Electrical specifications are valid over a -40 to +70 °C, noncondensing environment, unless otherwise specified. Extended
electrical specifications (noted as XD in specifications) are valid
over a -55 to +85 °C non-condensing environment.
Recalibration is recommended every three years. Critical
specifications and system configuration should be confirmed
with Campbell Scientific before purchase.
Real-Time Clock:
l Battery backed while external power is disconnected
l Resolution: 1 ms
l Accuracy: ±3 min. per year, optional GPS correction to
±10 µs; 5.7 ppm
Wiring Panel Temperature: Measured using a thermistor,
located on the analog board.
System specifications1
Physical specifications1
Power requirements1
Power output specifications2
Analog measurement specifications3
Pulse measurement specifications4
Digital input/output specifications5
Communications specifications6
Standards compliance specifications6
Warranty6
Terminal functions7
System specifications
Processor: Renesas RX63N (32-bit with hardware FPU, running
at 100 MHz)
Memory:
l Total onboard: 128 MB of flash + 4 MB battery-backed
SRAM
o
Data storage: 4 MB SRAM + 72 MB flash
(extended data storage automatically used for
auto-allocated Data Tables not being written to
a card)
o
CPU drive:30 MB flash
o
OS load:8 MB flash
o
Settings:1 MB flash
o
Reserved (not accessible): 10 MB flash
l Data storage expansion: Removable microSD flash
memory, up to 16 GB
l USB host provides for portable data storage on a mass
storage device (MSD). Not intended for long term
unattended data storage other than what is available
with TableFile().
Program Execution Period: 1 ms to 1 day
Physical specifications
Case Material: Stainless Steel 304 and Aluminum 6061
Dimensions: 21.4 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm (8.4 x 4.7 x 2.0 in); additional
clearance required for cables, wires, and antennas.
Weight/Mass: 0.86 kg (1.9 lb)
Power requirements
Protection: Power inputs are protected against surge, overvoltage, over-current, and reverse power. IEC 61000-4 Class 4
level.
CHG Terminals:
l Voltage Input: 16 to 32 VDC
l Input Current Limit at 12 VDC:
o
1.2 A @ 20 °C maximum
BAT Terminals:
l 10 to 18 VDC
l 19 VDC sustained voltage limit without damage;
transient voltage protected
l 2.5 A max current at 12 VDC at 20° C
External Batteries:
l Float charge on BAT terminal
l 12 VDC
l Valve-regulated, lead-acid (VRLA)
l 2 to 24 Ah battery typical
USB Device Power: Functions that will be active with USBDevice
5 VDC include sending programs, adjusting data logger
settings, and making some measurements. If USB Device is the
only power source, then the CS I/O port and the 12V and SW12
terminals will not be operational.
Internal Lithium Battery: 1/2AA, 1.2 Ah, 3.6 VDC (Tadiran
L5902S) for battery-backed memory and clock. 1.5-year life
with no external power source.
Assumes 12 VDC on BAT terminals — add 2 mA if using CHG
terminals.
l Idle: <1 mA
l Active 1 Hz Scan: 3 mA
l Active 20 Hz Scan: 67 mA
l Serial (RS-232/RS-485): Active + 25 mA
l Ethernet Power Requirements:
o
Ethernet 1 Minute: Active + 1 mA
o
Ethernet Idle: Active + 4 mA
o
Ethernet Link: Active + 47 mA
Vehicle Power Connection: When primary power is pulled from
the vehicle power system, a second power supply OR charge
regulator may be required to overcome the voltage drop at
vehicle start-up.
Wi-Fi Additional Current Contribution at 12 VDC:
ModeWi-Fi Option
Client Mode7 mA idle, 70 mA communicating
Access Point Mode 62 mA idle, 70 mA communicating
Sleep<1 mA
Power output specifications
System power out limits (when powered with
12VDC)
Temperature (°C) Current Limit1(A)
–40°3.88
0°2.98
20°2.50
50°1.80
70°1.35
85°1.00
1
Limited by self-resetting thermal fuse
SW12 current limits
Temperature (°C) Current Limit1(mA)
70°640
85°500
1
Thermal fuse hold current.
