Commitment to Providing the Best in Water Level Datalogging
NEW Levelogger 5 — the 5th generation Levelogger brings over 20 years of engineering and design experience with it. Everything about the new Levelogger 5 design focuses on providing high-quality water level data our customers can rely on, with all of the accuracy and ease of use expected from Solinst.
What You Can Expect
- Accurate and reliable temperature compensated water level data
- New optical communication interface with improved datalogger connectivity
- Durable double sealed construction using high-grade 316 stainless steel with PFAS Free corrosion-resistant coating
- Optimized high-speed optical communication interface with backwards compatible adaptors to work with 3rd and 4th generation Leveloggers
- Increased memory capacity and faster thermal response times
The Levelogger 5 is a self contained water level datalogger, using infra-red data transfer powered by a 10 year lithium battery, offering the flexibility of installing by use of a Direct Read Cable, wireline or Kevlar cord. The Levelogger 5 has a memory capacity of 150,000 temperature and water level data points.
The Levelogger 5 records highly accurate groundwater and surface water level and temperature measurements. It combines a pressure sensor, temperature detector, 10-year lithium battery, and datalogger, sealed within a 22 mm x 160 mm (7/8" x 6.3") stainless steel housing with a corrosion-resistant coating baked-on using polymerization technology.
The Levelogger 5 measures absolute pressure using a Hastelloy® pressure sensor, offering high resolution and an accuracy of 0.05% FS. Readings are stable in extreme pressure and temperature conditions. The Hastelloy sensor can withstand 2 times over-pressure without permanent damage. Combined with the durable coating inside and out, the Levelogger 5 has high corrosion and abrasion resistance in harsh environments.
The Levelogger 5 uses a Faraday cage design, which protects against power surges or electrical spikes caused by lightning. Its durable maintenance-free design, high accuracy and stability, make the Levelogger 5 the most reliable instrument for long-term, continuous water level recording.
Upgraded Features
- Increased stability for communication: single-eye optical interface—easier to clean, more scratch resistant
- Increased memory: 150,000 sets of data
- Stronger, more robust design: double o-ring seals for increased leakage protection
- Better thermistor sensitivity: upgraded platinum RTD
- Superior protection in harsh environments: corrosion and abrasion resistant coating—inside and out
- Enhanced Levelogger Software: improved Diagnostic Utility for more proactive user “self-tests”
The Levelogger 5 features a smooth, single-eye optical interface, which allows for easy cleaning and more reliable, faster communication. Using a Solinst USB device, including the new Field Reader 5, and Levelogger PC Software, programming and data downloading speeds are 57,600 bps.
Single-eye optical interface
Fast communication and downloading speeds with a high speed Field Reader 5
Levelogger Setup
Programming Leveloggers is extremely intuitive. Simply connect to a PC using an Optical Reader (Desktop Reader 5 or Field Reader 5) or PC Interface Cable. Use a single screen to fill in your project information and sampling regime. Templates of settings can be saved for easy re-use.
The Levelogger time may be synchronized to the computer clock. There are options for immediate start or future start and stop times. The percentage battery life remaining and the amount of free memory are indicated on the settings screen.
Leveloggers can also be programmed with a sampling regime and start/stop times using the Solinst Levelogger App on your smart device.
Levelogger Software Datalogger Settings Window
Convenient Sampling Options
Leveloggers can be programmed with linear, event-based, or a user-selectable sampling schedule. Linear sampling can be set from 1/8 second to 99 hours.
Event-based sampling can be set to record when the level changes by a selected threshold. Readings are checked at the selected time interval, but only recorded in memory if the condition has been met. A default reading is taken every 24 hours if no “event” occurs.
The Schedule option allows up to 30 schedule items, each with its own sampling rate and duration. For convenience, there is an option to automatically repeat the schedule.
Data Download, Viewing and Export
Data is downloaded to a PC with the click of a screen icon. There are multiple options for downloading data, including ‘Append Data’ and ‘All Data’. The software also allows immediate viewing of the data in graph or table format using ‘Real Time View’.
