
End of Year Best Practices
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Storage
After removing gateway, soil moisture probe,
environmental sensors, and battery, prepare all
components for storage.
Gateway
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Clean gateway using water.
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Remove soil from gateway post.
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Update gateway firmware.
Soil Moisture Probe
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Use water to remove soil and clean soil moisture probe.
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Store indoors in original packaging when not in use.
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Store between -40 °C (-40 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F).
Maximum storage temperature: 60 °C (140 °F).
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Protect soil moisture probe from bending or warping.
Store in secure vertical or supported horizontal position.
Environmental Sensors
Refer to Environmental Sensors sections for cleaning of
environmental sensors.
Battery
See Battery in Components section for more information.
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Remove battery from gateway before removing unit
from field.
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Charge battery to specifications using a trickle charger
limited to 3.6 A.
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Do not store battery on concrete floor.
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Do not store battery for more than six months without
recharging.
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Charge battery before next use.
Archive and Data Management
Fields and management zones can be archived; data is
still available but is easily filtered out when doing a search.
1. Select Assets tab.
2. Select Land located under the Assets tab.
3. Select a field or management zone.
4. Select ARCHIVE to archive field and management
zone.
If field and management zone is currently archived, select
UNARCHIVE to unarchive Field and Management zone.
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