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HTSUS 9015.808080, ECCN: EAR99. The DL422 is made in the USA. Anemoment LLC is committed to complying with all U.S. Export and re-export laws and regulations. Anemoment develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all export laws and regulations.
Chapter 1: Introduction The Data Logger 422 (DL422) records data for the TriSonica family of Ultrasonic 3D Anemometers or other serial ASCII-based instruments. The DL422 is available as a circuit board (DL422-B) or in a weather-tight enclosure with either a single (DL422-E1), double (DL422-E2), or quadruple (DL422-E4) TriSonica sensor connection.
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GPS Port ..........................23 Radio Port ..........................23 Serial Data Start ........................... 23 Serial Data Format ........................23 GPS Data ............................. 24 Time Tagging ..........................24 Data Logger 422 Analog Input Values ................... 24 Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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Instrument 3 Hardware Configuration ..................42 Instrument 4 Hardware Configuration ..................43 Analog and Digital Connector Hardware Configurations............43 GPS and Radio Connector Hardware Configurations ..............43 Circuit Board Modification ......................43 Changing a Two-Position Jumper ..................... 43 Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Changing a Three-Position Voltage Jumper ................47 Chapter 12: Warranty and Limitations .................... 49 Chapter 13: Index of Tables and Figures ..................51 My Notes: Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
UPPLY ARNING power the DL422. Anemoment is not responsible for any harm or safety issue caused by supplying the product with uncertified batteries, power supplies or circuits. : Electric Shock Risk. Turn off power supply or external battery before unplugging power AUTION connector from DL422.
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See Chapter 5: Connecting to the DL422-E-Series for more information about connector pin-out. A dimensioned drawing of the enclosure appears below: Figure 1: DL422-E-Series Weather-tight Enclosure Specifications Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
DO NOT ALLOW A dimensioned drawing of the DL422 circuit board appears below. Figure 2: DL422 Dimensional Drawing Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
There are two input terminal each for power and ground. These pins are connected and can be used for daisy-chaining power connections with other devices. Pin Name Signal Name Description V_IN 5VDC to 60VDC V_IN 5VDC to 60VDC Ground Ground Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Replace the lid on the gasket and inspect that the gasket is positioned correctly between the lid and the base. Tighten the four screws. • DL422-B Clock Battery Replacement Slide the battery out of its holder and replace with fresh • battery. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Anemoment does not provide the GPS receiver. Anemoment does not provide a Radio transceiver. The user must choose a properly certified and licensed radio module appropriate for the user’s region. Anemoment LLC...
Not connected Internally Black Not connected Internally. Green/Black or Not connected Internally. Light Green Tan or Pink Not connected Internally Jumper configuration information for skilled electronics technician use is in Chapter 11: Hardware Configuration. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Pin Number Signal Name Description V_Out Voltage Output of 5V (Jumper Configurable to 3.3V) Ground EIA232 Serial Transmit Data Output EIA232 Serial Receive Data Input I2C SCL I2C Clock I2C SDA I2C Data Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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Connecting to TriSonica Sensors Either end of an Anemoment 12-pin double-terminated cable may be connected to the serial input cable, and a TriSonica sensor attached to the other end of the cable.
Board Geography and Pin Assignments, below. Figure 7: JST Snap Connector in Place Additional 6-Socket Serial Input Cables may be purchased from Anemoment. Information about the connectors and wire positions is provided to guide skilled electronic technicians in making custom-built cables.
Technician, as indicated in the pin description “jumper configurable”. Information about custom configurations can be found in Chapter 10. Custom jumper configurations should be done only by a Skilled Electronics Technician. Figure 8: DL422 Circuit Board Geography Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
(Jumper Configurable to 3.3V UART) Trigger TriSonica Trigger Signal (Jumper Configurable to I2C SCL – I2C Clock) I2C SDA I2C Data Jumper configuration information for skilled electronics technician use is in Chapter 9. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Serial Data Transmit Output EIA232 Voltage levels. (Jumper Configurable to 3.3V UART) Serial Data Receive Input EIA232 Voltage levels. (Jumper Configurable to 3.3V UART) I2C SCL I2C Clock (Jumper Configurable to TriSonica Trigger Signal) I2C SDA I2C Data Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Voltage output of 5V. (Jumper Configurable to 3.3V) Ground ANALOG 1 Analog Input #1. This signal accepts voltage inputs of 0V to 6V. Digital 1 Digital Input #1. This signal accepts voltage of 0V to 3.3V. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
To insert, slide MicroSD Card into the slot with the gold contact pins side facing down, until it clicks into place. To remove, gently press the edge of the card inward toward the circuit board. When the card pops out, remove the MicroSD Card from the slot. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Replace the lid on the gasket and inspect that the gasket is positioned correctly between the lid and the base. Figure 9: Accessing MicroSD Card Connector in DL422-E-Series Unit Tighten the four screws. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Each output line is a single record containing all the collected parameters from a single sample of all the inputs. The parameters on an output line are separated by a configurable delimiter. The default delimiter is a space. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
The time tag is enabled and formatted using the MIM or CLI. There is an additional option to select millisecond resolution of the time tag. Data Logger 422 Analog Input Values The DL422 has two external and one internal analog input channels.
