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You’ve been asking, and we listened. Finally an all-in-one handheld reader with instant display of VWC, EC , temperature and more. Hort customers: we’re sorry it took so long.
Instant readings. Better decisions. The RD1200 Reader. Available now on our STORE.
In response to strong customer demand, we've released a cylindrical variant of our TDR sensor - the TDR-310S.
With it's 1" diameter cylindrical shape it's designed for vertical installation mounted on a standard PVC pipe into an augered hole, allowing simpler installation to a precise depth. Pressing the 10cm waveguide rods into the undisturbed soil at the base of the hole further improves accuracy.
Our TDR-315 continues to impress...
Dr. Robert Schwartz' evaluation of the Acclima True TDR-315. The conclusion of this study is that the TDR-315 is as accurate as a conventional TDR using a Tektronix cable tester, yet at a fraction of the price.
Successful limit-testing of the latest Acclima prototype WOAT (Waveguide On Access Tube) in conjunction with the USDA soil scientists.
New TRUE TDR technology (not capacitance) yielding the following data points every 20cm:
Hoping for release early in the new year!
Presentation delivered by Dr Robert Schwartz, Research Soil Scientist USDA-ARS. MOISST Conference, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Jun 2, 2015.
Sample installation of 8 Acclima TDR-315 Sensors in a corn field in the US midwest.
Varied sensor orientations at four depths, under the guidance of Dr Steve Evett, Lead Research Soil Scientist at the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS).
The University of Western Sydney has just commenced their 2 year drought study. Experimenting with the drought tolerance of various species of Eucalypts, UWS required very specific irrigation control hardware for the job. Some of the specifications:
Landscape Technologies specified, installed and commissioned 2 x Acclima CS3500 controllers, 95 x TDT Soil Moisture Sensors, flow meters, and drip irrigation rings for each of their 455 bagged Eucalyptus tress inside a poly tunnel on site at the UWS Richmond campus.
The Acclima TDR has been years in development. Acclima's Scott Anderson has developed and patented a FULLY INTEGRATED Digital TDR sensor - a world first.
Miniaturising the required electronics to generate, analyse and output the TDR waveforms with rise times in the Pico seconds, Scott has perfected the very first standalone TDR sensor.
With all of the benefits of a traditional TDR, but without the cumbersome coaxial cable and signal generation and analysis equipment, we now have a portable TDR sensor with no external electronics requirements, providing soil moisture, permittivity, temperature and conductivity (EC) via an SDI-12 Ver 1.3 compliant interface. Just plug and play!
