On this page we will give you an overview of all those bits and pieces that are usually needed when setting up a station, or when performing maintenance work. Most of these parts your distributor will get for you - some of them it's worth having around!

Contents:
1) 7-pin Y-cable for sensors
2) 7-pin 1-2-3 Y-cable for sensors
3) 5-pin Y-cable for dual solar panel solutions
4) A720SC serial communication cable to program RTUs
5) LED Tool
6) Cross bar clamp
7) Fixture Kit for guy wires
8) Solar Panels                       
9) Stainless Steel Case        

1) 7-pin Y-cable for sensors: 200.720.510
Adcon RTU's of the A723 and A733 series have one common feature: each of their 7-pin connectors supports 5 different I/Os: 3 x analog, 1 pulse counter and 1 digital/TTL.
But how to connect several sensors to ONE port? That's what the Y-cable is good for. It splits one physical port into two, and let's you thus connect to the same port e.g. a Rain Gauge and a Temperature / Humidity combi sensor.                                                                         back

2) 7-pin 1-2-3 Y-cable for analog
     sensors: 200.733.902
While a regular Y-cable lets you connect two sensors to one port, these two sensors still need to come with different pin-outs on the connector. You could obviously not connect two analog sensors which both require to be connected to e.g. Pin 2 of the RTU port. This special 1/2/3 cable let's you do just that. It's internal wiring always directs the sensor to the correct port on the RTU. With this cable you can even connect three identical sensors to the same port!                                                                                                  back

3) 5-pin Y-cable, for dual solar panel solutions:      200.800.025
In some locations an RTU might simply not get enough sunshine to have its internal battery fully charged. This might be due to trees shading the RTU, or could be caused by the heavy load this very RTU is subjected to, because it is used as a relay for many other stations, or because it needs to run a few power-hungry sensors. This 5-pin Y-cable let's you install two solar panels with the same RTU, thus getting the most out of a precious sunshine.                                                                            back

4) A720SC serial communication cable      to program RTUs: 200.720.540
We recommend this tool to everyone who owns more than three RTUs! It comes in extremely handy when you want to trouble shoot your RTU in the field, test radio connectivity, or perform other maintenance operations. It requires a serial port on your PC and plugs into the Power port of your A723/A731/A733 RTU.                     back

5) LED Tool: 200.720.530
The ultimate RTU tool - never leave home without it! This simple tool will tell you everything you want to know about your RTU:
- is it connected to other stations?
- how many other stations can it receive?
- is it booked into the GSM network?
- is it booked into the GPRS network?
- does it communicate properly via GPRS?
- the status of it's battery
Therefore whenever installing an RTU or troubleshooting equipment this little device comes extremely handy.               back

6) Cross bar clamp: 800.000.224
Sometimes it is required to connect two neighboring poles with each other, e.g. to give the poles more stability, or to attach other devices to a pole, e.g. when installing a rain gauge on a separate 1m pole. This clamp let's you easily connect two of our 40mm poles.                                                                   back

7) Fixture Kit for guy wires:
      200.800.021
In windy areas or for "fully loaded stations", e.g. a complete ETo station with a second temperature/humidity sensor and an additional net radiation sensor, it might be advisable to protect the stability of the station with extra guy wires. In order to let you well connect them to the pole set we supply this set of three lugs, delivered complete with a W4 grade steel cable clamp.                                                                                         back

8) Solar Panels
For every Adcon station and every application there is the right solar panel. Since our RTU's are extremely energy efficient, these panels are surprisingly small. What they all have in common is the technology used:
All panels are built of mono or poly crystalline cells in dual shingle string technology. This ensures far better efficiency than other solar cells of comparable size, not to mention thin-film-amorphous or CIS solar panels, which need to be two to four times larger to provide the same output.

Vandalism and theft? These panels are small enough to not be attractive to thugs. Look at the picture! The ballpoint pen will give you an impression of the panel's size.

Two types of panel are available:
200.723.520   Solar Set 220mA
200.733.522   Solar Set 460mA   

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9) Stainless Steel Cabinet for A740:
A740 addNODE comes in a case that is meant for industrial applications. As such it needs to be installed either inside or in an external enclosure. For this purpose we provide an IP-66 case, made of stainless steel. The case can be mounted either on a wall or on a pole. For both we provide the proper mounting material. For outdoor installation we recommend to also install the stainless steel roof as shown in the image above.

The case is large enough to hold both the A740 and two A509 addPORT's. It features an interior mounting plate with integrated DIN rail and cable conduits. All sensor cables can be fed into the case through 12 cable glands mounted in the bottom of the case.

200.800.101   Stainless Steel Case 30 x 40 x 15 cm
200.800.102   Stainless Steel Roof
200.800.103   Mast Mounting Kit
200.800.104   Wall Mounting Kit                                                     back