User guide

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Chapter 1. Introduction
This manual details the installation and use of the addVANTAGE Pro software
product, which is used in conjunction with most of Adcon’s telemetry devices.
For information about the installation and use of the telemetry devices, refer to
the respective device’s manual.
What’s New in addVANTAGE Pro 6.2
Following are some of the features in this version:
• Faster database storage
• RTU diagnostics, a new type of extension
• Ability to create multiple nodes by template
• Ability to create areas by template
• New functionality in Event lists
What is the Adcon System?
The addVANTAGE Pro software and telemetry devices work together to form the
Adcon system, which can be defined as a system that allows you to:
1. Measure certain parameters over a predefined area
2. Send those parameters over relatively large distances to a central point
3. Process the parameters as needed for various applications such as
agriculture, meteorology, irrigation control, water management, and
environmental analysis
By parameters we mean a physical value that can be converted to an electrical
counterpart. For example, air temperature, relative humidity, and leaf wetness
have values that can be converted to an electrical form by means of sensors. If
a sensor exists for a certain physical parameter, it is very likely that it can be
adapted to Adcon’s system. Figure 1 illustrates the components of the Adcon
system.
Figure 1. The Adcon Telemetry System
System Components
The electrically converted parameters are first stored in the memory of a remote
telemetry unit, or RTU. Adcon currently provides a large array of RTUs
REMOTE
BASE
STATION
STATIONS