After the DL422-E-Series unit has been configured to the user’s desired specifications, replace the lid on the gasket and inspect that the gasket is positioned correctly between the lid and the base; then replace and tighten the four screws. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
The MIM Main Menu lists sub-menus for configuring equipment function and data stream settings. To enter a sub-menu, press the letter key shown to the left of the option on the menu list. Figure 11: Main Menu Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
When in a multiple choice sub- or sub-sub-menu and no further changes are desired, press 0 (Zero eturn to the previous menu. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
The display then returns to the Serial Setup Menu listing the parameter configuration options for that instrument. Figure 13: Serial Instrument Selection Menu “Parameter” is defined in Chapter 8, Section “Serial Data Format”, above. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Instrument Selection is shown. Press the letter key indicated to the left of the desired instrument. The display then returns to the Analog Setup Menu listing parameter configuration options. Figure 14: Analog Options menu Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Instrument Selection is shown. Press the letter key indicated to the left of the desired instrument. The display then returns to the Digital Setup Menu listing parameter configuration options. Figure 15: Digital Setup Menu Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
The Current Settings menu option displays a list of the current configuration settings. GPS Settings The GPS Menu determines which GPS parameters and tags are displayed in the output. Figure 17: GPS Options Menu Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Tag Value Set the Tag value for the pressure sensor output. Trigger Options Menu The Trigger Options Menu controls the sampling rates and trigger sources for the DL422. Figure 19: Trigger Options Menu Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Storage File Prefix This text string is prefixed to the time tag to create the filename. File List on SD Card List the filenames of the files that are in the Storage Directory. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Enabled the milliseconds output in the time tag. TimeTag Tag Enable the tag that precedes the time tag output. TimeTag Tag Value Set the value of the tag the precedes the time tag output. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
IMPORTANT: changes made in the CLI are TEMPORARY. The CLI command nvwrite stores the changes into memory to be used after a reset. CLI Help To see a list of available commands, use the help command by typing help and pressing the enter key. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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- disable the analog channel tag for this port tag - use <arg> as the tag for this analog channel port diagnostic Performs a self diagnostic on the Data Logger 422 digital Show or set the digital input port configuration .
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- enable the time parameter disable - disable the time parameter coarse - enable or disable the coarse value of the GPS output. enable - enable the time parameter disable - disable the time parameter Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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<port> - serial port for applying arguments. Valid values for <port> are 1 - 6 enable - enable the serial port to receive data for a serial instrument. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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[serial <rate>|analog <rate>|type <internal|sync|external>|source 1|2] Show or set the Sampling Rage. serial - Set the Sampling Rate in mS <rate> = mS between samples. analog - Set the Sampling Rate for the Analog Inputs in mS Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
“}” indicates the end of the command. Once the close curly brace “}” is received the command is executed and the results returned within curly braces. This is not compatible with the JSON protocol. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
JP8 selects the voltage applied to the Instrument 1 connector. The choices are 5V and 12V. The defaults are EIA232 and 12V, as shown in Figure 22. Figure 22: Instrument 1 Hardware Configuration Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
JP14 selects the voltage applied to the Instrument 3 connector: 3.3V, 5V, or 12V. Figure 24: Instrument 3 Hardware Configuration The defaults are SCL, EIA232, and 5V, as shown in Figure 24. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Modification to these jumpers must be done only by a skilled electronics technician. Changing a Two-Position Jumper The configuration is changed by cutting the default jumper trace and soldering a bridge across two pads of the jumper to change the connections. Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
Figure 26: Changing EIA232 to TTL-UART - Cut this solder trace Add a solder bridge from the center pads to the TTL-UART Pads, as shown in Figure 27 Figure 27: Changing EIA232 to TTL-UART - Add these solder bridges Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
(1) cut the circuit board trace connecting the center pad to one side of the jumper, as indicted in Figure 29 Figure 29: Changing from the Default Voltage: cut this solder trace Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
To select 12V, (after removing any solder bridge originally existing or previously made) create a solder bridge across the pair of 12V pads, as shown in Figure 33. Figure 33: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - 12V Solder Bridge Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
To restore 5V after the default jumper has been cut, remove the bridge previously made, and add a solder bridge across the pair of 5V pads, as shown in Figure 35 Figure 35: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - Restoring Default Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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(ii) to any Product damaged due to improper installation or use. Anemoment’s sole obligation under this Warranty shall be to repair, replace, or refund purchase price of the applicable Product, at its sole option, provided that Anemoment is given timely notice of the defect.
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Figure 5: JST Snap Connector in Place ....................15 Figure 6: 6-Socket 3.3V UART Serial Input Cable ................16 Figure 7: JST Snap Connector in Place ....................16 Figure 8: DL422 Circuit Board Geography ..................17 Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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Figure 32: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - cut this trace ..............47 Figure 33: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - 12V Solder Bridge ............47 Figure 34: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - 3.3V Solder Bridge ............48 Figure 35: Three-Position Voltage Jumper - Restoring Default ............48 Anemoment LLC Data Logger 422 User Manual...
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