equations in the firmware will become invalid and give inaccurate readings.
Nota: lo siguiente muestra información de compatibilidad notable. No es una lista de todos los productos compatibles.
Producto | Compatible | Nota |
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CR1000 (retired) | ||
CR1000X (retired) | ||
CR300 (retired) | ||
CR3000 (retired) | ||
CR310 | ||
CR350 | ||
CR6 | ||
CR800 (retired) | ||
CR850 (retired) |
External RF sources can affect the probe’s operation. Therefore, the probe should be located away from significant sources of RF such as ac power lines and motors.
Multiple CS650 sensors can be installed within 4 inches of each other when using the standard datalogger SDI-12 “M” command. The SDI-12 “M” command allows only one probe to be enabled at a time.
The CS650G makes inserting soil-water sensors easier in dense or rocky soils. This tool can be hammered into the soil with force that might damage the sensor if the CS650G were not used. It makes pilot holes into which the rods of the sensors can then be inserted.
Measurements Made | Soil electrical conductivity (EC), relative dielectric permittivity, volumetric water content (VWC), soil temperature |
Required Equipment | Measurement system |
Soil Suitability | Long rods with large sensing volume (> 6 L) are suitable for soils with low to moderate electrical conductivity. |
Rods | Not replaceable |
Sensors | Not interchangeable |
Sensing Volume | 7800 cm3 (~7.5 cm radius around each probe rod and 4.5 cm beyond the end of the rods) |
Electromagnetic |
CE compliant Meets EN61326 requirements for protection against electrostatic discharge and surge. |
Operating Temperature Range | -50° to +70°C |
Sensor Output | SDI-12; serial RS-232 |
Warm-up Time | 3 s |
Measurement Time | 3 ms to measure; 600 ms to complete SDI-12 command |
Power Supply Requirements | 6 to 18 Vdc (Must be able to supply 45 mA @ 12 Vdc.) |
Maximum Cable Length | 610 m (2000 ft) combined length for up to 25 sensors connected to the same data logger control port |
Rod Spacing | 32 mm (1.3 in.) |
Ingress Protection Rating | IP68 |
Rod Diameter | 3.2 mm (0.13 in.) |
Rod Length | 300 mm (11.8 in.) |
Probe Head Dimensions | 85 x 63 x 18 mm (3.3 x 2.5 x 0.7 in.) |
Cable Weight | 35 g per m (0.38 oz per ft) |
Probe Weight | 280 g (9.9 oz) without cable |
Current Drain |
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Active (3 ms) |
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Quiescent | 135 µA typical (@ 12 Vdc) |
Electrical Conductivity |
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Range for Solution EC | 0 to 3 dS/m |
Range for Bulk EC | 0 to 3 dS/m |
Accuracy | ±(5% of reading + 0.05 dS/m) |
Precision | 0.5% of BEC |
Relative Dielectric Permittivity |
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Range | 1 to 81 |
Accuracy |
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Precision | < 0.02 |
Volumetric Water Content |
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Range | 0 to 100% (with M4 command) |
Water Content Accuracy |
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Precision | < 0.05% |
Soil Temperature |
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Range | -50° to +70°C |
Resolution | 0.001°C |
Accuracy |
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Precision | ±0.02°C |