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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 articles authored by: Jason Ritter

How to Create Custom Sensors in Short Cut

Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 02/27/2019 | Comments: 4

how to create custom sensors in short cut

Have you ever wanted Short Cut to support more sensors? Although Short Cut supports many sensors, you may have found that the sensor you want to measure is not on the list. What do you do then? How do you add that sensor to your... read more

How to Find the Best Soil Water Content Sensor for Your Application

Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 07/06/2016 | Comments: 4

how to find the best soil water content sensor for your application

Because there are many different types of soil water content sensors available, choosing the best one for your application may seem difficult or even confusing. To help you make your selection, it’s important to understand what soil water content sensors actually measure, what makes a... read more

7 Steps to Determine if Your Solar-Charged Power Supply Has a Problem

Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 11/24/2015 | Comments: 5

7 steps to determine if your solar-charged power supply has a problem

Are you having communication problems or seeing readings you don't trust? Is it possible your solar-charged power supply is the cause? How can you find out for sure? As we mentioned in the “6 Steps to Determine if Your Data Logger Needs Repairing” blog article, many data... read more

6 Steps to Determine if Your Data Logger Needs Repairing

Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 09/16/2015 | Comments: 2

6 steps to determine if your data logger needs repairing

Is your data acquisition system recording incorrect measurements, but you’re unsure of the cause? Do you wonder if your data logger may need to be repaired? This article discusses some simple tests that you can perform to help determine if your data logger has a... read more

Troubleshooting Best Practices for Data Acquisition Systems

Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 07/08/2015 | Comments: 0

troubleshooting best practices for data acquisition systems

Are your current troubleshooting methods not as helpful as you’d like them to be? This article discusses a number of troubleshooting best practices you can use, which may help you determine the source of the problem and resume your data collection more quickly. When I... read more