5 V fixed output
5V: One regulated 5 V output. Supply is shared between the 5V
terminal and CS I/O pin 1.
l Voltage Output: Regulated 5 V output (±5%)
l Current Limit: 250 mA
U and C as power output
l C Terminals:
o
Output Resistance (Ro): 150 Ω
o
5 V Logic Level Drive Capacity: 10 mA @ 3.5 VDC
o
3.3 V Logic Level Drive Capacity: 10 mA @ 1.8
VDC
ll U Terminals:
Voltage Excitation Max
Current @ ±2500 mV
Current Excitation Max
Current
5 V Logic Level Output
Resistance (Ro)
5 V Logic Level Max Current
@ 3.5 V
3.3 V Logic Level Output
Resistance (Ro)
3.3 V Logic Level Max
Current @1.85 V
U odd
terminals
±25 mA±25 mA
±2500 µA±2500 µA
75 Ω150 Ω
20 mA10 mA
73 Ω145 Ω
20 mA10 mA
U even
terminals
12 V and SW12 V power output terminals
U odd terminals:U1, U3, U5, U7, U9, U11.
U even terminals:U2, U4, U6, U8, U10, U12
12V, SW12-1, and SW12-2: Provide unregulated 12 VDC power
with voltage equal to the Power Input supply voltage. These
are disabled when operating on USB power only.
SW12 current limits
Temperature (°C) Current Limit1(mA)
–40°1600
0°1290
20°1100
50°830
CSI/O pin 1
5 V Logic Level Max Current: 200 mA
Voltage and current excitation specifications
A 12-bit DAC produces voltage and current excitation. When
used for resistance measurement, excitation is active only
during measurement.
Voltage excitation
Terminals: U1 - U12
Range: ±2500 mV
Resolution: 0.6 mV
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Voltage Excitation Absolute Accuracy:
l 0 to 40 °C: ±(0.1% of setting + 1.2 mV)
l –40 to 70 °C: ±(0.1% of setting + 1.5 mV)
l –55 to 85 °C (XD): ±(0.1% of setting + 1.6 mV)
Maximum Source or Sink Current: ±25 mA
Current excitation
Terminals: U1 - U12
Range: ±2.5 mA
Resolution: 0.6 µA
Current Excitation Absolute Accuracy):
l 0 to 40 °C: ±(0.11% of setting + 2.0 μA)
l –40 to 70 °C: ±(0.12% of setting + 2.5 μA)
l –55 to 85 °C (XD): ±(0.13% of setting + 3.0 μA)
Compliance Voltage: ±5 V
Analog measurement specifications
12 universal (U) terminals individually configurable for voltage,
thermocouple, thermistor, current loop, ratiometric, static
vibrating wire, and period average measurements, using a 24bit ADC. One channel at a time is measured.
Voltage measurements
Terminals:
l Differential Configuration (H/L): U1/U2- U11/U12
l Single-Ended Configuration: U1 – U12
Input Resistance: 20 GΩ typical
Input Voltage Limits: ±5 V
Sustained Input Voltage without Damage: ±20 VDC
DC Common Mode Rejection:
l > 120 dB with input reversal
l ≥ 86 dB without input reversal
Normal Mode Rejection: > 70 dB @ 60 Hz
Input Current @ 25 °C: ±2 nA typical
Filter First Notch Frequency (fN1) Range: 5 Hz to 93 kHz (user
specified)
Analog Range and Resolution:
Single-Ended
and Differential
without Input
Reversal
RMS
2
(µV)
30.0
5.5
1.8
Bits
18
18
17
2
Notch
Frequency
(fN1) (Hz)
15000
Range
(mV)
±5000
±1000
±200
1
Differential
with Input
Reversal
RMS
(µV)
Bits
20.0
4.0
1.6
19
19
18
Differential
with Input
Reversal
Notch
Frequency
(fN1) (Hz)
5
1
Range overhead of ~5% on all ranges guarantees that full-scale
values will not cause over range
2
Typical effective resolution (ER) in bits; computed from ratio of
full-scale range to RMS resolution.
