Smart Soil Moisture Sensor

Contents

• Introduction
• What's in the Box
• Specifications
• LED Status
• Setup
• Installation
• Pairing with ThirdReality
• Pairing with 3R-Installer
• Pairing with SmartThings
• Pairing with Hubitat
• Pairing With Home Assistant
• Zigbee2MQTT
• FCC Regulatory Conformance
• RF Exposure Statement
• Limited Warranty

Introduction

Smart Soil Moisture Sensor is able to detect the environmental conditions of the soil in real time and transmit the data to your smart system through wireless communication capabilities.

What's in the Box

[Illustration of the Smart Soil Moisture Sensor]

[Battery icon]

AA Battery

[Illustration of the Smart Soil Moisture Sensor on the cover of a Quick Start Guide]

Smart Soil Moisture Sensor

User Guide

Specifications

LED Status

[Diagram showing the top of the sensor with an LED indicator]

LED Indicator

Setup

1. Open the battery cover. Remove the battery insulation tab and install the battery.
   [Illustration showing a hand opening the battery cover of the sensor.]
   [Illustration showing the battery compartment with a tab being removed.]
2. Press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds until the LED light turns red, release the reset button and the LED starts blue blinking, indicating it enters Zigbee pairing mode.
3. Follow the instructions of your smart home hub /smart speaker with built-in Zigbee radio to pair the sensor in the corresponding app.

Installation

Recommendation: Use a suitable tool to dig a small hole in the soil and then insert the sensor.

• When installing the sensor, make sure the marked best line is flush with the soil surface.
  [Illustration of the sensor with a line indicating the 'Best Line' for soil insertion.]
• Friction can damage the sensor and affect its accuracy. It is not recommended to insert the sensor directly into hard soil, which may damage the sensor.
• Designed to measure soil moisture ONLY.

Pairing with ThirdReality

App: Third Reality App

Device: ThirdReality Smart Hub

[ThirdReality Logo]

Pairing steps:

1. Download and install the Third Reality App, or update it to the latest version.
2. Register and sign in your Third Reality account, and set up the Third Reality smart hub.
3. Open the battery cover, install the battery, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The blue blinking LED light indicates the sensor enters Zigbee pairing mode.
4. Tap "[add icon]" in the upper right in the Third Reality app, tap Quick Pair and follow the on-screen instructions to start the pairing process.
5. The sensor will be discovered within one minute as "Temperature and Humidity Sensor 1", the temperature and humidity data will be displayed in the device list.
6. Tap the device icon to enter the device page, check more information like the MAC address, battery level, software version and history records etc, tap the sensor name to rename it, and check for software updates.

Screenshots of the Third Reality App interface showing device connection status and adding a device.

Screenshot 1: Shows a 'Device' screen with 'Hub 1' and a '+' button to add a device.

Screenshot 2: Shows a 'Device' screen with a connected 'Temperature...' device and 'Hub 1'.

Pairing with 3R-Installer

App: 3R-Installer App

Device: Smart Bridge MZ1

[3R-Installer App Logo - stylized 'M' with a dot]

Pairing steps:

1. Set up your smart bridge, make sure both the 3R-Installer App and the smart bridge's firmware are in the latest version.
2. Open the battery cover and install the batteries, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The LED light turns blue blinking, indicating it enters pairing mode.
3. Tap the smart bridge icon to enter the devices page, tap "+ Bridge ZIGBEE Devices" to start Zigbee pairing, follow the on-screen instructions to add device.
4. Tap Link With Matter Enabled Services, copy the Manual Setup Code or Scan the QR Code within 3 min, then you can add the bridge to other Matter supported ecosystems through multi-admin.

Screenshots of the 3R-Installer App interface.

Screenshot 1 (left): Shows the 'Device' list with 'Smart Bridge...' and options to 'Link with Matter Enabled Services' and '+ Bridge ZIGBEE Devices'.

Screenshot 2 (middle): Shows the 'Smart Bridge MZ1' details with 'Smart Soil ...' and 'Multi-Func...' devices, and options to 'Link with Matter Enabled Services' and '+ Bridge ZIGBEE Devices'.

Screenshot 3 (right): Shows the 'Smart Soil Moisture Sens...' details with temperature, humidity, battery, and version information.

Screenshot 4 (bottom left): Shows the 'Link with Manual Setup Code or Scan the QR Code' section with a code and a QR code.

Pairing with SmartThings

App: SmartThings App

Devices: SmartThings Hub 2nd Gen(2015) and 3rd Gen(2018), Aeotec Smart Home Hub.

[SmartThings Logo - interconnected dots]

Pairing steps:

1. Before pairing, check for updates to make sure the SmartThings Hub firmware is up to date.
2. Add SmartThings drivers for Third Reality Temperature and Humidity Sensor
   Open this link in your PC browser. Log in your SmartThings Account.
   https://bestow-regional.api.smartthings.com/invite/adMKr50EXzj9
   Click "[Enroll button]" --"[Available Drivers button]" -- "[Install button]" to install the device driver.
3. Open the battery cover and install the batteries, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The LED light turns blue blinking, indicating it enters pairing mode.
4. Open your SmartThings App, tap "[add icon]" on the upper right corner to "Add device" and then tap "[Scan nearby button]".
5. The sensor will be added to your SmartThings hub in a few seconds.
6. Create routines to control connected devices.

