Hydrolab DATASONDE 4a communication protocol

Supported device types and versions 
Communication line configuration
Communication station configuration
I/O tag configuration
Literature
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Supported device types and versions

This protocol supports data reading from Hydrolab DATASONDE 4a. The device must be in the TTY communication mode.

Communication line configuration

The line parameters:

• Communication line category: Serial.
• Baud rate 2400,4800,9600 or 19200 Bd (according to settings of DATASONDE).
• The number of stop bits according to settings of DATASONDE.
• The number of data bits according to settings of DATASONDE.
• Parity according to settings of DATASONDE.

Other parameters are stated in the chapter Communication lines.

Communication station configuration

• Communication protocol: HYDROLAB DataSonde 4a
• The station address is not used.

Station protocol parameters

You can configure the following I/O tags:

Table 1

String with protocol parameters is written according to this rule:

Key_word=value;Key_word=value; ...

Example:

WT=2000;MWR=40;

If a keyword with a valid value has not been found in the initial string, the default value is used according to Table 1.

I/O tag configuration

The received values can be AI (Analog input) or TIR (Time interval - input).

These data are separated by blank space and ended by CR and LF characters. The address defines the index of value ranging from 1 (or as a hexadecimal number with a hash at the beginning, e.g. #0A). Value type TIR may be used for value with index 1 – it is a device time.

Literature

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Changes and modifications

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Document revisions

• Ver. 1.0 – May 9, 2000 – Creation of document