The Odyssey  Range

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product heading Odyssey Green Light - Red Light™ Soil Moisture Recording System
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AMAZING SIMPLICITY

Low cost “instant” soil moisture measurement

GreenLight-RedLight ™

Dataflow Systems Pty Ltd, manufacturer of unique low cost data recording sensors for environmental monitoring, have now developed a new, low cost and simple method of measuring soil moisture. Developed at the demand of the International market, the Odyssey GreenLight-RedLight ™ will take its place alongside its stable mate, the Micro-Gopher ™ soil moisture monitoring system which continues to be used successfully around the world.

The Odyssey GreenLight-RedLight ™ is the best value, most simple to operate, soil moisture monitoring product available, and has been developed alongside the low cost Odyssey data recording sensor range. This amazingly simple product will give readings within the root zone of plants from a hand held display unit, utilising a string of four (4) sensors. The display unit will instantly indicate when to irrigate by showing what percentage of water is left in the soil at each sensor depth.

Note: To utilise the Odyssey data recorder, a computer interface cable will be required to download data to a computer. A 2m cable is priced at $15.00 ex GST from Dataflow Systems.

PRICE (All pricing in New Zealand Dollars) Delivery charges are additional.

  Code Product Name Price $NZ Ex GST  
  GLRL-SS GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture System (No Odyssey Logger)Includes:
(1) Sensor rod with spacings 10/20/30/50cm
(2) Readout Unit
(3) 2 x PVC tube + Fittings
(4) 1 Nylon Impact Plug
399.50
  GLRL-NS GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture System (No Odyssey Logger)Includes:
(1) Sensor rod with spacings 20/40/60/80cm
(2) Readout Unit
(3) 2 x PVC tube + fittings
(4) 1 Nylon Impact Plug
424.50
  GLRL-SS1 Odyssey GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture System - Includes:
(1) Sensor rod with spacings 10/20/30/50cm
(2) Readout Unit
(3) 2 x PVC tube + fittings
(4) 1 Nylon Impact Plug
(5) Odyssey Logger
499.00
  GLRL-NS1 Odyssey GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture System - Includes:
(1) Sensor rod with spacings 20/40/60/80cm
(2) Readout Unit
(3) 2 x PVC tube + fittings
(4) 1 Nylon Impact Plug
(5) Odyssey Logger
524.00
  GLRL4A GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture 4 Sensor Probe 10/20/30/50cm (without readout unit) 250.00
  ODYGLRL Optional Odyssey Recorder/Logger for Green-Light-Red-Light 99.50
  GLRL5 GreenLight-RedLight™ Soil Moisture 5 Sensor Probe 20/40/60/80/100cm (without readout unit) 295.00
  894/9 RS232 Computer Interface Cable –2M 15.00
  ACCTUBES Spare PVC access tube including top and bottom fittings 11.75
  FITTINGS Spare bottom plug (machined with point) for PVC access tube. 2.40
technical specs

WINNING FEATURES

  • Each sensor is automatically calibrated when the soil is at Full Point by simply pushing the RED button. SIMPLY AMAZING!
  • Reads the soil moisture within seconds at each sensor depth.
  • Reads soil moisture in PERCENTAGE
  • Soil FULL point is 100%
  • The bottom end of the Readily Available Water is approx 55%
  • Records data and calibration from 99 different sites and stores 81 profiles per site.
  • No computer required, but a computer can be used if you want to graph or print data.
  • Because the Readout unit simultaneously displays the actual percentage of soil moisture from the 4 sensors, you can tell IMMEDIATELY if you need to irrigate.
  • Multiple access tubes can be installed – then the sensor string is simply dropped into the access tube.
  • Suitable for all soil types from very light sand up to heavy clay.
  • Suits all irrigated crops, including pasture, vines, trees and vegetables.
  • The sensor string can be placed in existing Micro-Gopher ™ access tubes.
  • Optional continuous timed recording is available with our low cost Odyssey recorder (NZ$99.50 ex GST), which stores 64,000 soil moisture readings.

CALIBRATION – SIMPLY FANTASTIC

The calibration of the GreenLight-RedLight ™ is so simple that you do not have to be a soil scientist or even understand the texture or name of your soil or the Field Capacity of your soil!

You can almost close your eyes and push the RED button on the Readout unit and the system will automatically calibrate each sensor for the site that you are calibrating and automatically save this calibration data in the Readout unit’s memory.

The new method of calibration and measurement allows you to know, without guessing, exactly when the soil moisture has dropped below the point when your plants can readily extract water from the soil.

You can calibrate up to 99 sites and save up to 81 soil moisture profile measurements for each site.

When the soil moisture gets down to 55% it is time to irrigate.

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