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H-5223 – Xylem H-5223 User Manual

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Description:

Issue an identify command on the SDI-12 bus using the address specified by
SDITESTADDRESS.

Parameters:

None.

Response:

The XL™ takes the response it receives on the SDI-12 bus and returns it. If no
response is received, the XL™ responds with “Communication Timed Out”. The
response to the identify command is as follows:

allccccccccmmmmmmvvvxx...xx

a:

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

ll:

SDI-12 version compatibility level, e.g. version 1.2 is
represented as “12”.

cccccccc:

8 character vendor identification to be specified by the
vendor and usually in the form of a company name or its
abbreviation.

mmmmmm:

6 character field specifying the sensor model number.

vvv:

3 character field specifying the sensor version number.

xx...xx:

variable length field (up to a maximum of 13) to be used for
serial number or other specific sensor information not
relevant to the operation of the data recorder.

Example:

-> SDIIDENTIFY

5

Command sent to XL™.

112 DAA H-415vvvS#123456V101

rs

Response from XL™.

Command:

SDIVERIFY

Description:

Issue a verify command on the SDI-12 bus using the address specified by
SDITESTADDRESS.

Parameters:

None.

Response:

The XL™ takes the response it receives on the SDI-12 bus and returns it. If no
response is received, the XL™ responds with “Communication Timed Out”. The
response to the verify command depends on the manufacturer of the sensor.
Consult the documentation for the sensor for further information.

H-5223

Remote Operation (Command Mode) C-27