Sensoterra Single Depth Manual de usuario
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How to use Sensoterra sensors over the Inmarsat IsatData Pro satellite network with
the MinFarm MF-400 IoT Satellite Bridge
Version 1.3 March 2021
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Table of Contents
Section 1 - Introduction 4
Section 2 - Components Required 9
2.1 - Device(s) with sensor(s) attached 9
2.2 - MF-400 Gateway 11
2.2.1 - MF-400 Technical Overview 12
2.2.2 - MF-400 Contents 12
2.2.3 - Required Tools for Installation 12
2.2.4 - Safety Instructions 13
2.2.5 - MF-400 Installation 14
2.3 - Inmarsat IsatData Pro Satellite Terminal 30
Section 3 - Software Staging Preparation Required Before Field Installation 31
3.1 - Sensoterra application software 31
3.2 - MinFarm Bridge Server 33
Section 4 - Total System Test before Field Installation 33
Section 5 - Field Installation 34
Section 6 - Terminology and Abbreviations 35
Section 7 - Contact Details 36
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Section 1
Introduction
Are you a farmer with a medium or large sized land area in a location of little or no cellular data coverage
and electrical power? Would you like to have access to your soil moisture levels on an easy to use interface
on your mobile phone or laptop? Remote monitoring of your farm and lands 24 hours, from anywhere.
All data is displayed on your mobile phone or laptop.
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So what do you need? Have a look at Schematic 1.
Schematic 1
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You will need:
1. Sensoterra Single Depth soil moisture sensor
2. MF-400 Gateway
3. Inmarsat IsatData Pro (IDP) Satellite Terminal
4. Sensoterra application software on your mobile phone or laptop
The technical part in simple terms! How does it all work? There are two main networks involved. One is
called LoRaWAN™, and the other is the Inmarsat satellite network.
https://lora-alliance.org
The LoRaWAN™ (‘long range wide area network’) is a low power wireless network that allows you connect
wireless battery operated devices to a gateway that can be several kilometres away. Through this gateway,
the devices can then connect to the Internet. So it is low power, has a good range, and is wireless - these
are the important facts to remember about this network.
https://www.inmarsat.com
The Inmarsat satellite network provides a global, reliable and trusted method of accessing the Internet
using low-powered, portable satellite terminals.
Your Sensoterra single depth sensor sits out in a remote area of your land. Every hour your sensor sends
information to the MF-400 Gateway. This is sent over the LoRaWAN network that we talked about. It passes
the information to the IDP satellite terminal, up to the satellite in the sky, back down to a satellite receiving
station, called the IDP gateway, which then passes it on to the MinFarm Bridge Server, and then on to your
mobile phone where you can view it using the Sensoterra application software. This flow of information can
be seen in Schematic 2, just slightly more detailed than Schematic 1.
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Schematic 2
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Section 2
Components Required
2.1
Single Depth Sensor
The picture below shows a Sensoterra single depth sensor which measures soil moisture levels. Sensoterra
also produce a multi depth device which has 6 different sensors attached, but for the purpose of this paper
we will talk about the single depth sensor. The MF-400 IoT Satellite solution will work with both sensors in a
similar way. You should contact Sensoterra to discuss what sensor best suits your requirements.
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Device Installation:
Refer to the Sensoterra Installation Guide
https://www.sensoterra.com/uploads/documents/Installation/SD_Installation_guide_1.0.pdf for particular
installation and set-up instructions for your single depth sensor.
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