ERHTP SDI-12 Inteface - Parameters and Units

ERHTP SDI-12 Inteface - Parameters and Units

ERHTP Environmental Parameters

Parameter
Unit
Descrption
air_ temperature
°C / °F 
Air temperature (dry-bulb temperature)
relative_humidity
%
Relative humidity of air
barometric_pressure
hPa
Barometric pressure 
sea_level_pressure
hPa
Reduced to sea level atmospheric pressure 
dew_point
°C
Dew point (Dew temperature) 
absolute_humidity
g/m3 
Absolute humidity of air
vapor_pressure
hPa 
Vapor pressure in humid air
saturated_vapor_pressure
hPa
Saturated vapor pressure in humid air
heat_index
°C
Physiological heat index in humid air
speed_of_sound
m/s
Speed of sound in humid air
mixing_ratio
g/kg
Mixing ratio of moisture in air
specific_enthalpy
kJ/kg
Thermodynamic specific enthalpy of humid air
water_activity 
-
Water activity in humid air
water_boiling_point
°C
Boiling point of water
wet_bulb_temperature 
°C
Thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature 
CO2_percentage
%
RHTP-CO2 version only: concentration (percentage) of CO2 in air


ERHTP Diagnostic Parameters

Parameter
Unit
Description
MCU_voltage
mV
Internally regulated voltage supply for the on-board microcontroller
SEN_voltage
mV
Internally regulated voltage supply for the sensor circuits
VIN_voltage
mV
Unregulated voltage supply fed to the probe
MCU_temperature
°C
Temperature of the on-board microcontroller
MCU errors
-
A register of errors occurred in the MCU of a probe
reset_cause
-
A register of the most recent MCU reset cause code
power_errors
-
A register of error in the power circuitry of a probe
sensor_errors
-
A register of errors occurred during sensing
errors_count
-
Total count of errors occurred in a probe
wet_bulb_iterations
-
Count of iterations to solve the equation for wet_bulb_temperature
break_duration
-
Duration the SDI-12 break symbol generated by the SDI-12 master and measured by the probe
NOTE: MCU_errors, power_errors, sensor_errors, errors_count reset to 0 at power-up.

ERHTP On-board Heater Parameters

Parameter
Unit
Description
HEAT_mode 
-
Indicator of the operational mode of the on-board heater: MANUAL, AUTO
HEAT_status
-
Indicator of the state of the heater cycle: ON, COOLING, OFF
HEAT_duty_cycle
-
Automatically set parameter for PWM control of the on-board heater
HEAT_set_time
s
User-defined ON time for the on-board heater
HEAT_remaining_time
s
Self-updating remaining ON time for the on-board heater when enabled
HEAT_initial_temperature
°C
Temperature of the RH-sensor at the beginning of heater’s ON state
HEAT_delta_temperature
°C
Increase of temperature of the RH-sensor during heating
COOL_remaining_time
s
Self-updating remaining COOLING time for the RH-sensor after heater automatically shuts OFF
COOL_initial_temperature
°C
The temperature of the RH-sensor at the end of heater’s ON stat
COOL_delata_temperature
°C
Decrease of temperature of the RH-sensor during cooling 

ERHTP Input Parameters

Parameter
Unit
Description
height_above_sea_level 
m
Height of installation point above sea level (for fixed installations only)
vertical_temp_coeff
°C/100m
Vertical temperature gradient in the atmosphere
CAL_temperature_A
-
Calibration coefficient A for air temperature
CAL_temperature_B
-
Calibration coefficient A for air temperature
CAL_temperature_C
-
Calibration coefficient B for air temperature
CAL_temperature_date
-
User-defined date of the most recent air temperature calibration
TEST_temperature_value
°C/°F
User-defined temperature value for manual test and evaluation of the air temperature calibration
CAL_humidity_A
-
Calibration coefficient A for relative humidity
CAL_humidity_B
-
Calibration coefficient B for relative humidity
CAL_humidity_C
-
Calibration coefficient C for relative humidity
CAL_humidity_date
-
User-defined date of the most recent relative humidity calibration
TEST_humidity_value
%
User-defined temperature value for manual test and evaluation of the relative humidity calibration 
CAL_pressure_A
-
Calibration coefficient A for barometric pressure
CAL_pressure_B
-
Calibration coefficient B for barometric pressure
CAL_pressure_C
-
Calibration coefficient C for barometric pressure
CAL_pressure_date
-
User-defined date of the most recent barometric pressure calibration
TEST_pressure_value
hPa
User-defined temperature value for manual test and evaluation of the barometric pressure calibration