Campbell SC932A Instruction Manual

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    Inst ruct io n manual sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface revision: 9/16 c o p y r i g h t © 1 9 8 7 - 2 0 1 6 c a m p b e l l s c i e n t i f i c , i n c ..

  • Page 3: Guarantee

    Guarantee this equipment is guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. We will repair or replace products which prove to be defective during the guarantee period as detailed on your invoice, provided they are returned to us prepaid. The guarantee will not apply to: equipment which has ...

  • Page 5: Please Read First

    Please read first about this manual please note that this manual was originally produced by campbell scientific inc. Primarily for the north american market. Some spellings, weights and measures may reflect this origin. Some useful conversion factors: area: 1 in 2 (square inch) = 645 mm 2 length: 1 ...

  • Page 7: Precautions

    Precautions danger — many hazards are associated with installing, using, maintaining, and working on or around tripods, towers, and any attachments to tripods and towers such as sensors, crossarms, enclosures, antennas, etc. Failure to properly and completely assemble, install, operate, use, and mai...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    I table of contents pdf viewers: these page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the pdf reader bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. General description ................................................... 1 2. Specifications ............................................

  • Page 11: 1.  General Description

    1 sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 1. General description figure 1-1. Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface the sc932a (figure 1-1 ) is used to interface a campbell scientific datalogger to any modem that is configured with an rs-232 dce (data communications equipment) serial port. Features inc...

  • Page 12: 2. Specifications

    Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 2 2. Specifications rs-232 9-pin male connector pin-out: pin no. I/o name description 1 in dcd data carrier detect (no connection) 2 in rxd received data 3 out txd transmitted data 4 out dtr data terminal ready (5 v supply from cs i/o) 5 gnd signal ground 6 in d...

  • Page 13: 3. Installation

    Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 3 data rates: the sc932a will support baud rates up to 115,200 bps. Electrical: the sc932a uses power from the +5 v line on the 9-pin interface connected to the datalogger. Additional current (up to 10 ma) from the 5 v supply may be used by the rs-232 device con...

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    Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 4 excellent immunity to circuit noise. Table 4-1 gives the data rate possible for several gage cables across several distances. Table 4-1. Approximate range, miles and km data rate 19 gauge (0.9 mm) 24 gauge (0.5 mm) 26 gauge (0.4 mm) bps miles km miles km miles...

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    Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 5 transient protection shown may be purchased from campbell scientific (pn #5563 shown in figure 4-2 , pn #6536 includes a plastic case, pn #6361 includes hardware for mounting to ground lug of campbell scientific enclosures models enc10/12, enc12/14, or enc16/1...

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    Sc932a cs i/o to rs-232-dce interface 6 occasionally, a customer needs to transmit data across longer or smaller gage wires or at higher speeds than can be done with the rad modem powered by the sc932a. Rad does sell a 9-volt power supply that will boost the signals enough to meet some of these more...

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