ANKOM RF - Manual (Page 33)

Operator’s Manual
Rev F 8/29/14
pg. 33
Temperature Sensing
Each Module comes equipped with a temperature sensor that can monitor the temperature of its environment.
The sensors are accurate to within
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2°C over a range of 5°C – 60°C. To account for any Module-to-Module
differences in temperature sensing capability, the GPM software provides a calibration screen that can be used
before data recording begins. See the Instrument Software Functionality section of this manual for details about
calibrating the temperature sensors.
The standard sensor assembly is mounted inside the Module electronics assembly. As a result, it will not directly
measure the temperature inside of the bottle or the temperature of the material contained within the bottle.
However, over time the temperatures of the outside environment, the inside of the Module electronics assembly,
and the inside of the bottle will equilibrate. At that time the standard sensor assembly will provide a reasonable
representation of the temperature in the environment outside and inside of the bottle.
If you want the temperature sensor to directly measure the temperature outside of the electronics module, ANKOM
provides an extension cable that can be used to extend the temperature sensor to a location outside of the electronics
module. Along with a modified Module cap, the extension cable can be ordered from ANKOM in any size up to
and including 24 inches. The pictures below show a 6 inch extension cable plugged into a Module.
Caution: The temperature sensors are NOT submersible. Placing electrical
parts in conductive material could cause physical harm and could damage the
system electronics.
Temperature Sensor