Xpert Datalogger & Controller

Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Overview

The Xpert data logger/controller is a high performance data recorder and communications device ideal for remote real-time data acquisition, control, and communications. The Xpert datalogger has the ability to simultaneously take measurements and transmit information. Additionally, the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and removable memory make the Xpert a perfect option for those seeking easy-to-use touchscreen navigation and programming, while having the option to transfer data via SD, or USB devices.

Xpert with Display & 4 additional Com Ports (8 Com Ports total): 8080-0000-2B Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Applications

• • • • • • • • • • • • Meteorology and Climatology Agrometeorology Oceanography Aviation (AWOS) Flood Warning Water Level and Flow Monitoring Water Quality Hydrology Air Quality Visibility Geotechnical – Dam Safety – Structural Stability Energy – Solar Farm – Wind Farm Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Features

For anyone seeking the ability to remotely measure, log, and transmit field information, Sutron’s Xpert Data Logger & Controller allows users to simultaneously monitor and even control a large variety of applications, all while providing an easy-to-use touchscreen GUI and removable memory.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Extremely easy to use No programming background or experience necessary Simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) based setup Support for SD or USB memory 32MB Internal Flash Memory 32-Bit Processor Multiple Communications Simultaneously Sensors connect to the system via analog and digital I/O modules that plug into the I2C port as well as via RS232, RS485, and SDI-12.

4 communications serial ports for satellite transmitters, modems, radios & other serial communication devices.

Retrieve data using any communication interface, USB or SD memory cards.

Wide Operating Temperature (-40 to +60°C) Built-In Ethernet View data, calibrate & adjust the Xpert using its large Touch Screen. Locally or remotely, all Xpert functionality is accessed through communications ports using easy to-understand set-up, data display & system maintenance GUIs.

Built-in 10 channel A/D, 8 channel DIO Advanced programming using Xpert BASIC setup Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Specifications

• Measurement Interval: • Number of Measurements Supported: • SDI-12: • Analog Inputs: • Digital Inputs and Outputs: • Excitation Channels: • Communication Ports: Telemetry: 0.1 Seconds to 24 hours (User-Programmable) Unlimited V1.3 compatible Unlimited via I 2 C modules Unlimited via I 2 C modules Unlimited via I 2 C modules +5 excitation voltage 4 RS232 for communications, or 8 com ports Satlink, Sutron Data & Voice Modem, LOS Radio, Direct Connect, Cellular (GSM/GPRS), IRIDIUM, Ethernet, and custom devices via BASIC 4 Number of Simultaneous Communications • Operating Temperature: -40°C to +60°C Display Operating Temperature: LCD operates to -20°C • Display Type: Touchscreen LCD display, monochrome, transflective Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Specifications - Continued

• • Keypad Type: • Memory: Built-In: Touchscreen Non-volatile memory: 65MB (1 to 3 million readings), RAM: 32 MB SD Card: • Ethernet: • Clock Accuracy (at 0C – 40°C): For download data and read/write setups or additional log memory Built in Ethernet support 2 sec/day or GPS synchronization through SatLink • Power Requirements: Current Drain: • Communication Protocols Supported: Programming: 10-16VDC (20VDC max) Typically 3mA standby, 40mA active SSP (Sutron Standard Protocol), MODBUS, (RTU, ASCII, TCP/IP) YMODEM, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, DNS, SLIP, PPP, and custom protocols via Basic using RS-232, TCP, and UDP Menu driven setup, Expanded complexity via BASIC, Custom capability via C++ • Device Dimensions: Height: Length: Width: Weight: 8.5” (21.6 cm) 6.5” (16.5 cm) 2.5” (6.4 cm) 2 lbs. (.91 Kg) Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Multiple Telemetry Configuration

• • • Simultaneous or Multitasking All UARTs are Independent Supports Simultaneous Communications:  Landline   Satellite Cellular    VHF/UHF LOS Radios Fiber Optic Ethernet/LAN Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Sample Xpert Configuration

Xpert Datalogger External Analog & Digital Expansion Modules Comm Options 2: Fiber Optic Modules I/O Surge Protection Modules Comm Option 1: Radio Link RS-232 Surge Protection Module

Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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XTerm Software for Remote Operation

Sutron’s XTerm communications program allows any PC to remotely setup and operate an Xpert without using a front panel. No special installation is needed for XTerm. Simply copy from our website to any folder on your PC.

