To help customers determine which devices are supported by the Observant hardware we have listed all (currently) supported devices under the relevant solution offering. You'll notice some devices fit under a number of solutions, this should help customers choose complementary devices for a selected solution offering.
Water Level Monitoring
- Senix TSPC Ultrasonic Sensor: Suitable for monitoring in tanks, dams, turkeys nests, and channels.
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Generic Loop-powered 4-20mA sensor: Suitable for monitoring bores. In terms of recommended brands or models, we don't officially have a preferred sensor but we have in the past seen success with:
- Keller - Acculevel
- Dwyer - SBLT2
- Seametrics - EcoPRO / PS98i
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Flow and Line Pressure Monitoring
Flow Sensor
- Pulse Output Water Meter
- Seametrics AG2000 Water Meter, Seametrics AG3000 Water Meter
- Siemens MAG8000
Pressure Sensor
- Schneider OsiSense Pressure Sensor
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Generic Loop-powered 4-20mA sensor In terms of recommended brands or models, we don't officially have a preferred sensor but we have in the past seen success with:
- Keller - Acculevel
- Dwyer - SBLT2
- Seametrics - EcoPRO / PS98i
Weather and Environmental Monitoring
Weather Station
Rain Gauge
Microclimate sensor
Soil Moisture Monitoring
- Sentek Soil Probe
- EnviroPro Soil Probe
- Decagon GS3 Soil Probe
- Stevens Hydra II Soil Probe
- Aquacheck Soil Probe
Pump Management
- Electric Pump Control via Latching relay
- Electric Pump Control via non-latching relay
- VSD - Schneider Electric Altivar 600
- VFD — Danfoss VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202
- VFD — Yaskawa Intelligent Pump Controller
- Electric Pump State Monitoring via Logged Input Sensor
- Diesel pump control via Kensho K45 Electronic
- Diesel pump control via Kensho K37 Electronic
- Diesel pump control via Macquarrie Murphy TEC-10
Irrigation Solution
- Nelson TWIG
- Valve Control via C3 Latching Solenoid Router Card
- Gate Motor Controller
Generic Sensor
- Logged Input Sensor - displays the status of an individual Input Port on a Field Unit. Any device that has a set of open/closed contacts can be connected to a Field Unit and monitored using a logged input sensor. Reed switches, pressure switches and float switches are common examples. Typical usage includes gate monitoring, electric pump monitoring and pressure switches in tanks or poly pipes.