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H-4280 – Xylem H-4280 User Manual

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3-12 SDI-12 Command and Response Protocol

H-4280

The “aXWCn!” extended command allows any (or all) of the configuration settings for a

particular channel to be changed.

Command:

"aXWCn !"

Where:

a

is the sensor address ("0-9", "A-Z", "a-z", "*", "?").

XWC

are upper case characters.

n

channel number (0-7)

is one or more setup keywords

There must be a space between the channel # and the parameter list. Enter only the parameters

you wish to change. Insert a space between each of the parameters. D=n, S=nnn, and O=nnn

arguments must be entered with no embedded spaces. Do not enter two parameters which are

mutually exclusive (such as both U and B). The following parameter keywords are recognized:

U

Unipolar

B

Bipolar

S

Single ended

D

Differential

D=n

# of SDI-12 digits to the right of the decimal point (0-6)

S=nnn

The slope (m) term in the y=mX+b function for this channel

(nnn = new slope value)

O=nnn

The offset (b) term in the y=mX+b function for this channel

(nnn = new offset value)

The response to this command is a printout of the current settings as defined for the aXRCn!

command described above.

Example of a H-4280 Extended "Write Channel Config" command:

Command:

0XWC2 B D D=4 S

=2.0!

Response:

Chan 2: Bipolar, Differential, Digits=4, Slope=2.000, Offset=0.000