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soil as specified for the grass type (2” and 4” for cool season grasses, 1” and 3” for
warm season grasses).
Position the radio node in the adjoining 4”-cup hole.
• For an AST sensor:
Position the radio node in one of the freshly cut 4” cup holes.
Install the 2 Sensor probes by “plugging” them into the wall of adjoining 4”-cup hole
in a vertical orientation (see diagram) where top edge of probe is the number of
inches below the grass/soil line as specified for the grass type (2” and 4” cool season
grasses, 1” and 3” for warm season grasses).
e. Test sensor with sniffer software
Use the sniffer installed on your lap-top to verify that the SSN can be heard. The
sniffer will show a “one-hop” message type with the origin equal to the Node ID.
f. Replace greens mix and sod
g. Test sensor with sniffer software