WUGS Installation
What you’ll Need
Badger
Fox
Base
Installation Kit
GroGuru App
Install Time
30 min
Confirm basestation state
Ensure that a base to which the fox is expected to connect is active. You can verify that the status of this BaseStation on the BaseStation View of the selected Farm.
Site Determination
Determine the approximate location where you will place the probe and Badger as well as the Pole to mount the Fox unit. DO NOT DIG A HOLE YET (For detailed instructions see probe placement guide).
Fox setup
Install new Batteries in the Fox.
Ensure Badger is in Sleep Mode
If you are unsure whether the Badger is in Sleep Mode, use a magnetic wand to swipe near the Badger label.
If you hear 2 beeps, Badger is in Active Mode.
If you hear 3 beeps, Badger is in Test Mode.
If you hear 1 long beep, Badger is in Sleep Mode.
Set Fox in Hunt Mode
Using a magnetic wand swipe near the Fox label to set your Fox in Hunt Mode. You will hear 2 beeps from your Fox unit when it enters the Hunt Mode.
Verify No Interference
Ensure there is NO active Badger in the area and the Fox does not beep at all in the Hunt mode.
Is Fox unit beeping?
If the Fox unit is Beeping in Hunt Mode, you may need to change site location of install.
Register Fox unit
Ensure that the Fox is out of Hunt Mode. To do this wave the magnetic wand near the Fox label until you hear 1 long beep.
Then find and enter the Fox ID located at the bottom of your unit in the App. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code on the Fox label.
Dig the Fox Hole
Find a location to mount the Fox on the provided Pipes. Use one, two or three Pipes depending on your crop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NrQy2xVrgA
Hunt & test mode
Set Badger in Test Mode
Using a magnetic wand swipe near the Badger label to set your Badger in Test Mode.
If you hear 2 beeps, Badger is in Active Mode.
If you hear 3 beeps, Badger is in Test Mode.
If you hear 1 long beep, Badger is in Sleep Mode.
Set Fox in Hunt Mode
Using a magnetic wand swipe near the Fox label to set your Fox in Hunt Mode. You will hear 2 beeps from your Fox unit when it enters the Hunt Mode.
Place Badger and Fox
Ensure that the Fox is placed on top of the Pole(s). Keep Badger at the location where you plan to dig the hole for installation.
We recommend that you install the Badger between 2-7ft away from the Fox unit. You will hear Fox beeping Once every 2 seconds if placed correctly.
If too close, you will hear 2 beeps every 2 seconds.
If too far away, the Fox unit will not beep at all.
Is Fox NOT beeping Once every 2 seconds?
Move the fox around while keeping it on the pole where the Fox will be installed. Once the Fox emits a single beep every 2 seconds, dig a hole and install the pole temporarily at that location.
Badger setup
Register Badger unit
Find and enter the Badger ID located at the bottom of your unit into the App. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code on Badger label.
Dig the Badger Hole
Dig a hole for Badger and place Badger in the hole. Do not close hole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUstZjpgpEA
Dig hole for the Probe
Dig a hole for the Probe as shown in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutE_DXDJms
Prepare Slurry and Install Probe
Get the slurry ready before you install the probe as shown in the video. Pour the slurry into the hole and install the Probe in the hole as shown in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51mCEel843s
Final installation of Badger & Probe should look like below. DO NOT CLOSE HOLE until you verify Data in the App.
Final install
Bury your badger unit by covering the hole.
Verify Data in the App.
Once happy with the location of the Fox, install the wooden stake and mount the Fox on the required number of poles. Conduct the final installation of the AquaCheck probe (i.e. slurry the probe into the hole). Close the holes for the Badger and Fox.