Preparations

Note that this procedure is irreversible, may void Davis Instruments warranty, and is not covered by Zenseio's warranty. Continue at your own risk.

It appears that some models of Davis Rain Collectors come with wiring that differs from the color scheme shown below, in this case it is recommended that you test the wires with a multimeter or contact Zenseio before installing.

1. Cut off the square connector at the end of the rain collector's cable
   
2. Strip out the insulation at the end of the red, green, and yellow wires (about 0.3” length). Keep the black wire fully insulated
   
3. For each wire, tightly twist together the uninsulated copper wire strands, forming a single wire thread. If possible, it's best to tin them with hot solder
   
4. Take the yellow and green wires and twist both ends together to form a single wire thread (but keep red and black wires separate)
   

1. Cut off the plastic tie that holds the tipping spoon immobilized during shipping, as in the product preparation instructions (attached below). Also, when mounting, ensure the rain collector is level horizontally - there is a level air bubble inside the rain collector to help with this. 
   
   

Hook up

1. Push in the GPI3 tab and insert combined yellow and green wires all the way into the hole and release the tab
   
2. Push in the GND tab (next to GPI2) and insert red wire all the way into the hole and release the tab
   
3. To test is the connection is done well, slightly pull the wires. If they don't come out, the connections are secure 
4. Cut off or secure the black wire, so it does not touch anything inside Zenseio device as it can cause electrical shorts
   
5. Make sure that uninsulated copper wire does not stick out too much out of the green connector as they can create electrical shorts when the wire moves due to wind
   
6. Sometimes when the stripped copper wire is too short, it may the connector may grab the insulated part of the wire, preventing electrical connection. Slightly pulling up the wire after the tab is released should help the connector grab the copper part of the wire

Configuration

1. Set the corresponding GPI I/O mode to "Pulse Counter (debounce)"
   

1. set "Sensor Alert Check Interval" to 5 or 10 minutes. This interval defines how often the sensor pulse count readings are updated on the user interface (for example when reading the Status with ZenConfig app). Note that the pulses are always counted as they come in, regardless of this interval setting - it's just how often they are updated for viewing
   

Testing

1. Toggle the tipping spoon up and down a few times (either by slowly pouring water into the rain bucket or manually moving it up and down)
   
2. Wait at least 5 or 10 minutes (whatever the Sensor Alert Check Interval is)
   
3. Press the button inside Zenseio device to initiate the data upload. After the device status lights stop blinking, check on Zenseio Online Dashboard or in your Cloud application that the cumulative pulse count on the corresponding GPI has increased. Note that the pulse counts on the Status tab of ZenConfig update only at the top of an hour, so you may have to wait up to an hour to see the pulses showing up there. Please note, the regular pulse counts may not show any changes for 1-2 hours since they are internally read on top of hour, so it's best to look at the cumulative pulse count instead.
   
4. If the cumulative pulse count is still not increasing, try this method to test that the rain collector itself is working correctly