Features

• Single or Double Tinovi Non-Contact Capacitive Soil Moisture/Temperature sensor option
• BME280 Air Temperature/Humidity/Pressure sensor option (Not waterproof, not recommended for outdoor)
• OPT3001 light lux sensor option
• 12v booster pulse solenoid reverse switch output option
• Pulse counter
• Water leak detector and valve close output trigger
• Dust and waterproof IP67
• LoRaWAN v 1.0.2/1.0.3 class A device, may be activated with OTAA or ABP.
• Setup via USB CDC-ACM virtual COM port.
• Android application for USB setup

Android application

The android application lets you configure and calibrate soil moisture sensors your device.

• When installing the application you have to allow the application to use your phone’s USB port.
• You need a USB-OTG connector - adapter in your phone side - Micro-USB or USB-Type-C and Micro-USB charging cable to - connect the device to USB OTG phone adapter.
• Before connecting to your phone you have to remove the battery from the device to reset the device.
• After connecting the device android phone will ask you to allow connect to USB, approve it.
• Wait while the application shows USB Connected on the main page.
• Click read on the main page to read sensor values.
• Switch to settings to set up your device

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinovi.soilmaster

Power Consumption

The device in sleep mode consumes 0.02 mA and active mode consumption is about 12-24 mA depending on sensor configuration and 150 mA in transmitting mode. The required battery is 3.7v 18650. The device may be powered from any 5v Micro-USB power source. After power-up sensors wait 10 seconds for USB configuration session connection from the android application or USB CDC terminal if none is connected sensors turns off USB hardware and start normal operation. The device should be restarted, before attaching to USB for configuration, it means the battery should be removed

Required battery is 3.7v 18650, Battery is not included!!!