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States
Off: Not powered, no data
collection.
Asleep: Low power. Waiting for
command.
Awake: Full power. Ready to
collect.
LED Indicators
Blue LED – Bluetooth
None: Off, not active.
On Solid: On, not linked.
2 Hz Blink: On, successfully linked.
Red LED – Sonde State
None: Sonde is Off or Asleep
with logging disabled.
0.1 Hz Blink: Sonde is Asleep with
logging enabled.
1 Hz Blink: Sonde is Awake.
On: Sonde is Awake with faults.
Sonde States and
LED Descriptions
States
An EXO sonde is always in one of three operational states: O, Awake, and Asleep. ese states determine the
sonde’s current power usage and logging potential. When O , the sonde is not powered and cannot collect
data (no batteries installed, no topside power). Users can apply power to the sonde internally, using batteries,
or externally with an EXO eld cable attached from the topside port to an EXO Handheld, DCP or other
approved power source. Once power is applied to a sonde, it is either Awake or Asleep.
When in an Asleep state, the sonde remains in a very low
power setting and waits for a user command or its next
scheduled logging interval. An Awake sonde is fully powered
and ready to collect data. Once awakened, a sonde remains
Awake for ve minutes aer its last communication via
Bluetooth or 30 seconds aer its last communication via
the topside port. e sonde also automatically awakens 15
seconds before its next scheduled logging interval.
LED Indicators
Each sonde has two LED indicators that show the sonde’s
status. The blue LED indicates the Bluetooth’s wireless
connection status. e red LED indicates the sonde’s current
state.
e Bluetooth light (blue) is activated by a magnet swipe at
the magnetic activation area. When the blue LED is o, the
Bluetooth is disabled. When the light is on continuously, the
Bluetooth is enabled, but no link has been established. When
the blue LED blinks at 2 Hz, the sonde’s Bluetooth is on, and
has established a link.
When the red sonde state LED is o, the sonde is either O
or Asleep and not logging. When it blinks at 0.1 Hz (once
every 10 seconds), the sonde is Asleep and logging is enabled.
When the red light blinks at 1 Hz, the sonde is Awake and
has no faults. If the red light is lit continuously, the sonde is
Awake and has detected faults, such as problems with the
system that need to be xed prior to use.
Modes
Within the Awake state, the sonde has three modes, which
are activated via Kor soware. When “Inactive (O),” the
sonde does not log any data. In “Real-Time” mode, the
sonde continuously collects data at a user-specied interval
(default is 2 Hz). “Sample/Hold” mode allows users to easily
synchronize data between the sonde’s data logger and an
external data collection platform.
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