Campbell Scientific SR50A Distance Sensor User Manual
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SR50A Sonic Ranging Sensor
The Initial menu will look as follows:
The following is a summary of settings that can be changed on the SR50A RS-
232 or RS-485 operating modes. 
Setting Description
Options
Default Value
BAUD Rate
1200 
4800 
9600 
19200 
38400 
9600 BAUD
Address RS-232/RS-485
Any 2 Alphanumeric 
Characters 
33
Serial Operational Mode
Measure on Poll 
Auto Measure Auto Output 
Auto Measure Polled Output 
Auto Measure Auto Output
Distance to Target or 
Depth output 
Distance to Target 
Depth 
Distance to Target
Distance to Ground
Decimal Value in Meters
0.0
Measurement Interval Units Seconds
Minutes 
Hours 
Seconds
Measurement Interval Value Integer 1-255
60
Output Unit
Meters 
Centimeters 
Millimeters 
Feet 
Inches 
Meters
9
