SDL500 Recommended Port Connections

Port recommendations for connecting common environmental sensors:

Manufacturer	Sensor	Port
Aanderaa	Oxygen Optode 4175	P0, P1
Benthos	PSA-916 Altimeter	P1
FTS	DTS-12	P1
Hydrolab	DS5, MS5 Sondes	P0
In-Situ	Aqua TROLL 100/200	P0
	RDO PRO Optical DO sensor	P0
ISCO	6700 Series samplers	D
	2150 Area Velocity Flow Module	P0
LI-COR	LI-190, LI-192, LI-193, LI-200	A
Lufft	WS Weather sensors	P0
NexSens	AccuStage  level sensor	P0
	Long T-Node string	P0
	Short T-Node string (<14 sensors or <15 m length)	T
Nortek	Aquadopp current Profiler	P0
OTT	RLS Radar level sensor	P0
Ponsel	Ponsel Digital Sensors	P0, P1, T
RM Young	05103V, 05103V-45 Wind monitors	A
SonTek	Argonaut SW, SL, XR	P1
Tritech	Micron echo sounder DST	P1
Turner Designs	C3 submersible fluorometer	P1
	C6 multi-sensor platform	P1
	Cyclops-7 submersible fluorometer	A
	SCUFA submersible fluorometer	P0
Vaisala	WXT520 mutli-parameter weather sensor	P0
YSI	6-Series sondes	P0, P1

 

The above are meant to be recommendations only. In most cases, there is more than one port that a sensor can connect to. If the recommended port is already in use, see the pin specific signal information for each port to determine another suitable location to connect and operate the sensor from.

Bottom Sensor Bulkhead Pin-specific signal information:

Pin	P0	P1	T	D	A
1	485A	485A	485A	485A	AD12
2	485B	485B	485B	485B	AD13
3	SDI-12	SDI-12	SDI-12	SDI-12	AD14
4	BAT	SW12V	SW12V	BAT	SW12V
5	SW5V	SW5V	SW5V	SW5V	DA1
6	P0.Rx	P1.Rx	1-Wire	RAIN	AD15
7	GND	GND	GND	GND	GND
8	P0.Tx	P1.Tx	P2.Rx	DIO0	AGND