3
50/60 corresponds to rejection of 50 and 60 Hz ac power mains
noise.
Range
(mV)
±5000
±1000
±200
1
RMS
(µV)
0.60
0.12
0.05
Bits
24
24
23
Single-Ended
and Differential
without Input
Reversal
RMS
2
(µV)
4.9
1.0
0.22
Bits
20
20
20
Accuracy (does not include sensor or measurement noise):
l 0 to 40 °C: ±(0.04% of measurement + offset)
l –40 to 70 °C: ±(0.06% of measurement + offset)
l –55 to 85 °C (XD): ±(0.08% of measurement + offset)
Measurement time = INT(multiplexed measurement time •
(reps+1) + 2ms
Example fN1
(Hz)
Differential
with Input
Reversal
1
Time2(ms)Time2(ms)
Single-Ended or
Differential
without Input Reversal
150002.81.4
603618.1
5042.0721.3
5402.7201.4
1
Notch frequency (1/integration time).
2
Default settling time of 500 µs used.
2
50/60
±5000
3
±1000
±200
1.2
0.24
0.10
23
23
22
5.0
1.1
0.24
20
20
20
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Resistance measurement specifications
The data logger makes ratiometric-resistance measurements
for four- and six-wire full-bridge circuits and two-, three-, and
four-wire half-bridge circuits using voltage excitation or for
direct resistance measurements using current excitation.
Excitation polarity reversal is available to minimize dc error.
Accuracy:
Assumes input reversal for differential measurements
RevDiff and excitation reversal RevEx for excitation voltage
<1000 mV and excitation current < 1 mA. Does not include
bridge resistor errors or sensor and measurement noise.
l 0 to 40 °C: ±(0.02% of voltage measurement + offset)
l –40 to 70 °C: ±(0.025% of voltage measurement +
offset)
l –55 to 85 °C (XD): ±(0.03% of voltage measurement +
offset)
Period-averaging measurement specifications
Terminals: U1-U12
Accuracy: ±(0.01% of measurement + resolution), where
resolution is 0.13 µs divided by the number of cycles to be
measured
Ranges:
l Minimum signal centered around specified period
average threshold.
l Maximum signal centered around data logger ground.
l Maximum frequency = 1/(2 * (minimum pulse width)) for
50% duty cycle signals
Gain
Code
Op-
tion
Volt-
age
Gain
Min-
imum
Peak to
Peak
Signal
(mV)
Max-
imum
Peak to
Peak
Signal
(V)
Minimum
Pulse
Width
(µs)
Max-
imum
Fre-
quency
(kHz)
Accuracy: ±0.013% of reading
Resolution: 0.001 Hz RMS
Measurement Speed (vibrating wire and thermistor
combined): < 1 s
Thermistor measurement specifications
6 U terminal pairs can be configured to measure two-wire
thermistors directly using an on-board 5kΩ resistor to
complete the bridge. The U terminal pair both excites and
measures the thermistor.
The data logger makes current-loop measurements by
measuring across a current-sense resistor associated with the
RS-485 resistive ground terminal.