• Free software shipped with loggers and available on our website • • • • • • Remote operation of Xpert Automatically displays the graphic display of the Xpert Easy file transfer to allow uploading and downloading of setups, programs, and data files Set the clock on the Xpert Export logged data to your PC Communicate with an Xpert via RS232 com ports 1-9 at up to 115200 baud • • Automatically prompts for login account and password when needed Display system information regarding running processes, threads, and memory usage • Also available for Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, and PDA Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Key Client Portfolio – U.S.A

• • • • • • • • • • NOAA/NOS US Army Corps of Engineers – – – Sacramento District New Orleans District New England District USBR USGS CRREL – Cold Regions Research Lab New York Power Authority TCEQ Virginia DEQ Applied Physics Laboratory GreyBull Valley Irrigation District, WY Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Key Client Portfolio – International

• • • • • CHS – Canadian Hydrographic Service WMO MARINEMET AEMET Kenya Meteorological Department • Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) • Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) • Meteorological Department Curacao • • • Aruba Met Service AASANA – Bolivia Cambodia Airport Authority • • British Virgin Islands – Airports Authority Colombia Air Force • Comision Nacional del Agua (CAN) – Mexico • Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) – Taiwan Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Xpert being used as primary DCP for AWOS – Kinmen, Taiwan Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Redundant Xperts being used in a NOAA Tide Station – Virginia Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation AWOS with Xpert – Curacao Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Tide Station with Xpert for a UNDP Tide-Monitoring Project Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Tide Station with Xpert – New Orleans, Louisiana Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Xpert in AWOS - Cayman Brac Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Sutron Corporation Xpert connected to LOS Radio and bubble gauge – Three Gorges Dam, Hubei province, China Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Installation Examples

Main & Redundant Tide Stations • • These are standard products: 3001-0000-1 3101-0000-1 Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Models & Options Models

8080-0000-1B 8080-0000-2B 8080-0001-1B 8080-0001-2B Xpert with Display Xpert with Display & 4 additional com Ports (8 com Ports total) Xpert without Display Xpert without Display Includes 4 additional com ports (8 com Ports total) Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Models & Options

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Datalogger Modules & Communications Options

Analog/Digital Expansion Modules – I 2 C Surge Protection Modules Communication Options Universal SDI-12 Converter Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Expansion Modules - I

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C Options

8080-0003-1 Xpert Analog I/O Module: 6 Channels 8080-0003-3 8080-0007 Xpert Analog I/O Module: 6 Channels with Surge Protection Xpert Analog I/O Module: 10 Channel, 16 Bit.

8080-0002-1 Xpert Digital I/O Module: 8 Channels 8080-0002-4 Xpert Digital I/O Module with Surge Protection 8080-0008-1 Sutron Corporation Fire Weather I/O Module Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Surge Protection Modules Options

6461-1241 SDI-12 Surge Protection Module 6461-1242 Power Surge Protection Module 6461-1239 RS-232 Surge Protection Module 6461-1240 Sutron Corporation Telephone Surge Protection Module Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Xpert Communications Options Options

SL2 GPRS-I-O -various plans available ISBD-1-O -various plans available 8080-0005-1B 8080-0005-2 SatLink2-V2 Logging Transmitter GSM GPRS Modem Cellular Data Plans Iridium® Short Burst Data (SBD) Transceiver Iridium Data Plans Voice Modem Module Modem with King Radio Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Universal SDI-12 Converter Options

6661-1248-1 Universal SDI-12 Converter 5 Ports to accommodate a vast array of sensors: Highly accurate and stable, programmable input range, and supports low level 10 mV and high level 0-5V sensors.

• • • Converts the following to SDI-12: Analog Digital/Frequency Quadrature Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Universal SDI-12 Converter

Analog to SDI-12

AT/RH (2 Channel) Water Temp (1 Channel) Pyranometer (1 Channel) Sutron Corporation • • • • Analog 0-5 VDC 4-20 ma Differential Ratiometric Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Universal SDI-12 Converter

Digital/Frequency to SDI-12

Prop & Vane Wind Sensor (1 digital, 1 analog) Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Sutron Corporation • • • Digital/Frequency Switch Closure Frequency (20KHz) Period Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Universal SDI-12 Converter

Quadrature to SDI-12

Quadrature Shaft Encoder Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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Universal SDI-12 Converter

Interfaces with many of these sensors

• • • • • Air Temperature Water Temperature Relative Humidity Wind Speed Wind Direction Sutron Corporation Xpert Datalogger & Controller sutron.com

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