Level data is automatically compensated for temperature; the temperature data is also downloaded. Barometric compensation of Levelogger data is performed using the Data Wizard, which can also be used to input manual data adjustments, elevation, offsets, density, and adjust for Barometric efficiency. The Levelogger Software allows easy export of the data into a spreadsheet or database for further processing.
The Solinst Levelogger App also allows you to view and save real-time or logged data right on your smart device.
Levelogger Software Data Control Window
Helpful Utilities
The Diagnostic Utility can be used in case of an unexpected problem. It checks the functioning of the program, calibration, backup and logging memories, the pressure transducer, temperature sensor and battery voltage, as well as enabling a complete Memory Dump, if required. A firmware upgrade will be available from time to time, to allow upgrading of the Levelogger 5, as new features are added.
Levelogger Software Diagnostics Utility
Applications
- Aquifer characterization: pumping tests, slug tests, etc.
- Watershed, drainage basin and recharge monitoring
- Stream gauging, lake and reservoir management
- Harbour and tidal fluctuation measurement
- Wetlands and stormwater run-off monitoring
- Water supply and tank level measurement
- Mine water and landfill leachate management
- Long-term water level monitoring in wells, surface water bodies and seawater environments
Levelogger Edge Specifications
| Level Sensor: | Piezoresistive Silicon with Hastelloy Sensor | |
| Accuracy: | ± 0.05% FS (Barologger Edge: ± 0.05 kPa) | |
| Stability of Readings: | Superior, low noise | |
| Units of Measure: | m, cm, ft., psi, kPa, mBar, ºC. ºF (Barologger 5: psi, kPa, mbar, ºC, ºF) |
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| Normalization: | Automatic Tempurature Compensation | |
| Temperature Comp.Range | 0º to 50ºC (Barologger 5: -10 to +50ºC) | |
| Temperature Sensor: | Platinum Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) | |
| Temp. Sensor Accuracy: | ± 0.05°C | |
| Temp. Sensor Resolution: | 0.003°C | |
| Battery Life: | 10 Years - based on one reading/min | |
| Clock Accuracy: | ± 1 minute/year (-20˚C to 80˚C) | |
| Operating Temperature: | -20°C to 80°C | |
| Maximum # Readings: | 150,000 sets of readings | |
| Memory Mode: | Slate and Continuous | |
| Communication: | Optical high-speed: USB, SDI-12 57,600 bps with USB |
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| Size: | 22 mm x 160 mm (7/8" x 6.3") | |
| Weight: | 166 grams (5.9 oz) | |
| Corrosion Resistance: | Baked-on coating using polymerization technology (inside and out) | |
| Other Wetted Materials: | Delrin®, Viton®, 316L stainless steel, Hastelloy, PFAS-free PTFE coating | |
| Sampling Modes: | Linear, Event & User-Selectable with Repeat Mode, Future Start, Future Stop, Real-Time View | |
| Measurement Rates: | 1/8 sec to 99 hrs | |
| Barometric Compensation: | Software Wizard and one Barologger 5 in local area (approx. 30 km/20 miles radius) | |
| Models | Full Scale (FS) | Accuracy | Resolution |
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| Barologger | Air only | ± 0.05 kPa | 0.002% FS |
| M5 | 5 m (16.4 ft.) | ± 0.3 cm (0.010 ft.) | 0.001% FS |
| M10 | 10 m (32.8 ft.) | ± 0.5 cm (0.016 ft.) | 0.0006% FS |
| M20 | 20 m (65.6 ft.) | ± 1 cm (0.032 ft.) | 0.0006% FS |
| M30 | 30 m (98.4 ft.) | ± 1.5 cm (0.064 ft.) | 0.0006% FS |
| M100 | 100 m (328.1 ft.) | ± 5 cm (0.164 ft.) | 0.0006% FS |
| M200 | 200 m (656.2 ft.) | ± 10 cm (0.328 ft.) | 0.0006% FS |