Terminal: RG
Maximum Input Voltage: ±16 V
Resistance to Ground: 101 Ω
Current Measurement Shunt Resistance: 10 Ω
Maximum Current Measurement Range: ±80 mA
Absolute Maximum Current: ±160 mA
Resolution: ≤ 20 nA
Accuracy:
l 0 to 40 °C: ±0.14% of reading
l -40 to 70 °C: ±0.26% of reading
01500102.5200
12.55021050
Pulse measurement specifications
The data logger can measure switch closure or high-frequency
pulse signals on C and U terminals. Terminals are configured as
212.5102628
364221005
pairs with options for pull-up or pull-down. Even-numbered U
terminals can be configured as low-level AC inputs. Each
terminal has its own independent 32-bit counter. Terminal
Static vibrating wire measurement specifications
Up to 6 static vibrating wire measurements without thermistor
measurements, or up to 3 static vibrating wire measurements
with thermistor measurements. A U terminal pair both excites
and measures vibrating wire transducers. Logarithmic sinewave-frequency excitation is adjustable up to ±6 V (12 V peakto-peak), programmable from 100 Hz to 6.5 kHz, then
pairs are U1 and U2, U3 and U4, through U11 and U12.
NOTE:
Conflicts can occur when a control port pair is used for
different instructions (TimerInput(), PulseCount(),
SDI12Recorder(), WaitDigTrig()). For example, if
C1 is used for SDI12Recorder(), C2 cannot be used for
TimerInput(), PulseCount(), or WaitDigTrig().
followed by frequency domain measurements, one at a time.
Terminals: U1 - U12
Input Resistance: 4.75 kΩ
Measurement Type: Differential voltage
Range: ±200 mV
Pulse Event: Transition from logic low to logic high.
Terminal Pair Configuration Logic Low Logic High
5 V≤ 1.5 V≥ 3.5 V
3.3 V≤ 0.8 V≥ 2.0 V
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Maximum Input Voltage: ±20 VDC
Maximum Counts Per Channel: 2
Maximum Counts Per Scan: 2
32
32
Input Resistance: 5 kΩ
Accuracy: ±(6 ppm of reading + 0.00001)
Switch closure input
Terminals: C1-C4, U1-U12
Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100 kΩ pull-up
or pull-down
Maximum Input Frequency: 150 Hz
Minimum Switch Closed Time: 5 ms
Minimum Switch Open Time: 6 ms
Maximum Bounce Time: 1 ms open without being counted
Software Debounce Time: 3.3 ms
High-frequency input
Terminals: C1-C4, U1-U12
Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100 kΩ pull-up
or pull-down
Typical Wave Form: 5 or 3.3 VDC square wave
Maximum Input Frequency: 1 MHz
Low-level AC input
Terminals:U2, U4, U6, U8, U10, U12
NOTE:
When an even numbered U terminal (for example, U2) is
used for low-level AC pulse counting, its paired odd
numbered terminal (U1 in this example) can be used only
for switch-closure or high-frequency pulse counting or in
the digital I/O control or state function.
DC-offset rejection: Internal AC coupling eliminates DC-offset
voltages up to ±0.05 VDC
Input Hysteresis: 12 mV at 1 Hz
Low-Level AC Pulse Input Ranges for U Terminals:
Sine wave (mV RMS) Range (Hz)
201.0 to 20
2000.5 to 200
20000.3 to 10,000
50000.3 to 20,000
Digital input/output specifications
Terminals configurable for digital input and output (I/O)
including status high/low, pulse width modulation, external
interrupt, edge timing, switch closure pulse counting, high-
frequency pulse counting, UART1, RS-2322, RS-4223, RS-4854,
SDM5, SDI-126, I2C7, and SPI8function. Terminals are
configurable in pairs for 5 V or 3.3 V logic for some functions.
NOTE:
Conflicts can occur when a control port pair is used for
different instructions (TimerInput(), PulseCount(),
SDI12Recorder(), WaitDigTrig()). For example, if
C1 is used for SDI12Recorder(), C2 cannot be used for
TimerInput(), PulseCount(), or WaitDigTrig().
