The Ecowitt WH51 Soil Moisture Sensor and WiFi gateway makes an ideal starter set for those that wish to monitor soil conditions of their plants. This bundle allows you to expand your equipment over time and build a modular weather station with full internet access and give you a choice of gateways.
The GW1206 model includes the GW1200 WiFi gateway with builtin temperature, humidity and barometric pressure sensors for indoor readings. The gateway has these sensors on a wired probe so that they can be kept away from sources of heat which would skew readings. As well as these features, it also has the ability to control Ecowitt IoT devices such as smart plugs and water timers.
Finally the GW3006 model has all of the above features, but also adds a Wired LAN port, microSD card slot for local data recording and an external antenna for improved communications.
This gateway data, along with the Soil Moisture sensor data is uploaded to the Ecowitt service via WiFi and can be viewed on the App, or on the Ecowitt weather website.
Adding primary weather sensors allows you to share your data further afield with free access to Weather Underground, WeatherCloud and your own web server*
*All of these are available to view in the App, or online via Ecowitt.net and in the 3rd party websites that support this sensor types. The MetOffice WoW service now supports the first sensor of this type.
Included
- Choice of either of the following 868MHz gateways (UK/EU approved):
- GW1200AE WiFi gateway with IoT control
- GW3000AE WiFi and wired gateway with IoT control and MicroSD storage
- USB extension cable for power
- Cable clip for indoor sensor
- WH51AE Soil Moisture Sensor 868MHz
Technical & Manual
Ecowitt Gateway
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3 Built-in sensors
- Temperature (-10°C - 60°C; resolution: 0.1°C)
- Humidity (1% ~ 99%; resolution: 1%; accuracy: ± 5% )
- Atmospheric pressure sensor (300 – 1,100 hPa ; accuracy: ± 5 hPa)
- IoT device control
- Configure gateway via web browser
- MicroSD card storage option on GW3000 model
- Configure additional sensors options via web browser including calibration
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Publishes sensor data to Internet based weather services including
- Ecowitt weather data service: ecowitt.net
- WeatherUnderground.com
- WeatherCloud
- Only sensor data supported by each specific service will be uploaded
- View historical records from your weather station (outdoor temperature, humidity, wind, rain)
- View all current sensor data on a live dashboard
- View historical records, and graphs on Ecowitt.net service website. Historic records can also be exported in Excel format
- Wireless Range from external sensors: 300ft/100m(in open areas)
- 868MHz UK and European frequency (AE suffix)
- The gateway is USB powered (power supply available separately)
WH51 Soil Moisture sensor
- Moisture Range:0~100%; Resolution: 1%
- 0%AD setting range:70~200; Initial value:70
- 100%AD setting range:0%AD+10~1000; Initial value:500
- Transmission distance in open field: 100m (300 feet)
- 868MHz UK and European frequency (AE suffix)
- Sensor reporting interval: 70 seconds
- Power: 1 x AA LR6 Alkaline battery
A copy of the WH51 Soil Moisture sensor manual is available by clicking here.
Important Tip:
- Do not push the sensor into stoney or rocky soil. If the soil is too hard and dry, the sensor can easily be damaged.
- Design for testing soil ONLY.
- It is recommended to totally insert the sensor into the soil and keep it in place for 2 to 3 minutes to get an accurate reading.
