User's Guide

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Log in to the M2M Gateway and in the left pane select the RTU you want to add a new sensor to.
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In the right pane, click the “New Sensor” button.
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Name your sensor, then from the drop down select the template corresponding to the sensor you
want to add.
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Click the "OK" button. The sensor will be added to the RTU.
After the sensor has been added, select it in the left pane and click “Attributes” to complete or change
some attributes. Verify if the sdiAddress is empty or incorrect, it must be identical to the SDI-12 address of
your sensor. Verify also that the sdiMethod suits the one you want to use with your sensor, as it can be
either “M”, “MC”, “C, “CC”, or a “Rx” variant (for more details, consult the SDI-12 specification, as well as the
sensor’s User Manual).
The final step is to verify/update the tags’ attributes, in this case only the sdiIndex. If the attribute had a
value given during the template generation, then it should be OK. However, if it is missing, or your SDI-12
sensor has a different configuration, you must set it here. Essentially, the sdiIndex is the position of the
sensor’s value in the SDI-12 “Dx” response string. Note that the index numbering starts with 0.
If there is no template for your sensor already, you must create one by yourself. There are two methods:
either you use an existing template and modify it to suit the new sensor (recommended, as it is easier), or
you create one from scratch. Both methods are described in the following sections.
2.6.1. Create a New Template From an Existing One
This method is the easier one. Do the following:
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