Campbell Scientific GRANITE 9 Specifications

GRANITE 9 Specifications

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.

System specifications 1

Physical specifications 1

Power requirements 1

Power output specifications 2

Pulse measurement specifications 2

Digital input/output specifications 2

Communications specifications 3

Standards compliance specifications 4

Warranty 4

System specifications

Processor: NXP iMX6 Quad core running at 1 GHz

Memory:

l 2 GB DDR SDRAM
l 8 GB eMMC NAND OS storage
l 128 MB NOR FLASH
l 4 MB SRAM battery backed
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) formatted as FAT32. Not
intended for long term unattended data storage other
than what is available with TableFile().

GRANITE 9 Solid State Drive (SSD):

l SSD:Enhanced MLC
l SSD (XD):SLC
l Total onboard: 64 GB
l Humidity: 8% to 95%, non-condensing
l JESD219A client work load: 86 terabytes written (TBW)

(standard)

l Random write: 914 TBW (XD)
l Sequential write: 5333 TBW (XD)
l Block PE cycle: 100000 (XD)
l Data Retention at 40 °C: 10 years with 10% PE cycle(XD)

l MTBF (hours) at 25 °C: 1,500,000 (standard); 2,000,000

(XD)

l Typical power consumption at 12 VDC: 120.8 mA

(standard); 191.7 mA (XD)

l Maximum sustained write power consumption at 12

VDC: 295.8 mA (XD only)

Real-Time Clock:

l Battery backed while external power is disconnected
l Resolution: 1 ms
l Accuracy: ±3 min. per year
l GPS Phase Lock to within 200 nS if used

GPS:

l SMA Female 50 Ω input impedance
l Active antenna design, 3.3 Vdc
l 25 dBm maximum input
l Integrated SAW filtering and jam resistance
l 1 S time-to-fix during normal operation
l 35 S time-to-fix on power up or reboot
l 13 min. for leap second, once per day auto
l PPS ± 1 μS to full UTC second
l Receive sensitivity –161 dBm

Wiring Panel Temperature: Measured using a thermistor,
located on the main processor board.

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: 1.0 kg (2.2 lb)

Power requirements

Protection: Power inputs are protected against surge, over­voltage, over-current, and reverse power. IEC 61000-4 Class 4
level.

Power In Terminal:

l Voltage Input: 9.6 to 32 VDC
l Input Current Limit at 12 VDC:

o

Total system current is fused at 5 A with
replaceable automotive mini-blade fuse

Internal Lithium Battery: 1/2AA, 1.2 Ah, 3.6 VDC (Tadiran
L5902S) for battery-backed memory and clock. 5-year life with
no external power source.

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Average Current Drain:

l Active: ~6 Watts

o

24 V input: 255 mA input

o

12 V input:495 mA input

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:

Mode Wi-Fi Option

Client Mode 7 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
12VDC)

Total system current is fused at 5 A with replaceable
automotive mini-blade fuse

12 V and SW12 power output terminals

12V, SW12-1, and SW12-2: Provide 12 VDC power ±10% when
the power input supply voltage is ≥13.7VDC. When the supply
voltage is <13.7V the output voltage will be at least the supply
voltage minus 1.7 volts.

SW12-1 and SW12-2 can be independently set to a regulated
12V under program control.

SW12 current limit: 1100 mA

12 VDC outputs limited to 3300 mA, which is shared by all 12 V
outputs including 12V, SW12-1, SW12-2 and CS I/O pin 8.

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

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

CSI/O pin 1

5 V Current Limit: 250 mA

CSI/O pin 8

Pulse measurement specifications

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 VDC

Maximum Counts Per Channel: 2

Maximum Counts Per Scan: 2

Input Resistance: 5 kΩ

Accuracy: ±(6 ppm of reading + 0.00001)

Switch closure input

Terminals: C1-C8

Pull-Down Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100
kΩ

Pull-Up Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100 kΩ
(weak) or 2.2 kΩ (strong)

Maximum Input Frequency: 250 Hz

Minimum Switch Closed Time: 1 ms

Minimum Switch Open Time: 1 ms

Maximum Bounce Time: 1 ms open without being counted

Software Debounce Time: 1 ms

High-frequency input

Terminals: C1-C8

Pull-Down Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100
kΩ

Pull-Up Resistance: Configurable in terminal pairs with 100 kΩ
(weak) or 2.2 kΩ (strong)

Maximum Input Frequency: 1 MHz

Low-level AC input

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:

Sine wave (mV RMS) Range (Hz)

20 1.0 to 20

200 0.5 to 200

2000 0.3 to 10,000

5000 0.3 to 20,000

32

32

12 V Current Limit: 1100 mA

Digital input/output specifications

Terminals configurable for digital input and output (I/O)
including status high/low, pulse width modulation, external

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interrupt, edge timing, switch closure pulse counting, high­frequency 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().

