Sutron Corporation X-Link Operations & Maintenance Manual, Rev 1.63 5/24/2016 pg. 3
8.6. Solar Radiation Sensor ..................................................................................... 106
8.7. SDI-12 Multi-Parameter Sensor ....................................................................... 107
8.8. ISCO Sampler triggering based on Stage ......................................................... 108
8.9. Seametrics Flow Meter..................................................................................... 109
8.10. Computing Rate of Change .............................................................................. 112
9. Logging................................................................................................................... 114
9.2. Log Events........................................................................................................ 115
10. Password ................................................................................................................ 119
10.1. Creating a Password ......................................................................................... 119
11. Output .................................................................................................................... 120
11.1. Output Hardware .............................................................................................. 121
12. Time Keeping ........................................................................................................ 123
12.1. Iridium .............................................................................................................. 123
12.2. SDI Clock Synchronization .............................................................................. 124
13. Errors ..................................................................................................................... 125
13.1. Clearing Errors ................................................................................................. 125
13.2. Measurement Errors ......................................................................................... 125
13.3. System Errors ................................................................................................... 126
14. Command Line Interface ..................................................................................... 128
14.1. Why Use Command Line? ............................................................................... 128
14.2. About the Command Line Interface ................................................................. 128
14.3. Sending Messages ............................................................................................ 129
14.4. Status ................................................................................................................ 130
14.5. Setup ................................................................................................................. 130
14.6. Measurements................................................................................................... 132
14.7. Recording ......................................................................................................... 133
14.8. Downloading the Log ....................................................................................... 133
14.9. Examples .......................................................................................................... 134
14.10. Machine-to-Machine Communication ............................................................. 135
14.11. Auto Output ...................................................................................................... 135
14.12. Command Reference ........................................................................................ 135
14.13. Upgrading Firmware ........................................................................................ 139
15. Collecting Data ...................................................................................................... 141
15.1. Understand Your Selected Communications Method ...................................... 141
15.2. Decide where You Want the Data to Be Transmitted ...................................... 144
15.3. Estimate Communications Costs ...................................................................... 145
15.4. Sign the Agreement .......................................................................................... 148
15.5. Place the Order ................................................................................................. 149
15.6. Ordering Information ....................................................................................... 149
16. Data Formats ......................................................................................................... 153
16.1. TCP/IP Session ................................................................................................. 153
16.2. Iridium Telemetry Header ................................................................................ 154
16.3. Pseudobinary B Data Format ........................................................................... 156
16.4. Pseudobinary C Data Format ........................................................................... 157
16.5. Pseudobinary D Data Format ........................................................................... 159
16.6. Six Bit Binary Encoded Format ....................................................................... 161