Sutron Corporation X-Link Operations & Maintenance Manual, Rev 1.63 5/24/2016 pg. 5
1. Introduction
The X-Link family of products provides simple telemetry anywhere. X-Link has
two purposes:
To collect and store data from meteorological and hydrological sensors.
To send that data wirelessly to a central system, phone or other station.
IRIDIUMLink, GPRSLink, HSPALink and CDMALink are members of the X-Link
family of products.
The only difference between the products is in the built-in communications
package:
X-Link basic unit that includes all the measurements and logging capability of
X-Link family but with no modem installed.
IRIDIUMLink includes a transmitter that can deliver data to you from
anywhere in the world via the Iridium satellite constellation.
GPRSLink includes a quad band GSM cell phone modem that can operate
when the unit is within range of a cell phone network of companies like AT&T
and T-Mobile.
HSPALink includes a quad band GSM cell phone modem that can operate at
4G speeds on cell phone networks of companies like AT&T and T-Mobile.
CDMALink includes a CMDA cell phone modem that uses networks of
companies like Sprint and Verizon.
Each X-Link has the same sensor connectors and is capable of making the same
sensor measurements. Up to 16 independent measurements can be set up to
collect data via SDI-12, analog, and digital interfaces.
LinkComm software is used to easily set up and maintain X-Link either via a
direct USB connection or remotely over cell, satellite, or Wi-Fi. LinkComm runs
on Windows PC, OS X, iPhone/iPad, and Android platforms.
X-Link was built to work with Sutron WIN. Sutron WIN makes it easy to collect
data from multiple stations over different communication networks. Sutron WIN
makes it possible to view all your data using a web browser.