The classic soil moisture probe offers capacitance based soil moisture measurement offering up to six depths or sensors per probe. It requires an external logger or remote transmission unit and external power supply.
The Sub-surface soil moisture probe offers capacitance based soil moisture measu-rement offering up to six depths or sensors per probe. The probe is dependent on a compatible external logger or remote transmission unit and is available in either SDI-12 or MODBUS configurations.
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