Screenshots of the SmartThings setup process.

Screenshot 1 (top left): Shows 'SmartThings' channel information and 'My Hubs' with an '[Enroll button]'.

Screenshot 2 (top right): Shows 'SmartThings' channel information and 'My Hubs' with '[Unenroll button]' and '[Available Drivers button]'.

Screenshot 3 (bottom): Shows 'SmartThings' device driver details for 'ThirdReality Humidity Sensor' with an '[Install button]'.

Screenshots of the SmartThings App showing device added and device list.

Screenshot 1 (left): Shows 'My home' with 'No room assigned' and the 'ThirdReality Smart Soil...' device listed, with '[Done button]'.

Screenshot 2 (right): Shows a grid of connected devices including 'ThirdReality Switch', 'ThirdReality Smart S...', etc.

Screenshot: Shows the 'ThirdReality Smart Soil Moisture...' device details in the SmartThings App, showing temperature, humidity, and battery status.

Pairing with Hubitat

Website: http://find.hubitat.com/

[Hubitat Logo - house icon]

Pairing steps:

1. Open the battery cover and install the batteries, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The LED light turns blue blinking, indicating it enters pairing mode.
2. Visit your Hubitat Elevation hub device page from your web browser, select the Devices menu item from the sidebar, then select Discover Devices in the upper right.
3. Click "[Start Zigbee Pairing button]" after you select a Zigbee device type, the Start Zigbee Pairing button will put the hub in Zigbee pairing mode for 60 seconds.
4. Pairing is completed.
5. Set device type to generic Zigbee Temperature/Humidity sensor, Save Device.
6. Tap Apps, and Create New Basic Rules, select Humidity Sensor - smart soil moisture sensor, turn on your plant watering system when humidity changes.

Screenshots of the Hubitat interface.

Screenshot 1 (top): Shows the 'Devices' list in Hubitat.

Screenshot 2 (middle): Shows the 'Add device' screen in Hubitat, with options to find by device type or brand, and a 'Zigbee' tab selected.

Screenshot 3 (bottom): Shows the 'Add device' screen in Hubitat, with a 'Stop Zigbee pairing' button.

Screenshots of the Hubitat interface for device configuration and rule creation.

Screenshot 1 (top): Shows the 'Smart Soil Moisture Sensor' device details page in Hubitat.

Screenshot 2 (bottom): Shows the 'Basic Rule' creation interface in Hubitat for humidity triggers.

Pairing With Home Assistant

Device: Zigbee dongle

[Home Assistant Logo - house icon with circuitry]

Zigbee Home Automation

1. Open the battery cover and install the batteries, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The LED light turns blue blinking, indicating it enters pairing mode.
2. In Zigbee Home Automation, go to "Configuration" page, click "integration".
3. Then click the "Devices" on the Zigbee item, the click "[Add Devices button]".
4. Pairing completed.
5. Back to "Devices" page to find the sensor added.
6. Click to enter in the control interface to set the sensor.
7. Click "[add icon]" belongs to Automation and add trigger and actions.

Screenshots of the Home Assistant interface.

Screenshot 1 (top): Shows the Home Assistant 'Settings' menu with 'Devices & Services' highlighted.

Screenshot 2 (bottom): Shows the Home Assistant 'Integrations' page with discovered and configured integrations, and an '[+ ADD INTEGRATION button]'.

Screenshots of the Home Assistant interface for device details and Zigbee integration.

Screenshot 1 (top): Shows the Home Assistant 'Devices' list, highlighting the 'Third Reality, Inc. 3RSM0147Z' device.

Screenshot 2 (bottom): Shows the device info, sensors, logbook, configuration, and diagnostic details for the 'Third Reality, Inc. 3RSM0147Z' in Home Assistant.

Zigbee2MQTT

1. Open the battery cover and install the batteries, press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds and release the hold; The LED light turns blue blinking, indicating it enters pairing mode.
2. Permit join to start Zigbee pairing in Zigbee2MQTT.
3. Pairing completed, the sensor will be displayed in the device list. Go to Settings page, create automation.

Screenshot of the Zigbee2MQTT interface in Home Assistant, showing a list of devices and a "[Permit join (All) button]" button.

Screenshots of the Zigbee2MQTT interface in Home Assistant.

Screenshot 1 (top): Shows the Zigbee2MQTT device list, highlighting the 'Unsupported 3RSM0147Z' device.

Screenshot 2 (bottom): Shows the 'About', 'Exposes', 'Reporting', 'Settings', 'State', 'Clusters', 'Scene', and 'Dev console' tabs for a device in Zigbee2MQTT, displaying battery, temperature, humidity, and linkquality.

FCC Regulatory Conformance

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

RF Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Limited Warranty

For limited warranty, please visit www.3reality.com/devicesupport.

For customer support, please contact us at info@3reality.com or visit www.3reality.com.

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