TDR Sensor Field guides

Sources and evidence limits

Reviewed 9 September 2026. Calculations and operating choices are separated from manufacturer specifications.

Source Used for Does not establish
INFWIN MT22 product page and manual v6.01 SDI-12 raw/temperature/EC mapping; generic soilless and mineral conversion; raw range; EC already normalised to 25°C A validated rockwool-Prestige or coco-specific calibration, or actual pore-water EC
INFWIN dimension drawing 88 × 26 mm contact face, 18 mm housing depth, 53 mm rods Pin pitch, exact electromagnetic footprint in each medium, best Prestige location
Grodan Precision Irrigation guide, especially pp. 4–6 Stacked growing volumes, block and 90 cm slab dimensions A universal target for an independently calibrated MT22, or the dimensions of every 1 m Prestige SKU
Grodan Prestige Product context User's exact slab width and height
GroSens sensor placement instructions Importance of reproducible positioning and depth An interchangeable MT22 bracket or placement specification
METER electrical conductivity guide Distinction between bulk and pore EC, substrate dependence of conversion That bulk EC divided by VWC is a validated salt mass-balance model
METER TEROS 11/12 manual Independent measurement-method background Same accuracy, electronics or calibration merely because another sensor uses a compatible protocol
CANNA compressed coco product Hydrated growing volume versus compressed shipping volume Actual fill volume of a particular user's pot
ESPHome template numbers, globals, sensor filters Runtime inputs, persistent calibration and timeouts Probe calibration accuracy

The 100-count / 10-percentage-point A/B separation, central-80% C placement, 3-point default check tolerance, ten-sample stability window and midpoint placement guides are project acceptance/design choices. They are not INFWIN or Grodan guarantees. A third-point check only tests that observation under those conditions; it does not certify the whole curve, every location, temperature or EC range.

This project does not present crop steering as a guaranteed increase in flower yield or potency. Reliable measurements, representative placement and actual irrigation delivery come before crop-specific trials.