Digital input/output specifications

Terminals configurable for digital input and output (I/O) including status high/low, pulse width modulation, external interrupt, edge timing, switch closure pulse counting, high-frequency pulse counting, plus UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter for asynchronous serial communications., RS‑232 Recommended Standard 232. A loose standard defining how two computing devices can communicate with each other. The implementation of RS-232 in Campbell Scientific data loggers to computer communications is quite rigid, but transparent to most users. Features in the data logger that implement RS-232 communications with smart sensors are flexible., RS-422 Communications protocol similar to RS-485. Most RS-422 sensors will work with RS-485 protocol., RS‑485 Recommended Standard 485. A standard defining how two computing devices can communicate with each other., SDM Synchronous Device for Measurement. A processor-based peripheral device or sensor that communicates with the data logger via hardwire over a short distance using a protocol proprietary to Campbell Scientific., SDI‑12 Serial Data Interface at 1200 baud. Communications protocol for transferring data between the data logger and SDI-12 compatible smart sensors., I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit is a multi-controller, multi-peripheral, packet switched, single-ended, serial computer bus., and SPI Serial Peripheral Interface - a clocked synchronous interface, used for short distance communications, generally between embedded devices. serial-communications functions. 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

Sustained Logic Input Voltage without Damage: ±20 VDC

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
C1 - C8	10 mA @ 3.5V	10 mA @ 1.85V

Switch closure input

Terminals: C1-C8, P1-P2

Pull-Up Resistance: 100 kΩ to 5 V

Event: Low (<0.8 V) to High (>2.5 V)

Maximum Input Frequency: 150 Hz

Minimum Switch Closed Time: 5 ms

Minimum Switch Open Time: 6 ms

Maximum Bounce Time: 1 ms open without being counted

High-frequency input

Terminals: C1-C8, P1-P2

Pull-Up Resistance: 100 kΩ to 5 V

Event: Low (<0.8 V) to High (>2.5 V)

Maximum Input Frequency: 250 kHz

Edge timing

Terminals: C1-C8

Maximum Input Frequency: ≤ 1 kHz

Resolution: 500 ns

Edge counting

Terminals: C1-C8

Maximum Input Frequency: ≤ 2.3 kHz

Quadrature input

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

Maximum Frequency: 2.5 kHz

Minimum Pulse Width: 10 µs

Pulse-width modulation

Terminals: C1-C8

Maximum Period: 36.4 seconds

Resolution:

0 – 5 ms: 83.33 ns
5 – 325 ms: 5.33 µs
> 325 ms: 31.25 µs