Contact Information:

For issues and concerns kindly send your email to:

bswm.pl480@gmail.com or call (02) 923-0454 or send your AWS NEW SET-UP

letter to:

ANGEL C. ENRIQUEZ, CESO III

Officer-in-Charge, Director
INSTALLATION/
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
SRDC Bldg. Elliptical Road Corner Visayas
Avenue, Diliman Quezon City TROUBLESHOOTING
PROTOCOL
(BSWM PL480 PROJECT,DOST-ASTI)
 Things to bring: RECOMMENDED DEBUG MODE OPERATION USING PICDSM
1. Drill & bits
2. Tester STEP 1: Enter “DEBUG” or “debug” to access the debug menu
STEP 2: Enter “S” to turn off the watchdog timer so that the arQ will not reset
3. Rivet Gun & rivet
while you are in the debug menu configuration
4. Sealant Gun & sealant STEP 3: Enter “B” to get the current configurations so that you can check what
5. Precision Tools else needs to be set
6. Laptop STEP 4: Enter “F” to set the server number
7. PICDSM Program STEP 5: Enter “I” to change the date and time settings
8. Field Form STEP 6: Enter “A” to check the data
9. Data Cable STEP 7: Enter “a” if you want to register the number that you will be using for
10. Wire for interrupt remote configurations (so that you don’t need to register anymore via
SMS)
STEP 8: Enter “W” to exit debug menu
STEP 9: Enter “Y” to confirm exit in the debug menu
DOST-ASTI SERVER NUMBERS
To make sure installation can be viewed in the visualization website,
ensure to update Firmware version from 2.7 to 4.0 through backend.

4.0

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 FIRMWARE VERSION 4.0 NEW AWS SET-UP
DEBUG MODE MENU
A. Get data from the sensor
B. Get arQ’s current configurations
C. Display DEBUG Menu
D. Changing sending time
F . Set server number
G. List registered numbers
I. Set date and time
J. Set power board configuration
K. Vaisala settings
L. Download data from flash memory
M. Change password
O. Set the sensor type
R. Set soil sensor (5TE) ID
S. Turn off watchdog
W. Exit DEBUG mode
W. Delete registered number
a. Register number

PRESETS FOR BSWM AGROMET STATIONS:

BSWM arQ Firmware v.4.0 2017
Sending Time: 15
Server Number: Refer to prescribed server number
Sensor Config: BSWM
Power Board Config: 22
Password: BSWM

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 NEW INTERCONNECT BOX ORIGINAL PROBLEM WITH ARG WIRE CONNECTION, FROM
MANUFACTURER:

Manufacturer wire configuration,

may result to no ARG reading.
Resolve the issue if the connection is
not yet corrected.

arQ V4.0
Note: It could be site specific case, kindly check wire connection and
resolve the issue. Make sure the black pin is connected to 1 & 2.

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 NEW DATA STRING

USING PICDSM

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 NEW REMOTE COMMANDS

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 COMMON PROBLEMS

SIGNAL STRENGTH

21 - 31 : Excellent

12 - 20 : Good

6 - 11 : Poor

0-5, 99 : No signal

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 WIRING DIAGRAM TESTING RAIN GAUGE USING INTERRUPT
Test the actual ARG by tipping the bucket for checking functionality. If no
reading check all possible test points using interrupt (bring wire for
testing).

NEW INTERCONNECT BOARD

TESTING SUNSHINE DURATION SENSOR USING INTERRUPT

If no reading of the actual sensor, try to use this process.

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 MAIN BOARD REGULATED VOLTAGE: 3.3 VOLTS arQ V 4.0 WIRING
If reading is below standard voltage, means it cannot power on arQ, pull
out and replace.
Any Ground

GSM MODULE VOLTAGE: 3.9 VOLTS

If reading is below standard voltage, means arQ will not able to send
data, pull out and replace.
Any Ground

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 DATA LINE POWER BOARD 1 VOLTAGE: 18 VOLTS
If reading is below standard voltage, no reading from Lufft sensor, when
PB settings is set 22, it will read 18 volts upon sensor poll. To check 18volts
reading kindly set PB setting to 11, then restore to default for Agromet PB
setting: 22. Replace PB if no reading even if it is set at PB 11.

Any Ground

POWER BOARD 2 VOLTAGE: 5 VOLTS

If reading is below standard voltage, no reading from soil and sunshine
duration sensor, when PB settings is set 22, it will read 5 volts upon sensor
poll. To check 5volts reading kindly set PB setting to 11, then restore to
default for Agromet PB setting: 22. Replace PB if no reading even if it is set
at PB 11.

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 TEST POINTS USING TESTER

SOLAR PANEL VOLTAGE: 18-22.3 VOLTS

If reading is below standard voltage, it’s not charging the battery, check
SP and clean.

Any Ground points at arQ

LEAD ACID BATTERY VOLTAGE: 12-14 VOLTS

If reading is below standard voltage, means low battery needs charging,
may cause system to enter power saving mode, check SP connection and
clean.

Any Ground

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 USB BUS CONNECTION

TROUBLESHOOTING PROTOCOL

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