Terminals:C1-C8

Maximum Input Voltage: ±20 V

Logic Levels and Drive Current:

Terminal Pair Configuration 5 V Source 3.3 V Source

Logic low ≤ 1.5 V ≤ 0.8 V

Logic high ≥ 3.5 V ≥ 2.5 V

Edge timing

Terminals:C1-C8

Maximum Input Frequency: 1 MHz

Resolution: 20 ns

Edge counting

Terminals:C1-C8

Maximum Input Frequency: 1 MHz

Quadrature input

Terminals: C1-C8 can be configured as digital pairs to monitor
the two sensing channels of an encoder.

Maximum Frequency: 500 kHz

Resolution: 20 ns or 50 MHz

Pulse-width modulation

Modulation Voltage: Logic high

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.

Maximum Period: 43 seconds

Resolution:10 ns

Maximum time between counter or timer instructions

l 86 seconds

Communications specifications

Ethernet Port: RJ45 jack, 10/100/1000 Base Mbps, full and half
duplex, Auto-MDIX, magnetic isolation, and TVS surge
protection, IEEE 802.3 compliant.

Internet Protocols: Ethernet, PPP, RNDIS, ICMP/Ping, Auto-IP
(APIPA), IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, TLS (v1.2), DNS, DHCP, SLAAC,
Telnet, HTTP(S), SFTP, FTP(S), POP3/TLS, NTP, SMTP/TLS,
SNMPv3, CSI/OIP

Additional Protocols: CPI, EPI, PakBus, PakBus Encryption, SDM,
SDI-12, Modbus RTU / ASCII / TCP, DNP3, custom user
definable over serial, UDP, NTCIP, NMEA 0183, I2C, SPI

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(C1 to C8): Eight independent TX/RX pairs

SDI-12 (C1, C3, C5, C7): Four independent SDI-12 compliant
terminals are individually configured and meet SDI-12
Standard v 1.4.

RS-485 (C1 to C8): Two full duplex or four half duplex. Optional
120 Ohm termination resistor between pairs.

RS-422 (C1 to C8): Two full duplex or four half duplex. Use RS­485 configuration.

RS-232 (C1 to C8): Four independent Tx/Rx pairs.

CPI A/B and RS-232 A/B: Two RJ45 module ports 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.

EPI: One EPI bus. 100 Mbps data rate. IEEE 1588
synchronization to 50 nS. 100 m (330 ft) maximum cable length
per network connection. Up to 15 devices. EPI is a proprietary
interface for communications between Campbell Scientific
data loggers and Campbell Scientific CDM peripheral devices.
It is based on Ethernet and IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol. It
consists of a physical layer definition and a data protocol.

CPI:Two independent CPI buses. Up to 1 Mbps data rate each.
Synchronization of devices to 5 μS. Total cable length up to
610 m (2000 ft). Up to 20 devices per bus. 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

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Satellite: GOES, Argos, Inmarsat Hughes, Irridium

Wi-Fi specifications

WLAN (Wi-Fi)

Maximum Possible Over-the-Air Data Rates: <11 Mbps over

802.11b, <54 Mbps over 802.11g, <72 Mbps over 802.11n

Operating Frequency: 2.4 GHz, 20 MHz bandwidth

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

Supported Technologies: 802.11 b/g/n, WPA/WPA2-Personal,
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise Security, WEP

Client Mode: WPA/WPA2-Personal and Enterprise, WEP

Access Point Mode: WPA2-Personal

Receive Sensitivity: -97 dBm

Standards compliance specifications

View EU Declarations of Conformity at

www.campbellsci.com/granite9.

EMIand ESD protection:

l Immunity: Meets or exceeds following standards:

o

ESD: per IEC 61000-4-2; ±15 kV air, ±8 kV contact
discharge

o

Radiated RF: per IEC 61000-4-3; 10 V/m, 80-1000
MHz

o

EFT: per IEC 61000-4-4; 4 kV power, 4 kV I/O

o

Surge: per IEC 61000-4-5; 4 kV power, 4kV I/O

o

Conducted RF: per IEC 61000-4-6; 10 V power, 10
V I/O

l Emissions and immunity performance criteria available

on request.

l United States FCC ID: XF6-RS9113SB
l Industry Canada (IC): 8407A-RS9113SB

NOTE:
The user is responsible for emissions if changing the
antenna type or increasing the gain.

Warranty

Standard:Three years against defects in materials and
workmanship.

Extended (optional):An additional two years. against defects in
materials and workmanship, bringing the total to 5 years.

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