
The ADCON Leaf Wetness Sensor was developed to provide users with a robust and low-maintenance alternative to the traditional style sensors using sheets of paper or human or animal hair. A grid of conductive tracks, etched onto a Teflon-coated ceramic plate reliably simulates the surface of a leaf and outputs a range of readings between 0 and 10.
Product Details
In Adcon’s addVANTAGE Pro software the interpretation of the sensor’s output is based on empirical observation of the behavior of moisture on large-leaved plants. In all disease models currently implemented in addVANTAGE Pro 5.x and 6.x sensor values between 0 and 3 are interpreted as dry, whilevalues from 4 to 10 represent wet. For leaves with particular wetting patterns, or for disease models requiring intermediate steps between wet and dry different sensor drivers can easily be implemented.
Applications Areas
- Agricultural Weather Stations
- Disease Modelling
Technical Data
- Dimensions incl. bracket: 450 x 90 x 90mm L x W x H
- Weight: 500 gr.
- Materials used:
- Sensor: Teflon coated ceramics
- Mounting arm: aluminum with plastic holders
- Protection class: IP-66
- Operating environment: -20°C ... +60°C; 0 ... 100% rh
- Measuring Principle: capacitive condensation sensor
- Output signal: 0 ... 2,5 V DC
- Repeatability: ± 3%
- Supply voltage: 5.5 ... 12 V DC
- Mounting: on poles with 40 - 50mm in diameter
- Cable and connector: 3m cable, 7-pin Binder M9 male