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Tekbox TBS06 Manual

Rs232 to sdi-12 interface
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V1.2
TBS06
RS232 to SDI-12 Interface
The TBS06 (DR) RS232 to SDI-12 Converter is an interface for connecting a PC, data logger or
RTU to one or more sensors with SDI-12 interface. The TBS06 connects to the RS232 interface
and provides a SDI-12 compliant data interface. The TBS06 is a versatile tool for everyone who
designs sensors and data recorders or who installs, tests or maintains SDI-12 based data
acquisition systems.
It is available in a IP67 housing from Fibox or in a Dinrail housing.
Features
RS232 toSDI-12 Interface
Transfer Mode
Plug and play
No driver required
Selectable data rate: 4800 - 38400
Baud
5V ... 12V supply voltage
Low power mode
Spring loaded terminal blocks
© 2011 Tekbox Digital Solutions
50/11 Truong Son, F2 | Q. Tan Binh | Ho Chi Minh City | Tel +84 (83)5471340 | E-mail office@tekbox.net| www.tekbox.net
TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface – Fibox- and Dinrail variant
IP67 housing or Dinrail housing
Operating Temperature Range:
- 40°C ... + 85°C
Target Applications
SDI-12 Data Recording
SDI-12 Field Installations
SDI-12 Interface Debugging
SDI-12 Sensor Testing

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  • Page 1 5V … 12V supply voltage SDI-12 Interface Debugging Low power mode SDI-12 Sensor Testing Spring loaded terminal blocks © 2011 Tekbox Digital Solutions 50/11 Truong Son, F2 | Q. Tan Binh | Ho Chi Minh City | Tel +84 (83)5471340 | E-mail office@tekbox.net| www.tekbox.net...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    APPLICATION FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION VERVIEW NTERFACE HARDWARE DESCRIPTION OARD OVERVIEW – F ONNECTIONS IBOX ARIANT – DIN- ONNECTIONS RAIL VARIANT SDI-12 BASICS SETTING UP THE TBS06 EQUIREMENTS 6.1.1 User Interface 6.1.2 Hardware Interface 6.1.3 Read Data from sensor ORDERING INFORMATION HISTORY...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    , 2005. The standard is available on the web site of the SDI-12 Support Group. TBS06 implements all functions for interfacing SDI-12 sensors to a RTU, data logger or PC with RS232 interface. It is a plug and play solution for controlling or testing of sensors with SDI-12 interface.

  • Page 4: Application

    SDI-12 standard. Furthermore TBS06handles breaks, marks and all other details of the SDI-12 protocol. Upon receiving data or status information originated by a Sensor, TBS06 extracts the corresponding ASCII strings and sends it to COM Port of the PC.

  • Page 5: Hardware Description

    V1.1 TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface Hardware Description 4.1 Board overview Figure 3 – Board Connections, Jumper Settings of Fibox variant Figure 4 – Board Connections, Jumper Settings of Dinrail variant...

  • Page 6: Connections - Fibox Variant

    RS232 to SDI-12 Interface 4.2 Connections – Fibox Variant TBS06 supports RS232 and gives access to the UART interface of the on board SDI-12 module. CON2: RS232 interface connector; Pin 1-2 of J1 : access to UART interface 4 Pin terminal block: CON2 –...

  • Page 7: Connections - Din-Rail Variant

    V1.1 TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface Other communication settings: 8 Bits • No Parity • 1 Stop Bit • No Handshake • 4.3 Connections – DIN-rail variant RS232 Side, from left to right: Cable shield RS232 TX (TBS06DR output) RS232 RX (TBS06DR input)
  • Page 8 Jumper J2, position 1-2 jumpered: Always On (6 mA); default factory setting Jumper J2, position 2-3 jumpered: Power saving mode (>250uA), TBS06 will wakup automatically when data is present at the Rx pin, and switches into sleep mode 2.5 seconds after RX becomes idle...

  • Page 9: Sdi-12 Basics

    V1.1 TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface SDI-12 Basics SDI-12 is a serial data communication standard for interfacing multiple sensors with a data recorder SDI-12 uses a shared bus with 3 wires: power (12V), data, ground Data rate: 1200 baud Each sensor at the bus gets a unique address which is in the range ASCII [0-9, a-z, A-Z]. The default address of every sensor is ASCII[0].

  • Page 10: Setting Up The Tbs06

    V1.1 TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface Setting up the TBS06 6.1 Requirements 6.1.1 User Interface Any RTU, data logger or PC hyper terminal (e.g.: Windows Hyper Terminal, Terminal V1.9B, RealTerm, Docklight or specific application software such as LabVIEW) Set hyper terminal to 19200 baud, 8 Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit, No Handshake •...

  • Page 11: Ordering Information

    V1.1 TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 Interface Figure 7 – Example: SDI-12 command flow on a terminal application Ordering Information Part Number Description TBS06 RS232 to SDI-12 interface in IP67 housing TBS06-DR RS232 to SDI-12 interface in DIN-rail housing Default baud rate is 19200 Baud; default power management setting is “Always On”...

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