Maximum Input Voltage: ±20 V
Logic Levels and Drive Current:
Terminal Pair Configuration5 V Source3.3 V Source
Logic low≤ 1.5 V≤ 0.8 V
Logic high≥ 3.5 V≥ 2.5 V
C1 - C410 mA @ 3.5V 10 mA @ 1.85V
U odd20 mA @ 3.5V 20 mA @ 1.85V
U even10 mA @ 3.5V 10 mA @ 1.85V
Edge timing
Terminals:C1-C4, U1-U12
Maximum Input Frequency: ≤ 1 kHz
Resolution: 520 ns
Edge counting
Terminals:C1-C4, U1-U12
Maximum Input Frequency: ≤ 2.2 kHz
Quadrature input
Terminals: C1-C4 and U1-U12 can be configured as digital pairs
to monitor the two sensing channels of an encoder.
Maximum Frequency: 2.5 kHz
Resolution: 31.25 µs or 32 kHz
1
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter for asynchronous serial
communications.
2
Recommended Standard 232. A loose standard defining how twocomputing
devices can communicatewith each other. The implementation of RS-232 in
Campbell Scientificdataloggers to computer communications is quiterigid,but
transparent to mostusers.Features in the datalogger thatimplementRS-232
communication with smart sensors are flexible.
3
Communicationsprotocolsimilar to RS-485. Most RS-422 sensors willwork with
RS-485 protocol.
4
Recommended Standard 485. A standard defininghow two computing devices
can communicatewith each other.
5
Synchronous Device for Measurement.A processor-basedperipheral deviceor
sensor thatcommunicateswith the data logger via hardwireover a short distance
using a protocol proprietary to Campbell Scientific.
6
SerialDataInterfaceat1200 baud. Communication protocol for transferring data
between the data logger and SDI-12 compatiblesmart sensors.
7
Inter-IntegratedCircuitis a multi-master, multi-slave, packet switched,single-
ended, serialcomputer bus.
8
SerialPeripheralInterface- a clocked synchronous interface,usedfor short
distancecommunications, generally between embedded devices.
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Pulse-width modulation
Modulation Voltage: Logic high
Maximum Period: 128 seconds
Resolution:
l 0 to ≤ 5 ms: 1/12 MHz or 83.33 ns
l > 5 to ≤ 300 ms: 187.62 kHz or 5.33 µs
l > 300 ms: 1/32 kHz or 31.25 µs
Communications specifications
Ethernet Port: RJ45 jack, 10/100Base Mbps, full and half duplex,
Auto-MDIX, magnetic isolation, and TVS surge protection.
USB Device: Micro-B device for computer connectivity
USB Host: USB 2.0 full speed host 12 Mbps, Type-A for mass
storage devices
CS I/O: 9-pin D-sub connector to interface with Campbell
Scientific CS I/O peripherals.
0 – 5 V Serial (U1 to U12, C1 to C4): Eight independent TX/RX
pairs
SDI-12 (C1, C3, U1, U3, U5, U7, U9, U11): Eight independent SDI12 compliant terminals are individually configured and meet
SDI-12 Standard v 1.4.
RS-485 (C1 to C4): One full duplex or two half duplex
RS-422 (C1 to C4): One full duplex or two half duplex
CPI/RS-232: Single RJ45 module port that can operate in one
of two modes: CPI or RS-232. CPI interfaces with Campbell
Scientific CDM measurement peripherals and sensors. RS-232
connects, with an adapter cable, to computer, sensor, or
communications devices serially.
CPI:One CPI bus. Up to 1 Mbps data rate. Synchronization of
devices to 5 μS. Total cable length up to 610 m (2000 ft). Up to
20 devices. CPI is a proprietary interface for communications
between Campbell Scientific data loggers and Campbell
Scientific CDM peripheral devices. It consists of a physical layer
definition and a data protocol.
Wireless: Wi-Fi
Hardwired:Multi-drop, short haul, RS-232, fiber optic
Satellite: GOES, Argos, Inmarsat Hughes, Irridium
Antenna Connector: Reverse Polarity SMA (RPSMA)
Antenna (shipped with data logger): Unity gain (0 dBd), 1/2
wave whip, omnidirectional. Features an articulating knuckle
joint that can be oriented vertically or at right angles